Privacy Statement

Data collected through this form will be held in accordance with the British Fencing Privacy Policy that can be found here

The personal data you have provided in this form will be used by BF for the following purposes:

To ascertain your interest in the SwordSeat™

To contact you with the next steps and provide follow-up information and opportunities regarding your enquiry about purchasing or obtaining self-build plans for the SwordSeat™.

BF will store and retain the personal data you have provided in this form for 24 months after your request has been processed.

After 24 months has passed we will only retain the organisation name to keep a tally of where the equipment can be accessed by new participants.

Complaints or Queries

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have rights as an individual which you can exercise in relation to the information we hold about you. BF tries to meet the highest standards when collecting and using personal information. For this reason, we take any complaints we receive about this very seriously. We encourage people to bring it to our attention if they think that our collection or use of information is unfair, misleading or inappropriate. We would also welcome any suggestions for improving our procedures.

This Privacy Notice was drafted with brevity and clarity in mind. It does not provide exhaustive detail of all aspects of the BF’s collection and use of personal information. However, we are happy to provide any additional information or explanation needed.

Any requests for this should be sent to the Data Protection Officer at the address below. If you want to make a complaint about the way we have processed your personal information, you should also contact the Data Protection Officer at the address below.

Access to your data BF tries to be as open as we can be in terms of giving people access to their personal information.

Individuals can find out if we hold any personal information by making a ‘subject access request’. If we do hold information about you, we will:

• give you a description of it;

• tell you why we are holding it;

• tell you who it could be disclosed to; and

• let you have a copy of the information in an intelligible form.

Errors If we do hold information about you, you can ask us to correct any mistakes by, once again, contacting the Data Protection Officer as detailed below.

Erasure You can also ask us to delete the data we hold about you by, once again contacting the Data Protection Officer as detailed below.

How to contact us: If you want to see BF’s Privacy Statement and full Privacy Policy you can find these on the website in the Policies section at the foot of every webpage, https://www.britishfencing.com/policy-zone/gdpr-data-protection/, or you can request a copy by email from the BF Data Protection Officer who can be contacted by email or in writing, details below:

BF Data Protection Officer

British Fencing Head Office

1 Baron's Gate 33-35 Rothschild Road

London

W4 5HT

or

dataprotection@britishfencing.com

Disclaimer - "The SwordSeat™ is a chair for community use as part of the development of a seated fencer. The chair is designed and intended for use only as specified below.

1. Use must be restricted to club or recreational fencing
2. The chair must be manufactured and assembled to the BF SwordSeat specification without any deviation.
3. Use of the chair must be risk assessed individually for each participant by a coach who is BF registered and has a valid BF SwordSeat™ certification and who is satisfied that the chair is safe for the participant to use and who supervises use of the chair.
4. Participants have declared to the supervising coach all relevant injuries and disabilities prior to use.

The chair is safe to use only if the above requirements are met.

Manufacturing of SwordSeat - Manufacturing of the chair must be undertaken by professionals in strict accordance with the published design.

Assembly- Please ensure that you follow all safety precautions and use appropriate tools during assembly. If you are unsure of your ability to assemble this furniture safely, we recommend professional assistance.

The chair may be used only if the above requirements are met.

By assembling this furniture, you agree that you are solely responsible for its assembly and use. British Fencing provide assembly instructions as a guide, and do not accept any liability for errors in assembly or any resulting injury or damage. BF excludes (so far as is it is able) any liability (including liability for negligence) arising from the manufacture or use of the chair (including where the chair is not manufactured or used as required above)."