Contact details

Email: hello@tedxroyaltunbridgewells.com

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery:

  • Names and contact details

  • Purchase or account history

  • Payment details (including card or bank information for transfers and direct debits)

  • Website user information (including user journeys and cookie tracking)

  • We collect or use the following information for service updates or marketing purposes:

  • Names and contact details

  • Marketing preferences

  • We collect or use the following information for recruitment purposes:

  • Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)

  • We collect or use the following information to comply with event licenses as issued by The TED Foundation:

  • Names and contact details

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods are:

  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

  • We organise events using ticketing systems. In order for these to function properly, we need to collect certain identifying information to ensure tickets are matched to the correct purchasers.

  • We may sell goods at our events. In order for the systems we use to function properly, we need to collect payment information. In some cases where you have already used our provider with separate stores, your name and email may be tied to your card. TEDxRoyalTunbridgeWells Limited does not collect this data when making a purchase with us, and this data is not already stored by our provider.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for service updates or marketing purposes are:

  • Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:

  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

  • We collect information from prospective volunteers and speakers so that we can contact them when an opportunity arises. This data is destroyed upon request from these individuals.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for compliance with event licenses as issued by The TED Foundation are:

  • Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.

  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:

  • As part of our licence with The TED Foundation, we have to pass along the emails of ticket buyers to a third-party survey provider, Delighted. These emails are only used for this purpose, in line with The TED Foundation's and Delightful's privacy policy.

Where we get personal information from

  • Directly from you

  • Suppliers and service providers

How long we keep information

Our data is stored for a maximum of two years from the date policy came into effect (1st January 2025). This time period renews when you directly engage with us. This is done in a range of ways including (but not limited to): purchasing tickets to an event, signing up to our mailing list, contacting us for the purposes of providing direct feedback or enquiring about volunteering or speaker opportunities.

Who we share information with

Data processors

Delighted

This data processor does the following activities for us: Delighted send out our post-event surveys, as required by our licence with The TED Foundation.

Eventbrite

This data processor does the following activities for us: Where we don't use our host venue's ticketing systems, Eventbrite process tickets for our attendees, and hold credit card information for purchases.

Mailchimp

This data processor does the following activities for us: Mailchimp provides our email marketing services, allowing us to send emails promoting our events and offerings.

Zettle by PayPal

This data processor does the following activities for us: We use Zettle by PayPal as a payment processor for event merchandise sales, or the sale of any other goods with the exception of tickets to our events.

Others we share personal information with

  • Organisations we need to share information with for safeguarding reasons

  • Suppliers and service providers

Third-Party Services: Ticket Sales and Management

For TEDxRoyal Tunbridge Wells’ March 2025 event, ticket sales are managed by Trinity Theatre using their booking system, Spektrix. Trinity Theatre acts as a third-party service provider for ticketing and payments.

Trinity Theatre does not share attendees' personal data with us unless bookers explicitly opt in to share their contact details during the booking process. If you choose to opt in, your data will be processed in accordance with our privacy policy to provide event-related updates or marketing communications.

For information on how Trinity Theatre processes your data, please refer to their privacy policy, available: https://www.trinitytheatre.net/privacy-policy.

Sharing information outside the UK

Where necessary, we may transfer personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, we comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place.

For further information or to obtain a copy of the appropriate safeguard for any of the transfers below, please contact us using the contact information provided above.

Organisation name: Delighted

Category of recipient: Post-event Survey Provider

Country the personal information is sent to: United States of America

How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has a UK data bridge (also known as Adequacy Regulations)

Organisation name: Google Analytics

Category of recipient: Website Analytics Provider

Country the personal information is sent to: United States of America

How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has a UK data bridge (also known as Adequacy Regulations)

Organisation name: Mailchimp

Category of recipient: Email Marketing Provider

Country the personal information is sent to: United States of America

How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has a UK data bridge (also known as Adequacy Regulations)

Organisation name: Eventbrite

Category of recipient: Ticketing Systems Provider

Country the personal information is sent to: United States of America

How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has a UK data bridge (also known as Adequacy Regulations)

Organisation name: Zettle by PayPal

Category of recipient: Payment Systems Provider

Country the personal information is sent to: United States of America

How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has a UK data bridge (also known as Adequacy Regulations)

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:           

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Last updated

23 November 2024