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BPC Community Privacy Policy
Last updated: 3 July 2026
The British Poultry Council (“BPC”, “we”, “our” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information fairly, lawfully and transparently.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information when you use the BPC Community website and mobile application (“the Community”). It also explains your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the Community.
The BPC Community is operated by:
British Poultry Council
4th Floor
81 – 87 High Holborn
London
England
WC1V 6DF
For the purposes of UK data protection legislation, the British Poultry Council is the Data Controller responsible for the personal information collected through the Community.
British Poultry Council
Website:
https://britishpoultry.org.uk/
Community Platform:
https://community.britishpoultry.org.uk/
Email:
info@britishpoultry.org.uk
The BPC Community is a secure online collaboration platform provided exclusively for the British Poultry Council and authorised users from member organisations.
The Community enables authorised users to:
The Community is intended to facilitate collaboration between authorised users. Users should ensure that any confidential or commercially sensitive information is shared only where authorised to do so and only with the appropriate Community groups or recipients.
Access to the Community is restricted. Every account is individually reviewed and approved before access is granted.
Access to the Community is limited to authorised individuals, including:
We reserve the right to approve, suspend or remove accounts where necessary to protect the security and integrity of the Community.
Depending on how you use the Community, we may collect and process different categories of personal information.
When you register for an account or when an account is created on your behalf, we may collect:
Passwords are never stored in plain text. They are securely hashed using industry-standard security techniques.
You may choose to provide additional information within your profile, including:
You are responsible for ensuring that any information you choose to publish within your profile is appropriate for other authorised Community members to view.
When using the Community, you may create or upload content including:
Content you post within the Community may be visible to other authorised members depending on the permissions of the relevant group or feature.
Where private messaging is available, messages exchanged between members are stored securely to allow conversations to be delivered and viewed by the intended recipients.
Private messages are intended to be viewed only by the participants in the conversation. However, information may be accessed where reasonably necessary to investigate suspected misuse of the Community, comply with legal obligations or protect the security and integrity of the platform.
If you register for Community events, we may collect:
To maintain the security and operation of the Community, we automatically collect certain technical information, including:
This information is used to maintain platform security, diagnose technical problems, improve performance and protect the Community against unauthorised access, fraud and misuse.
You are responsible for ensuring that any content you upload or share through the Community is lawful, accurate where applicable, and that you have the necessary rights or permissions to share it.
You retain ownership of any content you submit to the Community. By uploading or posting content, you grant the British Poultry Council a non-exclusive licence to store, display and make that content available to authorised Community users where necessary for the operation of the Community.
The British Poultry Council may remove content that breaches applicable laws, infringes the rights of others or is considered inappropriate under the Community’s terms of use.
We use your personal information only where it is necessary to operate, administer and improve the BPC Community and to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected.
Depending on how you use the Community, we may use your information to:
We may also use your information to administer the Community, enforce our Community Guidelines or Terms of Use, investigate suspected misuse and maintain the integrity of the platform.
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with those described in this Privacy Policy.
Under UK GDPR, we process your personal information using one or more of the following lawful bases:
Most of the information processed within the Community is necessary for our legitimate interests in operating a secure collaboration platform for the British Poultry Council and its authorised members.
These legitimate interests include:
In certain circumstances we may process personal information where required to comply with legal obligations, regulatory requirements or lawful requests from public authorities.
Where we rely on your consent, such as for optional notifications or information that you choose to publish within your profile, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent will not affect processing already carried out before consent was withdrawn.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Your information is shared only where it is necessary to operate the Community or where we are legally required to do so.
Information may be shared with:
We require third-party service providers to protect personal information appropriately and to process it only on our documented instructions where they act as data processors.
We may disclose personal information where required to do so by law, where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, or where disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of the British Poultry Council, Community users or others.
The Community relies on carefully selected third-party service providers to deliver its functionality.
These providers may process personal information on our behalf where necessary to provide their services.
Where these providers process personal information on our behalf, they do so only to the extent necessary to provide their services and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
Some of our service providers may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take appropriate steps to ensure that it remains protected in accordance with UK GDPR.
These safeguards may include:
We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access.
Security measures include:
Although we take reasonable steps to protect your information, no internet-based service can guarantee complete security. Users are responsible for keeping their passwords confidential and for notifying us immediately if they believe their account has been compromised.
We retain personal information only for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including operating the Community, administering memberships, complying with legal obligations and resolving disputes.
In general:
If your employment, membership or authorised relationship with the British Poultry Council or a member organisation ends, or if your access to the Community is no longer required, your account may be suspended or removed. Where appropriate, content that you have contributed may be retained to preserve the continuity and integrity of Community discussions, unless there is a legal obligation to remove it.
We periodically review retained personal information and securely dispose of information that is no longer required.
Where personal information is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymise it unless we are required to retain it by law.
Under UK data protection legislation, you have a number of rights regarding your personal information.
Subject to applicable law, you may request to:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.
If you believe we have not handled your personal information appropriately, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Website:
https://ico.org.uk/
The Community uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure that the website and mobile application function correctly and securely.
Cookies may be used to:
Where non-essential cookies are used, they will only be placed where required by applicable law and, where appropriate, with your consent.
Further information is available in our Cookie Policy, which can be accessed at any time by clicking the cookie settings icon displayed on this website.
The BPC Community mobile application may request permission to access certain features of your device. These permissions are requested only when required to use a particular feature and can be changed at any time through your device settings.
Access to the camera, files and notifications is optional. Refusing these permissions may prevent some features of the Community from operating correctly.
With your permission, the app may access your device camera to:
With your permission, the app may access photographs, documents and other files that you choose to upload to the Community.
If you choose to enable notifications, the app may send notifications relating to:
You may disable push notifications at any time using your device settings.
The British Poultry Council does not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects in relation to users of the Community.
The BPC Community is intended for authorised adult users and is not directed at children under the age of 16.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that such information has been collected, we will take appropriate steps to remove it.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, technology, our services or our processing activities.
The most recent version will always be published within the Community and on the Community website. The date at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when it was last updated.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information or how the British Poultry Council processes personal data, please contact us:
British Poultry Council
4th Floor
81 – 87 High Holborn
London
England
WC1V 6DF
Website:
https://britishpoultry.org.uk/
Community Platform:
https://community.britishpoultry.org.uk/
Email:
info@britishpoultry.org.uk
We will respond to privacy-related enquiries as promptly as possible and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.