GDPR - Useful resources

GDPR may seem like a challenge to implement, however there is lots of support available to sports clubs. 

Commissioned by Sport England, the Sport and Recration Alliance (SRA) is working on a project to help the sports sector comply with GDPR. It has developed a GDPR Toolkit with national organisations, regional organisations and clubs can access to help them develop the correct methods of data processing. 

Click here for the SRA GDPR Toolkit for Clubs. 

The Toolkit includes template documents which your club can use. These include: 

Privacy Notices - this document tells individuals your club deals with what information you collect and why 

Data Protection Policies - these policies guide your club's staff and volunteers as to how to handle personal data 

Individual Rights - these templates show clubs how to respond to an individual's request for access or erasure of their data, as well as advice on data breaches. 

Transferring Data - templates of processing agreements of how to share data outside your organisation

Direct Marketing - template of consent wording and advice on direct marketing to your members

To help ensure your club is GDPR compliant, the Sport and Recreation Alliance have created a GDPR Compliance Questionniare. This comprehensively goes through GDPR and poses the questions you need to answer to ensure your club is compliant. It can almost be a tick sheet for your club, that goes through almost every aspect of GDPR. 

To find and download the GDPR Compliance Questionnaire - click here. 

The Information Commissioner's Office is the independent authority 'set up to uphold information rights in the public interest'. It is leading on GDPR and has extensive information and advice on their website, for individuals and organisations. 

This includes definitions of key terms and a break down of all areas of GDPR. You can access all this information for free on their website.