Registration Number: Z627090X
Date Registered: 06 February 2002 Registration Expires: 05 February 2018
Data Controller: German British- Chamber Of Industry & Commerce
Mecklenburg House
16 Buckingham Gate
London
SW1E 6LB
This register entry describes, in very general terms, the personal data being processed by:
German British- Chamber Of Industry & Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Description of processing
The following is a broad description of the way this organisation and data controller processes personal information. To understand how your own personal information is processed you may need to refer to any personal communications you have received, check any privacy notices the organisation has provided or contact the organisation to ask about your personal circumstances.
Nature of work – German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce
Reasons/ purposes for processing information
We process personal information to enable us
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to promote the interests of our members and German and British business relations in general,
- to provide a large variety of services to our members and to non-members in Germany and the UK (including, but not limited to, marketing, research, obtaining, maintaining and selling or sharing data, providing legal information on business, commercial, company, employment, payroll and regulatory issues, translating documents, providing VAT refund, CIS and VAT fiscal representation services, promoting German contractors, assisting with the collection of debts, acting as intermediary in cross-border commercial disputes, providing advice on recycling, market entry and search of business partners, organising events; for an up-to-date list of our services please refer to our website www.ahk-london.co.uk)
- to promote our own goods and services and to promote public relations in connection with our own activities and those of our members and clients
- to administer and maintain our own accounts and records including membership records, to support and manage our own employees, trainees, clients and suppliers.
Type / classes of information processed
We process information relevant to the above reasons/ purposes. This may include:
- personal details
- family, lifestyle and social circumstances
- education, employment and training details
- financial details
- goods or services provided
We also process sensitive classes of information that may include details on physical or mental health, racial or ethnic origin, trade union membership and offences or alleged offences.
Who the information is processed about
We process information about our
- business contacts
- complainants, correspondents and enquirers
- customers and clients and our clients’ employees
- employees, trainees and students
- members
- professional advisers
- relatives, guardians and associates of the data subject
- suppliers and service providers
- survey respondents
- and from listings from internally and externally compiled databases
Who the information is shared with
We sometimes need to share the personal information we process with the individuals concerned and with other organisations. Where this is necessary we are required to comply with all aspects of the Data Protection Act (DPA).
What follows is a description of the types of organisations we may need to share some of the personal information we process for one or more reasons.
Where necessary or required we share information with:
- auditors
- central and local government in the UK and Germany
- chambers of commerce and our head office (DIHK)
- current, past and prospective employers
- data subjects as listed above
- data processors
- educators and examining bodies
- employees and agents of the data controller and the clients
- employment and recruitment agencies, potential future employers
- family, associates and representatives of the person whose personal data we are processing
- financial organisations
- insurance companies
- persons making an enquiry of complaint
- professional advisers
- professional bodies
- suppliers and service providers
- trade associations
Transfers
It may sometimes be necessary to transfer personal information overseas. When this is needed information is only shared within the European Economic Area (EEA). Any transfers made will be in full compliance with all aspects of the data protection act.
Statement of exempt processing:
This data controller also processes personal data which is exempt from notification
