North East Scotland Business Academy (NESBA) is a business community based in the North East of Scotland. We bring people together through events, shared learning and collaboration.
For the purposes of data protection law, NESBA acts as a data controller.
If you have any questions about how your data is used, you can contact us at: hello@nes-ba.co.uk
We only collect the information we need to run NESBA and deliver a good experience.
Depending on how you interact with us, this may include:
Contact details
Name, company name, job title, email address and phone number, for example when you sign up to an event, join our mailing list or contact us.
Event information
Booking details, attendance records and any information you choose to share with us, such as dietary or accessibility requirements.
Website data
Basic technical information such as IP address, browser type and pages visited, collected through cookies and analytics tools.
We may use tools such as:
We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 16.
We use your information to:
We only use your data in ways you would reasonably expect from a community like NESBA.
We do not carry out automated decision-making that has legal or significant effects.
We process personal data under one or more of the following:
We’ll only send you emails where:
Every email will include a clear option to unsubscribe.
We do not sell or pass your data to third parties for marketing.
Our website uses cookies to help it function properly and to understand how people use it.
You can accept, reject or manage your preferences at any time through the cookie banner.
We may share your data with trusted third parties where necessary to deliver NESBA activity, such as:
We only ever share what is necessary and ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
We do not sell your data.
We only keep your data for as long as necessary to:
When data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted or anonymised.
Marketing data is kept until you choose to unsubscribe.
We take data protection seriously and use appropriate technical and organisational measures to keep your information secure.
You have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@nes-ba.co.uk.
We aim to respond within one month.
If you’re not satisfied, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
If you have a concern about how your data is handled:
This follows current UK data protection guidance under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.
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