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This Privacy Notice (the Notice) sets out how Leek Building Society collects and uses your personal data and the rights that you have under applicable data protection laws. When you share your details with us, we want you to be confident that we will protect that data and only use it in the ways we set out in this Notice.
To aid with navigation, the Notice is divided into helpful sections with clear subject headings. This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time. Here, you'll find the most up to date version of the Notice; November 2022. Alternatively, download a printable copy at the bottom of this page.
We are Leek Building Society, a traditional building society offering savings accounts to children and young people.
If you want to know more about the personal information that we hold about you, or if you want to raise a question with us about it then please drop us a line. As you are under 13 your parent/guardian would need to do this for you.
They can write to our Data Protection Officer, Andy, on:
andrew.davies@leekbs.co.uk;
Call us on: 01538 384151;
Or write to us at: Leek Building Society 50 St. Edward Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5DL.
What we mean is any information that could be used to identify you. This could be your name and address, or it could include things like your date of birth, telephone number, and email address. It might also include characteristics like your nationality or details about your personal circumstances.
If you have opened a savings account with us, we will keep copies of documents which are used to prove your identity, like your passport.
We get this information from you or your parent/guardian. We might have obtained the information when you applied for a savings account with us, if you asked about an account in one of our high street branches, or if you called us over the phone. We will also collect personal data from you when you use our website or app. We might also have it if you have entered one of our competitions.
We use the information that we collect from you to help us to manage your savings account and to provide you with any help and support that you might need about those accounts.
We will only use your personal information to provide account services to you, which may include helping us to identify you.
We will not be able to provide you with a savings account if we don’t keep personal data about you. We need the data to operate your account with us.
We want you to know that if we have collected your information then we are very careful with it. Everyone here at Leek Building Society is trained to keep information safe and secure. We do not share your information unless you have told us that we can, or if we must because of laws and regulations.
When you have a savings account with us, we will keep your information for as long as you have that account with us and then for an additional 7 years after the account has been closed. This is required by law.
You have the same “rights” over your personal information as adults do, which is good news. You have the right to ask us to:
If you want to find out more about these rights, please look at our General Privacy Notice, the one for adults.
Access to your information is restricted to our staff who need to see it to look after your account. We may also share your information with others if required by law.
Please note, we will not send you any marketing material. When you turn 16 you will be asked if you would like to receive information from us about other products and services. We will only send you this information if you say that we can.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has produced a summary of your data protection rights under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA). Find out more about the ICO: www.ico.org.uk
If you have a concern about how we have handled or used your information, or are unhappy with our response to a complaint you have raised with us then please contact the ICO: www.ico.org.uk/concerns
This Privacy Notice is suitable for children aged 12 years and under.
If you would like to see our General Privacy Notice, please get in touch and ask your parent/guardian to explain it to you.
Download a printable copy of Leek Building Society's Privacy Notice for children and young people here.
We care about protecting everyone's data, regardless of their age. That's why we have a separate General Privacy Notice aimed for adults too.
Leek Building Society received the award of Best Building Society 2023 at the British Bank Awards, sponsored by Smart Money People, on 11 May 2023.
Leek Building Society is a trading name of Leek United Building Society, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority with firm reference number 100014. Our details can be found on the Financial Services Register at https://register.fca.org.uk/s/. Leek United Building Society’s address for service is 50 St. Edward Street, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 5DL.
