Privacy notice

Any personal information you give BATAS when you apply for membership or contact us is held securely. We will never share your personal data with any other organisation.

How we use your email address

• Sending you information about BATAS events
• Sending you information about events related to Turkey, the Ottoman Empire or the Turkic world run by other organisations
• Sending you a PDF of each new issue of the Turkish Area Studies Review, if your membership doesn't include a printed copy
• Telling you about the AGM, elections, important Council decisions and changes to subscription rates
• If needed, sending payment reminders, or telling you that your membership has lapsed

Apart from messages about your membership itself, you can opt out of any of these at any time using the instruction at the foot of our emails, or by writing to info@batas.org.uk.

How we use your postal address

• Sending you the printed Review, if your membership includes it
• Contacting you if your email address stops working

Optional details

Occupation and areas of interest are optional. They help Council understand its members and plan events.

When membership ends

When your membership ends, through resignation, lapse or death, all your personal data is securely and permanently deleted from our records.

Your rights

You can ask to see, correct or delete the information we hold about you by emailing info@batas.org.uk. If you're unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).