Data protection

General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)

The information you provide on the biographical form will be held by the Library and Archives department in accordance with the GDPR which was implemented in May 2018. We will retain the information for the purposes of writing a biography for Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows, which is a legitimate interest activity for the Royal College of Surgeons of England. This information will be stored on a compartmented secure server and will not be used or shared for any other purposes during your lifetime. While GDPR does not apply to an individual after death, the form will be retained and handled by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, in accordance with a legitimate interest lawful basis.

Should you wish to find out more about how we handle your information, or should you decide that you no longer want us to hold this information, please contact lives@rcseng.ac.uk.