Terms & Conditions

As a membership organisation, the GMB BA Joint Terminals Branch x54 collects and holds information on our members. This is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2016/679 and the Data Protection Act 1998.

As part of the new GDPR, we have to inform our members about the data we hold on them, and the reason for having that data. As a membership organisation, we hold data about their GMB trade union subscription. This includes the following: 

• Name – to identify you as a member of the GMB for union representation
• Address and Email – to make contact with you on work-related communications and ballots (subject to your consent)
• Gender – for statistical analysis only
• Your GMB Date of Joining – certain features of your membership only become available after a set period of time of membership with the GMB
• Your BA staff number and Job Title – to ensure you are still working at British Airways and that you receive the correct communications (subject to your consent) 
• Subscription grade and payment type – informs us what grade subscription you pay and how you pay it (via direct debit / payroll) – however, we store no financial data on our database. 
• Admin comments on your individual membership record – for a consistent service, if any changes are made to your record (with your consent, or if we notice changes in your job title etc), these will be recorded against your record. No personal data related to any representation you receive with the GMB is noted in our membership database. 

All information we hold is securely held and will never be sold or distributed to any third parties outside of the GMB without your consent.

Our email mailing system is hosted by MailChimp and their Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions are available on their website.

Our Membership System (MARS – Membership Address and Records System) is self-hosted. All information contained in this database is only accessible by accredited GMB Branch x54 Representatives, who have access to ascertain GMB Union members as well as for Communication (with consent). Details of membership records and communication consent may be shared with the GMB London Region and the GMB National Office / National Administration Unit.

For details and/or communication consent held by the GMB London Region or GMB National Office / National Administration Unit please contact info@gmb.org.uk

To unsubscribe from our mailing list (postal / email / sms) please contact membership@gmbinba.org or follow the links at the bottom of our emails.

Postal ballots will continue to be sent out as part of your membership to the GMB.

Upon ceasing to be a member of the GMB Branch x54 your data will be securely deleted from our system.

For Subject Access Requests (SAR) of any data we hold on you, please contact membership@gmbinba.org, there is no fee for this service.

Last Updated: 10th May 2018

These terms & conditions relate to the domains (referred to as "the website"):

• gmbinba.org/heathrow

All visitors should read the website terms before using the website. Using the website indicates acceptance of the website terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms & conditions please exit the website. Visitors are advised to review the terms regularly as they can change. 

This website is hosted by 1and1 IONOS and managed by X54 Communications on behalf of GMB BA Heathrow Terminals Branch x54. The Branch is part of the GMB Union based in the GMB London Region. 

All content is copyright GMB Union 2021 unless otherwise stated. Featured images are provided by Unsplash. 

Some union services require membership. For more details on joining GMB click here. Some union services may only be gained after being a member for a period of time. We may not be able to make representation to members that have joined GMB after an event has already occurred. 

We link to external websites in good faith. We are not responsible for any external links or any damage or loss caused by the use of these services. 

Any website queries should be made to website@gmbinba.org

Website Terms & Conditions last update: 25th Jan 2021

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