For online application, please read info below, then return to complete form.
Alternative methods are at a Speaker Meeting, or Print an Application Form

Gift Aid Declaration (for past, present & future donations)

Gift Aid may be reclaimed by Easingwold and District u3a (Registered Charity No. 1099812) from the tax you pay for the current tax year. Your address is needed to identify you as a current UK taxpayer.

I would like to take advantage of the Gift Aid Scheme to enable Easingwold & District u3a to reclaim Gift Aid on my membership contributions. Please treat as Gift Aid, any donations I make now, in the future, or have made in the past 4 years, to Easingwold & District u3a.

I confirm I am a UK tax payer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations in that tax year, it is my responsibility to pay any difference.

Please notify Easingwold & District u3a if you:

• wish to cancel this declaration
• change your name or home address
• no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains

Note: If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.

Select ‘YES’ to the Gift Aid question on the application form if you wish the above declaration to apply. This will enable Easingwold & District u3a to reclaim 25p on every £1 of your membership contribution.

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u3a Matters (Magazine)

'u3a Matters' is the National Magazine of the Third Age Trust. Names and addresses of members are passed to the Third Age Trust to enable distribution of 'u3a Matters' by post.

If applying for 'Full Membership', select ‘YES’ to the Third Age Magazine drop-down box that appears on the application form if you wish to receive the magazine and agree to your data use for third party distribution of such.

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Communication

Electronic mail will be used as the prime method of communication. This will include:

• Chair updates (no more than weekly).
• Occasional Event information (usually included with Chair update).
• Monthly Bulletin issue (usually included with Chair update).
• Communication from Admin or Interest Groups to which you may belong.
• Annual Membership Renewal information.
• Annual AGM related information.

Should you not wish to receive email communication then please subsequently advise the Membership Secretary. In this instance the following will apply:

• Any email address previously supplied will be removed from our database.
• No Chair updates.
• No Event communication (info via website only).
• No Bulletin Issue (still available via website).
• No Admin or Interest Group email communication (info via website only).
• Issue of Annual Membership Renewal information by paper copy only.
• Issue of Annual AGM related information by paper copy only.

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Data Protection Policy Privacy Statement

Easingwold & District u3a has implemented a Policy to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) concerning the holding and dissemination of personal data. The Committee is responsible for monitoring this Policy and ensuring that it is being correctly applied.

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Personal Data

The Easingwold & District u3a website holds personal data about each member: Title, Names, Address, Phone Number/s, Email Address, Emergency Contact Numbers and any advised Disability information. Neither non-members, nor members not authorised by the site administration, can access any of the above information. Hard copy signed membership forms are also securely held in accordance with GDPR and Gift Aid regulations.

You have the right to request a copy of the data Easingwold & District u3a hold about you. You can request this by contacting the Membership Secretary. Requests will, under normal circumstances, be processed within one month of the request being made and will be free of charge.

As a member of Easingwold and District u3a, the application form information you supply will be stored securely and used in the following ways:

• For membership administration purposes.
• To communicate with you as a u3a member, including reference to activities in which you are participating.
• Shared with Group Leaders for those groups that you are a member of, including any disability need that you have declared to us, to assist the Group Leader in running their group.
• Your name and address will be shared with u3a HQ (Third Age Trust) for administrative purposes.

If you wish to find out more before applying, enquire using the ‘Contact Us’ menu option.