Organised by the Travel & Entertainment group, 26 of us had a fabulous evening at Benidorm Palace on Sunday 28th October. Despite the rain we braved the weather, and had great fun dancing and singing to the tunes of Bon Jovi. Look out for future events on the website
Angela Lish
The u3a Vall del Pop is based in the Jalon Valley in the Northern Costa Blanca area of Spain. u3a stands for the University of the Third Age and offers lifelong learning opportunities, new friendships, and personal development and enjoyment.
We were formed in September 2006 and now have around 450 members. In the u3a Vall del Pop as in other u3a groups, we draw upon the knowledge, experience and skills of our own members to organise and provide interest groups. We provide educational, creative and leisure opportunities in a friendly environment and are run entirely by volunteers.
The u3a is about learning for pleasure. There is no examination and no qualifications to be gained; just the enjoyment of experiencing learning and leisure opportunities with like-minded people. Please see the list of groups and social activities on offer.
We have monthly General Meetings on the first Thursday of each month with interesting speakers and fun activities. Please see our Home page for details of the next meeting. All this for a yearly membership fee of only a few euros! (See Membership page for details.)
New members of all nationalities are always welcome. Our meetings are conducted in English.
This Data Protection Policy ensures that the u3a Vall del Pop (hereafter the u3a):
The policy is to be reviewed on an ongoing basis by the u3a Committee Members to ensure that the u3a is compliant with Spanish 2018 GDPR Regulations.
This policy should be read along with the u3a's Privacy Policy.
The only persons able to access personal data covered by this policy are u3a Committee Members and Group Leaders who manage the u3a administration process including communication with our membership.
Committee Members and Group Leaders should take all reasonable care to keep all data secure and follow appropriate precautions when handling data.
Strong passwords must be used and never shared.
Data must not be shared outside the u3a, unless it is with our predefined authorised IT Service Provider Klickhere.com or Mailchimp with respect to email addresses.
u3a Val del Pop will provide training to u3a Committee Members and if applicable u3a authorised members who are involved in handling personal data as part of u3a activities.
Membership information will be refreshed periodically to ensure accuracy and that consents are current.
u3a Vall del Pop will follow the data protection principles, guided by information from the Spanish Data Protection Authority AEPD and the Regulations specified in The Reglamento General de Proteccion de Datos 1. These are:
The u3a will ensure that members' information is managed in such a way as to not infringe an individual members rights which include:
u3a members are entitled to request access to the information and / or to instruct the u3a to comply with a members instructions with regard their data that is held by the u3a. A 'subject access request' can be made with regard to the individual member rights above, at any time to the Membership Secretary in writing or via email. These should be to The Secretary at u3a Vall del Pop, Ctra Benissa-Jalon 13, Buzon 06010, 03729 Lliber, Alicante. Email
The u3a will establish that the request is authentic, it will be formally acknowledged and dealt with within 14 days. The Regulation also allows provision for exceptional circumstances or a potential charge for multiple applications.
Photographs are classified as personal data. Any person can object and request at any time to have a displayed phototograph removed providing the u3a can verify the request is authentic and relates to the individual.
The GDPR requires that the u3a demonstrate that it complies with the data protection principles set out previously and respect the rights of the individual:
If a data breach occurs, action shall be taken to minimise the harm by ensuring all Committee Members are aware that a data breach has taken place and take steps to identify how the breach has occurred. The Committee shall then seek to rectify the cause of the breach as soon as possible to prevent any further breaches.
The Committee shall also contact the relevant u3a members to inform them of the data breach and actions taken to resolve the breach.
The Committee shall also notify the relevant authorities if the breach is a notifiable event as described under the Regulations.
The guidance states this Law is both new and complex across the EU. The Authorities are expecting to see a steady move towards compliance. This policy will be reviewed on a regular basis. If you see any item that you would like further clarification or information on please contact, in the first instance,
This policy was last updated: July 2024
Next review date for this item: July 2026
The u3a Vall del Pop is committed to safeguarding and preserving your privacy. This Privacy Policy sets out the way we process your personal information at the u3a Vall del Pop (hereafter ‘the u3a’). The personal information is defined as information that is related to you or could identify you as an indiviual. The u3a will refer to this policy when it seeks your consent to use your data. The "Data Controller" of this data is the Committee of the u3a Vall del pop.
This policy should be read along with the u3a's Data Protection Policy.
How The Information Is Gathered
If you join the u3a you will be asked to provide certain information by completing the application form, and later, via renewal, or change of detail forms.
In addition to the application form we will assign the following
From the application form we hold the following on file but we DO NOT hold the following on the on-line database.
We may also retain information such as your interactions with the u3a which may include emails and other correspondence with your instructions to the u3a. Records of your attendance at groups, events and outings hosted by the u3a, which may include images in video and/or photographic form.
To manage membership administration and planning of our u3a.
To communicate with you about our news and your group activities.
To monitor, develop and improve the provision of our u3a activities.
We do not share your data with any other organisation other than those set out below who supply our IT services.
Our External Supplier for our IT Services are Klickhere.com. This includes the membership management system and the Web site.
We use your Email address to allow our bulk email supplier Mailchimp to send you email regarding news of our activities.
Where external suppliers are used, the u3a Committee has scrutinised the Terms and Conditions of the these suppliers and are satisfied that they are secure and that they comply with Spanish Data Protection Regulations.
While you are a member your information is kept on record. After you leave or your membership expires all your membership information will be removed after a period of grace. In all instances this will be no longer than 12 months.
References in Newsletters, Bulletins, photographs of events etc. are not part of this process. As part of your data protection rights i.e. “the right to be forgotten”, we can remove your data at your request.
Your rights, including Subject Access Request.
You have the right to ask us, in writing or via email, for a copy of the personal data held about you. You can request to delete, amend or modify your data, including consent preferences at any time. We will take care to verify your identity and respond to your request within 14 days. Members can make this request in writing by email to
Members can change personal information via the Change of Details Form on the web site or email changes to membership secretary
Further information regarding this can be found in the u3a's Data Protection Policy.
The u3a uses cookies, these are text files placed on your computer by the web site to collect standard internet log information and information about your visit. You can opt to not use cookies via the web site cookies tab or by configuring your browser, but you should be aware some features may not function. See our Cookie policy on the web site for information.
This Policy will be reviewed on a regular basis. If you see any item that you would like further clarification or information on please contact, in the first instance
This policy was last reviewed: July 2024
Date of next review July 2026
A cookie is a text file containing a small amount of data which is downloaded to your computer when you visit one of our websites. The vast majority of websites use cookies and tracking technologies. Cookies are useful because they help us arrange the content and layout of our websites and recognise those computers that have been to our websites before. They allow us to remember your preference settings and play an important role in helping us to enhance the usability and performance of our websites and your experience using them. Some cookies are also essential to enable you to move around our website and use its features. They also help us to identify which of our articles are the most popular and the types of journey visitors have to our websites.
Cookies and other technologies allow a site or services to know if your computer or device has visited it before. These technologies can then be used to deliver products, services, and ads, help us understand how the site or service is being used, help you navigate between pages efficiently, help remember your preferences, and generally improve your experience in using our services.
The length of time a cookie will stay on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. Session cookies will only stay on your device until you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your computer or mobile device until they expire or are deleted.
Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user. Cookies can be used by web servers to identity and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by the privacy statement.
You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
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Last reviewed July 2024
Date of next review July 2027
