Welcome to our website, if you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy governs Kingswood History Society’s relationship with you in relation with this website.  If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.

We take privacy seriously and our Privacy Notice is shown below.

Please note that the privacy policy relates to this website, if you move to a third party website using the links provided, then the privacy policy in respect of that website applies.

Kingswood History Society (KHS) is subject to data protection regulations under UK law which control the use of personal data.

KHS will:

• Comply with the data protection laws of the UK.
• Only collect personal data (name, address, telephone number, email address) for the purposes of the administration of the Society and its activities.
• Only contact an individual by post, email or telephone if they have given their explicit permission for this method.  An individual can withdraw that permission at any time by contacting the Society.
• Look after the data (it is strictly confidential) and not lose it.
• Allow an individual to see data held about them and the Society will correct it if necessary, or if requested, the Society will delete it.
• Review data held regularly, and when no longer needed for active use by the Society will either delete the data or, if a record is still needed (and the individual has not requested their record to be deleted) reduce the data held to the minimum necessary information.
• Not use the data for business purposes.
• Not pass on data to a third party without explicit consent to do so.
• Destroy data carefully so it cannot be accessed in the future.

23/03/2018

BALH INSURANCE COVER FOR LOCAL SOCIETIES

The Kingswood History Society is a member of the British Association for Local History and is included
in the Association’s group insurance policy for period; 1st January to 31st December 2026.
The cover provided is summarised below:

• £5,000,000 of liability to third parties for bodily injury or damage to third party property: this covers
  the Legal Liability of the Society for any amounts they become liable to pay as damages for bodily
  injury or damage caused by an accident during the Period of Insurance, including all legal defence
  costs arising from such a claim – extends to include member-to-member liability. This cover also
  includes Products Liability cover (this will indemnify any Society against any claim for food
  poisoning). Subscribing societies must pay the first £250 of any claim.
• £10,000,000 of Employers Liability in the event of bodily injury to employees / volunteers: this
  covers the Legal Liability of the Society for any amounts they become liable to pay as damages for
  bodily injury caused by an accident during the Period of Insurance, including all legal defence costs
  arising from such a claim.
• £15,000 of Personal Accident cover for Society members whilst on Society business only. This
  limit applies in the event of Death, Loss of Limbs, Lost of Sight, or Permanent Total Disablement
  following an accident. £50 per week for Temporary Total Disablement following an accident whilst
  on Society business is also covered up to 104 weeks, but excludes the first 4 weeks of
  disablement. There is an upper age limit of 80 and a lower age limit of 16 on this section only.
• £12,500 of cover for destruction of or loss or damage to a Society’s miscellaneous business
  equipment and other contents (replacement value). These include items such as books and
  records. This is subject to an excess of £100 for each and every loss. Theft from buildings is
  subject to “forcible and violent entry” to the building. There will be no cover if a locked cupboard or
  cabinet in broken in to and there has been no forcible entry into the building. Should items be left in
  a car: all doors and windows should be secure; entry to the vehicle resulting in a theft should be by
  forcible and violent means; unattended items should be locked in the car boot and not visible from
  outside. There is no theft cover from vehicles at night, unless the vehicles are in a locked building
  which gets broken into. There is an inner limit of £2,000 for any one item under this section of
  cover.
  Please note that you (the Insured) must take all reasonable precautions for the safety of the
  insured property; take all reasonable precautions to prevent bodily injury or damage and comply
  with all statutory regulations and regulations imposed by an authority.
  If you have any queries regarding your insurance cover, please refer to our insurance fact sheet that can
  be found on the BALH website.
  I confirm that we have received the Society’s membership fee for 2026.
  Thank you.
  BALH Administrator

BALH Head Office, St James House, Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2EX
Email: admin@balh.org.uk Tel: 01625 664524.
Website: www.balh.org.uk Registered Charity: 285467