IBNS Journal 63-3 |
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Latest Banknote of 2024 Nominations |
The latest nominations for the Banknote of 2024 are: China: 20-Yuan Note, Thailand: 100-Baht Note, Japan: 5,000-Yen Note, Mozambique: 50-Meticais Note, Argentina: 10,000-Peso Note, Eastern Caribbean States: 50-Dollar Note, Morocco: 200-Dirhams Note |
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) exists to promote banknote collecting within its membership and to the broader collecting public. The IBNS Officers and Directors are aware that privacy and data protection are important, irrespective of the nature of the interests of IBNS members. This privacy policy details how the IBNS collects, processes and protects your personal data.
International Bank Note Society (IBNS) is the data controller and we are responsible for your personal data (referred to as “we”, “us” or “our” in this privacy policy) under the control of IBNS Officers and Directors.
Our full details are:
Full name of legal entity: | International Bank Note Society (IBNS) |
Email address: | general-secretary@theibns.org |
Postal address: | P.O. Box 4220, Swindon, United Kingdom. SN2 9LJ |
Website: |
The IBNS collects personal data (that could identify you). The IBNS does NOT collect any sensitive data (e.g. health, ethnicity, trade union membership, political views etc.).
We collect the following categories of personal data:
Data Category | Including but not limited to | Primary Source of Data |
Contact | Name, Address, Telephone, Email Address, Website URL | Application Process, Communications |
Profile | Collecting Interests, Marketing Preferences, Complaints | Application Process, Communications |
Transaction | Payment Details, Payment History, Auction Records | Renewal Process, Auction Bids, Third Parties |
Technical | Username and Password, IP Address, Browser Details, Usage Data | Website, Publicly Available Sources |
We may automatically collect technical data from our website through the use of cookies or similar technologies. If you disable these technologies full access to our website may not be possible. Our Cookie Policy can be found here – https://www.theibns.org/cookie-policy
It is important that the information we hold about you is accurate and up to date. Please let us know if at any time your personal information changes by contacting any Membership Secretary or the General Secretary (general-secretary@theibns.org).
The following sections provide details of the data processing and the lawful ground(s) for that processing. The IBNS takes the security of your personal data seriously and appropriate security measures to protect your personal data.
Personal data will be recorded in our membership system to manage your membership and to enable the delivery of membership benefits which include but are not limited to: access to the IBNS Website, participation in the IBNS Auction, distribution of the IBNS Journal.
Name, Address and Contact details of new members will be included in a subsequent issue of the IBNS Journal as required by the IBNS Bylaws (Article II Section 3).
The lawful ground for processing this data is contractual (to provide membership benefits) and legitimate interest (review membership applications).
The IBNS publishes a Membership Directory (in physical, PDF and online formats) of its members. Members are permitted to use the Directory for the sole purpose of identifying and establishing contact with other members of IBNS in furtherance of the objective of IBNS to promote the hobby of bank note collecting.
The name and membership number of current IBNS members will appear in the Membership Directory. Additional personal data, restricted to Contact Data (Postal Address, Email Address) and Profile Data (Collecting Interests) will only be included in the Membership Directory with the consent of the member.
Members can request that their additional personal data is removed from future Membership Directories by contacting any Membership Secretary or the General Secretary (general-secretary@theibns.org).
The lawful grounds for processing personal data for the membership directory is legitimate interest (basic information, membership records) and consent (additional personal data).
The IBNS strives to protect members’ personal data in the membership directory however there are circumstances where personal data could become available to non-members. For Example:
Personal Contact Data (e.g. Name, Postal Address and Email Address) of IBNS Officers and Directors will be published in the Membership Directory, IBNS Journal and IBNS Website.
The lawful ground for processing the personal data of IBNS Officers and Directors is legitimate interest (accountability).
Personal Contact Data (e.g. Name and Email Address) of IBNS members on the Expert Panel will be published in the Membership Directory, IBNS Journal and IBNS Website.
The lawful ground for processing the personal data of Expert Panel Members is consent (request to join expert panel).
The IBNS Membership Directory and website will include the name and membership number of IBNS members who have been expelled or suspended.
The lawful ground for processing the personal data of expelled or suspended member is legitimate interest (to inform the membership)
IBNS Members take personal responsibility for any personal or sensitive data posted in the IBNS Forum which will be available to other IBNS Members. The views and opinions expressed in the IBNS forum are those of individual IBNS Members and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the IBNS as an organization or of individual IBNS Officers.
The IBNS Forum is reactively moderated and the Acceptable Use Policy is available online https://www.theibns.org/forum-aup . Any concerns regarding posts on the IBNS Forum should be raised to the IBNS Webmaster (webmaster@theibns.org)
We look to keep your personal data for the minimum period to continue your membership of the IBNS. Personal data may be kept for longer periods to satisfy legal, accounting or reporting requirements.
The name and IBNS membership number of a member who has been expelled or suspected will continue to be identified as such in the Directory and on the website until:
The IBNS may share your personal data with the following types of third parties:
Third Party | Examples | Data Category |
Membership Benefit Providers | Mailing Provider for the IBNS Journal | Contact |
IT and System Administration | Website Hosting Providers Credit Card Processors Website Analysis Providers | Contact, Profile, Transaction, Technical Contact, Profile, Transaction, Technical Technical |
Professional Advisors | Lawyers, Accountants, Auditors | Contact, Profile, Transaction, Technical |
Government Organisations | Law Enforcement (under Court Order or Subpoena) Taxation Authorities (with Regulatory Jurisdiction) | Contact, Profile, Transaction, Technical Contact, Profile, Transaction, Technical |
Numismatic Organizations (whose goals are similar to the IBNS) | Numismatic Organizations (whose goals are similar to the IBNS) | Data will be restricted to confirmation of a members status (Good-Standing, Expelled, Suspended or Dormant) |
All third parties who process personal data on our behalf must maintain the security of your personal data and can only use it following our specific instructions.
Personal data is shared with IBNS membership secretaries and other IBNS officers, some of whom are located outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). Secure transfer mechanisms are used to protect your personal data in transit between membership secretaries.
Our website contains links to third party websites which are not under the control of the IBNS and we are not responsible for their privacy policies. Using those links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. You are encouraged to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
Data Protection laws provide, under certain circumstances, legal rights in relation to your personal data. These include rights to access, correct, erase, object, restrict, transfer and withdraw consent (where applicable). For more information about these rights see:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact a Membership Secretary or email general-secretary@theibns.org.
If you have a complaint about the way your personal data has been processed, you have the right to complain to the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues; Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://www.ico.org.uk. We would be grateful if you would contact us before contacting the ICO so that we can try to resolve your complaint first.
This is the text that will appear on membership application forms and in places where the full Privacy Policy cannot reasonably be printed.
The IBNS will use a member’s personal data to deliver membership benefits and where a member has chosen to publish their personal data, to inform other members of a member's name, contact details and collecting interests. The IBNS will not knowingly divulge a member’s personal data to an entity who is not a member of the IBNS, unless legally required. (The full IBNS Privacy Policy can be found at https://www.theIBNS.org/privacy-policy or obtained from an IBNS Membership Secretary.)