If you have any safeguarding concerns regarding any activity at the club, including that of officials, visiting clubs, spectators or any others present, please notify the club's safeguarding lead immediately.

Please refer to our Key Contacts.

Photographic Policy

Photographs of our teams and juniors in action for RTCC, as well as other club activities, are an important part of what we do - they add to the club's long and rich history, support engagement of members at all levels and let us celebrate our successes, but we take our responsibilities seriously. In-line with our website host; Pitchero, our photographic policy is that:

Personal information which can lead to a child or vulnerable adult being identified should never be used.
If photos or videos of a child or vulnerable adult are used, permission must be granted by a parent or guardian.
Photos or videos of children should focus on a team activity and not an individual.
All persons photographed must be appropriately dressed, not under the intoxication of drugs or alcohol and not use foul or abusive language.

If you are a parent or guardian of a child at this club and do not wish them to be included in any photographic material, please let a coach or club official know. You can also contact our safeguarding lead directly. Similarly, if you wish for a published photograph containing an image of your child to be removed or redacted retrospectively, please do get in touch.

The Ben Jessop Sheffield and District Junior Cricket League also sets out wider requirements for parents and away teams. Refer section 6.1 and 6.2 of the BJSDJCL Handbook 2022:

6.1 ...anyone taking photo or video images of junior cricketers must gain prior permission from the home club. If any away players are to be included in the shot, permission must be gained from the away team as well. Under NO circumstances should any photos/images be posted anywhere other than the club or League websites.
6.2 Clubs should ban the use of mobile phones/cameras/recording devices in changing rooms for any reason.

Safeguarding lead: Tim Staveley

Data policy

Rotherham Town Cricket Club takes the protection of the data we hold about you as a member seriously and are committed to respecting your privacy. This Privacy Notice explains how we may use and protect the personal data we obtain about you and your rights in respect of your personal data.

Name of data controller:
Rotherham Town Cricket Club

Categories of personal data we collect:

Name
Date of birth
Contact details of your parent of guardian (juniors)
Contact details of the young player if you are over 16 (juniors)
Your participation confirmation
Your video/photography preference
Your membership declaration and signature
Emergency contact details information
Sporting experience information
Disability information
Medical information

Our sources of personal data:
We obtain personal data from:

The parent/legal guardian registering a child to join the club (juniors)
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
Leagues (where relevant)
County Boards (where relevant)
Club coaches / leaders
Medical practitioners

Automated decisions we may take:
The Club will not take any automated decisions about you.

Purposes for which we process personal data:
The Club will process the personal data for:

Administering your application for membership of the Club
Administering bookings and attendance at sessions
Dealing with medical needs/specific requirements
Supporting the delivery of cricket sessions
Training and competition entry
Reporting of participation and any incidents and of figures and trends (including equality and inclusion information)
Quality and improvement monitoring

Who we will disclose your personal data to:
For members under the age of 16 the parent or guardians information will be shared, on reaching 16 the players personal data may also be shared to:

Leagues where you have been nominated for / agree to play for a League
The ECB where you are registered for or express an interest in an ECB programme
The County Cricket Board that supports the local Cricket Club whose programmes you have registered for
Coaches and junior co-ordinators for administrating training sessions
Volunteers who work at cricket clubs/venues to support the delivery of sessions.
The County Cricket Board that supports the local Cricket Club whose programmes you have registered for

Legal basis for processing your personal data:
The legal basis for the collection and processing of your personal data is:

for administration and programme delivery: that it is necessary to fulfil the contract that you are going to enter into or have entered into with us
for dealing with medical needs: that you have given your explicit consent or in the child’s vital interests.
in all other cases: that it is necessary for our legitimate interests which are to build a programme to encourage participation in cricket and does not prejudice or harm rights and freedoms of parents / guardians or the children that join the programme.

Your right to withdraw consent:
Where you have given your consent to any processing of personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. If you do, it will not affect the lawfulness of any processing for which we had consent prior to your withdrawing it.

Location of your personal data:
The Club will keep your personal data within the European Economic Area.

How long we will keep your personal data for:
We will not retain your personal data for longer than is reasonable and necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. We shall retain your personal data for such time as you are registered with Rotherham Town Cricket Club as a member.

2 years after you cease to be a member of Rotherham Town Cricket Club or play an active part in Rotherham Town Cricket Club, we shall delete your data excepting that needed to keep historical scorecard and statistical records.

Your rights in respect of your personal data:
You have the right of access to your personal data and, in some cases, to require us to restrict, erase or rectify it or to object to our processing it, and the right of data portability.

Our contact details:
Please refer to our Key Contacts.

Complaints:
If you have any concerns or complaints about how we are handling your data please or wish to exercise any of your rights do not hesitate to get in touch with Richard Fidler, Club Secretary. You can also contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (details can be found at www.ico.org.uk).

Terms and Conditions

League Affiliations

The club is affiliated to the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League (YCSPL) and Ben Jessop Sheffield and District Junior Cricket League (BJDSJCL) - all league and cup rules, terms and conditions enacted by these bodies will apply to the club.

The Spirit of Cricket

Cricket is a game that owes much of its appeal and enjoyment to the fact that it should be played not only within its Laws but also within the Spirit of the Game, and the club subscribes to these principles.

The Spirit of the Game involves RESPECT for; your opponents, your own captain, the roles of the umpires and the game's traditional values.

Junior Health & Safety

All players aged under 18 on the 1st September prior to the start of start of the season are juniors. The clubs requires that all juniors playing hardball cricket utilise suitable protective equipment for both matches and training. All juniors should regard a helmet, with face guard, as a normal item of protective equipment when batting, together with pads, gloves and, for boys, an abdominal protector (box). Young wicket keepers should regard a helmet with a face guard or face protector as a normal part of their protective equipment, together with pads, gloves and, for boys, an abdominal protector (box).

The club will not accept parental consent, whether written or verbal, allowing a young player not to wear protective equipment.

Senior Health & Safety

The club strongly advises senior players to wear suitable protective equipment during both training and matches. However, the responsibility for choosing to wear protective equipment ultimately sits with the individual.

Website Information

Every endeavour is made to ensure the accuracy and relevance of information presented on this website, however if you do note any issues with the content please inform the club so we can take corrective action.