Membership of the BVOA is encouraged for veterinary surgeons interested in the aims of the Association and the promotion of the study and development of orthopaedics in small animals. Membership is open to other members of the profession including veterinary students and veterinary nurses and other suitably qualified workers, provided that they have been proposed and seconded by BVOA members.

Member benefits include:

• Membership rates for biannual meetings and courses
• Access to the Google Discussion Group for the sharing of cases, expertise and advice
• A biannual newsletter
• Option for discounted subscription to the journal Veterinary Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT)
• The opportunity to apply for the BVOA Clinical Research Award
• NEW BSAVA member rates for BVOA members on orthopaedic CPD

The annual subscription is £90 for full membership (includes the quarterly journal VCOT) or £35 for associate membership (without journal) per year.

Subscriptions are due on the 1st November but new members are welcome to join the association at any time.

Applications for membership of the Association must be submitted on the official subscription form. Please return the form, together with your cheque, to the administrator. If you wish to pay by Standing Order, download the mandate and send directly to your bank when completed. There is also a renewal form for existing members.

HMRC

BVOA is now a HMRC professional body approved for tax relief, please see recent inclusion on their list:  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professional-bodies-approved-for-tax-relief-list-3/approved-professional-organisations-and-learned-societies#v

BVOA Privacy Notice - GDPR compliance

This Privacy Notice will help you understand how we collect, use and protect your personal information. If you have any queries about this Privacy Notice or how we process your personal information, please contact the administrator by email: bvoa@btinternet.com.

Who we are

The organisation responsible for the processing of your personal information is The British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association (BVOA)

 c/o The secretary, Mr  Simon Thompson, Charter Veterinary Hospital ,Charter Court, Roundswell , Barnstaple ,North Devon EX31 3FG.

What information we collect about you

The personal data you have provided, we have collected from you:

• Name, address and address history, date of birth, gender

• Qualifications / post nominal and work address details

• Contact details, including telephone numbers and email address

• Details of attendance of BVOA events and training courses

• Where you have agreed to / set up a standing order for your membership of BVOA we will retain your bank account number and sort code during the period of your membership

   

  How we collect information about you

  The personal information we hold about you is that which we collect directly from you, for example:

• When you apply for membership

• When you renew your membership

• When you register for meetings or training courses

• When you register to receive information from us

• Each time you interact with us, respond to communications when you make enquiries or raise concerns with the administrator or committee members

   

  What we use your information for and the legal bases for processing

  We may store and use your personal information for the purposes of:

• Administering your membership

• Sending you information about how to renew your membership

• Communicating with you about your membership, forwarding newsletters and voting papers to fulfil our obligations under the BVOA constitution and ensure your rights as a member are fulfilled.

   

  Who we share your data with

• We will not share your personal data with any person or organisation, charitable or commercial without your explicit consent

   

   How long your information is kept

  Your personal information will be kept for the duration of your active membership and for up to 12 months after membership ceases to allow for any on going  / as necessary administration. However you have a right to request immediate data deletion at any time.

   

  Your rights

  Under the Data Protection Act 1998 you have the following rights:

• To obtain access to, and copies of, the personal information that we hold about you;

• To require that we cease processing your personal information to require us not to send you marketing communications

• To require us to correct the personal information we hold about you if it is incorrect

   

  Under GDPR you also have the following rights:

• Withdraw consent, if consent was the lawful basis for processing

• To require us to erase your personal information;

• To require us to restrict or object to our data processing activities;

• To receive from us the personal information we hold about you which you have provided to us, in a reasonable format specified by you, including for the purpose of you transmitting that personal information to another data controller; and if you are not satisfied with how we are processing your personal information, you can make a complaint to the Information Commissioner at :-  https://ico.org.uk/