As a BAE Systems shareholder or member of an employee share plan, we process your personal information in connection with your shareholding. We hold personal information on registered shareholders, beneficial holders, legal representatives, past shareholders with unclaimed assets and dissentient shareholders.

This notice should be read in conjunction with the Overview.

What processing activities do you undertake that include my personal information?

We operate Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems on, and the perimeter of, our sites and premises. This includes CCTV recording of external site areas such as walkways, roads and other public areas.
 
We also equip security staff with body-worn camera devices for use on, and around the perimeter of, our sites and premises. These devices may be used in recordings of external site areas such as walkways, roads and other public areas around our sites and premises, and at locations and venues that the Company does not own but uses for events, meetings and activities including its Annual General Meeting.
 
This processing will also include the investigation into alleged offences and/or security concerns, as appropriate.

What categories of personal information are included in these processing activities?

We may process:

  • static and moving images of individuals;
  • vehicle registration information; and
  • In the context of body-worn cameras, audio recordings.

We do not deliberately set out to capture any special category data. However, cameras (including body-worn devices) may incidentally record information which falls within these categories.

What is the purpose of these activities

We carry out these activities to ensure a safe and secure environment for the benefit of those who work at and visit our premises, sites and our events, minimising unlawful disruption to our business operations, events and/or activities (such as the Annual General Meeting) and for the protection of our property.
 
We further process personal information in order to ensure compliance with applicable laws and Company policies and procedures, to monitor use of the Company’s IT system and to manage the activities and behaviour of our employees.

What are the legal grounds you rely on to carry these out?

This processing is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company.

(See “What are the legal grounds for processing personal information?” in the Overview section.)

What are the 'legitimate interests' referred to above?

The Company considers that it has a legitimate interest in ensuring that its business, clients, staff members and systems are protected.

The Company’s legitimate interests include:

  1. Protecting the safety and security of its workforce, contractors, visitors and members of the public generally;
  2. Protecting its property, assets and the integrity of its systems;
  3. Minimising unlawful disruption to its business operations, events and activities;
  4. Defending legal claims and/or supporting civil action in the courts;
  5. Cooperating with national and governmental authorities;
  6. Detecting and preventing loss of its confidential information and proprietary information;
  7. Detecting and preventing crimes or criminal activity;
  8. Reducing the fear of crime and offering reassurance to staff, visitors and shareholders;
  9. Collecting evidence of harassment or abuse against our employees, contractors and visitors; and
  10. Ensuring compliance with health and safety and other legal requirements placed upon it
To the extent that you did not get this personal information from me, how did you collect this information?

The information processed by the CCTV systems and/or body-worn camera device is generated by those systems/device(s) (see “Where do you get my personal information from?” in the Overview section).

In addition, we may work with business partners and suppliers to carry out this activity.   We may receive information from other sources as set out in this Notice (see “Where do you get my personal information from?” in the Overview section).

Who do you share this personal information with?

Sometimes we need to share your personal information with others.
 
Your personal information may be shared internally, as set out in this Notice (see “When do you share my personal information with others?” in the Overview section).
 
In addition, some of your personal information may be shared with our service providers, partners or professional advisers as needed and as otherwise set out in this Notice (see “When do you share my personal information with others?” in the Overview section).
 
We may also share your personal information with:

  • the Police;
  • other third party organisations (where appropriate), e.g. insurance companies should there be a traffic accident or incident involving damage to parked cars.
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