Privacy Notice
Last updated: 1 October 2026
Who we are
The Baronage of Scotland Association, 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AN, is the data controller for this site (roll.baronage.com) and for www.baronage.com. Questions and requests: secretary@baronage.com.
Please note, Roll entries are edited only by scheduled telephone call.
What the Roll is
The Roll of Scottish Barons is a public verification register of Scottish baronial titles. It records Scottish baronial titles and their holders, the Roll’s verification status for each, and the published sources on which each entry rests. The status labels are explained on Verification & Entry Status; they describe the Roll’s record and are not a judgment on any person.
What we record about people listed on the Roll
- the name, and the title or style;
- the Roll’s verification status, and any note on the record;
- the date the entry was made or last updated;
- the published sources for the entry, including links;
- a photograph, where one is available (see Photographs below);
- for verified barons, credentials and particulars, including any family particulars requested.
We do not publish home addresses, personal contact details or private documents.
Verified entries
A verified baron’s entry is their own profile, and how it is presented is agreed in liaison with the baron, or otherwise edited at the discretion of the keepers of the Roll. The styling of the title and the style used as the primary title (for example as laird instead of baron), any “known as”, the family particulars shown (such as seat, or spouse/heir courtesy titles), which credentials are displayed, the formatting of the entry and which photograph is used, the entire profile can be the baron’s choices, and are changed at their request.
Where the information comes from
From the person, when they verify or submit an entry; and from public sources: the person’s own websites and public profiles, the press, the Scottish Barony Register, other published registers and directories, and official records such as those of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Registers of Scotland and official recognitions of title published in the State section of the Edinburgh Gazette for example by the Court of the Lord Lyon (not a self-published or private organisation gazette). An entry may be created without the person having asked to be listed.
Why we process it, and the legal basis
We rely on legitimate interests (UK GDPR Article 6(1)(f)): the Association’s and the public’s interest in an accurate and transparent record of Scottish baronial titles and their holders, and the right to freedom of expression and information. We record only the title, the Roll’s own status and published sources, we publish no private details, and anyone listed may object or ask for a correction (see Your rights). Credentials and particulars supplied by verified barons are published at their request.
A Scottish barony is a heritable dignity, honour and title of nobility, and honours are by their nature public. Like a peerage or a baronetcy, a barony is held publicly: the Act of 2000 preserves the dignity together with its precedence and heraldic privileges, baronies were recorded in the Register of Sasines, a public register, until 2004 (since then, transfers have been recorded voluntarily in the Scottish Barony Register), and from 1951 to 2005 the Court of the Lord Lyon kept and gazetted a roll of lairds and minor barons. The peerage and the baronetage each have an official roll; the baronage of Scotland has none, and the Roll keeps that record. We therefore treat a barony and the name of its holder as a matter of public record, and do not remove them on request. We name a holder only where we have reason to believe that they hold the title, and each entry cites its sources.
Photographs
The Association claims no copyright in photographs of individuals shown on the Roll. A photograph is removed on request from the person shown or from its owner; the written entry remains.
People listed on the Roll
This notice is how we inform people listed on the Roll about the personal data we hold and their rights. It applies to every entry from the time it is published.
Who sees it
Entries are published openly on this site and may appear in search engines. Cooperating organisations that display the Roll on their own sites receive verified entries only. We use service providers to run the site: Cloudflare (hosting and security), Microsoft Clarity (site analytics: pages viewed, clicks and scrolling, so that we can improve the site) and Calendly (booking a verification call). These providers may process data outside the United Kingdom under safeguards recognised in UK law, and their own privacy statements apply to what they collect.
How long we keep it
The Roll of Scottish Barons is an aggregator of all titles in the baronage of Scotland. An entry is kept as part of the Roll’s permanent record of Scottish baronial titles and their holders, including after the holder’s death. Where an entry is found to be inaccurate it is corrected, not deleted. Correspondence about an entry is kept for as long as needed to deal with the request and any dispute arising from it.
Your rights
You may ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you, and for any error of fact to be corrected. The Roll is a public record of baronial titles, and an entry is not removed on request: a request to remove an entry is treated as an objection and considered as set out below. A photograph is removed on request (see Photographs). The law also gives you rights to ask for erasure or restriction of processing; on the Roll these are subject to the limit that applies where processing is necessary for freedom of expression and information, and are considered in the same way as an objection. We answer within one month. We ask for proof of identity from anyone requesting a change to an entry.
Anyone listed may ask for a correction of fact, or book a verification call. If you are not satisfied with our response you may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office: ico.org.uk, telephone 0303 123 1113.
Cookies and analytics
This site uses Microsoft Clarity to understand how it is used. It sets no advertising cookies. If you close the featured-paper card, one cookie, shared with baronage.com, keeps it closed for the rest of your visit; it expires after 30 minutes without activity and holds no personal information. Calendly sets its own cookies only when you use it to book a call.
Changes to this notice
We update this notice when our practices change; the date at the top shows the current version.