Bersted Parish Council – Information Privacy Statement
The information you provide (personal information such as name, address, email address, phone number) will be processed and stored so that it is possible to contact you and respond to your correspondence and provide information relating to Bersted Parish Council’s Public Tasks.
Your personal information will not be shared with any third party.
The Councils Right to Process Information
GDPR Article 6 (1) (a), (d), (e) and (f) (Data Protection Act 2018)
GDPR Article 6 (1) (a) – Processing is with consent of the data subject
or
GDPR Article 6 (1) (d) – Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller
or
GDPR Article 6 (1) (e) – Processing is necessary for the Vital Interests of an individual
or
GDPR Article 6 (1) (f) – gives a lawful basis for processing where: ;- “processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.”
Information Security
Bersted Parish Council strives to ensure the security of personal data. We make sure that your information is protected from unauthorised access, loss, manipulation, falsification, destruction or unauthorised disclosure. This is done through appropriate technical measures and relevant policies.
We will only keep your data for the purpose it was collected for and only for as long as is necessary. After which it will be deleted.
Children
We will not process any data relating to a child (16 and under) without the express parental/ guardian consent of the child concerned.
Security and Performance
We use a third party service to help maintain the security and performance of our website. To deliver this service it processes the IP addresses of visitors to the site.
Links to other websites
This privacy notice does not cover the links within this site linking to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.
Your Rights
Access to Information
Individuals can find out if we hold any personal information by making a ‘subject access request’ under the General Data Protection Regulations. If we do hold information about you we will:
- give you a description of it;
- tell you why we are holding it;
- tell you who it could be disclosed to; and let you have a copy of the information in an intelligible form.
Please make any such request in writing via our email address clerk@bersted-pc.gov.uk or by post to:
The Clerk, Bersted Parish Council, Community Centre, Chalcraft Lane, Bognor Regis PO21 5TU.
Information Correction
If you believe that the information we have about you is incorrect, you may contact us so that we can update it and keep your data accurate. Please contact: clerk@bersted-pc.gov.uk
Information Deletion
If you wish Bersted Parish Council to delete the information about you, please contact: clerk@bersted-pc.gov.uk
Right to Object
If you believe that your data is not being processed for the purpose it has been collected for, you may object: Please contact clerk@bersted-pc.gov.uk
Rights Related to Automated Decision Making and Profiling
Bersted Parish Council does not use automated decision making or profiling of personal data.
To Sum Up
In accordance with the law, we only collect a limited amount of information about you that is necessary for correspondence, information and service provision. We do not use profiling, we do not sell or pass your data to third parties. We do not use your data for purposes other than those specified. We make sure your data is stored securely. We delete all information deemed to be no longer necessary. We constantly review our Privacy Policies to keep it up to date in protecting your data.
Complaints
If you have a complaint regarding the way your personal data has been processed you may make a complaint to Bersted Parish Council Data Information Officer: clerk@bersted-pc.gov.uk and the Information Commissioners Office casework@ico.org.uk Tel: 0303 123 1113
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Information about cookies
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