Privacy notice

Privacy Notice – Calderdale The Next Chapter

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council of Town Hall, Crossley Street, Halifax, HX1 1UJ is registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) under the provision of the Data Protection Act 2018. The Council takes its responsibilities as Data Controller under the Data Protection Act and UK GDPR very seriously. This privacy notice explains how your personal information will be processed in respect of the Next Chapter economic regeneration projects.

The type of information we will collect:

  • Name
  • Contact details

Why we collect and hold this information

The personal data you have provided will be used to:

  • Administer consultation processes and events
  • Correspond with you in relation to consultation comments given or other communication from you relevant to the Next Chapter
  • Update you with relevant news and information via our newsletter if you have chosen to be on the mailing list

Sharing your personal data

We share mailing list information with our communications campaign service, Mailchimp, which is used to send news to you and track your interactions with our newsletters.

We will not share your information with any other third parties without your consent unless we have a valid lawful basis to do so.

The lawful basis for the processing your data

  • Article 6(1)(a) – Your consent for the processing
  • Article 6(1)(e) – for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Retaining your personal information

Personal information will be kept for a maximum of three years from the date a consultation process has finished, or we have last been in contact, and then will be securely destroyed.

Your rights

The GDPR provides the following rights for individuals. Not all rights are absolute and therefore will only apply in certain circumstances:

  1. The right to be informed
  2. The right of access
  3. The right to rectification
  4. The right to erasure
  5. The right to restrict processing
  6. The right to data portability
  7. The right to object
  8. Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling.

You also have the right to complain to the Data Protection Officer if you feel that your data has not been handled in accordance with the law. The Council’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at information_management@calderdale.gov.uk .

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office at www.ico.org.uk

To be removed from the newsletter mailing list or for further information on how we use your data please contact  thenextchapter@calderdale.gov.uk