When we ask you for personal information, we promise to:
- make sure you know why we need it
- only ask for what we need, and not to collect too much or irrelevant information
- protect it and make sure nobody has access to it who shouldn’t
- let you know if we share it with other organisations to give you better public services – and if you can say no
- make sure we don’t keep it longer than necessary
- not make your personal information available for commercial use without your permission.
In return, we ask you to:
- give us accurate information
- tell us as soon as possible if there are any changes, such as a new address.
This helps us to keep your information reliable and up to date.
You can get more details on:
- how to find out what information we hold about you and how to ask us to correct any mistakes
- agreements we have with other organisations for sharing information
- circumstances where we can pass on your personal information without telling you, for example, to prevent and detect crime or to produce anonymised statistics
- our instructions to staff on how to collect, use and delete your personal information
- how we check the information we hold is accurate and up to date
- how to make a complaint.
For more information and independent advice about data protection, privacy and data-sharing issues, you can contact the Information Commissioner at:
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
tel: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45
fax: 01625 524 510
website: www.ico.gov.uk
