Privacy Notice - Climate Change Pledges
Please read the following Privacy Notice carefully.
The purpose of this Privacy Notice is to explain how and for what purposes we process your personal data. It applies to personal data that is processed electronically and on paper.
Why we are collecting your data
Basildon Borough Council needs to collect your personal data so that the Council can deliver social media communications to encourage more residents to take a Climate Change pledge
Information collected
- Name
Explain here why you need this data:
- To use the person's first name with their pledge information as part of our social media communications.
The data is collected through:
- Surveys
The basis for the processing
- Consent: the individual has given clear consent for the Council to process their personal data for a specific purpose.
Who your information will be shared with
- Information will be shared with the council's Communications Team
The pledge information with the person's first name will be shared on the council's social media channels
Provide accurate information
We need to hold accurate and up to date information about you so that we can deliver appropriate services. If any of your details change, you need to tell us as soon as possible so that we can update your records.
We will not:
- Use your information for marketing or sales purposes without your prior explicit consent.
- Send or store your data abroad unless it meets the requirements of the Data Protection regulations
Make decisions about you based on automated processing
How long will we hold your data for?
We will keep all records relating to residents who have made a pledge for the duration of the campaign (1 year)
Your rights
You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you. Any access requests are free of charge.
If the information we hold about you is inaccurate, you have a right to have this corrected and you have the right to request completion of incomplete data.
You have the right to ask us to erase your personal data in certain circumstances ('right to be forgotten').
You have the right to ask us to stop or restrict the processing of your personal data, in certain circumstances. Where possible, we will seek to comply with your request, but we may need to hold or process information to comply with a legal requirement.
You can make any of these requests by:
- Email: Data Protection Officer
- Phone: 01268 533333
- Letter to:
The Data Protection Officer
Basildon Borough Council
Basildon Centre,
St. Martin's Square,
Basildon
SS14 1DL.
If you are dissatisfied with how we have used your personal information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office, by:
- Email: casework@ico.org.uk (opens new window)
- Phone: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745
- Letter to:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Further independent advice about data protection, privacy and data sharing issues is available from the Information Commissioner's Office, see: