This privacy notice was completed in June 2023 and will be regularly reviewed. When we use your personal data, CYC complies with data protection legislation and is the registered ‘Controller’. Our data protection notification is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – reference Z5809563.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice contact the council’s Data Protection Officer.
View the privacy and transparency information for all of the City of York Council (CYC).
- Why is information being collected?
- What information will be collected?
- What will we do with the information?
- Storage of information
- How long will we keep the information?
- Further processing
- Your rights
Why is information being collected?
To get your feedback, opinions and comments about the Duncombe Square site tour.
What information will be collected?
We are collecting the following data:
- your name
- your opinions, thoughts and your feedback
- your contact email address
What will we do with the information?
We are using the information you give us on the survey with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting the Housing Delivery Team email: housing.delivery@york.gov.uk.
The information we collect will be included in presentations, statistics and reports.
Any presentations, reports and statistics for publication or use outside of the authorised council staff, will be anonymised and cannot be linked back to you or individuals. Reports containing anonymous information may also be shared with the general public and other organisations.
We are using Survey Monkey and you can find out how Survey Monkey uses your information.
If you have completed a paper survey, once you complete and return it to us, we will transfer the information you have given us onto the council’s secure network and then destroy confidentially the paper copy.
We will not use the information for any other purpose than set out in this privacy notice and will not disclose to a third party for example, other companies or individuals, unless we are required to do so by law for the prevention of crime and detection of fraud, or, in some circumstances, when we feel that you or others are at risk.
Storage of information
We will keep the information you give us in CYC’s secure network drive and make sure it can only be accessed by authorised staff.
How long will we keep the information?
We will keep the information you give us for up to three years and then will securely and confidentially destroy it.
Where required or appropriate, at the end of the retention period we will pass onto the City Archives any relevant information.
Further processing
If we wish to use your personal information for a new purpose, not covered by this Privacy Notice, we will provide you with a new notice explaining the purpose prior to commencing the processing and the processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your consent prior to the new processing.
Your rights
To find out about your rights under data protection law, you can go to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).
You can also find information about your rights.
If you have any questions about this privacy notice, want to exercise your rights, or if you have a complaint about how your information has been used, please contact us.
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