City of York Council (CYC) current data protection notification is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – reference Z5809563. We regularly review this privacy notice, and it was last updated in September 2025.
CYC is committed to ensuring that your information is handled in accordance with the principles set out in data protection legislation and guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
CYC is the controller for this information unless we specifically state otherwise in this privacy notice.
You can contact the council’s Data Protection Officer at email: information.governance@york.gov.uk or telephone: 01904 554145, or write to:
Data Protection Officer
City of York Council
West Offices
Station Rise
York
YO1 6GA
This privacy notice should be read in conjunction with other CYC privacy notices that are available in our Privacy Notice and/or CYC policies and procedures.
When appropriate we will provide a ‘just in time’ notice to cover any additional processing activities not mentioned in this privacy notice.
- How we collect your information
- What personal data we process and why
- Automated decision-making
- Collecting information automatically
- Children's information
- Lawful basis for processing your personal data
- How long we keep your personal data
- Data sharing
- Data processors and/or third parties
- Transfers of personal data
- How we protect your information
- Your rights in relation to this processing
How we collect your information
We get information about you from the following sources:
- directly from you
- from third parties acting on your behalf such as family member(s), advocates, etc
- from our commissioned partners or contractors who undertake work on our behalf
What personal data we process and why
We process the following information:
- your name
- your email address
- your opinions, thoughts and feedback where you take part in meetings and/or surveys
- any access requirements you may have to attend our meetings
We will only use the information you give us with your consent to include you in the circulation list, which includes contacting you with details of meetings and to take part in our surveys.
If you complete 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.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at bar.walls@york.gov.uk
We may use your information to create reports and statistics that are anonymous and cannot be linked back to you or individuals such as:
- statistical analysis
- statutory returns
- audit framework
- see how the council and its partners are supporting individuals
- help design better services
- inform funding decisions
Automated decision-making
We do not carry out any automated decision-making within the York Walls Liaison Group.
Collecting information automatically
Please see our Cookies Policy for further information about the information we collect automatically when you use our website.
Children’s information
Where we provide services directly to children or young people, the information in the relevant parts of this notice applies to children and young people, as well as adults.
Lawful basis for processing your personal data
Any personal data or special category data that we process about individuals is done so in accordance with one or more of the following Articles 6 and 9 of the UK GDPR and Schedule 1 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) is:
Article 6(1)
- Consent: the individual has given clear consent for the council to process their personal data for a specific purpose
- Legitimate Interest: the processing is necessary for the council’s legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party, unless there is a good reason to protect the individual’s personal data which overrides those legitimate interests
Article 9(2)
- (a) Explicit Concent
Some of the Schedule 1 conditions for processing special category and criminal offence data require an Appropriate Policy Document (APD) to be in place, which sets out and explains the procedures for securing compliance with the principles in Article 5 and policies regarding the retention and erasure of such personal data. This document explains this processing and satisfies the requirements of Schedule 1, Part 4 of the DPA 2018 and supplements this privacy notice.
Our Appropriate Policy Document – City of York Council provides further information about this processing.
How long we keep your personal data
We will only keep your information for as long as it is needed then it will be securely and confidentially deleted or disposed of.
You can find details on how long the council keeps records at Council retention schedule – City of York Council
Data sharing
We will only share your information where it is appropriate to, with:
- other CYC services
- other councils, government departments and agencies
- other organisations such as NHS
- third parties including our data processors, partners or contractors, who undertake work on our behalf
- internal and external auditors
In some circumstances, such as under a court order or safeguarding, we are legally obliged to share your information.
We will always satisfy ourselves that we have a lawful basis on which to share the information and document our decision making.
Additionally, CYC are required under the Public Records Act 1958 (as amended) to transfer records to the City or National Archives (TNA) for permanent preservation. Full consideration will be given to Data Protection and Freedom of Information legislation when making decisions about whether such records should be open to the public.
Data processors and/or third parties
When we have third parties providing parts or all of our services, systems, software, platforms, applications (apps) etc for us, we have contracts or agreements in place with them. These include:
- Zoom Pro or Business version of Zoom (version 5) to host some public facing meetings, training sessions etc across different services in the council. Where these meetings are recorded, recordings will be kept locally on our server and will not be retained by Zoom. You can find Zoom’s privacy statement at Privacy | Zoom and their certifications at Legal Compliance | Zoom
- Microsoft Teams, to contact you, to gather information from you, or if we are recording or transcribing our discussion or meeting with you, we will let you know. You can find more details about this in the City of York Council Microsoft Office 365 (MS365) Teams Meeting recording and transcription privacy notice.
- SurveyMonkey for surveys or consultation etc. You can find out how they use information at Privacy Notice | SurveyMonkey
- Zimma Ltd trading as Ticket Tailor for arranging and organising events etc. You can find out how they use information at https://www.tickettailor.com/legal/privacy-policy
- Eventbrite for arranging and organising events etc. You can find out how they use information at Eventbrite Privacy Policy | Eventbrite Help Center
- Granicus/Gov Delivery to send you updates, newsletters etc. You can find out how they use information at Privacy Policy | Granicus
- WhatsApp to contact you. You can find out how they use information at Privacy Policy - UK (whatsapp.com)
- Civica for online payments. You can find out how they use information at Data Privacy Notice | Civica
- Microsoft forms as part of MS365 You can find out how they use information at https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacy/privacystatement
- Veritau Public Sector Limited (VPS) who provides services to the council such as internal audit Privacy policy - Veritau
- Specialist or assistive systems, software, platforms, applications (apps) to help provide our services and support to you and our staff
- Where we provide information in British Sign Language via the City of York Council YouTube channel please read YouTube Privacy Settings and Google Privacy Policies
Transfers of personal data
We don’t routinely transfer personal data or special categories of personal data outside of the UK, but when this is necessary, we ensure that we have appropriate safeguards in place and that is done in accordance with the UK data protection and privacy legislation.
How we protect your information
We're committed to keeping your information safe and secure. There are several ways we do this, such as:
- IT security safeguards such as firewalls, encryption, and anti-virus software
- on-site security safeguards to protect physical files and electronic equipment
- training for all staff and elected councillors
- policies and procedures
Your rights in relation to this processing
To find out about your rights under data protection law, you can go to the Information Commissioner's Office website.
You can also find information about your rights in our Privacy Notice.
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 on email: information.governance@york.gov.uk, or on telephone: 01904 554145, or write to:
Data Protection OfficerCity of York Council
West Offices
Station Rise
York YO1 6GA