Privacy Notice

Why are we asking for your personal information?

We require your personal data to arrange collection of your missed waste bin.

This is a (Public task) Statutory Duty as laid out in the Environmental Health Act.  We cannot process your request unless you provide this personal information. If you do not or if you refuse to allow us to share information we will not be able to carry out the service for you and cannot be held responsible for any consequences to you of it not being carried out.  Refusal may result in us being unable to arrange collection of your missed waste bin.

We may automate decisions and will inform you if we have done this as soon as reasonably practicable and provide you with access to our Data Protection Policy. You hold the following rights with regard to the personal data you provide us: Right to Access – You have the right to access (receive a copy) of your personal data and supplementary information. Right to Rectification – You have the right to have any inaccurate or incomplete personal data rectified.

Right to object to us processing your personal data where you have an objection on “grounds relating to your particular situation”. Right to Restriction – You have the right to request a restriction of the processing of your personal data in situations where it is inaccurate, unlawful, and no longer needed for the purposes for which it was originally collected, or if a withdrawal of consent has been made.

Sharing your information

We share information within the Council to ensure services are provided appropriately.  We may share your personal data with other agencies e.g.  police, social services etc.,, if there is a legal reason do so.

We may process the information you provide to prevent and detect fraud in any of our systems and may supply information to government agencies, credit reference agencies, audit or other external bodies for such purposes. We participate in the Governments National Fraud Initiative.

If any of the information we have about you is incorrect, please tell us, we are reliant on you assisting us to keep your information accurate and up to date.

Retention of your personal information

We only keep your information as long as necessary, for some items this will be dictated by law. You can find out more by looking at the Councils Retention Policy on the web site.

We do not routinely process any information about you outside the UK. We will not transfer your personal data outside of the EU.       

South Cambridgeshire District Council is a registered Data Controller with the Information Commissioners Office.

You can find out more about how we handle your data by visiting the Councils Privacy Notice page on the web site.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) should you believe any part of this statement to be unlawful.