Legal and Insurance Services - simplified privacy notice
This is a simplified summarised privacy notice. Full privacy notice information is available at Legal and insurance services - privacy notice.
Purpose of data collection
Legal and Insurance Services collect personal data to perform specific functions and comply with legal obligations.
Types of data collected
We collect a variety of personal data linked to the management of legal claims and advice, such as:
- Personal Identification Information (name, date of birth, gender, national insurance number.)
- Contact Information (Address, email, telephone numbers.)
- Financial Information
- Health Information
- Employment Details
- Legal Information
- Policy Details
- Communication Records
- Family Information: Information about family members (relevant to family law).
- Property Information
How data is used
- Helping council members or staff investigate issues you mention or issues that involve you and keeping you informed about updates.
- Dealing with legal cases against the council.
- Representing council departments in court.
- Following court orders and legal requirements.
- Giving legal advice.
- Safeguarding
- Enforcement
Sharing of data
- Court and tribunal services, lawyers, witnesses, and experts
- Mediators, ombudsman, ACAS, insurers
- Police, fire services, and local councils & partners
- Insurance details with brokers, insurers, and legal experts
- Information may also be shared to prevent fraud
Your rights
- Access: You can ask for copies of your personal information held by the Council.
- Rectification: You can request corrections to any incorrect information.
- Deletion: You can ask for your personal information to be deleted, unless there's a legal reason to keep it.
- Portability: You can request your personal data to be transferred to other services or directly to you.
- Object/Restrict Processing: You can object to or limit how your data is used now and in the future.
- Prevent Automatic Decisions: You can challenge decisions made automatically without human involvement.
Contact
Contact Derby City Council's Data Protection Officer for queries or concerns via data.protection@derby.gov.uk.