Regeneration and Major Projects - privacy notice

Derby City Council is the local government unitary authority for Derby city. Our address is Council House, Corporation Street, Derby, DE1 2FS. You can contact our Data Protection Officer on 01332 640000 or by email at data.protection@derby.gov.uk.

How do we collect information from you?

We collect information from you when you visit LetsTalkDerby.co.uk, when you fill in any MSForms (the Council’s procured engagement / consultation platform), also when you contact us in writing, speak to us on the phone, by email or any other type of electronic communication, or talk to us face to face. We may collect information from a setting you attend, such as a school or care home, where this data collection is necessary for the following purposes listed.

What types of information do we collect from you?

We collect different categories of information about you, depending on the survey or engagement you are respondng to. This could be personal information, for example your name and address, or other more sensitive data that we would only collect and use in very particular circumstances that are set out in law.  

The Data Protection statement at the start of each survey will clearly define what use will be made of the information you provide.

Details of information obtained from third parties?

Business, stakeholder or partner contact information including, email, telephone numbers and addresses in relation to:

• Development and delivery of key regeneration projects you are involved in.
• Funding applications

How is your information used?

We may use your information to:

• to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and us
• notify you of changes to our services
• send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest
• provide support to help you through changes as a result of a regeneration project
• progress work required to deliver regeneration projects

Research and statistics

Anonymised and pseudonymised data may be used for research and statistical purposes. Any data collected may be used for research and statistical purposes that are relevant and compatible with the purpose that the data was collected for.

Who has access to your information?

Data may be shared with the following departments within Derby City Council:

• Legal
• Finance
• Planning
• Traffic and Transportation
• Strategic Housing
• Strategic Asset Management and Estates
• Property, Design and Maintenance
• Economic Regeneration

We may need to share data with other City Council teams or external organisations who are:

• appointed to act on our behalf
• appointed to provide services to assist in the delivery of a regeneration project
• partners in the delivery of a regeneration project

We will not sell or rent your information to third parties. We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

What are your rights?

• Access – you can request copies of any of your personal information that is held by the Council.
• Rectification – you can ask us to correct any incorrect information.
• Deletion – you can ask us to delete your personal information. The Council can refuse to delete information if we have a lawful reason to keep this.
• Portability – you can ask us to transfer your personal data to different services or to you.
• Right to object or restrict processing – you have the right to object to how your data is being used and how it is going to be used in the future.
• Right to prevent automatic decisions – you have the right to challenge a decision that affects you that has been made automatically without human intervention, for example an online form with an instant decision.

How long will we keep your information for?

We keep and dispose of all records in line with our record retention schedule. We will comply with Data Protection legislation.

What security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information?

We are strongly committed to data security and will take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or corruption. We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard the information you provide to us. However, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us. We recommend that you take every precaution to protect your personal information.

Keeping your data up to date

We want to ensure any information we hold is accurate. You should check and update your personal information through Employee Self-Service or by promptly informing us of any changes to the information we hold about you.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files which identify your computer to our servers. They are used to improve the user experience. View what cookies we use and how you can manage them.

IP addresses

Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are collected when our site is used:

• for statistical and analytical purposes
• to identify any malicious activity

Complaints

If you would like to make a complaint regarding the use of your personal data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer:

• by post: Information Governance, Council House, Corporation Street, Derby, DE1 2FS
• by phone: 01332 640000
• by email: data.protection@derby.gov.uk

For independent advice about data protection, privacy and data sharing issues, you can contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

• by post: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
• by phone: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (if you prefer to use a national rate number)

Alternatively, visit ico.org.uk or email casework@ico.org.uk.