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The Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland Privacy Notice
This privacy notice explains how the Commission, (as a Data Controller), collects, uses and protects personal data that it holds.
Your personal data - what is it?
Personal data is any data that identifies or relates to a living individual. Identification can be through the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the Council's possession or likely to come into its possession. The processing of personal data is governed by The Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018 and UK GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and the principles set out in them.
Who are we?
The Commission is the data controller for the purposes of this notice. This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes. More information about Commission services can be found on this website.
Why are you processing my personal information?
The Commission is committed to respecting and protecting your information when using our website and accessing the services that are available through it.
This statement sets out how we use and protect any information that you provide to us, or that we collect from you, when you use our website. It provides details on our use of cookies and how you can control and delete them.
Below, we provide information on our compliance with data protection requirements, how your information will be used and how you can find out more about this.
Your Personal Data
Personal data is information that identifies you. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) governs how we process your personal data, and gives data subjects a range of rights.
How long do we keep your personal data?
The Commission will only keep your personal data for as long as is necessary and for the purpose for which it is being processed, unless there is a legitimate reason for keeping it longer, for example, any legal requirement to keep data for a set time period. Where the Commission does not need to continue to process your personal data, it will be securely destroyed, in line with the Commission’s Retention and Disposal Schedule.
Do you transfer my data to other countries?
The Commission does not transfer personal data overseas.
Your rights and your personal data
Unless subject to an exemption under GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data to:
- request a copy of the personal data which is held about you
- request that the Commission corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date
- request that your personal data be erased where it is no longer necessary for the Commission to retain such data
- withdraw your consent to the processing
- request that the Commission provides you with your personal data or ask that it be forwarded directly to another controller
- request that a restriction be placed on further processing where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data
- object to the processing of personal data (where applicable)
- lodge a complaint with the ICO
You can access the personal information that is held about you by submitting a Subject Access Request (SAR) to the Commission. This request must be in writing and clearly specify the information you require:
Local Government Staff Commission 3rd Floor St Anne’s House 15 Church Street Belfast BT21 1ER
Email: info@lgsc.org.uk
Links To Other Websites
This site may contain links and references to other websites. This privacy statement does not apply to those websites, and we encourage you to read the privacy statement of every website you visit.
Cookies
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We do not use general enquiry information for marketing purposes and do not pass personal information on to anyone else.
Data Protection
We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office as a data controller (Registration number Z8217681). A Data Controller can decide how the personal data we hold about you is processed, and for what purposes.
Changes to this privacy notice
We will post details of any changes to our privacy statement on this website to help make sure you are always aware of the information we collect, how we use it, and in what circumstances, if any we share it with other parties.
This privacy statement was last updated in October 2024.