Data Protection Act

Under the Data Protection Act, we have a legal duty to protect any personal information we collect from you. We do not pass on your details to any third party or government department unless you give us permission to do so or the law requires/permits it.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is committed to respecting your privacy. If you choose to provide us with any information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that it will only be used for the purpose for which it was originally collected or compatible purposes.

We have to notify the Information Commissioner of the types of personal data we process and for what purpose we use it for and whom we share it with. Link to the Information Commissioners Web site to see what is recorded on our Data Protection Notification entry. You should search for Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council.

The Data Protection Act provides you with rights in relation to the personal data we may hold about you, namely;

be provided with a copy of your personal data that we process and information concerning the processing.
prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress.
prevent processing for the purposes of direct marketing.
rights in relation to automated decision taking.
take action for compensation from the Council if damage results from any breach of the Act by the Council.
take action to rectify, block, erase or destroy inaccurate data.

With regard to your rights to be provided with a copy of your personal data, you are entitled to this within 40 days of making the request, providing;

the request is in writing.
requests must contain the information required to satisfy the Council as to the identity of the person making the request (we may require proof of your identity).
requests must contain the information required to enable the Council to locate the information which is being sort.

We may charge up to £10 for this data (data relating to your Educational Record is covered by a sliding scale ranging from £1 to £50 depending upon the number of pages to be provided).

Further information about the Data Protection Act can be obtained from:

Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire,
SK9 5AF.

Telephone: 01625 545 700,
Fax: 01625 524510,
e-mail: data@dataprotection.gov.uk
Website: http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk/

Copies of the Data Protection Act 1998 can be purchased from the Stationery Office (Mail, telephone and fax orders only) PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN. General enquiries 0870 600 5522.