What information do we need?
Argyll and Bute Council will act as the ‘Data Controller’ for the personal data you provide to us. 1The Data Protection Officer, who is responsible for ensuring personal data is managed in accordance with data protection legislation, can be contacted as follows:
Address: Legal and Regulatory Support, Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory, Lochgilphead PA31 8RT. Email: data.protection@argyll-bute.gov.uk Telephone: 01546 605522
The personal data we will collect from you is the name of organisation, contact name and contact e-mail address.
Why we need this information?
By taking part in this consultation, you are providing feedback to help Argyll and Bute Council understand views on the draft Clean Energy Principles and the commitments they contain. The Council is particularly interested in views on how a strategic wealth fund, supported by community benefit payments, could support the priorities of the Community Planning Partnership and help distribute the benefits of energy developments across communities in Argyll and Bute. Information collected through this consultation will be used to inform the review and development of the draft Clean Energy Principles.
Our legal basis for processing your information:
- Article 6(1)(a) Consent – you are consenting to the processing of your personal information through submission of the form
What we will do with your information?
We may share your personal data and feedback to a limited number of Council employees who have a responsibility for Renewables, Climate Change and Community Planning in the Council. We may also publish a summary of all consultation responses, but these will not contain any personal data.
All of the information we collect from you will be processed by staff in the United Kingdom. Your data will be stored on servers located within the United Kingdom; the data will not be processed outside the European Union. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is kept securely and more information on how we do this can be requested from the Data Protection Officer.
The Council has a number of AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems in use, most notably Microsoft Copilot. These systems are used as productivity assistants and the data is kept securely within the Council Network.
These AI systems do not make decisions for the Council. All AI-generated content requires to be manually checked/verified before it is used operationally.
How long will we keep your information?
Your consultation response and any personal information contained in it will be kept as required following closure of the consultation, up to a period of three years, after this period it will be destroyed under secure arrangements if it is no longer required for the lawful purpose for which it was obtained.
More information on our retention policy can be obtained from the Data Protection Officer if required.
Automated Decision Making
No automated decision making will take place.
Your Rights
When you provide information to the Council, you will have the following rights:
- to withdraw consent at any time, where the lawful basis specified above is consent.
- to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office – see below for details.
- to request access to your personal data – please contact the Data Protection Officer if you wish to submit a request.
- to data portability, where the Legal basis specified above is i) consent or ii) performance of a contract.
- to request rectification or erasure of your personal data, as far as the legislation permits – please contact the Data Protection Officer and provide details of what data you wish to be rectified or erased.
You can find out more about your rights in relation to data protection here: www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/data-protection or from the Data Protection Officer by telephone or in writing, as detailed above.
Information Commissioner’s Office
The ICO is the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights.
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113 Email: casework@ico.org.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office – Scotland
45 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HL
Telephone: 0303 123 1115 Email: Scotland@ico.org.uk
