Your Personal Data
What information do we need?
Argyll and Bute Council will act as the ‘Data Controller’ for the personal data you provide to us. The Data Protection Officer, who is responsible for ensuring personal data is managed in accordance with data protection legislation, can be contacted as follows:
Address: Data Protection Officer, Argyll and Bute Council, Legal and Regulatory Support, Kilmory, Lochgilphead PA31 8RT. Email: data.protection@argyll-bute.gov.uk Telephone: 01546 605522
We will collect the following personal information: your name, address, contact details, organisation information and bank account details.
Why we need this information?
Your information is being collected to allow the relevant Area Committee to make a decision on your application to the Area Committee Priority Fund. The information sought is required to allow them to consider and measure your application against the distribution guidance and grant criteria. If you do not provide this information then we will be unable to consider the application.
The lawful basis for collecting your information in these circumstances is:
Public task: processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Council, in terms of the application criteria.
Consent – you have given us your consent to process your personal data
What we will do with your information?
From the point of your application being made we will retain the information provided on your application form, making this available to the Area Committee Members. We will use your information to contact you about the outcome of your application and to make payment of any grant awarded. We will also share your information with colleagues in Finance to allow them to process any award.
You should be aware that your data will be stored on servers located within the United Kingdom. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is kept secure and more information on how we do this can be provided by contacting the Data Protection Officer (contact details can be found above).
How long will we keep your information?
We will keep your information for a minimum period of 6 years, after which it will be destroyed under secure arrangements. If required, more information on our retention policy can be obtained from the Data Protection Officer (contact details can be found above).
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 legal basis specified above is consent
- to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (see details below)
- to request access to your personal data
- 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
To find out further details about any of these rights, please contact the Data Protection Officer.
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
