Data Protection and Privacy Statement

Copyright Our pages, unless otherwise stated, are copyright protected. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this material in any form is forbidden without the written permission of Westmorland and…

Copyright

Our pages, unless otherwise stated, are copyright protected. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this material in any form is forbidden without the written permission of Westmorland and Furness Council. The law of England and Wales applies to the contents of this website. Individual authors may hold intellectual property rights in some of this material

The Westmorland and Furness Council logos cannot be used in any form without written permission, other than when used to provide third party links to this site. It must not be used to imply endorsement of items.

Privacy Notification

Westmorland and Furness is committed to protecting people’s privacy and complying with the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR (Regulation EU 2016/679).

We will provide you with accessible information about how we will manage and process your personal data.

The Council is a data controller and if you have any concerns about the way the Council or its contractors are handling your personal data you can raise these with the Head of Legal and Governance who is the Council’s Data Protection Officer.

Privacy Statement

As a local authority the Council delivers a number of services. To do this we need to collect and process your personal data that we receive from you for example:

  • If you apply for a Council service
  • If you report something
  • If you make a complaint
  • If you want to pay for something
  • If you apply for a job at the Council.

 

We will aim to collect the minimum amount of personal data that we need you to provide to process your request.

We will process all personal data lawfully, fairly and transparently.

Sometimes we may receive information from other sources such as credit reference agencies or the police or other government agencies if they are undertaking investigations. We may be required to collect your information by law for example for Council Tax purposes or to register you on the Electoral Role.

We may also collect your information to obtain feedback or provide you with information about forthcoming events. In this case we will ask for your consent to allow us to process this information. We will explain why we need it and you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

We also collect sensitive data so we can monitor the Council’s performance with regard to equality and diversity. If we do this your data will be anonymised and combined with other anonymised data to create statistics. If you provided this information you are giving your consent to allow us to process it but you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Your rights are stated within our Privacy Notice.

Within our GDPR Policy you will find additional information including the lawful reasons for processing and the principles of data protection.

Freedom of Information/ Environmental Information Requests

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("The Act") gives members of the public and any interested bodies the right to request official information held by public bodies, including Westmorland and Furness Council.

We will acknowledge your request upon receipt and send you a response within 20 working days. The information you require may already be available online so you can access it immediately.

More information can be found in the Council's Policy Statement.

Electoral Services Privacy Policy

Our Electoral services privacy notice details what to expect when we collect your personal information in relation to your use of Electoral Services.

Computer Viruses

Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council makes every effort to virus check information made available for download on this site. The Council cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage which may occur from use of downloaded material, it is the responsibility of users to re-check all downloaded materials with their own virus check software.

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How do I find out more about Westmorland and Furness Council's information practices?

If you have any questions please contact Westmorland and Furness Council as follows:

Head of Legal and Governance
Westmorland and Furness Council,
Town Hall,
Duke Street,
Barrow in Furness,
LA14 2LD
Email: dataprotection@barrowbc.gov.uk

You may also use the above contact information if you think any information about you is inaccurate, incomplete, or if you want to change the sort of information about you that Westmorland and Furness Council may have collected.