This notice explains how personal information is going to be used, what it is used for, who it might be shared with and why and for how long it is to be kept.

• Name
• Bank account number
• Bank Sort code

• Deliver services and support to you
• Manage those services we provide to you
• Train and manage the employment of our workers who deliver those services
• Help investigate any worries or complaints you have about your services
• Keep track of spending on services
• Check the quality of services

Crawley Borough Council is registered as a Data Controller with The Information Commissioner’s Office (Registration No. Z5327706).

The Council (CBC) complies with the Data Protection Act and the GDPR.

We ensure that your personal data is processed fairly, lawfully, kept safe and secure and retained for no longer than is necessary.

The Data Protection Officer for CBC is Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

If you have any concerns or questions about how we look after your personal information please contact the Data Protection Officer.

• Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation
• 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 controller

We pass data to:

• Internal departments
• Other third-party organisations, as allowed by law

We will not share data with third-parties for marketing purposes.

Personal data will not be retained for longer than necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected.  For BACS processing this will be for 13 months after the last direct debit was collected or when the direct debit instruction was cancelled, whichever is sooner.

You have the right to:

1. Be informed of data processing (which is covered by this privacy notice)
2. Access your personal information (known as a Subject Access Request)
3. Have inaccuracies corrected
4. Have information erased
5. Restrict processing
6. Data portability
7. Intervention in respect of automated decision making/profiling
8. Withdraw consent (see below)
9. Complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (See below)

To exercise any of these rights please contact the Data Protection Officer.

The lawful basis upon which CBC process personal data is set out in this notice.  However, where personal data is solely processed on the basis of consent, you will have the right to withdraw that consent.

If you have any worries or questions about how your personal information is handled please contact our Data Protection Officer.

For independent advice about data protection, privacy and data rights, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):

• Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire DK9 5AF
• Tel:  0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 if you prefer to use a national rate number
• Visit ico.org.uk
• Email casework@ico.org.uk