Belfast City Council Community Connections Privacy Statement

Privacy notice

Belfast City Council is the data controller under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) for the personal data it gathers for the purposes of registering your interest in and contacting you about Employability and Skills initiatives. The Council have also appointed the West Belfast Partnership Board, who may also make contact with you about Employability and Skills initiatives on the Council’s behalf.

Any personal data you provide will be processed by Belfast City Council using the lawful basis of consent.

 You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting Economic Development Department by emailing economicdevelopment@belfastcity.gov.uk or by writing to Belfast City Council, Economic Development Department, 9 Adelaide, 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8DJ

 Sharing your information with others

Your personal data may be shared internally within the Council with staff who are involved in providing this service and where necessary, between internal departments with the purpose of supporting an effective delivery of service. In addition, it will be shared with West Belfast Partnership Board, the contractor appointed by the Council to contact individuals about Employability and Skills initiatives on its behalf. 

 Your personal data will not be disclosed to any other organisation without your consent unless the law permits or places an obligation on the Council to do so.  

 International transfers

Your personal data is not transferred outside of the United Kingdom. 

 How long we hold your information for

Your personal data is held and stored by the Council until you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent, or when the Employability and Skills initiative ends for a period of 30 days in a safe and secure manner and in compliance with data protection legislation and in line with the Council’s Records Retention and Disposal Schedule.

 Your rights

When your personal data is processed under the lawful basis of consent, the UK GDPR provides you with the following rights in relation to the processing of your personal data, which are:

• The right of access – You have the right to access and receive a copy of our personal data and other supplementary information, however, there are exemptions, which means you may not always receive all the information we process.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to have inaccurate personal data rectified or completed if incomplete.  
• The right to erasure – You have the right to have personal data deleted or destroyed.  This is also known as the ‘right to be forgotten’.  This is not an absolute right and only applies in certain circumstances.
• The right to restrict processing – You can request the restriction or suppression of your personal data.  This right is not absolute and only applies in certain circumstances.  
• The right to data portability – Where possible, this enables you to reuse and transfer your personal data across IT systems for your personal use, from one data controller to another without affecting its usability.  This right only applies to information you have given us and in certain circumstances.
• Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling – You have the right, in certain circumstances, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which significantly affects you. You also have the right to understand the reasons behind decisions made by automated processing and the possible consequences of the decisions.

 Further information

If you have any queries regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact Employability and Skills by writing to Belfast City Council, Economic Development Department, 9 Adelaide, 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8DJ via telephone on 02890 320 202 or by emailing economicdevelopment@belfastcity.gov.uk 

 If you wish to contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer or have any questions about this privacy notice, please write to Belfast City Council, City Hall Belfast, BT1 5GS or send an email to dataprotection@belfastcity.gov.uk 

 For further information on how Belfast City Council processes personal data, you can view our privacy statement at www.belfastcity.gov.uk/privacy 

 If you are not satisfied with how the Council are processing your personal data, please contact the Council in the first instance to make a complaint. If you are still not satisfied with the Council’s response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):

 Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 Tel: 0303 123 1113

Email: casework@ico.org.uk