Guidance

Right to Contest privacy notice

Published 21 May 2018

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This notice sets out how we will use your personal data, and your rights. It is made under Articles 13 and/or 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

In order to process your request we will share this form with the site owner. This is to discuss the application and obtain any relevant information pertinent to it.

Your data

We will process the following personal data:

  • your name
  • contact details

Purpose

The purpose(s) for which we are processing your personal data is to process your request. We will share this form with the site owner to discuss the application and obtain any relevant information pertinent to it.

The legal basis for processing your personal data is: the processing carried out in the public interest and in the exercise of the controller’s official authority, which includes processing of personal data that is necessary for the exercise of a function of the Crown, a Minister of the Crown or a government department; and an activity that supports or promotes democratic engagement.

In order to process an application under the Right to Contest we will share details of the application with the site owner.

Recipients

Your personal data will be shared by us with the site owners as appropriate. As your personal data will be held on our IT infrastructure, it will also be shared with our data processors who provide email, and document management and storage services to us.

Retention

Your personal data will be kept by us for 5 years once a case has concluded.

Your rights

You have the right to request:

  • information about how your personal data is processed, and to request a copy of that personal data
  • any inaccuracies in your personal data are rectified without delay
  • any incomplete personal data are completed, including by means of a supplementary statement
  • that your personal data are erased if there is no longer a justification for them to be processed
  • in certain circumstances (for example, where accuracy is contested) to request that the processing of your personal data is restricted.

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where it is processed for direct marketing purposes.

Complaints

If you consider that your personal data has been misused or mishandled, you may make a complaint to the Information Commissioner, who is an independent regulator. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
0303 123 1113

Email: casework@ico.org.uk

Any complaint to the Information Commissioner is without prejudice to your right to seek redress through the courts.

Contact details

The data controller for your personal data is the Cabinet Office. The contact details for the data controller are:

Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7276 1234

Contact form: Public Enquiries

The contact details for the data controller’s Data Protection Officer are:

Email: dpo@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

The Data Protection Officer provides independent advice and monitoring of Cabinet Office’s use of personal information.

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