Guidance

Great crested newt habitat in Kent privacy notice

Updated 16 April 2024

Applies to England

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Who collects your personal data

The data controller is Natural England at:

Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green, York, Y01 7PX

Send questions about how Natural England uses your personal data and your associated rights to the Data Protection Manager at foi@naturalengland.org.uk or:

Natural England, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP

The Data Protection Officer for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) group is responsible for checking that Natural England complies with legislation. You can contact them at DefraGroupDataProtectionOfficer@defra.gov.uk or:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, SW Quarter, 2nd floor, Seacole Block, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF

What personal data’s collected and how it’s used

The data collected by Natural England includes, but is not limited to:

  • your name
  • your contact details, or your agent’s
  • customer type
  • nature of the site

Natural England uses your data to run the scheme where Kent Countryside Management Partnerships and landowners agree to create, restore, manage and monitor pond habitat for great crested newts.

Processing your data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

The processing of your data is not based on consent. You cannot withdraw it.

Who Natural England shares your personal data with

Natural England may share your data with partners or contractors working on the scheme, including local record centres.

We respect your personal privacy when responding to access to information requests. We only share information when necessary to meet the statutory requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

How long Natural England holds personal data

Natural England will keep your personal data for 7 years after the end of your agreement.

What happens if you do not provide the data

You will not be able to work on the scheme to create, restore, manage and monitor pond habitat for great crested newts in Kent.

Use of automated decision-making or profiling

The information you provide is not used for:

  • automated decision making (making a decision by automated means without any human involvement)
  • profiling (automated processing of personal data to evaluate certain things about an individual)

Transfer of data outside the European Economic Area (EEA)

Natural England will not transfer your data outside the EEA.

Your rights

Find out about your individual rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018.

Complaints

You have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office at any time.

Natural England’s personal information charter

Natural England’s personal information charter explains more about your rights over your personal data.

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