Guidance

Protected Site Strategies development project 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 Natural England 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

Natural England will use the information collected to undertake research, development and evaluation activities to support the Protected Site Strategies development project.

The personal information Natural England processes will include, but is not limited to:

  • your name
  • contact details – postal and email addresses and telephone numbers
  • information about your business and property
  • views and experiences of a topic

For example, it may be used to:

  • work in collaboration through your expertise and information
  • understand the benefits people get from the environment and how they want to engage with it
  • understand how Natural England can best engage with people on decisions relating to the environment
  • develop an evidence base on the values, understanding, behaviours and attitudes of society towards the natural environment

Natural England will give details of what personal data is collected and how it’s used when it invites you to take part in the research or evaluation of the project.

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

The task is to conduct the Protected Site Strategies as delegated by Defra to Natural England under section 110 of The Environment Act 2021.

The processing of your personal data is based on consent. You can withdraw consent at any time by emailing foi@naturalengland.org.uk

Who Natural England shares your personal data with

Natural England may share the personal data collected under this privacy notice with third parties such as approved contractors, approved consultants and academic institutions working on behalf of Natural England for purposes such as:

  • for particular research, evidence and development opportunities
  • to evaluate the project

Natural England only shares information when necessary and anonymously whenever possible.

Natural England respects your personal privacy when responding to access to information requests. It only shares 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 the project.

What happens if you do not provide the data requested

Natural England will be unable to gather your views. You will not be able to contribute to the specific goals of the research. The project team will not be able to:

  • send you communications about the project or invite you to take part in workshops, surveys or interviews
  • take your experience and opinions into account

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 of the UK

Natural England will only transfer your data to another county that is deemed adequate for data protection purposes.

Your rights

Find out about your individual rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 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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