How we handle your information
Calderdale Council is registered with the information Commissioners Office (ICO) under the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018. The Council takes its responsibilities under the Act very seriously.
The information that you provide is collected to administer your application for a new tenancy of this property/land. We need to collect this information in order to consider your application and for the completion of a potential lease should you be successful in your application. Processing your data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
You have the right to see what information is held about you, to have inaccurate information corrected, to have information removed from our system unless we are required by law or a statutory purpose to keep it. Completion of this form/sharing your information with us constitutes explicit consent from you for us to process your data for this purpose. You may withdraw this consent at any time by writing to Lee Wigley, Estates Manager, 3rd Floor, Princess Buildings, Princess Street, Halifax, HX1 1TP.
If you feel that your data has not been handled in accordance with the law, you can contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer at information.management@calderdale.gov.uk.
What details we collect
- Your name;
- contact details;
- and details of your request.
This is kept on our computer system.
How long we keep your details
They will be kept while we assess your application:
- If not successful, your details will be kept until the lease to the successful party completes.
- If successful, your details will be kept for the period of the lease, plus six years.