Household Waste and Recycling Centre permits - privacy notice

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Public Services - Waste Services – Household Waste and Recycling Centre Permits

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council of Town Hall, Crossley Street, Halifax, HX1 1UJ is registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) under the provision of the Data Protection Act 2018. The Council takes its responsibilities as Data Controller under the Act very seriously. 

This privacy notice explains how your personal information will be used when applying for a permit to use Calderdale Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRC).

The type of information we will collect

The following personal information may be collected directly from you:

• Name and address
• Email address and telephone number(s)
• Council tax reference 
• vehicle registration number

Why we collect and hold this information 

The purposes of processing your personal information are:

• for the administration, operation, monitoring, enforcement, and management of the Calderdale HWRC permit schemes.
• to process your application and where necessary check your eligibility for a HWRC permit
• to prevent misuse of the Council’s HWRC 

Sharing your personal data

Your personal information will be shared with Calderdale Council’s Council Tax Team for the purpose of checking your eligibility for a permit.  Calderdale Council is required by law to protect the public funds it administers. It may share information provided to it with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds, to prevent or detect fraud. We will never share your personal information with third parties without your consent unless the law allows us to do so.

The lawful basis for the processing your data

Personal data is processed under the following lawful bases:

• Article 6(c) - for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject (Environmental Protection Act 1990)
• Article 6(e) - for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller

Retaining your personal information

Your personal data will be retained until the end of the permit period and then destroyed. 

Your rights

The GDPR provides the following rights for individuals. Not all rights are absolute and therefore will only apply in certain circumstances:

1. The right to be informed
2. The right of access
3. The right to rectification
4. The right to erasure
5. The right to restrict processing
6. The right to data portability
7. The right to object
8. Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling.

You also have the right to complain to the Data Protection Officer 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

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office at www.ico.org.uk

If you wish to make a request to exercise your rights or you require further information regarding Calderdale HWRC permit scheme, please contact: Waste.Management@calderdale.gov.uk.