Economy and Growth privacy notice

• Your information will be used to advise, support and manage relationships for business growth and investment.

• Article 6.1(b) of the General Data Protection Regulations, namely that processing is required for the performance of a contract. When you initially make contact with us, we may process your information under Article 6.1(a), which is by your consent.

• The data is stored and used to enable continued advice, support and to manage business relationships.
• The council has a duty to protect the public funds it administers and may use information held about you for all lawful purposes, including, but not limited to:
  • Prevention and detection of fraud.
  • Matching data with electoral registration records.
  • Protecting public funds in investigating misuse of public money.
• The council is required by law to participate in National Fraud Initiative (NFI) data matching exercises. Council Tax information may be provided to the Cabinet Office for NFI purposes and will be used for cross-system and cross-authority comparison for the prevention and detection of fraud.
• We may also share this information with other bodies responsible for detecting and preventing fraud or auditing and administering public funds as required by law.
• We may pass your information to other agencies or organisations such as HM Revenues and Customs, and debt enforcement agencies, as allowed by law.
• We may check information you have provided or information about you that someone else has provided, with other information we hold. Sources of information include landlords, letting agents, estate agents, medical professionals, care homes and other councils.
• We may also get information about you from certain third-parties, or give them information to ensure the information is accurate and to prevent/detect crime and protect public funds. These include Credit Reference Agencies, Police, Electoral Registration, HMRC and Land Registry.
• We may share information with other organisations such as Citizens Advice, where we have your consent and it is in your interest.

We will not disclose your personal information to third-parties for marketing, sales, or for any commercial use, and we will not use your personal data in a way that may cause you harm.

• The data will be held during the term of the contract or consensual business relationship and thereafter will be deleted.