Gloucestershire County Council is the data controller for the personal information we collect from you.
This Privacy Notice explains what information we collect about you, how we use it and your information rights.
What is the legal basis for our use of your personal information?
The information below shows the legal basis we are relying on to use your personal or special category (sensitive) personal information.
Personal information (GDPR Article 6)
Our legal basis for using your personal information is:
- Processing is necessary for the performance of task carried out in the public interest
- in line with The Highways Act 1980.
Special category (sensitive) personal information (GDPR Article 9)
Our legal basis for using your special category information is:
- Processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest.
And we meet the following condition of part 1 or 2 of the DPA 2018.
We process special category data as is necessary for:
- Statutory and government purposes, to follow the Public Sector Equality Duty and pay due regard to the Equality Act 2010.
Please see our Special Category Data Policy for more information: Gloucestershire County Council - Information Management and Security Policies
How we use your information
Why we collect and use your information:
Gloucestershire County Council will use the information you provide in the survey in order to gather views on plans for the A435 Cheltenham to Bishop's Cleeve Cycleway. The Council is committed to ensuring that our services are delivered fairly. We are also asking you to answer questions about yourself so that we can understand how representative the responses we receive are. We do this to follow the Public Sector Equality Duty and pay due regard to the Equality Act 2010. This information will be used to inform updates to our Equality Impact Assessment and to review our consultation approach going forward.
We will also use your data to better understand the services we provide and to help us build those services for the future. We may also use your data to identify if our services are fulfilling our legal obligations.
The information we collect about you:
Gloucestershire County Council will collect only the personal information we need to perform our functions. You are not required to provide any of the following information, and it will make no difference at all to the way the council treats you if you prefer not to answer any questions in the survey.
We will collect:
- Postcode
- Email address
- Gender
- Age
- Ethnicity
- Disability information
- Sexual Orientation
- Other personal information you may choose to provide within the survey.
How long we keep your information for:
Gloucestershire County Council will keep your personal data for duration of the project before being destroyed.
There may be a legal reason for us to keep it longer, such as if legislation requires us to.
To find further information on how long we keep your information, you can read our retention and disposal schedule at Gloucestershire County Council - Retention.
Who we share data with:
Gloucestershire County Council will share your information with:
- Atkins, our consultation partner which processes your data on behalf of the council.
Your personal data may also be shared with regulatory and statutory bodies who assess council performance and financial spend, as well as where required by law, such as to prevent and detect crime or fraudulent activity.
Your information right under the Data Protection Act 2018
Access to your information:
You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please visit our website using the link below:
Gloucestershire County Council website - Your Information Rights
Correction of inaccurate information:
You have the right to request that the council correct information that you believe is inaccurate or incomplete. You may not always be able to change the information. However, we will correct factual inaccuracies and may include your comments in the records.
The right to object:
You have the right to object to us using your information if you feel we have used it outside the remit of our public tasks or when you have received marketing from us. Please be aware that in certain situations we are allowed to still use your information if there are compelling legitimate grounds to do so.
Using your rights:
If you wish to use any of these rights, please contact us using one of the methods below:
Online:
Gloucestershire County Council website - Your Information Rights
In Writing:
Information Management Service
Gloucestershire County Council
First Floor, Block 4(a)
Shire Hall, Westgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
Email:
Managemyrequests@gloucestershire.gov.uk
How to contact us:
Please contact us if you have any questions about this privacy notice:
By email: majorprojects@gloucestershire.gov.uk
In writing: Major Projects, Gloucestershire County Council, Shire Hall, Gloucester, GL1 2TG
You can contact the council’s Data Protection Officer, via the Information Management Service, by emailing dpo@gloucestershire.gov.uk or by calling 01452 32 4000.
Making a complaint to the Information Commissioner
If you wish to make a complaint about how we use your personal data to the Information Commissioner’s Office, you can contact them by visiting their website at https://ico.org.uk/ or by calling 0303 123 1113.