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General Policy
The Plymouth Tree Partnership respects your privacy. The information that you provide us with, or that is gathered automatically, helps us to monitor our services and provide to you the services that you are entitled to as a visitor to our website.
Your Rights - The Data Protection Act 1998
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, we have a legal duty to protect any personal information we collect from you. We do not pass on your details to any third party or government department unless you give us permission to do so or the law requires it.
We have structured our website so that, in general, you can visit it without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. Once you choose to provide us with any information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that it will only be used for the purpose for which it was originally collected or compatible purposes.
The Data Protection Act 1998 provides you with rights in relation to the personal data we may hold about you, namely;
Be provided with a copy of your personal data that we process and information concerning the processing.
Prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress.
Prevent processing for the purposes of direct marketing.
Rights in relation to automated decision taking.
Take action for compensation from the Council if damage results from any breach of the Act by the Council.
Take action to rectify, block, erase or destroy inaccurate data.
With regard to your rights to be provided with a copy of your personal data, you are entitled to this within 40 days of making the request, providing the request is in writing.
Requests must contain the information required to satisfy the Plymouth Tree Partnership as to the identity of the person making the request (we may require proof of your identity).
Requests must contain the information required to enable the Plymouth Tree Partnership to locate the information which is being sought. We will assist you where possible.
We may charge up to £10 for this data. Further information about the Data Protection Act can be obtained from:
Information Commissioner,
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire,
SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 01625 545 700
Fax: 01625 524510
e-mail: mail@ico.gsi.gov.uk
Website: http://www.ico.gov.uk/
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