Privacy Policy
Torfaen County Borough Council hosts the Webster website on behalf of the community.
Contact Details: For website functionality only - keri.gould@torfaen.gov.uk
Privacy Notice Name: Webster website
Data Controller: Torfaen County Borough Council, c/o Civic Centre, Pontypool, NP4 6YB
If you wish to raise a concern about the website handling of your personal data, please contact the Data Protection Officer on 01495 762200 or email dpa@torfaen.gov.uk
Webster is a community website that provides information about local groups and activities in your area. It does not collect personal information but provides links to or contact details of, the local groups advertised.
1) Who provides your data to the Council?
The Webster website does not collect information; it is purely a source of information for members of the public.
2) How does the Council collect this information?
The Webster website does not provide a facility for data collection.
3) What information does the Council collect about you?
The Webster website collects:
- IP addresses only.
4) Why does the Council process your personal data?
Under Article 6 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful basis we rely on for processing this information is:
(e) We need it to perform a public task.
5) Special categories of personal data
We do not collect any special category or criminal data.
6) Who has access to your data?
Your data is shared internally only with the appropriate staff where it is necessary for the performance of their roles.
Is the Data transferred out of the UK?
No
7) How does the Council keep your data secure?
The Council has internal policies in place to ensure the data it processes is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed. Access to this data is restricted in accordance with the Council’s internal policies and in compliance with the UK GDPR.
8) How long does the Council keep your data?
The Council will hold your personal data only for the period that is necessary and will follow organisational and Local Authority standards in this area. At the end of the retention period the Council will securely destroy or dispose of the data in line with retention schedules.
9) Are we making automated decisions/profiling with your data?
No
Your rights
You have a number of Rights you can exercise:
- Access - to obtain a copy of your data on request
- Rectification – to require the Council to change incorrect or incomplete data
- Object, Restrict or Delete - under certain circumstances you can require the Council to delete or stop processing your data, for example where the data is no longer necessary for the purposes of processing
- Data portability – to receive and/or transmit data provided to the Council to other organisations (this applies in limited circumstances)
- Withdraw your consent at any time (where consent has been given)
- To know the consequences of failing to provide data to the Council
- To know the existence of any Automated Decision-making, including profiling, and the consequences of this for you.
- To lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Information Commissioners Office)
If you would like to enquire about any of these rights, please contact the Data Protection Officer at the top of this Privacy Notice.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (Wales), 2nd Floor, Churchill House, Churchill Way, Cardiff, CF10 2HH. Telephone 0330 414 6421 or e-mail Wales@ico.org.uk