Guidance

LIFE in the ravines project privacy notice

Updated 13 November 2024

Applies to England

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Who collects your personal data

The data controller is Natural England at:

Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green, York, Y01 7PX

Send questions about how Natural England uses your personal data and your associated rights to the Natural England Data Protection Manager at [email protected] or:

Natural England, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP

The Data Protection Officer for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) group is responsible for checking that Natural England complies with legislation. You can contact them at [email protected] or:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, SW Quarter, 2nd floor, Seacole Block, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF

What personal data’s collected and how it’s used

Natural England collects personal data to carry out its work on the LIFE in the Ravines project.

Mailing list

Natural England collects your name and contact details. You can unsubscribe from the mailing list at any time by emailing [email protected].

Images you submit

Natural England collects your name and contact details.

Surveys and interviews

Natural England collects:

  • your name and contact details
  • information about you
  • your opinions
  • information about your activities in the Peak District Dales SAC

Natural England uses your data to understand how activities affect sensitive habitats of the Peak District Dales SAC.

How your personal data has been obtained, if from a third party

Data will be collected of the individual concerned via:

Processing is necessary for:

  • the performance of a task carried out in the public interest
  • the exercise of official authority vested in the data controller

This is to allow Natural England to carry out its work on the LIFE in the Ravines project.

The processing of your personal data is based on consent. You can withdraw consent at any time by emailing [email protected]

Who Natural England shares your personal data with

Natural England may share your information with other partner organisations in the LIFE in the Ravines project. These are:

  • Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
  • Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
  • National Trust
  • Chatsworth Estate

Defra respects your personal privacy when responding to access to information requests. We only share information when necessary to meet the statutory requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

External contractors

External contractors carry out certain tasks within the LIFE in the Ravines project. To perform these tasks, Natural England shares personal data with them. They follow their own data processing procedures under their contract with Natural England.

How long Natural England holds personal data

The partnership will keep your data for 5 years after the end of the project, due in November 2026. It will delete your mailing list contact details at the end of the project. Contractors will delete any personal data they have at the end of their contract.

What happens if you do not provide the data requested

If you do not provide the data:

  • Natural England will not be able to email you about the project or invite you to take part in workshops, surveys or interviews
  • you will not be able to volunteer for the project
  • Natural England will not be able to use your image in the project
  • the project team will not be able to take your experience and opinions into account

Use of automated decision making or profiling

The personal data you provide is not used for:

  • automated decision making (making a decision by automated means without any human involvement)
  • profiling (automated processing of personal data to evaluate certain things about an individual)

Transfer of data outside the UK

Natural England will only transfer your data to another country that is deemed adequate for data protection purposes.

Your rights

Find out about your individual rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).

Complaints

You have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office at any time.

Natural England’s personal information charter

Natural England’s personal information charter explains more about your rights over your personal data.

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