Guidance

Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment historic environment record request privacy notice

Updated 13 November 2024

Applies to England

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This privacy notice relates to the collection of data relating to the costs of goods or work requested by the England Ecosystem Survey Project.

1. 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

2. What personal data is collected and how it’s used

Natural England will use your data to provide payment for the work we have requested. This includes:

  • Name of the person completing the form
  • Name of the organisation
  • Contact email address
  • Costs relating to the work request (where applicable).

The legal basis for processing your personal data is based on consent.

It is necessary to record the data for the payment of requested work by Natural England and to create purchase orders and facilitate payment to the relevant organisation.

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

5. Who Natural England shares your personal data with

Natural England will not share your information.

Natural England 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.

6. How long Natural England holds personal data

Your personal information will be deleted by Natural England once the payment is complete.

7. What happens if you do not provide the data requested

If you do not provide the data:

  • Natural England will not be able to raise purchase invoices and provide payment for goods or work.

8. Use of automated decision-making or profiling

The information 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)

9. Transfer of data outside the UK

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

10. 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).

11. Complaints

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

12. 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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