Orkney Housing Association
Quality Affordable Homes for Orkney
Tel: (01856) 875253
Email: enquiries@ohal.org.uk
Tel: (01856) 875253
Email: enquiries@ohal.org.uk
The Data Protection Act (2018) is an important piece legislation to safeguard the rights of individuals. The Association is legally required to process personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018) and UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). It is our duty to ensure all data is secure, accurate and up-to date.
Everyone will now have much greater access to the personal data that organisations hold on them and will legally be allowed to view the data by making a Subject Access Request. Incorrect or incomplete data can also be rectified upon request. There is also a right to demand that your data is deleted if it's no longer necessary to the purpose for which it was collected. This is known as the "right to be forgotten".
Organisations must ensure they provide a lawful basis for processing all types of personal data that they have not sought specific consent to use. The GDPR requires that controllers and processors must be transparent about how they collect data, what they do with it, and how they process it, and must be clear in explaining these things to you.
Our Fair Processing Notice outlines the following details of how we manage the personal data we collect:
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Data Protection Act (2018) enforces stricter rules upon organisations to ensure that they are taking all reasonable measures to guard against data theft, loss, or other breach. If there is a breach of your data we must let you, and the Information Commissioner's Office know at the earliest opportunity.
You can visit the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) website for further information at https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/.
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Changes to our Privacy, Data & Cookie Statement
We keep our privacy notice under regular review and will place any updates on this webpage. The notice was last reviewed in May 2022.
We welcome any queries you may have regarding this Privacy Notice, or any information we hold about you. Please contact us at dataprotection@ohal.org.uk.