Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 28, 2023

This privacy policy statement sets out the data processing practices carried out through your use of this web site by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council's Communities for Work+.project.

T: 01639 860160

E: jobsupport@npt.gov.uk

Links

This privacy policy only covers the Neath Port Talbot Communities for Work+ project website at https://www.nptcfwplus.co.uk

In providing us with your personal information you hereby acknowledge that Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is the Data Controller for all the personal information you provide on this form (for the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA)).

Information collected

We collect personal information from visitors to this web site through the use of enquiry forms and every time you e-mail us your details. Other than this, we do not store or capture personal information but simply log your IP address (this is the technical standard which ensures messages get from one host to another and that the messages are understood) which is automatically recognised by the web server.

Use of personal information

The personal data which we collect from you via this form will be used by the Council (pursuant to it carrying out its various statutory and business functions) for the following purposes:

Identifying individuals who may access our services.
Identifying businesses who may access our services
Dealing with your requests and enquiries.
Providing you with information about services offered by us.

We do not sell personal information collected through this site or use your personal information for any other purposes than those stated above.

The personal information collected from you on this form will be held by the Council for a period of 10 years.

Please note that we are required to collect certain personal data under statutory requirements and in such cases a failure by you to provide that information to us may result in the Council being unable to provide you with a service and/or could render you liable to legal proceedings.

We would inform you that under Article 21 GDPR you have the right at any time to object to the Authority about the fact that we are processing your personal data for the purposes of carrying out a public task or exercising our official authority.

The Council will not use your personal data for the purposes of automated decision making.

Please be advised that under GDPR individuals are given the following rights in regards to their personal data:

The right of access to their personal data held by a data controller.
The right to have inaccurate data corrected by a data controller.
The right to have their data erased (in certain limited circumstances).
The right to restrict the processing of their data by a data controller (in certain limited circumstances).
The right to object to their data being used for direct marketing.
The right to data portability (i.e. electronic transfer of data to another data controller).

Further information on all the above rights may be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s website: www.ico.org.uk.

Sharing data

As a Data Controller the Council is required under GDPR to inform you which of the Article 6 GDPR “Data Processing Conditions” it is relying upon to lawfully process your personal data. In this respect please be advised that in regards to the data provided by you on this form we are relying on the following two Article 6 conditions;

“The data processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject”. (Article 6(c) GDPR).
“The data processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.” (Article 6(e) GDPR).

We may share your personal data securely with the following third parties (i.e. persons/bodies/entities outside the Council) in accordance with data sharing arrangements which we have in place with those third parties:

Welsh Government
Communities for Work
DWP
JCP
Workways+
PACE
Youth Service
Cam Nesa
Careers Wales

Cookies may be used by us to provide you with customised information from our web site. A cookie is an element of data that a web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. Cookies allow us to understand who has seen which pages, to determine how frequently particular pages are visited and to determine the most popular areas of our web site. We use cookies, including third party cookies, so that we can give you a better experience when you return to our web site. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. You do not have to accept cookies, and you should read the information that came with your browser software to see how you can set up your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, this will give you the opportunity to decide whether to accept it. If you disable cookies from your browser you may not be able to access certain features of a particular web site.

For more information about our use of cookies please see https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/

Security

We endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information. All the data collected by us is stored on a secure server. The secure server software encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us.

Internet-based Transfers

Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing this web site and communicating electronically with us you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. You should check this page regularly to see our most up to date policy. We will tell you about any changes to this Privacy policy by showing the date of the changes in the ‘Last updated’ section below. By using the website after the date we make any changes, you are agreeing to the changes.

Requests and complaints

In the event that you have any queries regarding our use of your personal data, you wish to have access to the same or you wish to make any complaint regarding the processing of your personal data please contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer at the Directorate of Finance & Corporate Services, Civic Centre, Port Talbot, SA13 1PJ.

Please be advised that in the event that you make a request or a complaint to the Council’s Data Protection Officer and you are dissatisfied with the Council’s response you are entitled to complain directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Details of the Commissioner’s Office contact details and further information on your rights may be obtained from the Commissioner’s website – www.ico.org.uk.