Property leases privacy notice

First published

24 Jul 2024

Last updated

06 Aug 2024

Property leases privacy notice

Find out how Stirling Council uses personal data by checking the Council’s website at the following address:

https://www.stirling.gov.uk/privacy-statement/

Our website contains a Register of Data Processing which lists all the different ways
in which the Council uses personal data.

This Privacy Notice provides more information about just one of those processes.

Who do I contact about my personal information ?

The Council has a Data Protection Officer to make sure it is complying with data protection laws.

They can be contacted at:

Data Protection Officer
Stirling Council
Old Viewforth
14-20 Pitt Terrace
Stirling
FK8 2ET

Email: dataprotection@stirling.gov.uk
Telephone: 01786 404040

Why does the Council process personal information?

To allow the lease agreement to be negotiated and prepared, the payment details to be arranged and to facilitate future communications between the tenant and the Council as their Landlord.

The type of personal information we collect

Individuals or Organisations - Name, address, telephone numbers, email address, bank account details, credit checks, credit references.

What makes it lawful for the Council to process this information data?

We process this personal data in preparation for a contract with the data subject.

Where does the Council obtain personal information from?

Supplied by the individual or organisation. Contact details may be passed from the Economic Development team in order to facilitate the setting up of leases or other agreements connected with business use of Council-owned premises.

Where does the Council keep personal information?

In both paper and electronic format (on the network drive, as well as asset management systems).

How long does the Council keep personal information?

Data protection legislation says that personal data should be kept for no longer than is required for the purpose for which it was collected.

Who does the Council share personal information with?

This data is not shared.

Your rights

You have the following rights under data protection laws. If you have a request under any of these rights, you can make a subject access request.

  • The right of access You have the right to request information we hold about you. This is known as a subject access request and is free of charge. We must respond within one month, although this can be extended to three months if the information is complex.

  • The right to rectification - You are entitled to have your information rectified if it is factually inaccurate or incomplete. We must respond to your request within one month. If we decide to take no action, we will tell you why and let you know about your right of complaint to the UK Information Commissioner

  • The right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your information or stop using it. It will not always be possible for us to comply with your request, for example, if we have a legal obligation to keep the information. If we decide to take no action, we will tell you why and let you know about your right of complaint to the UK Information Commissioner.

  • The right to restrict processing - You have the right to restrict how your data is processed in certain circumstances, for example, if the information is not accurate. If a restriction is applied, we can retain just enough information to ensure that the restriction is respected in future. We must tell you if we decide to lift a restriction on processing.

  • The right to data portability – You have the right to object to processing, if we are processing your personal data with your consent, and it is held in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable form, you have a right to ask us to transmit it to another data controller so they can use it. This right does not apply if we process your personal data as part of our public task.

  • The right to object - You can object to your information being used for profiling, direct marketing or research purposes.

  • You have rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling - to reduce the risk that a potentially damaging decision is taken without human intervention.

Complaints and comments

If you want to complain about or comment on how we have processed your personal information, you should email dataprotection@stirling.gov.uk

If you are still unhappy with how the council handled your complaint, you can contact the UK Information Commissioner's Office at:

The Information Commissioner,
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF

Phone: 0303 123 1113

You can find further information on the Information Commissioners Office website.

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