Request your personal data Click to get info
You have the right to get a copy of the information that is held about you.
This request is called a Subject Access Request (SAR).
Under a SAR, we will also tell you:
- how we collect your information
- what we use it for
- how we process the data
- who else we share it with
There are also some exceptions, set out in the legislation, where we won’t be able to provide you with your personal data. Examples of this include where it’s been used by us in order for us to seek legal advice, or where we’ve received it from someone else in confidence and we’re bound by that obligation.
For further information, please visit the right to be informed page on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website.
Make a Subject Access Request (SAR)
Request made on behalf of a child Click to get info
A parent does not have an automatic right to information held about their child. That right belongs to the child.
However in some circumstances the parent can act on the child’s behalf, providing the parent has Parental rights and responsibilities. Once the child reaches sufficient maturity, the child can exercise their own right, and the parent must act with the child’s consent. In England, the age at which the child reaches sufficient maturity is judged to be the age of 12, but this may vary according to factors particular to that child.
For children who are old enough to be aware of the SAR process, they should be involved in the application process and be asked for their consent.
All records belong to the individual regardless of their age. This means that anyone else wanting to view the records of children needs to provide proof that they are entitled to ask for this information. In the case of children this is parental responsibility.
In the cases of non-resident parents, we may also need to undertake further checks to ensure that releasing the information will not place anyone at risk.
Request us to erase your personal data Click to get info
You can ask us to remove your personal data.
This request is called a Subject Erasure Request (SER), more commonly known as ‘the right to be forgotten’.
The right you have only applies under certain circumstances. These are if you don’t consent to us keeping and processing your data and:
- your personal data is no longer necessary for the purpose which we collected it for
- you want to withdraw your consent to us having data which you consented to before
- we’re relying on ‘legitimate interests’ to process your data, but there aren’t any
- we’re using it to send you marketing communications, but you’ve asked us not to
- we’ve processed your data unlawfully
- we have to erase it to comply with a legal obligation
- we’ve processed your personal data to offer information society services to a child who has asked for it to be erased
There are also some exceptions, set out in the legislation, where we won’t be able to erase your personal data. Examples of this include if we have to comply with a legal obligation, or if we need it to allow us to carry out a task under our official authority.
For further details, please visit the right to erasure page on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website.
Request us to transfer your data Click to get info
You can ask us to give you copy of your personal data in a safe, secure format that can be easily transferred to other IT systems.
This request called a Subject Portability Request (SPR).
You can request that we send this data directly to another organisation. We will do this, provided it’s technically feasible to do so.
For more details, please visit the right to data portability page on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website.
Request us to correct inaccurate data Click to get info
You can ask us to correct any of your personal data that is wrong and complete any data that is missing.
This request is called a Subject Rectification Request (SRR).
There are some circumstances where we can refuse this request, such as where we don’t agree that the information we have is wrong. If this is the case, we’ll allow you to set out what you think is wrong and place that with the information we hold.
For more details, please visit the right to rectification page on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website.
Request us to limit how we use your data Click to get info
You can ask us to limit how we use your data, even though we will still store it.
This request is called a Subject Processing Restriction Request (SPRR).
The right you have only applies under certain circumstances. These are if:
- you’ve told us the data is inaccurate and we’re checking this
- the data has been unlawfully processed but you don’t want us to erase it completely
- we don’t need the data any more, but you need us to keep it as part of a legal claim
- you’ve asked us not to process your data, but we’re considering whether our ‘legitimate grounds’ override this
We may continue to use your data if we ask you and you then consent.
We may also continue to use your date without your consent if it’s necessary for us to do so in connection with a legal claim, or necessary to protect another person’s rights, or if it’s necessary because of an important public interest reason.
For more details, please visit the right to restrict processing page on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website.
Request us to stop using your data Click to get info
You can object to us using your data, under certain circumstances.
You can ask us to stop using your data for marketing purposes completely.
This request is called a Subject Processing Objection (SPO).
If you ask us to stop using your data for marketing purposes, we can’t refuse to do so.
If you ask us to stop using your data for non-marketing purposes, we may not agree to your objection if we’re using it:
- for a task carried out in the public interest
- through official authority vested in us
- as our ‘legitimate interest’ (or those of a third party) provided there’s no undue harm caused to you
Your right to object is also limited if we’re using your data for scientific or historical research, or statistical purposes.
For more details, please visit the right to object page on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website.
How long will my request take? Click to get info
We’ll respond to you within 30 days of receiving your request and the appropriate evidence.
Where we need to perform additional complex work, we may take up to an additional 60 days.
If it’s going to take us longer than 30 days, we’ll write to you before the end of 30 days, explaining why this is and how long it will take.
Complaints Click to get info
If you need to complain about how we deal with your personal data, please see our complaints page, where you can complete the online form and find out what happens next.
If we’re unable to resolve your complaint to your satisfaction, you can make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
View our entry on the Register of Data Controllers Click to get info
Every organisation that processes personal information (known as ‘data controllers’) must register with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), unless they’re exempt.
The ICO publishes this register of data controllers on their website, along with a description of the type of processing each data controller does.
To view our entry, enter Z7599838 into the registration number field.
Contact Click to get info
Information Officer
Business Hub
Waltham Forest Town Hall
Forest Road
Walthamstow E17 4JA