We hold this privateness discover beneath common evaluate and was final up to date on 9 April 2022.
Kent County Council respects your privateness and is dedicated to defending your private information. This privateness discover will inform you as to how we glance after your private information and inform you about your privateness rights and the way the legislation protects you.
Who’re we?
Kent County Council (KCC) collects, makes use of and is answerable for sure private details about you. After we accomplish that we’re regulated beneath the UK Normal Information Safety Regulation (‘UK GDPR’) and the Information Safety Act 2018. We’re accountable as ‘joint controllers’ with our contracted events Business Companies Kent Ltd (CSKL) and FCC for that private data, for the needs of these legal guidelines. Business Companies Kent Ltd (CSKL) and FCC are information processors and course of the pictures on behalf of KCC. Our Information Safety Officer is Benjamin Watts.
Waste Administration assist individuals to handle their waste, encourage using waste as a useful resource in synergy with financial and housing development in Kent plus guarantee a strong, business method to commissioning, efficiency, and supply all through the service.
We presently handle 19 Family Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) and 6 switch stations and closed landfill websites throughout Kent. The websites are operated by contracting events beneath the remit of Kent County Council.
The private data we gather and use
Info collected by us
With the intention to implement our HWRC insurance policies and examine unlawful fly tipping we gather, by means of surveillance cameras and physique worn movies, the next private data:
- video photos of you
- Audio recordings (for instance, conversations with HWRC contracted workers who use physique worn cameras)
- photograph photos of you (for instance, pictures of any actions at a location of fly tipping)
- your car particulars (for instance, car licence plate quantity and car sort)
KCC contracts CSKL and FCC (by way of Digicam Safety Methods Ltd) to gather this data by way of CCTV/ANPR on KCC’s behalf. They’re accountable as ‘joint information controllers’ of that private data. KCC will solely make requests to FCC and CSKL for CCTV/ANPR video and/or audio footage in relation to incidents on FCC and CSKLS websites solely and can solely be used for the aim of the incident.
We additionally gather your conversations (e.g. audio recordings of verbal conversations), by the best way of physique worn video cameras, if deemed crucial for the safety of workers while making head to head enquiries with the general public about their objective on the web site or severe grievance. Physique worn video cameras are additionally utilized by KCC Waste Administration enforcement officers to adjust to their statutory duties.
We additionally gather your contact particulars by way of the DVSA (title, postal tackle, phone numbers, electronic mail tackle) utilizing your car licence quantity for the needs of contacting you as a part of an enforcement of the KCC HWRC coverage, buyer enquiry or grievance, or for insurance coverage functions as a consequence of a well being & security matter.
When you’ve got accomplished a non-trade waste declaration type, the next extra private data may also be collected by us:
How we use your private data
We use your private data to:
- help with the prevention and detection of crime and defend property on the Family Waste Recycling Centre
- improve the safety and welfare of staff when there are considerations round their security
- enhance public security
- help within the prevention and discount of public dysfunction and anti-social behaviour
- present information intelligence for third occasion insurance coverage claims, incidents, and accidents
- contact you relating to a buyer enquiry or compliant, or as a part of an enforcement of KCC’s HWRC insurance policies.
CCTV/ANPR footage is utilized by the police when investigating and prosecuting theft (e.g. automobile batteries, frequent scrap steel), vandalism (e.g. harm to property corresponding to fences from breaking and coming into premises) and arson and fireplace prevention, each throughout operational hours and when closed. CCTV/ANPR can be used for insurance coverage and accident investigations involving incidents with the general public and/or corroborating complaints by the general public or web site operatives.
How lengthy your private information shall be saved
Recorded materials is requested from our contracting events just for the aim of investigating potential legal acts. KCC will maintain your private data securely and retain it for six years after which evaluate whether or not there’s a have to hold this data, in accordance with our Retention Schedule. We then securely destroy your private data after this date and hold a report of when we’ve got disposed of it.
Surveillance digital camera photos that aren’t required for investigatory functions are saved digitally on absolutely encrypted safe servers on every web site and are routinely saved for a most of 30 days. After this level the laborious disk is overwritten with a brand new recording.
KCC Waste Administration physique worn video information is absolutely encrypted and saved securely. Non-evidential information is robotically deleted after 30 days.
