Keep Herefordshire Warm (ECO4) Scheme privacy notice - Privacy notices

In order to provide access to home energy efficiency grant funding assistance and support to you through the Flexible Eligibility element of the Energy Company Obligation, and access other energy efficiency grants it is necessary for us to collect and hold personal information about you. This information will include:

• Basic details about you such as name, sex, address, postcode and relevant contact information, (telephone number and/or email address)
• Contact we have had with you, such as home visits, meetings, telephone calls etc.
• Certain sensitive information such as physical or mental health information

All personal data held, is processed in accordance with current data protection law. The Data Controller for the information outlined in this privacy notice is Herefordshire Council.

YES Energy Solutions are the Data Processors who will process your information on behalf of the council.

We will collect information about you (where applicable) to:

• Determine your eligibility under the schemes
• Refer you to selected partners for grant support/intervention
• Provide evidence and assurance to the scheme(s) administrators that the council is operating as agreed

The legal basis for processing the data is:

• Your consent, which you can withdraw at any time by notifying us

We may share your information with partner organisations, including:

• Selected delivery partners: these include energy companies and installers, who will use the information to inform delivery of their obligation or allocated funding. This will most likely involve liaising with you to arrange survey/inspection and if appropriate, installation of the relevant energy efficiency measure
• Other providers of support and advice, as agreed with you, who will use your information to contact you to offer additional services that you may benefit from

We will not normally share your information with organisations other than our partner organisations without your consent, however, there may be certain circumstances where we would share without consent such as where we are required to do so by law, to safeguard public safety, and in risk of harm or emergency situations.

Any information which is shared will only be shared on a need to know basis, with appropriate individuals.  Only the minimum information for the purpose will be shared.

We will only keep your information for the minimum period necessary. The information outlined in this privacy notice will be kept for seven years. All information will be held securely and destroyed under confidential conditions.

You have a number of rights under data protection law, including the right to request your information and to request that the information be amended or erased if incorrect.

To request your records, you will need to contact and provide proof of identification to the Information Governance Team, Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane, Hereford HR4 0LE or via email: informationgovernance@herefordshire.gov.uk

You also have a right to make a complaint about our handling of your personal data to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

If you have any questions or concerns about how your information is used, please contact the Sustainability and Climate Change Team at energy@herefordshire.gov.uk in the first instance.

You can also contact the Data Protection Officer at Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane, Hereford HR4 0LE or by email: informationgovernance@herefordshire.gov.uk

More information about data protection and how it applies to you can be found on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.

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