Privacy Policy
This website is owned and operated by The IPDS Team which is part of the Department for Communities and Local Government. We take your privacy seriously, and to protect it we comply with the principles contained within this policy, which meets the standards and guidelines contained in the Data Protection Act 1998.
What this Privacy Policy does not cover
This policy does not apply to the practices of companies which the DCLG does not own or control, or to people we do not employ or manage.
Privacy Law
The IPDS Team is covered by the DCLG’s Data Protection registration. The IPDS Team complies with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Collection and use of Personal Information
From time to time we may ask you to provide us with your personal information. By providing your personal information, you agree to the collection, storage and use of your personal information by the IPDS Team and DCLG in the manner set out in this privacy policy.
We will not use your personal information for direct marketing purposes without giving you a chance to opt-out.
Disclosure of Information
Neither IPDS Team, nor DCLG, will sell your personal information or otherwise disclose it to a third party without your consent.
Links
This website links to other sites. We make every effort to provide links to high quality, reputable sites. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites since they are not under our day to day control. We cannot accept responsibility for their use of your data, the site content or the services offered to you by these sites.
Accessing your personal data
You can contact us to ask what personal data we hold about you by sending an email to info@ipds.co.uk or by writing to Data Protection Act, The IPDS Team, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 ORH. We will then provide you with a readable copy of the data we hold about you for a charge of £10. You can, of course, ask us to correct or amend your personal data.
Security
Security is of primary importance to the IPDS Team. We have implemented technology and security policies, rules and measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control, both on and off-line, from improper access, use, alteration, destruction and loss.
Only employees and contractors are granted access to personally identifiable information and then only if they need the information to carry out a specific authorised task. Our contractors are made fully aware of their responsibilities for maintaining the security of any of your personal data we permit them to process.
The servers that we store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure environment.
Changes to the policy
The IPDS Team may amend this policy from time to time. If we make any changes they will be posted on this website.
Thank you for reading our privacy policy - we hope it has fully answered any questions you may have had about how we collect and use your personal information.