District Resident Parking Permits (Forest Parks) Privacy Notice
Published: 1 March 2024
Key contact details
Name: Visitor Services Team
Address: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
10-14 Central Promenade, Newcastle, Co. Down BT33 0AA
Phone Number: +44 (0) 33 0137 4046
E-mail: visitorservices@nmandd.org
The type of personal information we collect
We currently collect and process the following information:
· We ask to view the photographic ID and proof of address of visitors that wish to obtain a free car parking permit (District residents only) for Council forest parks.
· We record the initials of the Visitor against their registered district household address.
How we get your personal information and why we collect it
The personal information we process is provided to us directly by you when you show your proof of ID and address at Council’s forest park car park offices or Visitor Information Centres in order to obtain the free forest park parking permit.
We obtain the list of registered District household addresses via Council records for bin collections and rates.
We use the information that you have given us in order to determine whether your residence is within the Newry, Mourne and Down District, so that you can be issued with a free parking permit for one park of your choice.
Your personal information will not be shared with third parties.
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful basis we rely on for processing this information are:
We have a legitimate interest.
How we store your personal information
Your information is securely stored electronically on Council servers.
At the end of each financial year (31 March) the information will be deleted electronically.
Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
Please contact us if you wish to make a request (see ‘Key Contact’ details above).
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us (see contact details on footer of first page).
You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
The ICO’s contact details are as follows:
· ICO website: www.ico.org.uk
· ICO self-service portal: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
· Helpline: +44 (0) 303 123 1114
