Who is collecting and using your personal data?

Devon County Council (DCC) is collecting and or processing your personal data as a Data Controller under Data Protection Legislation and our ICO registration number is Z6475582. This privacy notice concerns the processing of personal data that takes place by the Public Rights of Way Team.

This notice explains what information we collect, why we collect it and how we keep it secure. It also explains your rights and our legal obligation. Should you wish to find out more about Devon County Council’s data protection policies please contact our Data Protection Officer.

We will notify you of any changes to this privacy notice

This privacy notice was last updated on 2 January 2024. If we use your personal data for any new purposes, updates will be made to the policy information and changes communicated, where necessary in accordance with current data protection legislation. Any queries relating to this privacy notice please contact the Data Protection Officer.

What information are we processing?

When managing and maintaining the public rights of way in Devon, we collect the following personal information when you provide it to us:

Your name.
Your contact details (postal address, telephone numbers, email address).

Why are we collecting your personal data?

We may collect your personal data for one or more of the following purposes:

Agreements.
Consultations.
Deposits and grants.
Legal notices, orders and court actions.
Path maintenance and improvements
Statutory registers.
Volunteering and the Parish Paths Partnership Scheme.

The legal basis for us collecting your personal data

The following legislation provides Devon County Council with an official duty to process your personal data.

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
Highways Act 1980.
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

On this basis, we rely upon Article 6(1)(e) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as the lawful grounds to process your personal data.

Personal data that is collected for any of the purposes outlined in this notice is never used for direct marketing purposes and is not sold on to any other third parties.

Recipients or categories of recipients that we may share your personal data with

To enable us to deliver services to you, it may be necessary for us to share your personal data with one or more of the following organisations:

Contractors.
DEFRA.
Department of Transport.
Devon and Cornwall Police.
District councils.
Environment Agency.
Health and Safety Executive.
Natural England.
Rural Payments Agency.
South West Norse.
Planning Inspectorate.
Town and parish councils.
National park authorities.

International transfers

Devon County Council does not intend to transfer your personal data to countries outside of the scope of UK data protection laws. If such a transfer should become necessary in the future, we will ensure that adequate safeguards are applied to such transfers, in accordance with our obligations under Chapter V of the UK General Data Protection Regulation.

How long will we hold your personal data?

We will retain your personal data for only as long as is necessary, and in line with our organisation’s record retention schedules.

Your data protection rights

Under Data Protection Legislation, you have the right to obtain a copy of their personal records held by us, this is called a Subject Access Request (SAR).

Details of how to make a request can be found here.

Further details on your rights under data protection legislation and how to exercise them are available here.

Complaints

If you have any comments, queries or complaints about this privacy notice or the processing of your personal data please contact our Data Protection Officer.

Alternatively, if you are not happy with the way that DCC is handling your personal data, you are entitled to appeal to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO). The Information Commissioners Office enforces and oversees the Data Protection Regulations.

Contact details are below:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Email: casework@ico.org.uk

Automated decisions

Devon County Council does not intend to use your personal data to make automated decisions about you.