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Privacy Policy
Your rights about your personal information
Personal information means about you
There are rules about how businesses or the government can keep your personal information
The rules are called the General Data Protection Regulations or GDPR
The rules give you rights about how business or government keep your
personal information
What is personal information?
Personal information is information that can be used to identify you
This can be:
Your name
Your address
Your telephone number
Your email address
Links to your social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
Who could have your personal information?
People who could have your information are:
Your doctor or other health services
Your local council
Other places where you get support from like day services
A business you use like your bank or a points card from a shop
Social media like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
Your rights
You have the right to be told if anyone has or uses your personal information
You have the right to know why they have got your personal information
You have a right to know how long they will keep your information for
You have the right to know who they will share your information with
Checking your personal information
You have the right to see your personal information
You can ask for it by speaking to someone or you can write to someone
They have 1 month to show you the information
The personal information they have about you must be
Easy to understand
Easy to get
Clear and easy to read
Make sure your information is right
You have the right to have your personal information and get it changed if it is wrong
You can ask for it by speaking to someone or you can write to someone
They have 1 month to put the information right
Getting your personal information removed
You have the right to have your information removed if you do not want people to have it
Removed means to take something away
You can ask for the information to be removed by speaking to someone or writing to someone
They must remove it in 1 month
They may say no if you want your information removed
Sometimes they can say no because the law says that the information should not be removed
They must write to you if they do not remove your information
They must tell you why they are not going to remove your information
They must do this in 1 month