Consignee returns privacy notice
Updated 21 November 2022
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This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hazardous-waste-consignee-returns-spreadsheet/how-we-use-your-personal-information
The Environment Agency runs the hazardous waste consignee returns service.
We are the data controller for this service. A data controller determines how and why personal information is processed.
Our personal information charter explains:
- your rights
- what we do with your personal information
We are allowed to process your personal information because we have official authority as the environmental regulator.
We ask for consignee returns every 3 months (every quarter) in England. We process your personal information to carry out a task in the public interest that is set out in law. We need this information from you to process your quarterly returns. If you do not give us the information we ask for we cannot upload your data.
What we do with your personal information
We use your personal information to make sure our consignee returns database assigns quarterly data against you.
We do not use your personal information to make an automated decision or for automated profiling.
We may share your personal information with the:
- Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
- Natural Resources Wales
- Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)
- Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL) – they process your personal information to send invoices on our behalf
We will not share or disclose your personal information to any other party without your consent unless we are lawfully able to do so.
How long we keep your personal information
We keep your personal information for 6 years from your last submission. This is our standard information retention policy.
Where your personal information is processed and stored
The Environment Agency and SSCL store and process your personal information on servers in the UK.
We will not transfer your personal information outside the European Economic Area.
Contact
Our Data Protection Officer gives independent advice. They monitor how the Environment Agency uses your personal information.
If you have questions or concerns about how we process personal information, or to make a complaint or request relating to data protection, please contact:
Data Protection Officer
Environment Agency
Horizon House
Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH
Email: dataprotection@environment-agency.gov.uk
You can also make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
The ICO is the supervisory authority for data protection legislation. The ICO website has a full list of your rights under data protection legislation.