Guidance

Farm and land management advice privacy notice

Updated 13 November 2024

Applies to England

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Who collects your personal data

The data controller is Natural England at:

Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green, York, Y01 7PX

Send questions about how Natural England uses your personal data and your associated rights to the Data Protection Manager at foi@naturalengland.org.uk or:

Natural England, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP

The Data Protection Officer for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) group is responsible for checking that Natural England complies with legislation. You can contact them at DefraGroupDataProtectionOfficer@defra.gov.uk or:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, SW Quarter, 2nd floor, Seacole Block, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF

What personal data’s collected and how it’s used

Natural England collects and stores your:

  • name
  • contact details
  • age range and gender

The data’s collected so that Natural England can:

  • contact you and provide you with farm and land management advice
  • verify your business from other data it collects, such as the holding number
  • do the diversity monitoring needed for European funding

Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. This is to carry out Natural England’s farm advice programme which aims to:

  • reduce diffuse water and air pollution caused by agricultural practices
  • protect and enhance habitats and biodiversity in the farmed environment

The processing of your data is not based on consent. You cannot withdraw it.

Who Natural England shares your personal data with

Natural England shares your data with the contractor it appoints to provide you with farm and land management advice.

Natural England respects your personal privacy when responding to access to information requests. Natural England only shares information when necessary to meet the statutory requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

How long Natural England holds personal data

Natural England keeps your personal data for 10 years.

What happens if you do not provide the data

Natural England cannot provide you with farm and land management advice.

Use of automated decision-making or profiling

The information you provide is not used for:

  • automated decision making (making a decision by automated means without any human involvement)
  • profiling (automated processing of personal data to evaluate certain things about an individual)

Transfer of data outside the European Economic Area (EEA)

Natural England will not transfer your date outside the EEA.

Your rights

Find out about your individual rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018.

Complaints

You have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office at any time.

Natural England’s personal information charter

Natural England’s personal information charter explains more about your rights over your personal data.

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