Policy paper

UK Semiconductor delegation to the Netherlands: privacy notice

Updated 13 May 2024

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

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This notice relates to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and Innovate UK organised visit to the Netherlands to build relationships with Dutch stakeholders and identify collaborative research and innovation (R&I) partners. The Privacy Notice covers the collection and processing for the application process that selects the UK organisations that will join the delegation.

Your data

We may process the following personal data:

  • name
  • email
  • telephone number
  • address

Purpose

The purpose(s) for which we are processing your personal data is:

  • To keep you updated on the outcome of the competitive application process.
  • To monitor the progress and operational delivery of the delegation to the Netherlands.
  • For the evaluation of the visit to understand its impact and to inform future government policy.

The legal basis for processing your personal data under Article 6 of the UK GDPR is:

6 (1) (e)Public task: Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the data controller, in this case to keep you informed of the progress of the Flexible AI Upskilling Fund pilot scheme.

Recipients

Your personal data of applicants will be shared by us with other Government Departments or public authorities, in particular the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Innovate UK, where necessary to support the application process and delivery of the delegation to the Netherlands.

As your personal data will be stored on our IT infrastructure it will also be shared with our data processors Microsoft and Amazon Web Services.

Retention

The personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be kept for a period of 3 months following the application. The personal data of successful applicants will be kept by us for a period of 6 months following the application to ensure that administrative obligations are met, and you can be kept informed of scheme progress.

International Transfers

The personal data of all applications will be processed in the UK and in the European Economic Area (EEA), specifically the Netherlands. It will be shared with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Government of the Netherlands, and transport, accommodation and venue providers as necessary to monitor the progress and operational delivery of the project. It will be shared subject to the equivalent legal protection through the UK Adequacy Regulations.

Your rights

You have the right to:

  • request information about how your personal data are processed, and to request a copy of that personal data
  • request that any inaccuracies in your personal data are rectified without delay
  • request that any incomplete personal data are completed, including by means of a supplementary statement
  • request that your personal data are erased if there is no longer a justification for them to be processed
  • in certain circumstances (for example, where accuracy is contested), request that the processing of your personal data is restricted
  • object to the processing of your personal data where it is processed for direct marketing purposes
  • object to the processing of your personal data

To exercise your rights please contact the Data Protection Officer using the contact details below.

Complaints

If you consider that your personal data has been misused or mishandled, you may make a complaint to the Information Commissioner, who is an UK independent regulator.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Email casework@ico.org.uk

Telephone 0303 123 1113

If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your personal data, please write to the Data Protection Officers in the first instance using the contact details above.

Contact details

The data controller for your personal data is the Department for Science. Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

You can contact the DSIT Data Protection Officer at:

DSIT Data Protection Officer

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
22-26 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EG

Updates to this notice

If this privacy notice changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we will share it with other parties. The ‘last updated’ date at the bottom of this page will also change.

If these changes affect how your personal data is processed, we will take reasonable steps to let you know.

Last updated: 25 April 2024

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