Notice

UK semiconductor stakeholder forum delegation to the RoK: privacy notice

Published 13 December 2024

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This notice sets out how we will process your personal data, and your rights. It is made under Articles 13 and/or 14 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

This notice relates to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) organised delegation to the Republic of Korea (RoK) to build relationships with Korean 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. We will use your data to update you on the outcome of the application process, to monitor the progress and operational delivery of the delegation to RoK, and for the evaluation of the visit to understand its impact and to inform future government policy.

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 RoK.
  • 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:

(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 delegation to RoK.

Recipients

Your personal data will be shared by us with other Government Departments or public authorities where necessary to support the application process and delivery of the Delegation to RoK.

As part of our IT infrastructure, your personal data will be stored on systems provided by our data processors - Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. This does not mean we actively share your personal data with these entities; rather, they are technical service providers who host infrastructure supporting our IT systems.

Retention

Your personal data will be kept by us for a period of 6 months following your application to ensure that administrative obligations are met, and you can be kept informed of scheme progress.

International Transfers

Your personal data will be processed in the UK, EEA and in RoK. It will be shared with the Government of the Republic of Korea to monitor the progress and operational delivery of the project. It will be shared subject to the equivalent legal protection through an Adequacy Decision.

Due to the departments IT Infrastructure, your personal data may be processed at data centres outside of the UK but will remain within the European Economic Area (EEA). Your data will receive the same level of protection in the EEA as it does in the UK, through the safeguard of Adequacy Decisions.

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: 13 December 2024

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