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Data Protection
Data Protection at North Devon Homes
* We will process your information in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
* We will use the information that you have provided for the purpose(s) for which it has been provided and ensure the accuracy and completeness of all North Devon Homes records and ensure that our records are kept up to date.
* We may also use the information to inform you of other North Devon Homes services to which you may be entitled.
* We may also share the information you have provided with other agencies where it is in the interets of your health, safety or welfare.
* We will not ask you for more information than is necessary.
* We will not keep information for longer than is necessary.
* We will take all reasonable measures to keep your information safe.
* We may use your information both within North Devon Homes and with external statutory agencies for the prevention and detection of crime.
You may obtain details of theinformation held about you from: The Data Protection Officer, North Devon Homes Ltd, Westacott Road, Barnstaple, EX32 8TA
Principles of Data Protection
The Data Protection Act 1988 is based on 8 principles for good information handling.
1) Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully.
2) Personal data shall be obtained only for one or more specific and lawful purposes and shall not be further processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose or those purposes.
3) Personal data shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose or purposes for which they are processed.
4) Personal data shall be accurate and where necessary kept up to date.
5) Personal data processed for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or purposes.
6) Personal data shall be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects under this Act.
7) Appropriate technical and organisational measures shall be taken against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data.
8) Personal data shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area, unless that country or territory ensures an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of data subjects in relation to the processing of personal data.
