{"id":557,"date":"2020-12-31T09:33:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T09:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nifrs.org\/?page_id=557"},"modified":"2023-03-30T09:55:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:55:19","slug":"privacy-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nifrs.org\/privacy-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Privacy Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) builds upon existing data protection laws and provides enhanced protection for personal data by imposing stricter obligations on those who process personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the purposes of Data Protection legislation, NIFRS is a \u2018Data Controller\u2019 (the holder, user and processor) of personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are committed to protecting your personal data when you use our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This Privacy Notice has been drawn up in line with the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) \u2018Privacy Notices Code of Practice\u2019, to help us comply with UK GDPR and Data Protection legislation. It aims to make those who use our services aware of how we process and use personal data and protect your privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To deliver our services effectively, we may need to collect and process personal data about you. Personal data refers to any information with which a living individual can be identified. Individual identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with other information in the possession of NIFRS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We collect your personal information using computer systems, paper records, telephone calls and emails. This can include information you provide in person, on an official form (online or paper) and also information that is recorded on CCTV cameras operating within NIFRS sites and on specialist firefighting vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We process personal information so that we can undertake prevention, protection and emergency services in the communities that we serve. Personal data can be collected for firefighting and emergency services purposes including managing responses to fire and other emergency incidents; and maintaining our own records and accounts including the management of fire service assets. We also process personal information using a CCTV system to monitor and collect visual images for the purposes of security, training and the prevention and detection of crime. Other reasons why we collect personal data include-<\/p>\n\n\n\n We have the right to process your personal data where there is a lawful basis to do so. In the majority of cases, our lawful basis will be at least one of the following \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n There may be other occasions where we are required to process your personal data, however, we will only do so where a lawful basis exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We may engage the services of commercial companies to store and manage your information on our behalf. Where we have these arrangements, there is always a Contract, a Memorandum of Understanding, a Service Level Agreement and\/or an Information Sharing Agreement in place to ensure the requirements of the UK GDPR on handling personal data are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We may share information with another country in respect of operational and\/or other matters. In such circumstances we will ensure that the requirements of Chapter V of UK GDPR are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes, it is in line with our legal duties and in the interest of public safety to share information with other organisations such as the Police, the NHS or Social Services. We may also share your personal information when there is a justifiable public safety and security reason. Examples are-<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are committed to ensuring that your personal data is safe. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we hold about you. These include-<\/p>\n\n\n\n Subject to an exemption under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights in respect to your personal data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Personal records are retained for as long as necessary to process and in line with DoH \u2018Good Management, Good Records\u2019 Retention and Disposal Schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is important that the information we hold about you is up-to-date. If your personal details change, or are currently inaccurate, it is important that you let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To exercise all relevant rights, queries or complaints, please in the first instance contact NIFRS Governance Information Business Support Services Manager-<\/p>\n\n\n\n Address<\/strong>– NIFRS Governance Information Business Support Services Manager, NIFRS Headquarters, 1 Seymour Street, Lisburn, BT27 4SX You can also contact the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Address<\/strong>– The Information Commissioner\u2019s Office \u2013 Northern Ireland, 3rd Floor, 14 Cromac Place, Belfast, BT7 2JB Corporate Privacy Notice UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) builds upon existing data protection laws and provides enhanced protection for personal…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2125,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTypes of personal data<\/strong><\/th> Details<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Individual details<\/td> Name, address, other contact details (e.g. email and telephone numbers), gender, marital status, date and place of birth, nationality, employer job title and employment history, family details including their relationship to you.<\/td><\/tr> Special categories of personal data<\/td> Certain categories of personal data have additional protection under the UK GDPR. The categories are health, criminal convictions, racial or ethnic origin, trade union membership, genetic data, biometric or data concerning sexual orientation.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n How do we collect your personal information? <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Why we collect your personal information <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Where might we collect your personal data from-<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Legal basis for processing your personal data<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Sharing Your Information <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
How we keep your information secure <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Your rights and your personal data <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Retention and disposal of personal information <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Keeping your information up-to-date <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Contacts <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Tel<\/strong> -028 9266 4221
E-mail<\/strong> – informationunit@nifrs.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWho can I complain to?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Tel<\/strong>– 028 9027 8757<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"