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Community Awards Privacy Notice

The purpose of processing

We only use the information provided in the nomination form for the Community Awards and in associated publicity.

Data subjects

The data subjects will be those who make the nominations those who are nominated and those who take part in the online voting process.
Those who make the nominations
Those who are nominated
Those who take part in the online voting process
Parent/ Guardian of individuals nominated under 18 years

Personal data

We will only collect the data contained in the nomination form which will include:
Name
Address
Email address
Telephone number
Details included in reasons for the nomination
Role within the community

How is it used?

The information provided in the nominations will be utilised to select individuals and groups from various fields, including volunteers, charities, carers, and those who serve the community. Everyone nominated will receive a personalised certificate. The winner of The Peter Duppa-Miller Parish Award will receive a certificate at a Parish Liaison Meeting. All other winners and their nominators will be invited to a small celebratory event, where they will be presented with an Award and certificate in recognition of their contributions. The presentations will be conducted by the Chair of Bath & North East Somerset Council and Community Award Partners. The information provided in the nomination form will be used in publicity about the Awards.

Profiling and automated decision making

All nominations will be considered by a Judging Panel made up of partner representatives of the Community Awards and any other representative that the Council deems appropriate. Nominations for the category of Charity of the Year will be shortlisted by the Judging Panel and members of the public will be invited to vote to select the winners.
You have the right to request that automated decision making be reviewed and replaced by non-automated means (i.e. decisions taken by one of our expert Council officers). To exercise this right please email data_protection@bathnes.gov.uk

GDPR condition relied upon for processing personal data:

Article 6.1 a - Consent
We will rely on your consent (article 6(1)(a) GDPR) to process this information. If at any time you wish to withdraw that consent and no longer be considered for an award please contact: connecting_communities@bathnes.gov.uk

GDPR condition relied upon for processing special category data

Not applicable

Sharing of personal data with external recipients

We may share your data with the following organisations. This is so the Judging Panel can select the winners from each category.

The Student Community Partnership (which includes the University of Bath, Bath Spa University, and Bath College)
BEMSCA (Bath Ethnic Minority Senior Citizens Association)
Everyone Health
The Third Sector Group (3SG)
Avon Local Councils' Association (ALCA)

How long is the personal data retained by the Council?

We will retain the nominations for no longer than 6 months after the event and winners for 2 years.

Please contact data_protection@bathnes.gov.uk or the team with any questions or concerns regarding your personal data.

Questions or concerns?

Please email data_protection@bathnes.gov.uk 

Appeals to the Information Commissioner’s Office

If you are unhappy about the way we have treated your personal data, or feel we have not properly respected your data subject rights, you have the right to contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and tell them about this.

You can also contact the ICO by phone on 0303 1231113.