Privacy Policy

GDPR Fair Processing Notice: 
LOVAT ESTATES LIMITED

 

How I use your personal information

This notice explains what information I collect, when I collect it and how I use this. During the course of my activities, I will process personal data (which may be held on paper, electronically, or otherwise) about you and I recognise the need to treat it in an appropriate and lawful manner. The purpose of this notice is to make you aware of how I will handle your information.

Who am I?

Lovat Estates Limited, Lovat Estates Office, Beauly IV4 7DA telephone 01463 782205 (“I” or “me”) take the issue of security and data protection very seriously and strictly adhere to guidelines published in the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 which is applicable from the 25 May 2018, together with any domestic laws subsequently enacted.
I am notified as a data controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under registration number Z7617847 and I am the data controller of any personal data that you provide to me.
Any questions relating to this notice and my privacy practices should be addressed to Lovat Estates Office.

How I collect information from you and what information I collect

I collect information about you:

  • when you apply to become a tenant, enter in to a tenancy agreement with myself howsoever arising or otherwise provide me with your personal details, when you request services/repairs;
  • from your arrangements to make payment to me (such as bank details, payment card numbers, employment details, benefit entitlement and any other income and expenditure related information).

I collect the following information about you:

  • Name (including title)
  • Address;
  • Telephone number;
  • email address;
  • Affordable rent range

Additional information is collected for house lets and potential house lets as follows:

  • Number of prospective tenants, including children.
  • Number and type of pets
  • Whether or not stairs are a problem
  • Whether or not you or other prospective tenants drive
  • Whether or not you or other prospective tenants smoke
  • Details of employment of you and other prospective tenants
  • Name and telephone number of other prospective tenants
  • Other relevant information

I receive the following information from third parties:

  • benefits information, including awards of Housing Benefit/Universal Credit;
  • payments made by you to me;
  • complaints or other communications regarding behaviour or other alleged breaches of the terms of your contract with me, including information obtained from Police Scotland;
  • reports as to the conduct or condition of your tenancy, including references from previous tenancies, and complaints of anti-social behaviour.
Why I need this information about you and how it will be used

I need your information and will use your information:

  • to undertake and perform my obligations and duties to you in accordance with the terms of my contract with you;
  • to enable me to supply you with the services and information which you have requested;
  • to enable me to respond to your repair request, housing application and complaints made;
  • to analyse and collect so that I can administer, support and improve and develop my business and the services I offer;
  • to contact you in order to send you details of any changes to my suppliers which may affect you;
  • for all other purposes consistent with the proper performance of my operations and business; and
  • to contact you for your views on my products and services.

Sharing of your information
The information you provide to me will be treated by me as confidential and will be processed only by me and any third party, acting on my behalf, within the UK/EEA.  I may disclose your information to other third parties who act for me for the purposes set out in this notice or for purposes approved by you, including the following:

  • if I enter into a joint venture with or merge with a business entity, your information may be disclosed to my new business partners or owners;

  • if I instruct repair or maintenance works, your information may be disclosed to any contractor;

  • if I am investigating a complaint, information may be disclosed to Police Scotland, local authority departments, the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service and others involved in any complaint, whether investigating the complaint or otherwise;

  • if I am updating tenancy details, your information may be disclosed to third parties (such as utility companies and the local authority);

  • if I am investigating payments made or otherwise, your information may be disclosed to payment processors, the local authority and the Department for Work & Pensions;

  • if I am conducting a survey of my products and/or services, your information may be disclosed to third parties assisting in the compilation and analysis of the survey results;

  • for the purposes of taxes, your information may be disclosed to HMRC;

  • to enable our auditors to audit our accounts.

Unless required to do so by law, I will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the information you provide to me without your consent.

Transfers outside the UK and Europe

Your information will only be stored within the UK and the European Economic Area. (EEA)

Security

When you give me information I take steps to make sure that your personal information is kept secure and safe.
How long I will keep your information
I review my data retention periods regularly and will only hold your personal data for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as required by law (I may be legally required to hold some types of information), or as set out in any relevant contract I have with you.

Your rights

You have the right at any time to:

  • ask for a copy of the information about you held by me in my records;

  • require me to correct any inaccuracies in your information;

  • make a request to me to delete what personal data of yours I hold; and

  • object to receiving any marketing communications from me.

If you would like to exercise any of your rights above please contact Lovat Estates Office.

Should you wish to complain about the use of your information, I would ask that you contact me to resolve this matter in the first instance. You also have the right to complain to the ICO in relation to my use of your information. 

The ICO’s contact details are noted below:
The Information Commissioner’s Office – Scotland
45 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HL
Telephone: 0131 244 9001
email: scotland@ico.org.uk

The accuracy of your information is important to me – please help me keep my records updated by informing me of any changes to your email address and other contact details.