If you sign up to Wales in Germany activity the Welsh Government will be the Data Controller for the personal data you provide. We will only use it to administer your email account and to keep you informed of events and activity related to the Welsh Government’s Wales in Germany campaign.
Your data may be shared with organisations contracted by Welsh Government to solely deliver Welsh Government sponsored business and marketing support associated to the content of the information submitted. The collected information will be accessible by Welsh Government International Relations and Overseas Offices, Welsh Government Business Marketing team, Welsh Government support service teams and its system technical administrators who support the IT system. System technical administrators will not use your details in any way.
Your personal data will be stored on an electronic customer relationship management (ECRM) system.
You can unsubscribe from Wales in Germany communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email you receive from us, or you can email us at Germany@gov.wales. Following industry standard practice when you unsubscribe your email address will be retained on a system suppression list to ensure you no longer receive emails from us.
Your details will be retained on our systems in line with Welsh Government retention policy for up to two years as part of our ongoing training and quality reviews.
Your rights
Under the data protection legislation, you have the right to:
- access the personal data the Welsh Government holds on you;
- require us to rectify inaccuracies in that data;
- (in certain circumstances) object to or restrict processing;
- (in certain circumstances) your data to be ‘erased’;
- lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our independent regulator for data protection.
If you have any concerns with how your personal data is being processed, you can contact the Welsh Government Data Protection Officer:
Data Protection Officer, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, CARDIFF CF10 3NQ
Email address: DataProtectionOfficer@gov.wales
You can also lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) who are the supervisory authority for data protection in the UK:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, CHESHIRE SK9 5AF
Telephone – Helpline: +44 29 2067 8400 (Wales Helpline) or +44 303 123 1113 (UK Helpline)
Website: www.ico.org.uk
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