Information processing notice

This notice is about Medway Council and the collection of personal information for the Young Citizen initiative Survey.

Medway Council will be referred to as ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’ in this notice. We are the data controller for the information you provide, this means we decide how your personal data is processed and for what purposes in relation to this initiative .

By making a nomination for the Young Citizen initiative, you will be agreeing to us processing your personal information throughout the delivery of the initiative. Your information will not be passed to any other third party unless stated below or we are required to do so by law. We'll ask you for your consent for any other information that is not vital for the running of the initiative where relevant.

When completing the nomination you will be asked to provide information about:

  • yourself, your name and email
  • your connection to the young person (for example, parent/carer, youth worker, community member)
  • your organisation (if applicable) including the type and name
  • the name, age and contact details of the young person you're nominating
  • the nominees address and school if applicable
  • a description of what you're nominating the young person for.

We'll keep the completed nominations for 2 years after submission.

We'll process your data as a legitimate interest for the purpose of recording your nomination, the sending out of a certificate, and the celebration of achievement. 

If you would like to contact us for more information about the Young Citizen initiative, you can email childfriendly@medway.gov.uk.

If you have any queries or complaints about this privacy notice please contact us: Data Protection Officer, Information Governance Team, Legal Services, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TR or by email at GDPR@medway.gov.uk

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