Wet wipes containing plastic - proposed ban: strategic environmental assessment

7 Privacy Notice

7.1 Who we are

7.1.1 We are the Marine Directorate of Scottish Government. Our head office is located at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ.

7.2 Why we need your personal information?

7.2.1 We are seeking views on this SEA. If you contact us for this reason you might be including some personal information, such as your name or email address. We do not need this information for the purposes of informing the Final SEA, but if you do supply these we have a duty to process that information in accordance with the law.

7.3 What we do with your data

7.3.1 We will use your comments sent via email or post. We will collate all the information received this way, which will help inform the next steps in this area. All responses will be anonymised.

7.3.2 Where personal data is received by email or letter, only the information required to inform the SEA will be extracted. Personal data, such as email addresses, postal addresses, and any other information which can identify an individual, will be deleted at the end of this project as it is not necessary for our purpose.

7.4 How long is your data kept

7.4.1 We only keep your personal information for the minimum amount of time necessary, until the end of this project, once the proposed ban has been introduced, or a decision is otherwise taken on the ban.

7.5 What are your rights

7.5.1 You have a right of access to any personal data we hold about you by making a Subject Access Request (SAR).

7.5.2 In addition, if you believe that the data we hold is inaccurate or incomplete you can ask us to update our records by contacting dpa@gov.scot

7.5.3 To find out more about the rights you have over your personal data, please visit the ICO website Your data matters | ICO

7.6 Complaints

7.6.1 If you have concerns about the way we process and handle your personal information, in the first instance you should raise your concerns with our Data Protection Officer by email to DataProtectionOfficer@gov.scot

7.6.2 If you feel that your data has been collected or processed unlawfully, you have the right to raise a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office:

The Information Commissioner Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF Tel: 0303 123 1113 Website: www.ico.org.uk You can also report any concerns online