How we hold and process your information
Wavehill are undertaking a survey to help M-SParc analyse the performance of their Project Recharge programme.
All individuals who have received support have been selected to take part in the survey. Participation in the survey is voluntary. You can decide to not take part before or during the survey and can choose to not answer certain questions if you prefer.
Any personal information collected as part of the survey is kept confidential. Your answers to the survey will not be made public in a way that could lead to you or your organisation being identified. The information is only used for research purposes. Wavehill will produce a report based on the data but this will not identify any individuals.
Your personal data is deleted within 6 months. Your answers to the survey are linked anonymously to other data sources for non-commercial research purposes only, unless you ask for this linkage to not take place. The anonymised data is held securely and is only ever used for non-commercial research purposes. We do not share or use your information for commercial or marketing purposes.
If you have any questions, please contact Rhys Maher at Wavehill (rhys.maher@wavehill.com).
Under the new data protection legislation, you have the right:
To access your personal data held by M-SParc.
To require M-SParc to correct any mistakes in that data.
To (in certain circumstances) object to or restrict processing.
For (in certain circumstances) your data to be ‘erased’.
Please contact M-SParc if you wish to do any of these things.
If you have any concerns about how your data has been handled, you can lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office who is the independent regulator for data protection. You can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office on 01625 545 745 or 0303 123 1113, via the website www.ico.org.uk or write to: Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Further information
What is Project Recharge?
Support targeted at Gwynedd-based businesses to help them take the first steps towards recovering their business activities either through restoring their former business, to extend or improve their present activities or to diversity into other sectors including:
A review of the business in terms of skills, equipment and property
Identify new or better uses for the identified skills, equipment, property
Access to funding opportunities
Identify any skills gaps, and direct towards training and accreditation which already exists in the sector, directing them towards appropriate sources for funding if needed.
Direct businesses towards appropriate funds to purchase new equipment.
Identify opportunities for clustering to encourage micro-businesses to co-operate if they are unable to deliver services individually.
What type of information is collected through the survey?
The survey covers a wide range of topics. These include:
Progress against barriers to growth
Quality of support received
Impacts of the support on the businesses (e.g., turnover and employment)
What is personal data?
Personal data means any information that could lead to a person being identified either alone or in combination with other widely-available information, e.g. their name, their address, or details specific to that person. Wavehill use personal data provided to facilitate this interview, for example, your name and contact details.
How long is personal data kept for?
Wavehill will delete personal data 6-months after the end of the contract.
Recordings and written notes from any in-depth interviews will only be used by Wavehill and will not be shared with M-SParc or any other organisations.
What is the legal basis for collecting and processing the data collected?
The evaluation enables M-SParc to understand whether the programme is working effectively.
What is the purpose of processing your answers?
The data is used for research and evaluation purposes only. The data will be analysed to enable the council to understand the impact and effectiveness of the support that has been provided. This will help decide whether any changes need to be made to the support available and how support for businesses should develop in the future. The data will not be used for commercial or marketing purposes and it will not be used to take make decisions about you as an individual.
Who has access to the personal data collected through the survey?
Wavehill will have a copy of the personal data to allow it to carry out the interviews. They will delete personal data within six months of the end of the project.
M-SParc will not have access to personal data collected through the survey or any recordings of calls or written notes from in-depth interviews. Recordings will be deleted after transcribing is completed and notes will be deleted within six months of the end of the contract.
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