Privacy Policy
Last updated: 26 January 2025
The Commission on Social Security is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you interact with us.
1. Who We Are
The Commission on Social Security is a user-led group focused on improving the UK’s social security system. For the purposes of data protection law, we are the Data Controller of your personal information. If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact us using the details below:
Email: commissiononsocsec@gmail.com
Address: Commission on Social Security - Trust for London, 4 Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4UP
2. What Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following personal information:
Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and postcode.
Demographic Information: Details you voluntarily provide, such as whether you are an individual claiming social security or represent an organisation.
Survey Responses: Information you share in consultations, surveys, or feedback forms.
Technical Information: IP address, browser type, and website usage data (collected via cookies—see Section 6).
3. How We Use Your Data
We will use your personal data for the following purposes:
To administer consultations and surveys: Analysing your responses to inform our proposals and recommendations.
To communicate with you: Responding to your enquiries or updating you about our work, if you have given your consent.
To improve our website and services: Using technical data to ensure our website functions effectively and meets user needs.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We will only process your data where we have a legal basis to do so, including:
Consent: When you have given us clear permission to contact you or process your information for a specific purpose.
Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary to achieve our aims as a user-led organisation and does not override your rights.
Legal Obligations: Where we need to comply with legal or regulatory requirements.
5. How We Protect Your Data
We take the security of your personal information seriously. We have implemented technical and organisational measures to safeguard your data, including encryption, access controls, and regular security reviews.
6. Cookies and Website Usage
Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small files placed on your device to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour data. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.
7. Data Sharing
We will never sell or rent your data to third parties. However, we may share your information with:
Service Providers: Organisations that help us deliver our services (e.g., IT providers or survey platforms).
Regulators or Authorities: When required by law or to protect our legal rights.
8. Data Retention
We will only retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including any legal or reporting requirements.
If you have participated in a consultation, your data will be retained for up to five years to enable us to analyse feedback.
If you have consented to ongoing contact, your details will be retained until you withdraw your consent.
9. Your Rights
Under data protection law, you have the following rights:
Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Correction: Ask us to correct any inaccuracies in your personal information.
Erasure: Request that we delete your personal data, where applicable.
Restriction: Ask us to limit how we process your personal information.
Portability: Request that we transfer your data to you or another organisation.
Objection: Object to the processing of your data for certain purposes.
Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process your data, you can withdraw it at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at commissiononsocsec@gmail.com.
10. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. Please check this page periodically for updates.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:
Email: commissiononsocsec@gmail.com
Address: Commission on Social Security - Trust for London, 4 Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4UP
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your complaint, you can contact the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk.