Shared Owners Privacy Notice

We handle all personal information in accordance with all relevant Data Protection Legislation.

Fairhive Homes Limited takes your privacy very seriously and this privacy statement sets out how we use and protect any information that you may give us. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide information by which you can be identified then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

We use the information to help us to make decisions about your enquiry or complaint and the services we can give you.

What information do we collect?

During a tenancy / lease with us we will generally collect and maintain the following information:

Name and address
Contact information including phone numbers and email address
Identification information such as National Insurance number and birth date
Income, benefits and other financial details
Payment details
General details of those living in the property
Information regarding the tenancy including Anti Social Behaviour, complaints made by or about you (or others living in the property)
Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
Other information relevant to customer surveys
Other general information required to carry out the services we provide you

We also collect special categories of personal data, including:

Information about ethnicity
Details about medical conditions relevant to your housing needs
Criminal records / convictions
What do we do with the information we collect?

We use this information in order to manage your tenancy, comply with our legal obligations understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

To improve our services to our customers
To send you emails and text messages about our services, if you agree to us doing so
To enhance the quality and diversity of our services
To investigate the circumstance of your application, enquiry or complaint
To monitor our work
To manage your tenancy, lease or application
To enable provisions of services

We may pass this information onto third party contractors if they require this information to carry out work on our behalf. In such circumstances the third party contractor can only use the information they are given to carry out the service we have contracted from them and not for any other purposes

What we will not do with the information we gather

Information is not provided to any other company for direct marketing purposes. We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties.

Who do we share your personal information with?

We may share some of the information we hold with the following people and organisations but only where there is a legal requirement or in order to fulfil our contractual requirements / delivery of service unless we have your consent and the data shared will be in proportion to the requirements.

Local councils
Solicitors
Other agencies as may be necessary e.g. gas contractors
Other persons who you may wish to be involved with the procedure e.g. your M.P
Government Departments as required by law
Survey and research (where the research is being done on behalf of Fairhive Homes Limited) organisations
Auditors
Other Housing Associations or Trusts
Security organisations and those organizations involved in the investigation of crime (including fraud)
Health and social welfare organisations
Professional advisers and consultants
Probation services
Charities and voluntary organisations
Police forces
Courts and tribunals
Debt collection agencies
Utility companies

How we keep your personal data secure

We will keep information securely, accurately and appropriately. We usually keep information about tenants for the duration of your tenancy and then for a period of 6 years – longer if arrears outstanding. We will destroy information securely when we no longer need it.

All data will be stored securely within Europe and all data held on our own computer systems is stored in the UK.

In accordance with the terms of Data Protection Regulation, we are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.

Your rights

Under data protection legislation, you have the right to request from us:

That any inaccurate information we hold about you is corrected
That your information is deleted
That we stop using your personal information for certain purposes
That your information is provided to you in a portable format
That decisions about you are not made by wholly automated means

Many of the rights listed above are limited to certain defined circumstances and we may not be able to comply with your request. We will always tell you if this is the case.

If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please put your request in writing to the Data Protection Officer at, Fairhive Homes, Fairfax House, 69 Buckingham Street, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 2NJ or via email to Data.Protection@fairhive.co.uk. The Data Protection Officer will be informed of any request for information and will keep a log of all such requests.

Once the request has been received, the relevant manager and the Data Protection Officer will aim to respond to you within 30 days.

Any disputed information we hold will be discussed by the relevant housing manager with you and, if necessary, amended. Proof of this amendment will be supplied to you.

If you have any questions or wish to complain, please write to the Data Protection Officer, at Fairhive Homes, Fairfax House, 69 Buckingham Street, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 2NJ or via email to Data.Protection@fairhive.co.uk.

Information Commissioners Office

For independent advice about data protection, privacy and data sharing issues, you can contact the Information Commissioner at: The Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF

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