Privacy Notice: Evaluation of EU Funded Infrastructure in Wales: Cluster Survey of Businesses
The Welsh Government has commissioned Hatch Regeneris to undertake an Evaluation of EU Funded Infrastructure in Wales. As part of the 2000-2006 and 2007-2013 European Structural and Investment Funds Programmes, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) supported key infrastructure projects across Wales.
The aim of this evaluation is to investigate the usage and maintenance of the new and improved infrastructure, to examine the extent to which new and improved infrastructure within the three regions of Wales (North Wales, South West and Mid Wales, and South East Wales) work together, for the benefit of the region in terms of the local economy, residents, and businesses.
As part of this evaluation Hatch Regeneris will be gathering information through telephone interviews conducted by Beaufort Research with businesses within the geographical area that the infrastructure has taken place. Beaufort Research will purchase telephone numbers of businesses from a contacts provider through Random Digit Dialling (RDD).
The Welsh Government is the data controller for the research. However, Beaufort Research and Hatch Regeneris will delete any personal data provided through the interviews and surveys, and anonymise the raw data, before it is shared with the Welsh Government.
The information collected during the project will be included in a report published on the Welsh Government website.
Your participation in this research is completely voluntary. However your views and experiences are important in order to help inform Welsh Government policies.
The contact for this research at Hatch Regeneris is Oliver Chapman
E-mail address: oliver.chapman@hatch.com
Telephone number: 07824 492 300
PRIVACY NOTICE
What personal data do we hold and where do we get this information?
Personal data is defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified by reference to an identifier’.
Hatch Regeneris will be gathering information through telephone interviews conducted by Beaufort Research with businesses within the geographical area that the infrastructure has taken place. Beaufort Research and Hatch Regeneris will purchase telephone numbers of businesses from a contacts provider through Random Digit Dialling (RDD).
We will not need to access any further personal data for these interviews and would not collect or record names, email addresses etc.
Your participation is voluntary and if you do not wish to take part let us know using the telephone number provided, and your details will be removed.
If you choose to provide additional personal data as part of the research we will try not to identify you from, or link your identity to, the responses you provide. If you raise a query or complaint and provide personal data requesting a response, the researcher will forward the request only to the relevant official and subsequently delete it from the research data.
What is the lawful basis for using your data?
The lawful basis for processing information in this data collection exercise is our public task; that is, exercising our official authority to undertake the core role and functions of the Welsh Government.
Participation is completely voluntary. Research studies such as this are important for the Welsh Government to collect information and actionable evidence about its ability to deliver government priorities. The information collected in this research, for example will be used to examine whether the infrastructure is being used in line with the type and amount of usage originally envisaged (e.g., transport: business / commuting versus personal / leisure, innovation campuses: businesses versus university staff or students) It will also gage how users rate the quality of the new infrastructure Examine the extent to which the operations are aligned to the key policy and strategic priorities of the Welsh Government;
How secure is any personal data submitted?
Personal information provided to Beaufort Research and Hatch Regeneris is always stored on a secure server. The data can only be accessed by a limited number of researchers working on this project. Hatch Regeneris and Beaufort Research will only use this data for research purposes. Hatch Regeneris and Beaufort Research has cyber essentials certification.
Hatch Regeneris has procedures to deal with any suspected data security breaches. If a suspected breach occurs, Hatch Regeneris will report this to the Welsh Government who will notify you and any applicable regulator where we are legally required to do so.
All data gathered through this research will be reported in an anonymised format. It will not contain your contact details and any identifiable information in open-ended answers will be removed. Hatch Regeneris will use the information gathered to produce a report that will be published on the Welsh Government website. This report will not include any information that could be used to identify individual participants.
How long do we keep any personal data submitted?
Hatch Regeneris and Beaufort Research will hold personal data during the contract period, and any personal data will be deleted by Hatch Regeneris and Beaufort three months after the end of the contract. This includes your contact details. Hatch Regeneris will provide Welsh Government with an anonymised version of the data which will not include information that could identify you.
Individual rights
Under GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to the personal information you provide as part of this evaluation, you have the right:
- To access a copy of your own data;
- For us to rectify inaccuracies in that data;
- To object to or restrict processing (in certain circumstances);
- For your data to be ‘erased’ (in certain circumstances); and
- To lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our independent regulator for data protection.
The contact details for the Information Commissioner’s Office are: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Phone: 01625 545 745 or 0303 123 1113. Website: www.ico.org.uk
Further Information
If you have any further questions about how the data provided as part of this study will be used by the Welsh Government or wish to exercise your rights using the General Data Protection Regulation, please contact:
Name: Charlotte Guinee
E-mail address: charlotte.guinee@gov.wales
Telephone number: 0300 025 0734
The Welsh Government’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at:
Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ, Email: DataProtectionOfficer@gov.wales.