The Important Bits

Risk Assessments & Information

If you need further information regarding our risk assessments, please contact us directly.

Insurance

Safeguarding & Behaviour

All of our staff are DBS checked in line with Somerset County Council’s policy and we follow SSE’s safeguarding protocol. All staff are also offered First Aid training annually.

Notification regarding the processing of personal information by SSE Outdoors, Somerset County Council

This privacy policy sets out how we use and protect any information that you give us when you use this website.

Data Controller – Somerset County Council

Data Protection Officer contact – informationgovernance@somerset.gov.uk

Purpose for processing – We need your information to allow us to book you on our courses and to keep in contact with you.

This privacy policy sets out how we use and protect any information that you give us when you use this website. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy notice. We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This notice is effective from 1st September 2018.

Legal basis for processing – Contract – as part of our agreement with you to provide our services

Legitimate Interests – We will also use your information for the purposes of audit, quality control, training and for dealing with enquiries and complaints.

Data Sharing – the personal data provided will be shared with employees of SCC, SSE, course providers and associated services.

We will only contact you using the details you provide for reasons directly relating to your purchase of services and we will never use your information to contact you for market research purposes

Transfers abroad – this data will not be transferred abroad

Data Retention – this data will be retained for a period of 6-7 years to meet statutory audit requirements.

Your Rights – You have the right to ask Somerset County Council to a copy of your data, the right to rectify or erase your personal data, and the right to object to processing.

However these rights are only applicable if the Council has no other legal obligation concerning that data. You also have the right to complain to the regulator, https://ico.org.uk/

Consequences: If you do not supply this information to us, we will not be able to provide you with our services

For more information see www.somerset.gov.uk/privacy

Security

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 online.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

We will never sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties. We will only pass on your personal information if we are required by law to do so.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please contact us with your request.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.