Data protection terms
There are many words that are used when talking about data protection. This section is designed to help you understand what they mean.
| Data Controller |
Person or organisation who decides how and why any personal data is used Wiltshire Council is our Data Controller |
| Data Processor | Any person, other than employees of the data controller, who process data on behalf of the data controller |
| Data Subject | An individual who is the subject of personal data |
| Personal data | Information which, alone or together with other information in the possession of or likely to come into the possession of the data controller, identifies a living individual |
| Processing | In relation to information or data processing means obtaining, recording, holding, organising, adapting, altering, retrieving, consulting, disclosing, combining, blocking, erasing or destroying data. Anything that can be done to information is processing. |
| Sensitive data |
Information relating to: Racial or ethnic origin, sexual life, political opinions, membership of trade union, physical or mental health, commission or alleged commission of an offence, any proceedings for any offence committed or alleged to have been committed, disposal of such proceedings or court sentence of such proceedings. |
| Third party | Any person other than the data subject, the data controller or the data processor |
Contact Details
If you have a query about data protection within Wiltshire Council please
contact the Corporate Information Team: Postal Address: Data Protection Telephone:
01225 713643 Email:
dataprotection@wiltshire.gov.uk Fax: 01225 718399 Postal
Address: Information Commissioner's Office Telephone:
01625 545 745 Email: mail@ico.gsi.gov.uk
Corporate Information Team
Wiltshire
Council
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN
Wycliffe House
Water
Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Last updated: 13 March 2009