Walking for health privacy notice
This privacy notice explains how and why the council uses personal data as part of the Walking for Health scheme.
Safeguards are in place to ensure that this data is kept secure and the privacy of individuals is protected.
Who is responsible for your information?
Chesterfield Borough Council and the Ramblers are joint data controllers for the personal information collected.
For information about the council’s approach to data protection, and contact details for the data protection officer, please see the council’s main privacy notice.
For information about the way the Ramblers use and look after your information, and contact details for their data protection officer, please see the Ramblers Privacy Notice.
Walkers
Purposes of processing your personal data
We need to process your personal information for administrative purposes to support your participation and to make sure you are aware that you walk at your own risk. We will also contact you about the walks you register to take part in. With your consent, we will also send you information about related walks and other events.
When you register to join a walk you will be asked to complete an anonymous health survey. This is entirely optional and is only used for monitoring and reporting. Any health information you provide on this survey is stored separately to your contact details.
Categories of personal data and lawful basis
In order to provide this service, we may need to process some or all of the following categories of personal information:
- contact details (name, address, email, phone number)
Under data protection legislation, this processing is permitted because we have a legitimate interest in administering the walk and contacting walkers.
Who we share your personal data with
We will share your information with the Ramblers Walking for Health as joint data controllers.
Volunteer walk leaders and trainees
Purposes of processing your personal data
When you volunteer as a walk leader, we need to process your information in order to organise your volunteering and the walks you will lead. This will include contacting you about the walks you lead and walk leader responsibilities and procedures.
If you book to attend a training course, we need to process some personal information in order to organise and administer the course, and contact you about the training.
Categories of personal data and lawful basis
In order to provide this service, we may need to process some or all of the following categories of personal information:
- contact details (name, address, email, phone number)
Under data protection legislation, this processing is permitted because it forms part of the performance of a contract.
Who we share your personal data with
For training courses, we will share your information with the external volunteer trainer.
Information about volunteers is shared with the Ramblers Walking for Health as the joint data controller.
Further information
Please get in touch if you would like more information about how the council processes your personal data.
