Plans And Policies

Introduction

Omagh District Council takes the confidentiality of personal data seriously and is committed to protecting your privacy.

This Privacy Policy only relates to data collected by the Council via the Council's website and any personal data collected by Omagh District Council is used in accordance with data protection legislation.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to personal data provided to the Council by any other means.

Users should be aware that if they provide personal data to other companies, the privacy policies of those companies determine the uses to which that information is put. Omagh District Council's Privacy Policy applies only to personal data provided to Omagh District Council via the Council's website.

Data Protection Act 1998

Omagh District Council's website complies with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Use Made of Personal Information

Personal information provided to Omagh District Council via the Council's website will be used for the purposes outlined at the point of collection, ie to provide the goods and services that you request, process the orders you place, and for any associated administration.

In addition, personal information may be used for statistical analysis or may be gathered for surveys relating to the role and functions of Omagh District Council.

Processing personal data for the above purposes may entail sharing the information with employees, consultants or professional advisors of Omagh District Council. However, written agreements exist between the Council and such parties that there must be no disclosure or further processing of such personal data.

Omagh District Council does not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others. We use the information we collect on our site to make ordering goods and services from Council possible and to enhance your ability to access these goods and services.

Application/Order Forms

Omagh District Council's on-line application and order forms request personal data including contact details. This data is used to process applications or orders. If the Council has trouble processing an application or order, the contact details will only be used to contact you accordingly.

Consent

By providing personal data to Omagh District Council, users consent to the processing of such data by the Council as described within our Privacy Policy.

Links to Third Party Websites

This Privacy Policy applies solely to the personal data collected by Omagh District Council and does not apply to third party users you may access from this website.

Omagh District Council is not responsible for the privacy policies of third party websites. The Council advises users to read the polices of other websites before registering any personal data.

Security

Omagh District Council holds your personal data in accordance with the security provisions of the data protection legislation. We follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given us to prevent unauthorised access.

If you have any questions about security please contact Omagh District Council on 028 82245321.

Notification of Changes

If Omagh District Council decides to change its Privacy Policy in any way it will post such changes on this page so that users are always aware of how the Council uses their personal data.

Users have the right to ask the Council for a copy of the personal data held about them and to request that any inaccuracies in that information be corrected and amended. If, at any time, you want to verify, update or amend your personal data you may write to:

The Policy Officer
Omagh District Council
The Grange
Mountjoy Road
OMAGH
Co Tyrone
BT79 7BL

Please contact Omagh District Council on 028 82245321 if you have any questions or comments on this Privacy Policy.