LSL Auctions and Livestock Live Ltd hold personal data about our employees, clients, suppliers and other individuals for a variety of business purposes.
This policy sets out how we seek to protect personal data and ensure that staff understand the rules governing their use of personal data to which they have access in the course of their work. In particular, this policy requires staff to ensure that the Data Protection Officer (DPO) be consulted before any significant new data processing activity is initiated to ensure that relevant compliance steps are addressed.
Business purposes | The purposes for which personal data may be used by us: Personnel, administrative, financial, regulatory, payroll and business development purposes. Business purposes include the following:
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Personal data | Information relating to identifiable individuals, such as farmers, current and former employees, agency, contract and other staff, clients, suppliers and marketing contacts. Personal data we gather may include: individuals' contact details and financial details. |
Sensitive personal data | Personal data about an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or similar beliefs, trade union membership (or non-membership), physical or mental health or condition, criminal offences, or related proceedings—any use of sensitive personal data should be strictly controlled in accordance with this policy. |
This policy applies to all staff. You must be familiar with this policy and comply with its terms.
We may supplement or amend this policy by additional policies and guidelines from time to time. Any new or modified policy will be circulated to staff before being adopted.
Who is responsible for this policy?
Brendan Hannigan is fulfilling the Data Protection Officer role for the company and has overall responsibility for the day-to-day implementation of this policy.
Fair and lawful processing
We must process personal data fairly and lawfully in accordance with individuals’ rights. Staff training will be provided to ensure that you all know what this means in practise and our processes are designed to maintain company compliance with current personal data protection law and regulation. The Data Protection principles we must follow are: that Personal data shall be:
The Data Protection Officer’s responsibilities:
The data protection officer shall have at least the following tasks:
Responsibilities of the IT Manager
Responsibilities of the Marketing Manager
Sensitive personal data
In most cases where we process sensitive personal data we will require the data subject's explicit consent to do this unless exceptional circumstances apply, for example, where we are required to do this by law. Any such request for consent will need to clearly identify what the data is, why it is being processed and to whom it will be disclosed.
Accuracy and relevance
We will ensure that any personal data we process is accurate, adequate, relevant and not excessive, given the purpose for which it was obtained. We will not process personal data obtained for one purpose for any unconnected purpose unless the individual concerned has agreed to this or would otherwise reasonably expect this.
Individuals may ask that we correct inaccurate personal data relating to them. If you believe that information is inaccurate you should record the fact that the accuracy of the information is disputed and inform the DPO.
Your personal data
You must take reasonable steps to ensure that personal data we hold about you is accurate and updated as required. For example, if your personal circumstances change, please inform the Data Protection Officer so that they can update your records.
Data security
You must keep personal data secure against loss or misuse. Where other organisations process personal data as a service on our behalf, the DPO will establish what, if any, additional specific data security arrangements need to be implemented in contracts with those third party organisations.
Storing data securely
Data retention
Personal data may only be retained based on a ‘current’ lawful basis and legitimate purpose. We must retain personal data for no longer than is necessary.
Transferring data internationally
There are restrictions on international transfers of personal data. You must not transfer personal data anywhere outside the UK without first consulting the Data Protection Officer.
Please note that under the General Data Protection Regulation, individuals are entitled, subject to certain exceptions, to request access to information held about them.
If you receive a subject access request, you should refer that request immediately to the DPO. We may ask you to help us comply with those requests.
Please contact the Data Protection Officer if you would like to correct or request information that we hold about you. There are also restrictions on the information to which you are entitled under applicable law.
Processing data in accordance with the individual's rights
You should abide by any request from an individual not to use their personal data for direct marketing purposes and notify the DPO about any such request.
Do not send direct marketing material to someone electronically (e.g. via email) unless you have an existing business relationship with them in relation to the services being marketed.
Please contact the DPO for advice on direct marketing before starting any new direct marketing activity.
Training
All staff will receive training on this policy. New joiners will receive training as part of the induction process. Further training will be provided at least every six months or whenever there is a substantial change in the law or our policy and procedure.
Training is provided through an in-house seminar on a regular basis.
It will cover:
Completion of training is compulsory.
Where not specified previously in this policy, the following provisions will be in effect on or before 25 May 2018.
Being transparent and providing accessible information to individuals about how we will use their personal data is important for our organisation. The following is the information that every privacy notice needs to include:
Conditions for processing
We will ensure any use of personal data is justified using at least one of the lawful conditions for processing and this will be specifically documented. All staff who are responsible for processing personal data will be aware of the conditions for processing. The conditions for processing will be available to data subjects in the form of a privacy notice.
We will process personal data in compliance with all six data protection principles.
We will document the additional justification for the processing of sensitive data.
The personal data that we collect is subject to a positive action by the subject, which needs to be documented, to validate that ‘Consent’ is the lawful basis for processing that personal data. Consent can be revoked but the subject at any time.
Any criminal record checks are justified by law. Criminal record checks cannot be undertaken based solely on the consent of the subject.
Upon request, a data subject should have the right to receive a copy of their data in a structured format. These requests should be processed within one month, provided there is no undue burden and it does not compromise the privacy of other individuals. A data subject may also request that their data is transferred directly to another system. This must be done for free.
A data subject may request that any information held on them is deleted or removed, and any third parties who process or use that data must also comply with the request. An erasure request can only be refused if an exemption applies.
Privacy by design is an approach to projects that promote privacy and data protection compliance from the start. The DPO will be responsible for conducting Privacy Impact Assessments and ensuring that all IT projects commence with a privacy plan.
No data may be transferred outside of the EU without first discussing it with the data protection officer.
Regular personal data audits to manage and mitigate risks will be conducted using a Data Protection Impact Analysis (DPIA). The DPIA contains information on what data is held, where it is stored, how it is used, who is responsible and any further regulations or retention timescales that may be relevant.
Reporting breaches
All members of staff have an obligation to report actual or potential data protection compliance failures. This allows us to:
Please refer to our Compliance Failure Policy for our reporting procedure.
Monitoring
Everyone must observe this policy. The DPO has overall responsibility for this policy. They will monitor it regularly to make sure it is being adhered to.
We take compliance with this policy very seriously. Failure to comply puts both you and the organisation at risk.
The importance of this policy means that failure to comply with any requirement may lead to disciplinary action under our procedures which may result in dismissal. If you have any questions or concerns about anything in this policy, do not hesitate to contact the DPO.