The General Data Protection Regulation more commonly known as GDPR came into force in May 2018 to regulate and protect personal data held by organisations and to outline in a clear and concise way what the information held is used for. 

How we handle your personal information

Informational privacy (Data Protection) is the ability of an individual to control, edit, manage and erase information about themselves, and to decide how and to what extent such information is communicated to others. Intrusion can come in the form of collection of excessive personal information, disclosure of personal information without consent, and misuse of such information.

Harry Weston Coop is partnered with the London Borough of Islington, and both organisations are signed up to an Information Sharing Agreement (ISA). This sits underneath the overarching Information Sharing Protocol (ISP) which is an initiative that allows both parties to pool or link sets of personal data. The sharing of relevant and appropriate information between both parties is necessary in order to allow Harry Weston Coop and LBI to adequately perform service delivery designated to either party under the Modular Management Agreement (MMA).

The Coop has a lawful basis for processing personal data. Collecting and using certain types of information about individuals it communicates with in order to effect service delivery and manage rent accounts is essential. Personal information will be handled properly however it is collected, recorded and used – whether on paper, electronically, or recorded on other material, and there are safeguards to ensure this. Harry Weston Coop regards the lawful and correct treatment of personal information by it as very important to effective operations, and to maintaining confidence between the Coop and those it communicates with.

If you wish to be provided with a copy of the policy please request this by email to hwcoop@yahoo.co.uk