Devon County Council (DCC) is collecting and or processing your personal data as a Data Controller under Data Protection Legislation and our ICO registration number is Z6475582. This privacy notice concerns the processing of personal data that takes place by the Public Health team.

This notice explains what information we collect, why we collect it and how we keep it secure. It also explains your rights and our legal obligation. Should you wish to find out more about Devon County Council’s data protection policies please contact our Data Protection Officer.

We will notify you of any changes to this privacy notice

This privacy notice was last updated on 4 June 2025. If we use your personal data for any new purposes, updates will be made to the policy information and changes communicated, where necessary in accordance with current data protection legislation. Any queries relating to this privacy notice please contact the Data Protection Officer.

What information are we processing?

We may collect, store or otherwise process information about you which may include:

information relating to the loan of the blood pressure monitor – date, library borrowed from, former loan recipient, instructions use, borrow again, other users of monitor
age
sex
information relating to health status and existing health diagnosis
information relating to blood pressure measurements
additional feedback for user follow up to support the development of the programme

Purpose of collecting or processing your personal data

DCC may need to collect or otherwise process your personal data so that we can:

analyse and monitor the population health in the county, and to inform the planning and commissioning (buying) of health services
evaluate the initiative, including understanding coverage in the county
make improvements to direct patient care
improve outcomes for patients or service users
identify any differences within survey responses between different groups in the population
identify different ways to commission and deliver Public Health Services
communicate information that may be of use, including signposting to services and information on relevant topics

The legal basis for us collecting your personal data

Regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Public Health Functions and Entry to Premises by Local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations 2013 which creates a legal obligation on local authorities to make arrangements to secure the provision of health checks to be offered to eligible persons in its area.

The sharing of personal data under this agreement is therefore considered necessary for Devon County Council (DCC) to discharge this specific legal duty.

Personal data that is collected for any of the purposes outlined in this notice is never used for direct marketing purposes and is not sold on to any other third parties.

Recipients or categories of recipients that we may share your personal data with

If we feel that it is necessary to share your personal data with professionals to ensure you or someone you work with is safeguarded from harm, we rely upon the provisions of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and Children Act 1989 & 2004.

Where it is necessary to share medical or social care information for these purposes, we rely upon article 9(2)(h) of the General Data Protection Regulation (information necessary for medical diagnosis, the provision of health or social care or treatment or the management of health or social care systems).

We may also need to share some personal data about you, so that we can support third party organisations to discharge their regulatory requirements. This includes organisations such as:

The data protection regulator (the Information Commissioner’s Office)
The Care Quality Commission

We may also share information to enable us to comply with court orders and other legal obligations. If this is necessary, we will only share the minimum amount of personal data needed for this purpose.

International transfers

The information you provide us will not be subject to international transfer.

How long will we hold your personal data?

Devon County Council will retain your personal data for two years.

Your data protection rights

Under Data Protection Legislation, you have the right to obtain a copy of their personal records held by us, this is called a Subject Access Request (SAR).

Details of how to make a request can be found here

Further details on your rights under data protection legislation and how to exercise them.

Complaints

If you have any comments, queries or complaints about this privacy notice or the processing of your personal data please contact our Data Protection Officer.

Alternatively, if you are not happy with the way that DCC is handling your personal data, you are entitled to appeal to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO). The Information Commissioners Office enforces and oversees the Data Protection Regulations.

Contact details are below:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF Email: casework@ico.org.uk