Data Protection
OSCR does not gather personal information directly via the website. OSCR only gathers personal information where contact has been initiated by other means, for instance, by phone or email.
Newsletter registration form - data protection statement
OSCR is a Non-Ministerial Department of the Scottish Administration. Our data processing activities have been notified to the UK Information Commissioner, and appear on the Public Register with the registration number Z9409201.
Information gathered on this form is processed for the following purposes:
- maintaining an accurate mailing list of individuals who have subscribed to the OSCR newsletter
- issuing emails to these individuals enclosing the OSCR newsletter.
OSCR will not share this information with any third parties, and OSCR will deal promptly with requests to unsubscribe from this mailing list.
Data protection statement
OSCR is a Non-Ministerial Department of the Scottish Administration. Our data processing activities have been notified to the UK Information Commissioner, and appear on the Public Register with the registration number Z9409201.
Information is processed by OSCR for the following purposes:
- to regulate charities in Scotland
- to inform investigations into allegations of misconduct, mismanagement or misrepresentation
- to develop a regime of proactive monitoring
- to encourage and facilitate compliance and best practice within charities
- to inform research into the charity sector in Scotland.
The information on our application forms may be shared with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and other regulatory bodies. If applications are successful, selected information will be publicly available on the Register of Scottish Charities.
Access to personal information about yourself
There is no right to see personal information about yourself under freedom of information law. If you use the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to ask to see your personal information your request will almost certainly be refused.
You do, however, have rights under other laws to see information that an organisation holds about you. The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you rights to request and receive your own personal data.
The Scottish Consumer Council has produced "What's on My Record?", a practical guide to rights of access to personal information, available online.
Hard copies of this free booklet are available from the SCC office, to request a copy email the Scottish Consumer Council.
Or contact:
Scottish Consumer Council
Royal Exchange House
100 Queen Street
Glasgow
G1 3DN
Telephone: 0141 226 5261
Fax: 0141 221 0731
Minicom: 0141 226 8459
How do I make a request to OSCR under the Data Protection Act?
If you want to ask whether we hold any personal information about you, you should write to the OSCR Records Manager. You are required to supply proof of your identity, which should include a photocopy of the identification pages of your current passport or of a current photo driving licence; and the original of a current utilities (e.g. electricity) bill, or credit card or bank statement, which includes your name and current address.
This would be returned to you if required. It would also be helpful if you could indicate which part of OSCR you believe might hold personal data on you to help narrow the search. Please note that there is currently no charge for this service. Personal data about other people is usually exempt from disclosure if its release would break any of the data protection principles or would be likely to cause substantial damage or distress to another person.
