Explains how we use personal data collected by the user research.
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Introduction
The Welsh Government has appointed Marvell Consulting to undertake user research about the use of StatsWales on our behalf. Welsh Government will be the data Controller for any information that you provide with Marvell Consulting acting as our Processor. Any information that you provide through the user research will be used anonymously and will not be attributable to you unless we ask for your consent.
As part of our commitments to open data and making statistical information available to the public, we publish data and this research is being used to ensure that StatsWales meets the needs of those using it. Your participation in this research is completely voluntary and processing your information is based on your consent.
If you have participated in the research and wish to withdraw your consent you can do so at any time by contacting us at stats.info.desk@gov.wales.
Marvell consulting will retain this information only for the duration of their contract with us, which ends on 28 Feb 2027. Upon completion of the work, they will transfer all information to us, and we will retain any personally identifiable information for up to a year, at which point it will be securely destroyed. Any non-identifiable information will be retained indefinitely, such as a summary report of the research.
Individual rights
Under data protection legislation, you have the right:
- to be informed of the personal data Welsh Government holds about you and to access it
- to require us to rectify inaccuracies in that data
- to (in certain circumstances) object to or restrict processing
- for (in certain circumstances) your data to be ‘erased’
- to (in certain circumstances) data portability
- to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our independent regulator for data protection
Making a complaint
The Welsh Government is committed to handling your personal data safely, securely and only for as long as we need.
If you have any concerns about how we use your personal data, we encourage you to raise them with the relevant team in the first instance.
You can also contact the Data Protection Officer by emailing DataProtectionOfficer@gov.wales or writing to the DPO at:
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
If you wish to make a formal complaint about how the Welsh Government has processed your personal data, you can complain about Welsh Government.
We will acknowledge your complaint and respond within an appropriate timescale, in line with data protection legislation and our complaints process.
Further Information
For further information about the information which the Welsh Government holds and its use, or if you wish to exercise your rights under the UK GDPR, please see contact details below:
Data Protection Officer
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
Email: DataProtectionOfficer@gov.wales
The contact details for the Information Commissioner’s Office:
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate)
Fax: 01625 524 510
Website: www.ico.gov.uk