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Depending on the legal basis for processing your information you may have the following rights:

  • A right to a copy of data held about you, an explanation for its processing and who it has been shared with – this right applies to data processed under any lawful basis.
  • A right to rectification (correction) of data which is demonstrably wrong – this right applies to data processed under any legal basis.
    • Requests for rectification can only correct information that East Sussex County Council (ESCC) has created or holds.
      We cannot change any documents or data that came from other organisations, such as the NHS, the Police, or your GP.
    • If you want to correct information that was created by another organisation, please contact them directly to ask for the change.
  • A right to restrict processing – this right applies if it has been shown that there is no legal basis for processing your data, but you wish it to be retained for your own purposes.
  • A right to object to processing – this right does not apply where the Council is under a legal duty to process your data but can be used where you dispute that there is a legal basis to process your data. In this circumstance, the Council is required to weigh its lawful basis for processing your data against your objection and provide you with a response.
  • A right to erasure – this applies where there is no longer a legal basis to retain your data.
  • A right to portability of your data (having it moved to another organisation) – this right applies only where the legal basis was either consent or performance of a contract, but data will usually be transferred to another local authority if a data subject moves to a new location.

Please visit data subject rights for further details.

Or you can contact:

Customer Services Team
East Sussex County Council
County Hall
St Anne’s Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
Phone: 01273 482913
Email: Customer Services Team

East Sussex Adult Social Care