Privacy Policy
As the MP for West Dunbartonshire, my office and I correspond with constituents about my work, answer policy enquiries, take up casework on their behalf and ask for views on local and national issues.
The following explains how I collect and use personal data, the legal basis for doing so and provides information about your rights in respect of your personal data for which I am the data controller.
By virtue of my work as an MP, my office staff will also have access to limited data to ensure the smooth running of my office. This policy will therefore reference “we”, to include me as MP, as well as my office staff.
Data collection and use
The office of Douglas McAllister MP will only collect and use personal information for the specific purpose for which it has been obtained.
My office and I will undertake casework using personal data provided by or on behalf of a constituent. This personal data may include but is not limited to name, address, email address, telephone number.
It may also include special category data which is considered more private and sensitive. Special category data relates to a person’s racial or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious or philosophical beliefs; trade union membership; genetic data; biometric data (where used for identification purposes); health; sex life; sexual orientation.
I will only collect and use personal data for the specific purpose for which it has been provided. I will only use special category data where we have both a legal basis to do so, as well as an additional condition to process.
I will ask for your explicit consent to use your information, and I will only use it for the purposes for which you provide it. I will only send emails, texts or contact you by telephone where you have provided explicit consent for me to do so.
You may withdraw your consent or unsubscribe at any time from communications in any medium by contacting me or my office, or by using the unsubscribe option I provide in all communications.
I will not use personal data for any automated decision making or profiling.
We will not transfer your data beyond the EEA unless we have implemented appropriate safeguards, which are likely to be Standard Contractual Clauses, or where an “adequacy decision” has been granted by the appropriate authorities.
Who I share your information with:
When processing your correspondence, we will only share your information with a third-party organisation where it is necessary and reasonable to do so.
Third parties, include but are not limited to: government departments, local authorities, public bodies, health trusts, regulators, system providers (with appropriate agreements or contracts in place).
We will only share as much information as is necessary to take your enquiry forward.
We will never share or sell your personal data to other organisations for direct marketing purposes.
Lawful basis for processing
Personal data is processed for one or more of the following lawful bases:
Where we have your consent to do so (UK GDPR Article 6 (1) (a)),
Where we have a contract to do so (UK GDPR Article 6 (1) (b)),
Where we have a legal obligation to do so (UK GDPR Article 6 (1) (c)),
Where we need to process personal data to protect someone’s vital interests (UK GDPR Article 6 (1) (d)),
Where we need to for the purposes of our public task and parliamentary functions (UK GDPR Article 6 (1) (e)),
Where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your rights (UK GDPR Article 6 (1) (f)).
Retention of personal data
Contact us
If you have any questions about this survey or how your data is used, please contact:
Telephone: 0141 286 0290
Email: douglas.mcallister.mp@parliament.uk
Address: 45 Kilbowie Road, Clydeban