The information we collect will vary depending on our relationship with you and may include:

• Name, address, email address, mobile and telephone number.
• Demographic and equalities information (age, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, marital status).
• Financial (bank details, etc.) and benefit information (UC, Housing Benefit, etc).
• National Insurance Number, passport/driving licence number, and any other relevant ID (e.g. for employment purposes we require proof of right to work in the UK).
• Next of kin, emergency contacts, and/or household information.
• Employment history, details and references.
• Medical, health, disability and underlying health condition information ( and sickness, occupational health, and GP information where relevant).
• Membership number / Share membership number.
• Complaints or other communications regarding behaviour or other alleged ASB including information obtained from Police Scotland, Local Authorities or other housing providers.
• Reports as to the conduct or condition of your tenancy, including references from previous tenancies, and complaints of anti-social behaviour.
• Images and photographs (through CCTV and event attendance).
• Call recordings.

We need your data to allow for us to provide information and services to you, for example we collect your data to enable us to:

• Enter into various contracts and agreements with you (e.g. tenancy agreement, contract of employment, contract for services, etc.) and to carry out our legal and policy obligations in relation to these contracts/agreements (e.g. to prioritise and assess housing applications).
• Supply information and services to you based on your request and need (e.g. repair requests, housing applications, complaints, etc.), and to refer you to third party organisation who can support you further with your need.
• Analyse data to review, improve and develop services in line with customer needs (e.g. performance management, benchmarking, statistical returns, etc.).
• To contact you to consult, engage and seek your view on services (to seek improvements).
• To meet our legal obligations, and regulatory requirements.

We collect information including personal data about you when you:

• Visit / attend our us any of our offices, premises, and community events (including CCTV).
• Visit / use our website, social media, Apps, or any other online / chat platform.
• Telephone, text, email or engage in any other communication methods (including call recording).
• Complete any applications, survey requests, or any other request for information.
• Become a tenant and use / request relevant services relating to your tenancy (e.g. repairs, maintenance, adaptations, housing support, and welfare support etc.).
• Become an employee, volunteer, member, or governing body member.
• Use any of our services or participate in any activities, groups, or events.
• Apply for housing, job vacancies, to volunteer, to become a member of any of our community engagement or scrutiny groups.
• Enter into a factoring or shared owner agreement with us or enter into any formal agreement with us to provide good and services (including tender processes).
• Supply services, information, or data to us, to allow us to carry out organisational responsibilities and legal duties.
• Arrange to make payments to us or when we make payments to you.
• Provide us personal data, for any business reason.
• We may also receive relevant information from a third party which may impact your engagement with us, either as a tenant, potential tenant, member, volunteer, employee, contractor or any other stakeholder.
• Our lawful basis for collecting data may be based on consent, legitimate interest, public task, legal obligation, vital interest.
• When we are handling information that is sensitive, known as special category, we may use additional lawful basis such as employment, explicit consent, vital interest or legitimate interest.

We may disclose your information to trusted third parties who act for us for the purposes set out in this notice or for purposes approved by you including the following:

• our contractors to undertake repairs, works and maintenance;
• organisations providing benefits advice and support;
• Police Scotland and the local authority anti-social behaviour department in relation to complaints involving anti-social or other criminal behaviour
• If we enter into a joint venture with or merge with another business entity, your information may be disclosed to our new business partners or owners.

Unless we have a lawful basis for disclosure, we will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the information you provide to us without your consent.

We will only process your personal data on one or more of the following legal bases: 

• contract 
• consent 
• our legitimate interests (including CCTV recordings, void property management, Youth Advisory Panel and payment predictions) 
• vital interests 
• the performance of a task carried out in the public interest and / or with official authority  
• legal obligation 

Special categories of personal data means information about your racial or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious or philosophical beliefs; trade union membership; health; sex life or sexual orientation; criminal convictions, offences or alleged offences; genetic data; or biometric data for the purposes of uniquely identifying you.

The "special categories" of sensitive personal information referred to above require higher levels of protection. We need to meet additional legal requirements for collecting, storing and using this type of personal information.

Your information will only be processed within the UK, except where international transfers are authorised by law.

When we process your personal data we take steps to make sure that your personal information is kept secure and safe. This includes ensuring there is adequate IT and physical security for all locations that data is stored and we ensure that these measures are tested on a regular basis to ensure compliance. All information is kept in line with our data protection policies and procedures, which are available on our website.

We review our data retention periods regularly and will only hold your personal data for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as required by law / best practice or as set out in any relevant contract we have with you. Our full retention guidelines are available on our website, or a copy can be requested from our registered office.

It is important that the information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed of any changes on the data we may hold about you. Under data privacy law, data subjects have a number of rights: