Evaluation of the Celtic Freeport Partnership (Medr SDF)
Celtic Sea Power (CSP) has been appointed to evaluate the Celtic Freeport Partnership project funded by the Medr Post-16 Strategic Development Fund (SDF). The aim of the evaluation is to assess he overall efficacy of the project: how well it is being delivered, whether it is achieving its intended objectives, how effectively it is responding to regional and industry skills needs, and what evidence exists to demonstrate progress, impact and legacy.
CSP is the data controller for the research. We will delete any personal data provided through the interviews, and anonymise the raw data, before it is shared as a draft report with the Celtic Freeport Partnership.
The information collected during the project will be included in reports that may be published on Medr’s website and possibly in other publications by Medr.
Your participation in this research is completely voluntary. However, your views and experiences are important in order to help inform the evaluation report.
The contact for this research at CSP is Miss Olivia Whittle:
E-mail address: Olivia.Whittle@celticseapower.co.uk
Telephone number: 07553 206752
PRIVACY NOTICE
What personal data do we hold and where do we get this information?
Personal data is defined under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified by reference to an identifier’.
Celtic Sea Power (CSP) will use your personal data (name, email address and telephone number) for the purpose of contacting you to participate in an interview. CSP hasaccessed your contact details by one of the following means:
- Celtic Freeport Partnership has provided CSP with your contact details which are held because you are an important stakeholder with an interest in the delivery and outcomes of the Celtic Freeport Partnership Project.
- Where you are directly involved in the delivery of one or more elements of the project, or
- Someone you know has asked you to agree to them sharing your contact details (name, email address and/or telephone number) with CSP for the purposes of the evaluation as you have a professional or industry interest in the project.
CSP will inform you where we obtained your contact details from when arranging the interview. Your participation is voluntary and if you do not wish to take part or be sent reminders then please reply to the invitation email and your details will be removed. CSP will only use your email address and telephone number for the purposes of this evaluation.
This research does not require the collection of additional personal data from you and personal data will not be included in written notes prepared during or following the interviews.
If you raise a query or complaint and provide personal data requesting a response, the researcher will forward the request only to the relevant official and subsequently delete it from the research data.
What is the lawful basis for using your data?
The lawful basis for processing information in this data collection exercise is your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting Miss Olivia Whittle on 07553 206752.
How secure is your personal data?
Personal information provided to CSP is always stored on a secure server. The data can only be accessed by a limited number of researchers working on this project. Any paperwork relating to the evaluation will be kept under lock in CSP’s offices.
CSP has procedures to deal with any suspected data security breaches.
All data gathered through this research will be reported in an anonymised format. It will not contain your contact details and any identifiable information in open-ended answers will be removed. CSP will use the information gathered to produce a report that will be made available to Medr. This report will not include any information that could be used to identify individual participants.
How long do we keep your personal data?
CSP will hold personal data during the contract period and any personal data not already removed during the transcription phase will be deleted by CSP three months after the end of the contract. This includes your contact details.
CSP will provide Celtic Freeport Partnership with an anonymised version of the data which will not include information that could identify you.
Individual rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to the personal information you provide as part of this evaluation, you have the right:
- To access a copy of your own data;
- For us to rectify inaccuracies in that data;
- To object to or restrict processing (in certain circumstances);
- For your data to be ‘erased’ (in certain circumstances); and
- To lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our independent regulator for data protection.
The contact details for the Information Commissioner’s Office are: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Phone: 01625 545 745 or 0303 123 1113. Website: www.ico.org.uk
