Privacy

ANCHO gathers and process information about you so that services you request can be delivered effectively and efficiently.  The following Privacy Statement details how we will look after your information.

Requesting Personal Information 
When we ask you for information we will:

• make sure you know why we need it and ask for only what is needed
  
• protect your personal information and make sure nobody has access to it who shouldn’t
  
• take proportionate steps to prevent the loss, misuse or alternation of your personal information
  
• inform you if we share it with any other organisations unless the law allows us to share it without consent
  
• ensure we do not keep your personal information for longer than is necessary
  
• not make your personal information available for commercial use without your permission
  

Providing Personal Information
It is expected that when providing personal information that you:

• provide us with accurate information
  
• inform us as soon as possible if there are any changes to your personal information

This will ensure that your personal information is reliable and kept up to date.

Your Information Rights
When receiving personal information from you, ANCHO will comply with the Data Protection Act 1998.  Further information may be found on our Data Protection page or for independent advice about data protection, privacy and data sharing issues you can visit the Information Commissioner's website or contact the Scottish Information Commissioner’s Office:

Information Commissioner’s Office Scotland
45 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7HL

Telephone 0131 244 9001

Changes to this privacy notice
We will keep our privacy notice under regular review.  This notice was last updated in April 2015.