Privacy Policy

What is this Privacy Policy about?

This policy explains how we collect, use, and look after:

• personal information: Things that can show who a person is, like their name, phone number, age, or where they live.
• sensitive information: More private things about a person, like their culture or ethnicity, religion or politics, who they love, or their health and disability information.

Respecting your privacy

At People for Us, we respect your privacy. This means:

• we will tell you why we need your information
• we will keep it safe
• we will only share it when we need to, and only with the right people
• you can ask to see your information, or ask us to correct it, at any time.

Who is responsible

• Privacy Officer: makes sure we follow this policy and helps if there are any issues
• People for Us Team (Staff): must keep your information private and safe.

When we collect information

We only collect information if we need it to:

• provide our services
• stay in touch with you
• meet legal requirements.

We will explain:

• why we are collecting the information
• how we will use it
• who will be able to see it
• your right to see or change it.

Information from others

If we get information from someone else about you, we will:

• check it is correct
• replace it with information from you, when we can.
  
  

How we use and share information

We will use your information only for the reason we collected it.

We may share it if:

• you give us permission
• the law says we must
• it is needed to keep someone safe.

Seeing and correcting your information

If you would like to see or correct your information you can ask to do so.

• we will respond within 20 working days
• if we share your information with others, we will also let them know about the correction.

Sometimes we may not be able to give you all the information (for example, if it also includes private details about someone else). If this happens, we will explain why.

Keeping records

We keep a record when:

• someone asks for their information,
• we give access or say no,
• we correct information,
• we take extra steps to protect information.

Safety and legal reasons

We may use or share your information without asking you if:

• it is needed to keep you or someone else safe, or
• the law requires it.

Keeping your information safe

We use secure systems and processes to keep your personal information safe from loss, misuse, or access by the wrong people.

Changes to this policy

Sometimes we may update this policy. If we do, we will post the new version on this page with the date it starts.

Do you have a question?

If you have questions about your privacy or want to ask about your information, please contact us.