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We are doing this because of new responsibilities placed on us by the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation.
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The General Data Protection Regulation gives you a number of rights. For example, you have the right to obtain confirmation that your data is being processed and to get access to your personal data; you are entitled to have personal data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete; and you have a right to have personal data erased and to prevent processing.
If you want to request further information, or if you would like to make an enquiry about personal information we may hold about you, please contact us at:
Data Controller Name: Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
Address: Parliament Buildings, Ballymiscaw, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3XX
Information Standards Officer: Martina Dalton
Email: dpo@niassembly.gov.uk
Tel: 028 90 521147
If you are still not happy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113
Email: casework@ico.org.uk
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/
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