The Environment Agency is the controller for the personal data we process under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). Our contact details are available on GOV.UK.
Our personal information charter explains:
We run the Fluorinated gas (F gas) and Ozone-depleting substances (ODS) licensing, quota and reporting services.
Our purpose for processing your personal data is register your organisation to use the F gas and ODS service or process any other submissions that may be required by the relevant legislation.
We are allowed to process your personal data because we have official authority as the administrator of the F gas and ODS systems for Great Britain. The lawful basis for processing your personal data is to perform a task in the public interest that is set out in law.
We collect personal data from you using the online service. We use your personal data to:
We also obtain your personal data from Google Analytics cookies when you use the online service. The categories of personal data obtained are:
We use your IP address to manage traffic on our website, we do not use it to identify you or track your activity individually.
We do not share your personal data with any other party without your consent unless we are required or permitted to do so by law.
Other parties we may share your personal data with include:
We do not use your personal information to make an automated decision or for automated profiling.
We store and process your personal data on Microsoft Azure servers in Ireland.
We will not transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area.
We will keep your personal data for 7 years after you cease to be registered.
We may change this privacy notice. Any changes to this privacy notice will apply to you and your data immediately.
If these changes affect how your personal data is processed, we will take reasonable steps to let you know.
This notice was last updated 07 July 2022.
