Data Protection Policy

Cleaning Scotland is fully committed to compliance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 which came into force on 1st March 2000.
Cleaning Scotland will therefore follow procedures which aim to ensure that all staff, sub- contractors, consultants or partner organisations who have access to any personal data held by or on behalf of Cleaning Scotland are fully aware of and abide by their duties under the Data Protection Act 1998.
In order to operate efficiently Cleaning Scotland has to collect & use information about people with whom it works.
These may include current & former staff, suppliers, customers, tenants of property.

This personal information must be handled and dealt with properly, however it is collected and used and whether it be on paper, on computer records or recorded by any other means and there are safeguards in the act to ensure this.
Cleaning Scotland regards the lawful and correct treatment of personal information as very important to its successful operations. Cleaning Scotland will ensure that it treats information correctly.

To this end Cleaning Scotland fully endorses and adheres to the principle of data protection as set out in the Data Protection Act 1998.These principles are that data should be:
•	used fairly and lawfully
•	used for limited, specifically stated purposes
•	used in a way that is adequate, relevant and not excessive
•	accurate
•	kept for no longer than is absolutely necessary
•	handled according to people’s data protection rights
•	kept safe and secure
•	not transferred outside the European Economic Area without adequate protection

Signature   …							Renewal Date:
    Managing Director 							13 February 2018
    14 February 2017