Health Protection (including COVID-19 Response), Public Health and Communities Directorate

This privacy notice explains how Health Protection uses information about you when you contact us or use our services, and how we protect your privacy.

General information

Health Protection, Public Health and Communities Directorate (Health Protection) is responsible for providing outbreak management support and advice, liaison with internal and external stakeholders, and providing a telephone contact services for individuals regarding their covid vaccination. On occasions we may need to collect and use personal data to fulfil these duties.

The processing of personal data is governed by the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018), collectively referred to as data protection law

Suffolk County Council is the controller for the personal information that is being processed. If you have any queries about how Health Protection is collecting or using your personal data, you can contact the service on: healthprotection@suffolk.gov.uk or ehpt@suffolk.gov.uk

Contact details for the council’s Data Protection Officer and Compliance Manager can be found in the council’s corporate privacy notice, which is available on the council’s website.