Gambling Commission Consultations
As part of the Gambling Commission’s regulatory responsibilities, it will publish consultations on various topics, seeking the views of the industry, companies, parliamentarians, researchers and the public.
Purpose and legal basis
We will process your personal data for the purpose of informing the development of our policy, guidance and other regulatory work in the subject area of the consultation. If contact details are provided, we may use these to monitor responses or contact you in relation to the consultation.
We may publish a summary of the consultation responses, but these will not contain any personal data. We may decide to publish your name (and on whose behalf you have responded) to indicate that you have responded to this consultation, we will only ever do this with your consent.
The lawful basis we are relying on to process your personal data is article 6(1)(e) of the GDPR, which allows us to process personal data when this is necessary for the performance of our public tasks in our capacity as a regulator.
If we do need to contact you in relation to your consultation response the lawful basis we are relying on to process your personal data is article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, which allows us to process personal data where this is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Commission or by a third party.
What are your rights?
You have the right to request access to the personal data that we hold about you. You have the right to ask for your personal data to be rectified or erased, or to restrict the way in which we process it. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. If you are unhappy with the way in which we have processed your personal data then you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please email GDPR@gamblingcommission.gov.uk stating your name, email address and the consultation(s) to which you responded.
Do we use any data processors?
If we are using a third party as part of a consultation you will be informed of this and provided with any additional information that may be required as per data protection requirements.
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Last updated: 8 November 2023
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