The Security Industry Authority reserves the right to gather information relating to site usage. Any information gathered is primarily for internal use to allow us to refine and improve our customer service.
Where disclosure of information to a third party is likely we will, where possible, endeavour to ensure that this is clearly indicated.
This does not affect your statutory rights.
Market Research
We conduct market research, and when we do we may exchange your personal data with carefully selected third parties. This is permitted by Section 1 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001, which allows us to undertake, to arrange for or support the carrying out of research (which includes the exchange of personal data) relating to the provision of security industry services and of other services involving the activities of security operatives.
We collect, process and exchange personal data in accordance with the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the purposes stated in our notification statement, which is available at the Information Commissioner's website
. Any personal data that is shared is securely destroyed immediately after any survey has been completed.
Data Protection
The Security Industry Authority is a data controller under the Data Protection Act. We will process personal information you have supplied to us in accordance with that Act and only for the purpose for which it is collected. We process personal information for the purposes of:
- licensing the private security industry
- to maintain a public register of licence holders
- to inform you about the SIA and its activities
- to answer public enquiries, and
- to undertake other statutory functions as assigned by Parliament
We may receive information about you from others or we may give information to them. If we do, it will only be as the law permits:
- to prevent or detect crime
- to protect public funds
- to check the accuracy of information you supply, or
- where we are required to by court order or legislation.
As a data subject, you have the right to ask for a copy of information we hold about you and to ask for any inaccuracies to be corrected.
Cookies
Some areas of this site use session cookies. Session cookies are encrypted (128 bit) and only last for the time of the browser being active.
What happens when I link to another site?
www.sia.homeoffice.gov.uk contains links to other websites, both those of government departments and of other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our site, so you should always be aware when you are moving to another site and read the privacy statement of any site which collects personal information. We do not pass on any personal information you have given us to any other site.
Changes to this privacy policy
If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.