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Privacy Notice for Neath Port Talbot Council Alexa Skill

Identity and contact details of the controller and the Data Protection Officer 

Controller: Neath Port Talbot Council 

Contact Details:
Civic Centre,
Port Talbot,
SA13 1PJ 

Data Protection Officer: Head of Legal Services 

Why do we collect this information? 

We collect your address information in order for you to provide with local information such as bin collection dates, school closures, and term dates via the Alexa skills web app. 

Legal basis for processing 

Public task carried out in the public interest 

What information do we collect about you? 

We collect: 

Your Address: This information is obtained from Amazon Web Services once you grant consent to Amazon Web Services to interact with their Alexa skills app. 

Where do we collect information about you from? 

We collect the address information of your Alexa device from Amazon Web Services. 

Who might we share your information with? 

Information will only be used internally for statistical purposes. 

Do you use any automated processes to make decisions about me? 

No, we do not use any automated processes to make decisions about you. 

Will we send your information outside the UK? 

No, we will not send your information outside the UK. 

Do I have to provide my personal data to you? 

You do not have to provide information to us, but the Alexa skill will not function without your address information. 

What are my rights in relation to the information held about me? 

You have the following rights: 

  • To see any information held about you by making a subject access request. 
  • To withdraw consent at any time, where the legal basis for processing is consent. 
  • To data portability, where the legal basis for processing is (i) consent or (ii) performance of a contract. 
  • To request rectification or erasure of your information, where data protection legislation allows this. 

Do I have a right to complain about the way information has been used? 

You can complain to the authority’s data protection officer: 

Data Protection Officer: Head of Legal Services 

Contact Details:
Civic Centre,
Port Talbot,
SA13 1PJ 

Alternatively, you have the right to take the matter up with the Information Commissioner's Office. 

Information Commissioner's Office:
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF 

Phone: 0303 123 1113 

Email: casework@ico.org.uk 

How long do we keep hold of your information? 

Your address will be kept by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council until such time as the agreement between Amazon Alexa skills and Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is terminated.  

Last Updated 

This notice was last updated in March, 2025.