GDPR Personal Data Requests
Welcome to the Data Protection Office Services - putting the customer at the heart of what we do. Our team provides a reliable and helpful service to all of our stakeholders with regards information handling and the processing of Individual Rights requests under Data Protection law
Find out more about your personal data rights
Subject access requests
You have the right to find out if Yorkshire Water is using or storing your personal data. You can ask us for a copy of the data, this is also known as a ‘subject access request’.
Data restriction requests
In some circumstances you have the right to restrict how Yorkshire Water processes your personal data. This is known as your ‘right to restriction’.
Data rectification requests
You have the right to ask Yorkshire Water to correct any personal information we hold about you, this is also known as a ‘data rectification request'.
Your right to be informed
Individuals have the right to be informed about the collection and use of their personal data, this is known as the ‘right to be informed’.
Data processing objections
You have the right to object to the processing (use) of your personal data in some circumstances.
Data erasure requests
In certain circumstances you have a right to have personal data held about you erased, this is also known as your 'right to erasure' or 'right to be forgotten'.
Automated processing review requests
In some circumstances you have the right for human intervention into a decision that has been made using automated means.
Data portability requests
In some circumstances you have the right for your personal data to be sent to you or another company, this is known as a "data portability request".