Privacy Policy

Who We Are:

All information relating to crematorium services will be held by the Governance department of Central Bedfordshire Council.

Central Bedfordshire Council will be the data controller in respect of all personal data gathered and processed to deliver these services.

What Information do we collect?

We will only collect data required under The Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 to enable us to deliver the services requested.

We may also gather information relating to family members of the deceased who purchase memorials and the names and details of individuals who have memorials on site

Why we process this data

This data is processed for the delivery of crematorium services and purchasing of memorials.

Our legal basis for processing this data for crematorium service is:

Article 6: (e) Public task: the processing is necessary to perform a task in the public interest or for our official functions, and the task or function has a clear basis in law.

Our legal basis for processing this data for purchase and maintenance of memorials is:

Article 6: (b) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.

Who do we share your information with?

Central Bedfordshire Council does not share your personal data in relation to crematorium services unless we are legally obliged to do so.

How long will information be kept?

Information for crematorium services will be kept for 15 years in line with the retention period within The Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 and then securely disposed of.

Information in relation to memorials will be kept as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and then securely disposed of.

Your rights

More information about your rights in relation to the information about you which is held by councillors or the Council, and who to contact if you have any concerns, can be found in the Council’s main privacy notice which can you read by clicking this link.