Healthy Homes Analysis – Information and Consent
Our FREE Healthy Homes Analysis help you to identify issues in your home through temperature and humidity sensors which measure the energy performance and the health of your home.
We are partnering with Dampsmart (dampsmart.co) in this analysis. See below all the information about their service, including details on the sensors, your data and rights.
Dampsmart provide small temperature and humidity sensors, predictive technology and mobile friendly reports for home owners to use. The data and analytics enables people to see how the fabric of their home and daily activity affects can maintain a warm, damp and mould free environment.
What is the equipment?
A small (4cmx4cm x1cm) battery powered temperature and humidity sensor is put in each room of the home. A 5cmx5cmx1.5cm mains powered hub device is placed near the centre of the home to pick up the signals from the sensors.
The hub uses less than 2kWh of electricity (approximately 70p) over the two-week period). The hub has a SIM card, so will not be connected to your WiFi.
What data is collected?
Only temperature and humidity data within each room of the property. The devices cannot record any video or audio (sound). Dampsmart will only receive the address of the property including postcode, not your name, phone number or email address unless you want to be contacted by them directly.
How long does the analysis last?
We will collect data from your home for 2 weeks. We will inform you if the monitoring needs to be for longer and explain why.
What is the purpose of the data?
The data enables us to assess the actual energy efficiency of your home, identify issues with heating, ventilation, condensation, damp and mould, and work with you on the best course of action to ensure a healthy home environment.
Legal basis of processing
Dampsmart will process your data based on your informed consent in accordance with GDPR Articles:
– Article 6(1)(a) – “the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes”
– Article 9(2)(a) – “the data subject has given explicit consent to the processing of the personal data for one or more specified purposes”
Who Dampsmart shares your data with
Access to your data will be granted only to Dampsmart. We will not share your data with any third parties, except where it is allowed or required by law. Your data will not be used for any automated decision making, including profiling.
Withdrawing your consent
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can simply unplug the sensor hub so that no further data is transmitted. If you decide that you no longer wish to participate please contact both info@dampsmart.co and gwfcgreendoctor@groundwork.org.uk
Data retention, storage and destruction
Dampsmart will retain the property heat and humidity data indefinitely. It will be in a form that is not identifiable to the property or household.
Any personal data will be retained by Dampsmart for a period of 6 months after the monitoring is completed. If you opt-out, they will treat this as a withdrawal of consent and will make arrangements to delete your personal data immediately.
Where your data is stored
The information you provide is stored on secure Amazon Web Services (AWS) server in London and will not be transferred to another country outside of the UK. All data from the sensors is encrypted and only accessible to Dampsmart staff.
Your rights
You have the right to:
– request information about how your personal data are processed, and to request a copy of that personal data.
– request that any inaccuracies in your personal data are rectified without delay.
– request that any incomplete personal data are completed, including by means of a supplementary statement.
– request that your personal data are erased if there is no longer a justification for them to be processed.
– object to the processing of your personal data.
– withdraw consent to the processing of your personal data at any time, where processing is based on your consent.
You can request a copy of the data obtained from sensors at any time in accordance with your rights under the data protection legislation. You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to us, using the contact details set out below.
What happens next
A Groundwork Five Counties staff member will call you in the next few days to arrange an appointment to come and install the sensors. They are ultra small, battery powered and only need 15 minutes to place around your home.
Contact us
Should you have any questions or wish to withdraw your consent, please contact info@dampsmart.co and gwfcgreendoctor@groundwork.org.uk
If you need to move the sensors for any reason, please contact us at the above email addresses. If the equipment is accidentally damaged, you have a power cut or need to unplug the hub for any reason, please let us know.
Healthy Homes Analysis – Consent form
You’ll receive an automatic confirmation of your consent, please check your Spam/Junk folder if this does not arrive in your inbox.