Concessionary Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Tariff Scheme Privacy Notice

 The Sustainable and Community Travel Team are collecting personal information as part of the Council's concessionary EV tariff scheme, to verify that the applicant is eligible for the discount, is a resident of East Renfrewshire and don't have access to off-street parking. 

We process your information in order to perform a task carried out in the public interest in terms of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.. 

If data is not provided then we'll not be able to process your application for a concessionary tariff for the use of East Renfrewshire Council's publicly accessible EV chargers.

We collect information about you directly from you..

Email addresses associated with ChargePlace Scotland accounts, and ChargePlace Scotland physical and virtual card numbers will be shared with ChargePlace Scotland. Once the information is shared with ChargePlace Scotland, they will be responsible for managing your data. View the ChangePlace Scotland privacy notice.

We'll securely destroy your personal information within 5 years of processioning your application. If your application is successful, your discount will continue to be applied until we are notified that you have moved address.  

Further information about how we manage our records can be found within our Integrated Business Classification and Records Retention Schedule (PDF, 2 MB) 

Please email The Sustainable & Community Travel Team at electric.vehicles@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk if you need this information in an alternative format.

Depending on why we need to process your information you will have rights to how your information is used. Further information about your rights, including the circumstances in which they apply, can be found within our main privacy policy page published on our website.

If you have concerns about the processing of your personal data, by the council, you can contact the Data Protection Officer at dpo@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk.

For independent advice about data protection, privacy and data sharing, visit the Information Commissioner's Office website