OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Data Protection Policy
The
General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Data Protection
Act (Cap 586) regulate
the processing of personal data whether held electronically or in manual form. The
Office of the Public Service Commission is set to
fully comply with the Data Protection Principles as
set out in such data protection legislation.
Purposes
for collecting data
The Office of the Public Service
Commission collects and processes information to carry out its obligations in
accordance with present legislation. All
data is collected and processed in accordance with Data Protection Legislation
and the PSC General Regulations (S.L. Const. 01), the PSC Appointments
Regulations (S.L. Const. 05) and the PSC Disciplinary Regulations (S.L. Const.
03).
Recipients
of data
Personal Information is accessed by the employees
who are assigned to carry out the functions of the Office of the Public Service
Commission. Personal Data will be disclosed to the Courts
of Law, the office of the Attorney General, the office of the Ombudsman, Permanent
Secretaries, Heads of Department, members of Selection Boards, legal
representatives, and competent authorities representing public officers. Disclosure
can also be made to third
parties but only as authorized by law.
Your
rights
You are entitled to know, free of charge,
what type of information the Office of the Public Service Commission holds and
processes about you and why, who has access to it, how it is held and kept up
to date, for how long it is kept, and what the Unit
is
doing to comply with data protection legislation.
The GDPR establishes a formal procedure
for dealing with data subject access requests.
All data subjects have the right to access any personal information kept
about them by the Office of the Public Service Commission, either on computer
or in manual files. Requests for access to personal information by data
subjects are to be made in writing and sent to the Executive Secretary, office
of the Public Service Commission. Your identification details such as ID
number, name and surname have to be submitted with the request for access. In case we encounter identification
difficulties, you may be required to present an identification document.
The Office of the Public Service
Commission aims to comply as quickly as possible with requests for access to
personal information and will ensure that it is provided within
a reasonable timeframe and in any case not later than one month from receipt of
request, unless there is good reason for delay. When a request for access
cannot be met within a reasonable time, the reason will be explained in writing
to the data subject making the request. Should
there be any data breaches, the data subject will be informed accordingly.
All data subjects have the right to request
that their information is amended, erased or not used in the event the data
results to be incorrect.
In
case you are not satisfied with the outcome of your access request,
you may refer a complaint to the Information and Data Protection Commissioner,
whose contact details are provided below.
The Executive Secretary, Public
Service Commission
The
Executive Secretary, Public Service
Commission may be contacted at:
Level 2, Palazzo Spinola Business Centre,
46, St Christopher Street,
Valletta VLT 1464
Telephone: 21222063/4
Email: dpo.psc@gov.mt
The
Information and Data Protection Commissioner
The
Information and Data Protection Commissioner may be contacted at:
Level 2, Airways
House,
High Street,
Sliema SLM 1549
Telephone: 23287100
Email: idpc.info@gov.mt