Domain Name System (DNS) contacts: GDPR information

Summary

Why and how we process your data within DNS contacts, and your rights.

Controller	NHS Digital
How we use the information (processing activities)	The DNS (Domain Name System) team work with operators to move servers and services to different internet protocol (IP) addresses invisibly, whilst keeping the DNS naming the same for users. As part of this service the team may keep a small amount of information about customers to help support the service.
Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information?	No
Who are recipients of this data?	Participants of the programme or service as necessary
Is data transferred outside the UK?	No
How long the data is kept	2 years minimum after no longer required
Our lawful basis for holding this data	Legal obligation
Your rights	Be informed Get access to it Rectify or change it Erase or remove it Restrict or stop processing it Move, copy or transfer it Object to it being processed or used Know if a decision was made by a computer rather than a person
How can you withdraw your consent?	Consent not the basis for processing
Is the data subject to decisions made solely by computers? (automated decision making)	No
The legal basis for collecting this data	Legal obligation (Direction) and management of health and social care systems

Where we use this data

internal

Networking addressing

We register nhs.uk domain names for organisations wanting an NHS website. We also deal with IP addresses, NHS.UK email domains and EDI addresses.