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MI401 JUL14 29020435 ONLINEe as part of current or future legal action;fas part of government data-sharing initiatives; org if you hold an insurance policy with us, to passin<strong>for</strong>mation to an insurer to manage <strong>your</strong> insurancepolicy (including underwriting <strong>and</strong> claims, to helpdevelop new services <strong>and</strong> to assess financial <strong>and</strong>insurance risk).From time to time, these other people <strong>and</strong>organisations may be outside the European EconomicArea (EEA) in countries that do not have the samest<strong>and</strong>ards of protection <strong>for</strong> personal in<strong>for</strong>mation asthe UK.20.3 We may also let companies in our group (including<strong>British</strong> <strong>Gas</strong>, Scottish <strong>Gas</strong> <strong>and</strong> Dyno Group) use <strong>your</strong>in<strong>for</strong>mation to do any of the things mentioned inclauses 20.1 <strong>and</strong> 20.2.20.4 We may use <strong>your</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation to help train our staff.We may also monitor <strong>and</strong> record any communicationswe have with you (including phone conversations <strong>and</strong>e-mails) to make sure that we are providing a goodservice <strong>and</strong> to make sure we are meeting our legal<strong>and</strong> regulatory duties.20.5 We may pass <strong>your</strong> address, property <strong>and</strong> postcode,<strong>and</strong> details of <strong>your</strong> gas appliances, flue, hot-watercylinder, system controls <strong>and</strong> electrical installations(including details of any repairs or removals) toorganisations that supervise these activities includingCapita <strong>Gas</strong> Registration <strong>and</strong> Ancillary Services Limited(previously CORGI) <strong>and</strong> the ECA (ElectricalContractors Association). These organisations maypass this in<strong>for</strong>mation to local authorities to meetbuilding regulations. They may also use thisin<strong>for</strong>mation to contact you to inspect appliances orsystems, recall faulty products <strong>and</strong> carry out audits,<strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong> health <strong>and</strong> safety purposes. Whereappropriate, we will give you or the property owner(or both) a certificate to show that <strong>your</strong> appliances<strong>and</strong> so on meet building regulations.20.6 We will check <strong>your</strong> details with one or more creditreference<strong>and</strong> fraud-prevention agencies to help usmake decisions about <strong>your</strong> ability to make payments<strong>and</strong> the goods <strong>and</strong> services we can offer you. Below,we have given a brief guide to how we, the creditreference<strong>and</strong> fraud-prevention agencies will use <strong>your</strong>in<strong>for</strong>mation. If you would like more in<strong>for</strong>mation aboutthis, you can find the full version at britishgas.co.ukOr, phone us on 0800 048 0202 <strong>and</strong> we will send youa leaflet.a We will search at credit-reference <strong>and</strong> fraudpreventionagencies <strong>for</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation about you<strong>and</strong> all the people you are applying with. If you areproviding in<strong>for</strong>mation about other people on ajoint application, you must make sure they agreethat we can use their in<strong>for</strong>mation to do this. If yougive us false or inaccurate in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>and</strong> fraud isidentified, we will pass <strong>your</strong> details to creditreference<strong>and</strong> fraud-prevention agencies. Lawen<strong>for</strong>cementagencies (such as the police <strong>and</strong> HMRevenue & Customs) may receive <strong>and</strong> use thisin<strong>for</strong>mation.b We <strong>and</strong> other organisations may also access <strong>and</strong>use in<strong>for</strong>mation about you that credit-reference <strong>and</strong>fraud-prevention agencies give us to, <strong>for</strong> example:• check details on applications you make <strong>for</strong> credit<strong>and</strong> credit-related services;• check <strong>your</strong> identity;• prevent <strong>and</strong> detect fraud <strong>and</strong> money laundering;• manage credit <strong>and</strong> credit-related accountsor services;• recover debt;• check details on proposals <strong>and</strong> claims <strong>for</strong> alltypes of insurance; <strong>and</strong>• check details of employees <strong>and</strong> people applying<strong>for</strong> jobs with us.c When credit-reference agencies receive a searchfrom us, they will record this on <strong>your</strong> credit filewhether <strong>your</strong> application is successful or not.d We <strong>and</strong> other organisations may access <strong>and</strong> use,from other countries, in<strong>for</strong>mation recorded byfraud-prevention agencies.e If you want to see what in<strong>for</strong>mation creditreference<strong>and</strong> fraud-prevention agencies holdabout you, you can contact the following agenciescurrently working in the UK. The in<strong>for</strong>mation theyhold may not be the same, so it is worth contactingthem all. They will charge you a small fee.CallCreditConsumer Services TeamPO Box 491LeedsLS3 1WZPhone: 0870 060 1414Website: www.callcredit.co.ukEquifax plcCredit File Advice CentrePO Box 1140Brad<strong>for</strong>dBD1 5USPhone: 0870 010 0583Website: www.myequifax.co.ukExperianConsumer Help ServicePO Box 8000NottinghamNG80 7WFPhone: 0870 241 6212Website:www.experian.co.uk<strong>British</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> Services Limited is authorised <strong>and</strong> regulated by the FinancialConduct Authority <strong>for</strong> its insurance mediation activities. Registered inEngl<strong>and</strong> No.3141243. Registered Office: Millstream, Maidenhead Road,Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5GD.britishgas.co.uk20.7 If you give us in<strong>for</strong>mation on behalf of someone else,you confirm you have given them the in<strong>for</strong>mation setout in this document, <strong>and</strong> that they have givenpermission <strong>for</strong> us to use their personal in<strong>for</strong>mation inthe way we have described in clause 10. If you give ussensitive in<strong>for</strong>mation about <strong>your</strong>self or other people(such as health details or details of any criminalconvictions of members of <strong>your</strong> household), youagree (<strong>and</strong> confirm that the person the in<strong>for</strong>mation isabout has agreed) that we can use this in<strong>for</strong>mation inthe way set out in this document.All <strong>British</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> Engineers are employed to undertakeinstallation, servicing <strong>and</strong> repair work to ensure thesafe <strong>and</strong> efficient operation of central heating <strong>and</strong>domestic appliances. They have a duty of care to givegood advice which could involve the recommendationto purchase additional products or services from<strong>British</strong> <strong>Gas</strong> in the interest of safety, efficiency oreconomy. The engineers are paid an annual salarybut can also earn an extra payment linked tonumber of factors including additional products/services purchased by customers.

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