Privacy & Cookie Policy

Privacy Policy Statement

This privacy policy will explain how the Parish Council uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

 

What data do we collect?

We sometimes collect the following data:

  • Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, etc.)
  • Response to any questionnaires or polls we may run.

 

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide the Parish Council with the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

  • Register online.
  • Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.
  • Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
  • Voluntarily complete and submit our contact form

 

How will we use your data?

We collect your data so that we can:

  • Reply to you questions using the contact information you provide

When you complete any questionnaires, we may share this information with your local council or government bodies. Excluding any personal information such as your name, address and contact details

How do we store your data?

We store your data on the website database in an encrypted format.

Marketing

We don’t use or sell your information to third parties for any marketing activities.

What are your data protection rights?

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

  1. The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  2. The right to rectification – You have the right to request that any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request the information you believe is incomplete.
  3. The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  4. The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  5. The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to us processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  6. The right to data portability – You have the right to request that the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:

Or write to us: clerk@shapwickparishcouncil.org.uk

Privacy policies of other websites

We may have links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

Our Company keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 9 January 2020.

Necessary Cookies

PHPSESSID - This cookie is native to PHP applications such as this website. The cookie is a session variable used to store and identify a users’ unique session ID for the purpose of managing the users activity on the website during the visit. It is vital to the operation of the website. The cookie is only used for that user session and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed by the user.

Google Analytics Cookies

We use cookies on our site for Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics tool that helps website owners understand how visitors engage with their website. Google Analytics customers can view a variety of reports about how visitors interact with their website so that they can improve it. Like many services, Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to track visitor interactions as in our case, where they are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We then use the information to compile reports and to help us improve our site. Google Analytics collects information anonymously. It reports website trends without identifying individual visitors.

Refusing or Deleting Cookies

You may refuse or delete cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse or delete the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site.

You may opt out of Google Analytics without affecting how you visit our site - for more information on opting out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites you use, visit this Google page.