PRIVACY NOTICE
Data Protection
On 25th May 2018 new EU legislation came into force which governs how and why organisations store personal data and we would like to share with you how we store and handle the data we hold. This data is typically names, addresses and contact details but may also include, for example, next of kin information for our team of volunteers, or reports or letters detailing any contact we have had with you, or perhaps photographs taken during Parish Council activities.
Why we hold your data
In order to fulfil our obligations to you it is necessary to keep some personal data, such as those illustrated above. Please be assured we treat your data with the utmost care.
When we’ll share your data
We may sometimes need to share your data with Parish Councillors to help us provide a better service to you. If it is relevant to your enquiry, we may also share your information with partner organisations such as Balfour Beatty or Herefordshire Council so they can carry out their responsibilities. They have a duty to maintain your data securely and to use it only for the purpose it was given.
Know your rights
You have many rights regarding your personal data, including seeing what data we hold, and updating your information. We have a Privacy Notice and a Data Protection Policy which explain in detail how we deal with the data we hold. This information is available by downloading the documents below but if you need any further assistance, please contact our Clerk by email at clerk@uptonbishop.gov.uk.
The privacy of your personal data when using our website is important to us, we are dedicated to safeguarding and preserving your privacy when you are visiting our site or communicating electronically with us.
The Privacy Notice explains what happens to any personal data that you provide to us, or that we collect from you. The content of the notice is reviewed regularly.
Information We Collect
In operating the Website we may collect and process the following data about you:
- Details of your visits to the Website and the pages that you access. These are details are not identified to you personally
- Information that you provide by filling in the form on the Contact Us page
- Information provided to us when you communicate with us for any reason
This Cookie Policy was last updated on March 8, 2023 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://uptonbishop.gov.uk (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
5.3 Social media
On our website, we have included content from Facebook and Twitter to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. This content is embedded with code derived from Facebook and Twitter and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.
Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook and Twitter are located in the United States.
6. Placed cookies
7. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Save preferences", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
7.1 Manage your consent settings
8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.
9. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
- Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
Upton Bishop Parish Council
Upton Bishop
United Kingdom
Website: https://uptonbishop.gov.uk
Email: ku.vog.pohsibnotpu@krelc
This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on March 29, 2021.