Data Protection
Privacy Statement
Thank you for visiting www.fivetownsconservatives.co.uk. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with UK data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).
Data Controller:
Laura Weldon - Deputy Chair (Membership & Communications) is the data controller for any personal data collected through this website.
What Information We Collect:
When you visit our website, we may collect certain information about you, including:
Personal information you provide to us voluntarily, such as your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide when contacting us through our website.
Information about your device and usage of our website, collected automatically using cookies and similar tracking technologies. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing activity.
How We Use Your Information:
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you.
To improve and optimize our website, including analysing trends and usage patterns.
For legitimate political activities, including engaging with constituents and voters, as permitted by UK electoral law.
Legal Basis for Processing:
We process your personal data on the following legal bases:
With your consent, where required.
To perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
To comply with our legal obligations.
For the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, such as engaging in political activities for democratic engagement, subject to your interests and fundamental rights not overriding those interests.
Data Sharing:
We may share your personal data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website or conducting our political activities. We require these service providers to only process your personal data in accordance with our instructions and to implement appropriate security measures to protect it.
With your consent we may share your data with outside bodies for the purposes of campaigning or research, or publish your comments or survey responses in an anonymised or pseudonomysed format. For any publication of your data which identifies you explicitly we will always seek your specific consent prior to publication.
Data Retention:
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including any legal or reporting requirements.
Your Rights:
You have certain rights regarding your personal data under UK data protection laws, including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices or your personal data, please contact us at info@fivetownsconservatives.co.uk
Updates to this Privacy Statement:
We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in our privacy practices or applicable laws. We encourage you to review this Privacy Statement periodically for any updates.
Last updated: 31/10/2024
By continuing to use our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Statement.
Copyright and Photo Credit
Copyright for all content and photography is either:
1) owned by Five Towns and Hemsworth Conservatives or The Conservative Party
2) stock photography or elements used under purchased and appropriate licence for non-commercial use
3) in the public domain
4) used with express permission of the copyright owner.
5) an embedded or direct link to the original uploaded content (e.g. a Youtube video) with full credit.
Photographs and videos legally taken in a public place may feature members of the public - no endorsement is implied unless expressly stated.