Privacy and Cookies

We respect your privacy. The only information that is gathered helps us to monitor traffic to webpages.

Is my visit to this web site anonymous?

Yes! Your visit to our site is anonymous (no personal information about you is recorded or gathered) unless you contribute it or fill in a form requesting information.

Cookies and Traffic Logs

Our website does not use 'cookies'

What's a Cookie?

A cookie is small file placed on a user's computer by a Website, which logs information about the user and their previous/current visits for the use of the site next time the user visits the site. More information about cookies can be found in Guidance to the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 which can be accessed by going to the Information Commissioner's website and following the relevant link.

What are Traffic Logs?

We use traffic logs to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our Website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information anonymously for statistical analysis purposes.

Links

Our website contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices within any of these other sites. We encourage you to be aware of this when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements on other websites you visit.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

This Privacy Notice is provided to you by this local council which is the data controller for your data.

Your personal data – what is it?
Personal data is any information about a living individual which allows them to be identified from that data (for example a name, photographs, videos, email address, or address). The processing of personal data is governed by legislation relating to personal data which applies in the United Kingdom including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and other legislation relating to personal data and rights such as the Human Rights Act.

Making sure your data is safe.
GDPR is designed to create privacy requirements. It is a development of existing data protection legislation and is based on seven key principles that can be summarised as:

Personal information that we hold will be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner.
Personal data will only be used for specific and legitimate purposes.
The information that we hold shall be limited to what is necessary.
Information shall be accurate.
Information shall be held no longer than is necessary.
Information shall be kept safe and secure.
We are accountable and can demonstrate compliance with GDPR.