PRIVACY POLICY

 

The St Margaret’s with St Nicholas Ward Forum
Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Who we are:-
The St Margaret’s with St Nicholas Ward Forum
Secretary: Sally Turff, 15 Queen Street, King’s Lynn, PE30 1HT

Any electronic communications will be made in accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR)

What information do we collect about you?
We collect the personal data that you may volunteer as part of e-newsletter sign-ups.

Personal information we collect may include:
• your name and title
• postal address, email address and phone number
We may also collect and hold information about any contact you have with us as a constituent of The St Margaret’s with St Nicholas Ward Forum and may consist of details of
• event registration / attendance;
• contact preferences;
• details of correspondence sent to you, or received from you;
• any other information provided by yourself to The St Margaret’s with St Nicholas Ward Forum

When we ask you to provide your personal information we will let you know why we are asking, and how we will use your data, by directing you towards this notice.

What we do with your information
Depending on your relationship with The St Margaret’s with St Nicholas Ward Forum and the preferences you have indicated, data we hold may be used by us for the following purposes:
• Sending you information on ward matters, which might affect you, by post, telephone or electronic means.   These types of communications can include:
• Informing you of events related to The St Margaret’s with St Nicholas Ward Forum
• Providing news and updates about The St Margaret’s with St Nicholas Ward Forum including communications of the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk County Council, the Environment Agency and other public bodies, What’s On guides and communications from local organisations.
• Providing other relevant communications based upon your relationship with The St Margaret’s with St Nicholas Ward Forum

You can opt out of any or all of our communications at any point simply by contacting email hidden; JavaScript is required

With whom we might share your information

We do not disclose personal data to any third parties or external organisations.   Your data will never be sold or passed to any third party for any other purpose.

How we keep your information secure

All our officers who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are legally obliged to respect the confidentiality of our members’ personal data.

How can I access the information about me, and correct information?

You can ask us if we are keeping any personal data about you and you can also request to receive a copy of that personal data — this is called a Subject Access Request.
To make a Subject Access Request you will need to provide adequate proof of identity such as a copy of your passport, birth certificate or driving licence before your request can be processed.   There may also be a fee of up to £10 depending on the volume of work required.
Please try to be as clear as possible about the information you are seeking.
Once we have received your Subject Access Request, the agreed fee and proof of identity, you will receive a response from us within 40 days and you will be able to get copies of any information we hold on you.   However, exemptions to disclosure may apply in some circumstances.

Subject Access Requests should be sent to:
Sally Turff,
Secretary,
The St Margaret’s with St Nicholas Ward Forum
15 Queen Street,
King’s Lynn, PE30 1HT
01553-764422
At any time you may request that we delete or correct your personal information.   If you wish to correct any information on you held by The St Margaret’s with St Nicholas Ward Forum, simply contact email hidden; JavaScript is required

Changes to our privacy notice
We regularly review our privacy notice, and may make changes from time to time. Any changes made will be posted to our website and will apply from the time we post them.   This privacy notice was last changed on 25th May 2018.

How to contact us
If you have any comments on our privacy notice, or the information we hold about you please contact us:
by email to email hidden; JavaScript is required
or write to us at 15 Queen Street, King’s Lynn, PE30 1HT

Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure.   In order to facilitate the prevention of unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

What is a cookie?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website.   Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie.   Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device.
You can find more information about cookies at:
www.allaboutcookies.org
www.youronlinechoices.eu
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Cookies do lots of different jobs, such as letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience.   They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.   The cookies used on this website have been categorised based on the categories found in the ICC UK Cookie guide.

Category 1: strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website.   Without these cookies services you have asked for, such as shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.

Category 2: performance cookies

These cookies collect information about the way visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages.   These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor.   All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.   It is only used to improve the way a website works.
By using our website, you agree that we can place these type of cookies on your device.

Category 3: functionality cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.   For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise.   They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
By using our website, you agree that we can place these type of cookies on your device.

Other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest.   However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that of other websites.   Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information, which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement.   You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.