Our Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for Independents for Newark & District
Last Updated: 27/12/2023
Introduction
Welcome to the website of Independents for Newark & District. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and respecting your rights concerning your personal information. We ensure that we comply with data protection regulations that require that any data you provide to us is processed with due care and attention and is held securely. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data.
1. Collecting Your Information
We collect information about you when you visit our website, subscribe to newsletters, receive our publications or event invitations, and engage in business dealings with us.
You can access our website without giving us your personal information. However, you may provide us with some personal information on certain pages of the websites, for instance, by completing the Contact Us form. By submitting your personal information in this way, you consent to our use of the information as set out in this policy until such time you choose to unsubscribe. You can also tell us to stop sending you information at any time via email to hello@independentsfornewark.co.uk
2. Cookies
2.1 Personal information: We may collect personal information such as your name, email address, and phone number when you provide it to us voluntarily, for example, when filling out a contact form, subscribing to our newsletter, or making a donation.
2.2 Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. Although we will not collect personal data on you unless you provide this to us, we do store a session cookie on your computer for the duration of your visit. This records your IP address, the pages you navigate between, and the time and duration of your visit. This information helps us improve our website and deliver a better user experience
You can set your browser not to accept cookies. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
3. How we use your information
This information will be used to provide you with information that you request from us, deal with inquiries that you may make, and enable us to provide you with information that we feel may be of interest to you.
When you visit our website, a record of your visit is made. That data is used anonymously to determine the number of people who visit our website and the most frequently used sections of it. This enables us to update and refine our site. If you use any forms on the website to send an email to us, a record will also be made of your email address.
We may collect, hold, use and disclose the information collected to compile statistical data and to maintain our database, develop/improve our websites, respond to any email inquiries, notify you of any upcoming news, events and projects, provide you with newsletters and publications, attend to compliance issues and provide you or your organisation with advice.
We will not use or disclose your personal information for any other purpose which is not related to the above without your consent. We do not give or sell your personal information to third parties.
We take your privacy very seriously and we have data protection policies and processes in place to safeguard personal information. Robust security has always been a crucial part of what we do.
4. Access to your information and correction requests
We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. You can ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate or out of date at any time by emailing hello@independentsfornewark.co.uk
5. Policy changes
Any policy changes, or future changes in legislation, will be posted on this page, and if substantial, may be promoted on the website or through e‑mail notification.
We take any complaints very seriously. We encourage people to notify us immediately if they think that our collection or use of information is inaccurate, unfair, misleading, or inappropriate. We would also welcome any suggestions for improving our procedures. If you wish to complain about this policy or any of the procedures set out in it, please contact hello@independentsfornewark.co.uk