Newark & Sherwood District Council

PRIVACY POLICY for Newark and Sherwood District Council
 
At Newark and Sherwood Districts Council we are committed to safeguarding and preserving the privacy of visitors to our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what happens to any personal data that you provide to us, or that we collect from you whilst you visit our website.

We do update this Policy from time to time so please do review this Policy regularly. This policy was last updated on 6th April 2011.

Information We Collect
In running and maintaining our website we may collect and process the following data about you:
i. Information provided voluntarily by you. For example, when you register for information, request a particular service or make a comment or complaint.
ii. Information that you provide when you communicate with us by any means.

Use of Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer to collect information about how you use our website. This information is used to compile statistical reports about the use of our website which helps us to understand our users’ needs and improve the online services we offer.

At no time will Newark and Sherwood District Council place a cookie on your computer without your knowledge or permission. Certain parts of our website rely on cookies to function correctly, where this is the case you will be given the option to accept or reject the cookie. If you choose to reject the cookie you will be informed of the problems this may cause and be given a further opportunity to accept or reject the cookie.
 
You can adjust the settings on your computer to decline any cookies if you wish. This can easily be done by activating the reject cookies setting on your computer.
 
Use of Your Information
We use the information that we collect from you to provide our services to you. In addition to this we may use the information for one or more of the following purposes:

i. To provide information to you that you request from us relating to our services.
ii. To provide information to you relating to other services that may be of interest to you. Such additional information will only be provided where you have consented to receive such information.

Storing Your Personal Information
We do our upmost to ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to make sure that your personal information is treated and stored securely.

Unfortunately the sending of information via the internet is not totally secure and on occasion such information can be intercepted. We cannot guarantee the security of data that you choose to send us electronically, as such sending any information to us electronically is entirely at your own risk.
 
Disclosing Your Information
We will not disclose your personal information to any other party other than in accordance with this Privacy Policy and in the circumstances detailed below:

i. Where we are legally required by law to disclose your personal information.
ii. To further fraud protection and reduce the risk of fraud.

Third Party Links
On occasion we include links to third parties on this website. Where we provide a link it does not mean that we endorse or approve that site’s policy towards visitor privacy. You should review their privacy policy before sending them any personal data.
 
Access to Information
In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 you have the right to access any information that we hold relating to you. Further information about how to exercise these rights and data protection in general can be found on our requesting information pages.
 
Contacting Us
Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any matter relating to this Privacy Policy at freedom@nsdc.info . 

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