Churt Parish Council

The Privacy Notice and the Privacy and Data Protection Policy which governs all Churt Parish Council activities can be accessed on the policies page of our website.

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This website policy informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of any Personal Information which we receive from users of our website. By using this website, you consent and agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

 

Information Collection and use while using our website

We do not ask for any personally identifiable information when accessing and using this website, except in the following situations:

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1. If you opt to subscribe to our News and Events page so that new posts are emailed to you when they are posted, then we ask you to enter your email address, which is stored securely by the system which runs our website.

2. We may also run surveys from time to time, using third party websites such as Survey Monkey or Microsoft Forms. In such case, we may ask for personal information, but we strive to anonymise the data we collect and only use it for the improvement of the services offered by Churt Parish Council and/or as identified in the survey concerned.

 

Log Data

Like many website operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics. In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor and analyse this data. This data is completely anonymised and does not include personal information such as name or email address.

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How long will we keep your data?

We hold the data securely in line with our document retention and management procedure. We keep all data for:

• as long as the project it’s collected for is in operation

• on an ongoing basis, but normally deleted after 5 years if our association with you is not active.

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Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Like many sites, we use cookies to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

 

However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website. Please see our Cookie Policy for more information.

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Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

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Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of November 2024 and will remain in effect, except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page. We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this website Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgement of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.