Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains how your personal data is collected, used, stored, and protected when you interact with this website. It also outlines your rights under the UK GDPR and related data protection legislation.

1. Who Controls Your Data?

The controller responsible for processing your personal data in connection with this website is the website owner. Contact details can be found on our [Contact page].

2. How to Get in Touch

If you have questions about how your personal data is used, or if you wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us through the details provided on the Contact page of this site.

3. Legal Grounds for Processing Your Information

We only process personal data when a legal basis applies. This may include:

• Consent – where you’ve explicitly agreed to us using your data

• Legitimate interests – to manage routine communications and provide responses to enquiries

• Public interest – where the processing supports community engagement or democratic participation

• Legal obligation – where processing is required to comply with the law

Where consent is the basis, you may withdraw it at any time.

4. How We Collect Your Data

We collect personal data when you:

• Submit forms on the website

• Contact us directly by email, phone, or post

• Engage with surveys, petitions, or subscription options

• Interact with us through third-party platforms

We may also receive data from public records, such as electoral registers, for purposes aligned with public interest or democratic engagement.

5. How Your Data is Stored and Protected

All personal information is stored securely using encrypted servers located in the UK. Access to data is strictly controlled, and we ensure any external service providers follow comparable security practices and comply with UK data protection law.

6. Sensitive (Special Category) Data

On occasion, we may process sensitive information—for example, data relating to health, political opinion, or other special categories. When we do, it’s under conditions permitted by the Data Protection Act 2018, including where the data is used in support of lawful democratic activities.

7. International Data Transfers

While we primarily store data within the UK and European Economic Area (EEA), some of our service providers may operate in other countries. In such cases, we ensure your data is protected through:

• Adequacy decisions by the UK or EU

• Binding contracts requiring equivalent safeguards

• Explicit consent from you before any such transfer occurs

Certain types of data, such as electoral data, will never be transferred outside of the UK/EEA under any circumstances.

8. How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain personal data only for as long as it's needed for the purpose it was collected. Typically, this means data is reviewed every few years or in line with an electoral cycle, and deleted or anonymised if no longer necessary. Petition-related data is handled according to current ICO guidance.

9. Accessing Your Personal Information

If you request access to the data we hold about you:

• We may ask for proof of identity to verify your request

• We may request clarification to ensure accuracy and relevance

• We will respond within one calendar month of confirming your identity

We keep a record of access requests, as permitted by the ICO, to maintain transparency and accountability.

10. Sharing Your Information

Your personal information may be shared with relevant third parties if required to respond to your enquiry—for example:

• Local authorities or public service providers

• Government agencies or regulators

• Other organisations only where your case or query requires it

Any third party receiving your data is required to keep it confidential and use it solely for the purpose it was shared.

We may also be legally required to share your data in specific circumstances, such as with law enforcement.

We do not sell or rent your personal information under any circumstances.

11. Your Rights Under Data Protection Law

You have the following rights:

• Access – to know what data we hold about you

• Correction – to fix any incorrect or outdated information

• Erasure – to request deletion of your data where no legal basis remains for holding it

• Objection – to stop certain types of processing (e.g., marketing)

• Data portability – to receive your data in a format you can reuse

• Restriction – to limit how your data is used

• Judicial review – if your request is denied, you have the right to challenge the decision

You can exercise any of these rights by contacting us.

12. Making a Complaint

If you believe your data has not been handled properly, you can file a complaint with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
📞 0303 123 1113
🌐 https://ico.org.uk/concerns

13. Website Platform and Technical Hosting

This website is built on the Wix platform and maintained by the site owner or their appointed web design partner. Wix has its own privacy and cookie policies that apply to certain platform features such as analytics or embedded tools.

You can learn more about how Wix handles user data by visiting their official Privacy Policy:
👉 https://www.wix.com/about/privacy

14. Updates to This Privacy Policy

This privacy notice may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in law, technology, or how we operate. Any significant changes will be communicated through the website.