Rockhampton Parish Council is committed to protecting the privacy of all personal data collected from our website visitors and Parishioners. Our aim is to provide an exceptional customer service whilst safeguarding the security and privacy of all our customers.
This Privacy Policy explains Rockhampton Parish Council’s information practices relating to our website and the choices you can make regarding the information we collect and how we use it. To learn more about how we collect, store and safeguard the information of our Parishioners collected at meetings/events etc please contact our Clerk – Eirian Vaughan Lewis, and ask to see a copy of the Parish Council’s Privacy Policy.
What information will we collect?
Visitors to our website will have certain information collected through the use of Cookies and Analytics programs to help us deliver the best possible browsing experience. This includes :
- Your IP Address
- Type of device used
- Operating system on device
- How you found our website
- Pages visited on our site and the duration of your stay
We DO NOT collect any financial information about our customers either through the website or in written records.
How will your information be used?
Information collected about our website users will be used to update and enhance our website to provide the best possible experience for our customers across all platforms and devices. None of the information collected is personally identifiable.
When will we use your information?
Information collected about our website users will only be accessed and reviewed when we make updates to our website.
The period for which we will keep your information
Website usage data will be deleted after 3 years.
Will we share your information?
We promise we will NEVER share your details with anyone else.
How will we keep your data safe
Information collected about our website users is stored in the back-end of the website on a secure server with the latest encryption and security technologies. Only the web designer and Parish Clerk have access to this server.
Your rights and choices
Under the new GDPR Regulations (May 2018) individuals have the right to request the following :
- To see what information a business/ Organisation stores about them
- To make updates / amendments to this information if it is incorrect
- To request that part of the information stored is deleted
- To request that all the information stored is deleted
If you would like to request any of the above please visit our ‘GDPR Right of Access‘ page where you can complete a simple online form. We will reply to all requests within 48 hours but it may take upto 5 working days to access and collate your information.
By accessing or using our website you agree to this Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy please do not access or use our website in the future.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may make changes to our Privacy Policy in the future in accordance with new regulations or after reviewing our business practices. The date at the top of this Policy will identify the last time this Policy was updated. Your continued use of our services after this date will constitute your agreement to the terms of the Privacy Policy.