Privacy statement

This privacy policy only covers our websites www.erewash.gov.uk (opens in a new window) and www.erewashcouncil.com and information collected in connection with these sites.

It does not cover information collected by the other sites to which you may gain entry by clicking on the appropriate link and so you should always be aware when you are moving to another site and read the privacy statement of any site, which collects personal information.

We are committed to maintaining the security and accuracy of any personal information that you provide. We aim to comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1999 at all times when it is dealing with personal information relating to your personal information and the way that we may use it.

What information do we collect and what might we do with it?

Our website does not automatically capture or store personally identifying information. It may capture and store session information such as the duration of the visit and the type of browser user, but this information is only used for system administration and to provide statistics, which we may use to evaluate the use of this site.

We may collect personal information such as your email address and contact details in the event that you send an email to one of the addresses provided in this site, or if you telephone us for further information on services we may offer.

In each case, we will only use the personal information you provide to deliver the services you have told us that you wish to take part in and we shall not release your information to any third parties without your consent.

Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of text stored on your computer, phone or whatever you use to surf the Internet. Cookies have many uses, but fundamentally they are used to store information about you on your computer.

We encourage you to accept the cookies our website uses as they help us to improve the user experience for you and many others.

Google Analytics

When someone visits our website we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the Council’s website. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.

We use Google Analytics to help analyse use of our website. This analytical tool uses 'cookies', which are text files placed on your computer, to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google. This information is then used to evaluate visitors’ use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity for the Council. To find out more about cookies, including how to control and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org (opens in a new window), or to opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout (opens in a new window).

The Council will not (and will not allow any third party) to use the statistical analytics tool to track or to collect any personally identifiable information of visitors to our site. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source as part of our use of the Google statistical analytics tool. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Neither the Council nor Google will link, or seek to link, an IP address with the identity of a computer user.

If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be upfront about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

If this privacy policy changes in any way we shall place an updated version on this page.

Please review this page regularly to ensure that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.

Accessing or changing your information

Any personal information provided is controlled by us.

All information collected on this site is stored and used in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1999.

We have a dedicated contact for queries relating to personal information collected and stored through this site. Please contact the Information Officer at dataprotection@erewash.gov.uk or at the address shown below if you would like to:

Update or change the personal information that you have provided to us.
Have us remove the personal information that you have provided to us from our records.
Request access to the personal information that we hold about you
Complain about the collection, storage or use of your personal information.

Contact us

If you would like information on our general data protection policies, which cover the provision and use of information on a general day-to-day basis, please email: dataprotection@erewash.gov.uk

Erewash Borough Council
Long Eaton Town Hall
Derby Road
Long Eaton
Derbyshire
NG10 1NU

Tel: 0845 9072244

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