Privacy Statement
Under the Data Protection Act we have a legal duty to protect
any personal information that we collect from you.
Copeland Borough Council does not capture and store any personal
information about individuals who access this web site, except
where you voluntarily choose to give us your personal details via
email, by using one of our electronic forms or by making an enquiry
about any of our services.
In these circumstances, any personal details you supply
will only be used to provide the information or service you have
requested. Personal information is not disclosed to third parties
unless this is indicated on the web page and / or relevant form at
the point of collecting information from you, or as required by
law.
Statistical Data
We automatically collect statistical data about usage patterns
on our website. This information is not used to identify any
individual, It is only collected to provide us with an
understanding of the areas of interest on our site and is kept only
for as long as required to achieve this purpose.
Other Copeland Borough Council websites
The Council operates a number of other websites - large sites
and one-off short-term micro sites, all have links from this main
site. These sites are covered by this Privacy Policy, the major
sites are:
- The Beacon Museum
- West Cumbria Partnership
- Copeland Local Plan
Links to External Sites
Copeland Borough Council has two addresses, both point the
viewer at this main site, they are www.copeland.gov.uk and www.copelandbc.gov.uk The main
site links to other external sites in order to give further or
extended access to requested information. Copeland Council is not
responsible for the privacy practices or content of such sites.
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by
this website (and other CBC websites)only.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an
updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing of this page
ensures you are always aware of what information we collect and how
we process that information.
Who to contact about the Policy
The Council's contact for Data Protection and Freedom of
Information matters is:
Data Protection and
Freedom of Information Officer
The Copeland Centre, Catherine Street, Whitehaven Cumbria CA28
7SJ
Requests to access data collected by this web site may also be
made to the Information Compliance Officer. If you remain
dissatisfied after raising an issue about this policy and / or a
request to access personal information collected from you on this
site, you may also contact:
The Information
Commissioner
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF
website:
Information Commissioner
(external site)
Data Protection
The latest data protection legislation, the Data Protection Act
1998, puts obligations on the Council to deal with all electronic
and some paper-based information about individuals in line with the
Act. There is also a right of access to information the Council
holds about individuals on payment of a fee of £10 which is made
payable to Copeland Borough Council.
The Council is required to observe the eight Data Protection
Principles, as described in the 1998 Act.
The principles are that personal data should be:
- processed fairly and lawfully
- processed for specific purposes
- adequate, relevant and not excessive
- accurate and kept up to date
- not kept for longer than necessary
- processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects under
the Act
- kept secure
- not transferred to a country or territory outside the European
Economic Area, unless their country or territory ensures an
adequate level of data protection
Anyone wishing to access personal information should contact the
Council:
Data Protection Officer - Copeland Borough Council
The Copeland Centre, Catherine Street, Whitehaven
Cumbria CA28 7SJ
Tel: 01946 598515
If anyone has concerns over the way in which the Council has
used personal information they are invited to contact the Data
Protection Officer at the above address.
Alternatively, the Council has a formal complaints process as
described on the complaints procedure page or if preferred,
complaints can be made directly to the
Information
Commissioner.