1. Statement of Intent
From time to time, you will be asked to submit personal information
about yourself (eg name and e-mail address etc) in order to receive
or use services on our web site or to enable the relevant council
department to contact you. Such services include feedback forms,
complaint forms, consultation questionnaires, and reviews. Whenever
you provide such personal information, we will treat it in accordance
with this policy.
2. Cookies
Many web sites place cookies whenever a user visits their site, in
order to track traffic flows. Cookies are text files which identify
your computer to the server. Calderdale Council only uses cookies
if you select an alterative style from the accessibility page,
this is in order that the style you select is inherited by the
rest of the site. No other information is stored in this cookie.
3. Submitting Personal Information
When you supply any personal information to Calderdale Council through
this web site we have legal obligations towards you (as set out
in the Data Protection Act 1998) in the way we deal with that data.
We will only use your information for the purpose for which you
have given it, eg to refer your details onto a Council service
area. We will hold your personal information on our systems for
as long as you use the service you have requested, and remove it
in the event that the purpose has been met. We will not sell, assign,
disclose or rent your personal information to any other external
organisation or individual. We will not use your personal information
for marketing.
4. Users under 18
If you are under 18, please make sure that you obtain your parent /
guardian's permission beforehand whenever you provide personal
information to the Calderdale Council web site. Users without this
consent are not allowed to provide us with personal information.
5. Your Consent
By using our web site you consent to the use of your information in
the way set out above. If we decide to change our privacy policy
we will post changes on this page so that you are kept informed.
