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Privacy Statement
This policy covers the treatment
of personally identifiable information that Soham Town Council collects when you
are visiting www.soham-tc.gov.uk
and associated websites.
Information Collection
and Use
You can use the website and most
of the services provided through the site without telling us who you are or
providing any personally identifiable information. The site will use cookies in
some cases to improve the quality of your visit.
It is only when you complete a
form that requires personal information, or E-Mail Soham Town Council, that you
can be identified. In these cases your personal information will be used to
fulfil your request for services or information, as input for improving the
website or to notify you about changes to the site (where you have requested
this).
Protecting Public Funds
The Council may receive
information about you from others, or may give information to them.
If so, it will only be done as the law permits, to:-
- Check the accuracy of information;
- Prevent or detect crime;
- Protect public funds.
Our Responsibilities
When receiving personal
information from you the Council will:-
- Comply with the Data Protection Act when
handling personal data;
- Protect data and information in its custody
from accidental or deliberate loss or disclosure;
- Balance personal rights and the need to
provide effective and efficient services;
- Follow emerging Freedom of Information
guidelines and legislation;
- Meet the common law duty of confidentiality
when dealing with citizens and customers, and only disclose information in
ways which are fair and understood;
- Ensure that elected members and the staff of
the Council understand their responsibilities when handling personal
information, through training, and by promoting best practice;
- Ensure that its citizens and customers
understand their rights in terms of access to their personal information.
For Further Information
Contact
Address: Soham Town Council, P.O.
Box 21, The Pavilion, Fountain Lane, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5PL.
Telephone: (01353) 723472
Fax: (01353) 01353 723472
E-Mail:
Website:
www.soham-tc.gov.uk
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