Privacy Notice

Barry Ingleton campaign privacy notice

This privacy notice explains how Barry Ingleton and the campaign team collect, use, store, and protect your personal information.

We are committed to handling your information lawfully, fairly, and transparently in line with UK data protection law.

Who we are

Data controller: Barry Ingleton campaign
Contact email: barry@barryingleton.co.uk
Website: www.barryingleton.co.uk
Postal address: 73 Trefoil Way, Carterton, OX18 1FP

What information we collect

We may collect and use the following personal information:

• your name

• your email address

• your postal address

• your telephone number

• information you provide when you contact us

• information you provide when you sign up for updates, events, volunteering, or support

• records of correspondence with you

• technical information when you use the website, such as IP address, browser type, device information, and cookie-related data

• your communication preferences

If you send us sensitive information, for example information about health, we will only use it where we have a lawful reason to do so and where it is necessary.

How we collect your information

We may collect personal information:

• directly from you, for example when you email us, complete a contact form, sign up for updates, volunteer, or attend an event

• from your use of our website

• from social media where you interact with our public campaign pages

• from publicly available sources where lawful and appropriate

Why we use your information

We may use your information to:

• respond to your enquiries

• send campaign updates and news

• organise campaign events, meetings, and volunteering activity

• manage supporter relationships

• understand local concerns and community issues

• improve our website, communications, and engagement

• keep appropriate internal records

• comply with legal and regulatory requirements

• protect the security of our website and systems

Our lawful bases for using your information

Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful basis for using personal information.

We may rely on one or more of the following lawful bases:

Consent
Where you have clearly agreed, for example if you sign up to receive email updates or newsletters. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Legitimate interests
Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests as a local independent political campaign, provided your rights and freedoms do not override those interests.

Legal obligation
Where we need to use information to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

Who we share your information with

We may share personal information only where necessary, for example with:

• Wix, as our website hosting and website management provider

• email and newsletter platforms, if used

• IT support providers

• event or volunteer management tools

• professional advisers where necessary

• regulators, law enforcement, or public authorities where required by law

We do not sell your personal information.

International transfers

Some of our service providers may process data outside the UK. Where this happens, we will make sure an appropriate safeguard is in place so your information remains protected.

How long we keep your information

We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected, including legal, regulatory, and record-keeping requirements.

As a general guide:

• contact form enquiries, up to 12 months

• supporter and volunteer records, up to 24 months after last meaningful contact

• newsletter subscriptions, until you unsubscribe or we review inactive records

• website analytics, according to the settings in the relevant platform

• legally required records, for as long as the law requires

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

• ask for access to the personal information we hold about you

• ask us to correct inaccurate information

• ask us to erase your information in some circumstances

• ask us to restrict how we use your information in some circumstances

• object to our use of your information in some circumstances

• ask us to transfer your information to another organisation in some circumstances

• withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact:

barry@barryingleton.co.uk

How to complain

If you have concerns about how we use your personal information, please contact us first and we will try to resolve the matter.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK data protection regulator.

Cookies and website analytics

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve performance, understand how visitors use the site, and support communications.

Where required, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings.

If you have a separate cookie policy, link to it here.

Changes to this notice

We may update this privacy notice from time to time to reflect changes in the law, our campaign, or the services we use. The latest version will always be published on this website.