Privacy Policy
I collect data from the public, Labour Party members and friends and family. This policy statement describes how I use that data first as regards the public. Note that anyone can email me at tonybelton@btconnect.com if they wish to have their data removed.
The public.
This policy statement describes how I, Councillor Tony Belton of London Borough of Wandsworth, protect and use the information you give me when you use this website or ask to receive my monthly newsletters. If you are asked to provide information when using this website, it will only be used in the ways described in this policy. This Privacy Policy was written in May 2018 and will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. This is version one, V1.
I gather and use certain information about you in order to inform you of Wandsworth Council developments, my part or view of them especially as they refer to the ward I represent, Latchmere, and to a lesser extent other parts of Battersea and the wider Borough.
Using the details that you sent me and/or data from the Electoral Register, which I as an elected councillor (just as the MP or GLA member) have the legal right to obtain from the Electoral Registration Officer, I collect all or some of the following information:
- contact information such as email addresses; and
- your actual address including postcode.
My main purpose in collecting this data is to create a circulation list for my monthly Newsletter, which started nine years ago with the next edition due in June, 2018, being the 108th edition. Only once, in August 2011, did I produce 2 editions and that was the occasion of the Clapham Junction riots, which I judged deserved a second edition.
I occasionally use your details to conduct surveys, for example I once did a survey of your preferences for times of closure of the Grant Road station entrance. I NEVER pass your details on to the Labour Party, either nationally or here in Battersea, though occasionally pressed to do so.
I might in future use your details
- to improve the newsletter or service I hope I provide as a councillor;
- to contact you in response to a specific enquiry; and
- maybe to share with selected parties, but only with your prior consent.
Complaints or Queries
I do try and maintain high standards when collecting and using personal information. For this reason, I do take any complaints about this very seriously. BUT I am not a computer specialist and do not always have access to great expertise. Hence, I once had problems processing an individual’s data, but it was eventually resolved. I would encourage you to bring to my attention any use of information, which is unfair, misleading or inappropriate. I would also welcome any suggestions for improving the procedures.
Any query or complaint about this policy statement, or the way that I have used or processed your personal information, should be sent to the following email address: tonybelton@btconnect.com.
Labour Party members
In general all the above applies, with the following exceptions:-
- your data came from party sources and as an elected representative of the party my current (24/5/18) interpretation of the GDPR legislation is that as you gave that data voluntarily to our party you accept my use of it;
- I will occasionally use your data for party matters as well as for the newsletter.
Friends and family
In general all the above applies, with the following exceptions:-
- you volunteered the data and accept my use of it but only for the newsletter.
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