South Ribble Borough Council reserves the right to revise its Privacy Policy at any time and you are advised to ensure that you are aware of the current statement when you visit our website. By using our website you will be deemed to have accepted this policy.
During your visit to our website you may provide personal information by completing online forms. These actions will be deemed as your consent to the collection, processing and storage of that information.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and any personal information provided by yourself will only be used for the purposes for which it is collected. South Ribble Borough Council fully complies with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and your personal information will be held securely and only for as long as is necessary.
We do not authenticate visitors to our website and the council cannot be held responsible for any acts of impersonation. We will assume all information submitted is genuine. However, if you suspect that a false entry has been made using your identity, please contact the council immediately.
Secure Forms
Where we provide online forms, the data you enter is not encrypted on input. However once the data is captured by the form submission it is stored in a secure database, behind a firewall, which has encrypted access.
Email Security
Unless an email is protected by encryption, there is the possibility that it could be intercepted by a third party. If interception would cause you distress it is recommended that you do not use email. Similarly, if you want us to respond to you by email, you must realise that we cannot guarantee privacy. If you have an enquiry that requires greater security, please provide a postal address.
Monitoring of Emails
Any email, including its content, may be monitored and used by South Ribble Borough Council for reasons of security and for monitoring internal compliance with council policy. This includes the content of emails and attachments. For example, inappropriate or offensive content would be blocked. Please be aware that you have a responsibility to ensure that any email you write or forward is within the bounds of the law.
Web Statistics
During your use of our website, we automatically collect statistical data. This is used to identify how many people are accessing our website, which browsers they are using and which is page is most popular etc. The information cannot personally identify you and is only used to improve our online services.
Links to Other Websites
This site contains links and references to other websites. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites and we encourage you to read the policy of every website that you visit.