Privacy policy

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Privacy Policy

Please note that Margaret Greenwood is no longer a Member of Parliament.

I am the former MP for Wirral West constituency. During the time that I was your MP,  I and my office kept in touch with constituents about my work, took up casework on their behalf and asked for views on local issues.

This page explains how I collect and use personal data, the legal basis for doing so and provides information about your rights in respect of your personal data for which I am the data controller.

My responsible officer for data protection can be contacted at margaret.greenwood.mp@parliament.uk or on 0151 792 3416.

I also have previously had access to other information which I or my office, or volunteers working with me, have used for campaigning purposes or for communicating with Labour Party members. In respect of that information, the Labour Party is the data controller, and you should consult their privacy policy (https://labour.org.uk/privacy-policy/) for details of what information they hold, why, and how they use and process that information.

Data collection and use

The office of Margaret Greenwood will only collect and use personal information for the specific purpose for which it has been obtained.

As I am no longer a Member of Parliament, I can no longer undertake casework using personal information provided by or on behalf of a constituent unless it is extremely urgent; I will only be able to do this up until 4 July 2024. In such a case, I may share your information with third party organisations. I will only do so where it is necessary and reasonable to do so, and I share only the minimum amount of personal information that is necessary in order to advocate on your behalf. Please see the “who I share your information with” section for further details.

When registering with this website or by completing a form or survey sent to you by my office, you may  be asked for personal information. In each case, I  ask for your explicit consent to use your information, and I will only use it for the purposes for which you provided it.

I will only send emails, texts or contact you by telephone where you have provided explicit consent for me to do so. You may withdraw your consent or unsubscribe at any time from communications in any medium by contacting our Data Protection Officer or by using the unsubscribe option I provide in all communications.

I will not use personal data for any automated decision making or profiling.

Information on children

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16.

Who I share your information with

When I take up casework on your behalf, it may have been necessary for me to share the details you provide with government departments, local authorities and other public bodies. I only share as much information as is necessary to take your case forward. If you have any questions or concerns about how information you provide as part of a casework request is used, please contact me.

Other than in the circumstances above, I will not share personal information with other organisations without your explicit consent.

In order to communicate with you, it may be necessary for me to transfer personal information to countries or jurisdictions outside the EU. In each case, I will take steps to ensure that the suppliers I use comply with the General Data Protection Regulation or are subject to the Privacy Shield scheme agreed between the European Union and the United States.

Retention of personal data

I will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy. Information relating to casework will only be retained for as long as it is necessary to resolve or otherwise complete your request, although I may retain a minimum amount of information about closed cases in the event that you contact me again for help.

I will regularly review the personal information I hold to ensure that its use is necessary and proportionate.

IP Addresses and Cookies

This site does not automatically capture or store personal information, other than logging the user’s IP Address or the location of your computer or network on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. I also use IP addresses in the aggregate to track which pages people visit in order to improve the quality of the site.

A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored on your computer. Cookies may be used in order to tailor your experience on this site according to the preferences you have specified. Cookies on this website do not contain personally identifiable information, other than your IP address, which itself is only very rarely enough to identify you as an individual.

Links to other websites

This website contains links to other websites. I am not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these websites.

Your rights

You have a number of rights in relation to your personal information and the opportunity to choose how it is used. You can:

• Obtain copies of the personal information I hold about you (known as a “subject access request”)
• Request that I correct or update any personal information held about you
• Ask that we erase or restrict the way in which I use your information
• Request that personal information you have given your consent for me to use is provided in an electronic format so it can be transferred to another data controller (also known as “data portability”)

You may opt out of receiving further communications form me in any medium at any time. All requests to unsubscribe are dealt with promptly, and in all cases within one week.

If you wish to exercise your rights in respect of your personal data or have any concerns about how your data is used, please contact my Data Protection Officer at margaret.greenwood.mp@parliament.uk or on 0151 792 3416.

Please note that I am no longer a Member of Parliament.

Alternatively you have the right to raise any issues or concerns directly with the Information Commissioner’s Office.