Privacy policy
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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.