Privacy Policy
Peterborough City Council respects and protects the privacy of
individuals that use the web sites operated and owned by the
Council. The following discloses the information gathering and
dissemination practices for the web sites operated and owned by
Peterborough City Council.
Scope of this Privacy Policy
This privacy policy only covers the web sites belonging to and
operated by Peterborough City Council. Links within this site to
other web sites are not covered by this policy, and the Council
cannot accept liability for their content.
Use of Personal Information Provided by the User
The web sites owned and operated by Peterborough City Council
do not automatically capture or store personal information, other
than logging the user's IP address [your IP address is the
identification number used by your web hosting company to access
the internet - it is not your email address] and session
information such as the duration of the visit and the type of
browser used. This is recognised by the Web server and is only used
for system administration and to provide statistics, which help us
to evaluate use of the site. This monitoring does not include
personally identifiable information.
You may be asked for personal information if you want to take
advantage of specific services we offer such as online contact or
comment forms and subscriptions to newsletters. In each case we
will only use the personal information you provide to deliver the
services you have told us you wish to take part in.
The Council does not sell, trade, provide or rent personal
information to third parties.
All data received by the Council will be afforded protection,
whether in a manual or electronic form in line with the principles
of the Data Protection Act 1998. When the data is no longer
required or fit for purpose, it will be destroyed or expunged from
system areas. Access to data supplied will only be used by relevant
council staff, who will ensure that surreptitious viewing is
prohibited to unauthorised individuals.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Peterborough City Council may amend this policy from time to
time. If substantial changes are made to the way in which the
Council obtains and uses personal information the web site will
show prominently any announcement to this effect.
Questions/Enquiries
If you have any questions or enquiries about this policy or
personal data provided to the Council via the web site, please contact us.