Communications privacy notice - Privacy notices

• to provide communication support such as translation and interpretation services
• to deliver external communications including publications, publicity campaigns and marketing materials
• liaising with the media
• managing our website and social media
• to deliver internal communications to staff and elected members
• emergency communications

• name, address and other contact information
• screen name
• images

We may also process some special category (sensitive) data such as:

• health data (where necessary to ensure communications are in an appropriate format, for example large text or braille)

• with your consent
• necessary to perform a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority
• for reasons of substantial public interest

• provided directly by you when you contact the council
• you attend an event where the council is present
• provided by the media

• organisations providing services on behalf of the council
• the media
• local and central government
• emergency services

We are required to retain your information for as long as is necessary, after which it will be securely destroyed.

Further information on retention periods is available through our customer privacy notice.

You have several rights in relation to the information that the council holds about you. For information about your rights, when they might apply and how to make a request to exercise them, please see our customer privacy notice.

• Customer privacy notice
• Leisure and culture privacy notice