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Please read these terms carefully before using this web site. Using this web site indicates that you accept these terms. If you do not accept these terms ("terms"), do not use this web site.
When we use your personal data, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council is what is known as the ‘data controller’. We have a data protection officer who makes sure that we respect your rights and follow the law.
It is our duty to keep your records safe and accurate, to only use your data where we need to provide a service and to only keep your records for as long as we have to.
Personal data is information which relates to a living person who can be identified from the information itself, or by linking it with other information. For example; it could be your name and address, your own council tax information or your housing record.
Some personal information is ‘special’ and needs more protection due to its sensitivity. This is often information that is very personal to you and you may not want widely known. This could include things such as your religious or philosophical beliefs, your sexuality, ethnicity, criminal or medical history and political beliefs.
‘Processing’ is the terms used whenever we ‘do’ anything with your personal data. This is usually to provide a service to you, to monitor how we manage those services or just to get in touch. There are a number of legal reasons why we need to collect and process your information.
Generally, we collect and use your personal data where it is necessary to perform our statutory duties, under a contract we have with you, or if you or your legal representative(s) have given consent.
If we use your personal information for research, we will always keep you informed. We will always keep you anonymous or use a different name, unless you agree that your information can be used for that research. We don’t sell your information to anyone else.
Occasionally, we may share your information between council services in order to keep our records as up to date as possible. However, council staff can only see your personal information if they need it to do their job.
To learn more about Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Data Protection Privacy notice please see https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/privacynotice.
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council authorises you to view and download the materials at this web site ("site") only for your personal, non-commercial use unless otherwise stated, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials on any copies of the materials. You may not modify the materials at this site in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform, or distribute or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose. For purposes of these terms, any use of these materials on any other web site or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. The materials at this site are copyrighted and any unauthorised use of any materials at this site may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. If you breach any of these terms, your authorisation to use this site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council will not be liable for any loss claim or damage arising as a result of that omission and Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council reserves the right at all times to withdraw its access to services.
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In no event will Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, its suppliers, or other third parties mentioned at this site be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, those resulting from lost profits, lost data or business interruption) arising out of the use, inability to use, or the results of use of this site, any web sites linked to this site, or the materials or information contained at any or all such sites, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory and whether or not advised of the possibility of such damages. If your use of the materials or information from this site results in the need for servicing, repair or correction of equipment or data, you assume all costs thereof. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
The council shall accept no responsibility for data breaches, losses or theft resulting from viruses or other malicious software which has been acquired by accessing the council’s Wi-Fi, nor shall the council be liable for your information processing procedures, unless you are processing data on behalf of the council, where a formal agreement has been made in line with Article 28 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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