Visitors to our websites and Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by websites
you visit. Generally, we do not use cookies on our site, or
our other website such as visitsouthsomerset.com,
octagon-theatre.co.uk, southsomersetcountryside.com,
camelotcountry.co.uk or southsomersettogether.org.uk.
However, we do use an 'authentication' cookie. This helps us
make sure we can manage your visit properly without getting
confused with other visitors. It is also used where ever you
have to login to our website to access a service. An example
is when you renew or subsribe to our gardin bin collections
service.
You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but some
functionalities will not work. We do not use any cookies to store
information about your interaction with us, such as web traffic
statistics. To find out more about how to manage cookies,
please visit www.aboutcookies.org. It's important to stress
that the cookie we use cannot identify you personally.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
We are committed to maintaining the strictest level of
confidentiality for any personal data stored. We will only process
or disclose personal data for purposes necessary for official
council business. We will adhere to the principles outlined in
the 1998 Data Protection Act for processing that data.
We will try to hold only the minimum data necessary to
perform our business and will erase or destroy the data in
such a manner that confidentiality is maintained. We will try to
ensure that data is accurate and up to date, and correct
inaccuracies without unnecessary delay. Full details about
our data protection policy can be found in our Data Protection Policy and Data
Protection Policy Guidlines.
You can obtain access to the personal information we hold
on you by downloading and completing a Subject Access Request
form. We will respond by supplying your personal information
within 40 days of receiving the due fee.
Download a Subject
Access Request form
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