Privacy Statement
Information About Our Organisation And Website
Modern information and communication technologies play a fundamental role in the activities of an organisation like the Libertarian Party.
We are a UK based political party, registered in both Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the Electoral Commission.
This privacy policy covers the operation of the main website of the Libertarian Party, which is located at http://lpuk.org and http://libertarianpartyonline.org; both domain names resolving to the same Internet Protocol address.
The privately accessible discussion forums located at http://lpuk.org/forum and http://libertarianpartyonline.org/forum are specifically excluded from this privacy policy; and the policy does not extend to any other organisation or website that may be linked to from our site.
Providing Visitors With Anonymous Access
You can access our website home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal data.
The Services And Links Of Our Website
Our website does not enable our visitors to communicate with other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others.
Automatic Collection Of Information
We do not automatically log personal data, nor do we link information automatically logged by other means with personal data about specific individuals.
Data Collection And Purpose Specification
We only collect the personal data that you specifically volunteer whilst using our services; all data so collected will only be used for the specific purpose(s) so described at time of collection.
We do not collect personal information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organisations.
We may use third-party tools and websites for the collection and maintenance of non-personal data; for example, the capture and analysis of visitor traffic statistics for our website.
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
We do not take specific steps to protect the privacy of children who disclose their personal data to us.
We do not provide information about our personal data practices in relation to children on our home page, or at those parts of our website where we collect personal data.
Disclosure And Visitor Choice
We do not disclose your personal data to other organisations.
Confidentiality / Security
We do not give visitors to our website the option of using a secure transmission method to send us their personal data.
All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data.
We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.
Access To The Personal Data We May Hold About You
We do not grant our visitors the right to have direct access via our website to the personal data that we keep about them.
Upon request, which you can indicate by emailing privacy@lpuk.org, we will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data which we keep about you, within the period deemed appropriate by current UK Data Protection legislation. We may require additional proof of your identity prior to disclose, but will provide the information without any charge.
We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data:
- erased
- rectified or amended
- completed
We reserve the right to refuse to provide our visitors with a copy of their personal data, but will give reasons for our refusal.
We do, however, allow you to challenge our decision to refuse to provide you with a copy of your personal data.
Privacy Compliance
We endeavour to ensure that our privacy policy is at all times compliant with the UK Data Protection Act 1998 (and any subsequently modifying legislation).
We are subject to independent supervision by the Information Commissioner's Office, whose website can be found at http://www.ico.gov.uk. Our registration number with the ICO is Z1203780.
Privacy Support
If you have an enquiry or concern about our privacy policy, in the first instance please contact us via email.
If you are not satisfied with our response to your concern, you may wish to contact the Information Commissioner's Office.