Privacy policy
Last Updated 28 May 2024
1. Who we are
Our website address is: https://ianbyrne.org
This page explains how we collect and use personal data, the legal basis for doing so and provides information about your rights in respect of your personal data.
The Office of Ian Byrne is the controller and responsible for your personal data (referred to as "we", "us" or "our" in this privacy policy).
2. Our contact details
Name: Ian Byrne
Address: 545 West Derby Road, Liverpool, L13 8AA
Phone Number: 0151 222 2345
E-mail: iianbyrnelabour@gmail.com
3. Purpose of this Privacy Policy
This privacy policy aims to give you information on how we collect and process your personal data through:
your use of this website (including, but not limited to, any data you may provide through this website by, for example, signing up as a to receive communication’s on Ian Byrne’s work and campaigns and/or registering to take part in the Grow West Derby Project).
engaging with us on third party websites and platforms (including, but not limited to, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter).
This website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.
It is important that you read this privacy policy, together with any other privacy policy or fair processing policy we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you. We want you to be fully aware of how and why we are using your data.
This privacy policy supplements other notices and privacy policies (such as wording that may feature on our website alongside options to subscribe to newsletters and other communications) and is not intended to override them.
4. The type of personal information we collect
The office of Ian Byrne only collect and use personal information for the specific purpose for which it has been obtained.
Personal data, or personal information, means any information from which your individual identity could be discerned. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).
When submitting sign up and registration forms on this website, you may be asked for personal information. In each case, we will ask for your consent to use your information, and we will only use it for the purposes for which you provide it.
We currently collect and process the following information:
Names and email addresses of individuals who submit this information in the ‘Sign Up’ form to receive emails from Ian Byrne to receive news and updates about his work.
Names, email addresses, postcodes, and any information that may be submitted in the ‘message’ box, in the registration form to take part in the Grow West Derby community project.
Necessary Cookies:
Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. Further information on cookies is in Section 7 of this Privacy Policy below.Analytics:
Our website has disabled Squarespace Analytics cookies. Even if visitors click ‘OK’ on this site’s cookie banner that analytics data will not be collected.
5. How we get the personal information and why we have itMost of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
Provided by you - directlyBecause you have submitted information through the ‘Sign Up’ form to receive emails from Ian Byrne to receive news and updates about his work and campaigns.
Because you have submitted information through the registration form to take part in the Grow West Derby community project.
Provided by utomated technologies or interactions, including cookies
As you interact with our website, we will automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns – where this is strictly necessary to enable the delivery of the website to you, then these cookies will be downloaded automatically. We collect this personal data by using cookies and other similar technologies. We may also receive technical data about you if you visit other websites employing our cookies. Please see our cookie notice further down in this Privacy Policy for further information.
Our website has disabled Squarespace Analytics cookies. Even if visitors click ‘accept’ on this site’s cookie banner, analytics data will not be collected.
This means that we will not see the following data that otherwise would have been provided through Squarespace analytics:Information about your browser, network, and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Your IP address
Clicks
Internal links
Pages visited
Scrolling
Searches
Timestamps
We use the information that you have given us in order to:Contact you about news and updates on Ian Byrne’s work and campaigns (if you have submitted information through the ‘Sign Up’ form)
Contact you about the Grow West Derby project (because you have submitted information through the registration form to take part in the Grow West Derby community project)
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app:
- For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.
- These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.
- Our website has disabled Squarespace Analytics cookies. Even if visitors click ‘accept’ on this site’s cookie banner, analytics data will not be collected.
Lawful basesUnder the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information as per the ICO’s categories are:
(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting ianbyrnelabour@gmail..com
6. How we store your personal informationYour information is securely stored at the Office of Ian Byrne at:
Constituency address: 545 West Derby Road, Liverpool, L13 8AA
Information submitted on the ‘Sign Up’ form to receive emails from Ian Byrne to receive news and updates about his Parliamentary work are securely stored on our Squarespace website account. This account is accessed using our office electronic equipment and this data can be deleted on request by emailing ianbyrnelabour@gmail.com.
The Squarespace address is:
Squarespace Ireland Limited
Attention: Legal - Privacy
Le Pole House
Ship Street Great
Dublin 8, D08N12C
Ireland
You can also view the Squarespace Privacy Policy
For information on technical data including cookies and analytics please see Section 7 of our Privacy Policy below.
We keep:Names and email addresses of individuals who submit this information in the Sign Up form to receive emails from Ian Byrne to receive news and updates about his Parliamentary work.
Names, email addresses, postcodes and any information that may be submitted in the ‘message’ box in the registration form to take part in the Grow West Derby community project.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy.If you have consented to receive information about Ian Byrne’s work or to take part in Grow West Derby, your personal information will only be retained so long as Ian Byrne is the MP for Liverpool West Derby or you ask not to be contacted further.
We will regularly review the personal information that we hold to ensure that its use is necessary and proportionate.
We will then dispose of your information by erasing it from anywhere that information is stored on office digital equipment.
7. Cookies and Analytics
Our website uses cookies in order to enhance your experience and to personalise content across our websites and content hosted on third party sites and platforms.What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that web servers give to browsers to store on users' machines (computers, tablets or mobile devices). They enable the website to recognise requests as coming from the same browser. Cookies are designed to allow the website to recognise its users on subsequent visits, or to authorise other designated websites to recognise these users for a particular purpose. Cookies can be essential for the operation of an application or to improve the user experience. They can also be used to track user behaviour.Information collected by cookies is classed as personal data.
As explained in more detail below (see "Managing cookies" below), you can block or restrict the use of cookies through your browser settings. For more information on cookies, their use and how to block them, you may want to visit www.aboutcookies.org.
How this website uses Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.
Our website has disabled Squarespace Analytics cookies. Even if visitors click ‘accept’ on this site’s cookie banner, analytics data will not be collected.
SquareSpace Analytics
Our website has disabled Squarespace Analytics cookies. Even if visitors click ‘accept’ on this site’s cookie banner, analytics data will not be collected.
This means that we will not see the following data that otherwise would have been provided through Squarespace analytics:
Information about your browser, network, and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Your IP address
Clicks
Internal links
Pages visited
Scrolling
Searches
Timestamps
Managing cookies
You can set your browser to not accept cookies, but this may limit your ability to use the Services. You can also opt out of receiving interest-based ads from certain ad networks here (or if located in the European Union, here).In your web browser (for example, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari), you can control which types of cookies you allow. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can alter the settings of your browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer. You can turn cookies on or off using your browser's settings and you can also delete cookies and clear your browser's cache (also known as your internet viewing history). Visit the 'Options' or 'Preferences' menu on your browser to change settings, and check the following links for more browser-specific information:
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Cookies
Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
The Information Commissioner has also provided guidance: https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies/.
8. Third Party Links
This website contains links to other websites, or embedded content from other websites, such as YouTube. I am not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these websites.This website may include links to third party websites, platforms, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third party websites or platforms and are not responsible for their privacy policies or statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
9. Changes to the Privacy Policy
We keep our privacy policy under regular review and will notify you of any substantive changes. Any revisions to our privacy policy can be reviewed on this website and the Privacy Policy is dated.
10. Your data protection rightsUnder data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
Please contact us at:
ianbyrnelabour@gmail..com
or 0151 222 2345
or 545 West Derby Road, Liverpool, L13 8AAif you wish to make a request.
11. How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at:
ianbyrnelabour@gmail..com
or 0151 222 2345
or 545 West Derby Road, Liverpool, L13 8AAYou can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk