We use cookies for the following purposes

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A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

Targeting cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Data retention

We retain personal information for only as long as it is necessary for us to do so for the purpose for which it is being processed.

Sharing your personal data

As the Data Controller we use third parties to provide services for us: they are known as Data Processors. We ensure we only use Data Processors who comply with the data protection legislation and they can process personal data for us only when we have instructed them to do so. They will hold it securely and retain it for the period we instruct. We will not share your information with any third parties for the purposes of direct marketing.

Your data protection rights

Under the Data Protection Act, you have certain rights over your personal data, to the extent that any such personal data is held by HMGCC. These are

Access - You can ask us to see copies of your personal information

Rectification - You can ask us to rectify information which you think is inaccurate

Erasure - You can ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances

Objection to processing - You can ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances

Objection to automated decision making - You have the right to object to any decisions which have affected you significantly, if you consider these decisions have been made without meaningful human input

Contact details

HMGCC is the controller for personal information we process, unless otherwise stated.

If you wish to contact us about any aspect of data protection, please use our dedicated email adress: DataProtection@hmgcc.gov.uk or write to us at:

Data Protection
HMGCC
Hanslope Park
Park Road
Milton Keynes
MK19 7BH

You also have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK regulator of compliance with the data protection legislation. Their address is:

The Office of the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Cheshire
SK9 5AF