I am the Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber Constituency. As your MEP, it is important that I and my office can keep in touch with constituents about my work, take up casework on their behalf and ask for views on local issues.
As a Labour MEP I also have access to other information which I or my office, or volunteers working with me, will use for campaigning purposes or for communicating with Labour Party members. In respect of that information, the Labour Party is the data controller, and you should consult their privacy policy for details of what information they hold, why, and how they use and process that information.
This page explains how I collect and use personal data, the legal basis for doing so and provides information about your rights in respect of your personal data for which I am the data controller.
My responsible officer for data protection is Liz Rowe who can be contacted at [email protected] or on 07397 77 55 81.
Data collection and use
The office of Richard Corbett MEP will only collect and use personal information for the specific purpose for which it has been obtained.
I will undertake casework using personal information provided by or on behalf of a constituent. It may be necessary for me to share your information with third party organisations. I will only do this where it is necessary and reasonable to do so, and I will share only the minimum amount of personal information necessary in order to advocate on your behalf. Please see the “who I share your information with” section for further details.
When registering with this website or by completing a form or survey sent to you by my office, you may be asked for personal information. In each case, I will ask for your explicit consent to use your information, and I will only use it for the purposes for which you provide it.
I may communicate by post, email, telephone or text message about my work and to give you the latest news on my campaigns and opportunities to get involved. I have a legal entitlement to the full electoral register for my constituency, which includes the full name and address of every registered elector and I may write to you in connection with my activities as an MEP.
I will only send emails, texts or contact you by telephone where you have provided explicit consent for me to do so. You may withdraw your consent or unsubscribe at any time from communications in any medium by contacting my responsible officer for data protection or by using the unsubscribe option I provide in communications.
I will not use personal data for any automated decision making or profiling.
Who I share your information with
When I take up casework on your behalf, it may be necessary for me to share the details you provide with government departments, local authorities and other bodies. I will only share as much information as is necessary to take your case forward. If you have any questions or concerns about how information you provide as part of a casework request is used, please contact my responsible officer for data protection for more information.
Other than in the circumstances above, I will not share personal information with other organisations without your explicit consent.
If you give me personal information about someone other than yourself, I may need to check the facts with that other person. If you ask me to take action on behalf of a friend or relative I will contact that person to confirm that they are happy for me to act on their behalf and to ask them to sign a consent form if they wish me to deal with you on their behalf. If you feel it would not be appropriate for me to contact the other person, you should discuss this with me when you give me their information.
In order to communicate with you about my work as the MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber Constituency, it may be necessary for me to transfer personal information to countries or jurisdictions outside the EU. In each case, I will take steps to ensure that the suppliers I use comply with the General Data Protection Regulation or are subject to the Privacy Shield scheme agreed between the European Union and the United States.
Retention of personal data
I will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy. Information relating to casework will only be retained for as long as it is necessary to resolve or otherwise complete your request, and for no more than the length of one Parliamentary Term (5 years). In some circumstances this can be exceeded in line with GDPR or with your express permission. Any paper records will be securely destroyed, and electronic details securely and permanently deleted.
If you have consented to receive information about my work, I will only retain your personal information so long as I am the MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber Constituency, or you ask not to be contacted further.
The United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union on 31 October 2019. It is yet unknown what date I will cease to be an MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber. Once this date is knows, all paper records will be securely destroyed, and electronic details securely and permanently deleted when I leave office.
I will regularly review the personal information I hold to ensure that its use is necessary and proportionate.
IP Addresses and Cookies
This site does not automatically capture or store personal information, other than logging the user’s IP Address or the location of your computer or network on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. I also use IP addresses in the aggregate to track which pages people visit in order to improve the quality of the site.
A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored on your computer. Cookies may be used in order to tailor your experience on this site according to the preferences you have specified. Cookies on this website do not contain personally identifiable information, other than your IP address, which itself is only very rarely enough to identify you as an individual.
Links to other websites
This website contains links to other websites. I am not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these websites.
Your rights
You have a number of rights in relation to your personal information and the opportunity to choose how it is used. You can:
- Obtain copies of the personal information I hold about you (known as a “subject access request”)
- Request that I correct or update any personal information held about you
- Ask that we erase or restrict the way in which I use your information
- Request that personal information you have given your consent for me to use is provided in an electronic format so it can be transferred to another data controller (also known as “data portability”)
You may opt out of receiving further communications from me in any medium at any time. All requests to unsubscribe are dealt with promptly, and in all cases within ten days.
If you wish to exercise your rights in respect of your personal data or have any concerns about how your data is used, please contact my responsible officer for data protection:
Richard Corbett MEP
Karmann Community Centre
Barkerend Road
Bradford BD3 9EP
Email: [email protected]
Telephone 07397 77 55 81
Alternatively you have right to raise any issues or concerns directly with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Updated 04.07.19