What is this online Privacy Statement for?

This privacy statement is for this website www.kimjohnsonmp.uk served by Kim Johnson and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it. The policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and the website owners. Furthermore, the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this statement. This website and its owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies with all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy.

Personal data

Under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), personal data is defined as: “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject'); an identifiable natural person can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person”.

How we use your information

This privacy statement tells you how Kim Johnson MP will collect and use your personal data for cookies, profiling, complaints, subscriptions, etc.

Use of Cookies

This website uses cookies to better the user’s experience while visiting the website. Where applicable, this website uses a cookie control system allowing the user on their first visit to the website to allow or disallow cookies on their computer/device. This complies with recent legislation requirements that websites obtain user consent before leaving behind or reading files such as cookies on a user’s computer/device. Cookies are small files saved to the user’s computer’s hard drive that track, save and store information about the user’s interactions and website usage. This allows the website, through its server, to provide the users with a tailored experience within this website. Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website onto their computer’s hard drive, they should take necessary steps within their web browser’s security settings to block all cookies from this website and its external serving vendors. This website uses tracking software to monitor its visitors to understand better how they use it. Google Analytics provides this software, which uses cookies to track visitor usage. The software will save a cookie to your computer’s hard drive to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website but will not store, save or collect personal information. For further information, you can read Google’s privacy policy here [ http://www.google.com/privacy.html ]. External vendors may store other cookies on your computer’s hard drive when this website uses referral programs, sponsored links or adverts. Such cookies are used for conversion and referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though some may take longer. No personal information is stored, saved or collected.

Contact & Communication

Users contacting this website and/or its owners do so at their discretion and provide any data at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the Data Protection Policy – GDPR available below. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form-to-email submission process, but users do so at their own risk. This website and its owners use any information submitted to provide you with further information about the services they offer or to assist you in answering any questions or queries you may have submitted. This includes using your details to subscribe to any email newsletter program the website operates, but only if this was made clear to you and your unambiguous consent was granted when submitting any form-to-email process. This is not an entire list of your user rights regarding receiving email marketing material. Your details are not passed on to any third parties for marketing purposes.

Email Newsletter

This website operates an email newsletter program to inform subscribers about the services supplied by, and work of, Kim Johnson MP. Users can subscribe through an online automated process should they wish to do so, but do so at their discretion. Some subscriptions may be manually processed without unambiguous written consent from the user. Subscriptions are taken in compliance with UK Spam Laws detailed in the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. All personal details relating to subscriptions are held securely per the GDPR 2018. No personal details are passed on to third parties nor shared with companies/people outside of the company that operates this website. Under the GDPR 2018, you have several rights, including access to your data or withdrawal of consent. Please review the Data Protection Policy – GDPR available below to exercise these rights. Email marketing campaigns published by this website or its owners may contain tracking facilities within the email. Subscriber activity is tracked and stored in a database for future analysis and evaluation. Such tracked activity may include; the opening of emails, forwarding of emails, clicking links within the email content, times, dates and frequency of activity [this is not a comprehensive list]. This information is used to refine future email campaigns and supply the user with more relevant content. In compliance with UK Spam Laws and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003, subscribers can unsubscribe anytime through an automated system. This process is detailed at the footer of each email campaign. If an automated un-subscription system is unavailable clear instructions on un-subscribing will be detailed instead.

External Links

Although this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links, users are advised to adopt caution before clicking any external links mentioned throughout this website. (External links are clickable text/banner/image links to other websites, similar to; http://www.theipsa.org.uk)The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at their own risk. This website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.

Adverts and Sponsored Links

This website may contain sponsored links and adverts. These will typically be served through our advertising partners, who may have detailed privacy policies relating directly to the adverts they serve. Clicking on any such adverts will send you to the advertiser’s website through a referral program which may use cookies and will track the number of referrals sent from this website. This may include the use of cookies which may, in turn, be saved on your computer’s hard drive. Users should therefore note they click on sponsored external links at their own risk. This website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.

Social Media Platforms

Communication, engagement and actions taken through external social media platforms that this website and its owners participate in are customs to the terms and conditions and the privacy policies held with each social media platform. Users are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate/engage with them with due care and caution regarding their privacy and personal details. Darren Jones MP will not ask for personal or sensitive information through social media platforms and encourage users wishing to discuss personal matters to use primary communication channels such as telephone or email. This website may use social sharing buttons that help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform. Before using such social sharing buttons, users are advised to do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account.

Shortened Links

Through their social media platform accounts, this website and its owners may share links to relevant web pages. By default, some social media platforms shorten lengthy urls [web addresses] (this is an example: http://bit.ly/zyVUBo). Users are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any shortened urls published by this website and its owners on social media platforms. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine urls are published, many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking. Therefore this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links. 

Why does Kim Johnson MP need to collect and store personal data?

For Kim Johnson MP to provide you with a service such as casework, respond to a policy-based enquiry and/or share information and news, we need to collect personal data for correspondence purposes and/or detailed service provision. In any event, we are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy. Please see the Data Protection Policy – GDPR for more information.

Will Kim Johnson MP share my personal data with anyone else?

We may pass your personal data on to third-party service providers when dealing with casework. This could include but is not limited to, the local authority, government agencies, public bodies, health trusts, regulators, and so on. Any third parties that we may share your data with are obliged to keep your details securely and to use them only to fulfil the service they provide you on our behalf. We will not share your details with any company for marketing purposes. If we wish to pass special categories of your personal data to a third party, we will only do so once we have obtained your consent unless we are not legally required to do so. Please see our Personal Data Audit, available below, for further information.

How will Kim Johnson MP use the personal data it collects about me?

Kim Johnson MP will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide in a manner compatible with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will endeavour to keep your information accurate and up to date and not keep it longer than necessary. Darren Jones MP is required to retain information per the law, such as information needed for income tax and audit purposes. How long certain personal data should be kept may also be governed by specific requirements and agreed practices. Please see the Data Protection Policy – GDPR available below for more information.

Under what circumstances will Kim Johnson MP contact me?

Our aim is not to be intrusive, and we do not ask irrelevant or unnecessary questions. Moreover, the information you provide will be subject to rigorous measures and procedures to minimise the risk of unauthorised access or disclosure. You can withdraw your consent to receive updates/contact from Kim Johnson MP anytime.

Can I find out the personal data that Kim Johnson MP holds about me?

At your request, Kim Johnson MP can confirm what information we hold about you and how it is processed. You also have other rights under the GDPR, including the right to withdraw consent to processing. Please see the Data Protection Policy – GDPR available below for more information. Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted:

  • kim.johnson.mp@parliament.uk

  • 0151 709 4120

  • Kim Johnson MP

    Liverpool Riverside Office
    Kuumba Imani Millenium Centre
    4 Princes Road
    Liverpool
    L8 1TH