Privacy policy
Last updated: 22 February 2024
This policy should be read together with our terms and conditions.
This policy applies to personal information collected by The Green Britain Campaign Limited (registered no. 15466612) a company incorporated in England & Wales and whose registered office is at Lion House House, Rowcroft, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3BY. In these terms and conditions “GBC”, “we”, “our” or “us” means The Green Britain Campaign Limited, and “you” or “your” means you as an individual.
What does The Green Britain Campaign do?
The Green Britain Campaign is a communications company offering educational support services (the “Services”) to promote awareness to individuals about exercising their right to vote.
How we collect your information and why
Personal Data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data which has been anonymised.
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, as follows:
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Type of data |
Data required |
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Identity Data |
First name |
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Maiden name |
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Last name |
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Title |
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Contact data |
Email address |
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Telephone numbers |
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Technical data |
Your login data, browser type and version |
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Time zone setting and location |
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Operating system and platform |
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Promotional and communications data |
Your communication preferences |
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.
Information that you provide directly
- We collect your Identity & Contact Data when you contact us to enquire about our Services, register with us to receive the Services, use the Services, use our website under the domain name www.justvote24.org (the “Website”) or request information or assistance from us.
- We do not collect information about you from third party sources.
Information that we collect automatically
- When you use the Website, we collect Technical Data about your activity by using cookies and similar tracking technologies. You will be presented with a banner when you visit our website asking you to accept or decline cookies relating to analytics or marketing. If you decline, this information will not be collected.
- Cookies are small amounts of information which we store on your computer. Cookies make it easier for you to log on to and use the Website during future visits. They also allow us to monitor Website traffic and to personalise the content of the Website for you. You may set up your computer to reject cookies by modifying the settings in your browser although, in that case, you may not be able to use certain features on our Website.
Collecting this information enables us to better understand the visitors who come to our Website, where they come from, and what content on our Website is of interest to them. We use this information for our internal analytics purposes and to improve the quality and relevance of our Website to our visitors.
- Our emails use tracking to show how they’ve been interacted with. We do this to help improve our emails and for analysing how successful they are. You can opt out of email tracking at any time by clicking a link in the footer of our marketing emails.
We use the following Cookies on our website:
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Cookie |
Placed by |
Description |
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_fbp |
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Used by Facebook to store and track visits across websites for marketing / tracking purposes. This cookie is essential / non-essential. |
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_ga |
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Set by Google Analytics and used to distinguish users for marketing and or tracking purposes |
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_gat_{unique-ID} |
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A cookie placed by Google which is used for functional purposes, specifically throttle request rate. |
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_gcl_au |
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This cookie is placed by Google Adsense and used to store and track conversions for marketing / tracking purposes. |
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_gid |
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Google Analytics set this cookie and it is used to distinguish users. |
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_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress |
Hotjar |
Hojar set this cookie and it is used to detect the first pageview session of a user setting a true/false value. |
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_hjFirstSeen |
Hotjar |
Hojar set this cookie, and it’s used to identify a new users first session. Again, it stores a true/false value which indicates whether this was the first time Hotjar saw this user. It is used by recording filters which identify new user sessions. |
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_hjid |
Hotjar |
Again, Hotjar set this cookie and it is used when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. |
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_hjTLDTest |
Hotjar |
This is used when the Hotjar script executes and attempts to determine the most generic cookie path, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we attempt to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed. |
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_uetvid |
Bing |
Bing Ads set this cookie and it’s used to store and track visits across websites for marketing/tracking purposes. |
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1P_JAR |
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Google use this cookie to set up a unique ID to remember your preferences for marketing/tracking purposes. |
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CONSENT |
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Google set this cookie, like the cookie above, it is used to remember your preferences for marketing / tracking purposes. |
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DV |
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Cookie set by Google and used to save the users interests and preferences for personalised marketing / tracking purposes. |
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NID |
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Google use this cookie and use it by setting a unique ID to remember your preferences for marketing / tracking purposes. |
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YSC |
YouTube |
Youtube set this cookie to store a unique ID for statistical purposes. |
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_pk_uid (Third party persistent) |
TV Squared |
Cookie which allows the TV Squared collector to identify individual users, in order to establish lag between response activities, and to confirm continuity of campaigns being responded to. |
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_pk_id.{variable id} or _tq_id.{variable id} (First party persistent) |
TV Squared |
Aids reporting of site visits and actions for analytical reporting to TV Squared. |
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pk_ses (First party session) |
TV Squared |
Used to confirm an individual user in relation to an individual session, i.e. how long the user is on the website. |
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
YouTube |
This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites;it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface. |
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_clck |
Microsoft Clarity |
This cookie is installed by Microsoft Clarity to store information of how visitors use a website and help in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. |
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SOCS |
YouTube |
Used to store a user’s state regarding their cookies choices. In a nutshell, this cookie stores a user's options for cookie prefences on Google related products |
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AEC |
YouTube |
Ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites, preventing malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user’s knowledge. |
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_hjIncludedInSessionSample |
Hotjar |
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_hjSession_{unique-ID} |
Hotjar |
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_hjSessionUser_{unique-ID} |
Hotjar |
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_tq_id.TV-8181634563-1.6e74 |
Marketing |
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_uetsid |
Bing |
Bing Ads set this cookie and it’s used to store and track visits across websites for marketing / tracking purposes. |
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amplitude_id_b6431da7e51d8b1a724c05b9572c2895ecotricity.co.uk |
Amplitude |
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_y |
Shopify |
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_shopify_y |
Shopify |
Use of your information
We will only use your Personal Data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
to supply information about our Services to you;
- to give you access to all parts of the Website;
- to register you on our system;
- to manage our relationship with you, administering the Services, contacting you where necessary concerning your use of the Services and the Website, and handling any queries you may have;
- for our legitimate interests, including to administer, support, improve and develop our business and the Services;
- to contact you for your views on the Services;
- to notify you occasionally about important changes or developments to the Services or the Website;
- to administer competitions or prize draws that you may enter;
- If you would rather not hear from us, you can opt out at any time by unsubscribing to our emails or your can email info@justvote.uk.
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason, and that reason is compatible with the original purpose.
If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with this policy, where this is required or permitted by law.
Disclosure of your information
- Your Personal Data will be held on our systems and may be accessed by or transferred to any entity in our corporate group, including any entity that acquires us or that we may acquire.
This may include staff working outside the UK and third parties, some of whom are located outside the European Economic Area. Such third parties process information, fulfil orders and provide support services on our behalf a list of third parties relevant to your account can be made available on request.
- We may transfer your personal data as a part of a corporate reorganisation, business sale, or other merger activity, but in those circumstances any recipient will be obliged by law to comply with this policy.
- We may also transfer or disclose your personal information to our service providers, professional advisers and to such other parties as we consider reasonably necessary for the administration of the Services, the Website any related, ancillary matters (including competitions and prize draws) and related business.
- We require all third parties to respect the security of your Personal Data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your Personal Data for their own purposes, and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
- Countries outside the UK and European Economic Area do not always have strong data protection laws which afford adequate protection to individuals’ personal data, and so we limit when we transfer data to them. When data is transferred internationally, we will always take steps to ensure it is afforded an adequate degree of protection by ensuring that at least one of the following safeguards is implemented;
We will only transfer your Personal Data to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data by European Commission or other national body.
We may use specific contracts approved by the European Commission, which give Personal Data the same protection it has in the UK and Europe.
Sometimes we are required or compelled to disclose your information. We will respond to requests (in each case, limiting disclosure to the extent required) where:
- our compliance is required by law;
- we receive a request from a public authority or law enforcement agency;
- there is a threat to the safety of you or any other person; or
- we suspect you of committing a criminal offence, including fraud.
We will only otherwise disclose any of the information you provide to us when permitted to do so by applicable law or with your consent.
Legal basis for processing personal information
- Our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it.
- We will normally collect personal information from you only where we need the personal information to carry out the Services, where we have your consent to do so, or where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
- If we ask you to provide personal information to comply with a legal requirement or to perform a contract with you, we will make this clear at the relevant time and advise you whether the provision of your personal information is mandatory or not (as well as of the possible consequences if you do not provide your personal information)
- Similarly, if we collect and use your personal information in reliance on our legitimate interests (or those of any third party), we will make clear to you at the relevant time what those legitimate interests are.
- The legal bases on which we process your personal information are summarised below:
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Legal basis for processing |
Purposes of processing |
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Contract |
Administering the Services |
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Responding to any queries |
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Contacting you in connection with the Services (including through the use of electronic communication, e-mail, SMS or telephone) |
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Administering competitions and prize draws |
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Verifying your identity when you make enquiries by phone, e-mail, or letter |
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Legitimate interests |
Assisting with statistical analysis to assess and improve our Services and systems |
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Administering competitions and prize draws, including providing the surname and county of winners to those who enquire, or in order to comply with the requirements of the CAP Code. |
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Legal obligation |
The detection and prevention of theft, fraud or other criminal offences. |
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Consent |
Where we have no other basis to rely on, we shall ask you for your consent. |
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Communicating with you about the Services, you have the right to withdraw. |
If you have questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your personal information, please contact our Data Protection Team at dataprotectionofficer@ecotricity.co.uk.
Security
- We employ security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. Protection of the registration details you give to us is a major priority.
- All your private data will be encrypted at all times whilst in transit over the Internet. SSL is special software that automatically encrypts any data sent by you on our secure pages. Our server then reads the data using a private key. This means that your data is turned into code that can only be decoded with the private key or password. All pages on the site that require you to enter personal or sensitive information are secure. Your browser will indicate that the page is secure by displaying a padlock or key in the status bar at the bottom of the window. If your browser is suitably configured, you will receive a warning message when you first access any secure page on the site. This is simply information to advise you that the site is protecting your data.
- Although The Green Britain Campaign Limited will do its best to protect your personal data, it cannot guarantee the security of any personal data that you disclose online. You must accept the inherent security implications of using the Internet and we will not be responsible for any breach of security unless we have been in breach of applicable laws and then only to the limits set out in the terms and conditions for the Website.
- Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers, affiliates and members of our corporate group. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies/web site terms of use and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check such policies before you submit any personal data to them.
Data Retention
- We will retain your information for a period of 24 months. We may decide it is necessary to retain your information for longer because it is still useful (in an anonymised form) to enable us to analyse your use of the Services.
Access to information
- You are entitled to access, correct or update your personal information. You can do so at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided under the “Contact” heading below.
- In certain circumstances you can object to our processing of your personal information, request deletion of your personal information, ask us to restrict processing of your personal information or request portability of your personal information. Again, you can exercise these rights by contacting us using the contact details provided under the “Contact” heading below.
- You have the right to opt-out of communications we send you at any time. You can exercise this right by clicking on the “unsubscribe” or “opt-out” link in the e-mails we send you.
- If we have collected and process your personal information with your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on other lawful grounds.
Complaints
- You have the right to complain about our collection and use of your personal information. In the first instance you should contact our Data Protection Officer by emailing dataprotectionofficer@ecotricity.co.uk
- In the event that you are unhappy with the Data Protection Officer’s response you may raise your concerns with the Information Commissioner’s Office at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
- We respond to all requests we receive from individuals wishing to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Changes to our privacy policy
- Any changes to our privacy policy in the future will be posted to the Website. When we update our Privacy Notice, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. We will obtain your consent to any material Privacy Notice changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.
- You can see when this Privacy Notice was last updated by checking the “last updated” date displayed at the top of this Privacy Notice.
Contact
All comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your information are welcomed, using the following details:
The Data Protection Officer
The Green Britain Campaign Limited
Lion House
Rowcroft
Stroud
GL5 3BY
Customer Services hotline
Within the UK:
0345 555 7100
Outside the UK:
+44 3455 557 100