This privacy notice explains how we, Suffolk County Council, use any personal information you give to us online on our website, and the ways in which we protect your privacy when visiting us online.
Suffolk County Council is hosting this website and will be responsible for the site until the Norfolk and Suffolk Mayoral Strategic Authority comes into being.
By 'use' we mean the various ways your personal information may be processed including storing and sharing the information.
When you visit our website we collect personal data, this will be the information collected by cookies.
If you have emailed us, you have provided consent for us to respond. However, you can withdraw this at any time by emailing election@norfolksuffolk-msa.gov.uk.
How we use your information
We may use your information to:
- reply to emails and/or requests for information
- gather feedback on our website
What information we collect and use
The information we collect and use may include your:
- name
- email address
How long we keep your information
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for. When the information is no longer needed for the above reasons it will be securely deleted.
Your information will be retained for 28 days and then securely deleted.
If we need to use your information after 28 days for evaluation or reports, your information will be anonymised.
How we store your information
The information is stored electronically, on the County Council's network. Additionally, information is securely stored in other mediums, such as email accounts.
We do not process your information outside of the UK and European Economic Area.
Automated decision making
We do not make automated decisions (including profiling) about you.
Our lawful basis for using your information
We have legal reasons under the UK GDPR to use your information because you have provided consent.
You can withdraw consent at any time, by emailing election@norfolksuffolk-msa.gov.uk.
More about privacy and data protection
We also provide more information in our privacy and data protection page regarding:
- who we are
- how long we use your information for (unless set out in this notice)
- the name and contact details of our Data Protection Officer
- your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) and how to exercise them
Changes to this notice
We may amend this privacy notice at any time so please review it frequently. The date below will be amended each time this notice is updated.
This notice was updated in October 2026.