We collect, use and retain information about you only if you have specifically provided us with this information and if we reasonably believe it is justified, required and useful in order to conduct our business effectively and to provide you with information about products and services we believe will be of interest to you.

• Protection of Information  

We maintain appropriate security standards and procedures in relation to the collection, use and retention of your information in order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure.

Should you contact us, our security procedures mean that we may request proof of identity before we are able to disclose any information to you.

• Disclosure to Third Parties       

We do not disclose your personal information to any third party without your consent except when necessary in relation to any supply of products and/or services by us to you or in order to protect against fraud or any other crime (usually by providing such information to a reputable information reporting organisation).

We may in addition from time to time share non-personal, non-individual information in aggregate form with third parties for business purposes, for example with advertisers on our Website or we may tell our business partners the number of customers in certain demographic groups who purchased certain goods or services. This does not involve the disclosure of any personal information which can identify any particular customer in any way.

• Employee Access to Information       

Your information is disclosed to our employees, agents and representatives on "a need to know" basis and we confirm that all such persons understand the importance of client confidentiality and privacy. 

• Cookies       

Our Website may employ the use of "Cookies". These are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive and which track and report back information about you to us. Most browsers automatically accept Cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent that if you wish.

• Links to other Web Sites       

Our site may contain various links to other Sites that are operated and/or owned by third parties. We do not have control over such third party Sites and cannot accept responsibility should you decide to enter them. 

If you have any questions or comments about our Privacy Policy, please contact us on enquiries@gosport.gov.uk and we will endeavour to respond as soon as possible.