Privacy Policy
This page explains how Community Energy Plus uses any information you give to us through our website, and the ways in which we protect your privacy.
The Data Protection Act & General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
Community Energy Plus is a data controller under the Data Protection Act & GDPR. We have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We safeguard your data, and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it. We do not pass on your details to any third party unless you give us permission to do so.
What information do we collect?
We collect different kinds of information from visitors to our website:
- requests for information via our contact form
- email sign-ups for newsletters
- site usage information from log files
Calls to our independent advice service
With your permission, the information you supply to us in telephone, email and social media contacts will be logged within a database to help us respond to, and track, your request. We do not pass on any of your personal information outside our organisation when dealing with your enquiry, unless you have given us permission to do so. We will not use any information you supply for any other purpose without your permission.
Cookies and Log Files
Cookies are pieces of data that can be automatically created on your computer when you visit a website. We do use cookies in some parts of this site but only to help you to use the site. We do not collect any information about you using cookies.
Log files allow us to record visitors’ use of the site which we use to make changes to the layout of the site and to the information in it, based on the way that visitors move around it. Log files do not contain any personal information about you or information about which other sites you have visited.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Links to other sites
www.cep.org.uk contains links to other websites. This privacy policy applies only to our site, so you should always be aware when you are moving to another site and read the privacy statement of any site which collects personal information. We do not pass on any personal information you have given us to any other site.
Access to your information and contacting us
If at any point you believe the information we process about you is incorrect you can request to see this information and have it corrected or deleted. If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, please contact us.
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data in a way that is not in accordance with the law, you can raise your concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
If you wish to see our records of any correspondence you have sent to us, or if you have a query or complaint about this privacy policy or about the site, you can contact us by e-mail, phone or post:
Email: advice@cep.org.uk
Phone: 01872 245566
Post: Community Energy Plus, Suite C, Milestone House, Glenthorne Court, Threemilestone, Truro, TR4 9NY
If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.