Privacy policy
Data protection
This website has been designed so that you can visit it without the need to provide personal information about yourself. If we request any personal information from you we will explain why we are asking for that information. We will only use the information that you give for the purpose we describe. We will not pass this information on to anyone else unless we have your permission.
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk (OPCCN) is registered under and compliant with the Data Protection Act 1998 and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
For more information, please use the links below to the OPCCN data protection and GDPR policies.
Date: 2020-10-01 / PDF (520 KB)
Date: 2022-12-22 / PDF (213 KB)
Date: 2019-05-28 / PDF (154 KB)
Date: 2019-10-16 / PDF (230 KB)
Confidentiality
We respect your right to contact us confidentially. We will not usually share your information with anyone outside of OPCCN unless we have asked for your permission.
However if, in the public interest, it is necessary to disclose information provided, we may use your personal details without asking for your permission, strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
MailChimp
The OPCCN uses the MailChimp web-based marketing platform (“MailChimp”) to produce and send its electronic news updates. When you sign-up through this website to receive these news updates, you will be asked to agree to the information you provide being transferred to and stored in the OPCCN MailChimp account to facilitate this process. For information on MailChimp’s data protection and privacy practices, please visit the Mailchimp website. You can withdraw your agreement for the information you provide being used in this way at any time, either by using the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of the electronic news updates you receive, or by request to the OPCCN.
Cookies
Cookies on this website are managed through Cookiehub: manage cookies
Types of cookies
‘Session’ or ‘Transient’ cookies are temporary bits of information that are erased once you exit your web browser window or otherwise turn your computer off. Session cookies are used to improve navigation on web sites and to collect statistical information.
‘Persistent’, ‘Permanent’ or ‘Stored’ cookies are more permanent bits of information that are placed on the hard drive of your computer and stay there unless you delete the cookie. Persistent cookies store information on your computer for a number of purposes, such as retrieving certain information you have previously provided (e.g. login passwords), helping to determine what areas of the website visitors find most valuable, and customising the web site based on your preferences.