What are we doing with your personal data?
We may use your personal data in a variety of ways:
- To process applications for registration
- To process applications for postal or proxy votes
- To check eligibility to stand as candidates in elections
- To check eligibility to nominate candidates for elections
The full version of the Electoral Register must, by law, be made available for public inspection. This can be viewed, but not copied, at the Civic Centre, Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde by anyone who requests it.
The Open register is an extract of the electoral register. You have the right to opt out of the Open register and remain on the electoral register. If you have opted to be included in the Open register, by law your information can be shared with anyone who requests and pays for a copy of it. They may use it for their own reasons that are different to those of the Electoral Service, but they are also required to maintain this in accordance with the GDPR. You can opt out of the Open register. This does not affect your right to vote.
Currently Electoral Services are not using automation to make decisions about you. This Privacy Notice will be updated with further details if we decide to do this in future.