Privacy Policy

This website is owned by Middlesbrough Council. Any information which you send to us through this website, is managed as follows:

1. We will keep information no longer than we reasonably believe is necessary

We keep your data only for as long as is required.

2. We will use information only for the purpose for which you sent it

If your details are collected as part of an enquiry, we will use them only to respond to your enquiry.

We will not pass on your email address or any of your personal details to other organisations unless explicitly stated.

3. We may use information for statistical analysis but in such a way that your identity will not be involved

To improve the user experience of this website we track your activity on this website. This statistical data generated in this way is completely anonymised.

4. Use of cookies

A number of cookies are present on this website. The purpose of these cookies enable the website to function correctly and improve your experience.

One of the cookies set is essential to ensure the website functions correctly. The other three cookies on this website are non-essential, you must therefore accept for these cookies to be used before they are placed on your computer or device. You can amend your preference at anytime by clicking the cog icon at the bottom of the website.

The different cookies used on this site are explained below:

Cookie name	Purpose of cookie	Cookie expires
_ga	Google analytics to monitor your activity on our website	2 years
_gat_gtag_UA	Google analytics to monitor your activity on our website	When you close your browser
_gid	Google analytics to monitor your activity on our website	1 day
moove_gdpr_popup	Manage your preference to opt in or our of cookies set on this website	1 year
__cf_bm	Essential cookie – This cookie protects our website by looking for bots and stopping them from accessing the site	When you close your browser

5. How we will contact you

If your details are collected as part of an enquiry, we will contact you via email in the first instance. We will contact you by phone if you have given a phone number and not an email address.

If your details are collected as part of a request to be added to our mailing list, we will contact you via email only.

6. Right to be forgotten

As mentioned above we will only keep data relating to you for as long as is required. At any point you have the right to request to be forgotten, this means that if requested we will where possible delete our records of contact with yourself. To request the right to be forgotten please contact the Information Governance Team at Middlesbrough Council, contact details are available on the data protection page of the Middlesbrough Council website.

For further information on the General Data Protection Regulation and Middlesbrough Council’s responsibilities under it please consult the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

7. Copyright

Material on this site is protected by copyright. The Copyright owner is Middlesbrough Borough Council.

All intellectual property rights are reserved. Trademarks, brand names, company names, and logos are the property of Middlesbrough Council, or of their respective owners. Reproduction, alteration, modification, distribution, or re-publication in any format, without prior written permission from the property owner, is forbidden.

Permission is granted to copy text from the Newham Grange website solely for your personal use, to file or to printer. This is subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not being re-used or published in any format. This permission does not extend to any material identified as being the copyright of another entity.

The council’s copyright and other intellectual property rights are protected by UK laws and by international treaties.