Privacy & Cookie Notice

East Lindsey District Council is the designated Data Controller for information collected via the “story tellers” Hub.   It is the lead Authority in the delivery of Arts Council Funded Project celebrating South and East Lincolnshire Heritage.

The Story Tellers website is hosted on the Squarespace platform and managed by Cock-a-doodle-do Marketing (link https://cock-a-doodle-doo.co.uk/) as Data Processor.

The SSL certificates are managed by Public Sector Partnerships Ltd – as ELDC ICT supplier.

For more information about East Lindsey District Council(ELDC) as a Data Controller visit the general privacy statement. (Link to https://www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/article/6288/Privacy-Statement)

For more information about cock-a-doodle-doo’s privacy notice visit https://cock-a-doodle-doo.co.uk/privacy-policy/

The web content management system is hosted in the US their privacy notice is available here https://www.squarespace.com/privacy it has been determined that adequacy arrangements are in place for this international transfer.

Through our social media accounts and website, we will post photos, videos, and sound recordings of our work, relevant news and events, which may sometimes include personal data. Although we often try to seek consent, this may not always be possible when capturing large crowds or public street scenes. If you are ever unhappy about being included in any of these publications, please contact us. We are not responsible for images uploaded by third parties. For more information see our Social media house rules. (link to https://www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/SocialMediaPolicy)

This “Story Tellers” website may contain links to other websites. ELDC does not control those other sites and we cannot be responsible for the content of those sites or for the protection of any information you provide to other sites.  ELDC accepts no responsibility or liability for such other websites. You should exercise caution when entering personal information online and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

The lawful basis for collection of any personally identifiable data via this website is UK GDPR Public Task through activities linked to a core policy decision, in this case engagement and delivery of the Arts Council Funding.

Specific information collected on this website include:

Communications via our website. You may provide personal information if you contact us directly via the website. This includes, for example via enquiry forms, ‘contact us pages’ and blog and news sign up forms. The types of information we may collect from you include personal details such as your name, and contact information, including email addresses, postal address and telephone numbers.

Automated technologies or interactions. When you use our website, we may collect technical information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including information, collected through cookies, and other similar technologies.

Use of Embedded Google Fonts.

Our website is hosted on Squarespace, and does use Google Fonts to enhance the visual appearance of our content. Google Fonts is a service provided by Google LLC (Google Ireland Limited for EU users). When you access our website, your browser may download fonts from Google’s servers, which could involve transmitting your IP address and other browser-related information to Google.

This data processing is based on our legitimate interest in providing a visually consistent and user-friendly experience (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, or Switzerland, this may involve data transfer to the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you prefer not to have your data transmitted to Google, you may:

  • Disable Google Fonts in your browser settings,

  • Use browser extensions to block external font loading,

  • Contact us for more information on alternative font settings.

 

Cookies

This site does make use of cookies necessary to make the site function, and additional cookies for performance and analytical purposes.

It does not use cookies for the purpose of advertising or the service of ads whilst on this site.

Changing cookie preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time via your web browser. You can also disable non-essential cookies in your Squarespace dashboard. 

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The cookies used are:

SS_MID cookie – persistence 13 months

•                Purpose:

To identify unique visitors and track their sessions on a Squarespace website.

•                Functionality:

Acts as an identifier for each unique user, allowing website analytics to distinguish between different visitors.

•                Set by:

Squarespace platform automatically sets this cookie on a user's browser when they visit a Squarespace website

CRUMB cookie – persistence for the session

•                The CRUMB cookie is set by websites that use the Squarespace platform.

•                It recognizes a computer when a user visits a website.

•                The CRUMB cookie expires when the user browsing session ends.

Other cookies used by Squarespace

•                SS_CVR & SS_CVT: Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a site.

•                ss_cid: Used to identify a unique user for Squarespace Metrics.

Ss_marketingCookiesAllowed and ss_performancecookiesAllowed to manage the cookie control app within the site.  These are functional cookies.