South Tyneside Council, as the data Controller, may collect personal information from visitors to this site. This information is used only to respond to enquiries, monitor site usage and to enhance the use of certain technologies. Cookies and logging of IP addresses are used to enable South Tyneside Council to monitor site traffic and repeat visitor statistics. Statistics will not include information that can be used to identify any individual. Such information is anonymous and held on a temporary basis.

 

By submitting your data you consent to the use of that information as set out above.Where personal data is requested through forms, such data is only used for the purpose stated on the form and will not be given or sold to any third parties.

 

This privacy policy only covers this website at www.hypesouthtyneside.info. Websites linked to from this site are not covered by this policy.

 

South Tyneside Council will at all times comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.

 

 

Summary of Terms:

 

• Cookie - a message given to a web browser by a web server. The message is then stored by the browser in a text file called cookie.txt. Each time the browser requests a page from the server, this message is sent back. A cookie's main objective is to identify users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them for example by welcoming them by name next time they visit the same site. A site using cookies will usually invite you to provide personal information such as your name, e-mail address and interests.
• IP (Internet Protocol) - all networks connected to the Internet speak IP, the technical standard that allows data to be transmitted between two devices. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is responsible for making sure messages get from one host to another and that the messages are understood.
• IP address - if you are connected to the Internet you have one, for example it may look something like this: 128.124.88.4
  

 

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