Privacy policy

Local Government Employers is responsible for the processing of any personal information you provide to this site. The purpose of this statement is to set out the principles governing our use of personal information we may obtain about you. By registering as a user of the services provided by Local Government Employers and by using the Local Government Employers website generally you agree to this use.

When you provide information to us via this site we will store this data and hold it on computer or in hard copy form. We will use this data to provide you with the services for which you have registered with us (e.g. to receive our news bulletin via e-mail).

Information that you provide or that is obtained by Local Government Employers as a result of your use of this site, will be used by Local Government Employers for assessment and analysis to enable us to review, develop and improve the website and the services we offer to enable us to provide you with information which we think may be relevant and of interest to you. In addition to information connected with services for which you have subscribed, we may contact you (by e-mail, telephone, mail or otherwise) with other information and about other products and services (including those of other companies and organisations) which we consider may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive this additional information you may opt-out by clicking the tick box on the relevant information submission page or by notifying us at any time by email at info@local.gov.uk or mail at Data Protection LG Employers, Layden House 76-86 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5LG.

We may give information about you (on the understanding that such information will be kept confidential) to partners, employees and agents of Local Government Employers to administer any accounts, products and services provided to you by Local Government Employers now or in the future. If you send us your details in connection with a job, we may pass these details on to recruitment agents for assessment purposes only. We may pass your information to other persons but we shall only provide it to those persons if we have a legal duty to do so.

In order that we can monitor and improve the site, we may gather certain information about you when you use it, including details of your domain name and IP address, operating system, browser, version, and the web site that you visited prior to our site. We may do this by way of a cookie as described below.

A cookie is an element of data that a web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. Cookies allow us to understand who has seen which pages and advertisements, to determine how frequently particular pages are visited and to determine the most popular areas of our web site. We use cookies so that we can give you a better experience when you return to our web site. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. You do not have to accept cookies, and you should read the information that came with your browser software to see how you can set up your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This will give you the opportunity to decide whether to accept it.

We endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information but cannot guarantee the security of any data you disclose on-line. You must accept and understand the inherent security risks of providing information and dealing on-line over the Internet and subsequently will not hold Local Government Employers or its agents and associated companies, responsible for any breach of security unless this is due to their negligence or wilful default.

You have the right to receive information about the personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act) we maintain on you upon payment of a fee. If you are concerned that any of the information we hold on you is incorrect please contact us.

Any products or services listed on this site provided by third party/external companies/organisations for financial gain or otherwise are for information only. The listing of these products/services should not be construed as an endorsement by Local Government Employers and Local Government Employers does not accept liability for any of these products/services.

If you have any comments or queries in connection with our privacy policy, please email us at info@local.gov.uk