Cookies & Privacy Policy

Cookies Policy

Our website uses cookies in order to enhance your experience and to personalise content across our websites and content hosted on third party sites and platforms. We also use cookies to analyse our traffic and help ensure our website functions properly.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that web servers give to browsers to store on users’ machines (computers, tablets or mobile devices). They enable the website to recognise requests as coming from the same browser. Cookies are designed to allow the website to recognise its users on subsequent visits, or to authorise other designated websites to recognise these users for a particular purpose. Cookies can be essential for the operation of an application or to improve the user experience. They can also be used to track user behaviour.

Information collected by cookies is classed as personal data. Our privacy policy setting out how we process personal data is available below.

As explained in more detail below (see “Managing cookies” below), you can block or restrict the use of cookies through your browser settings. For more information on cookies, their use and how to block them, you may want to visit www.aboutcookies.org.

What types of cookies do we use?

We use four types of cookies:

  • Essential: cookies that are essential to provide you with services you have requested. If you set your browser to block these cookies, then these functions and services will not work for you. In particular, we won’t be able to save your preferences about cookies.
  • Performance: cookies which measure how often you visit our sites and how you use them. We use this information to get a better sense of how our users engage with our website and to improve our sites and apps, so that users have a better experience. For example, we collect information about which of our pages are most frequently visited and by which types of users. We may also use third-party cookies to help with performance (for example, the Google Analytics cookie gives us information such as your journey between pages and whether you have downloaded anything (details of how to opt out of it are below)).
  • Functionality: cookies that are used to recognise you and remember your preferences or settings when you return to our site, so that we can provide you with a more personalised experience. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used here.
  • Advertising: cookies that are used to collect information about your visit to our site, the content you have viewed, the links you have followed and information about your browser, device and your internet protocol (IP) address.

Cookies pop-up

By clicking “OK” or “Accept”, a permanent cookie will be set on your machine to remember your preference, subject to you managing and changing your cookie settings (see “Managing cookies” below).

Managing cookies

In your web browser (for example, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari), you can control which types of cookies you allow. Most browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can alter the settings of your browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer. You can turn cookies on or off using your browser’s settings and you can also delete cookies and clear your browser’s cache (also known as your internet viewing history). Visit the ‘Options’ or ‘Preferences’ menu on your browser to change settings, and check the following links for more browser-specific information:

You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Policy by contacting us at team@momentuminternationalists.org.

The Information Commissioner has also provided guidance: https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies/.

Third parties

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a tool that lets us analyse how visitors use our site. We may use this information to improve our website. This tool collects anonymised data. Please see Google’s privacy policy for further information (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and to opt out of these tracking cookies, please visit Google’s website (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=None).

Google Advertising cookies

We may use Google Ads Cookies, Google AdWord’s conversion tracking pixel and/or Google Ads remarketing to advertise, track and record events on our website and apps for analytics, audience creation and remarketing and retargeting of adverts. For further information, see https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en.

Facebook cookies

We may use Facebook Pixels to track and record events on our websites for analytics and attribution, audience creation and retargeting of adverts. For further information, see Facebook’s cookie policy page (https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/).

Twitter cookies

We may use Twitter Pixel to track and record events on our websites for analytics, audience creation and retargeting of adverts. For further information, see Twitter’s privacy statement (https://twitter.com/en/privacy).

Last updated: 23 April 2020

Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

WHO WE ARE AND HOW TO CONTACT US

Momentum Internationalists is the controller and responsible for your personal data (referred to as “we“, “us” or “our” in this privacy policy). We are an Unincorporated Association.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or any concerns or complaints about how your data has been processed, please contact at team@momentuminternationalists.org

PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy aims to give you information on how we collect and process your personal data through:

  • your use of this website (including, but not limited to, any data you may provide through this website by, for example, signing-up as a supporter of Momentum Internationalists (stylised as “MI”)); and/or
  • engaging with us on third party websites and platforms (including, but not limited to, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter).

By collecting such data, we will be able to inform you about relevant developments that relate to Momentum Internationalists and what you can do to help Momentum Internationalists as it progresses.

In order to advance Momentum Internationalists, we may share your data with other campaigns and movements that share the values, principles and aims of Momentum Internationalists, and which are supportive of our objectives. This will only be done in limited circumstances where we are satisfied that there is a lawful basis to permit such a transfer to take place.

This website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

It is important that you read this privacy policy, together with any other privacy policy or fair processing policy we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you. We want you to be fully aware of how and why we are using your data.

This privacy policy supplements other notices and privacy policies (such as wording that may feature on our website alongside options to subscribe to newsletters and other communications) and is not intended to override them.

THE DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU

Personal data, or personal information, means any information from which your individual identity could be discerned. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data). We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

  • identity data, including first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and/or gender;
  • contact data, including address, email address and/or telephone number(s);
  • financial data, including bank account and payment card details;
  • transaction data, including details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us;
  • technical data, including internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website and/or third party websites and platforms hosting our content;
  • profile data, including your username, your interests, preferences, feedback and/or survey responses;
  • usage data, including information about how you use our website; and/or
  • marketing and communications data, including your preferences in receiving content and/or marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

We also collect, use and share aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your usage data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. However, if we combine or connect aggregated data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA 

We use different methods to collect data from and about you.

Provided by you – directly

You may give us your name and contact details by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise.

This also includes personal data you provide when you register as a supporter of Momentum Internationalists, subscribe to any mailing lists, give feedback and/or contact us directly via such forms, email, telephone or similar mediums.

Third party sources – indirectly

  • Automated technologies or interactions, including cookies: as you interact with our website, we will automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns – where this is strictly necessary to enable the delivery of the website to you, then these cookies will be downloaded automatically. We collect this personal data by using cookies and other similar technologies. We may also receive technical data about you if you visit other websites employing our cookies. Please see our cookie notice above. You will have the option of declining cookies which are not strictly necessary for the delivery of the website if you do not wish to provide this kind of data to us.
  • Publicly available sources: we may receive personal data about you from public sources where there is a lawful basis for such transfers to take place.
  • Third party sources: this may include data that is:
    • shared with us from the wider Momentum and Labour movement;
    • indirectly from publicly accessible sources or other public records;
    • on social media platforms, where you have made the information public, or you have made the information available in a social media forum run by or related to Momentum and the wider Labour movement; and/or
    • from commercial organisations with whom we have a contract guaranteeing full data protection compliance.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The uses 

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. We will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • Register you as a supporter of Momentum Internationalists;
  • Inform and engage you about Momentum Internationalists;
  • Inform and engage you with any other campaigns and movements that share the values, principles and aims of Momentum Internationalists;
  • Manage donations, payments, fees and/or charges;
  • Comply with our legal obligations; and/or
  • Answer your queries and respond to your questions and/or complaints.

The legal bases

  • Where you have specifically consented to a particular use of your data (such as where you have subscribed to receive information about Momentum Internationalists’ campaign);
  • Where you have entered into a legal agreement with us that necessitates that particular use of your data (such as where you make a payment or donation to us);
  • Where it is a necessary lawful basis for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests; or
  • Where we are obliged to process your data in a particular way by law (for example, if we are required to notify any authority or regulator of the nature or value of your donations)

WHEN WE WILL SHARE YOUR DATA

We will never sell your personal data to any other organisation and we will not share your personal data unless it is obvious that this is what we are going to do (such as the signing of a petition). We may share your data:

  • With third parties to perform services on your behalf and to help promote Momentum Internationalists and similar causes by serving you advertisements and content online about Momentum Internationalists, policies we think you might be interested in and/or other campaigns and movements that share the values, principles and aims of Momentum Internationalists (including, but not limited, to other Momentum and wider Labour Party elections). We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law;
  • With your consent, we will share your data with third parties so they may send you direct marketing communications via email or text message. You have the right to withdraw consent to marketing at any time by contacting us;
  • To enable transfers to take place (where appropriate);
  • Where we need to comply with a legal obligation; and/or
  • With suppliers who act as our ‘data processors’ and who provide the means of processing financial transactions including, but not limited to, WordPress, Donorbox and others.

We do not allow our third party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

WHEN YOUR DATA MAY BE USED FOR MARKETING

Our Marketing

You will receive marketing communications (i.e. communications promoting Momentum Internationalists and/or individuals related to it) from us if you have requested information from us and/or you have subscribed to receiving that marketing.

Third party marketing

We will get your express opt-in consent before we share your personal data with any third party for marketing purposes.

Right to object/Opting-out

You can ask us or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by contacting us at team@momentuminternationalists.org

You have a right to opt out of your data being used for direct marketing.

If we process your data on the basis of “legitimate interests” or “a task carried out in the public interest”, then you have the right to object to us using your data in that way. This right is not absolute and we may continue to process your data if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing.

Where you opt out of receiving these marketing messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us as a result of other engagement or transactions with us (so, for example, if you opt-out of receiving messages from us – this will not cause us to change the way we use data you have provided for processing donation payments).

COOKIES

A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored on users’ machines (computers, tablets or mobile devices). We may use cookies – including analytics cookies provided by third party companies – in order to tailor your experience on our site according to the preferences you have specified. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly. For more information about the cookies we use, please see our cookie notice above.

CHANGE OF PURPOSE

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purposes (as set out in this privacy policy). If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us. If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and will notify you of any substantive changes. Any revisions to our privacy policy can be reviewed on this website.

THIRD PARTY LINKS

This website may include links to third party websites, platforms, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third party websites or platforms and are not responsible for their privacy policies or statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

DATA SECURITY

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

HOW LONG WE WILL HOLD YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

As a data subject, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal data. Below, we have described the various rights that you have, as well as how you can exercise them.

Right of access

You may, at any time, request access to the personal data that we hold which relates to you (you may have heard of this right being described as a “subject access request“).

We follow the ICO’s “Subject Access Code of Practice” when dealing with requests for access to personal data. You can read this code by visiting https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/2259722/subject-access-code-of-practice.pdf.

Please note that this right entitles you to receive a copy of the personal data that we hold about you in order to enable you to check that it is correct and to ensure that we are processing that personal data lawfully. It is not a right that allows you to request personal data about other people, or a right to request specific documents from us that do not relate to or contain your personal data.

You can exercise this right at any time by contacting us at team@momentuminternationalists.org and telling us that you are making a subject access request. You do not have to fill in a specific form to make this kind of request.

Your right to rectification and erasure

You may, at any time, request that we correct personal data that we hold about you which you believe is incorrect or inaccurate. You may also ask us to erase personal data if you do not believe that we need to continue retaining it (you may have heard of this right described as the “right to be forgotten“).

Please note that we may ask you to verify any new data that you provide to us and may take our own steps to check that the new data you have supplied us with is right. Further, we are not always obliged to erase personal data when asked to do so; if for any reason we believe that we have a good legal reason to continue processing personal data that you ask us to erase, we will tell you what that reason is at the time we respond to your request.

You can exercise this right at any time by contacting us at team@momentuminternationalists.org and telling us that you are making a request to have your personal data rectified or erased and on what basis you are making that request. If you want us to replace inaccurate data with new data, you should tell us what that new data is. You do not have to fill in a specific form to make this kind of request.

Your right to restrict processing

Where we process your personal data on the basis of a legitimate interest (see the sections of this privacy policy which explain how and why we use your information), you are entitled to ask us to stop processing it in that way if you feel that our continuing to do so impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms or if you feel that those legitimate interests are not valid.

You may also ask us to stop processing your personal data: (a) if you dispute the accuracy of that personal data and want us verify that data’s accuracy; (b) where it has been established that our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it; or (c) where we no longer need to process your personal data (and would otherwise dispose of it) but you wish for us to continue storing it in order to enable you to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Please note that if for any reason we believe that we have a good legal reason to continue processing personal data that you ask us to stop processing, we will tell you what that reason is, either at the time we first respond to your request or after we have had the opportunity to consider and investigate it. You can exercise this right at any time by contacting us at team@momentuminternationalists.org and telling us that you are making a request to have us stop processing the relevant aspect of your personal data and describing which of the above conditions you believe is relevant to that request. You do not have to fill in a specific form to make this kind of request.

Your right to portability

Where you wish to transfer certain personal data that we hold about you, which is processed by automated means, to a third party, you may write to us and ask us to provide it to you in a commonly used machine-readable format.

Because of the kind of the nature of our work do and the systems that we use, we do not envisage this right being particularly relevant to the majority of individuals with whom we interact. However, if you wish to transfer your data from us to a third party, we are happy to consider such requests in good faith.

Your right to stop receiving communications

As noted above, where we send you email marketing communications (or other regulated electronic messages) you have the right to opt-out at any time. You can do this by using the ‘unsubscribe’ link that appears in the footer of each communication (or the equivalent mechanism in those communications).

Alternatively, if for any reason you cannot use those links, or if you would prefer to contact us directly – you can unsubscribe by contacting us at team@momentuminternationalists.org and telling us which communications you would like us to stop sending you.

Your right to object to automated decision making and profiling

You have the right to be informed about the existence of any automated decision making and profiling of your personal data, and where appropriate, be provided with meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing that affects you.

Exercising your rights

When you write to us making a request to exercise your rights, we are entitled to ask you to prove that you are who you say you are. We may ask you to provide copies of relevant ID documents to help us to verify your identity. This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.

It will help us to process your request if you clearly state which right you wish to exercise and, where relevant, why it is that you are exercising it. The clearer and more specific you can be, the faster and more efficiently we can deal with your request. If you do not provide us with sufficient information, then we may delay actioning your request until you have provided us with additional information (and where this is the case, we will tell you).

You will not usually have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we could refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one (1) month. However, it could take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or if you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you of this and keep you updated.

RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT

If you are unhappy with the way that we have processed or handled your data then you have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO is the supervisory body authorised by the Data Protection Act 2018 to regulate the handling of personal data within the United Kingdom.

The contact details for the ICO are:

  • Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF
  • Telephone: 0303 123 1113
  • Website: https://ico.org.uk/concerns/

Last updated: 23 April 2020