Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Renew Party UK ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

We are the data controller for the personal information we process. Our registered address is available on the Electoral Commission website.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

• Identity Data: Name, title, date of birth
• Contact Data: Email address, postal address, telephone number
• Financial Data: Payment card details (processed securely by our payment provider)
• Transaction Data: Details of donations and purchases
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited
• Communication Data: Your preferences for receiving communications from us
• Electoral Data: Constituency, electoral register information (where provided)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• Processing membership applications and donations
• Sending campaign updates, newsletters, and political communications
• Coordinating volunteer activities and events
• Complying with Electoral Commission reporting requirements
• Analysing website usage to improve our services
• Responding to your enquiries and requests
• Legal compliance and fraud prevention

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: Where you have given clear consent for us to process your data for specific purposes
• Contract: Where processing is necessary to fulfil our contractual obligations to you
• Legal Obligation: Where we must process data to comply with the law
• Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests as a political party, provided these do not override your rights

5. Data Sharing

We may share your personal data with:

• Electoral Commission (as required by law for donation reporting)
• Payment processors for secure transaction handling
• Email service providers for campaign communications
• Analytics providers (in anonymised form)
• Law enforcement agencies where legally required

We will never sell your personal data to third parties. We do not share your data with other political parties or commercial organisations for marketing purposes.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. Donation records are retained for 7 years to comply with Electoral Commission requirements. Marketing preferences are retained until you withdraw consent. Website analytics data is anonymised after 26 months.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right of Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data (subject to legal obligations)
• Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of data processing
• Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data
• Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes encryption, secure servers, access controls, and regular security assessments. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

9. International Transfers

Your data is primarily processed within the United Kingdom. Where data is transferred outside the UK, we ensure adequate protection through appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions.

10. Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer:

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.