I am a freelance consultant and activist operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Israel, Palestine and Qatar. I am committed to safeguarding your privacy rights and ensuring that your personal data is protected. I am also committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force on 25 May 2018 in the United Kingdom and other relevant data protection laws in various jurisdictions (whichever may apply).
As an activist and campaigner, I also sometimes have access to other information which I, or those working with me, will use for campaigning purposes or for communicating with key stakeholders.
This page explains how I collect and use personal data, the legal basis for doing so and provides information about your rights in respect of your personal data for which I am the data controller.
The responsible officer for data protection can be contacted at gary@gary-spedding.com
Data collection and use: The office of Gary Spedding will only collect and use personal information for the specific and agreed purpose for which it has been obtained.
I will undertake freelance work and paid consultancy using personal information provided by or on behalf of individuals, politicians, organisations and grassroots campaigns. It may be necessary for me to share your information with third-party organisations. I will only do so where it is necessary and reasonable to do so, and I will share only the minimum amount of personal information necessary in order to advocate or produce work on your behalf.
When registering with this website, or by completing a form or survey sent to you by my office, you may be asked for personal information. In each case, I will ask for your explicit consent to use your information, and I will only use it for the purposes for which you provide it.
I may communicate by post. email, phone or text message about my work and to give you the latest news on my campaigns and opportunities to get involved.
I will only send emails, texts or contact you by telephone where you have provided explicit consent for me to do so. You may withdraw your consent or unsubscribe at any time from communications in any medium by contacting the Data Protection Officer or by using the unsubscribe option I provide in all communications.
IP Addresses and Cookies: This site does not automatically capture or store personal information, other than logging the users IP Address or the location of your computer or network on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. I also use IP addresses in the aggregate to track which pages people visit in order to improve the quality of the site.
A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored on your computer. Cookies may be used in order to tailor your experience on this site according to the preferences you have specified. Cookies on this website do not contain personally identifiable information, other than your IP address. which itself is only very rarely enough to identify you as an individual.
Links to other websites: This website contains links to other websites. I am not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these websites.
Your rights: You have a number of rights in relation to your personal information and the opportunity to choose how it is used. You can:
• Obtain copies of the personal information I hold about you (known as a "subject access request") • Request that I correct or update any personal information held about you.
• Ask that we erase or restrict the way in which I use your information.
• Request that personal information you have given your consent for me to use is provided in an electronic format so it can be transferred to another data controller (also known as "data portability').
You may opt out of receiving further communications from me in any medium at any time. All requests to unsubscribe are dealt with promptly, and in all cases within a week.
If you wish to exercise your rights in respect of your personal data or have any concerns about how your data is used, please contact the Information Commissioner's Office directly.