Privacy Policy

29/05/2008

IP addresses and log file data
The Ulster Unionist Party site does not automatically capture or store personal information, other than logging the user's IP Address or the location of your computer or network on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. (If you are connected to the Internet you have an IP address, for example an IP address might read "207.192.67.9").

Data collection and use
You may be asked for personal information if you complete one of the forms on this site. Please see below the information we ask for and what this information is used for.

In each case we will only use the information about you for the purpose for which you provide it. The Ulster Unionist Party does not sell or disclose this information to outside organisations or individuals. You may remove or change your details at any time. You have right of access to your personal information held on our files by written request to the data protection officer and on payment of an administration fee.

Site registration and email service
When you register onto the site or subscribe to our emails, we ask you for contact information (such as your name and e-mail address), geographic information (such as your postcode), and other details about you and your interests. This is used to help us provide you with information to match your interests. We may also use it to alert you of campaigns you may be interested in and events happening in your area.

Joining the Party and renewing your membership online
We collect the required information in order to check you meet the conditions of membership. We may also ask for additional information such as gender, date of birth to help us provide a better membership service to you.

To volunteer (pledge your support)
We ask for your contact details, postcode and information on the type of volunteer work you are interested in. This information helps us identify suitable volunteer opportunities for you within the Party. Your details will be forwarded to the appropriate local or regional party officer who can then contact you.

Cookie
A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored on your computer. We may use cookies in order to tailor your experience on our site according to the preferences you have specified. However we will only access the information that we stored in your cookie file. We will not access any information stored in a cookie by other websites. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information.

Information on children

The Ulster Unionist Party does not process any personal details from individuals under the age of 15 without parent/guardian consent. Details of under 16s are processed for membership purposes only.

Links to other sites
Our site contains links to other sites and servers. The Ulster Unionist Party is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Choice/unsubscribe
We provide you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us easily and promptly. Our unsubscribe requests are processed weekly.

Correcting your information
If you need to correct the information you provided us with when you subscibed to our e-mail list, you can do so through your personal form provided on-line. If you need to change your e-mail address, you can unsubscribe from our mailing lists and sign up again using your new information. Or if you have registered with a username and password you may change your details at any time via the login page without needing to re-register.

Contacting us about privacy
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the information we have collected from you online, the practices of this site or your interaction with this website, please contact us here

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    Ulster Unionist spokesperson for Enterprise Trade and Investment, Leslie Cree MLA, has said that a multi-million pound contract for Harland & Wolff is ';just the good news that Northern Ireland needs';.

  • Dairy farmer's profit margins will face pressure

    Ulster Unionist Agricultural spokesman, Tom Elliott MLA has warned dairy farmers that their profit margins will come under increasing pressure from both falling milk prices and increasing costs over the coming months.

  • GCSE transfer descends into bureaucratic nightmare

    Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kennedy has condemned the ';bureaucratic nightmare'; that will see pupils across Northern Ireland, who are hoping to transfer to schools where they can sit their A-levels, left in limbo on the eve of a new academic year.

  • Important progress on Enniskillen hospital

    Ulster Unionist Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey, visited the site of the new acute hospital in Enniskillen today to witness an exciting phase in its development.

  • New North Belfast Councillor

    The Ulster Unionist party has welcomed an old face back into its Belfast council team, as Fred Rodgers has decided to return to politics to take over from Fred Cobain who was a member of Belfast City Council for 25 years.

  • How do we deal with our past?

    A delegation from the Ulster Unionist Party has met with the Commission for Victims and survivors today as part of an ongoing set of meetings on issues pertaining to the past.

  • Reduction in plastic bag use good news for the environment

    Ulster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs has welcomed the news that the number of single-use plastic bags has been significantly reduced this year according to the department of the environment.

  • Claudy report devastating - Hussey

    Alderman Mary Hamilton has been fully supported by Cllr Derek Hussey, UUP Spokesperson on Victims' Issues, in regard to the ongoing concerns within the Claudy community. Cllr Hussey emphasised that it is ';high time that all involved in our past came forward with the real truth. If we are all to move on the truth must prevail';.

  • Department of Education has been repeatedly wasteful

    Ulster Unionist Education spokesperson Basil McCrea MLA has challenged the Minister for Education to outline how she intends to overcome the mounting problems facing the education system.

  • Providing safe and efficient school transport

    The Ulster Unionist Party has extended its thanks to representatives from SELB in relation to the ongoing problems over school transport in Armagh.