Burscough Town Council

Burscough is a town and civil parish in the district of West Lancashire, Lancashire, England. The town is located approximately 14 miles north-northeast of Liverpool and 13 miles southwest of Preston.

Burscough Town Council Important Information

National Lottery Funding – West Lancashire

West Lancashire Borough Council is exploring a National Lottery funding opportunity for community-led climate projects and your views could help shape our bid. If successful, the funding could support a range of initiatives to tackle climate change locally. We’re launching a short survey to understand what matters most to residents like you. 

Have Your Say On Projects In West Lancashire!

Find Out More

We are lucky in Lancashire to have a diverse and spectacular environment and landscape, stretching from the uplands to the coast, including areas designated for their national and international importance for biodiversity. However, reflecting global and national trends, Lancashire’s biodiversity has been declining.

Find out more.

Tree Planting – Back Moss Lane

Bring a spade and join Counsellor Purple on Saturday, 18th October, between 10 am and 2 pm on our new conservation site.

 

🌟 Join Burscough Town Council – Make a Real Difference! 🌟

Councillor Vacancy’s

 

We’re currently looking to fill vacancies in the following wards:📍 Ellerbrook Road (BEB/BEC)
📍 St John’s (BEA)Do you care about Burscough’s future? Want to shape the community you live in? If you’ve lived in Burscough for at least 1 year and you’re 18 or over, we want to hear from YOU!

Find out more

Lancashire’s councils are calling on residents, businesses and community organisations to have their say to help shape the future of local government in the county.

Find Out More

Meeting & Community Rooms

Our venues are suitable for corporate events, exhibitions, training and workshops, theatre productions, societies and clubs, sports and fitness, meetings, music events and music practice.

Burscough Town Council
Privacy Overview

Privacy Overview

Introduction

This privacy overview explains how our website, [Your Website Name], collects, uses, and protects your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring the security of your information.

What is the GDPR?

The GDPR is a European data protection law that gives individuals more control over their personal data. It applies to all organizations that process the personal data of EU residents, regardless of where the organization is located.

Data We Collect

We only collect data that is necessary for the purposes for which it is collected. The types of data we may collect include:

  • Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and postal address when you fill out a form or sign up for a newsletter.
  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website. We collect this data through cookies and similar technologies.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.

How We Use Your Data

We use your data for the following purposes:

  • To provide you with the services you have requested, such as a newsletter or a product purchase.
  • To improve our website and services.
  • To communicate with you about your account or our services.
  • To comply with legal obligations.
  • With your consent, to send you marketing communications.

Legal Basis for Processing

We will only process your personal data where we have a lawful basis to do so, which may include:

  • Consent: You have given us clear consent to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
  • Contract: The processing is necessary for a contract we have with you.
  • Legal Obligation: The processing is necessary for us to comply with the law.
  • Legitimate Interests: The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, provided your fundamental rights are not overridden.

Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to be Informed: The right to be informed about how we collect and use your data.
  • Right of Access: The right to request a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: The right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data we hold about you.
  • Right to Erasure ('Right to be Forgotten'): The right to request the deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: The right to restrict the processing of your data in certain situations.
  • Right to Data Portability: The right to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes across different services.
  • Right to Object: The right to object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
  • Rights related to automated decision-making and profiling: The right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.