Privacy policy
Last updated: 20 May 2026
This policy explains what data makerfieldbyelection.co.uk (the "site") collects, why it collects it, and how it is handled. The site is an independent voter-information project and processes the minimum data needed to operate.
What we collect directly
Nothing on the page itself. The site does not set cookies, ask for personal information, or run any login or session system.
What our hosting and analytics tools collect
- Cloudflare hosts the site and serves all pages. As part of normal operation Cloudflare receives the IP address, user-agent string, and referring URL of every request, and may use those for security (e.g. blocking abuse) and performance analytics. See Cloudflare's privacy policy .
- Cloudflare Web Analytics measures aggregate page views and visit counts. It is cookieless, does not fingerprint visitors, and does not collect personal data. We use it to understand which pages people read.
If you email us at any of the project addresses, we receive your message and the email address you sent it from. We use this only to reply to you and, where relevant, to action a correction or update. We do not add email addresses to any marketing list without explicit opt-in.
Newsletter (when offered)
If we add an email newsletter, signing up will be explicit and opt-in. We will use a third-party email provider (currently Beehiiv) to send issues; their privacy policy will apply to the address you give them. You can unsubscribe at any time from any issue.
Third-party content
The site links out to external sources (BBC, Wikipedia, the council, candidates' campaign sites, prediction-market aggregators). Their privacy practices are their own; we are not responsible for what they collect once you click through.
Advertising
The site may carry contextual display advertising in future. If introduced, the ad partner (typically Google AdSense) will use cookies to measure ad performance and may personalise ads based on browsing history. This will be disclosed here when it goes live, along with controls for opting out.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to access, correct, or delete any personal data we hold about you. Because we hold almost no personal data, the most likely request is for us to delete an email exchange or unsubscribe you from a newsletter. Email [email protected] and we will respond within one calendar month.
Changes
We will update this page when our practices change (for example when we launch a newsletter or enable advertising) and revise the "last updated" date above. Past versions are visible in the project repository's git history.