Privacy Policy
How CING handles your personal data.
The Cornish Independent NonAligned Group (CING) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under data protection law.
What data we collect
We may collect the following personal information through this website:
- Contact form submissions: your name, email address, and the content of your message, submitted via our contact form.
- Newsletter signups: your email address, provided when you subscribe to our mailing list.
Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this site. Google Analytics sets the following cookies only if you give consent via the banner shown on your first visit:
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
_ga | Distinguishes unique visitors | 2 years |
_ga_Z1F4F1TRD0 | Maintains session state | 2 years |
These cookies collect anonymous, aggregated data — we cannot identify you personally from this information. No cookies are set for advertising, remarketing, or any other purpose.
If you reject cookies, no analytics cookies are set and no data is sent to Google. You can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser’s local storage for this site, which will cause the consent banner to reappear.
Your consent preference is stored in your browser’s local storage (not a cookie) under the key cing-cookies.
How we use your data
We use the information you provide for the following purposes:
- To respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form.
- To send you newsletters and updates if you have opted in to our mailing list.
- To understand broadly how visitors use our site, using Google Analytics (only with your consent).
We will never sell your data to third parties or use it for purposes unrelated to CING’s work.
Third-party services
Our website uses the following third-party services, which may process your data:
- Google Analytics to collect anonymous usage statistics (only with your consent). Google’s privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.
- Formspree to process contact form submissions. Data submitted through the form is transmitted to and temporarily stored by Formspree.
- Newsletter service to manage our mailing list and send newsletters. Your email address is stored by the provider for as long as you remain subscribed.
Each of these providers has its own privacy policy, and we encourage you to review them.
Data retention
We retain contact form submissions for no longer than twelve months after your enquiry has been resolved. Newsletter subscriber data is retained for as long as you remain subscribed; you may unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email.
Your rights
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erase your personal data (the “right to be forgotten”).
- Restrict or object to certain processing of your data.
- Data portability — receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on your consent.
Contact us
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, or if you have questions about how we handle your data, please contact us at:
Contact us via our Get Involved page.
We aim to respond to all data requests within one calendar month. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
This policy was last updated on 30 March 2026.