This website does not capture or store any personal information about individuals who access this website, except where you voluntarily choose to give us your personal details by signing up to one our newsletters via email, filling in an electronic form or survey, or enquiring about one of our services. Our newsletter sign up will only ask for your full name and email address.
Feedback
If you contact us asking for information, we may need to send your enquiry to other government departments in order to respond to your request.
Email subscriptions
Some areas of this website offer email updates. To receive these email updates, you need to register. We do not share the information you provide with any third parties and we protect it in accordance with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.
External websites
Links on our website may lead to other websites which are not under our control. Using these links does not mean these organisations can access information about you which is held by the States of Jersey.
Websites linked to, and from, this site are not covered by this policy so you should always read the privacy statement on that website.
The States of Jersey is not responsible for the content of external websites.
The Data Protection Law
The States of Jersey complies with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018, and the good practice for the handling of personal data contained within that act.
Information we collect about you will not be disclosed to any third party without your prior consent or the requestor’s demonstrated legal authority to receive it.
IP address
Your computer’s IP address is a number assigned to your computer when you use the internet. This is recorded automatically in a logfile when you visit our site. This logfile does not contain any personal identifiable information about you and will only be used for statistical purposes.
Surveys
From time to time we may use a third-party website to run surveys. You might be voluntarily asked to provide further information than just your name and email for the purposes of the survey. This data will be managed by us in accordance with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.
Changes to this policy
We may, at any time, revise this privacy statement without notice. Please check it regularly. Continued use of the Vote.je website after a change has been made is your acceptance of the change.
Cookies on Vote.je
We use cookies to collect information about how you use Vote.je. We use this information to make the website work as well as possible and improve government services.
Information about the cookies we use and how we use them. We’ve also included information about third-party cookies set by other websites.
Your consent to cookies
Most browsers support cookies but you can set your browser to decline them and delete them whenever you like. However, some functions of our website may not work as they should if cookies are not enabled.
We can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.
Your consent applies to the following domains: www.vote.je
Necessary
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
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| 1.gif | imgsct.cookiebot.com | Used to count the number of sessions to the website, necessary for optimizing CMP product delivery. | Session | Pixel Tracker |
| CookieConsent | www.vote.je | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| sc_anonymous_id | static.matterport.com | Used in context with the 3D-view-function on the website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
Preferences
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
Statistics
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
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Provider |
Purpose |
Expiry |
Type |
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vote.je |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
2 years |
HTTP Cookie |
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_ga_# |
vote.je |
Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. |
2 years |
HTTP Cookie |
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_gat |
vote.je |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate |
0 day |
HTTP Cookie |
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_gid |
vote.je |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
0 day |
HTTP Cookie |
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collect |
google-analytics.com |
Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
Session |
Pixel Tracker |
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Registers statistical data on users’ behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. |
Session |
Pixel Tracker |
Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers. Vote.je does not show advertising and so no ad cookies are sent to your browser. However, third-party websites we link to, such as YouTube.com will use them. YouTube is part of Google and so adheres to Google’s privacy policies and principles.
Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics cookies to collect information about how you use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. These cookies are used to store non-personally identifiable information.
Six cookies are used:
__utmc is a session cookie, deleted at the end of your session. All others are persistent cookies expiring two years, 30 minutes, two years, six months and 10 minutes respectively.
You can find more information from Google here.
Your preferences
When you set your preferences and click the ‘OK’ button on our cookies banner, a persistent cookie is saved. It is set to never expire so that our website remembers your preference for future visits. You can read more about cookies here
Google Translate
We link to Google’s translation tool so you can read our website in another language. Google sets cookies when you use this tool. You can read the Google privacy policy here.
We link to our LinkedIn company page in our website footer. LinkedIn will set its own cookies if you visit their website. You can read the LinkedIn privacy policy here.
SmartSurvey
We use SmartSurvey for creating surveys and we link to surveys on their website. SmartSurvey will set its own cookies if you choose to participate in our surveys on their website. You can read here
Tickets
Our ticket buying service is provided by Eventbrite.com. Eventbrite will set its own cookies if you visit their website to buy tickets. You can read the Eventbrite privacy and cookies policy.
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