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Privacy Policy and Social Media Community Rules

Vote.je 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 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.

Name Provider Purpose Expiry Type
__cf_bm www.vote.je This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. 0 day HTTP Cookie
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.

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

_ga

vote.je

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

2 years

HTTP Cookie

_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

_gat

vote.je

Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate

0 day

HTTP Cookie

_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

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

td

www.googletagmanager.com

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:

  • __utma
  • __utmb
  • __utmc
  • __utmv
  • __utmz
  • __utmt

__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.

LinkedIn

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.

Social Media Community Rules

​The Vote.je social media channels promote the work of voting and standing for election to the States Assembly – Jersey’s elected parliament. 

The Social Media Community Rules apply to all Vote.je channels, Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and TikTok to ensure that our social media community is a safe, friendly and open space for all Islanders.  

Social media users are requested to comply with the following guidelines and rules. 

We encourage Islanders to: 

  • Share their views and relevant thoughts about the subject area / topic in the post 
  • Read these rules carefully and accept them before participating 

General guidelines 

  • We appreciate that opinions differ, but we ask that you are considerate and polite when commenting
  • Think before you post! Remember your comments are open for others to see, so be mindful of what you say. Ask yourself, would you say this in real life to a person?  
  • Be courteous and respectful when sharing your opinions, be aware of the words you choose   

Rules 

We do not tolerate any disrespectful discussion, specifically: 

  • Do not use any swear words in your comments 
  • Do not share comments that are unlawful, abusive, violent, sexual, racist, harassing, or indecent towards any individual or group 
  • Do not make discriminatory comments based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexuality, sex, gender, age or disability 
  • Do not make defamatory comments or untrue statements that could damage the reputation of a States Member or Islander  
  • Do not make comments that are not relevant to the topics raised on the page such as the promotion of any services or pages 
  • Do not make comments that contain personal information without permission (names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses) 
  • Do not make or use profiles that are impersonating someone else or share comments from fake accounts  
  • Do not advertise any products and / or services  
  • Do not make or share content that is designed to mislead and is not factual  

Moderation 

The States Greffe team actively monitors the social media channels. If there are any comments that are in breach of these rules, the consequences and actions may include: 

  • Hiding and/or deleting your comment  
  • Reporting your comment to the social media platform officials for breaking community standards  
  • Blocking users temporarily and / or permanently from accessing the page 
  • Reporting you to the States of Jersey Police for investigation   

These guidelines and rules are in place to protect all page users and ensure that all interactions are respectful. 

If you would like further information on these rules and guidelines, please email contact@vote.je and we will aim to respond within 2-3 working days. 

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