Privacy policy

Personal information

The Office of the Lieutenant-Governor 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:

  • email
  • using an electronic form
  • enquiring about any of our services

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.

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 Office of the Lieutenant-Governor.

This privacy policy only covers the Office of the Lieutenant-Governor website (www.governmenthouse.gov.je).

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 Office of the Lieutenant-Governor is not responsible for the content of external websites.

The Data Protection Law

The Office of the Lieutenant-Governor complies with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005, 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.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors engage with our websites so that we can improve them.

When you visit the Office of the Lieutenant-Governor website your browser automatically sends certain information to Google. This includes, for example, the web address of the page that you’re visiting and your IP address.

Learn how to control the information your browser sends to Google on Google’s website

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 log file when you visit our site. This log file does not contain any personal identifiable information about you and will only be used for statistical purposes.

Cookies

Cookies are small files which can be stored on your computer when you visit a website. These files contain information about the webpages you look at so that the next time you visit the site it can be customised to meet your needs.

Changes to this policy

We may, at any time, revise this privacy statement without notice so you should check it regularly. Continued use of the Office of the Lieutenant-Governor website after a change has been made is your acceptance of the change.

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