GDPR & Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

By using this website and completing any forms (including newsletter subscriptions, petitions, surveys, donations, and book orders), you agree to adhere to this Privacy Policy, as well as the privacy policies of the Conservative Party and Bob Blackman MP, links to which are provided below.

1. Data We Collect

We may collect the following personal data when you interact with our website:

Name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter
Name, email, address, and phone number when you sign a petition or complete a survey
Name, email, and donation amount when you make a contribution
Name, email, and shipping address when you purchase a book
Anonymous usage data (e.g. pages visited, time on site) via cookies

2. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

To send you newsletter updates and campaign communications
To process and record petition signatures and survey responses
To process donations and book orders
To respond to your enquiries and provide the services you have requested
To improve our website and services

3. Data Sharing & the Conservative Party

Matthew Goodwin-Freeman is a Conservative councillor and political commentator. By providing your personal data through this website, you acknowledge and agree that your information may be transferred between Matthew Goodwin-Freeman and the Conservative Party (and its associated entities, including the Harrow Conservative Association) for the purposes of political campaigning, communications, and compliance with electoral law.

Your data will only be used in accordance with how it was given — for example, if you sign a petition about a local issue, your data will be used in connection with that issue and related campaign activity, and will not be repurposed for unrelated commercial use.

You should also review the following privacy policies, which apply in addition to this one:

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases: your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR) when you subscribe to our newsletter or sign a petition, and the performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b)) when you make a purchase or donation. Political party data processing may also be carried out under the legitimate interests of democratic engagement (Article 6(1)(f)).

5. GDPR & Your Rights

Under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, your information will only be used in accordance with how it was given. You have the following rights:

The right to be informed about how your data is used
The right to access your personal data
The right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
The right to restrict or object to processing
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent at any time

By completing any form on this website, you give permission for your data to be transferred between Matthew Goodwin-Freeman and the Conservative Party in accordance with the privacy policies linked above.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of complying with any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, including Electoral Commission reporting obligations.

7. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at matthewgoodwinfreeman@gmail.com.