Shoppinglocal.info is fully funded and administered by the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council. The privacy statement here relates only to the Shoppinglocal.info website.

• We do not automatically log personal data, nor do we link information automatically logged by other means with personal data about specific individuals.
• We do not use cookies to store personal data, nor do we link non-personal information stored in cookies with personal data about specific individuals.
• Statistical information such as URL, type of browser and the IP address of site visitors is automatically monitored. This information is not linked to personally identifiable information and is only used by the Council for system administration and to evaluate the use of the site.

• Business data is held in a secure database and is accessible by members of the public through category listings and free text searches.
• We require an up to date contact email and contact name for your listed business. This is in order to send notifications related to your account. The contact name and related email is NOT publically visible on the website, and can be a different address to the one you would supply to customers.
• We would like to use your valid contact email to send very occasional mailings about events and initiatives we believe will be of benefit to your business. This may include local business forums, free networking events, and workshops and training provided by the Royal Borough of Kingston and our partners.
• You can of course opt not to be included in these mailings by ticking the "opt out" tick box when you first log in to your user account. If you wish to opt out at a later date, please send an email to business@rbk.kingston.gov.uk.
• All user logins are encrypted on the server to prevent malicious access to the business database.