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Privacy Policy

Website Privacy Notice

Lincolnshire Co-operative Ltd (Lincolnshire Co-op) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Please read this fair processing notice carefully to understand our views and practices and your rights regarding your personal data.

Purpose of Data Collection

We collect personal information to process applications received from the public/agents/landowners for the site finding exercise or project.

Information We Collect

  • Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, and membership number (if applicable)

How We Use Your Data

Your data is used to process the application submitted for the site finding exercise in identifying a new food store site and communicate with you. The legal basis for processing your data is for the performance of our contract terms and conditions with you.

How Long Do We Keep Data

Where a site is not suitable, and we reply advising of that, their details would then be deleted after the site finding exercise.

Where the site is suitable and we then enter into discussions with the owner to purchase, and the applicants’ details would be retained until either:

  • The Purchase is unsuccessful, the applicant would then be advised, and their details will be deleted after the site finding exercise.
  • The purchase is successful, and the finders is paid a fee, their details would be retained for 6 years and deleted afterwards.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. Your data may be shared with the service providers assisting us in our operation and managing the website.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access and request a copy of your data, request correction of inaccurate data, request deletion of your data, subject to certain conditions, object to the processing of your data and to ask for data portability.

Data Security

We implement measures to protect your data from unauthorized access and misuse. All information kept by us is stored on secure servers or in secure filing systems. 

Contact Us

If you would like to contact us with any queries or comments, please send an email to dataprotection@lincolnshire.coop or send a letter to Lincolnshire Co-op, 15-23 Tentercroft Street, Lincoln, LN5 7DB.


Lincolnshire Co-operative Limited
Registered office Stanley Bett House, 15-23 Tentercroft Street, Lincoln, LN5 7DB
Registered under the Co-operative & Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 no.141R

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