About

Good Food East Sussex is a network of local organisations and individuals coming together to build a food system that works for our people, our economy and our environment. We are convened by East Sussex County Council and the five East Sussex Local Food Partnerships. We encourage and support change towards sustainable and fair food systems.

Overview

This privacy notice covers subscribers to Good Food East Sussex newsletters.

East Sussex County Council takes data protection seriously. Please be assured that your information will be used appropriately in line with data protection legislation, will be stored securely and will not be processed unless the requirements for fair and lawful processing can be met.

What information is being used?

To provide the service, we will collect:

How will your information be used?

  • We will only use this information to email you the latest news from Good Food East Sussex, that you have subscribed to.
  • We will also use this information to email you if you have requested us to via the contact us page on the website.
  • We aim to maintain high standards, adopt best practice for our record keeping and regularly check and report on how we are doing.
  • Your information is never sold for direct marketing purposes.
  • Our staff are trained to handle your information correctly and protect your confidentiality and privacy.

Your information is processed in the UK or in a country with an International transfers | ICO agreement with the UK.

How your information will be stored

The information we collect about you and your organisation is stored securely, electronically on a secure cloud-based server.

The principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) require us to make sure your data is accurate, kept up-to-date and that we keep it for no longer than is necessary.

By visiting the Good Food East Sussex website, you will not be giving us any personal information. The only time you do disclose information is when you actively fill out our contact form.

Cookies

We use cookies for the site to enable us to gather statistics regarding usage to improve, develop, and meet future needs on this website. This website uses a cookie control system allowing the user on their first visit to the website to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer / device.

External Links

Although this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links, users are advised to adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website.

What is the legal basis for processing your information?

  • We need your email address to send you the updates that you have asked to receive.
  • Your consent will be requested to process your data when you first subscribe to our email updates.
  • If you sign up to taking part in feedback exercises, we may use your personal data to contact you for feedback on improvements we want to make to council services, such as the website and apps.

How long will your information be kept for?

We will keep your data until:

  • you unsubscribe
  • we no longer send updates from the topic you are subscribed to

Sharing your information

Your data will only be used by East Sussex County Council for the purposes of keeping you up to date with the topic that you have subscribed to.

Any sharing of personal data is always done:

  • on a case-by-case basis
  • using the minimum personal data necessary
  • with the appropriate security controls in place
  • in line with legislation.

Information is only shared with those agencies and bodies who have a “need to know” or where you have consented to the sharing of your personal data to such persons.

We may use the information we hold about you to assist in the detection and prevention of crime or fraud. We may also share this information with other bodies that inspect and manage public funds.

Your rights

Under data protection legislation, you have the right:

  • to be informed why, where and how we use your information
  • to ask for access to your information
  • to ask for your information to be corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete
  • to ask for your information to be deleted or removed where there is no need for us to continue processing it
  • to ask us to restrict the use of your information
  • to ask us to copy or transfer your information from one IT system to another in a safe and secure way, without impacting the quality of the information
  • to object to how your information is used
  • to challenge any decisions made without human intervention (automated decision making)

Please visit data subject rights for further details.

How to find out more or complain

To request a copy of the information that we hold about you, correct any information that is inaccurate, unsubscribe from our services, or withdraw your consent, you can contact us or write to us at:

Should you have any further queries on the uses of your information, please speak directly to our service:

Email: Public Health Team

Public Health Team – Good Food East Sussex
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE

To complain about the use of your information, please contact our Customer Services Team or our Data Protection Officer (DPO) | East Sussex County Council.

How to find out more or complain | East Sussex County Council

You can also contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further information or to make a complaint:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF

Phone: 0303 123 1113 (local rate)

Email ICO

Report a concern on the ICO website

Last updated 18 February 2026