Labour Party Supporters 

The Labour Party recognises that some people want to support the Labour Party although may not want to be a Labour Party Member. This privacy notice is for you if you are not a Labour Party Member but still support the Labour Party in its activities. 

What personal data do we collect? 

Below is a list of personal data we may collect while you support the Labour Party. Not everything will be relevant to you due to the wide range of activities open to you as a supporter compared to what you may or may not get involved in. 

• Title, first name, preferred first name, last name, email address, post code, home address, telephone number(s), date of birth, and sex; 

• Ethnicity, whether you have a disability, any membership to a trade union, socialist society or any affiliated groups, your electoral roll number, and if applicable photo ID or other requested ways to verify your identity; 

• Any roles and responsibilities you have been given while supporting our work, any groups you attend, your attendance at any events and at Labour Conference, and any ballots you have organised or been part of, and if relevant and required, whether you voted in them; 

• Any communications we have with you which may be over email, telephone or face to face; 

• Political affiliation(s), opinion and/or opinion(s) on various societal concerns and improvements, all of which may be at a national or local level, including policy ideas you may have and how you submitted them; 

• Availability information which may include location information, dietary requirements and any accessibility requirements you may have; 

• Possibly your job title, name of your business or employer, industry sector, work address, your CV and any type of Labour candidacy selection application forms or outcome information from any selections; 

• Audio/Visual recordings, photographs, images and any videos recorded within any interviews you have with us or you are conducting that we are (and you may be) recording; 

• Any personal data you volunteer in any free text fields in any paper-based or digital surveys, questionnaire or webforms that are captured at the national, local, branch or ward level by Labour Members or a member of staff; 

• Publicly available information on websites inc. Companies House, Land Registry, news and broadcast media or historical publications etc.; 

• Language and behaviour of yourself within the public domain such as social media posts (X, Meta platforms, YouTube etc.); 

• Further information about yourself, your family and your circumstances you divulge in conversation and/or communications and/or research you are participating in with/for Labour; 

• Details of any suspensions/expulsions from any political party, any safeguarding issues related to yourself, your religious or philosophical beliefs, health data, sex life, sexual orientation, details of any complaints or concerns you have made or that are against or about you, witness evidence or information, any complaint resolution and outcomes, and criminal offence or information on any criminal activity; 

• Information that may be provided to us from government institutions, public bodies and law enforcement agencies, complainants or legal practitioners, including any police or criminal records checks we conduct; 

• Information on any individual or business related endorsements you have made or make, any business connections you may have, and biographies or literature that is made available to us which is about you; 

• Opinions about you from sources known to Labour or any previously recorded notes about you and your conduct, your membership eligibility criteria based on any information we hold about you, and names and opinions of other individual(s) relevant to any legal case brought against you; 

• Details of how your personal data may have been involved in any data breaches and whether you may have been a causal factor to any data breaches or incidents and what the outcome of any investigations were/are; and 

• Personal information related to the Equality Act 2010 inclusive of data known as ‘Protected Characteristics’ (age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership (in employment only), pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation). 

Information on ‘Special Category’ personal data: 

The Labour Party will sometimes need to process more sensitive data known under the Data Protection Act as “special category data”. For the regulator’s definition and further information on what is meant by “special category data” you can access it on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website by clicking here. 

One of the main areas where this occurs is in relation to your political opinions, which the Labour Party compiles in the course of working with supporters. We also use this as part of the day-to-day running of a political party.   

Where do we get your personal data? 

We may collect personal data in a variety of ways and at a variety of times throughout our interactions with you. We refer to “direct data collection” when data is collected directly from you and we refer to “indirect data collection” when the data is not collected directly from you. Here is the list of ways we may collect your personal data from you: 

• From yourself when you apply to became a Labour Party Supporter (direct data collection); 

• From yourself via email, telephone or face to face communications we have with you (direct data collection); 

• From any photographs/video taken by any individual representing the Labour Party as a photographer or videographer on behalf of Labour at any Labour Party meetings, conference or events at a national, local, branch, or ward level of the Party (indirect data collection); 

• From Labour Party Members or members of staff who are updating your personal data in our IT systems used to manage our supporters (indirect data collection); 

• If relevant, indirectly from yourself when you complete a survey, questionnaire, poll or other webform presented to you by any part of the Labour Party; 

• If applicable, from other Labour Members, MPs, Candidates, Specialist Volunteers, volunteers, a Constituency Labour Party (CLP), Labour Councillors, Local Councils where you are Labour Councillor, other affiliated Party supporters or groups, the Cooperative Party, Trade Unions, affiliated organisations, relevant socialist societies, universities, publishers, and media institutions & organisations (indirect data collection); 

• From publicly available websites including, but not limited to, professional registration sites, Companies House, Land Registry, social media sites, company websites, news outlets, and online publications etc. (indirect data collection); 

• We may collect Personal Data that you manifestly choose to make public, including via social media (to the extent that you choose to make your profile publicly visible) (indirect data collection); 

• If required, from an organisation we contract to conduct any due diligence checks (indirect data collection); and  

• If applicable, from Police, Law Enforcement Agencies, Healthcare Services including the NHS, Adult Services, Children Services, Local Authority Designated Officers (LADO), charities, charitable organisations or agencies or any other safeguarding related institutions or organisation(s) (indirect data collection). 

What do we use your personal data for and what is our lawful basis for using it? 

We may use your personal data for the following purposes and on the following lawful bases. Not all purposes for using members personal data will be relevant to all members all of the time.  

NOTE: We do not sell your personal data to any third parties. 

Purpose for using personal data	Lawful basis for using
To process your interest, your, inquiry or specific application to be a Labour Party Supporter.	The lawful basis we shall be relying on is the legitimate interest of the Data Controller in accordance with UK GDPR Article 6.1(f). And, Special categories of personal data used for the purpose of Substantial Public Interest under UK GDPR Article 9.2(g) in line with Schedule 1, Part 2, Paragraph 22 Political Parties of the Data Protection Act 2018.
To communicate with you about all supporter related opportunities over email, text (SMS) or by post e.g. policies, ballots, campaigns, events, Conference, fund-raising, party updates etc.
To share relevant contact details, or access to them, with Labour MPs, candidates, Staff, Local Labour Organisers, Labour Members (who are authorised via internal protocols) within your Constituency Labour Party (CLP), Branch Labour Party (BLP) and Ward, or Local Labour Councillors so they might utilise your generous support.
For the Labour Party and yourselves to conduct “political activities” which include campaigning, fund-raising, political surveys and case-work, or any other work which may suite your experience and skill set.
To help us develop Labour Party policy and documentation based on your views and opinions and any communications you have with us.
For us to identify and send you the most effective political campaign messaging to you and for you to be able to use.
To invite you to help manage any volunteers who are giving us their time for our democratic processes.
To invite you to join the Labour Party as a member.
To test, monitor and develop any of our physical or digital systems that hold your information and also develop models for targeting of campaign messaging to certain demographics and geographies.
To provide you with training that is of assistance to you campaigning with us.
To keep you up to date via newsletters, briefings, email updates, and other communications that may promote the aims of the Labour Party, ask for donations or participation in things such as Labour Lottery etc. and also including providing political messages on social media.  [NOTE: you can opt-out at any time.]	The lawful basis we shall be relying on is the consent you have given us in accordance with UK GDPR Article 6.1(a). And, Special categories of personal data used for the purpose of explicit consent in accordance with UK GDPR Article 9.2(a).
To conduct investigations into concerns or complaints about electoral fraud, financial fraud, criminality, safeguarding issues, welfare issues, inappropriate behaviour displayed toward members of the public or other Members, or any other activities which may cause or have the possibility of causing harm to others, either about you, where you may have been harmed, or where you are assisting us or acting as a witness. Where relevant, based on the outcome of investigation, we will also administer membership suspensions and expulsions based on the investigation.	Use of the personal data is necessary to protect the vital interests of an individual or individuals in accordance with UK GDPR Article 6.1(d). And, Special categories of personal data used for the purpose of Substantial Public Interest under UK GDPR Article 9.2(g) in line with Schedule 1, Part 2, Paragraph 18 – Safeguarding of children and of individuals at risk; and Paragraph 19 – Safeguarding of economic well-being of certain individuals, of the Data Protection Act 2018.
To identify personal data and take relevant action upon submission of a data subject rights request.	Compliance with a legal obligation under UK GDPR Article 6.1(c). The legal obligation is the UK General Data Protection Regulation to uphold your data protection rights. Special categories of personal data used for the purpose of Substantial Public Interest (Preventing or detecting unlawful acts; Protecting the public; Regulatory requirements) under UK GDPR Article 9.2(g).
To be able to assess any impact on individuals of a data breach involving personal data held on Labour Party systems or on third party systems.
To help protect an individual from neglect or physical, mental or emotional harm, or protect the physical, mental or emotional well-being of an individual.	Use of the personal data is necessary to protect the vital interests of an individual or individuals in accordance with UK GDPR Article 6.1(d). Special categories of personal data used for the purpose of Substantial Public Interest (Preventing or detecting unlawful acts; Protecting the public; Regulatory requirements) under UK GDPR Article 9.2(g).
To deal with legal claims and ongoing litigation cases.	Compliance with a legal obligation under UK GDPR Article 6.1(c). The legal obligation is the UK General Data Protection Regulation to uphold your data protection rights. Special categories of personal data used for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or whenever courts are acting in their judicial capacity under UK GDPR Article 9.2(f).

If you have interacted with Labour in a different way and if you expected to see something different to the list above, you can access all of our privacy notices by clicking here. If it is still not there, feel free to get in touch as mentioned below. 

Who do we share your personal data with? 

Any data shared with the below categories of recipients is the minimum necessary for the task they have been instructed to carry out on our behalf or in conjunction with us. Each category of recipient is subject to review by the Data Protection Team to make sure they have the right methods in place for keeping your personal data secure. 

Where the sharing of personal data is within the context of a product or service being supplied under contract to Labour, a Data Processing Agreement, in accordance with GDPR Article 28 is put in place. This makes sure the supplier cannot use your personal data outside of the list of uses above. 

Within the purposes of using your personal data, as listed above, we will share your personal data with the following: 

1. Pre-approved digital supporter management, communications and storage service providers; 

2. Pre-approved online balloting, survey, questionnaire or web-form platform service providers; 

3. Any department or unit within the National Labour Party with an authorised level of access to supporter data or when they are interacting with you; 

4. If relevant and agreed by you or your representative, Labour Candidate(s) or MP’s or their office staff (both of which are separate data controllers although this Privacy Notice will be relevant for any work you do with them); 

5. Other supporters and Labour Party members within your local Constituency Labour Party (CLP) or local Labour Candidate or MP’s office if applicable to the type of support you are giving; 

6. If relevant, venues, hotels, travel companies and any other concierge services; and 

7. If applicable and within the right conditions, with Police, Law Enforcement Agencies, Healthcare Services including the NHS, Adult Services, Children Services, Local Authority Designated Officers (LADO), charities, charitable organisations or agencies or any other safeguarding related institutions or organisation(s). 

There may be scenarios where we are subject to a legal obligation to disclose or share your personal data, such as with law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies or public authorities in order to prevent or detect crime, or prove we have adhered to their request. We will only ever disclose your personal data to these third parties to the extent we are required to do so by law. 

Data sharing with a third-party organisation that is not a supplier of a product or service to Labour does not occur unless there is a legal obligation or sound lawful purpose for such sharing.  For any such sharing we put a Data Sharing Agreement in place between Labour and the third-party containing specific information in accordance with the Information Commissioner’s Office ‘Data sharing code of practice’.  

In all circumstances, the unlawful and unauthorised sharing of copies of personal data in which the Labour Party is the data controller is expressly prohibited. Any unauthorised sharing of Labour Party data is classified as a data breach which we will record and report to the ICO as required. 

How long will we keep your personal data? 

We only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, or reporting requirements. 

In some circumstances we may anonymise your personal data so that it can no longer be associated with you, in which case we may use such information without further notice to you.  

Once you are no longer a supporter of the Labour Party, which may mean you have chosen to unsubscribe from email and/or text or other digital communications, or you have notified us and provided the necessary ID for verification purposes, we will remove your information from the relevant systems. This is known as an opt-out request. Opt-out requests are actioned within one month of an unsubscribe notification or receipt of ID within an ID verification process. 

If you do not let us know that you no longer want to receive communications from the Labour Party we will be unable to action your request. 

If circumstances require, on the basis of keeping people safe from any harm, and our legitimate interest in knowing who has or has not been a supporter in the past when there may be future safeguarding or legal concerns or requests for your information, we retain all personal data we have captured from you. 

Unless you specifically tell us otherwise, or we receive a notification of your personal data being incorrect within a digital system, we will retain your personal data in all locations where it is held or until such a time it is no longer tenable to keep your personal data for any reason.  

Where you do submit a right to deletion request we will delete you from any and all locations we hold your personal data where it would mean we may make contact with you again (outside of our copy of the Electoral Register, and outside of when you make contact with us) although we will retain your information if: 

• It has been, or is being used within a complaints, disputes or grievance process by Labour and we may need to evidence this in the future to defend legal claims; 

• We need to keep it to comply with a legal obligation; 

• Erasing your data would prejudice scientific or historical research; 

• There is information associated with your data which is of a safeguarding concern to yourself or others; and/or 

• Erasing will mean we lose our logs of when you made any data protection rights requests.  

What are your rights and how can you express them? 

To understand your data privacy rights and to submit a rights request, the best way to do so is by visiting the ‘YOUR RIGHTS’ page on our website which you can get to by clicking here. 

How can you complain about our use your personal data? 

The best way to make a complaint is by visiting our page on ‘HOW TO MAKE A DATA PROTECTION COMPLAINT’ which you can access by clicking here. 

How can you contact us about this privacy notice? 

If you have any questions about the information in this privacy notice, then you can contact the Data Protection Team via email using [email protected] or by post within a letter to: 

Labour Statutory Data Protection Officer 

The Labour Party, Southworks, 20 Rushworth Street, United Kingdom, SE1 0SS 

When was this privacy notice last updated? 

We may update this notice (and any supplemental privacy notice), from time to time as shown below. We will notify you of the changes where required by applicable law to do so. 

Last modified: 19 March 2026.