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This privacy notice explains how Swindon Borough Council uses personal information submitted through the Swindon Make It Here website.
It applies to information you provide when you contact the inward investment team through this website.
Swindon Borough Council is the data controller for the personal information collected through this website.
The Council is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office. Our registration number is Z5267246.
If you have any questions about how we use your personal information, contact the Council's Data Protection Officer:
When you use the Swindon Make It Here contact form, we may collect:
We do not ask you to provide special category information, such as health information, political opinions or religious beliefs. Do not include this type of information in your enquiry.
We use your personal information to:
You do not have to provide this information. However, we may not be able to respond to your enquiry if you do not provide the contact details we need.
Our lawful basis for using your personal information is public task.
This means we use your information to carry out the Council's role in supporting economic growth, inward investment and regeneration in Swindon.
We may share your enquiry with relevant Council teams if this is needed to respond to you or support your investment interest.
We may also share information with trusted suppliers who support the website or help us deliver this service. Where this happens, we make sure appropriate arrangements are in place to protect your information.
We will not sell your personal information.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry, maintain appropriate records and meet any legal or business requirements.
Records will be kept in line with Swindon Borough Council's retention and disposal schedule.
We take appropriate steps to keep your information secure.
Access to personal information is limited to people who need it to carry out their work.
You have rights over how your personal information is used. These may include the right to:
To make a request or ask a question about your rights, contact the Council's Data Protection Officer:
We do not use the information you provide through this website for automated decision-making.
If you are unhappy with how we use your personal information, contact the Council's Data Protection Officer first:
You can also contact the Information Commissioner's Office for independent advice about data protection:
This website may use cookies and analytics to help us understand how people use the site and how we can improve it.
Analytics information is used to understand website performance. It is not used to identify individual users.
This privacy notice was last updated on 18 May 2026.
Now is the time to Invest in Swindon
Download our investment prospectus to explore key sites, regeneration opportunities, growth sectors and support available to investors.