Privacy

The Media Standards Trust is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy online. This privacy policy is not intended to, and does not, create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.

Please note that this Policy applies only to the Value Added News website.

This website requires that you submit personal information in order to seek advice about Value Added News. The Media Standards Trust will only use your email address for the purpose of contacting you about Value Added News and only in relation to that enquiry. The MST will not use your email address for any marketing purposes for Value Added News or any other activities of the Media Standards Trust.

You may ask for your details to be removed from the database at any time simply by sending an email to the webmaster with the word 'remove from database' in the subject area.

Security

We have strict security and confidentiality procedures covering the storage and disclosure of your information in order to safeguard it, to prevent unauthorised access and to comply with the UK Data Protection Act 1998.

We only permit authorised employees, who are trained in the proper handling of personal information, to have access to information. Employees who breach our Privacy Policy are subject to our usual disciplinary procedures.

Whenever we sub-contract other organisations to provide support services, we require them to conform to our privacy standards and to allow us to audit them for compliance.

Message board

This website provides access to a messageboard to discuss Value Added News. The messageboard is provided by Google Groups and you are subject to its terms of service, privacy policy and any others terms, as determined by Google.

Contact details

Should you feel that your privacy or security is being compromised, or have any questions on this statement, please contact the webmaster.