1. Copyright policy
The copyright for content on this website is held by Booktrust, except for material provided by other organisations, where copyright ownership is indicated. - The views expressed on this website are not necessarily those of the Booktrust. - You may link to us from your site, as long as our site appears in its normal form, for example, it does not appear inside your own frameset or with any advertising. - Booktrust is not responsible for the content of external links.
2. Privacy policy
Booktrust regards the lawful and correct treatment of personal information as important to our successful operations and to the maintenance of confidence of those with whom we deal.
We will ensure that our staff and those acting on our behalf obtain, use and disclose personal information lawfully and correctly. To this end we fully endorse and adhere to the principles of data protection, as set out in the UK Data Protection Act 1998 (the ‘Act’).
In particular we will: Observe the conditions in the Act regarding the fair collection and use of personal information (please see below regarding personal information collected via our website); Meet our legal obligations to specify the purposes for which we process personal information: Collect and process appropriate personal information, only to the extent that it is needed to fulfil our operational needs or to comply with any legal requirement; Ensure the accuracy of any personal information kept by us; Apply checks to determine the length of time personal information is held by us; Ensure that the rights of people about whom personal information is held, are able to be exercised fully under the Act; Take appropriate technical and organisational security measures to safeguard personal information; Ascertain that personal information is not transferred outside the European Economic Area without suitable safeguards or agreement from the individual.
If we collect personal information via our website, prior to finally submitting any personal information to our website, we will endeavour to ensure that you are informed as to: * the purpose for collecting the information * what the information will be used for * the identity of anyone else to whom the information will be given and what they will use it for * how you can request copies of any personal information we hold on you. Please note that where our website contains links to other websites, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and this statement applies solely to any personal information collected by our website.
IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. We only use IP addresses to analyse trends, administer our website, track general user movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
Furthermore please be aware that we use cookies on our website. We use cookies to track the interests of our users so that we can subsequently enhance their experience on our website. If your browser rejects a cookie, you may still use our website.
3. Freedom of information
Since 2005, the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) has given anyone, from anywhere, the right to request any information held by us. It places a duty on us to provide that information unless there’s a very good reason, defined according to law, why we should not.
A key part of our culture is a commitment to openness and transparency, particularly in our dealings with people and organisations. We feel that by opening up more of our organisation to the world we can promote integrity and trust. We therefore take our responsibilities under Freedom of Information very seriously. We are committed to openness and transparency in our dealings with people and organisations.
Information we publish The Freedom of Information Act requires us to make certain kinds of information routinely available to the public in an index of publications known as a publication scheme. We are working to make more information more easily accessible to the public in line with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
If you have feedback or suggestions regarding the types of information which you would like to see on our website please send them to websites@booktrust.org.uk
Information on request If you are unable to find the information you require on our website, you can make a request by e-mail directly to websites@booktrust.org.uk You should provide a name and address for correspondence and a description of the information you would like to see. You can also write to the Freedom of Information Officer at Booktrust, Bookhouse, 45 East Hill, London SW18 2QZ.
Although you must submit a request in writing, if you have any questions and would like to speak to someone in person, you can contact us by telephone on 020 8516 2965.
Our historical records Records of historical value are managed by us and are subject to the regulations of the Freedom of Information Act.
