Copyright

The Council owns the intellectual property rights to any information produced by it, its officers or on its behalf.

The Council may waive copyright in certain circumstances, on request. No material, including text, images, audio or video may be reproduced without written permision. Request permission.

Terms of use are likely to include circumstances when;

• Under 250 words are used or extracted from an article
• The use of material is not for profit
• The user identifies the source (i.e. acknowledges the Council's copyright)
• The extract is used exactly word for word
• Is not used for advertisement, gain or promotion purposes
• Is current

The Council asserts its right to be identified as the author of such material, and a statement to this effect must be clearly displayed when reproducing all or any of this material.

Disclaimer

Due to the nature of the material, the Council does not guarantee the accuracy of the content of its website. Where other material is accessed by links to other websites, the Council does not endorse the accuracy or quality of the material contained on those websites. Listing or reference should not be taken as endorsement of any kind by the Council.

Data

We collect data in order to provide and make improvements to Council services. We also gather information about the use of this site (for internal use only).

We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services.

We do not collect or use personal data collected on this website for any purpose other that that notified to the Information Commissioner, for the purposes which are notified to you at the point you provide the information .

Information may be shared with others only with your consent, or in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 or as provided for under specific legislation or protocols (for example Crime and Disorder and Health).

We do not use your data for direct marketing without your permission.

Security

All data will be held in accordance with the Council's Data Security policy and in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Retention

We only retain data for so long as it is relevant.

Abuse and Harassment Statement

Newham Council has clear principles we aspire to which are defined through our shared values. These include valuing our colleagues, working with honesty and integrity and engaging with and valuing our community. The council will not tolerate abusive or harassing behaviour directed at our staff. Using the council's intranet or the internet to send abusive or threatening messages is clearly unacceptable.

Our Legal Obligation

The council has statutory duties:

• To act in accordance with the European Convention of Human Rights [Human Rights Act 1998, particularly Article 8 and 14]
• To provide for the well being of its citizen [Local Government Act 2000]
• To do all it reasonably can to prevent crime and disorder [Crime and Disorder Act 1998]
• To eliminate unlawful discrimination and to promote equality of opportunity [Race Relations [Race Relations Amendment] Act 2000], Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as amended) and Equalities Act 2006].
• To look after the welfare of its staff in accordance with Health and Safety laws.

Our Action

Anyone experiencing harassment or abuse should be supported and protected from further abuse. We will therefore record and investigate any incidents from the Internet, email or any other electronic system and where appropriate take action, which may include, covert or overt monitoring, blocking, removal of any potentially offensive material, disciplinary action, injunctive action by the council and reporting the matter to the police.

Service availability

While the Council shall endeavour to make this site available at all times, the Council will not be liable if, for any reason, the site is unavailable for any period of time. Access to this site may be suspended at any time without prior notice being given.

We use the independent Axzona monitoring service to ensure our website is available and performing satisfactorily. See how we're doing.

Use of logos

The use of any of the Council's logos or coat of arms in any document or in association with any information signifies that the document or information has been prepared or approved by the Council. If no logo or coat of arms is included in the document or information it may still have been produced by the Council.

Use of any of the Council's logos or coat of arms without consent is not permitted.

Contacts

Information Governance Team
Tel: 020 8430 3737
Email: information.governance@newham.gov.uk