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Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Magnus News Agency Ltd, known in this policy as ‘Magnus News’ or ‘us’ or ‘we’ or ‘our’, uses and protects any information that you give Magnus News when you use this website.

Magnus News is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Magnus News may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from August, 2017.

Magnus News is obliged to use your information legally only in accordance with Data Protection law, including the Data Protection Act 1998.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • Name and contact information including email address, address and telephone number, only when if it is volunteered by yourself.
  • Your internet Protocol (IP) address is automatically logged by our web server, this is used by Magnus News agency to improve your experience of our website by analysing your experience of our page

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping.
  • We may use the information to improve our service.
  • We may periodically send promotional emails to you with information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Aged 16 or under

We will require written permission from a parent or guardian before we are able to be provided with any personal information from a person, or persons, aged 16 or under.

Cookies

Magnus News Agency do not use cookies.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

We do not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we are required by law to do so, for example by a government or law enforcement agency.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable of £10. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please email newsdesk@magnusnewsagency.com With any requests we will need at least two forms of identification.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us at newsdesk@magnusnewsagency.com as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.