This policy was last updated on 24 May 2018
OECD: Statement No 62376

You can read our full policy below, but the main points of our policy are:

We will only ever ask for information that we really need to know.
We will collect and use the personal data that you share with us transparently, honestly and fairly.
We will always respect your choices around the data that you share with us and the communication channels that you ask us to use.
We will put appropriate security measures in place to protect the personal data that you share.
We will NEVER sell your data.

About our Organisation and Web site
Modern information and communication technologies play a fundamental role in the activities of an organisation like Co-operative Press Ltd . We are based in United Kingdom . 

Our principal activities are:
• Publisher
• Web service

Our privacy policy covers Co-operative Press Ltd and its Web sites:
Co-operative Press Ltd
Holyoake House, Hanover Street
Manchester , M60 0AS
United Kingdom
https://www.thenews.coop
http://s.coop

Providing Visitors with Anonymous Access
You can access our Web sites home page and browse our sites without disclosing your personal data.

The services and links of our Web sites
Our Web sites enable you to communicate with other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others. When you do so, other visitors may collect your data.

Our Web sites also include a link to:
• Google Ads / Google Analytics

Such third party Web service providers may collect personal data about our visitors.

Automatic Collection of Information
We automatically log personal data by means such as programming or we link information automatically logged by such means with personal data about specific individuals. We do so for the following purposes:
• Technical administration of the Web site
• Research and development
• Marketing
• Analytics

We use cookies to store personal data or we link information stored in cookies with personal data about specific individuals. We do so for the following purposes:
• Technical administration of the Web site

Data Collection and Purpose Specification
We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services.
We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organisations.
We do not collect or use personal data for any purpose other than that indicated in the table below.
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, we offer you the means to consent to this new purpose by contacting us

Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
We do not take specific steps to protect the privacy of children who disclose their personal data to us.
We do not provide information about our personal data practices in relation to children on our home page, or at those sites on our Web site where we collect personal data.

Disclosure and Visitor Choice
We do not disclose your personal data to our subsidiaries or other organisations.

Confidentiality / Security
We do not give visitors to our Web site the option of using a secure transmission method to send us their personal data.

We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from:
• unauthorised access
• improper use or disclosure
• unauthorised modification
• unlawful destruction or accidental loss

All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors’ personal data.

We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.

Access to the personal data we may hold about you

You can ask us, by:
• sending an email ( [email protected] )
whether we are keeping personal data about you.

Upon request, which you can indicate by:
• sending an email ( [email protected] )
We will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data which we keep about you, within a month – although we may before require proof of your identity. We will provide the information without any charge.

We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data:
• erased
• rectified or amended
• completed

We reserve the right to refuse to provide our visitors with a copy of their personal data, but will give reasons for our refusal.

We do, however, allow you to challenge our decision to refuse to provide you with a copy of your personal data.

Privacy Compliance
We cannot demonstrate that our privacy policy accords with the privacy instruments.

Privacy Support
If you have an enquiry or concern about our privacy policy, please contact our Data Protection Manager at:

Co-operative Press Ltd
Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester, M60 0AS
+44(0)1612140870
[email protected]

If you are not satisfied with our response to your concern you may wish to contact Information Commissioner’s Office ( http://www.ico.gov.uk/ )