Privacy Policy Legal Info

The http://metamute.org site is managed by the Mute Publishing Ltd. This page explains:

    * how we use information you give to us; and
    * how we protect your privacy.

NB: This policy only applies to those resources within the http://metamute.org domain.

The Data Protection Act

Under the Data Protection Act, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We use leading technologies and encryption software to safeguard our data, and strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it. We do not pass on your details to any third party unless you give us permission to do so.

What information do we collect?

We collect two kinds of information from visitors to http://metamute.org:

    * feedback (through emails to our internet site); and
    * site usage information, from cookies and log files.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback. You can contact us by emailing webmaster@metamute.org.

Comments and questions

If you send an email or letter to our team asking for information, we may need to contact other associates to find the answer. If your question is technical, we may need to pass it to our technology suppliers. We do include your personal information when dealing with your enquiry. When our team have replied to you, they keep a record of your message for 3 months for reference and audit purposes, after which it is deleted.

Site usage information

Cookies

Cookies are pieces of data created when you visit some websites, and stored in the cookie directory of your computer.

You can set your browser not to accept cookies.

metamute uses cookies to allow the user to log onto our sites and to provide advertising banner services.

Log files

Log files allow us to record visitors' use of the site. We analyse log file information from all our visitors and use it to make changes to the layout of the site and to the information in it, based on the way that visitors move around it.

Log files do not contain any personal information and they are not used to identify any individual patterns of use of the site.

What happens when I link to another site?

http://metamute.org contains links to other websites, both those of our organisation Mute and of other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our site. When you move to another site, please read its privacy policy on the collection of personal information. We do not pass on any personal information you have given us to any other site.

If you wish to see records of any correspondence you have sent to us, or if you have a query or complaint about this privacy policy or site, you can contact us by emailing editorial@metamute.org.

Changes to this privacy policy

If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page.

Regularly reviewing this page ensures you are always aware of the information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.

Version: 1.1 November 2005