Privacy Policy

WiO Privacy Policy /Terms and Conditions

Writers in Oxford (WiO) maintains this website as a service to members, the public and the media.

We respect your privacy. Accordingly, we do not sell rent or loan any identifiable information regarding visitors to any third party without your consent. Any information you give to us is held with the utmost care and security.

When you visit this site a small amount of information known as a cookie is stored on your computer, to allow the website to recognise you when you visit. Cookies are sometimes used to improve the website experience of a visitor to a website. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. The use of cookies enables us to improve our website and to improve your navigation.

Our website contains links to other websites, but this policy applies only to personal data collected by WiO. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites, even if you access them using links from our website. We encourage our visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy policies of other sites that collect or use personal data.

Our website is hosted by LCN. You can see their privacy policy and contact details on their website here.

Your personal data is protected in the United Kingdom by the Data Protection Act. The only information we hold about our members is volunteered by them and is accessed by members only in the Members’ Area.  Members have the right to see what is held about them and correct any inaccuracies. We are happy to remove any information about members from our systems that they are not happy for us to store. We will also delete members’ details if they leave WiO.

The contents of this website are copyright to Writers in Oxford, with the exception of third-party contributors who retain their own full copyright. This includes all written material submitted by members and placed in the Members’ Area and all photographs on the site. Intellectual property (including names, trademarks and logos) belonging to authors and others appearing on the site are to be respected and may not to be used without the prior written consent of the intellectual property owners.