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diff --git a/app/views/help/about.rhtml b/app/views/help/about.rhtml index d9e00d8bd..64f0becf6 100644 --- a/app/views/help/about.rhtml +++ b/app/views/help/about.rhtml @@ -466,27 +466,32 @@ to be public information.</dd> <dt id="takedown">Can you take down personal information about me? <a href="#takedown">#</a> </dt> <dd> + <p>If you see any personal information on the site which you'd like us to -remove or hide, then please let us know. -We apply a public interest test to decide whether to remove it. -<a -href="http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?ActiveTextDocId=3190650"> -Section 32</a> of the Data Protection Act 1998 permits us to do this, as the -material we publish is journalistic. -</p> +remove or hide, then please <a href="/help/contact">let us know</a>, +specifying exactly what information you believe to be problematic and why, and +where it appears on the site.</p> -<p>If it is sensitive personal information that has been accidentally posted, -and/or whose release breaks the Data Protection Act, then we will usually remove -it. -</p> +<p>If it is sensitive personal information that has been accidentally +posted, then we will usually remove it. Normally we will only consider +requests to remove personal information which come from the individual +concerned, but for sensitive information we would appreciate anyone +pointing out anything they see.</p> <p>We do not consider the names of officers or servants to be personal -information. We will only remove them in exceptional circumstances. An -authority must first show they are taking steps to remove the -name from all publicly accessible parts of the Internet, including the -authority's own website. We require confirmation from the head of the -department in question. -</p> +information. We will only remove them in exceptional circumstances, +and only if an authority can first show they have taken steps to +remove the name from all publicly accessible parts of the Internet, +including the authority's own website. For such requests we require +confirmation from the head of the department in question.</p> + +<p>For all other requests we apply a public interest test to decide +whether information should be removed. +<a href="http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?ActiveTextDocId=3190650"> Section 32</a> +of the Data Protection Act 1998 permits us to do this, as the material we +publish is journalistic. We cannot easily edit many types of attachments (such +as PDFs, or Microsoft Word or Excel files), so we will usually ask +that authorities resend these with the personal information removed.</p> </dd> |