Text only  Print this page | E-mail this page| Add to favourites|Suggest similar pages
British Council home
Online services guidelines
Editorial values
Editorial responsibility
Accuracy
Fairness, contributors, and consent
Privacy
Harm and offence
Children
Politics, elections and polling
War, terror and emergencies
Equal opportunities and diversity
Links to external sites
Credits for outside providers of material
Partnerships, including partnerships with business
Interacting with our audiences
The law
Accountability and complaints
Section 4: Fairness, contributors and consent

Introduction
The British Council strives to be fair to all – fair to those who are the subjects of our content, fair to contributors, and fair to our audiences.

We are open, honest and straightforward in our dealings with contributors and audiences.

Consent
Contributors’ personal details, comments or other personal information must not be given to third parties without their consent. See section 5 (Privacy), on personal information,  and section 16 (The Law), on the Data Protection Act.

There are stringent conditions about children and consent. See section 7 (Children).

Reproduction of content
Contributors to British Council output online, in print, or through audio visual media must be made aware that their contribution may be used by other parts of the British Council, including in the form of transcripts online. Where appropriate, legal consent must be agreed for the right to reproduce content in this way.

   Return to homepage

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)
Registered in Singapore as a branch (T09FC0012J) and as a charity (No 0768).
Our privacy and copyright statements.
Our commitment to freedom of information. Double-click for pop-up dictionary.

 Positive About Disabled People