Manchester Histories is committed to making cultural heritage materials accessible through This Is Us while respecting the rights, privacy and wishes of contributors, creators, rights holders and communities.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that oral histories, photographs, recordings, documents and other archive materials are published with appropriate permissions and in accordance with any access or consent conditions agreed when the material was collected.
If you believe that material on this website:
Please contact us so that we can review it.
Please provide, where possible:
We will review your request as promptly as possible. We may temporarily remove or restrict access to material while we investigate.
Following our review, we may restore the material, correct or update information, change its attribution or access conditions, remove identifying information, edit or redact content, or permanently remove it from the website.
Requests involving personal information will be considered in accordance with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
We welcome information that helps us identify rights holders, correct our records or ensure that material is represented appropriately.
For all take-down requests, please contact: info@manchesterhistories.co.uk
This policy does not affect any legal rights you may have.
Manchester Histories takes your privacy seriously. This policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information in connection with the This Is Us project and website.
We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a revised version on our website.
Manchester Histories is the organisation responsible for managing the This Is Us project and the personal information we collect through it.
For questions about this policy or your personal data, please contact us using the details below.
We may collect personal information when you:
This may include your name, contact details, areas of interest and information you choose to provide through your participation in the project.
Our website may also collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type and information about how you use the website. Please see our Cookie Policy for further information.
If you contribute material to This Is Us, we may hold:
Oral histories may include personal or sensitive information about contributors and other people. We will handle this information carefully and in accordance with applicable data protection law and the permissions and access conditions agreed with contributors.
Material will only be made publicly available where appropriate permissions have been obtained.
We may use personal information to:
We will only process personal information where we have an appropriate lawful basis for doing so.
At the end of the project, oral histories collected through This Is Us are intended to be deposited with Archives+ at Manchester Central Library for long-term preservation.
Archives+ may store, catalogue, preserve and provide access to these materials in accordance with the permissions and access restrictions agreed with contributors and applicable data protection requirements.
We do not sell or trade personal information.
Where necessary, information may be shared with trusted service providers, project partners, Archives+ or other organisations involved in delivering and preserving the project.
We may also disclose information where required by law.
We will only share information where there is an appropriate reason to do so and will take reasonable steps to protect it.
We will only keep personal information for as long as it is required for the purposes for which it was collected or where there is a legal, historical, research or archiving reason for retaining it.
Oral histories and associated archive records may be retained permanently as part of the historical archive, subject to appropriate permissions, access conditions and data protection requirements.
Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights to:
Some rights may be limited where information is being retained for archiving, research, historical or legal purposes.
Please contact us if you wish to exercise any of these rights.
We take appropriate organisational and technical measures to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure.
You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us directly.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. Manchester Histories is not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.
For questions about this policy or how we use your personal information, please contact:
Manchester Histories
Administrative Office
WLG.21 Samuel Alexander Building
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL
Telephone: 0161 306 1982
Email: info@manchesterhistories.co.uk
Telephone: 0161 306 1982
If you are unhappy with how we handled your personal information, you also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).