LO2 - Legal and ethical

Copyright
It is the protection of a producers intellectual property. In order for another party to use this intellectual property would have to get permissions from the owner e.g Logos, Organisations, Photographs

I will make sure to get permissions for any photos i use on my websites that i do not have permissions for. I will email the owner in order to get permissions for use of any media and make sure to credit them on the website. For my own photos i will not need permissions for them as i took them myself. For my fonts i am going to be using fonts on windows and not any third party fonts.

Libel law
You are not allowed to publish false information about a person or publish untrue information

I will adhere to this law by making sure on my website that i do not publish false information about any companies similar to my own or any other sources i may look into or even interview. I will also not publish false information about some of the locations that i may be photographing for my website such as the winter gardens or chatsworth house.

Data protection act
The Data Protection Act controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government.

Everyone responsible for using data has to follow strict rules called ‘data protection principles’. They must make sure the information is:

used fairly and lawfully
used for limited, specifically stated purposes
used in a way that is adequate, relevant and not excessive
accurate
kept for no longer than is absolutely necessary
handled according to people’s data protection rights
kept safe and secure
not transferred outside the European Economic Area without adequate protection

I will adhere to this by making sure that information that i use all information fairly and lawfully. I will make sure to use all third party information is used as i intended it to be used. I will make sure that i use this information for the amount of time i discussed with the owner.

Cookie law

The Cookie Law is a piece of privacy legislation that requires websites to get consent from visitors to store or retrieve any information on a computer, smartphone or tablet. It was designed to protect online privacy, by making consumers aware of how information about them is collected and used online, and give them a choice to allow it or not.

I will adhere to this law by making sure I notify viewers that my website is using cookies and give them the option to allow them or not.