PRIVACY POLICY

The Hawkinge Gazette (Localrags) certifies that all individually identifiable information is kept confidential.

We do not sell or disclose any personal information about our users. Information is not distributed to any third party.

All personal information collected by the Hawkinge Gazette and Channel Coast News (Localrags) is kept in secure areas. 

Personal information, such as name and email, are used primarily to recognise individual readers.

Occasionally the Hawkinge Gazette and Channel Coast News (Localrags) will use individually identifiable information, like email addresses, in order to contact the user for technical support information or provide updates to the site.

Readers have the option to cancel the emails from the Hawkinge Gazette and Channel Coast News (Localrags).

The Hawkinge Gazette and Channel Coast News (Localrags) does not track general information about people visiting our site.

This does not include any searches made o­n the site, which enables us to include items which are of interest.

The Hawkinge Gazette and Channel Coast News (Localrags) will not under any circumstances publish letters from anonymous authors. We must have a valid Email address or home address. If the author wishes to withhold their name, the published letter will be signed - name and address supplied. Anyone wishing to know the identity of the author must contact the Hawkinge Gazette and Channel Coast News (Localrags). We will then approach the author to see if they are willing to have their identity disclosed to everyone or to the person requesting the information. Under normal circumstances we would disclose the name of the person requesting the information, to the author.

Correspondence where the Editor considers there to be a personal attack or abuse of another individual, group, party or business will o­nly be published if the senders name is used. 

Letters which are considered to be possibly libellous or threatening will not be published under any circumstances.

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As always, if you have any questions or concerns with this policy, please send your comments to

editor@localrags.co.uk [2]