Northern Mines and Collieries (NMC) is a mining-heritage network covering collieries across the Durham and Northumberland coalfields. We publish history, photographs and stories on Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn using our own publishing tools, including the NMC Facebook app. This policy explains what information those tools handle and how.
Who we are
The tools are operated by John Booth on behalf of Northern Mines and Collieries, United Kingdom. We are the data controller for any personal information described here.
What our tools do
- Facebook: publish heritage articles, photographs and links to Facebook Pages owned and managed by NMC, using Meta's official Graph API and a business system user. Only Pages in the NMC business portfolio are used.
- YouTube: upload and manage videos on NMC's own YouTube channel, using the YouTube Data API.
- LinkedIn: publish posts to NMC's own LinkedIn page and profile, using LinkedIn's official API.
Our tools never post to anyone else's profile, Page or channel.
Information we handle
- Access tokens issued by Meta, Google and LinkedIn when an NMC account holder authorises our tools. They are stored securely and used only to publish to NMC's own accounts.
- Basic profile details of the NMC account holder who signs in (for example name, account ID and email address), needed to connect the account. We do not request details about anyone else.
- Content we publish, such as article text, images, videos and source credits.
- Information about our own posts, such as post IDs, publish times and engagement counts, used to schedule posts and see what readers find interesting.
Our tools do not collect, store or sell personal information about people who follow, like, comment on, message or connect with our accounts. Comments and messages stay on each platform and are handled under that platform's own privacy policy.
Google and YouTube
Our YouTube features use YouTube API Services. By using them you also agree to the YouTube Terms of Service, and Google's handling of information is covered by the Google Privacy Policy. You can remove our access to a Google account at any time from Google security settings.
Sources and credits
Historical material comes from openly licensed sources such as Wikipedia, our own research and archives, and sites whose owners allow reuse. Each article carries a credit to its source.
How long we keep information
Access tokens are kept only while our tools are in use and are revoked when no longer needed. Publishing records are kept for up to two years and then deleted.
Sharing
We do not sell information or share it with third parties, except Meta, Google and LinkedIn as needed to publish our posts, and where the law requires it.
Your rights and data deletion
Under UK data protection law you can ask what information we hold about you, and ask us to correct or delete it. To ask us to delete any data connected to you or to our tools, email us with the subject line "Data deletion request". We will confirm and complete the deletion within 30 days.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
Contact
NorthernMinesandCollieries@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/NorthernMines · Group: facebook.com/groups/northernmines · LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/northern-mines-tv
Changes to this policy
If we change how our tools use information, we will update this page and the date at the top.