User Generated Content Terms

Contributor Guidelines – People’s Insight: Your Voice Heard

Welcome! We love hearing from our readers and citizen journalists. Before you submit content—articles, comments, photos, or videos—please read these simple guidelines:

1. Be Respectful and Accurate

   • Share honest, well-sourced information.

   • Avoid personal attacks, offensive language, or discrimination.

2. Respect Others’ Rights

   • Only submit content you own or have permission to use.

   • Don’t infringe copyright, privacy, or other rights.

3. Stay on Topic

   • Keep submissions relevant to the news, opinion, or community discussion.

   • Avoid spam, promotions, or unrelated links.

4. Editorial Control

   • We may edit content for clarity, style, or length.

   • We reserve the right to remove any content that violates these guidelines or legal requirements.

5. Your Responsibility

   • You are responsible for what you submit.

   • By contributing, you grant us permission to use your content on our website, newsletters, social media, and other promotional channels.

For full details on how we handle user content, rights, and responsibilities, please read our User-Generated Content Policy below:

User-Generated Content Policy – People’s Insight: Your Voice Heard

Effective Date: 5 September 2025
Address: 20 Shakespeare Close, Leicester, LE3 2SX

People’s Insight values contributions from our readers and citizen journalists. This User-Generated Content (UGC) Policy sets out the rules and responsibilities for submitting content to our website, including articles, comments, photos, videos, and other material (“Content”). By submitting Content, you agree to comply with this policy.

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1. Submission Guidelines

When submitting Content, you agree that it:

• Is accurate, truthful, and based on your own knowledge or properly attributed sources.

• Does not contain defamatory, abusive, offensive, or discriminatory material.

• Does not infringe any third-party rights, including copyright, privacy, or publicity rights.

• Does not promote illegal activity, violence, or harassment.

• Is appropriate for a public news platform.

People’s Insight reserves the right to edit, remove, or refuse any Content that violates this policy or is otherwise deemed inappropriate.

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2. Ownership and Licensing

By submitting Content, you confirm that you either own the rights to the Content or have permission to submit it. You grant People’s Insight a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to:

• Use, reproduce, edit, modify, publish, display, and distribute the Content in any media.

• Share the Content with third parties for promotional or editorial purposes.

This licence allows us to feature your Content on our website, social media channels, newsletters, and other promotional materials.

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3. Editorial Control

We retain full editorial control over all UGC. We may:

• Edit submissions for clarity, style, or length.

• Remove submissions at any time without notice.

• Decide not to publish submissions that conflict with our editorial standards or legal obligations.

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4. Comments and Community Behaviour

If you post comments or engage in discussion:

• Be respectful and constructive.

• Avoid personal attacks, threats, or offensive language.

• Do not spam, promote products, or post unrelated links.

We may moderate or remove comments that violate these rules. Repeat offenders may be blocked from commenting.

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5. Liability and Responsibility

You are solely responsible for the Content you submit. People’s Insight is not liable for any loss, damage, or legal claims arising from your Content. You agree to indemnify People’s Insight against claims or legal action resulting from your submissions.

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6. Reporting Misuse

If you believe UGC on our platform violates this policy or infringes your rights, please contact us immediately at privacy@peoplesinsight.co.uk. We will investigate and take appropriate action.

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7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this UGC Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with the “Effective Date” updated. Continued submission of Content constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

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8. Contact Us

People’s Insight: Your Voice Heard
Address: 20 Shakespeare Close, Leicester, LE3 2SX
Email: privacy@peoplesinsight.co.uk