• Punctuation, Mechanics, and Usage

    When used correctly, punctuation and mechanics can help to make writing clear and readable. At the very least, poor usage makes the writer appear unprofessional; at worst, it impedes meaning. This  workshop addresses all the most troubling marks of punctuation and mechanics, including the appropriate use of the comma in a wide variety of sentence constructions. Offer all the topics below in a one-day interactive seminar, or choose from among these topics for a shorter session.

    • When is it appropriate to use a comma before and?
    • When can commas be used with conjunctions such as however, furthermore, and also?
    • When do we use a comma with dates? With month-day-year dates? With day-month-year dates?
    • When do we use commas to separate more than one adjective modifying the same noun?
    • How do we know when to place commas around dependent clauses, including those that begin with which and that?
    • When do commas help prevent a misreading?
    • How should we punctuate with quotation marks and parentheses?
    • How do we punctuate and capitalize the items in vertical lists?
    • Does a colon always have to precede a vertical list?
    • How do a hyphen, an en dash, and an em dash differ?
    • Italics, underscoring, quotation marks—which should we use when citing reports, book titles, newspapers, articles, or songs?
    • How do we use apostrophes correctly, especially with words ending in s, x, ch, sh, and z?
    • Are semicolons more like commas or periods?
    • How do colons differ from semicolons?
    • What are ellipses and how are they used?

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      Data Protection Policy
      Get It Write Online
      Last updated 1/29/19
      Definitions
      Business means Get It Write Online.
      GDPR means the General Data Protection Regulation.
      Responsible Person means Nancy Tuten.
      Register of Systems means a register of all systems or contexts in which personal data is processed by the Business.
      1. Data protection principles
      The Business is committed to processing data in accordance with its responsibilities under the GDPR.
      Article 5 of the GDPR requires that personal data shall be
      a. processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to individuals;
      b. collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes;
      c. adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
      d. accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay;
      e. kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organizational measures required by the GDPR in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of individuals; and
      f. processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organizational measures.”

      2. General provisions
      a. This policy applies to all personal data processed by the Business.
      b. The Responsible Person shall take responsibility for the Business’s ongoing compliance with this policy.
      c. This policy shall be reviewed at least annually.
      d. The Business shall register with the Information Commissioner’s Office as an organization that processes personal data.
      3. Lawful, fair and transparent processing
      a. To ensure its processing of data is lawful, fair and transparent, the Business shall maintain a Register of Systems.
      b. The Register of Systems shall be reviewed at least annually.
      c. Individuals have the right to access their personal data and any such requests made to the Business shall be dealt with in a timely manner.
      4. Lawful purposes
      a. All data processed by the Business must be done on one of the following lawful bases: consent, contract, legal obligation, vital interests, public task or legitimate interests (see ICO guidance for more information).
      b. The Business shall note the appropriate lawful basis in the Register of Systems.
      c. Where consent is relied upon as a lawful basis for processing data, evidence of opt-in consent shall be kept with the personal data.
      d. Where communications are sent to individuals based on their consent, the option for the individual to revoke their consent should be clearly available and systems should be in place to ensure such revocation is reflected accurately in the Business’s systems.
      5. Data minimization: The Business shall ensure that personal data are adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.

      6. Accuracy
      a. The Business shall take reasonable steps to ensure personal data is accurate.
      b. Where necessary for the lawful basis on which data is processed, steps shall be put in place to ensure that personal data is kept up to date.
      7. Archiving / removal
      a. To ensure that personal data is kept for no longer than necessary, the Business shall put in place an archiving policy for each area in which personal data is processed and review this process annually.
      b. The archiving policy shall consider what data should/must be retained, for how long, and why.
      8. Security
      a. The Business shall ensure that personal data is stored securely using modern software that is kept-up-to-date.
      b. Access to personal data shall be limited to personnel who need access, and appropriate security should be in place to avoid unauthorised sharing of information.
      c. When personal data is deleted this should be done safely such that the data is irrecoverable.
      d. Appropriate back-up and disaster recovery solutions shall be in place.
      9. Breach
      In the event of a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data, the Business shall promptly assess the risk to people’s rights and freedoms and if appropriate report this breach to the ICO (more information on the ICO website).
      END OF POLICY

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