Full member benefits
General
- Practical evidence of Corporate Social Responsibility
- Enhanced company reputation as offering a responsible, consumer friendly service
- Improved brand perception and recognition in the online and digital industries.
Public Sector & Government
- Member companies seen by Governments (UK & abroad) to be supporting a worthwhile effort to combat child abuse & illegal content
- The Home Office and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) have regular dealings with us and we also liaise with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
- IWF has potential to influence Industry, Government and Police in developing acceptable policies and good practice guidelines.
- UK Government has a close interest in the funding and sponsorship arrangements of IWF
Legal
- IWF provides a comprehensive overview of relevant law and corporate implications
- EC Directive requires Content Service Providers to respond to complaints of illegal material, that is precisely the role of IWF on behalf of its members: the internet community
- IWF works closely with numerous British Law Enforcement Agencies
Industry & Company
- No need for any staff at member companies to be overly exposed to viewing potentially illegal images because that is one of the key services offered by IWF
- Reduces risk of staff suing under Health & Safety for being exposed to traumatic images.
- IWF enjoys good relations with Industry players, including ISPA, LINX, major ISP’s, Portals, Telco’s, mobile operators, software and hardware suppliers & e-publishers.
- Member companies nominate a relevant individual to sit on IWF Funding Council and are invited attend quarterly meetings
- Funding Council representatives have the opportunity to gain a seat on the IWF Board
- Funding Council elects three ‘industry’ representatives to sit on the IWF Board
- Opportunity for nominated Funding Council Representative to visit IWF for induction day
- Funding Council representatives are regularly updated on IWF operations.
Technical & Company
- Initial meeting and ongoing liaison with IWF Technical Coordinator to establish good working relationship and practices with members
- Streamlined reporting interface for members; IWF will expedite assessment of suspect illegal content for members
- Notice & takedown service to remove illegal material hosted on company servers
- Members' guide to dealing with child abuse images, takedowns and relevant legislation
- Access to IWF database to block employee or consumer access to websites breaching the Protection of Children Act 1978
- Unrestricted access to recommended ‘regularity’ list of illegal newsgroups
- Unrestricted access to recommended ‘adverts list’ of illegal newsgroups
- Single point of reference for abuse teams or customer service advisors
- Opportunity for technical staff to visit IWF and see how the hotline operates
- Access for all internet users to our internet hotline to report illegal material
- Continuous monitoring of the internet, including proprietary groups, where illegal activity maybe occurring
- IWF support the labelling and filtering of content that may be harmful to children
International
- IWF are an integral part of INHOPE, a consortium of European and International ‘Hotlines’
- Member of The European Internet Co-regulation Network which promotes a multi- stakeholder approach and co-regulation and aims at organizing a co-operation on rights and usage issues between all players.
- Participation in an international family of opinion shapers on internet issues
- Flourishing relationships with relevant bodies and organisations across the globe
- IWF regularly hosts visits for overseas delegates such as international corporations and Government officials
- IWF interacts with the EU, FBI and Interpol & other international criminal investigation authorities
- IWF often invited to participate in and contribute to, international conferences & events
Media & PR
- Company logo on IWF homepage
- Press Release announcing membership
- Use of IWF logo
- Use of IWF weblink for members
- Initial meeting and ongoing liaison with IWF Communications Department to establish mutual Media & PR benefits and opportunities
- Funding members and sponsors frequently mentioned & referred to when dealing with the media
- Opportunity to refer relevant media queries to IWF Communications Co-ordinator
- Frequent press coverage for IWF means ongoing press coverage for IWF members
- Senior IWF personnel available for comment and interviews
- Regular news updates from IWF
- Sponsorship opportunities to wide and varied audiences including advertisements, collateral, events and the IWF Annual Report
- All members feature in the IWF Annual Report which has extensive distribution including throughout parliament, law enforcement agencies, commercial companies and other relevant organisations
- Association with submissions from IWF to bodies such as Ofcom and Parliamentary Select Committees.
- Joint events opportunities
