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      Facebook/Twitter/Google

      Requested Thu 25 January 2018
      Responded Wed 21 March 2018

      1. Does your organisation have a Facebook Page(s)? If yes, what is/are the url(s) and when were they set up?
      2. Does your organisation advertise or spend any money on Facebook? If yes, please can you outline what expenditure has occurred and break down expenditure per calendar year (January to December) since 2004?
      3. Does your organisation have a Twitter Account? If yes, what is/are the url(s) and when were they set up?
      4. Does your organisation advertise or spend any money on Twitter? If yes, please can you outline what expenditure has occurred and break down expenditure per calendar year (January to December) since 2006?
      5. Does your organisation use Google G-Suite services (Google services) or does your organisation rely on google for any services (such as email hosting)? If yes, what are the services, when were they agreed and how much did they cost?
      6. Does your organisation advertise or spend any money on Google? If yes, please can you outline what expenditure has occurred and break down expenditure per calendar year (January to December) since the payments first began?

       


      Response

      Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.
      Q1 - Yes
      Hastings Borough Council Corporate page - https://www.facebook.com/Hastingsboroughcouncil/ This had a page format change in March 2015 - we are unable to give actual set up date as this information is not held.
      Active Hastings - https://www.facebook.com/active.hastings/ - 2011
      ROOT 1066 International Festival https://www.facebook.com/ROOT1066/ - January 2016
      Q2 - Yes
      Corporate page paid for ad advert £41.01 in 2016, for apology to local restaurant as wrong food hygiene rating was printed.
      Active Hastings - Yes. 2018 - £45, 2017 - £120.59 No paid adverts before 2017
      ROOT 1066 International Festival - £1261 was spend on advertising for the festival all during the calendar year 2016
      Q3 - Yes
      Hastings Borough Council - https://twitter.com/hastingsbc - August 2009
      ROOT 1066. The url is https://twitter.com/ROOT1066 - January 2016
      Q4 - No
      Q5 - No
      Q6 - Custom Site Search - 4 Years @ $750 per annum (US Dollars)
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