User Evidence (UE) is essential, both to help prevent existing lanes from being stopped up and also to assist with recognition of established routes. Both of these are legal processes and therefore require a record of the name and address of the person who is claiming that they have used the route, or seen the route used. Without an identifiable witness the User Evidence has very little value.

Other registered TrailWise users may see a summary of your UE with date and comments, but they cannot see your address.

Neither GLASS Ltd (as the registered Data Controller) nor TrailWise will make any contact details available unless there is a clear and demonstrable need in the interest of protecting the existing lane network or bringing about its proper recording.

The only times that TrailWise will make your address details available is to a known person acting in a Magistrates Court, Highway Authority assessment, Public Inquiry or similar tribunal that is considering a change to the recorded rights of way network, or considering a proposal that will regulate the public use of a lane. In most cases, the 'known person' will be a bona fide user associaton officer or a public authority official.

Instances of where TrailWise may divulge your contact details to bona fide officers or officials include, but are not limited to: Stopping up orders, diversion orders, DMMO (Modification orders), TRO (Traffic Regulation Order).

Please BE AWARE that if your UE is used in this way, the information may pass into the public domain, in the same way as if you had given Evidence yourself directly to the authority concerned. If this is not acceptable to you, simply do not complete UE forms.

It is possible that the officers or authority concerned may contact you directly to confirm details or seek further information. You are not obliged to respond in any way.

If your membership of TrailWise (or its predecessor Wayfinder) has lapsed, this information will continue to be retained and may be used under the same circumstances.

TrailWise has also 'inherited' User Evidence from the predecessor Wayfinder system, and will continue to act as custodian of this information under similar terms.