Disclaimer
To the fullest extent permitted at law, Cocoon is providing this website, its contents and its online payment
facility on an "as is" basis and makes no (and expressly disclaims all) representations or warranties of any
kind, express or implied, with respect to this website or the information, content, products or services included in this site including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
In addition, Cocoon does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via this website is accurate, complete or current.
In no circumstances, to the fullest extent permitted at law, shall Cocoon nor any of its officers or employees be liable for any loss, additional costs or damage howsoever arising, suffered as a result of any use of this website or the information, content, or products.
Copyright
All aspects of the Cocoon website design, text, graphics and all software compilations, underlying source code, software (including applets) and all other material on this website are the copyright of Cocoon and its affiliates or, their content and technology providers.
Cocoon grants permission for the browsing of material it has published on its website pages. It also grants permission to electronically copy and to print in hard copy portions one copy only of any page of this material for personal reference only.
Copyright in all material on this website (unless otherwise indicated) is held by Cocoon. The express permission of the Copyright holder must be obtained for any use of this material other than for purposes permitted by law.
Links to Third Party Information
Cocoon’s website links to many third party information providers who are not affiliated with Cocoon.
Cocoon does not endorse any of these sites, nor the information or merchandise contained or offered by these sites. Cocoon has not taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained in such third parties' websites and does not make any representations or warranties as to the security of any information (including, without limitation, personal information) you might be requested to give any third party.
You are strongly encouraged to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of these third parties.
All aspects of these links including, without limitation, text, graphics and links, are provided on an "as is" basis with no warranties of any kind.
In no event shall Cocoon be liable for any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, costs of procurement of substitute goods or services, lost profits, lost data, or any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary or consequential damages related to the use, inability to use, performance or non-performance of the information or merchandise offered by such third party sites, even if Cocoon has been advised previously of the possibility of such losses or damages.
Privacy Statement
At Cocoon we recognise that your personal privacy is a serious and important issue and we support the principle of protecting privacy on the Internet within the context of current UK legislation.
This privacy policy explains how we treat your personal information. By using Cocoon’s website you consent to the collection and use of your personal information in accordance with this policy. Though the policy has been developed to take account of changes in Internet technology, it is subject to change and any such changes will only be notified on this page.
What information is collected?
In order to use the main website of Cocoon, you are currently not required to register or provide any personal information about yourself. Any personal information collected from visitors to our website is on a purely voluntary basis, however by supplying the information you are consenting to Cocoon keeping it for a reasonable period of time and using it for the purposes set out below.
On occasions we may ask you to provide some limited personal information about yourself to participate in services such as the Newsletter sign up or the ‘Live Chat’ facility. This information may include your name, title, institutional affiliation, address, telephone number and email address. It may be stored electronically or manually by Cocoon.
When you use the Cocoon site we automatically issue your computer with a small piece of code (a 'cookie') that enables the web pages to be displayed correctly and the information the cookie provides allows us to manage and improve the services on the website - this cookie does not however, contain any personally identifying information.
When you view our web pages, as with most other websites, our web servers build logs of activity that contain information about your location in the world and even your computers IP address. In addition, on some pages small visible graphics are used to build and enhance this logging system.
What we do with the information?
Any personal information that you provide to us will only be used for the purpose stated at the time we request it. We will not sell, license or trade your personal information to others. We do not provide your personal information to direct marketing companies or other such organisations.
Personal information provided by you and any other information relating to you, will be held by Cocoon and may be used for its own marketing purposes or, occasionally shared with other organisations in the prevention of fraud.
Using the logging data we analyse demographic and other statistical information about user behaviour to analyse the popularity and effectiveness of our site. In performing such analysis and in the course of our business we will only ever disclose such information in an aggregated form that is not capable of identifying an individual user.
Any questions?
If you have any queries or concerns about privacy on the Cocoon website please contact us at info@e-cocoon.com