Terms and Privacy

This website (accessed at www.compositesuk.co.uk), to which these terms of use apply, is owned and operated by Composites UK.

Please read these terms of use carefully, together with the Composites UK privacy policy (below). By accessing and using the website you are agreeing to be bound by these terms of use. If you do not accept these terms of use then you must not continue to use the website.

Composites UK may alter these terms of use at any time and we recommend that you review these terms of use regularly to ensure that you are happy to accept any modifications. We will notify you here if any changes have been made. These are the current terms of use and are effective from 01/01/2022.

Access to the website and to all the content and features available within it may be modified, suspended, withdrawn or discontinued at any time and without any prior notice or explanation.

All enquiries and communications regarding the use of this website should be addressed to The Website Manager at the address below.

Use of this website is subject to the following terms:

Copyright

The content and design of this website is subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights owned by Composites UK or used under licence from third parties. All such rights must be respected.

Reproduction of this website, or any part of it, in any form is prohibited except that you may: 1. print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal use; and 2. copy the content to individual third parties for their personal information, provided that you acknowledge the website as the source of the material and you inform the third party or parties that these terms apply and they agree to comply with them.

For the avoidance of doubt, you may not incorporate any content or material from the website into any other work or publication in any form whatsoever without the express written consent of one of the directors of Composites UK. Furthermore, no copying for any business or commercial use is allowed.

Information & Content

The information contained on this website (including any guides, surveys, articles or reports) is compiled and/or made available in good faith and reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that it is accurate and up to date. However, Composites UK gives no representation or warranty in respect of such information and all such representations and warranties, express or implied, are excluded. Composites UK cannot accept any liability for any loss or damage, whether direct, indirect or economic, as a result of the use of information on this site.

Our guide to composite materials is designed to assist those who have never previously worked with fibre-reinforced composites gain an introductory level of understanding. Composite materials can be very complex, and we recommend reinforcing your knowledge through one of the many training providers in the industry

We believe, but do not warrant, that the content of this website and any downloads are virus free. We recommend that you carry out your own virus checks.

Where information published on the website is supplied by third parties, this does not signify that Composites UK controls or endorses such content, or accepts responsibility for the accuracy or otherwise of the information.

Website Links

Where links to other external websites are published on this website, this is not intended to signify that Composites UK has reviewed or endorses such websites and/or their content and Composites UK accepts no responsibility for the content of any linked website. The use of any links to these websites is entirely at your own risk and it is your responsibility to check and comply with the terms and conditions of any linked websites visited.

We are happy to consider requests for external links to be created to this website, but no such links may be created without the prior written consent of a director of Composites UK.

Your use of this website

You agree to use this website responsibly. You will not use this website for any unlawful purpose and will not supply, post or publish any information that is discriminatory, defamatory, obscene or offensive, or in any other way illegal or unlawful. All information you provide will be true, accurate, complete and up to date and will not mislead or be likely to mislead Composites UK or any third party for which the information is intended.

You will take reasonable steps to ensure that all information and data files you supply, post or publish to the website are free of viruses, engines, routines or any form of malicious coding and you will not attempt in any way to damage, disrupt, modify or otherwise interfere with the proper and intended operation of this website.

Composites UK may terminate or suspend your use of the website at any time and without warning if you are in breach, or if we have reasonable grounds to believe that you are in breach, of any of the terms of use in this document.

Liability & Disclaimer

Composites UK excludes liability to the fullest extent permitted by law for any loss or damage howsoever arising out of the use of this website or the reliance upon any content published, posted or supplied on this website.

However, nothing in the above shall exclude Composites UK’s liability (if any) for fraud, for personal injury or death caused by Composites UK’s negligence, or for any other matter which it would be illegal to exclude or attempt to exclude.

General

These terms of use and your use of this website are subject to the laws of England and Wales and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute so arising.

The headings contained in these terms and conditions are for convenience only and do not affect their interpretation.

If any of the terms of use is found to be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable by a judicial or other competent authority, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions which will remain in full force and effect. If any provision of these terms of use is held to be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable but would be valid, legal or enforceable if some part of the provision were deleted or severed, the provision in question will be deleted or severed to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable.

Contact

For all enquiries, contact:

Audley House,
Northbridge Road,
Berkhamsted,
HP4 1EH

T: +44 (0)1442 817502
E: info@compositesuk.co.uk

Privacy Policy

Information that is gathered from visitors

In common with other websites, log files are stored on the web server saving details such as the visitor’s IP address, browser type, referring page and time of visit.

Cookies may be used to remember visitor preferences when interacting with the website.

Where registration is required, the visitor’s email and a username will be stored on the server.

How the Information is used

The information is used to enhance the visitor’s experience when using the website to display personalised content.
E-mail addresses will not be sold, rented or leased to 3rd parties.
E-mail addresses will be added to our mailing list only if the user actively subscribes or ticks the opt-in button during the event registration process. Users can update their preferences in order to tailor what they receive.

Visitor Options

If you have subscribed to one or more of our mailing lists, you may unsubscribe by following the instructions which are included at the bottom of any e-mail that you receive. You may also request a manual unsubscribe by contacting us.

If you would like your login account deleted please contact us and this will be actioned within 5 working days.

You may be able to block cookies via your browser settings but this may prevent you from access to certain features of the website.

Cookies

Overview

When someone visits this website, we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to different parts of the site and for system administration purposes. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities or personal information of those visiting this website without making that clear.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org.
The cookies used on this website are as follows:

Google Analytics.

Google Analytics is a web analytics tool that helps us to understand how visitors engage with this website. It enables us to view a variety of reports about how visitors interact with the website so that we can improve it. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to track visitor interactions. We then use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site and target our marketing. These cookies are used to store information, such as the time that the current visit occurred, whether the visitor has been to the site before and what site referred the visitor to the web page. Google Analytics collects information anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. You can find out more about Google analytics and its policies at http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

You can opt out of Google Analytics without affecting your use of this website – for more information on opting out of being tracked by Google Analytics across websites you use, visit this Google page:
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

YouTube.

We may embed videos via YouTube, and pages with embedded videos may set cookies on your computer, which are used to track interactions e.g. the number of times a video has been watched or shared. To find out more please visit YouTube’s embedding videos information page and privacy policy: http://www.youtube.com/t/privacy_at_youtube

Twitter

Some pages on the site may be integrated with Twitter for sharing content, liking content, and displaying content from Twitter. These links may cause cookies to be set on your computer. To find out more please visit Twitter’s privacy policy:http://twitter.com/privacy

Cookies for Registration and Login

This website uses cookies for registration and login to authenticate you as a registered user, giving you access to your profile/account and certain areas of the website which you need to be registered to use. These are an essential part of the website’s normal functioning, and some parts of the website may not work if they are blocked.