The CONSEN grouping (CONSEN EEIG Euro-Group A.E.I.E.) maintains this website to enhance public access to information about its initiatives and European Union policies in general. Our goal is to keep this information timely and accurate. If errors are brought to our attention, we will try to correct them. However the Commission accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to the information on this site.

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Please note that it cannot be guaranteed that a document available on-line exactly reproduces an officially adopted text. Only European Union legislation published in paper editions of the Official Journal of the European Union is deemed authentic.

It is our goal to minimize disruption caused by technical errors. However some data or information on our site may have been created or structured in files or formats that are not error-free and we cannot guarantee that our service will not be interrupted or otherwise affected by such problems. The Commission accepts no responsibility with regard to such problems incurred as a result of using this site or any linked external sites.

This disclaimer is not intended to limit the liability of the Commission in contravention of any requirements laid down in applicable national law nor to exclude its liability for matters which may not be excluded under that law.

Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged, save where otherwise stated.
Where prior permission must be obtained for the reproduction or use of textual and multimedia information (sound, images, software, etc.), such permission shall cancel the above-mentioned general permission and shall clearly indicate any restrictions on use.

CONSEN Grouping is committed to user privacy. The policy is based on Regulation (EC) N° 45/2001 [234 KB] of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000.
This general policy covers the family of CONSEN Web Sites, within the eu.int domain. Although you can browse through most of these Web Sites without giving any information about yourself, in some cases, personal information is required in order to provide the request. Web Sites that require such information treat it according to the policy described in the Regulation mentioned above and provide their specific privacy policy statements.

Information contained in a specific privacy statement.
A specific privacy policy statement will contain the following information about the use of your data:

How do we treat e-mails you send us?

Many web pages on Europa have a "Contact" button, which activates your e-mail software and invites you to send your comments to a specific functional mailbox.

When you send such a message, your personal data is collected only to the extent necessary to reply. If the management team of the mailbox is unable to answer your question, it will forward your e-mail to another service. You will be informed, via e-mail, about which service your question has been forwarded to.

If you have any questions about the processing of your e-mail and related personal data, do not hesitate to include them in your message.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Welcome to our Website! There are a few rules that our visitors must follow when using our Website, so we ask all our visitors to read our Terms and Conditions of usage carefully.

This Website is brought to you by CONSEN Limited ("CONSEN"), and all rights, including copyright, in the content of these CONSEN web pages are owned or controlled by CONSEN.

If you have any comments or queries relating to this Website, please contact us via email at:

What do I agree to by entering the Website?
You ("the User") are invited to use www.CONSEN.org on the basis of the terms and conditions of use (the “Terms of Use”) set out below.
1. By entering the Website and using it you are deemed to have read and accepted these Terms of Use. If you do not accept these Terms of Use or any part of them, you should not enter or use the Website.
2. CONSEN may modify or update these Terms of Use from time to time. If you continue to use this Website after any changes, this means you agree to be bound by the modified Terms of Use.
3. If we do make a change to the Terms of Use we will post it at the top of this page, together with the date of the change, so you can easily find it.
4. You agree to use the Website in good faith and in the spirit in which it is made available to you. In particular you agree:
(a) Not to send or resend any content which is obscene or vulgar, offensive, abusive, harmful, threatening, libellous, defamatory, invasive of another's privacy, racially or ethically or religiously insulting or otherwise unlawful.
(b) Not to use the Website for any purpose that is illegal or which is or may be damaging to the rights or interests of any User or other party.
5. If you have any issues or concerns with the content of any communications generated via the Website, you should contact the Moderator as soon as possible.
6. If CONSEN is informed or has any reason to believe that the Website or any part of it is being used by a User other than in accordance with these Terms of Use, CONSEN reserves the right to suspend or permanently prevent access by the User to the Website and shall have no liability to the User whatsoever in such event.
7. Sending Us Information
We are happy to receive from you any ideas, suggestions, graphics, pictures or anything else, but do please remember that, by sending us such material, you assign all your interest in it to CONSEN, and, depending on which law applies, CONSEN will either own the material you send to us on this Website or you will be deemed to have granted CONSEN a non-exclusive and perpetual licence to use it. This includes using it for promotional, marketing or any other commercial purpose, whether it's in advertising, or in developing, manufacturing or marketing products. Under no circumstances are you entitled to any payment if we do use your submission for any purpose.
8. Privacy and Data Protection Policy
Please ensure that you read our Privacy and Data Protection Policy to learn about what personal information we collect at this Website, how we handle it and for what purposes we use it.
9. Website Content - Accuracy and Permitted Use
CONSEN makes every effort to ensure that the content of the Website is accurate and up-to-date, but CONSEN does not offer any warranties (whether express, implied or otherwise) as to the reliability, accuracy or completeness of the information appearing on the Website.
10. CONSEN may remove material from the Website at its own discretion and without any notice.
11. This Website is intended to provide amongst other things, information relating to CONSEN products and is designed for personal, non-commercial use only.
12. You are permitted to use the material that is displayed on the Website from time to time only as expressly authorised by CONSEN. Users may not use this Website, or any of the material appearing on the Website from time to time to further any commercial purpose, including (but not limited to) advertising or to promote or encourage traffic to any other website.
13. Intellectual Property Rights
You acknowledge and agree that all copyright, rights in data, databases, trade marks, names, images, logos, domain names and all other intellectual property rights in the Website content, software and all HTML and other code involved in this Website ("Intellectual Property Rights"), shall remain at all times vested in CONSEN and are protected by copyright and other laws and international treaty provisions.
14. Users may not, other than in accordance with these Terms of Use, modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, redistribute, reproduce, publish, license, show or play in public, download, commercially exploit, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell in whole or in part, the Website or any of the Intellectual Property Rights relating thereto.
15. All trade marks appearing on the Website are owned by CONSEN Limited and nothing contained in this Website shall be construed as conferring by implication or otherwise any licence or right to use any of the Intellectual Property Rights displayed or subsisting on or in this Website other than in accordance with these Terms of Use.
16. Limitation of Liability
The internet is by its nature an unreliable medium. Consequently, you accept that this Website is offered on an "as is" and "as available" basis.
17. While CONSEN takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the Website is properly functioning at all times, CONSEN does not warrant that this Website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this Website or the server that makes it available are free of software viruses or bugs or other defects.
18. CONSEN does not exclude liability for death or personal injury. However, by accepting these Terms of Use, you accept that CONSEN cannot be liable to you for any loss or damage you suffer as a result of visiting this Website, negligence or information available on the Website. You must take your own precautions (including but not limited to installing adequate protective measures to guard against software viruses and ensuring that you retain up-to-date copies of all data) to protect yourself against loss or damage.
20. Governing Law
These Terms of Use and your use of this Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
21. By accepting these Terms of Use and by using the Website, you accept that any dispute under these Terms of Use or arising out of use of this Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and you hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such courts for such purposes and waive any and all objections to jurisdiction or venue in such courts.

PRIVACY POLICY
CONSEN takes its relationship with all our users seriously, and this includes how we handle the data you give us.

CONSEN is committed to meeting the requirements of all relevant laws and codes including the Data Protection Act 1998 and is registered with the Information Commission under registration [ ] as a Data Controller.

This Privacy Policy sets out the ways CONSEN processes any personal data collected via its website at www.CONSEN.org (the “Website”).

DATA PROTECTION POLICY
Who processes my information?
CONSEN (and those people or companies employed by CONSEN who help make this Website, its content and its services) use the information you tell us in order to respond to your feedback - like writing a new feature because you asked for it, or running a new competition.
Beyond this, we DO NOT share your information with, or sell your information to any partner, company or third party agent not involved with CONSEN and the creation of this Website. We make sure that if you sign up to a CONSEN update, you only get a CONSEN update.

What do we do to safeguard personal information?
We have instituted safeguards to check that our internal procedures meet our high policy standards. We also use our best efforts to be sure that third parties who work with us as our agents to make this Website and its contents available to you, and to fulfil your orders and requests, agree to protect personal information that they must access in order to serve our Website and our visitors. We limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.

Anything else I should know?
Except as otherwise provided, CONSEN will NOT disclose any information processed by us to any third party, unless required to do so by law.

When do we collect personal information?
Most of the Website is free for you to browse through and read. There are a few occasions when we ask you to fill in a form and give us some information on yourself
- If you want to take part in a Prize Draw or Competition
- If you want to create or update your personal profile
- If you want to send us an email.
We only collect personally identifiable information (such as your name, email address or country of residence) if you choose to fill out a form.

What do we do with the information?
Providing personal information is up to you. We collect personally identifiable information to enter you in contests and notify you of results, to email you with updates, news and special offers, to respond to your questions or comments, to register you for certain features on the Website.

Asking your permission
If you register on the Website we ask you to let us know if you would like to receive further information or updates from us via email. We will only send you an email update if you request to receive it. We don't want to bombard your inbox, so the most updates we will send you is one a week - but normally it is only one every fortnight or less. (We might send you a more frequent update if a really cool event or offer is coming up that you might be interested in).

What if you change your mind?
We always provide you with the opportunity to opt out of receiving communication via email. You can do this on the Website by clicking on to the Register/Log In section and selecting the “Delete Details” option.

Use of cookies
CONSEN may use cookies in order to provide a better service or identify which pages on the Website are of special interest. A cookie is a small piece of information which a website stores via your web browser on your PC and which can later be retrieved. Cookies cannot be read by a website other than the one that set them. The main objective is to identify users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them, for example by welcoming them by name next time they visit the same website. Most cookies last only through one session or visit to our Website. None will contain information that will enable anyone to contact you via telephone, email, or any other means. You can set up your web browser to inform you when cookies are set or to prevent cookies from being set.

Links to other sites
We sometimes offer links to other websites we use and recommend. However, we are not responsible for the content or information collection policies of websites operated by other companies. If you visit another website, you should review their privacy and other policies.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
Any changes to the Privacy Policy will be posted here.
If CONSEN wishes to make material changes to the way we use your personal information we will ask for your consent before we do so.

What should I do if I have questions, wish to access, update or delete information, or wish to opt out of receiving future communications?
If you would like us to access information we have about you, or have questions about our privacy policy, please contact our moderator at:

You can contact us via email at: consen(AT)consen.org