1. COOKIES POLICY

What are Cookies?

 

A cookie is a file generated when you navigate to a website and is stored on your computer or device to enhance your experience online and provide you with tailored information. Cookies are used for remembering your interaction with a website so that a number of tasks can be accomplished without you needing to repeat the information you provide. Some sites use cookies to remember what you do on their site so that relevant advertisements can be displayed. Some of these sites share their cookies so that advertisements on one website can show similar adverts on another.
For more general information on cookies, please visit cookiepedia.co.uk

User Notice

This site uses cookies to ensure that you get the best experience throughout the site. Please acknowledge that you provide consent for the use of cookies by clicking the “Accept” button located in the cookie bar at the bottom of the page when the site loads before proceeding.

This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the site’s functionality.

 

How we use Cookies

Third Party Cookies

We use cookies provided by trusted third parties. This site uses Google Analytics, which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. Similar cookies are also used by the sites third-party applications such as Youtube to count video views and social media sites to track user engagement.
In order to provide website visitors with more choice on how data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to stop data being sent to Google Analytics. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on does not affect usage of the website in any other way. A link to further information on the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is provided below for your convenience. tools.google.com/optout.

For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
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More Information

Hopefully, that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.

However, if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods:
Email: fiona@wowfoundation.org.

 

2. Privacy Policy

This is the privacy policy for the websites Wowfoundation.org and wellnessoverwaves.com which is served by the WOW Foundation and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it.

The policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore, the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed in this policy.

The Website

It is the WOW Foundation's policy to respect the privacy of its members and takes a proactive approach to user privacy and ensures the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience.

The WOW Foundation will not monitor, edit, or disclose any personal information about you or your use of the website, including its contents, without your prior permission unless the WOW Foundation has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

1. Conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process;

2. Protect and defend the rights or property of The WOW Foundation;

3. Enforce the Terms and Conditions.

This website complies with all UK national laws and GDPR requirements for user privacy.

 

Contact & Communication

Users contacting this website and/or its owners do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely up to 1 year to ensure we can efficiently resolve any queries regarding the individual. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form to email submission process but advise users using such form to email processes that they do so at their own risk.

This website and its owners use any information submitted to provide you with further information about the products/services they offer or to assist you in answering any questions or queries you may have submitted. Your details are not passed on to any third parties.

External Links

Although this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links, users are advised to adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website. (External links are clickable text/banner/image links to other websites.

The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore, note they click on external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.

Social Media Platforms

Communication, engagement, and actions taken through external social media platforms and social media sharing applications a user participate on are custom to the terms and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social media platform respectively.

Users are advised to use social media platforms wisely and communicate/engage upon them with due care and caution in regard to their own privacy and personal details.

This website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account.

Shortened Links in Social Media

This website and its owners through their social media platform accounts may share web links to relevant web pages. By default, some social media platforms shorten lengthy web addresses (urls).

Users are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any shortened urls published on social media platforms by this website and its owners. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine urls are published many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking and therefore this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links.

3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Access to and use of the WOW Foundation website is provided by the WOW Foundation subject to the following Terms and Conditions:

 

1. By using the WOW Foundation website you agree to be legally bound by these Terms and Conditions, which shall take effect immediately on your first use of the WOW Foundation website.
    

2. The WOW Foundation may change these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting changes online. Please review these Terms and Conditions regularly. Use of the WOW Foundation site after changes to the Terms and Conditions are posted means you agree to be legally bound by the updated Terms and Conditions.

 

Disclaimer

The WOW Foundation endeavours to ensure the content of this website is accurate and up to date but does not accept any liability for error or omission.

The WOW Foundation does not accept liability for any inconvenience, loss or damage arising from the use or inability to use any of the information on this website. 

The WOW Foundation takes no responsibility for the content of external websites.

4. Security

Links to third party sites

The links included within the service may let you leave the service web sites (“linked sites”). The linked sites are not under the control of the WOW Foundation and the foundation is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The foundation is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. The foundation is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the WOW Foundation of the site or any association with their operators.

Disclaimers / Limitation of Liability

The information and services included in this website may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. The WOW Foundation and/or its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the website at any time.

The WOW Foundation does not represent or warrant that the website service will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components. The WOW Foundation does not warrant or represent that the use or the results of the use of the website or the materials made available as part of the website service will be correct, accurate, timely, or otherwise reliable.

You specifically agree that the WOW Foundation shall not be responsible for unauthorised access to or alteration of your transmissions or data, any material or data sent or received or not sent or received, or any transactions entered into through the website. You specifically agree that the WOW Foundation is not responsible or liable for any threatening, defamatory, obscene, offensive or illegal content or conduct of any other party or any infringement of another’s rights, including intellectual property rights. You specifically agree that the WOW Foundation is not responsible for any content sent using and/or included in the website service by any third party.

THE WOW Foundation AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE WEBSITE SERVICE FOR ANY PURPOSE. THE WEBSITE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE WOW Foundation AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE WEBSITE SERVICE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE WOW Foundation AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE SERVICE OR RELATED WEBSITES, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE SERVICE OR RELATED WEBSITES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE WEBSITE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE SERVICE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE WOW Foundation OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE SERVICE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE SERVICE AND ITS RELATED WEBSITES.

Your statutory rights are not affected and the terms set out here are subject to them.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the WOW Foundation officers and employees, harmless from any claim, demand, or damage, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, asserted by any third party due to or arising out of your use of or conduct on the website service.

Proprietary Rights to Content

You acknowledge that content, including but not limited to text, software, music, sound, photographs, video, graphics (including without limitation virtual keyboards) or other material contained in the WOW Foundation website is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. You may make a copy of this content for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you keep all copyright and other proprietary notices intact. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way content available through the website service and its associated websites, including code and software without prior permission from the WOW Foundation.

Modifications to terms and Conditions, Member Policies

The WOW Foundation reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions or policies regarding the use of the website service at any time and to notify you by posting an updated version of the TOS on this website. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the T and C’s. Continued use of the Service after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.

General

This agreement is governed by the laws of Monaco. Use of the website service is unauthorised in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and the WOW Foundation as a result of this agreement or use of the website service. The WOW Foundation's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of the WOW Foundation's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Service or information provided to or gathered by the WOW Foundation with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and the WOW Foundation with respect to the Service (excluding the use of any software which may be subject to an end-user license agreement) and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and the WOW Foundation with respect to the Service. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. You and the WOW Foundation agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to this Service must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action arose; otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred. The section titles in the Terms and Conditions are solely used for the convenience of the parties and have no legal or contractual significance.

Language

It is the express will of the parties that this agreement and all related documents have been drawn up in English.

Trademarks

The WOW Foundation, and/or WOW products and services referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the WOW Foundation. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners