Copyright notice
Unless stated otherwise, all content on Cloud Light Office is protected by copyright and is owned by Cloud Light Office or licensed to us.
This includes, but is not limited to, the text of our guides, the way information is selected and organised, our page layouts and design, our illustrations and graphics, and the source code used to build the site.
What is protected
- The written guides, articles and explanations published on this site.
- The structure, tables and factual comparisons we compile from public sources.
- The visual design, layout, icons and graphics created for the site.
- The name "Cloud Light Office" and our logo.
Permitted use
You are welcome to read, share and reference our content for personal and non-commercial purposes. In particular, you may:
- Read and print our pages for your own personal use.
- Share a link to any page on this site.
- Quote a short excerpt (for example, a sentence or two) with clear attribution and a working link back to the original page.
- Use our guides in teaching, research or advice, provided the source is credited and no fee is charged for the material itself.
Automatic or bulk copying of whole pages, and the use of our content to train commercial systems, is not covered by this permission and requires written consent.
Requests to reuse our content
If you would like to reproduce a substantial part of our content - for example, in a publication, a course, a newsletter or on another website - please ask us first. In your request, tell us:
- Which content you want to use, with the exact page addresses.
- Where and how it will be published.
- Whether the use is commercial.
- Who to contact if we need to discuss the request.
Send reuse requests to [email protected]. We usually reply within five business days and we grant permission generously for non-commercial and educational use.
How to credit us
When you quote or reference our work, please include our name, the title of the page and a link to the original. A simple credit is enough, for example:
Trademarks
"Cloud Light Office" and our logo are our marks. You may refer to us by name in a factual way - for example, when citing one of our guides - but you may not use our name or logo in a way that suggests sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement without written permission.
Third-party content and credits
Some material on this site may come from or belong to other people and organisations, such as photographs, icon sets, fonts or open datasets. Such material remains the property of its owners and is used either with permission or under a licence such as a Creative Commons or open-source licence. Where a licence requires credit, we give it at the point of use or on this page.
Your submissions
If you send us a correction, suggestion, comment or other material, you confirm that it is your own work or that you have the right to share it. By sending it, you give us permission to use, adapt and publish it (with your personal details removed where appropriate) to improve our guides. You keep the copyright in your original submission.
Reporting copyright infringement
We respect the rights of others and we expect others to respect ours. If you believe that content on this site infringes your copyright, or that our content has been copied elsewhere without permission, please write to [email protected] and include:
- A description of the work you believe is protected and the right you hold in it.
- The exact location of the material on the site (the page address) or elsewhere.
- Your name, email address and other contact details.
- A statement that you believe, in good faith, that the use is not authorised by the owner, its agent or the law.
- A statement that the information in your notice is accurate.
We review every notice promptly, remove or disable access to material where appropriate, and will tell you the outcome.
Disclaimer of warranties
Our guides are provided for general information only. They are not legal, tax, immigration or financial advice, and rules differ between European countries. While we work to keep our content accurate and current, we cannot guarantee that everything is complete or up to date, and you should confirm important details with the relevant authority or a qualified adviser before acting on them.
Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by law, Cloud Light Office is not liable for any loss or damage arising from the use of, or reliance on, the content of this site. Nothing in this notice limits any rights that you have under mandatory consumer-protection law in your country of residence.
Changes to this notice
We may update this notice from time to time to reflect changes in the law or in our practices. The current version is always the one published on this page, with the "last updated" date shown at the top.
Contact
For copyright questions and permission requests, contact [email protected]. For general questions, use our Contact Us page. See also our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.