Terms and Conditions

Welcome to the Council for Countering Online Disinformation ("CCOD") Terms and Conditions. You will find below the Terms and Conditions for Council for Countering Online Disinformation ("we", "us" or "our"). This page sets out the Terms and Conditions on which you may use ccod.co.uk, the CCOD Blogs, CCOD Reports and CCOD Newsletters and the CCOD content available across them. These terms are provided to our visitors, prospective subscribers and subscribers and readers of our blogs, reports and newsletters to ensure they are informed about how our services are accessed and how you are able to and should interact with our services.

CCOD Group Ltd, is a company registered with Companies House in England and Wales under number 16700722 whose registered office is at 167-169 Great Portland Street, Fifth Floor, London, W1W 5PF. CCOD Group Ltd is the publisher of the CCOD Blogs ("blogs"), CCOD Reports ("reports"), CCOD Newsletter ("newsletter") and delivers the CCOD website at www.ccod.co.uk ("website").

1. Introduction to these Terms and Conditions

Please read these terms and conditions carefully and in their entirety before you access our website, blogs and reports, and register to receive our newsletter as this outlines the terms of a legally binding agreement between you and CCOD Group Ltd. By accessing ccod.co.uk, registering to receive our newsletters, or accessing the content across our blogs, reports and newsletters you have indicated that you agree with these terms and conditions, our Privacy Policy and that you agree to abide by these. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you should not use ccod.co.uk or any of our blogs, reports and newsletters and you should unsubscribe (where applicable) from these immediately.

To become a Subscriber ("you", "your") of CCOD and to enjoy the blogs, reports and newsletters, you must read and accept the entirety of the terms and conditions and the privacy policy. By browsing our website, accessing, reading or using our blogs, reports and newsletters, or by using any facilities or services made available through these, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions. There may be further terms and conditions as part of any registration process for particular products and/or services, which CCOD may make available and require you to agree to. The entirety of these terms and conditions do not deem to confer any third party rights or benefits.

2. Use of CCOD Website, Blogs, Reports and Newsletters

Your use of the CCOD website, blogs, reports and newsletters are governed by these terms and conditions. These terms and conditions must be followed by you to continue to use our website, blogs and reports, and receive our newsletters.

It must be noted that access to our website, blogs, reports and newsletters will vary depending on whether you are a visitor, prospective subscriber or subscriber. Access to our website, blogs and reports is available to our subscribers, prospective subscribers and our visitors. Access to our newsletters is available to our subscribers.

CCOD retains the right to limit the offering and availability of our blogs, reports and newsletters, the content provided therein, and cancel the access rights of our newsletter subscribers at any time. CCOD may at its absolute discretion refuse you access to receiving our newsletters by terminating your subscription without any notice for any reason and you shall not be entitled to any compensation in respect of termination of your registration to receiving our newsletters.

The use of the CCOD website, accessing our blogs and reports, and to receive our newsletters requires an internet connection and subscription. CCOD is not liable for any costs that you may incur from the use of such.

The website, blogs, reports and newsletters provided by CCOD may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavours.

CCOD disclaims any and all responsibility in relation to any offers made available on our website, blogs, reports and newsletters, and any goods or services supplied in relation to it to the maximum degree permitted by law. Neither CCOD nor its directors, volunteers or affiliates may be held liable whether in relation to contract, warranty, tort (including negligence), product liability, tax matters or any other form of liability for any claim, damage or loss, arising from or relating to the provision of all or any goods or services sold or agreed to be supplied in connection with our website, blogs, reports and newsletters.

3. Registration and Customer Responsibility

To receive our newsletters you will need to register directly by subscribing with us on our website at ccod.co.uk. Please read these registration and customer responsibility terms and conditions meticulously as they outline the terms of your subscription for our newsletters. When subscribing to receive our newsletters, you must provide us with accurate, true and complete registration information.

It is your personal responsibility to keep up to date and maintain changes to your personal information. You can do this via the 'update your preferences' link provided at the conclusion of every newsletter that you receive. You must promptly update any changes to your personal information. Registering for our newsletters requires you to provide your full name, valid email address, country of residence (optional) and sector of activity (optional). Any information that you provide CCOD can be consequently relied upon by us.

On registration, by submitting your personal details you promise that you are entitled to use those personal details. You must provide us with an email address that is your personal email and corresponds to your name and not a generic or shared email account. It is your responsibility to ensure you have full permission to use the particular email address and that it is owned by you. For personal subscriptions, you must not register other users on their behalf. However, this may differ for corporate subscriptions where the company or company host registers fellow colleagues on their behalf. Any newsletter sign ups that have been registered with another person's personal details and email address, or with temporary email addresses may be closed without notice.

On registration, if you provide CCOD with an email address that will result in any emails CCOD may send you being sent to you via a network or device operated or owned by a third party (e.g. your employer, educational institution or colleague) then you promise that you are entitled to receive those messages. CCOD cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these terms and conditions, and registration section.

You must personally ensure that the content and information available through our newsletters meets your specific requirements. CCOD cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage if the newsletters' content and information does not meet your specific requirements as this is your personal responsibility to ensure this.

4. Content within our blogs, reports, newsletters and website

All CCOD content and material belongs to CCOD Group Ltd.

As a user and/or subscriber you are permitted to use and print limited extracts from our blogs, reports and newsletters for your own personal use provided that:

  • No analysis contained in our blogs, reports and newsletters is to be modified in any way
  • CCOD's copyright and trade mark notices and this permission notice appears in all copies of our analysis. Our status (and that of any identifiable contributors) as the authors of any analysis used must always be acknowledged.
  • You have obtained our or the identifiable contributor's prior written consent to use, copy or reproduce any part of our analysis for personal use.
  • You must not use, copy, reproduce, distribute, modify or republish any part of our analysis for commercial purposes or for use on any other digital platform.

Any use of our analysis in breach of these terms will lead us to terminate your newsletter subscription immediately without prior notice and cause. CCOD retains the right to determine, in our discretion, whether there has been a breach of these terms and we may take appropriate action that we consider appropriate in the circumstances. CCOD may additionally take the following actions:

  • Return or destroy any copies of the analysis that you have created.
  • Begin legal action against you to obtain reimbursement of all damages, losses, expenses, costs, proceedings, claims or liabilities encountered by CCOD in relation to or as result of the breach.

These actions are not limited to those listed, and CCOD reserves the right to take any other action that we reasonably deem appropriate.

5. Subscription to our newsletters

CCOD reserves the right to vary the amount of content and frequency of our newsletters that it makes available to all users that have registered for this subscription service. CCOD reserves the right to not provide any notice if there is any significant reduction with any of the above.

CCOD will try to process your registration to our newsletters promptly to ensure you can access these services as soon as possible. However, CCOD does not guarantee that your subscription to our newsletters will be activated by any specified time.

6. Privacy Policy

All information received by us from your use of ccod.co.uk, registering to receive our newsletters, and use of our blogs, reports and newsletters will be used by CCOD in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Please read this in its entirety for details of how we may process your personal information.

7. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

CCOD does not provide any promises, guarantees, conditions or warranties about the content and material on our blogs, reports, newsletters and ccod.co.uk. CCOD blogs, reports, newsletters and ccod.co.uk are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. This means that CCOD does not make any promises and cannot promise in respect of our website, blogs, reports and newsletters or of the accuracy, quality or completeness of the information published on our website, blogs, reports and newsletters.

The limitations of liability in this section apply for the benefit of CCOD, its affiliates, their respective officers, directors, volunteers and agents. To the extent permitted by law, we hereby exclude:

  • All promises, guarantees, conditions and warranties (whether express or implied) which may otherwise be implied by common law, statute or the law of equity, including without limitation:
  • That the content and material of CCOD's blogs, reports, newsletters and website are of satisfactory quality, accurate, timely, fit for a particular purpose or need, or non-infringing;
  • That the blogs, reports, newsletters and website will meet your requirements, is error-free, without interruptions or available at all times;
  • That the results obtained from using the content and materials of the blogs, reports, newsletters and website, will be effective, reliable, accurate or meet your requirements;
  • Guarantees as to privacy and security other than as stated in our privacy policy;
  • That you will have the ability to be able to access or use the CCOD website, blogs, reports and newsletters at times or locations that you choose;
  • Any guarantees and promises on the basis of oral or written information, representations or statements given by CCOD; and
  • Any liability for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, incidental or exemplary loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our blogs, reports, newsletters and website, or in connection with the use, or results of the use of the blogs, reports, newsletters and website, any websites linked to them and any materials posted on them, including without limitation any liability for:
    • Loss of income or revenue;
    • Loss of business;
    • Loss of profits or contracts;
    • Loss of anticipated savings, the use of money or opportunity;
    • Loss of data;
    • Loss of reputation or goodwill;
    • Business interruption;
    • Wasted management, office time or personnel time;
    • Work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction; or
    • Any other loss or damage of any kind, howsoever arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

CCOD is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or players due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or on any of the CCOD blogs, reports, newsletters or website or combination thereof, including any injury or damage to your or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participation in connection with the CCOD blogs, reports, newsletters or website. Access to the CCOD website, blogs, reports and newsletters may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond CCOD's control.

The content and materials provided within our blogs, reports, newsletters and website is only for your general information purposes and is not intended to address your particular requirements. The content and materials provided do not constitute any form of political advice, recommendation, arrangement or endorsement by CCOD.

CCOD will use reasonable attempts to correct any errors or omissions as soon as practicable upon notification of them. However, we do not guarantee that the CCOD website, blogs, reports or newsletters will be free of faults and we do not accept liability for any errors or omissions. We shall not be liable for any errors, inaccuracies or delays in the CCOD blogs, reports, newsletters or website or any content, or for any actions taken by you in reliance thereon. In the event of an error or fault, you should report it by email to contact@ccod.co.uk

Therefore, as a visitor, prospective subscriber and subscriber you agree, that to the extent permissible by law, your sole and only remedy for any problems, issues or concerns with our website, blogs, reports and newsletters is to stop using these in their entirety.

These disclaimers apply equally to your use of our blogs, reports, newsletters and website.

8. Political and Lobbying Advice

The entirety of materials and content including analysis, commentary, insights and explanations provided by CCOD within our blogs, reports, newsletters and website are strictly for public informational purposes only and are not intended to address your particular requirements. CCOD disclaims all responsibility and liability that arises from any reliance placed on these materials and content including analysis, commentary, insights and explanations by any user of our blogs, reports, newsletters and website or by any person that is informed of the materials and content.

You understand and agree that the content and materials provided on the blogs, reports, newsletters and website do not constitute any form of advice, recommendation, arrangement or endorsement. The content and materials should not be interpreted as political recommendations, lobbying recommendations or assist and influence your decision-making. All content and materials therefore do not constitute political advice, lobbying advice or advice.

In using the CCOD blogs, reports, newsletters and website you acknowledge that:

  • The entirety of materials and content including analysis, commentary, insights and explanations provided by CCOD within our blogs, reports, newsletters and website are strictly for informational purposes only and are not intended for any other purpose.
  • You expressly agree that your use of CCOD blogs, reports, newsletters and website is at your sole risk.

9. Choice of Law and Jurisdiction

If you are a subscriber of CCOD's newsletter, both you and we agree that English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising in respect of or related to our newsletters. However, both you and we agree that CCOD retains the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these terms and conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country. These terms and conditions will be subject, governed by and construed in accordance with English law.

10. Third Party Websites and Services

Our blogs, reports, newsletters and website may contain links to third party websites provided by independent third parties and references to third parties, however, this does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked website or source by CCOD. Our privacy policy and terms and conditions do not apply to third party websites, services and any third party. CCOD accepts no responsibility for the content, service, use of personal information, security practices, material or accuracy on these websites or sources.

11. General Terms

These terms, which combine the CCOD privacy policy and any notices on our website, blogs, reports and newsletters constitute the entire agreement between you and CCOD relating to your use of our website, blogs, reports and newsletters. They supersede all previous statements, representations, or other communications either written or oral made by CCOD, its affiliates, their respective officers, directors, volunteers and agents.

These terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. If any part of these terms and conditions is for any reason declared to be invalid or unenforceable by a court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of that part will not affect the remaining parts of these terms and conditions which will remain in full force and effect.

Failure by CCOD to exercise any right or provision under these terms and conditions does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

The headings laid out in these terms and conditions are for convenience purposes only and they do not have no legal meaning or effect.

CCOD shall not be liable for delay or failure to perform any of its obligations under these terms and conditions where and to the extent that such delay or failure results from any circumstances beyond CCOD's reasonable control.

12. Cancellation of your newsletter subscription

To cancel your subscription to our newsletter, this can be done either by clicking unsubscribe or via the 'update your preferences' link provided at the conclusion of every newsletter that you receive.

Cancellation by CCOD – CCOD reserves the right to terminate your newsletter subscription if you breach these terms and conditions, with or without notice and without further obligation to you.

This applies to both individual and corporate subscriptions.

13. Changes to these Terms and Conditions

These terms and conditions are effective from 7 September 2025.

Revisions to these terms may be made by CCOD from time to time without notice to reflect changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements, in market conditions affecting our business practice, in changes to CCOD' services and changes in technology. You agree to be bound by any changes to these terms through your continued use of the CCOD website, blogs, reports and newsletters after any such changes to the terms are posted on the website. You should regularly check this page to review these terms and check if any changes have been made. Any changes that are made to the terms and conditions are effective immediately.

14. Contacting CCOD in relation to our Terms and Conditions

If you have any questions, requests or comments in relation to our Terms and Conditions or material which appears on our website, blogs, reports and newsletters, please contact us via email at contact@ccod.co.uk