About the web site

Welcome to the web site of the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI)!

If you want to give us comments about the web site, please drop us a note to help us to make this site better for you. If you need further details and documentation about us, please send us an email at smi@smi.se.

Copyright

Remember that photographs and certain texts are protected by copyright. They may not be used without the consent of the author. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the information unit at smi@smi.se.

Linking policy

Feel free to link to the our web site, but please bear in mind the following:

• Specify the link to SMI in a neutral manner.
• Place the link to the SMI website in such a way that it does not intrude upon the frameset of another site.

Technical requirements

The web site has been adapted to suit the most common web browsers available on the market. For best results, use version 4.5 or higher of Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Explorer.

Some information is stored in pdf format. You will need free software called Acrobat Reader to view these documents.

Privacy Policy Notice

SMI does not collect any personal information when you visit our web site unless you choose to provide that information.

During a visit to the SMI web site, if the web site is simply browsed or information downloaded, certain information will be gathered and stored automatically about the visit. This information does not identify you personally.

We automatically collect and store only the following information:

• the Internet domain (for example, "xcompany.se" if a private Internet access account is used, or "schoolname.edu" if connecting from a university's domain) and IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to a computer when surfing the Web),
• the operating system and information about the browser used when accessing the site,
• the visit date and time,
• the pages visited.

Collection and analysis of this information in the aggregate will help us enhance site performance, improve informational materials available on our web site, and improve overall customer service. We do not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any information about SMI web site visitors.

Information about cookies

On 25 July 2003, Sweden’s new Electronic Communications Act entered into force. Under this law, visitors to a web site must be informed that it uses cookies. The site must also give users the opportunity to block them.

A cookie is a small piece of information that a web site stores in the web browser. Cookies are normally used to improve the web site for the user.

Session cookies, which are temporary files, disappear when you leave the web site. There are also what are termed persistent cookies that remain on your computer for a longer period or until you delete them yourself. These enable the web site to remember you and the information you sought on earlier visits.

We use temporary cookies on this web site. These cookies are stored temporarily in your computer’s memory when you visit us. They tell us which language you have chosen or simplify your navigation, for example. Temporary cookies are not stored on your system and disappear when you close your browser.

If you do not accept the use of cookies, you can change the settings in your browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, etc.) so that it does not allow cookies.