1. Copyright of SICF
SICF is the exclusive owner of all copyright, intellectual property and industrial property rights over all the elements of the Website. All such rights are reserved by SICF and are protected by the provisions of Greek copyright laws and international treaties.
Access to any information, archive and element posted on the Website (including but not limited to digitised books, texts, photos, images, video etc.) is permitted only for personal, educational or research purposes. If you write any text (academic or research paper) or you make any public announcement using information from the Website, you must cite the Website as your source.
It is forbidden to copy, download, reproduce, republish, upload to other websites, transmit, upload to a server, distribute, perform to the public, modify, create derivative works and in general to exploit in any way, either wholly or in part, any element of this Website. In general, it is forbidden to use the Website for commercial purposes or for any other purpose which has not been expressly permitted by SICF.
Extraction and/or reutilization of the whole or of a part of the contents of the Website is forbidden. The users of the Website must abstain from any act which conflicts with its normal exploitation or which unreasonably prejudices the legitimate interests of SICF.
The trademarks, logos, brands, trade names, distinctive titles contained in the Website, where registered or not, are owned by SICF or by third party business associates of SICF and are protected according to the law. Nothing herein shall be deemed to confer on the user a license to use the above trademarks and/or distinctive marks, any reproduction or use of which is strictly forbidden.
2. Accessing the Website
SICF makes every effort to ensure that the Website is accessible for 24 hours a day. However, SICF will not be liable if‚ for any reason‚ the Website is unavailable or if the connection is interrupted or faulty. SICF does not guarantee that the Website will be secure. Please confirm that your electronic equipment is free from viruses and in excellent condition.
3. Quality of Information Posted and Limitation of Liability
SICF will do everything in its power to secure the quality of information disseminated through the Website. However, SICF does not fully guarantee the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the data due to the great volume and the particular characteristics of the data contained on the Website. The Website provides information and data on an “as is” basis; therefore SICF will not be liable for any direct or indirect loss which may arise from information which is inaccurate or incomplete or is infringing third party rights.
SICF, its executives, employees and third parties which operate the Website on behalf of SICF decline any and all liability for any loss (direct or indirect) which may arise as a result of your access, use or inability to access the Website.
SICF reserves the right, at its discretion: i) to make alterations to the Website from time to time, without prior notice, even if the access to the Website is temporarily interrupted and ii) to disable access to the Website, either wholly or in part, and/ or to remove any archive, element or information contained.
The above limitations of liability apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.
4. Prohibited uses of the Website
Users must not use the Website in any manner, which at the discretion of SICF, is improper and / or violates Greek or EU laws. Prohibited uses of the Website include but are not limited to the following:
- Acts which violate the copyright and industrial property rights of SICF over the Website, the software, trademarks, logos, distinctive titles etc.
- Acts which violate either the privacy right of a third party (such as the unauthorized disclosure of personal data) or other third-party rights.
- Any unauthorized access or attack to the Website, such as introducing viruses or other malicious material to SICF’s server or electronic systems.
In case the access to the Website is granted only to subscribers or authorized users, SICF reserves the right to cancel access to any user account, if it believes that the user has breached the law and / or the present Terms of Use.
5. Linking to other websites
The Website may contain links to external websites operated by third parties. SICF does not have control over these websites and therefore is not responsible for the availability, content, advertisements, goods, services or any other material contained on or available through external websites.
6. Applicable law
These Terms of Use, any amendment thereof and the use of the Website are subject to Greek law. Any claim arising out of the use of the Website shall be brought only before the Courts of Athens, Greece.
