Legal notice. Rules of use
We put at your disposal the following general information and identification details of the holder of this website:
Holder: EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
Address: carrer Girona, 20, 08010 Barcelona
E-mail: info@iemed.org
Telephone: 93.244.98.50
Fax: 93.247.01.65
Tax code: Q-0801161-A
Table of content
Condition of user
The access and use of the website attributes the condition of user, who from this moment accepts the present terms of use.
The IEMed informs you that access to and use of the website and all its subdomains or directories, as well as the services or contents that may be obtained through it, are subject to the terms and conditions detailed in this document, although access to some of these services or contents may require acceptance of some additional general conditions.
Therefore, if you do not agree with the points detailed in this Legal Notice, do not use the website because any use of this or its services and contents will imply acceptance of the legal terms and conditions included in this text.
The terms and conditions included in this Legal Notice may vary, so we invite you to review them when you visit the website again.
Management of the contents and use of the website
The user agrees, by the mere fact of accessing the website and its use, to make appropriate use of the contents and services that the IEMed provides through it, and in an enunciative but not limiting manner, to not use them for:
a) engaging in activities that are illicit, illegal or contrary to good faith and public order;
b) spreading content or propaganda of a racist, xenophobic, pornographic or illegal nature, advocating terrorism or violating human rights;
c) causing damage to the physical (hardware) and logical (software) systems of the IEMed or third parties, introducing or spreading computer viruses on the network or any other hardware or software systems that are likely to cause the aforementioned damage;
d) attempting to access and using the email accounts of other users and modifying or manipulating their messages.
The IEMed is not responsible for any political, religious, ideological or any other kind of ideas expressed in the publications. In addition, the IEMed is not responsible for the personal data provided to third parties in the framework of privacy policies.
The IEMed reserves the right to suppress all comments and contributions that violate respect for human dignity, that are discriminatory, xenophobic, racist or pornographic, that attack youths or children, public order or safety, or which, in its opinion, are not suitable for publication.
Basic information on data protection
The IEMed is committed to ensuring that your personal data is protected and not misused.
The data you provide in the different forms enabled on this website is collected in accordance with current legislation on data protection and for the sole purpose of delivering the service requested.
The IEMed manages the personal information provided based on the privacy principles set out in the Privacy Policy document. These principles reflect our commitment to protecting the privacy of our users and managing their personal information appropriately.
Electronic newsletter, subscription to publications
Through this website, the IEMed gives users the option to sign up to and unsubscribe from a newsletter service, through which we will send you information about our activity.
The IEMed also offers users the opportunity, through this website, to subscribe to and unsubscribe from any of the publications distributed by the IEMed.
The IEMed will only send these publications at the express request of the user.
Copyright
Both the design of the website and its source code, such as logos, brands, including the design, structure, distribution, answers to queries made by users, texts, content, buttons, images, drawings, documentation, as well as all intellectual and industrial copyright and any other distinctive signs that appear on the website, belong to the IEMed, its associated bodies or, as the case may be, the persons or organisations listed as authors or holders of rights, and are protected by the corresponding intellectual and industrial copyrights. Moreover, the images and other graphic elements contained on the website are also protected by the corresponding intellectual and industrial copyrights, and their reproduction, modification, distribution or manipulation is prohibited.
The IEMed does not assume any responsibility that may arise from unauthorised manipulations or alterations. Similarly, any total or partial reproduction, transmission, distribution or storage of the contents of this website without the express authorisation of the IEMed is prohibited, initiating from that moment, and in the case of non-compliance with the aforementioned, the implementation of legal actions in defence of the Institute’s legitimate interests.
The total or partial reproduction of the texts provided for this purpose by the website is authorised as long as their integrity is maintained and the IEMed or online platforms in which it directly participates are cited as a source of information. The licence of use is limited to the download by the user of this content for private use, provided that such content remains unchanged.
Consequently, its use, reproduction, distribution, public communication, transformation or any other similar or analogous activity are totally prohibited other than with the express authorisation of the IEMed. Reproduction or exploitation in whole or in part, by any means, of the contents of this website for uses other than the legitimate not-for-profit information of users is prohibited.
The IEMed does not grant any licence or authorisation of use of any kind for its industrial and intellectual copyrights or any other right related to the website, services or contents.
The IEMed expresses its respect for the intellectual and property copyrights of third parties that may appear on this website. Here, it acknowledges that they are NOT the property of the IEMed but belong to their respective owners and, consequently, the IEMed recognises the corresponding intellectual and industrial copyrights of their owners. Therefore, for the purpose of preserving the possible intellectual or industrial copyrights, in the event that any user or third party considers that there has been a violation of their legitimate rights by the inclusion of certain content on the website, they must notify this to the IEMed by email at info@iemed.org, indicating:
– Personal data of the interested party holding the rights allegedly infringed. If the claim is filed by a third party other than the interested party, they must accredit the representation exercised.
– Indication of the contents protected by intellectual or industrial copyrights, and their location on the website.
– Accreditation of the aforementioned intellectual or industrial copyrights.
– Express declaration in which the interested party assumes responsibility for the veracity of the information provided in the notification.
The legitimacy of the intellectual or industrial copyrights corresponding to the contents provided by third parties is the sole responsibility of the same.
Access to this website does not grant the user any rights or ownership over the intellectual and industrial copyrights of the corporate elements.
Cookies and spam policy
The IEMed uses cookies. Cookies are files sent to the search engine through a web service in order to record the user’s activities during browsing time, so that it is easier to work with. They are also used to measure public and traffic parameters and control the process and number of entries.
Users can set up the search engine (browser) to receive notifications on the screen about the receipt of cookies and prevent their installation on the computer. For more information, see the search engine instructions and manuals. To browse this website, the user does not need to allow the installation of cookies sent by the IEMed.
However, users must log in to each of the services whose provision requires prior registration. In any case, cookies are temporary for the sole purpose of making the services more efficient.
The cookies used are only linked anonymously to users’ computers, and do not provide personal data.
Cookie type |
Cookie |
Length |
Use |
Policy |
Analytical |
_ga |
2 years |
Used to count how many people visit the website, tracking if they visited it before. |
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_gid |
24 hours |
Used to count how many people visit the website, tracking if they visited it before. |
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_gat_ |
1 minute |
Used to limit the percentage of requests. |
The IEMed does not use spamming techniques and will only process the data provided by users through the electronic forms enabled on this website or emails.
Links and hyperlinks
The IEMed offers users links to other websites that may correspond to their interest, in accordance with the mission of the IEMed or the online platforms in which the IEMed participates, but which are managed and controlled by third parties, with the exclusive function of facilitating the search for information, contents and services on the Internet, without in any case implying a suggestion, recommendation or invitation to visit them.
However, these pages do not belong to the IEMed, which neither reviews their contents nor markets, manages, previously controls or owns the contents, services, information and statements available on these websites. Therefore, the IEMed does not assume any type of liability, even indirectly or in a subsidiary manner, for damages of any kind that may arise from the access, maintenance, use, quality, legality, reliability and usefulness of the contents, information, communications, opinions, statements, products and services existing or offered on websites not managed by the IEMed and which are accessible through this website. The user assumes sole responsibility for the consequences, damages or actions that may arise from accessing the linked websites.
Moreover, anyone who intends to make a hyperlink (link, hyperlink…) from a web page of another Internet website to any of the web pages of the IEMed must accept the following conditions:
– Total or partial reproduction of any of the services or contents of the website is not permitted without the prior express authorisation of the IEMed.
– No deep-links or IMG or image links or frames will be established with the IEMed website without its prior express permission.
– No false, inaccurate or incorrect statements will be made on the IEMed website, or on its services or contents. Except for those signs that form part of the hyperlink, the web page on which it is established will not contain any trademark, trade name, denomination, logo, slogan or other distinctive signs belonging to the IEMed, without its prior express authorisation.
– The establishment of the hyperlink will not imply the existence of relations between the IEMed and the owner of the website or portal from which it is made, nor the knowledge and acceptance of the IEMed of the services and contents offered on this website or portal.
The IEMed will not be responsible for the contents or services made available to the public on the website or portal from which the hyperlink is made, nor for the information and statements included therein.
Frames
The following is prohibited: the use of frames or any other mechanisms intended to hide the origin or source of the contents; any use, transformation or exploitation thereof for commercial or promotional ends or contrary to law, morality or public order, which could harm the interests or image of the IEMed or legitimate third parties; or the use by third parties of any other mechanism that alters the design, original configuration or contents of its website, constitute acts of unfair competition or, in general, do not comply with the terms of this Legal Notice.
Use statistics
The IEMed informs you of the use of the Google Analytics tool on the website for statistical purposes only.
Cookie type |
Cookie |
Duration |
Use |
Policy |
Analytical |
_ga |
2 years |
Used to count how many people visit the website, tracking if they visited it before. |
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_gid |
24 hours |
Used to count how many people visit the website, tracking if they visited it before. |
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_gat_ |
1 minute |
Used to limit the percentage of requests. |
Responsibility of the IEMed
The IEMed is not responsible for any damage arising from circumstances of force majeure, such as errors in lines of communication, defects in the hardware and software of users, errors in the Internet network (connection, in the linked pages).
The IEMed does not guarantee the reliability, availability or continuity of this website or its contents for technical, security, control or maintenance of the service, as a consequence of failures due to the server hosting the contents or other intermediaries or providers, attacks on the computer system, or any other reason arising from causes beyond its control. So it rejects any responsibility, direct or indirect, for these.
The IEMed reserves the right to modify this Legal Notice in order to adapt it to possible legislative developments, as well as those that may arise from existing codes in the field or for strategic or corporate reasons, but may still request the consent of the users when necessary to carry out the required processing and provided that this consent is not considered already granted in accordance with the terms of this Legal Notice.
The IEMed’s main objective is to guarantee the privacy and confidentiality of the users’ personal data, collected through any system that allows the transmission of data, passing through fully secure channels. Therefore, it expresses its commitment to comply with the legislation currently in force at all times.
The IEMed is not responsible for the misuse of the contents of its website, this being the sole responsibility of the person who accesses or uses them. Nor does it assume any responsibility for the information contained in third-party websites that can be accessed through links from www.iemed.org. The presence of these links is for informational purposes only and in no way constitutes an invitation to purchase products or services that may be offered on the destination website.
In the event that the IEMed has effective knowledge that the activity or information sent by these links is illegal, constitutes a crime or may prejudice the property or rights of third parties liable for compensation, it will act with the necessary diligence to remove or disable the corresponding link in the shortest possible time.
Right of exclusion
The IEMed reserves the right to deny or withdraw access to the website and/or the services offered without prior notice, on its own initiative or that of a third party, to those users who fail to comply with these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Generalities
The IEMed will pursue the breach of these conditions, as well as any improper use of its website by exercising all civil and criminal actions that may correspond to it in law.
Modifications and updates
The IEMed reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice to users, to modify, extend or temporarily cancel the presentation, configuration, technical specifications and services of the website, as well as to make changes with the aim of updating, correcting, modifying, adding to or removing the contents of the website or its design. The contents and services of the website are updated periodically. Since the process of updating the information is not immediate, we recommend that you always check the validity and accuracy of the services and contents included on the website.
Unilateral termination of the service
The website, in principle, is of indefinite duration. However, the IEMed may unilaterally suspend and cancel the service, if necessary, without prior notice in the event of an emergency, without the IEMed being liable for any obligation or compensation.
The IEMed is not responsible for any damage that may occur due to errors or misconfigurations of the software installed on the Internet user’s computer. We will not be held responsible for any technical issues or failures that may arise when the user connects to the Internet. There is also no guarantee that there will be no interruptions or errors in accessing the website.
In addition, the IEMed reserves the right to update, modify or delete the information contained on its website, as well as its configuration or presentation at any time, without assuming responsibility for the consequences that may arise.
Applicable law and jurisdiction
The law applicable in the event of a dispute or conflict of interpretation of the terms and conditions that make up this Legal Notice, as well as any matter related to the services of this website, will be Spanish law.
To resolve any dispute that may arise from visiting the website or the use of the services that may be provided in this regard, the IEMed and the user agree to submit to the Courts of Barcelona for possible civil or administrative claims in accordance with Law 30/1992, of 26 November, on the Legal Regime of Public Administrations and the Common Administrative Procedure.