PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF USE OF OUR WEBSITE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING IT. THESE TERMS OF USE GOVERN YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE WEBSITE.
THE WEBSITE IS AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR ACCESS AND USE ONLY IF YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT ARE CONTINUED. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL THE TERMS OF USE, THEN YOUR ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE AS WELL AS THE USE OF IT IS NOT ALLOWED.
WITH YOUR ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE OR USE OF IT, YOU DECLARE THAT YOU ACCEPT YOUR COMMITMENT, AS IT COMES OUT OF THE TERMS OF USE.
Suitable Website User
The Website is owned and controlled by the HCMR – Hellenic Centre for Marine Research hereinafter ‘Water Matters’ and is addressed to both legal entities and individuals who have the legal capacity required to use the services offered through it. If you do not qualify, you may not use the Website.
Modification of the Terms of Use
“Water Matters” has the right to review and update these Terms of Use at any time. Your continued use of the Website following any changes to these Terms of Use constitutes your acceptance of those changes. Any element of the Website may be modified, supplemented, deleted or updated without notice, at the complete discretion of ‘Water Matters’.
License- Ownership of the Website
The entire content of the website including, without limitation, texts, news, graphics, photos, diagrams, images, services and generally any kind of files is the subject of intellectual property of “Water Matters” and is governed by national, European and international intellectual property provisions. Therefore, the sale, translation and modification of any part of the website is expressly prohibited and in any way without the prior explicit written consent of Water Matters. The registered trademarks and names included in this website are registered trademarks and are protected by the aforementioned copyright provisions. Exceptionally, parts of the content of the website may be stored or copied on a simple personal computer, strictly for personal use without the intention of commercial utilisation. In case of storage or copying of content from the website, the source of origin should be mentioned, although this in no way implies the assignment of copyright and much more of the utilisation. Some information included in the website and coming from other bodies or third parties, is the intellectual property of the source bodies and their use or exploitation in any way is strictly prohibited.
Restrictions on Use of the Website
In addition to the other restrictions set forth in these Terms of Use, you agree to the following:
- You will not hide the source of information transmitted through the Website
- You will not provide false or misleading information through the Website
- You will not enter / upload to the Website information that contains malware, in particular viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs or other computer programming routines that are intended to cause damage, interference, interception or capture of any system, Website or Information or infringing the intellectual property rights of others.
- Links to other Websites
Links to other Websites
External connections.
The Website may contain links to websites and third-party resources (linked websites). These linked websites are provided for your convenience only and not as sites whose content is approved by Water Matters. “Water Matters” makes no representations or warranties as to the correctness, accuracy, performance or quality of any content, software, service or application contained in any linked site. “Water Matters” is not responsible for the availability of linked websites or the content or activities of those websites. If you decide to enter online sites, this is at your own responsibility and at your own risk. In addition, the use of linked websites is subject to the applicable policies, terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, the linked website privacy policy.
Internal connections.
Linking to any page of the Website other than the Organisation via a plain text link is strictly prohibited unless there is a separate link agreement with Water Matters. Any website or other device that provides a link to the site https://imbriw.hcmr.gr/ or any page available within it, is not allowed (a) to reproduce the Content, (b) to use a browser environment or margin around the Content, (c) to imply in any way that “Water Matters” approves it, (d) misinterprets any situation, including its relationship with “Water Matters” (e) to present false information regarding the services of “Water Matters” and (f) to use any logo or mark of “Water Matters” without prior explicit written permission of Water Matters.
Shutdown – Suspension of Website Operation
You do agree that “Water Matters” in its utter discretion, reserves the right to terminate or suspend the use of the website, its content and / or its information by you, at any time and for any reason, or without reason, even if access and use continues to be allowed to others. Upon such termination or termination of use, you are obliged to (a) immediately discontinue the use of the Website and the Services, and (b) destroy any copy of the Content you have created. Your access to the Website, the Information or the Services after termination, suspension or termination as above, constitutes an act of illegal entry. In addition, you agree that “Water Matters” is not responsible to you or any third party for any termination or suspension of your access to the Website, the Information and / or the Services.
Limitation of Responsibilities
Water Matters makes the utmost effort to ensure that the information on the Website and its content as a whole is accurate, clear, valid, complete, correct and available. In no event, including this negligence, is “Water Matters” liable for any damage caused to the public as a result of this use of the website https://water-matters.hcmr.gr.
Obligations of the Visitor
The visitor of the website https://water-matters.hcmr.gr is obliged to comply with the relevant provisions of the Greek, European and International Law and the relevant legislation and to refrain from any illegal and abusive use of the content of the Network. The visitor assumes responsibility for any form of damage caused to the website by the visitor due to inappropriate actions. In case of any lawsuit, claim, administrative or judicial against the website, due to any form of violation, the latter undertakes on the one hand to intervene in the relevant court proceedings and on the other hand to compensate “Water Matters” in case they are obliged to pay compensation or another.
Applicable Law and Other Terms
Applicable law regarding the operation of the website and the services or information provided through it, is the Greek Law.
Supervisory courts are the courts of the headquarters of “Water Matters” and specifically of Athens.
The Supervisory Authority for the Protection of Personal Data is the Greek DPA.
If you find out any problems in the content of the website, please contact “Water Matters” at the email
st.ioannou@hcmr.gr