Terms of Use

Thank you for visiting our Website which is owned and operated by “Sylvia Ioannou Charitable Foundation” (“SICF”), a Foundation established in Lichtenstein. Please read carefully these Terms of Use because by using this Website you are deemed to have accepted them. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please refrain from accessing this Website. SICF reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use from time to time. The amended text of Terms of Use will be posted on the Website.

Copyright of SICF

SICF and each business associate are the owners of all copyright, database rights, intellectual property and industrial property rights over all the elements of the Website, of all the databases included in INSPIRAL portal (“Databases”) and their software. All such rights are reserved by SICF and each business associate and are protected by the provisions of Greek copyright laws and international treaties. The Databases include many elements of originality in relation to the selection of the material and the classification of their contents; therefore, they qualify as an original work of authorship which is protected by copyright laws. In addition, the creation and presentation of the Databases needed substantive financial investment by SICF.

Access to any information, archive and element posted on the Website and on the Databases (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 Databases, 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 or any file of the Databases. In general, it is forbidden to use the Website and the Databases for commercial purposes or for any other purpose which has not been expressly permitted by SICF and each business associate.

Extraction and/or reutilization of the whole or of a part of the contents of the Databases are forbidden. The users of the Databases must abstain from any act which conflicts with the normal exploitation of the Databases or which unreasonably prejudices the legitimate interests of SICF and each business associate.

The trademarks, logos, brands, trade names, distinctive titles contained in the Website, where registered or not, are owned by SICF and each business associate 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.

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.

Quality of Information Posted and Limitation of Liability

SICF and each business associate will do everything in their power to secure the quality of information disseminated through the Website and the Databases. However, SICF and each business associate do 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 and the Databases. The Website and the Databases provide information and data on an “as is” basis; therefore, SICF and each business associate 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 and each business associate, their executives, employees and third parties which operate the Website decline any and all liability for any loss (direct or indirect) which may arise as a result of your access, use or inability to use the Website and the Databases.

SICF and each business associate reserve the right, at their discretion: i) to make alterations to the Website and the content of the Databases 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 in the Databases.

The above limitations of liability apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Prohibited uses of the Website

Users must not use the Website in any manner, which at the discretion of SICF and each business associate, 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 and each business associate over the Website, the software, the Databases, 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 and/ or the Databases, such as introducing viruses or other malicious material to SICF’s server or electronic systems.

In case the access to the Website and/ or to the Databases is granted only to subscribers or authorised users, SICF and each business associate reserve the right to cancel access to any user account, if they believe that the user has breached the law and / or the present Terms of Use.

Linking to other websites

The Website may contain links to external websites operated by third parties. SICF and each business associate do not have control over these websites and therefore are not responsible for the availability, content, advertisements, goods, services or any other material contained on or available through external websites.

Applicable law

These Terms of Use, any amendment thereof and the use of the Website and the Databases are subject to Greek law. Any claim arising out of the use of the Website or the Databases shall be brought only before the Courts of Athens, Greece.