TERMS OF USE

Welcome to https://greekwildlifealliance. gr/ (hereafter “the Website”) of the Charitable Organization “World Wide Fund for Nature Greece” (hereafter “WWF Greece”), which was created and operates within the framework of the “Greek Wildlife Alliance” program, aiming to create a unique collective initiative of environmental NGOs for the effective protection of the country’s iconic species (hereafter “the Project”).

This page (together with the Privacy Policy) sets out the terms under which you may use this website (hereinafter “Terms of Use”). Please read carefully these Terms of Use, which govern your use of this Website. Using the Website implies your unreservedly and unconditional acceptance of the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use unconditionally and without reservations, please do not use the services and content of the Website.

For any questions regarding the Website and the Terms of Use, please contact WWF Greece at 119 – 121 Charilaou Trikoupi, Athens 114 73, Greece, contact phone number: 210-3314893 (ext. 430), e-mail address: privacy@wwf.gr.

Access to the website

Access to the Website is provided to the user on a temporary basis and WWF Greece reserves the right to withdraw or modify the service provided by the Website without any prior notice (see below). The user must take all necessary steps to ensure access to the Website. In addition, the user must ensure that all those who visit the Website through his/her Internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.

WWF Greece may from time to time restrict access to the Website, in whole or in part, or suspend its operation indefinitely. WWF Greece reserves the right to suspend the operation of the Website for updating, improving software or improving security settings.

WWF Greece reserves the right to prohibit and/or suspend the operation of the Website to any user, if, in the reasonable judgment of WWF Greece, the user has violated the Terms of Use and/or the law or if the access of the aforementioned user may endanger WWF Greece and/or the user and/or any third party.

As a condition for accessing and using the Website, the user assures WWF Greece that he/she will not use the Website in a manner that would constitute a violation of the Terms of Use or in a manner that could give rise to civil liability, constitute or encourage conduct that could be considered a criminal offence or that would constitute a violation of any law. WWF Greece will cooperate fully with law enforcement and judicial authorities who may request the disclosure of the identity of anyone in the event of illegal or prohibited use of the Website.

If you have selected and entered a user ID and password to register for services on the Website, or if you have been sent such information by WWF Greece, you have an obligation to treat this information with absolute confidentiality and you must not for any reason provide this information to third parties. For this reason, we reserve the right to deactivate any user ID and password, whether chosen by you or sent to you by us, if we deem it appropriate for security reasons of our website and our systems and in particular if it appears that you do not comply with these terms of use.

You are obliged to take all necessary technically appropriate steps that are within your sphere of responsibility to access our website. You also have an obligation to ensure in every way that any persons using your own means of accessing the internet are aware of these terms and conditions and comply with them.

Intellectual property rights

All content on the Website, which includes, indicatively and without limitation, texts, graphics, images, logos, photographs, drawings, videos, etc. (the “Content”), is the intellectual property of WWF Greece and is protected by applicable national, Community and international law, or is included on the Website with the permission of the owner.

The Website Content is made available to visitors/users for personal use and may be modified without notice. The use of any element of the Content – except as provided for in the Terms of Use – without the written permission of the Content owner is strictly prohibited. WWF Greece will exercise its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent permitted by law, including, but not limited to, seeking criminal prosecution.

Upon acceptance of the Terms of Use, downloading of the Content is permitted, but only for personal use of an informational, non-commercial and non-profit nature and provided that the user does not remove, modify or conceal information, data or updates (e.g. copyright and other proprietary rights notices) included in the Content.

All photos, which may be downloaded from the Website, are intended exclusively for communication purposes of WWF Greece. Their commercial use is not permitted, as they may be the intellectual property of third parties. If a photo is selected for use, the user must mention the name of the photographer in each publication of the photo.

The other products and services mentioned on the web pages of the Website and bearing the logos of organizations, companies, associated entities, associations or publications are their intellectual or industrial property and, consequently, these entities are responsible for them.

No distribution, modification, copying (except as stated above), transmission, presentation, reuse, reproduction, publication, licensing, creation of derivative works, transfer, sale or other use of the Content is permitted without the prior written permission of WWF Greece.

Personal data

Personal data (e.g. name, address, telephone number, e-mail address) that the user transmits to the Website by e-mail or otherwise will be processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Any other communication and any other material transmitted by the user to the Website, e.g. questions, comments, suggestions, will be considered non-confidential and non-exclusive.

Modification of the Website and the Terms of Use

We reserve the right to change the data and information contained in the Website, as well as the Terms of Use, without any notice, especially in order to comply with new applicable laws and/or regulations and/or in order to improve/update the Website.

Disclaimer

The Website Content is provided “as is” and no warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of due character, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, integrity, accuracy, timeliness or non-infringement are provided.

The Website Content may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. From time to time changes may be made to the Website at any time and without notice. However, WWF Greece does not undertake to update the information contained in the Website on a regular basis. WWF Greece does not warrant that the operation of the Website will be uninterrupted and/or error-free, that defects and errors will be corrected from time to time, or that it is compatible with the user’s computer, hardware and software, that the Website is secure, that the Website server is free of viruses or other malware.

We do not warrant that the webpages, services, options and Content will be uninterrupted or error-free, that errors will be corrected, or that all questions submitted will be answered. In addition, we do not warrant that the Website or any other related website or server (“server”) through which the Content is made available to visitors/users will be provided free of viruses or other harmful elements. The cost of any repair or maintenance is borne by the visitor/user and is in no way borne by WWF Greece.

WWF Greece shall not be liable for any damage (positive, consequential, associated, incidental, contractual or any other type of damage) resulting from the inability of the user to access the Website, the interruption of the operation of the Website in whole or in part, the delay, non-availability, interruption or inadequate downloading of the service or the loss of the content, the existence of any error. In any case, WWF Hellas reserves the right at any time to temporarily or permanently suspend the operation of the Website, in whole or in part, for maintenance or upgrade purposes or for any other reason.

The information, advice and opinions expressed on the Website should not be taken as a basis for making decisions of a personal, legal, financial or other nature. The user should consult an appropriate professional or the competent authorities to seek advice tailored to his or her situation.

Neither WWF Greece nor any entity associated with the implementation of this Project and involved in the creation, production or distribution of the Website shall be liable for any direct, indirect, special, consequential, incidental, punitive or any other type of damage arising from or in connection with the use of the Website or its Content, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise.

Viruses, hacking and other torts

The user is prohibited from making improper use of the Website by intentionally introducing viruses of the trojan, worm, logic bomb or other type, as well as any other malicious or technologically harmful material. The user is prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorized access to the Website, the server where the Website is stored or any server or computer or any database connected to the Website. The user is prohibited from attacking the Website by any means, including, but not limited to, denial of service attacks or distributed denial of service attacks. Any of the above acts may be considered a criminal offence under applicable law and may be prosecuted accordingly.

We shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial of service attack, virus or other technologically harmful material that may damage the user’s computer, equipment, programs, data or any other proprietary material due to the use of the Website or due to the downloading of any material posted on the Website or any other website linked to it. In accordance with good practices in the field of information technology, we strongly recommend that the user checks all material and/or all Content visited and/or received from the Website, with the help of modern anti-virus software programs available on the market.

The use of the Website is only permitted if the user does not violate the law. For this reason, the user is expressly prohibited from violating any national or international law or regulation, from making use that is intended for bad faith or fraudulent purposes or has bad faith or fraudulent consequences, from unlawfully monitoring, harassing or exercising any kind of violence or threat or attempting to do any of the above, send unsolicited or unauthorized correspondence containing advertising or promotional material, transmit, distribute or reproduce any type of material that is offensive, defamatory, abusive, intolerant or invites third parties to engage in similar activities, as well as material that may be misleading or deceive third parties, through the Website.

Links to third-party websites

The Website may contain links to Websites owned or managed by third parties other than WWF Greece. These links are provided solely for the convenience of the user. WWF Greece does not control and is not responsible for the operation, content, privacy policy or security of these websites. Visiting the aforementioned Websites or the Website via links is at the user’s own risk. WWF Greece does not represent that it endorses the content or any product or service available through these websites.

Links to the Website

You may provide a link to the Website or any material on the Website solely for personal (non-commercial) use, provided that such action is lawful, bona fide and does not in any way damage or exploit the reputation of WWF Greece. In any case, the provision of the link must not create the impression that you are in any way connected to us or the impression that we have approved the placement of the link, which is provided exclusively in writing. If the link is posted on any type of internet website, then the use of that website must also be governed by terms of use with corresponding content to these terms of use. In any case, we reserve the right to terminate this link without notice, without giving reasons and without setting a deadline.

Suspension of use and exclusion

If in our opinion you have breached these terms of use then we reserve the right to take any action we deem appropriate and reasonable to prevent the breach. Such actions may include, but are not limited to, immediate termination of your rights to access the Website either as an ordinary or registered user, which may be either temporary or permanent, sending you notice, complaint and warning of future consequences, taking legal action against you, which may include, but is not limited to, compensating us for any loss we may have suffered, which you hereby accept that you are responsible for making good, and disclosing all relevant information about you and your use of the Website.

Applicable law and competent courts

The above Terms of Use, as well as any modification thereof, are governed by Greek law. Any dispute arising from the use of the Website shall be resolved exclusively by the competent Courts of Athens.

All rights and remedies provided by the Terms of Use shall be cumulative and shall not exclude any rights and remedies provided by law or by any other agreement.

In the event that any portion of the Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, including, without limitation, the disclaimers of any warranty and limitations of liability set forth above, the invalid or unenforceable term will be deemed superseded by another valid and enforceable term that approximates as nearly as possible the intent of the original term, and the remaining terms will remain in effect.

The printed version of the Website and the Terms of Use, as well as any information provided in digital form, shall constitute admissible evidence in judicial or administrative proceedings.