Terms of Use

Terms of use

Agreement

Theartfoundation.metamatic.gr belongs to a non-profit, non-commercial entity named “The Art Foundation” (T.A.F.) registered under the Greek law and has its registered offices at Athens, 5 Normanou st, and hereinafter it will be referred to as “TAF”. TAF is an open forum/platform approaching culture through a process of open participation and promotion of new ideas upon which conditions are to be formed for an overall artistic, educational and recreational experience for visitors / users of the sites and services provided.

Visitor/user of the sites and services provided by TAF agrees to these terms of use and conditions that apply to all content, including sites, graphics, images, photographs, and all types of files included in it.
Thus visitor/user has to read carefully these Terms of Use before visiting or using sites and services provided by TAF. Otherwise visitor/user is recommended not to use the services nor any content of TAF.

The visitor / user is advised to check the content of these pages for any changes available. Continuing use of TAF even after changes implies unconditional acceptance of these Terms.

Intellectual and industrial property rights- trademark

(License)

All content of this website, including images, graphics, photographs, texts, services provided and all kind of files are property of TAF and protected by the relevant provisions of Greek law, European law and international conventions.

All names, images, logos and trademarks representing TAF and its services are exclusive marks and trademarks of TAF and are protected by Greek, European and international trademark laws, and industrial and intellectual property. In any case, the emergence on this website should in no way be construed as consent or granting permission to use.

Rights of affiliated and / or partner and / or in any way participating organizations / entities /natural persons are explicitly excluded, and they are merely hosted by TAF since they represent rights of the above third parties and are intellectual and industrial property protected as above.

It is prohibited any copying, analog / digital recording and mechanical reproduction, distribution, transmission, downloading, processing, resale, creating derivative works, or misleading  the public. Any reproduction, republication, uploading, posting, or transmission or any other use of content in any manner or means, for commercial or other purposes is permitted only with prior written permission of TAF or any other lawful holder of those rights.

Use of services - Responsibility of users / visitors

Visitors / users of sites and services offered by TAF use the site at free will and on their own initiative and accept that they will use the site according to law and moral and business ethics.

Therefore, it cannot be used in order to transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, obscene, violates third party’s privacy, may cause harm to minors in any way, is not allowed to be transmitted under the laws or administrative or contractual relationships (such as inside information, confidential information known or disclosed as part of employment relationships or bound by confidentiality agreements) infringes industrial or intellectual property rights, or contains software viruses, contravenes intentionally or unintentionally Greek or/and European Laws, or it may impede any third party in any possible way and any content used to collect or store personal data about other users. Also, visitors/users resume responsibility for any damage suffered by TAF due to malicious or unauthorized use of the services. In case that any of the above mentioned acts is occurred, TAF reserves the right to delete any visitor / user and / or member, without notice, evoking all legal measures.

Failure to observe the Terms of Use herein while using / visiting services / sites of TAF can lead to suspension or termination of the services for users who still do not comply with them.

Disclaimer

Given the nature of the Internet and in all circumstances, including negligence, TAF is not responsible for any damages suffered by visitor / user of web sites, services and all contents since they use them on their own initiative and in full awareness of the terms hereof. T.A.F. contents are provided “as it is” without any warranty expressed or implied in any way, taking into consideration that they result from participatory actions and uploads (files of any kind) by third parties, such as users / visitors of the sites and services. Within law and regulation TAF disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to, those that implies merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. We shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of or reliance on information provided through TAF.
The T.A.F. does not guarantee that:

- The pages, services and contents will be uninterrupted, error-free, and that defects will be corrected.
-  TAF or any other relative site or servers available are  without "viruses" or other harmful components.

- the content or information posted by third parties / organizations or individuals,
which is only affirmed for its legality but not as to the correctness and accuracy, given the volume of data.

- In any case the accuracy, completeness or availability of content, web services, choices or outcomes. The cost of any corrections or services is undertaken by the user / visitor itself, and in no case bt TAF.

Also, given the use of third party’s network through which users / visitors access the internet and thus pages / services of TAF, the latter bears no responsibility for the quality and continuity of services provided by them for the cost of their connection therewith, for any technical or other problems arising from their use.

Advice and recommendation

All content and information included on or provided through pages / services of TAF is an offer to the users / visitors and to any Internet users and cannot be construed as advice nor do they nor do they imply such suggestion. T.A.F. collects, processes and distributes of relevant content and / or hosts third party’s content. They are provided for convenience only. We do not sponsor, nor necessarily endorse or otherwise approve of any information or statements appearing in those sites. TAF does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, adequacy of the above content and that would be error-free mostly because of the large volume of data assessed and participation of third parties during genuine generation and collection. Thus, users / visitors of TAF, using the services on their own initiative, assume responsibility for crosschecking information provided with sources.

Content of Users of  TAF - "hospitality" services

T.A.F. is an open forum/platform for information, participation and distribution of ideas, culture and education. Several services of TAF allow third parties to participate and upload files, comments, etc., that TAF hosts on its website providing all relevant technological infrastructure (technological platform) and appropriate hosting services.

Participants to TAF through publication or posting any files retain ownership of intellectual property. Furthermore, all participants grant to TAF and all affiliated  institutions / organizations a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adjustments or any other changes made in improving our services) communicate publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content in order to support TAF.  The rights resulting from the permit above are  granted for the purpose of the operation, promotion and improvement of  TAF services , information of internet community, and the possible development of new services and certainly not for commercial use, given the nature of the site and the organization - owner. This license remains valid even if you stop using TAF.  Users / visitors of TAF services should check themselves for the possibility of granting rights already mentioned above about the content posted on the pages of TAF.

Modification - Periodic changes

TAF exploits all possible means, services and networks such as Facebook and You Tube. TAF visitors / users explicitly and unequivocally declare that they are aware and have accepted the terms of use and privacy policy as they are posted on these websites.

T.A.F. reserves the right to alter and / or amend these Terms and Conditions of use of this site without prior notice and / or notification of the users / visitors. These changes, modifications, additions or deletions to the terms and conditions of use are effective immediately, that the time posting on the website. Any use of the site after such changes is deemed as acceptance on part of the users / visitors of such changes, modifications, additions and / or deletions.

The T.A.F. reserves the right to terminate, change, suspend and / or discontinue operation of any individual site including the availability of services, presentation and / or description of any service without prior notice and at any time.

T.A.F. continuously upgrades, updates and enhances the services provided through this site services while freely modifies these Terms of Use. For this reason it is recommended that users / visitors visit this page quite often to be informed of any changes in their content.

Operation – Services suspension

T.A.F. can modify and constantly improves its services. Therefore it may add or remove material or functions and / or suspend or terminate a particular service without prior notice.

In any case the data you have posted or published through the TAF pages and services remain in your possession as law provides for, and thus whenever it is possible, we will promptly notify you in advance so you can receive the relevant information / records.

Links "(links) to other websites

T.A.F. hosts and does not control the availability, content, privacy, quality and completeness of other web sites / pages referred to other "links" (hyperlinks). In particular, T.A.F. hosts links (hyperlinks) which are registered and / or proposed a / from users / visitors, b / from the site administrators c / advertising banners of agencies and third institutions. A reference in any way to the websites of third parties not adopt their views and their actions or acceptance of the content they express, publish or post. For all the above cases and for any problem arising during the visit / use, should be obtained directly on their respective websites, and which bear the responsibility for providing services and content. The T.A.F. in no event be deemed to embrace or accept the contents or services of the websites referenced or linked to those in any other way.

Links leading to TAF

“Links" leading to T.A.F. are allowed only to be displayed at the main page and not at the pages that need password or those that are reserved to members / users, unless there is an explicit agreement between TAF and the third party. Moreover, "links" should be accessed only through hyperlinks and not pictures.

Applicable law and other conditions

The terms of use and conditions of TAF herein, and any amendment, change or alteration are governed by Greek law, EU law and international treaties.
Should any provision of these terms is against the law, it ceases to apply and is removed, without affecting the validity of the remaining terms. The present constitutes the entire agreement between TAF and visitors - users and binds them. No modification of these terms should be taken into account and be a part of this agreement, unless it is expressed in writing and incorporated herein.

T.A.F. reserves the right to unilaterally amend or update these terms according to its needs and practices. T.A.F. undertakes to inform users – member  of any amendments and any changes through this website.

Privacy

Introduction

Theartfoundation.metamatic.gr belongs to a non-profit, non-commercial entity named “The Art Foundation” (T.A.F.) registered under the Greek law and has its registered offices at Athens, 5 Normanou st, and hereinafter it will be referred to as “TAF”. TAF is an open forum/platform approaching culture through a process of open participation and promotion of new ideas upon which conditions are to be formed for an overall artistic, educational and recreational experience for visitors / users of the sites and services provided.

This is a Privacy agreement that covers all privacy and confidentiality of the personal information of visitors to our website collected/raised while visiting and using any services and pages of TAF.

This agreement does not cover the relation between the visitors / users of TAF and any third web services that are not supervised by TAF’s website administrators.

Given the nature and volume of the Internet, under any circumstances, including negligence, TAF is not responsible for any damage suffered by the visitor / user of web services, choices and contents, undertaking on his own initiative and with the knowledge of the terms hereof.

Therefore, user-visitor must carefully read the Terms of Privacy policies before visiting or using the pages and services. If user-visitor does not agree, then user-visitor is recommended not to use services provided by TAF. Visitor - member of TAF is kindly advised to check the content of these pages for any changes available. Continuing use of TAF even after changes implies unconditional acceptance of these Terms.

2. Navigating the site

Visitor / user can navigate the website TAF without giving any personal information.
We collect personal information (such as , e-mail, your name, contact details address or location, phone number) that you supply to us. Such information is collected when visitor-user wishes to use certain pages and / or services as posting-publication of any content or choose to receive newletters.

3. Use of Service - Privacy Policy

Participating in TAF is governed by the Terms herein. Whether any visitor-user does not agree to these Terms shall not proceed in this process.
Visitor – user may be requested to submit the following data: name - E-mail - Phone - Address in order to use the services of the TAF .

In addition, it may be required all necessary information in order to other web services like Facebook and You Tube. User / visitor is recommended to read Privacy Policy of those (third) sites.

Finally, information may be collected for statistical purposes within law restrictions as per legislation on data protection. Such information are not personal information of user-member.

Any personal data that user-visitor supplies while visiting or using pages and services of this website are being used only to ensure the operation of the service and to observe the legality of any transaction and they must not be used without complying with the provisions of Law 2472/97 as is currently in force, concerning the protection of personal data.

T.A.F. operates according to the Greek and EU legislation committed to protecting the privacy and the confidentiality of the personal information of visitors to our Website. Personal data can be deleted after the termination of the contractual relationship.

T.A.F. reserves the right to exclude automatically any visitor / user from using the website and its services in case of violation of the terms hereof.
Data collected may be released to the competent judicial, administrative and other legal authorities upon their request and in accordance with the pertinent laws. User has the right to be informed and/or refuse as provided for in Articles 11 to 13 of Law 2472/1997.

4. e-Newsletters

For registering in certain services of TAF and mailing lists (mailing lists) newsletters (newsletters) of TAF the following information is requested: name - E-mail. T.A.F. may keep records of email addresses for sending messages and other financial offers unless recipient wishes otherwise. Such information is never disclosed to third parties except where defined by law. Recipient of Newsletters can be deleted from the archive of e-mail addresses by visiting www.TAF / newsletter and choose to delete his e-mail from the list above. T.A.F. can delete any recipient without justification.

5. Cookies

It is possible to use cookies to identify user-visitor for certain services and certain pages of the TAF (eg ...............). Cookies are small data files that are sent to your computer from a website's computer (server) and stored on your device's hard drive and do not take cognizance of any document or file from the computer. They are used in order improve user’s experience and access regarding the use of specific services of TAF, for statistical purposes in order to determine the areas in which the services of TAF are useful or popular, or for reasons of marketing. Visitor / user of TAF can configure the server so as to receive notices about the use of cookies in certain services of TAF or to refuse to accept the use of cookies at all.

If visitor / user of such services and pages of TAF do not accept cookies to identify his use, it is possible that tserver may not allow proper operation of services of TAF In any case T.A.F. informs you and asks for your consent when collecting the relevant data and in any case that these files are exploited.

T.A.F. Practicies about cookies

T.AF may use cookies for various reasons, including:

• Access to specific information / web services in order to provide customized content or services.

• Monitoring preferences and / or your choices (list specific content) that you set and have chosen, in order to allow without unnecessary repetitions,  access to the relevant options.
• Keep personal information in an anonymous form.

• Conduct research to improve the content and services of TAF and the instantaneous recording of trends of public.

• Identifying potential illegal activities.

• Presentation and advertising (banners).

6. IP Addresses

IP address through which PC has access to the Internet and consequently to TAF website is used only for statistical purposes.

7. Polls

Should a member/user wishes to participate in a poll conducted by T.A.F the following information are requested: name and in some cases age, etc. (depending on the nature of the research). The vote of  member-user is used only to draw conclusions in relation to the position of public opinion on a certain issue and cannot be used for any other purpose nor disclosed to third parties.

8. General terms of protection of personal data

T.A.F keeps all personal information confidential and may not transfer to any third party (natural person or legal entity) for any reason except where provided by law and the relevant authorities.

T.A.F keeps records of personal data, which user-visitor supplies for communication purposes and functionality of the service.

Visitor –User may contact TAF in order to check for the existence of any personal file, and request to correct, change or delete it.

Visitors / users of TAF who are minors can only have access under the consent of parents or guardians and are not required to submit their personal information. If such information is provided TAF deletes it.

T.A.F and particularly TAF’s marketing department can process part or all of the data you have dispatched for statistics reasons, financial and for the improvement of the services.

9. Modification - Periodic changes

T.A.F. reserves the right to alter and / or modify these Terms of Privacy without prior notice and / or notification of the users / visitors. These changes, modifications, additions or deletions of the Terms Privacy are effective immediately that is right after their display on the website. Any use of the Site after such alterations is considered as acceptance by users / visitors of such changes, modifications, additions and / or deletions.

T.A.F. reserves the right, without prior notice and at any time to terminate, change, suspend and / or discontinue operation of any individual site including the availability of services, presentation and / or description of any service.

T.A.F. continuously upgrades, updates and enhances the services provided through this website while it may modify these Terms and Privacy Policy. For this reason it is recommended that users / visitors should visit this page frequently in order to be informed of any changes.