1. GENERAL, SPECIFIC AND ADDITIONAL TERMS OF USE OF THE WEBSITE
1.1. These terms of use (General Terms of Use) constitute the rules and conditions of use of the website (web site) (the "Website"). The General Terms of Use concern and govern all aspects of its use.
1.2. The Region, which is the administrator of the website (the "Administrator") may at any time amend these General Terms of Use or formulate special or supplementary-additional terms of use for a certain section or function of the website, of which the user will be informed before entering the said section or before using the said function.
1.3. The General Terms of Use and any special or supplementary additional terms of use constitute a legally binding agreement (contract) between the Administrator and the user/visitor of the said website.
2. ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF USE
2.1. The visitor or user of the website must read and carefully study the General Terms of Use before visiting or using the pages and in case of disagreement must not use them. The General Terms of Use apply to the entire content of the website.
2.2. Users browsing the website or its individual categories are irrefutably presumed to have accepted these terms of use.
3. USE OF THE WEBSITE
3.1. The use of this Website for the purpose of: a) illegal activity b) violation of international and national laws, regulations and rules, c) violation of the intellectual property rights of the Website Administrator or third parties, d) provision of misleading or fraudulent information, e) insult, defamation, harassment, harm or discrimination in relation to gender, age, nationality, sexual preference or physical disability, f) management of personal data of third parties, g) sending spam, phish, pharm or sending viruses or malicious codes, which may affect the operation of the Internet website, h) obscene or immoral activity is expressly prohibited. The Region reserves the right to terminate access to this website by a user who violates one or more of the above prohibitions. If the user is provided with the ability to access external links or external content through this website, the Administrator bears no responsibility for the content and other functions of these external links.
3.2. Users must comply with the general terms and conditions, applicable law and any other legal rule and/or practice and/or procedure that has been defined and put into effect by the Administrator.
3.3. The user acknowledges and accepts unreservedly that he/she becomes solely responsible for damages that may be caused to this Website or to third parties, regardless of the cause, type and name thereof, when the damages arise as a consequence, direct or indirect, of failure to comply with these terms and conditions of use.
4. PERSONAL DATA
4.1. The Region takes all reasonable legal, technical and organizational measures to safeguard Personal Data that are subject to the applicable Greek and EU legislation, binding provision or contract, which upholds principles for fair handling and an adequate level of protection of Personal Data.
4.2. The Region undertakes that all Personal Data that may be received will be processed legally, will not be sold or in any way transferred to third parties.
4.3 All necessary information regarding the protection of your Personal Data and your rights are described in the Privacy Policy.
4.4. Please read the Region's Privacy Policy carefully before using the website, in order to be informed about the possible collection and processing of your personal data, as well as your rights.
5. POLICY COOKIES
The website uses cookies to store information on your computer.
6. ONLINE TRANSACTIONS
6.1. The Region enables users who are either members of it and or wish to participate in its annual Conference to carry out transactions through its Website, for the renewal of their subscription and their registration respectively.
For the successful completion of these online transactions, personal information will be requested. In the first stage of the transaction, the following must be entered:
i. His full name and patronymic.
ii. His telephone number and home address.
iii. The object of the transaction
iv. The time of the transaction and its type.
v. The details of his Card, namely the type (Mastercard, Visa, VisaElectron), the Card number and the month and year of its expiration.
vi. The Card's authentication number printed in the space reserved for the Holder's signature (CVV/VISA or CVC/MC).
vii. The method of sending the document. If postal delivery is chosen, the charge is not borne by the recipient.
6.2. The above transactions via the internet are carried out in accordance with Law 2251/1994 on consumer protection for distance purchases.
6.3. The Region, after completing the transaction, provides its member or the respective participant in its Conference with confirmation of the concluded contract via electronic message within 2 days of the conclusion of the remote contract.
6.4. The payment method available to the Region for these electronic transactions carried out either by its members or by participants in its Conference is the following:
By credit or debit card: The card is charged if it is approved by the contracted credit institution.
6.5. To carry out the above transactions, the user is directed to a secure website of the contracted Bank, interconnected with the Region's website, exclusively and solely for the purpose of paying the transaction fee, where he enters the information mentioned above in term 5.1. The Region is obliged to make it clear to the user that he is accessing the websites of the contracted Bank.
6.6. The Region has installed on its computer the latest, compatible with the Bank's system, updated versions of programs, operating systems and versions of antivirus programs and related data and computer protection programs (antivirus programs, antispyware, firewalls, etc.) and will under no circumstances store on it unrecognized programs or programs without legal permission for the specific installation.
6.7. The Region and any third party, employee, associate or other connected person, who may have legal access, is obliged to destroy the forms on which the access codes to the Bank's secure websites are sent to it, not to write them down, even covertly, on another medium, to memorize them and to take every precaution to ensure that they are not leaked to any third party. The storage of access codes in any readable form constitutes gross negligence on the part of the Region.
6.8. The Region and any third party, employee, associate or other related person, who may have legal access, are prohibited from storing either electronically or in writing, data related to the CVV/VISA or CVC/MC of the user's Card.
6.9. If the Bank approves the debiting of the Card, the Region, at its own expense, risk, expense and liability, will send the issued document to the user in the chosen manner. If the shipment is made by post at the user's choice, it will be sent with a receipt, either via ELTA or via a private post office of the Region's choice, without charge to the recipient. The Region must send the document within the month in which the transaction took place.
6.10. The receipt of the document by the user will be proven by the unconditional signature of the receipt, which will include, under the responsibility and diligence of the Region, the exact details of the user (in particular the name and address of residence) and the transaction. The total amount of the charge will also be clearly noted.
6.11. If, due to external factors, the Region is unable to complete the transaction that has been paid for, it will contact the user via email in order to inform him of the delay and of his possibility to withdraw, applying the relevant provision mentioned above. The Region assumes no responsibility for any situation that arises outside of his own fault.
6.12. The Region acknowledges that in the above distance contracts the user has the right to withdraw without giving any reason within 14 calendar days from the date of conclusion of the contract, unless a longer period has been agreed, excluding any costs. To exercise the right of withdrawal, the user may either send an e-mail or fax or registered letter to the company's details. In this case, the Region is obliged to refund the amounts paid by the user within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of receipt of the declaration of withdrawal.
6.13. The Region shall proceed with the intended refund using the same means of payment as those used by the consumer for the initial transaction, unless the consumer has expressly agreed otherwise and provided that the consumer is not burdened with costs arising from the refund.
7. CONFIDENTIALITY & PROTECTION OF COMMUNICATIONS
7.1. If requested by the user, he/she is obliged to declare his/her actual personal and other information and data to the website.
7.2. The website takes all necessary measures for the security of communications, in accordance with applicable legislation.
8. WEBSITE CONTENT - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
8.1. Except for the expressly mentioned exceptions (copyrights of third parties, partners and entities), all content of the website, including images, graphics, photographs, drawings, texts and in general all files of this website, constitute the intellectual property of the Region and are protected according to the relevant provisions of Greek law, European law and international conventions.
Therefore, all of the above is provided to you for personal, non-commercial use only, provided that all copyright and other related intellectual property notices contained in the original material are retained on all copies of such material, and that no modification of the website material in any way, or reproduction or public display, or performance or "uploading" or distribution or any use thereof, for commercial or other purposes, is permitted.
8.2 The case of the individual storage of a single copy of part of the content on a simple personal computer (electronic computer) for personal and not public or commercial use without deleting the indication of its origin from this website and without in any way affecting the relevant intellectual and industrial property rights is excluded.
8.3 Any other products or services mentioned on the electronic pages of this website and bearing the trademarks of the respective organizations, companies, partner organizations, associations or publications, constitute their own intellectual and industrial property.
8.4. It is also mutually accepted and understood that, although the website provides users with the necessary technological infrastructure and means for any posting/publishing of content, all information and all content, whether posted publicly or transferred privately, remains the sole responsibility of the natural or legal person from whom the content originates. This means that the user is solely responsible for any and all content that he/she posts, publishes, sends, transfers or otherwise makes available through the website services. The Administrator is not able, due to its volume, as well as the participation of third parties (natural or legal persons), to control all of the content posted by users on the website services, so it does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, legality, or quality of such content. In the event that the Region receives notification that any content causes moral harm or other damage to a third party, it reserves the right to immediately delete such content and at the same time terminate the operation of the Member's account, which violates the terms hereof.
8.5. The Region and its partners make every effort to ensure its proper operation, without guaranteeing that its operations or those of its servers will be uninterrupted or error-free, free of viruses or other similar elements.
9. LIMITATION – EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
9.1. The Administrator is not liable to the user or to other third parties who derive rights from the user for any form of damage, whether it is material or non-material, positive or consequential, direct or indirect, or any other form, regardless of its specific name, form and cause, for any claims of a legal or civil or criminal nature, nor for any damage from visitors to our website or third parties, for a reason related to the operation or non-operation or use of the website or for any unauthorized interventions by third parties in information made available through it.
9.2. The Administrator and its partners make every effort to ensure its proper operation, without guaranteeing that its operations or those of its servers will be uninterrupted or error-free, free from viruses or other similar elements.
9.3. The limitation or exclusion of the Administrator's liability in accordance with the terms hereof does not limit or exclude its liability for damages of any kind, which cannot be legally limited or excluded under the rules of applicable law.
10. ADVERTISEMENTS – SPONSORSHIPS
10.1. Some of the individual pages of the website may be supported by advertising resources and/or sponsorships and may display advertisements and promotional displays.
10.2 The manner, method and extent of advertising and sponsorship by the Website Administrator regarding its content are subject to any form of change without specific notice to users.
10.3. The user expressly and unreservedly accepts that the Administrator may place and/or display advertisements within the framework of this specific website.
10.4. Anything provided in the form of advertising to users/visitors through the website does not constitute, directly or indirectly, an encouragement, advice or inducement to perform any action, but it is up to the discretion of the users/visitors to evaluate what is provided to them and to act based on their private will, excluding any liability on our part.
11. EXTERNAL CONTENT
11.1. The website contains references via links, hyperlinks or advertising banners to third-party websites, whose availability, content, personal data protection policy, quality and completeness of their services the Administrator does not control. The Administrator under no circumstances bears any responsibility for the availability, content, personal data protection policy, quality or correctness of the pages and functions of the website of any third party, which are available to the visitor/user via links or banners. Therefore, in the event of any problem arising during the visit or use of such pages/functions, the visitor/user should immediately contact the managers of the specific websites who will be responsible for these functions.
11.2. Under no circumstances can it be considered that the Administrator endorses or approves the content or functions of the websites and web pages to which visitors/users refer or to which this portal is linked in any way.
11.3. The user expressly and unreservedly accepts that the Administrator is not liable for any loss or damage, regardless of the specific cause, name and form thereof, which you may have suffered as a result of the availability of the above external websites or sources, or as a result of any trust shown in the completeness, accuracy or existence of any advertising, any product or other material contained or available on the above websites or sources.
12. MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS
12.1. The General Terms of Use constitute a single legal agreement between the user and the Administrator and govern the use of this website by the user.
12.2. The user expressly and unreservedly accepts that the Administrator may provide him with notifications, including those concerning amendments to the Terms of Use, via email, conventional mail, or announcements.
12.3. Delay in exercising or abstention from exercising any right by the Administrator, whether once or repeatedly, in no case implies a waiver of this right, which may be exercised at any time.
12.4. In the event of the invalidity of any provision of these Terms of Use, the user expressly and unreservedly accepts that it will be replaced by another term of equivalent effect by the Administrator, thereby interpreting the true will of the contracting parties. In any case, the remaining Terms of Use herein are not affected by the invalidity of any term thereof and remain valid and enforceable.
13. CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF USE
In the event of a violation by the user of any term herein, in addition to any other consequences provided for herein or in any other source of law, the Administrator has the right, at its absolute discretion, to interrupt, temporarily or permanently, the ability to access the website.
14. JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW
These Terms of Use are governed by Greek law as well as by the General European Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 to the extent that they concern and refer to the protection of personal data. The courts of Athens will be exclusively competent to resolve any dispute arising in relation to these Terms of Use.
15. REVISION OF TERMS OF USE