Terms of use

The use of the electronic pages of the website www.petrossofikitis.com by the visitor/user (hereinafter referred to as “user”) implies the unconditional agreement with the following terms of use, applicable to all content, pages graphics, images, photographs and files included in our website. Therefore, users must read these terms before using the website and if they don’t agree they must not use our content. Users are advised to check these terms periodically for changes. Continued use of the www.petrossofikitis.com website even after any changes, implies the unconditional acceptance of these terms by the user.

Copyright

The entire content of this website, including (but not limited to) texts, graphics, photographs, charts, illustrations and videos, is the intellectual property of Petros Sofikitis and is governed by national and international copyright law.

The logos, names, brands, marks and trademarks appearing on the website, belong to Petros Sofikitis and/or to persons mentioned as the owners of those rights on the website, and are protected under the existing legislation on industrial and intellectual property.

Any third party intellectual property included in the www.petrossofikitis.com website has been placed there in good faith and for information purposes. It is obvious that it shall be removed if requested by the beneficiaries.

License Agreement

Petros Sofikitis, encourages the private use of the website content for personal access to information, and the use for educational or research purposes. Private use does not refer to the use within the context of an enterprise or a service or an organization. The reproduction or storing of individual pages or data is only allowed for educational or research purposes, and under the strict condition that proper mention of the www.petrossofikitis.com website is included, along with a mention of the names of the authors (if they are available on the website) and provided that the related industrial or intellectual property rights are in no way affected.

However, users should be aware that some files or data might constitute the intellectual property of third parties (partner organizations, entities, companies, etc.) and may not be used without the express permission of said third parties (which may be indicated on the website).

It is strictly prohibited to store, reproduce, republish, transmit or distribute any part of the contents of the website for commercial purposes or any other use that is not covered in the above paragraph.

The storage, reproduction, republication, transmission or distribution of registered trademarks and trademarks of partner organizations appearing on the website, is strictly prohibited.

Disclaimers and Internet Liability Limitations

Petros Sofikitis, through the website www.petrossofikitis.com, makes every possible effort to ensure that all content and the information displayed on the website are characterized by accuracy, clarity, completeness, timeliness and availability.

However, under no circumstances does Petros Sofikitis guarantee and therefore shall not be liable (not even by negligence) for any damage caused to the user from using the website. Furthermore, Petros Sofikitis assumes no responsibility for any possible damage restoration (positive or negative, indicatively: loss of profits, data, compensation, etc.) for users of our website or third parties, on grounds related to the operation or non-operation, the use of the website, any failure of the website to provide information or any unauthorized third party interventions to information available through the website.

Every possible effort is made for the smooth operation of the network, but in no case does Petros Sofikitis guarantee that the operation of the website or the servers will be uninterrupted or error-free, free of viruses and similar items, whether this pertains to the website, or to any other website or server through which its content is transmitted.

Exclusion of Encouragement – Advice

No part of the website content, provided to the users is and can be regarded in any way, directly or indirectly, as encouragement, advice or incitement to any act or omission, but rather it is at the discretion of the users after evaluation to act on their own will, without any liability on the part of Petros Sofikitis.

Links to websites

Petros Sofikitis does not control the availability, content, protection of personal data, the quality and completeness of other websites and pages referred to through links and hyperlinks (hereinafter called “links”). These links are provided solely to facilitate users of the website, while the websites to which these refer are subject to the terms of use corresponding to these websites. The placement of links is not an endorsement or approval by Petros Sofikitis of the content of the respective websites; Petros Sofikitis bears no responsibility for the content, or for any damages arising from their use, as the user has access to them under his/her own responsibility.

Content submitted by the users

Petros Sofikitis, through his website www.petrossofikitis.com gives users the choice to post their own content on their website, either via the application submission form or any other form of communication. However, Petros Sofikitis reserves the right to inspect this content and to prevent the publication of material that may be deemed illegal, threatening, abusive, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, violent, offensive or unlawful, that yields liability or in any way violates the law. In the event that the site managers of Petros Sofikitis become aware of such content, then they reserve the right to remove it from the website without any prior notification.

On the other hand, users acknowledge the right of Petros Sofikitis to inspect and approve the content they post on the website before its publication. Petros Sofikitis has the right (but not the obligation) to inspect, approve, reject or delete content submitted by users of the website without notice, and the relevant decisions are not subject to questioning.

Furthermore, Petros Sofikitis retains the right to delete or refuse the publication of content that violates rights of use, trademarks, trade contracts or any other intellectual right of natural or legal persons, as well as material that violates personal data.

All users who post content accept and state that:

• They have the right to post content on the website that neither includes nor violates registered trademarks, logos or copyright-protected material of any natural or legal person.

• Relieves the website and its bearer of any royalty costs and any other fees payable to any natural or legal persons as a result of content they may have posted on the website.

• Each person “displayed” in the content has given his/her consent.

• They have all the necessary licenses to use the content submitted for all items/settings illustrated in the content.

It is the users and not Petros Sofikitis who are solely responsible for the content they post or distribute via the website in any way. Under no circumstances can the website www.petrossofikitis.com or its representatives be held liable for any damage or loss of any type (for example, amongst others: direct, indirect, accidental, consequential, civil or penal) resulting from actions from the website’s users. If a user wishes to remove content he/she has submitted, they have to notify Petros Sofikitis by using the contact email available on the website. The content will be removed within 1-2 working days.

Rights to Content Use

Content submitted and posted by the users remains their property. However, for any content users submit to the website for posting, they automatically give the website unlimited and free permission to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adjust, publicly promote and use this content whenever and in any possible way, via digital or print media.

Transitional Provisions

Petros Sofikitis retains the right to modify the website’s content or services, as well as the terms of use, any time it deems necessary and with no prior warning, via a simple announcement on the website.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files containing information, which are sent by the www.petrossofikitis.com website and are downloaded to the user-visitor’s personal computer or smart device. These files may contain information on the type of web browser used by each user-visitor, the type of computer, operating system, internet provider and other technical information.

Cookies do not damage your computer or mobile device, or the files stored in them, and they do not intervene in any way with any documents or files stored in your computer when you are visiting the www.petrossofikitis.com website. The use of cookies does not reveal your identity, but may lead to the identification of your computer.

The www.petrossofikitis.com website may use cookies for the following purposes:

(a) Google Analytics
To conduct surveys for statistical purposes and/or to improve the content and services of www.petrossofikitis.com and/or to measure its effectiveness.

(b) Social networking
Cookies are placed by social networking site providers in order to enable the visitor to easily share the content of www.petrossofikitis.com via these sites.

Most web browsers accept the use of cookies by default, but it is possible to set your browser to deny receipt or selectively accept certain cookies. If you disable the receipt of cookies, certain features provided by our website may be unavailable, while some pages may not display correctly.

The website www.allaboutcookies.org offers good and simple instructions on how to manage cookies, using different types of web browsers.

1. Personal Data Protection Policy

1.1 Introduction

With the present notice, we would like to inform you about the terms and conditions regarding our personal data collection and processing, concerning the visitors and users of this website (hereinafter referred to as “users”) and carried out by the Greek office of Petros Sofikitis, owner, creator and beneficiary of all rights pertaining to the web portal www.petrossofikitis.com and controller of these personal data.

1.2 Which personal data do we collect?

When submitting your online registration application on our website (www.petrossofikitis.com) you will be requested to submit certain personal information, such as: Name, Last Name, Country, Prefecture, City, Email Address, Telephone Number, etc.

Furthermore, if you contact Petros Sofikitis via the above website (for example by submitting a comment or an expression of interest), Petros Sofikitis may collect your personal information, including primarily your name and email and postal address.

1.3 For what purposes do we collect your personal data?

Your personal data is used only to the extent deemed strictly necessary for sending out information material and for generally sending updates to users concerning Petros Sofikitis’s latest grants, initiatives and events and/or in order to reply or contact you individually following one of your questions/comments to Petros Sofikitis.

1.4 With whom do we share your personal data?

The data entered by users is not disclosed to third parties and is in no way made public or in any way exploited. In exceptional cases, personal user data may be transmitted to third-party service providers of Petros Sofikitis, who process your personal data solely for the fulfillment of their obligations, arising from their contractual relationship with Petros Sofikitis and from their capacity as processors.

Also, Petros Sofikitis may disclose the personal information of users in the following cases:

• When it has the express content of users to publish their data in any way, or

• If it is required by law, a court order or any other government or regulatory authority.

1.5 What are your rights regarding your personal data?

In accordance with Articles 11-13 of Law 2472/1997, you have the right to access and the right to object to the processing of your personal data. In case you wish to exercise these rights, please send a relevant email to cp#cpsofikitis.com or a letter to the following address:

Petros Sofikitis
35 Ermou Street, 15124, Marousi, Athens

2. Links to other sites

The www.petrossofikitis.com website includes links to other websites, which are not controlled by Petros Sofikitis, but by their respective owners (natural persons or legal entities). Under no circumstances is Petros Sofikitis responsible for the Personal Data Protection Policy followed by these links, concerning visitors.

3. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, and given the nature and scope of the Internet under any circumstances, Petros Sofikitis is not responsible for any damage suffered by the users of pages, services, options and content of www.petrossofikitis.com, made by their own initiative and with knowledge of the terms and conditions.

The use of the services of the website www.petrossofikitis.com implies and presumes the full and unconditional acceptance of these terms.