Welcome to the website https://wwf-odigoi.gr/en (hereinafter ‘the Website’) of the charitable foundation with the brand name ‘World Wide Fund for Nature – WWF Greece’ (hereinafter ‘WWF Greece’).

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

If you have any queries regarding the Website or the Terms of Use, please contact WWF Greece at the following address: 119–121 Charilaou Trikoupi Street, Athens 114 73, Greece, telephone: 210-3314893 (ext. 430), email: 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 amend the service provided by the Website without prior notice (see below). The user must take all necessary steps to ensure access to the Website. Furthermore, the user must ensure that all those who visit the Website via their 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 the purposes of updating, improving the software or enhancing security settings.

WWF Greece reserves the right to prohibit and/or suspend access to the Website for any user if, in the reasonable judgement of WWF Greece, the user has breached the Terms of Use and/or the law, or where such user’s access may endanger WWF Greece and/or the user and/or any third party.

As a condition of accessing and using the Website, the user assures WWF Greece that they will not use the Website in a manner that would constitute a breach of the Terms of Use or in a manner that could give rise to civil liability, or constitute or encourage behaviour that could be considered a criminal offence or that would constitute a breach of any law. WWF Greece will cooperate fully with law enforcement and judicial authorities who request that it disclose the identity of any person in the event of unlawful or prohibited use of the Website.

If, when registering for services on the Website, you have chosen and entered a username and password, or if such details have been sent to you by WWF Greece, you are obliged to treat this information with the utmost confidentiality and must not, under any circumstances, disclose it to third parties. For this reason, we reserve the right to deactivate any username and password, whether you have chosen them yourself or they have been sent to you by us, if we deem it necessary for the security of our website and our systems, and in particular if it transpires that you are not complying with these terms of use.

You are obliged to take all necessary and technically appropriate measures within your sphere of responsibility to ensure you can access our website. You are also obliged to ensure, by all means, that anyone using your means of internet access is aware of these terms and complies with them.

Copyright

All content on the Website, including, by way of example and without limitation, text, graphics, images, logos, photographs, designs, videos, etc. (the ‘Content’), is the intellectual property of WWF Greece and is protected by applicable national, EU and international law, or is included on the Website with the permission of the copyright holder.

The Content of the Website is made available to visitors/users for personal use and may be amended without prior notice. The use of any part of the Content – other than as provided for in the Terms of Use – without the written permission of the Content owner is strictly prohibited. WWF Greece will exercise its copyright to the fullest extent permitted by law, seeking, amongst other things, to bring criminal proceedings.

Upon acceptance of the Terms of Use, you are permitted to download the Content, but solely for personal use of an informative, non-commercial and non-profit nature, and on condition that you do not remove, modify or conceal any information, details or notices (e.g. notices regarding copyright and other proprietary rights) contained within the Content.

All photographs that may be downloaded from the Website are intended solely for the communication purposes of WWF Greece. Their commercial use is not permitted, as they may constitute the intellectual property of third parties. If a photograph is selected for which attribution to the photographer is required, the user must credit the photographer’s name in every publication of that photograph.

Other products and services mentioned on the Website’s web pages and bearing the logos of organisations, companies, partner bodies, associations or publications constitute their own intellectual or industrial property and, consequently, these bodies bear the relevant responsibility.

The distribution, modification, copying (except as mentioned above), transmission, presentation, reuse, reproduction, publication, licensing, creation of derivative works, transfer, sale or any other use of the Content is not allowed without the prior written permission of WWF Greece.

Personal data

Personal data (e.g. name, address, telephone number, email address) that the user submits to the Website via email or by other means will be processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Any other communications and any other material submitted by the user to the Website, e.g. questions, comments, suggestions, shall be deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary.

Amendments to the Website and the Terms of Use

We reserve the right to amend the content and information contained on the Website, as well as the Terms of Use, without prior notice, in particular to comply with new applicable laws and/or regulations and/or to improve or update the Website.

Disclaimer

The Content of the Website is provided ‘as is’ and no warranty, express or implied, is given, including, without limitation, warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, completeness, accuracy, timeliness or non-infringement.

The Content of the Website may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes may be made to the Website from time to time at any time and without prior notice. However, WWF Greece is under no obligation to update the information contained on the Website on a regular basis. WWF Greece does not guarantee that the Website will operate 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, or that the Website’s server is free from viruses or other malicious software.

We do not guarantee that the web pages, services, features and Content will be provided without interruption or error, that errors will be corrected, or that responses will be provided to all enquiries submitted. Furthermore, we do not guarantee that the Website or any other related website or server through which the Content is made available to visitors/users is free from viruses or other harmful elements. The cost of any repairs or maintenance shall be borne by the visitor/user and shall under no circumstances be borne by WWF Greece.

WWF Greece accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage (whether actual, consequential, incidental, contractual or of any other nature) arising from the user’s inability to access the Website, the interruption of the Website’s operation in whole or in part, any delay, unavailability, interruption or inadequate provision of the service, or the loss of content, or the existence of any error. In any event, WWF Greece reserves the right to suspend the operation of the Website, in whole or in part, at any time, either temporarily or permanently, for maintenance or upgrade purposes or for any other reason.

The information, advice and opinions expressed on the Website should not be relied upon as a basis for making personal, legal, financial or any other decisions. Users should consult a suitable professional or the relevant authorities to seek advice tailored specifically to their circumstances.

Neither WWF Greece nor any organisation involved in the implementation of this specific Project and participating in the creation, production or distribution of the Website shall be liable for any direct, indirect, special, consequential, consequential loss or loss giving rise to penalties, or any other kind of loss arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website or its Content, whether in contract or tort (including negligence), whether under strict liability or otherwise.

Viruses, hacking and other offences

The user is prohibited from misusing the Website by deliberately introducing viruses such as Trojans, worms, logic bombs or other types, as well as any other malicious or technologically harmful material. Users are prohibited from attempting to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which the Website is hosted, or any server, computer or database connected to the Website. You must not attack the Website in any way, including, but not limited to, a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. Any of the above acts may constitute a criminal offence under applicable law and may be prosecuted accordingly.

We accept no liability for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, a virus or any other technologically harmful material that may affect the user’s computer, equipment, software, data or any other proprietary material belonging to the user as a result of using the Website or downloading any material posted on the Website or on any other website linked to it. In accordance with best practice in the field of information technology, we strongly recommend that the user scans all material and/or all Content that they view and/or download from the Website, using up-to-date anti-virus software programmes available on the market.

Use of the Website is permitted only provided that the user does not breach the law. For this reason, the user is expressly prohibited from breaching any national or international law or regulation; from using the Website for any malicious or fraudulent purposes, or in a manner that has malicious or fraudulent consequences; from unlawfully monitoring, harass or inflict any form of violence or threat, or to attempt to do any of the above; to send, via the Website, unsolicited or unauthorised correspondence containing advertising or promotional material; to transmit, distribute or reproduce any type of material that is offensive, defamatory, abusive, hateful or incites others to commit such acts, as well as material that may be misleading or deceive third parties.

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 user’s convenience. WWF Greece does not control and accepts no liability for the operation, content, privacy policy or security of these websites. Visits to the aforementioned websites or to this Website via links are undertaken at the user’s own risk. WWF Greece does not endorse the content or any product or service made available through these websites.

Links to the Website

You are permitted to provide a link to the Website or any material within it solely for personal (non-commercial) use, provided that this is done lawfully, is in good faith and does not in any way damage the reputation and standing of WWF Greece or exploit it. In any event, the inclusion of the link must not create the impression of any connection between you and us, or the impression that we have authorised the placement of the link, which is granted exclusively in writing. Where the link is posted on any type of website on the internet, the use of that website must also be governed by terms of use with content equivalent to these terms of use. In any event, we reserve the right to remove the link in question without notice, without giving reasons and at any time.

Suspension of use and exclusion

If, in our opinion, you have breached these terms of use, we reserve the right to take any action we deem appropriate and necessary to prevent such a breach. Such actions may include, but are not limited to: the immediate suspension of your access rights to the Website, whether as a guest or a registered user, which may be either temporary or permanent; sending you a notification, a formal notice and a warning regarding future consequences; taking legal action against you, which may, amongst other things, include claiming compensation from you for any loss we have suffered, which you hereby accept that you are liable to compensate, as well as the disclosure of all relevant information to the relevant public authorities should we consider that you have committed offences for which they are competent.

Governing law and competent courts

The above Terms of Use, as well as any amendments thereto, are governed by Greek law. Any dispute arising from the use of the Website shall be settled exclusively by the competent courts of Athens.

All rights and remedies provided for in these Terms of Use are cumulative and do not exclude any rights and remedies provided for by law or by any other agreement.

Should any part of the Terms of Use be held to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, including, without limitation, the disclaimers of any warranty and the limitations of liability set out above, the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed to be replaced by a valid and enforceable provision which, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the purpose of the original provision, whilst the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

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