Terms and conditions of use
of
VoiceofGod
1 ACCEPTANCE OF
TERMS
1.1 Your access to and use of one the
websites published by VoiceOfGod ("the Website") and any Services
referred to in Clause 2, is subject exclusively to these Terms and
Conditions. You will not use the Website/Services for any purpose that is
unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. By using the
Website/Services you are fully accepting the terms, conditions and disclaimers
contained in this notice. If you do not accept these Terms and
Conditions you must immediately stop using the Website/Services.
1.2 We reserve the right to update or
amend these Terms and Conditions at any time and your continued use of the
Website/Services following any changes shall be deemed to be your acceptance of
such change. It is therefore your responsibility to check the Terms and
Conditions regularly for any changes.
2 THE SERVICES
The Website may provide communication tools such as email, bulletin boards,
chat areas, news groups, forums and/or other message or communication
facilities ("the Services") designed to enable you to communicate
with others. Unless stated otherwise the Services are for your personal and non-commercial
use only.
3 CHILD
SUPERVISION
We are concerned about the safety and privacy of our users, particularly
children. Parents who wish to allow their children access to and use of
the Website/Services should supervise such access and use. By allowing
your child access to the Services you are allowing your child access to all of
the Services, including email, bulletin boards, chat areas, news groups, forums
and/or other message or communication facilities. It is therefore your
responsibility to determine which Services are appropriate for your
child. Always use caution when revealing personally identifiable
information about yourself or your children via any of the Services.
4 PRIVACY POLICY
4.1 We are committed to responsible data
management and subscribe to the principals of the data protection legislation
in the EU. We are committed to maintaining the privacy of our users and
maintaining the security of any personal information received from you.
If you register for any of the Services you will be asked to provide basic
personal information. The information provided by you is not available
for sale or use by third parties. The information is used solely for
notifying you of changes or updates to the Website/Services.
4.2 We and some of our service
partners use a technology called "cookies" as part of our normal
business procedure to track patterns of behaviour of visitors to the
Website. A cookie is an element of data that the Website sends to your
browser that is then stored on your system. You can set your browser to
prevent this happening. Any information collected in this way can be used
to identify you unless you change your browser settings.
5 USER
ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
If a particular Service requires you to open an account you will be required to
complete the registration process by providing certain information and
registering a username and password for use with that Service. You are
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the username and password
and also for all activities which take place under your account. You
agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorised use of your password or
account or any other breach of security. In no event will VoiceOfGod be
liable for any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever resulting
from the disclosure of your username and/or password. You may not use
another person’s account at any time, without the express permission of the
account holder.
6 ACCEPTABLE
USE
6.1 You acknowledge that all
information, text, graphics, logos, photographs, images, moving images, sound,
illustrations and other materials ("the Content"), whether posted
publicly or transmitted privately, are the sole responsibility of the person
from whom such Content originated. We do not control or endorse the
Content and cannot guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content
and you acknowledge that by using the Services you may be exposed to Content
that might have faults. VoiceOfGod will not be liable in any way for
any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind resulting from the use of any
Content transmitted via the Services and you agree to bear all risks associated
with the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy or
completeness of such Content.
6.2 In using the Website/Services you
agree not to:
6.2.1 use the Services to send junk email, spam, chain
letters, pyramid schemes or any other unsolicited messages, commercial or
otherwise;
6.2.2 post, publish, distribute or disseminate material
or information that is defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, threatening,
abusive, harassing or unlawful;
6.2.3 post, publish, distribute or disseminate material
or information that incites discrimination, hate or violence towards any person
or group on account of their race, religion, disability, nationality or
otherwise;
6.2.4 threaten, abuse, disrupt, stalk or otherwise
violate the legal rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
6.2.5 use any information or material in any manner
that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary right of
any party;
6.2.6 make available or upload files that contain a
virus, worm, trojan or corrupt data that may damage the operation of the
computer or property of another;
6.2.7 collect or store personal information about
others, including email addresses;
6.2.8 advertise or offer to buy or sell goods or
services for any commercial purpose, unless such communication facility
specifically allows such messages;
6.2.9 impersonate any person or entity for the purpose
of misleading others;
6.2.10 violate any applicable laws or regulations;
6.2.11 use the Website/Services in any manner that could damage,
disable, overburden or impair the Website/Services or interfere with any other
party’s use and enjoyment of the Website/Services;
6.2.12 post, publish, distribute or disseminate material or
information that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under
contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information or
confidential information disclosed in the course of employment or under a
confidentiality agreement);
6.2.13 attempt to gain unauthorised access to any of the Services,
other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Website/Services
through hacking, password mining or any other means.
6.3 We have no obligation to monitor
the Services but shall be entitled to review materials posted to a
communications facility and, at our sole discretion, to remove any material
that breaches these Terms and Conditions or is otherwise objectionable.
7 TERMINATION
We
have the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Services at any
time, without notice, for any reason, including without limitation, breach of
these Terms and Conditions. We may also at any time, at our sole
discretion, discontinue the Website/Services or any part thereof without prior
notice and you agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for
any termination of your access to the Website/Services.
8 LINKS TO
THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
The Website/Services may include links to third party websites that are
controlled and maintained by others. Any link to other websites is not an
endorsement of such websites and you acknowledge and agree that
VoiceOfGod is not responsible for the content or availability of any such
sites.
9
INTERNATIONAL USE
You agree to
comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data
exported from the Greece or the country in which you reside (if different) and
with all local laws and rules regarding acceptable use of and conduct on the
Internet, particularly the laws of the EU.
10 INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS
10.1 The Website and its content (including
without limitation the Website design, text, graphics and all software and
source codes connected with the Website and the Services) are protected by copyright,
trade marks, patents and other intellectual property rights and laws. In
accessing the Website you agree that you will access the contents solely for
your personal, non-commercial use. None of the content may be downloaded,
copied, reproduced, transmitted, stored, sold or distributed without the prior
written consent of the copyright holder. This excludes the downloading,
copying and/or printing of pages of the Website for personal, non-commercial
home use only.
10.2 VoiceOfGod does not claim ownership of
any materials you post, upload or submit to any publicly accessible area of the
Services. However, by doing so you are granting us a world-wide, royalty free,
non-exclusive licence to copy, distribute, transmit, reproduce, publicly display,
edit, translate or publish such Content for as long as you elect to display
such Content via the Services. The licence shall be terminated when such
Content is deleted from the Services.
11 INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold VoiceOfGod harmless from and against any
breach by you of these Terms and Conditions and any claim or demand brought
against VoiceOfGod by any third party arising out of your use of the
Services and/or any Content submitted, posted or transmitted through the Services,
including without limitation, all claims, actions, proceedings, losses,
liabilities, damages, costs, expenses (including reasonable legal costs and
expenses) howsoever suffered or incurred by VoiceOfGod in consequence of
your breach of these Terms and Conditions.
12 DISCLAIMERS AND
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
12.1 Use of the Website/Services is at your own
risk. The Website/Services are provided on an "AS IS" and
"AS AVAILABLE" basis without any representation or endorsement made
and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not
limited to the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a
particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
12.2 To the extent permitted by law, VoiceOfGod
will not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss or damage
whatsoever (including without limitation loss of business, opportunity, data,
profits) arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website/Services.
12.3 VoiceOfGod makes no warranty that the
Website/Services will meet your requirements, that Content will be accurate or
reliable, that the functionality of the Website/Services will be uninterrupted
or error free, that defects will be corrected or that the Website/Services or
the server that makes them available are free of viruses or anything else which
may be harmful or destructive.
12.4 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall
be construed so as to exclude or limit the liability of VoiceOfGod for death
or personal injury as a result of the negligence of VoiceOfGod.
12.5 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall
affect your statutory rights as a consumer.
13 SEVERANCE
If any of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction
then such Term or Condition shall be severed and the remaining Terms and
Conditions shall survive and remain in full force and effect and continue to be
binding and enforceable.
14 GOVERNING LAW
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of Greece and the laws of the EU and you hereby submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Athens. Nothing shall
prejudice the right of VoiceOfGod to file action/suit in any other court
outside Greece, if it thinks suitable, fit and appropriate.