Terms of Use

Last update: 28/08/2024

1. Terms of Use

1.1. Welcome to the SciFY website (www.scify.org), managed by the non-profit civil company, named “Science for You” (distinctive title: SciFY), with its registered office at 27, Neapoleos Street, 153 41 Agia Paraskevi, Greece, VAT number EL998139946 and contact information info@scify.org (hereinafter “SciFY”).

1.2. These Terms of Use (henceforth: “the Terms of Use“) are binding, while the use of the Service implies unconditional acceptance of the Terms of Use by Users, who expressly declare and accept that they have studied them with due care and accept them.

1.3. The Terms of Use may be revised and updated at any time. Please see these Terms of Use, and in case of any question, concern, or doubt, contact the electronic address info@scify.org. To learn about the processing of personal data, please read the Privacy Policy.

2. Intellectual Property

2.1. The content of the SciFY website (henceforth: “Content”), indicative examples include but are not limited to trademarks, the distinctive title, domain name, source code, names, photographs, images, graphics, texts, illustrations, and data of any kind (such as indicative, demographic, geographic statistics, etc.), except for the expressly stated exceptions (third-party content), is the subject of SciFY’s exclusive intellectual and industrial property rights, registered t and service marks of SciFY, and is protected by the relevant intellectual property provisions and industrial property of Greek and international law. The Content is provided to you “as is” for your information and personal use.

2.2. Without prejudice to any open licenses that may govern part of the content, this Content in whole or in part may not be commercialized, copied, modified, reproduced, retransmitted, transmitted, distributed, developed into a database, sold, or downloaded without the prior express permission of SciFY. It is noted that these actions are indicative and not restrictive.

3. Licencing

SciFY encourages private use of the Site’s content for personal information, as well as use for educational or research purposes. Use within the context of a business, agency, or organization is not private use. For educational or research purposes only, the reproduction or storage of individual pages or data is permitted, with the necessary condition of indicating their origin from the Website and mentioning the names of the authors (if they appear on the Website), provided that they do not affect in any way the related industrial and intellectual property rights. However, Visitors/Users should be aware that some files or data may be the intellectual property of third parties (partner organizations, companies, etc.) and may not be used without the permission of these third parties (which may be indicated in the relevant indication of the Website).

4. Visitor/User Declarations — Warranties

  • You have full legal capacity.
  • You are solely responsible for the postings, transactions, communications, and general choices you make within the SciFY website.
  • You will not insult the personality of others (by sending abusive or racist content).
  • You will not take any action that constitutes an indirect or direct threat to any other Visitor/User or third party.
  • You will not come in conflict with the law, morality, and business ethics.
  • You will not violate in any way the privacy, personal data, and individual and social rights of third parties.
  • You will not mislead or harm SciFY or any third party in any way, and you will not spread false news.
  • You will not install, promote, and/or make available content that contains digital viruses or any other electronic code, files, or programs designed to interfere with, damage, or limit the functionality of the SciFY website.

5.1. SciFY does not control the availability, content, privacy policy, quality, and completeness of the services of other websites and web pages to which it may refer through links, hyperlinks, or advertising creatives. Therefore, for any problem that occurs when visiting or using the services of other websites, Visitors/Users acknowledge that they must contact the respective websites and pages directly, which bear full responsibility for the services they provide.

5.2. In no case should it be considered that SciFY endorses or accepts the content or services of the websites to which it may refer and/or that it is connected with them in any other way.

6. SciFY Community

We envision the SciFY environment as a community that allows its members to inspire each other, share knowledge, exchange ideas, and design collaborative processes in order to develop content and human capital. Visitors/Users are solely responsible for how they navigate the SciFY environment, disclose personal information to other users, and enter into commercial transactions. For this reason, they must proceed with the above with prudence, discretion, common sense, and judgment.

7. Statements & Disclaimers

7.1. SciFY makes every effort to ensure that the information and all content displayed at scify.org is as accurate, truthful, and up-to-date as possible. The above is provided “AS IS” for your information and personal use. In no case is SciFY responsible for any claims of a legal, civil, or criminal nature, nor for any possible damage (positive, special, or consequential) of the Visitor/User of this website.

7.2. SciFY does not warrant that the operations of the scify.org servers will be uninterrupted or error-free, free of viruses, malware, or other similar elements.

7.3. Given the architecture of the Internet, SciFY does not guarantee that any content or the servers through which any relevant service is made available to the Visitor/User do not contain “viruses” or other malicious software, nor does it guarantee the correctness, completeness, or the availability of content, websites, services, options, or the results of using them.

8. Final Terms

8.1. These Terms of Use and any rights contained therein constitute the entire agreement between SciFY and the Visitor/User and are binding only on them. In the event that any term of the Terms of Use is deemed invalid or voidable, this does not affect the validity of the rest, which operate normally.

8.2. The present Terms of Use and any rights contained therein may under no circumstances, unless expressly provided, be subject to transfer or assignment by the Visitors/Users without the prior express consent of SciFY.

8.3. No company, joint venture, dependent employment, or agency relationship is hereby created with SciFY as a result of accessing and using the scify.org website.

8.4. The Terms of Use, as well as any amendment thereof, are governed by Greek Law, the Law of the European Union, and the relevant international treaties and will be resolved exclusively by the courts of Athens. Any provision of the above terms that becomes contrary to the Law automatically ceases to be valid without that in any way affecting the validity of the other terms.