Legal Notice

1. LEGAL INFORMATION

In accordance with the duty to provide information set out in Article 10 of Law 34/2002 on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, we hereby inform you that the owner of the website www.valenciainnovationcapital.com is the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation.

The identification and contact details of the owners of the website www.valenciainnovationcapital.com are as follows:

  • Title: Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation
  • Main address: 16 Joan Verdeguer Street, 46024, Valencia, Spain.
  • CIF: G – 98406002
  • Contact email address: hola@lasnaves.com
  • Contact number: +34 963 91 04 77

2. PURPOSE AND SCOPE

2.1.- This Legal Notice sets out the general terms and conditions governing access to, navigation of and use of the website www.valenciainnovationcapital.com (hereinafter, the “Website”), as well as the liabilities arising from the use of its content. In addition, the provision of certain services or activities within the framework of the Website may also be subject to other specific conditions that may be established and which, where applicable, may replace, supplement and/or amend the general terms and conditions of use set out in this Legal Notice.

2.2.- This website is a service provided by the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation to internet users for information purposes; the Foundation may, at any time and without prior notice, make any changes it deems appropriate to its design, configuration and content.

2.3. – Access to and use of this Website confers the status of USER upon the visitor and implies their full and unreserved acceptance, from the moment of such access and/or use, of each and every one of the terms of use that the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation includes in this Legal Notice, in the version published at the time of access. In this regard, the term USER shall be understood to mean any person who accesses, browses, uses or participates in the services and activities provided on the Website.

2.4. – The USER undertakes to use the Website properly, in accordance with applicable laws, good faith, public order, accepted practices and this Legal Notice, and shall be liable to the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation and to third parties for any damages that may be caused as a result of a breach of this obligation.

3. ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE

3.1.- Access to this Website is free of charge, except for the cost of the telecommunications network connection provided by the operator contracted by each USER.

3.2.- The USER assumes responsibility for the use of the Website. The USER therefore undertakes to use the content diligently, lawfully and in accordance with the principles of the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation, and, in particular, undertakes not to use it for the following purposes, amongst others:

  • Using false identities, or impersonating other users when using the Website or its services.
  • Introducing computer viruses into the network or carrying out actions likely to alter, damage, disrupt or cause errors or damage to the electronic documents, data or physical and logical systems of the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, or those of third parties, or hindering other users’ access to the Website and its services through the excessive use of the IT resources through which the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation provides its services.
  • Attempting to access and, where applicable, use other users’ email accounts.
  • Reproducing, copying, distributing, making available or otherwise publicly communicating, adapting or modifying the contents of the Website for commercial purposes, in any format and by any technical means, without the prior and express authorisation of the holder of the relevant rights.
  • To use the content and/or services presented on this website as part of one’s own business or professional activity.
  • Infringe any intellectual or industrial property rights arising from the content of the Website.
  • To use the content and/or information of any kind obtained through this Website for advertising or promotional activities, to send advertising of any kind or communications for sales or other commercial purposes, or to collect, market or disclose such information in any way.
  • To use this Website, or the content and/or services obtained therefrom, to carry out activities that are contrary to the law, morality, public decency or public order, for unlawful or prohibited purposes, or for purposes that infringe the rights and interests of third parties.

3.3. The Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation reserves the right to suspend access to the Website at any time and without prior notice, as well as to suspend the provision of any or all of the services offered through it, whether for technical or security reasons, or for any other reason.

4. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

4.1. The Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation undertakes to process personal data in a manner that respects the rights of data subjects, and in accordance with the data protection regulations in force at any given time.

4.2.- The ‘Privacy Policies’ section of the Website provides the USER with permanent access to the legal information and privacy policies relating to the various data processing activities carried out by the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation, in relation to the management of data concerning website users, social media followers, candidates, etc.

4.3.- Should the USER voluntarily complete any of the online data collection forms available on the Website in order to access certain services or content, they undertake to provide accurate and truthful information, and to notify the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation of any changes to such information. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the data requested in our forms is necessary in order to process your request.

In any event, the relevant online form for collecting the USER’s personal data will include a link to the relevant privacy notice, which will apply to the processing of the personal data provided. The USER’s express acceptance of the relevant privacy notice will be required for the form to be considered completed and for the submission process to be finalised. The content of this privacy policy may be subject to modification to adapt it to any legislative changes that may occur, as well as to criteria and positions issued by the competent Data Protection Authorities.

4.4. If a USER provides personal data relating to other individuals, they undertake to comply, in relation to such data, with all obligations arising from the data protection legislation in force, and in particular the duty to inform and to obtain the consent of the data subject.

4.5.- Children under the age of 13 are not permitted to provide their personal data via the Website; the prior express consent of their parents or guardians is required. In any event, this Website is not intended for minors.

5. INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

5.1.- All elements of the Website (including, but not limited to, source codes, databases, design, images, photographs, drawings, graphics, animations, applications, search engines, web pages, logos, trademarks and trade names) are the property of the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation or have been licensed to it (unless expressly stated otherwise). Consequently, copyright and exploitation rights in their entirety and in all forms are protected by national and international intellectual and industrial property laws, the infringement of which constitutes an unlawful and criminal act.

5.2.- Under no circumstances shall the USER’s access to and browsing of the Website be construed as implying any waiver, transfer, licence or assignment, in whole or in part, of such rights by the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Development, Development and Urban Innovation, nor shall it be deemed to confer upon the USER any right to use, translate, adapt, alter, exploit, reproduce, distribute or publicly communicate, for commercial purposes, such content, without the prior and express authorisation of the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation or the owner of the relevant rights. Failure to comply with the foregoing shall entitle the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation or the holders of the relevant rights to take appropriate legal action.

5.3. The distribution, modification, transfer or public communication of the content, and any other act not expressly authorised by the holder of the exploitation rights, is prohibited.

5.4.- Reproduction (printing and downloading) of extracts from the Portal or website is permitted only for personal or private use, or for research or study purposes.

6. TRADEMARKS

6.1.- All trademarks, logos and anagrams displayed on this website are the property of the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation, or of third parties. The use, without prior consent, of any element of this website that is protected under current legislation relating to industrial property is expressly prohibited. In particular, trademarks, trade names, shop signs, designations, logos, slogans or any other distinctive sign belonging to the Owner may not be used.

7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

7.1.- The content of this Website is intended for informational purposes and to establish a channel of communication with USERS; however, its content should not be regarded as comprehensive advice on any subject. The Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation does not fully guarantee access to all content, nor its completeness, accuracy, validity or timeliness, nor its suitability or usefulness for a specific purpose. The Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation excludes, to the extent permitted by law, any liability for damages of any kind arising from, including but not limited to: errors or omissions in the content, unavailability of the Website, or the transmission of viruses or malicious or harmful programmes in the content. However, the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation declares that it has taken all necessary measures, within its capabilities and the state of the art, to ensure the proper functioning of the Website and to prevent the existence and transmission of viruses and other harmful components to USERS.

7.2. The Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation accepts no liability for the USER’s use of the Website’s services and content. The USER acknowledges and accepts that the use of the Website, as well as its services and content, is at their own risk and responsibility.

7.3. The USER shall be solely responsible for any contributions and comments made on this Website, particularly via the Blog. The Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation reserves the right to remove any such contributions and comments which, in its opinion, are deemed inappropriate, and accepts no liability for comments posted on the Website by USERS.

8. LINKS

8.1.- Should the Website contain links or hyperlinks to other websites, the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation shall exercise no control over such sites or their content. Under no circumstances shall the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation accept any liability for the content of linked third-party websites, nor shall it guarantee the technical availability, quality, reliability, accuracy, comprehensiveness, truthfulness, legality or validity of any material or information contained in any of these hyperlinks or other websites. In this regard, should USERS become aware of any unlawful activities carried out via these linked third-party websites, they must immediately notify the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation so that the link to such sites may be disabled.

8.2. Similarly, the inclusion by the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation of any links to other websites does not imply that there is any kind of relationship, association, collaboration or dependency between the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation and the owner of the external website.

9. RIGHT OF EXCLUSION

The Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation reserves the right to deny or withdraw access to this website and/or to the content and services offered on it, without prior notice, to any USERS who fail to comply with these general terms and conditions of use or any specific terms and conditions that may be established.

10. GENERAL INFORMATION

10.1. In the event of any discrepancy between the provisions of these general terms and conditions of use and the specific terms and conditions of each individual service, the latter shall prevail.

10.2.- If any provision or part of this Legal Notice is declared null and void or unenforceable, in whole or in part, by a final decision of a competent court or tribunal, such nullity or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions of the terms of use, which shall remain valid for all purposes.

10.3. The failure of the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation to exercise or enforce any right or provision contained in these terms of use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision, unless expressly acknowledged and agreed in writing.

10.4. The Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation may amend these terms and conditions, in whole or in part, at any time, and such amendments shall take effect immediately upon their publication on this website.

11. RESTRICTED-ACCESS AREAS.

Access to certain sections of this website is protected by a username and password (which you must set when completing the registration form); these are your login details, and in relation to them, you undertake to:

  • Login credentials are personal and non-transferable; they identify the user on the website, and it is the user’s responsibility to keep them confidential. Consequently, the user shall be liable for all actions carried out using their login credentials.
  • The user shall notify the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation of any unauthorised use of their credentials or any other security incident as soon as they become aware of it.

12. SOCIAL MEDIA.

The Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation may maintain a presence, either now or in the future, on social media platforms where it deems it appropriate to do so.

These accounts shall be considered official; the Foundation accepts no responsibility for the use of, or content posted on, any other social media accounts or pages opened by third parties. The Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation shall also not accept responsibility for the use or content posted via accounts or spaces opened by its public officials, whether created privately or through a political party or other group to which they belong.

The Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation, as the administrator of its own accounts on these networks, may decide not to publish and/or to delete any content posted on them.

In any event, the User is solely responsible for any content they may publish on the social media accounts of the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation; the general terms and conditions of use of the Portal and the electronic office set out above apply in full to these social media accounts; and this is without prejudice to the application of the terms and conditions or policies established by the social media platform itself.

In addition, please note that the website may include social media plugins or add-ons, in which case you should bear the following in mind:

If you are registered as a user on a social media platform (Facebook, Twitter) and are logged in to any of these platforms when you visit this website, clicking on their plugins will result in the social media platform receiving the information specified and being notified that you have visited the Site. Furthermore, it will provide information about your user profile on that social media platform (name, email address, photo, etc.).

If you are not logged in to the social media platform, or are not logged in whilst visiting the website, the social media platform may receive and store at least your IP address.

If you do not want a social media platform to collect your personal data, or to share it with us or with third parties, please consult the privacy policy of the relevant social media platform and log out of it before visiting this website. You can also delete any existing cookies that the social media platform has placed on your computer using your browser settings.

13. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

The relationship between the owner of this Website and the USER shall be governed by the provisions of current legislation regarding applicable law and the competent jurisdiction. However, in cases where the regulations provide for the possibility of the parties submitting to a specific jurisdiction, the Valencian Community Foundation for Strategic Promotion, Development and Urban Innovation and the USER, expressly waiving any other jurisdiction to which they might be entitled, submit to the Courts and Tribunals of Valencia.

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