Α. General
The aim of creating this website is to provide information and services to its users-visitors. The use of the Website is governed by the following terms and conditions, and implies the full and unconditional acceptance of them by the user. In order to continue, the user is invited, after having carefully read the following terms and conditions, to choose to accept them by clicking on the corresponding icon located below. In case of disagreement, he/she is invited not to use this Website.
The terms and conditions set out in this Website as well as any national, Community or international legislation concerning or relating to the Internet or the World Wide Web in general, are binding for all visitors or users of the Website. The Company may at any time, at its free discretion, revise these Terms and Conditions or establish more specific terms of use which shall prevail over the general ones in case of conflict, by updating this Website at the corresponding point. Use of the Website by the visitor-user after being informed of the current terms of use implies acceptance of these terms.
The Company makes reasonable efforts to maintain and ensure the availability of the Website and its Content. It should be noted, however, that availability is a function of various factors such as user equipment, other communication networks or the large number of people trying to connect to the Internet at the same time. The Company has the discretion to carry out maintenance of the Website, to change the nature and content of the Website, to interrupt or suspend its operation at any time without notice. Also, the operation of the Website may be interrupted, suspended or impeded either permanently or temporarily due to events beyond the Company’s control/influence or independent of its will.
The Company shall make every effort to ensure that the content of the Website contains complete, accurate, clear, valid, informative, timely, true and non-misleading information. In any case, however, no liability, commitment or guarantee of any kind on the part of the Company arises in relation to the security and the Content of the Website. The visitors-users of the Website accept the possibility of the Company’s inability to control all the Content of the Website and its services. In addition, the Company does not guarantee that the use of information, data or materials contained in the Website Content by users/visitors will not infringe the rights of third parties.
The use of the Website by each user is at his/her sole risk. The Content of this Website does not constitute and cannot in any way be interpreted as providing advice, direct or indirect encouragement to users to take any action. The evaluation of the content of this Website is the responsibility of each user who assumes responsibility for the use of any part of this Website.
In the Company’s Website, for the convenience and service of its users, the practice of referring through “links”, hyperlinks or banners to other websites has been followed, for the content, the services provided, the terms of use, the security policy, the legality and validity of which the Company does not guarantee and therefore bears no responsibility whatsoever. Consequently, the connection to them is made at the individual responsibility of each user. The providers of these Sites have full civil and criminal responsibility for the security, legality and validity of the content of their websites and services. The obligations of the users include compliance with the terms of use of these websites. For any problem arising from the use/visit of these websites, users are requested to contact the respective providers.
Β. Intellectual and industrial property
Intellectual property is acquired without any formulation and without the need for a clause prohibiting its infringement. The Website and its Content constitutes the intellectual and industrial property of the Company and is protected by the relevant provisions of Greek, Community and international law. The Content of the Website includes all trademarks, distinctive features, patents, trade names, texts, images, graphics, drawings, photographs, programs, information material of any form, data, software, unless otherwise stated for specific rights of third parties.
It should be noted that according to Law 2121/1993 (as amended and in force today), the Bern International Convention (ratified by Law 2121/1993), the International Convention of Berne (ratified by Law 2121/1993) and the International Convention on the Protection of Industrial Property (ratified by Law. 100/1975) and the relevant provisions on the protection of intellectual property on the Internet, any form of copying, modification, interference, transfer, distribution, resale, leasing, republication, reproduction, retransmission in electronic or mechanical form, storage, printing, creation of derivative works, downloading by anyone or misleading the public about the real owner of the Website Content is expressly prohibited. Products, services, name, trademarks or distinctive signs of third parties that appear on the Company’s Website are the intellectual and industrial property of the third parties, who are also responsible for them.
The trademarks, logos, logos, distinctive features appearing on the Website and the depictions of persons or places or things that are part of its Content are the property of the Company or third parties. Their use is strictly prohibited without obtaining prior written permission from the Company, unless otherwise provided for in the applicable terms of use. The content of the Website does not constitute and shall not be construed in any way as a grant of express or implied license or right to use any Trademark appearing on the Website without the written permission of the Company or third parties that may own the Trademarks appearing therein.
Information submitted to the Company through this Website shall be deemed to be non-confidential information and shall not constitute an asset of such user. Anything transmitted or retransmitted or sent through this Website shall constitute the property of the Company to the extent possible. The Company may collect limited information for its commercial activities.
C. Company responsibility
The company exposes on the world wide web its website and its online store on a trial basis and without any guarantee. Users are advised not to visit it if they do not trust it. Users are also advised to use software to protect themselves against computer viruses and other types of malware.
Any direct, consequential, incidental, indirect or consequential damages resulting from the access of any user to the Website, or the use of the Website, shall not give rise to any liability of the Company, or its officers, or its directors, or its employees or associates, or any of its agents, Moreover, it should be emphasized that everything contained in the Website is provided to users “as is”, without any warranty.
The company shall not be liable for damages and expenses incurred in connection with this Website, its use, or the inability to use it, by any person, or in connection with any failure to perform, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, or system line failure. In the event that damage, or damage, or infection by electronic viruses is caused to the computer or other electronic medium used by a user to access/visit/use the Website or to download any material, data, text, images, video, or audio of its Content, the Company shall have no liability whatsoever.
The products and services available through the Website are provided to the users – visitors of the online store “as is”. The Company does not guarantee that the content of this Website and the quality of the services provided will meet the requirements and expectations of the users. The Company shall not be liable for any legal, civil or criminal claims related to the operation or use of the Website, nor for any positive, special or consequential damage caused either by visitors to the website or by third parties.
The Company shall not be liable or undertake any kind of compensation for any claim related to the Content of the Website, nor for any error, simple or slanderous defamation, libel, insult, omission, falsehood, profanity, pornography, blasphemy, danger or inaccuracy found in the Content of the Website.
Please note that none of the terms of use of the Website shall affect the statutory rights of consumers.
D. Obligations of users
Users are obliged to use the website in a manner consistent with good morals and these terms and conditions, and to refrain from any illegal and abusive behavior, as well as from adopting illegal practices and practices of unfair competition. They must comply with the rules and provisions of Greek, European and International Law and the relevant legislation governing telecommunications and data transmission from Greece to Member States of the European Union and third countries. The visitor of the Website is obliged not to prevent its use by third parties and not to perform any acts or omissions that may damage the operation of the Website, affect or endanger the provision of the company’s services. If the visitor of the Website uses it in an illegal manner or in a manner contrary to these terms, he/she shall be obliged to compensate the Company for any positive or consequential damage.
Users are prohibited from sending/transferring/distributing through the Website any material that could be considered illegal, threatening, harmful, slanderous, libelous, defamatory, abusive, offensive, pornographic, blasphemous, harassing, obscene, vulgar, indecent, or any material that could constitute or encourage unlawful or criminal conduct, or constitute a violation of another’s privacy, or express racial, ethnic or other discrimination.
To the extent that it is possible to conduct conversations on the wider Internet through the Company’s Website, this should be done in accordance with the terms dictated by the INTERNET User Code of Conduct (“NETIQUETTE”). Users of the Website are expressly prohibited from engaging in unfair competition practices or other practices that are contrary to NETIQUETTE.
In case of non-compliance of the visitors-users of the Website with the present terms of use and the applicable law, the Company reserves the right to take any necessary action, such as in particular to prohibit their access to all or part of the services provided through the Website, as well as to process, move and delete messages, respecting the principle of proportionality.
In the event that the Company becomes involved in any legal action or is required to pay any kind of compensation, due to the user’s breach of his/her obligations arising from these terms and conditions, the user will be required to pay compensation to the Company.
E. Applicable Law – Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions and any modification thereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Greek law. If any provision is deemed invalid or void, it shall automatically cease to apply, without in any way affecting the validity of the other terms and conditions. For any dispute arising from the use of the Website, the competent courts of Athens shall have jurisdiction.