Legal notice
PORTAL'S PURPOSE
The Research Portal of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) is an information system that allows you to explore the R+D+I structure, locate experts in a scientific research field and access the results of the research carried out at the University of Santiago de Compostela. Accessing the Portal, implies acceptance of the conditions of use set out below.
ACCESS
The access to the contents of the Website will be carried out according to the policy established by the USC.
Access to the website is free. The user undertakes to make appropriate use of the content and services offered in accordance with the law.
Accessing and using the website implies that the user accepts in full and agrees to fully comply with the terms and conditions detailed in this legal notice.
When a user fails to comply with the legal warnings and conditions of use specified herein, the USC reserves the right to block their access and to take appropriate legal action in defence of its rights.
The University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), may, at any time and without prior notice, modify the information contained in the Website, and may deactivate and/or cancel any of the contents and services that comprise it.
As a user, any person who accesses it is obliged to comply with the following obligations:
- To use the Research Portal of the University of Santiago de Compostela in a diligent and correct manner, also assuming any responsibility that could be derived from the bad use. Therefore, the Research Portal of the University of Santiago de Compostela may not be used to carry out activities that are contrary to the law, nor for purposes or effects that are illicit, prohibited or harmful to the rights and interests of third parties.
- Information entered for identification purposes must be accurate and up-to-date. It is the user’s sole responsibility to comply with this obligation and the information entered for identification.
- It is forbidden to harass, insult, belittle or in any way harass any third party.
- It is also forbidden to collect or store personal information about other users of the Research Portal of the University of Santiago de Compostela without complying with current legislation on data protection.
- The sale of the contents of the Research Portal of the University of Santiago de Compostela is forbidden, as well as any use contrary to these conditions and use policy.
BROWSING AS A USER
It is necessary to identify yourself as a user of the USC Research Portal to access some specific services.
Identification is carried out through the RedIRIS Identity Service (SIR), where the institution to which you belong must be selected and identified with the institutional user account.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND OWNERSHIP OF THE PORTAL
The University of Santiago de Compostela is the owner and/or licensee of all the information contained in this portal, its graphic design, images, databases, indexes, source codes, brands and logos, which are protected in accordance with the provisions of the Intellectual Property Law and the Trademark Law.
Its availability and use does not imply, in any case, the transfer of its ownership or the granting of a right of use in favour of the user, so that any reproduction, copy, total or partial distribution, or commercialisation, will require prior written authorisation from the University of Santiago de Compostela, with the entity reserving, in case of improper use, the right to exercise any legal action necessary for the restitution of damages caused. Likewise, the user is obliged to compensate the entity for any damage or harm that may be caused by the use of this website in violation of these general conditions and/or current legislation.
The person using this website may carry out the acts that are necessary for access to its content and its normal use. However, it may not perform the following acts:
- Those that are contrary to normal use of the base or unjustifiably harm the legitimate interests of the holder of the rights.
- Those that harm the owner of a copyright affecting works contained in the website.
The authorisation of the owner is not required:
- When a use is made for personal purposes.
- When the use is made for educational or scientific research purposes provided that it is carried out to the extent justified by the non-commercial purpose pursued and in any case indicating its source.
- When the use is for the purposes of public security or for the purposes of administrative or judicial proceedings.
LINKS, BANNERS
The inclusion on this web page of links to other portals managed by third parties is merely for information purposes and does not imply that the University of Santiago de Compostela recommends and/or guarantees these portals, over which it has no control, nor is it responsible for their content.
If any user, entity or website wishes to establish some kind of link to the University of Santiago de Compostela's Research portal, they may direct it to the home page or any other page. The University of Santiago de Compostela does not have the power to know, control or approve all the information, contents, products or services provided by other websites that have established links to this website. Consequently, the University of Santiago de Compostela assumes no responsibility for links to this Research Portal from third parties.
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION.
This portal and its website do not collect personal data and therefore the Data Protection regulations are not applicable
For any questions on this subject, please contact protecciondatos@usc.es
COOKIES
Sometimes it is possible that "cookies" may be used in order to provide a series of contents and/or services in a personalised manner. A "cookie" is a small element of data that a Website can send to a user's Website browser programme.
In turn, this item may be stored on the user's computer hard drive so that it can be recognised when they return to the website. In any case, there is always the possibility for the user to specify, in the preferences of their browser programme, that they wish to be warned before accepting any "cookie".
OTHER RIGHTS
The partial or total reproduction of the name or logo of the USC for non-academic or commercial purposes is prohibited without the express written consent of its legitimate owner.
EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
Both the access to this website and the use that may be made of the information contained therein is the exclusive responsibility of the users.
The owner will not be responsible for any consequence, damage or harm, which may occur in the equipment of the person using it as a direct or indirect consequence of access to this website.
Likewise, the USC is exempt from any responsibility derived from the malfunctioning of the website that has its origin in an accidental circumstance, force majeure, necessary maintenance work or any other cause, as well as from possible errors and inaccuracies that the website may contain.
UPDATE OF THE CONDITIONS OF USE
The USC reserves the right to update these conditions of use.