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Terms and Conditions of Use

1. Purpose and General Considerations

1.1. These terms and conditions of use (“Terms of Use”) define the rules to access and use the website (hereinafter referred to as “Site”) of the EFACEC Group  (www.efacec.com).

1.2. The Terms of Use apply to all individuals and legal entities, as well as public and/or private institutions, that wish to use or are already users of the EFACEC Group Site.

1.3. Efacec Serviços Corporativos, S.A., with head offices at Lugar da Arroteia, 4465-587 – Leça do Balio, Parish of Custóias, Leça do Balio and Guifões, Municipality of Matosinhos, District of Porto, registered at the Commercial Registration Office , entity with the documents fully registered in electronic form, under the single registration number and legal person number 513 233 962, with a share capital of 50.000.00 EUR ( “EFACEC”), reserves itself the right to change, add or delete , in whole or in part, the Terms of Use, as well as to establish new Terms of Use. Such changes or additions to the Terms of Use will take effect after they have been published on the Site of the EFACEC Group and Users are advised to consult them regularly. Users can read the updated version of the Terms of Use at any time as it is available at http://www.efacec.pt/.

1.4. The Terms of Use must be fully fulfilled and, if at any time, the User would disagree with some of its provisions, the user will cease using the EFACEC Group Website .

PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY. YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS DEPENDENT ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE, WITHOUT ANY RESERVE, CONDITIONS OR MODIFICATIONS.

2. Intelectual Property Right

2.1. The EFACEC Group Website is the property of EFACEC and its content, including, namely trademarks, designs, logos, images, photographs, videos and software published or made available thereunder is protected under the Portuguese Law/Community legislation and / or international conventions, for intellectual property rights and / or related rights, belonging to or licensed to companies of the EFACEC Group or to third parties.

2.2. The User may not copy, reproduce, publish, import, use or exploit, in any way, directly or through third parties, any information made available on the EFACEC Group Site, either for commercial use or for other purposes, without the prior written permission of EFACEC or of the third party holding such rights.

3. Use

3.1. As a condition for using the EFACEC Group Website under the conditions set forth in these Terms of Use, the User undertakes to:
3.1.1. Respect the rights of the EFACEC Group and third parties;
3.1.2. Respect and comply with these Terms of Use;
3.1.3. The User will not infringe good manners and respect all and any legal provisions, making a correct, responsible and appropriate use of the functionalities and content available on the EFACEC Group Site, strictly respecting the Terms of Use;
3.1.4. The User will not, in any way, modify the software nor use modified forms of the software, namely in order to get unauthorized access to the Website of the EFACEC Group or to any reserved content;
3.1.5. The User will not represent himself as someone else;

3.2. The User undertakes himself not to introduce into the EFACEC Group Site any files or information that may interfere with the normal functioning of the EFACEC Group Website, and shall take appropriate measures not to encourage the spread of any computer virus;

3.3. Any modification of the information made available on the EFACEC Group Site as well as any other action that may cause damages and create a risk to the integrity of the EFACEC Group Site, is strictly prohibited and may be punished in accordance with the legislation in force, giving rise to the obligation to pay compensation for all damages caused.

3.4. Should the User has doubts as to the authenticity of the information published on the EFACEC Group Website, he shall request to EFACEC, through other means of communication, the confirmation of these information.

3.5. EFACEC reserves itself the right to, at any time, take all necessary measures, including restrictions or limitations on access, to ensure the integrity and security of the EFACEC Group website or to prevent loss, misuse or modifications of the content made available therein.

3.6. EFACEC also reserves the right to remove or indefinitely suspend access to the Site for any individual or entity that demonstrates intentions to defraud, harm, damage, or in any way disrupt its normal operation. EFACEC also reserves the right to report any conduct described in this clause and the preceding clause to the competent authorities.

3.7. EFACEC may, at any time and for its sole convenience, modify, suspend or discontinue any of the functionalities or content made available on the EFACEC Group Site without prior notice and without any obligation to indemnify third parties for such modification.

3.8. The User may use the contacts made available on the EFACEC Group Site to clarify any doubts or to report any errors detected during the use of the site.

4. Data Treatment, Transmission and Protection

4.1. For more information on how we process your personal data, please consult the Privacy Policy.

4.2. You may exercise any of your rights as a data subject by sending an email to privacy@efacec.com

5. Responsibilities and Guarantees

5.1. The EFACEC Group’s website aims at informing about the activities and projects developed by the EFACEC Group.

5.2. The information available on the EFACEC Group Site may not be exhaustive, updated and accurate and may be linked to external websites over which EFACEC has no control or responsibility.

5.3. EFACEC will make every effort to minimize the inconvenience caused by any technical errors or failures. However, it is not possible to guarantee non-interruption or non-disruption of access to the EFACEC Group Site, as some information or other content may have been created or developed in files or formats that are not free of errors.

5.4. EFACEC does not guarantee the User, in any way, that:
5.4.1. The functionalities and content made available on the EFACEC Group Site fulfil or are able to fulfil any needs or expectations of the User;
5.4.2. Any error in the software or content will necessarily be corrected.

5.5. No advice or information obtained by the User through the functionalities and content available on the EFACEC Group Site will create any guarantee that is not expressed in these Terms of Use.

5.6. EFACEC shall not be liable for any damages resulting from the improper use or from the inability to use the EFACEC Group Website. EFACEC shall also not be liable for any temporary or permanent inability to operate the Site that is beyond its full control.

6. IP Addresses

6.1. The User’s “IP Address” is a number assigned automatically by the User’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) to the computer that is being used.

6.2. The EFACEC Group Website may obtain IP Addresses, together with the time of the visit and the page (s) visited as a means of managing the system, in order to collect and systematize information or to monitor its use.

7. Cookies Policy

The use of cookies by Efacec Group Website is based on the following Cookies Policy: https://www.efacec.pt/cookies-policy/. For more information on the subject, please consult it.

8. Final Provisions, Applicable Law and Regulation of Disputes

8.1. If any of the provisions of the Terms of Use is declared null, ineffective or void, this will not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining clauses, which will remain fully in force.

8.2. The Terms of Use are governed in all aspects by the legislation in force in the Portuguese legal system.

8.3. In order to resolve any disputes, namely regarding the interpretation and application of the Terms of Use, as well as acts performed under them, which are not settled by agreement between the Parties, exclusive jurisdiction is assigned to the Judicial Court of the District of Porto, with express waiver of any other.

Entry into force : 2016/11/10