Terms of Use

DIN-ECO TRAINING PLATFORM TERMS OF USE

Introduction

The use of the DIN-ECO Training platform, including web crawling, its caching services and any other services provided by the platform, requires the unconditional acceptance of the terms of use described herein and constitutes their practical acceptance. By accessing or using the platform, you agree to be bound by these terms, as well as the terms of the Privacy and Security Policy. Users are kindly requested to check these terms at regular intervals for any changes, as the continued use of the platform implies that they accept any possible modifications thereto. Use of the DIN-ECO platform These terms of use apply to the DIN-ECO training platform users. Please read them carefully, because by using this website, you agree to be legally bound by and comply with its terms. If you do not agree with these terms of use, you are not authorised to use the DIN-ECO training platform. These terms of use apply to the DIN-ECO training platform only, and not to the websites of any other institutions, companies or universities members of the DIN-ECO Consortium. As mentioned above, these terms of use may be revised from time to time, so please check this web page each time you visit the DIN-ECO training platform. If you continue to use the DIN-ECO training platform after we post the change, this means you have agreed to the new terms. The DIN-ECO Consortium (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Partners’) provides access to and use of this training platform on the following terms:

• You agree to use this website only for legal purposes and in a manner that does not infringe on, limit, or prohibit anyone else’s use and enjoyment of it. Harassing or causing distress or discomfort to others, transmitting obscene or offensive content, or disrupting the regular flow of communication on this website are all prohibited behaviours.
• You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the website or any network connected to it.
• It is strictly prohibited to interfere with the proper functioning of the website, or any other person’s use of the website by using any automatic or manual device, program, algorithm, or methodology.

Intellectual Property The DIN-ECO Consortium holds all copyright, trademarks, design rights, patents, and other intellectual property rights (registered and unregistered), as well as all content on this training platform. Users must respect all copyright notices and restrictions contained on the DIN-ECO training platform. Unless otherwise specifically stated, it is strictly prohibited to copy, reproduce, republish, disassemble, decompile, download, post, broadcast, transmit, or make available to the public any DIN-ECO training material (portion, file, content or information). You may only download one machine-readable copy of the purposely provided website materials under the following terms:

• Only for personal, non-commercial use
• Only if you do not make any changes to the text or remove any trademark, copyright, or any other notice displayed on the website materials.

Accuracy of Content and Information The DIN-ECO training material content has been carefully checked at best of knowledge. However, all warranties, terms and conditions of satisfactory quality and fitness for purpose are excluded to the fullest permitted by Law. In particular, DIN-ECO partners shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, or other damages suffered by a trainee or any third party resulting from the use of the content of the DIN-ECO training platform and/or training programs. The DIN-ECO training material may be updated as required by the DIN-ECO partners at any time within the DIN-ECO training program to reflect knowledge update, educational improvement or correct any errors that may have been detected. These terms of use apply only to the DIN-ECO training platform, and not to other websites. When we link to other websites we will try to make it as clear as possible that you are leaving this website. In case the users of the DIN-ECO platform are redirected to third party websites through special links (links, hyperlinks, banners, etc.) we are not responsible for the terms of management and protection of personal data that these websites follow and we recommend that you read the privacy policy of each site you are visiting.

Liability Service compliance and security Although we make every effort to design, program, and provide the best website possible, we cannot guarantee that this website, or any content, service, or feature of this website, will be error-free, uninterrupted, or compliant with all hard- and software, or that your use of the website will lead to the desired results. This website and its contents are provided “as-is” and “as-available”. Minimal IT skills and equipment are required for the DIN-ECO training platform:

• Broadband Internet access
• A modern web browser that complies with nowadays web standards and activates features such as session cookies (platform authentication), JavaScript (platform tool features, interactivity, visual effects, etc.), Adobe Reader® plugin (pdf document view), etc.
• An office software suite properly installed and configured on your computer to process standard text, spreadsheet or presentation files.

IMPORTANT: Non-complying with any of the above criteria could lead to user experience problem that would not be under DIN-ECO responsibility. Finally, although we work very hard to develop the most secured website possible, we cannot guarantee that any files or data you download from the site will be free of viruses or destructive features. You are responsible for taking appropriate steps to ensure that you regularly check for viruses when using this website on any device. Web accounts You are entirely responsible for keeping your account information confidential (including username and password). In particular, you should:

• use a minimum of 6 characters in your password, mixing small and uppercase letters and figures
• always disconnect from the web platform when leaving your computer
• never share your credentials without encryption

By using the DIN-ECO training platform:

• You acknowledge and agree to immediately notify of any unauthorised use of your account
• You agree not to use anyone else’s DIN-ECO training platform account without the express permission and consent of the holder of that account
• You acknowledge that the DIN-ECO Consortium cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these obligations.

General Liability Terms We exclude, to the fullest extent permissible by Law, all liability for any loss or damages (direct, indirect, or consequential) relating to these terms, or to your (or any third party’s) use or inability to use the training platform, or to your placement of content on the training platform, or to your reliance upon information obtained from or through the training platform. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us, our directors, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses or expenses, including reasonable legal costs, arising out of or in any way connected with any breach of these terms of use by you.

Privacy Policy

DIN-ECO Training Platform

Privacy Policy

The DIN-ECO TRAINING PLATFORM PRIVACY AND SECURITY POLICY

Introduction

This Privacy Statement sets out the framework in which the DIN-ECO training platform uses and protects the information provided. We value your privacy and are dedicated to safeguarding your personal data. This Privacy Statement explains how we collect, transfer, process, use and disclose your data and sets out our security practices as well as information about what the platform users should do if they don’t wish the collection or further processing of their personal information during their visit to the website. By providing personal information, you agree and consent to their collection, transfer, processing, use and disclosure as described in this Privacy Statement, in accordance with the Law. These privacy policies may be reviewed and updated at any time without notice. Users are kindly requested to check these terms at regular intervals for any changes, as the continued use of the website implies that they accept all possible modifications thereto.

Security

The DIN-ECO Project’s Consortium collects, maintains and processes the data of the website in a way that ensures their protection. The processing of personal and non-personal data is carried out exclusively by authorised personnel or associates or by partners who are bound with the same obligations regarding personal and non-personal data protection, and all appropriate organisational and technical measures for the security of data and its protection against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, prohibited dissemination or access, and any other form of unlawful processing, are implemented.

Although we make every effort to ensure the smooth operation of the network infrastructure, it is no guaranteed that the operation of this website or its servers will be unimpeded or unmistakable, free from viruses or other similar problems. We are doing our best to keep your information secure and we take protective measures to prevent the loss, misuse, or modification of your data. However, since no protection system, data transmission or data transfer system over the internet can provide 100% security, the DIN-ECO consortium does not guarantee the security of its servers or the security of the infrastructure through which data is transmitted from the users’ personal computer to DIN-ECO’s servers or the security of any information received either by DIN-ECO or any other third party through this website.

Collection, processing, and protection of personal data

Ordinary users can visit the platform without providing any personal information. However, registration on the platform requires the provision of information, data or personal data, such as name and e-mail address, as well as the use of cookies. That information is used for the identification of the person of the account and the support of the website’s purpose, as defined by Law.

The platform will only collect users’ personal data when they themselves provide it voluntarily for the purpose of accessing the website. When registering on the platform, users’ consent is required in the collection, use and transmission of their personal data under the terms of this privacy policy.

When registering in the platform, the user is asked to fill in the following fields:

1. General info
2. Social Media profile links
3. Work Experience
4. Biography
5. Profile Photo
6. Export Data (copy of the user’s personal data that is sent via email)

The DIN-ECO Project’s Consortium may disclose the above personal information to computer support and web support companies. The registration of the users’ data when registering on the website, implies their consent to the collection, use and transmission of their personal data under the terms of this privacy policy and the Law.

The user will accept and consent that DIN-ECO, under the terms of the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 679/2016, will keep a file and process his/her personal data collected through the website, in order for the user to access the provided electronic applications, and to support and execute the relationship between the user and the website, for statistical or general purposes or for the fulfilment of the mission of the DIN-ECO training platform, in accordance with the Law.

Except of the aforementioned use of users’ data and unless expressly required by Law, DIN-ECO will not transmit, disseminate or otherwise disclose any information provided by the users without their consent or explicit order.

The DIN-ECO training platform is fully compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 679/2016. Specifically, personal data are subject to legal processing in a transparent manner. The data are collected for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes and are not processed incompatibly with the original purposes. Further processing may only occur for the purposes of archiving or improving the website or for statistical purposes. The data that are being processed are appropriate, relevant and limited to the necessary for the purposes for which they were originally collected. The data are kept in a format that allows the identification of individuals only for the period required by Law. At the same time, users have the rights of access, correction, deletion, restriction or objection, as provided by the regulation.

To exercise those rights, each user will be able to contact the website at the following email address: info@thefoundation.gr

The collection and processing of data and information provided on this website is conducted exclusively for statistical purposes and to serve the role of the DIN-ECO training platform, keeping the data and information CONFIDENTIAL, accessible only to certified and authorised personnel, which has been entrusted with the collection and processing and is bound by explicit confidentiality obligations and by a confidentiality protocol.

Browse Statistics

In some cases, technical information that is not personally identifiable may be collected automatically (e.g., not through registration) when a user visits or uses the website. Examples of this type of information that can be collected are the type of web browser or the type of computer operating system used by the user to visit the website, as well as the domain name of the website used by the user in order to connect to the platform.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on the hard drive of each user’s computer and do not take knowledge of any document or file from his computer, nor do they lead to the identification of his computer with any person. They are used to facilitate user’s access to specific services and/or pages of the website for statistical purposes and to determine which sections are useful or popular.

When using the website, personal and non-personal identifiers of the users may be collected, using corresponding technologies, such as cookies and/or tracking of protocol addresses and other similar technologies, as they result from the communication of the web browser with the server.

Non-personal information may also include the type of web browser the user is using, the type of computer, the operating system, the ISP, and other relevant information.

In any case, the user of the platform must be explicitly able during the navigation and browsing of the web (web browser) to either allow the use of “cookies” or to not accept the use of “cookies”. In case the user/visitor of the specific services and pages does not wish to use “cookies” for his identification, he may have limited access to some of the services, uses or functions provided by the website.

More information about the general use of cookies, as well as the methods of excluding or restrictingthem, can be found on the websites:

http://cookiepedia.co.uk/all-about-cookies and http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

Field of application

This policy only applies to the DIN-ECO training platform. This policy does not apply to information collected through any other website or to company practices that we do not control. Please note that the DIN-ECO training platform may contain links to other websites. In case you are redirected to third party websites through special links (links, hyperlinks, banners, etc.), we are not responsible for the terms of management and protection of personal data that they follow and we strongly recommend that you read the privacy policy of each site you are visiting.