Legal Notice

In compliance with that established in Article 10 of Law 34/2002, of 11 July, on Services of the Information Society and Electronic Commerce (LSSICE), the following legal aspects are reported:

Ownership of the website

Owner: SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR COMMUNITIES, UP SOCIAL S.L.

B66224007

Contact: info@upsocial.org

General conditions of use

Owner

“UPSocial”, as owner of and responsible for this website, provides users with this document in order to fulfil the obligations of Law 34/2002, on Services of the Information Society and Electronic Commerce.

Purpose

The “UPSocial” website aims to provide the public with information on its contribution to solving social challenges with innovations aimed at scaling their impact.

Contents

In order to keep the information published on the website up to date, its contents may be modified, corrected, deleted or added to at any time. Therefore, it is advisable to verify the validity or accuracy of this information by always referring to the texts on the website.

The owner of the website reserves the right to carry out modifications and updates to the information contained on its website or in its configuration and presentation, at any time and without prior notice.

Acceptance

The use of any of the functionalities of the website implies the express and full acceptance of the conditions set out herein, without prejudice to any particular conditions that may apply to some of the specific services offered through the website.

Access to the website

As previously detailed, access to the “UPSocial” website is the sole responsibility of the Users and implies accepting and knowing the Legal Notice, the Cookies Policy and the Privacy Policy.

Free access

Access to the website for Users is free of charge, except for the cost of the Internet connection provided by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) contracted by the User.

General conditions of use

The use of the “UPSocial” website by any person attributes the status of User to them. The User agrees to use it in accordance with this Legal Notice and not to use the information, activities and services that “UPSocial” provides to engage in activities contrary to the law.

Contents

The contents of the “UPSocial” website are made available to the User as proprietary information and that of third parties, so “UPSocial” will use reasonable means at its disposal to ensure that these contents are always accurate and up to date.

Interactive services

Regarding the use of interactive services that allow the dissemination of content by the User through the “UPSocial” website, if such services exist at any time, it will be in accordance with the law and this Legal Notice. “UPSocial” is not responsible for the information and content stored, including but not limited to forums, chats, blog generators, comments, social networks or any other means that allow third parties to publish content independently on the website of the provider. However, and in compliance with the provisions of Articles 11 and 16 of the LSSICE, the provider is at the disposal of all Users, public authorities and security forces and actively collaborates in the removal or, where appropriate, blocking of any content that may affect or contravene national or international legislation, the rights of third parties or morality and public order.

Truthful information

When communicating with “UPSocial”, the User must provide truthful information. Thus the User will always guarantee the authenticity of the data provided. It is the User’s responsibility to keep all information provided up to date.

Underage Users

Users who are minors must always obtain the prior consent of their parents, guardians or legal representatives to use the services. The responsibility for determining the content accessed by a minor lies with the parents, guardians or legal representatives. To prevent access to inappropriate content on the Internet, we recommend the use of software or filters that limit the content available.

Correct use of the website

The User agrees to proper use of the website and the utilities provided in accordance with the law, this Legal Notice and the instructions and notifications that are communicated to them. The User undertakes to use the website and all its contents exclusively for lawful and non-prohibited purposes, which do not infringe legislation in force and/or may be harmful to the legitimate rights of “UPSocial” and/or which may cause any damage or harm, directly or indirectly.

Intellectual, industrial property

All the elements that make up the website, as well as its structure, design, photographs, icons, graphics, images, source code, logos, trademarks and other distinctive signs that appear on it, are the intellectual property of “UPSocial” or, where applicable, third parties, unless otherwise specified, and are protected by the corresponding intellectual and industrial property rights. Users may not use the trademark or any other distinctive sign of “UPSocial” within their website unless expressly authorised by “UPSocial”. These authorisations shall be requested in writing from “UPSocial”. Therefore, the User that accesses the website must respect at all times all intellectual and industrial property rights of the website belonging to “UPSocial” or third parties.

The total or partial reproduction, use, distribution and public communication of content requires the prior written permission of “UPSocial”. Any use not previously authorised by “UPSocial” shall be considered a serious breach of intellectual or industrial property rights.

Likewise, the images and other graphic elements contained on the website are protected by the corresponding intellectual and industrial property rights. Their use, reproduction, distribution, public communication, transformation or other similar or analogous activity is strictly prohibited without prior express authorisation from the owner.

With regard to references to products and/or services of third parties, the owner of the website recognises the corresponding industrial and intellectual property rights in favour of their owners, and their mere mention or appearance on the website does not imply the existence of rights over or any responsibility for them, nor does it imply any sponsorship or recommendation.

Third-party links to the “UPSocial” website

Any User that wishes to create a link from their website to the “UPSocial” site must obtain authorisation from “UPSocial”.

The owner of the website declares its respect for the intellectual and industrial property rights of third parties; therefore, if you believe that our website may violate your rights, please contact the owner of the website: info@upsocial.org

Exclusion of guarantees and responsibility

The User shall be liable for damages of any kind that “UPSocial” may suffer as a result of breaching any of the obligations to which the User is subject by this Legal Notice.

Data protection

Where personal data is collected, processed or stored, this will be done in accordance with the Privacy Policy published on the website, which can be consulted at the bottom of this page.

Cookies policy

The use of cookies is detailed in the legal text of the Cookies Policy and can be consulted at the bottom of this web page.

Access to the website

“UPSocial” is not responsible for damages of any kind caused to the User as a result of failures in telecommunications networks that result in the suspension, cancellation or interruption of the website service during its provision or beforehand.

Quality of service and content

The owner of the website does not guarantee the absence of errors in access to the website or in its contents, or that it is up to date, although the owner of the website will use its best endeavours to avoid, correct or update them, as the case may be. In the event that the User believes there is any content that could be susceptible to this classification, please contact the owner of the website.

Access to the website and any use that may be made of the information contained therein are the sole responsibility of the User.

“UPSocial” will always strive to ensure the proper functioning of the website 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, although it cannot rule out the possibility that there are certain causes of force majeure, natural disasters, strikes or any similar circumstances that make it impossible to access the website. Therefore, “UPSocial” is not liable for damages of any kind that may be caused as a result of lack of availability, maintenance and effective operation of the website or its services and content. “UPSocial” is not responsible for the existence of viruses, malicious or harmful programs in the content, or for the unlawful, negligent, fraudulent use or use contrary to this Legal Notice, or for the lack of legality, quality, reliability, usefulness and availability of services provided by third parties available to Users of the website.

“UPSocial” reserves the right to interrupt access to its website at any time and without prior notice if it deems it necessary, whether for reasons of security, control, maintenance, power failure or any other cause. In short, “UPSocial” is in no way responsible for the consequences of any interruptions, since it cannot guarantee the reliability, availability or continuity of its website.

In compliance with the provisions of the Law on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, the owner of the website is at the disposal of all Users, authorities and security forces, actively collaborating in the removal or, where appropriate, blocking of all content that could affect or contravene national or international legislation, the rights of third parties or morality and public order.

Third-party links

The links contained in our website may also lead to the web content of third parties. In these cases, “UPSocial” acts as an intermediary service provider, in accordance with Article 17 of Law 34/2002, and is only responsible for the content and services provided on third-party websites to the extent that it has actual knowledge of their illegality and does not act diligently to remove or disable the link.

The purpose of these links is solely to facilitate your search for resources that may be of interest to you on the Internet. However, these pages do not belong to “UPSocial”, nor does it review their contents and, therefore, the owner of “UPSocial” assumes no responsibility for the content, information or services that may appear on these sites. In the event that the User considers there is a link with illegal content, they may notify “UPSocial” at info@upsocial.org, without such communication entailing the obligation to remove the corresponding link in any case.

The owner of the website cannot be held responsible for the operation of the linked site or for any damages that may arise from accessing or using it.

The establishment of the link to another website shall not imply any agreement, contract, sponsorship or recommendation by “UPSocial”.

“UPSocial” is not responsible for and does not in any way guarantee the clarity, accuracy, reliability, correctness or morality of content or services that the establishment of the link to another website may offer. The User assumes sole responsibility for any consequences, damages or actions that may arise from accessing the linked page.

Social networks

In addition, “UPSocial” is present on social networks for which, if you wish to know the privacy conditions and use of cookies, you should consult the policies provided by them:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacy

YouTube: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=es

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Google: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=es

Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/

“UPSocial” will not process personal data on social networks.

Applicable law and jurisdiction

The applicable law in case of dispute or conflict of interpretation of the terms that make up this Legal Notice, as well as any matter relating to the services of the website of “UPSocial”, shall be Spanish law.

For the resolution of any dispute that may arise from accessing the website, in cases where the regulations provide for the possibility of submitting to a jurisdiction, the User and “UPSocial” agree to submit to the Courts and Tribunals of the city of Barcelona, renouncing any other general or special jurisdiction that may correspond to them.