1. Terms of Service

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1.1 The terms of use (Terms of Use) set forth below, apply to all visitors to and users of this Site (whether you are a registered application account holder or not, and whether you pay for a subscription to any of our Services; or are using our Services as a non‑paying user; or on a free trial basis). The Terms of Use govern your use and access to our services, including this website (nikosgoumas.com), online and offline applications or application plug‑ins running on any platform or device (Applications), application programming interfaces (APIs), and email notifications (collectively referred to as Services), and any information, text, graphics, photos or other materials uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Services (collectively referred to as Content).

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1.2 By accessing and using the Service you signify your acceptance of these Terms of Use and agreement to be bound by them and any and all other applicable terms referenced herein absolutely.

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1.3 In these Terms of Use, the words “you” and “your” refer to each customer, Site visitor or Application user “we”, ”us”, “our” and “my” refer to Nikos L. Goumas.

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1.4 If you are entering into these Terms of Use on behalf of a company, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity, you represent that you have the legal authority to bind such entity to these Terms of Use, in which case the terms “you” or “your” shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority or you do not agree with these Terms of Use, you must not use this Site, our Applications or any of our Services. We shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from our reliance on any instruction, notice, document, or communication reasonably believed by us to be genuine and originating from an authorised representative of your entity. If there is reasonable doubt about the authenticity of any such instruction, notice, document or communication, we may, but are not obliged, to require additional authentication from you.

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2. Changes of Terms

We may amend the Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion without notice or liability to you. It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use periodically. By continuing to use the Services following such amendments to the Terms of Use, you agree to be bound by such amendments. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use, now or at any time, please do not use the Site or any Applications.

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3. Other applicable terms

By using our Services, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate. You understand that through your use of the Services you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the Privacy Policy) of this information, including the transfer of this information to Greece and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by this Site. [As part of providing you the Services, we may need to provide you with certain communications, such as service announcements and administrative messages.

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4. Intellectual Property Rights

 

4.1 All intellectual property rights subsisting in respect of this website belong to Nikos L. Goumas or have been lawfully licensed to Nikos L. Goumas for use in connection with the Services. All rights under applicable laws are hereby reserved. You are not allowed to upload, post, publish, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component of the website itself or create derivative works with respect thereto, as our Site is copyrighted under applicable laws.

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4.2 You agree that we are free to use, disclose, adopt and modify all and any ideas, concepts, knowhow, proposals, suggestions, comments and other communications and information provided by you to us in connection with the Services and/or your use of the Services without any payment to you. You hereby waive and agree to waive all and any rights and claims for any consideration, fees, royalties, charges and/or other payments in relation to our use, disclosure, adoption and/or modification of any or all of your Feedback.

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4.3 You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, for example through submissions made in a Site forum, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed), except as otherwise provided in our Privacy Policy Statement. You represent and warrant that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the rights granted herein to any Content that you submit.

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5. Inappropriate Content

 

5.1 When accessing the Site, any Applications, or using our Services, you agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit or otherwise distribute any content that:

(a) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive or threatening; or

(b) advocates or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable laws or regulations.

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5.2 We will cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of these Terms of Use or of any applicable laws.

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6. Content Copyright Policy

 

6.1 We respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Services to do the same. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law and are properly provided to us. If you believe that your Content has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with the following information: (i) a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (iii) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (iv) your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and an email address; (v) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (vi) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

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6.2 We reserve the right to remove Content alleged to be infringing without prior notice, at our sole discretion, and without liability to you. In appropriate circumstances, we will also terminate a user’s account if the user is determined to be a repeat infringer. Our contact for notice of alleged copyright infringement appearing on the Services is info@nikosgoumas.com

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7. Use of the Services

 

7.1 We reserve the right at all times (but will not have an obligation) to remove or refuse to distribute any Content on the Services, to suspend or terminate users, and to reclaim usernames without liability to you. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce the Terms of Use, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of Nikos L. Goumas, its users and the public.

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7.2 We do not guarantee that our website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

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7.3 We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our Services will cease immediately.

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8. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, actions, costs and expenses (including without limitation legal fees), in connection with or arising from your breach of any of these Terms of Use and/or your use of the website. We may, if necessary, participate in the defence of any claim or action and any negotiations for settlement. No settlement which may adversely affect our rights or obligations shall be made without our prior written approval. We reserve the right, at our own expense and on notice to you, to assume exclusive defence and control of any claim or action.

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Last updated on 28 November 2016

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