Terms of use

Last updated – July 2017

Welcome to the website of ÖVKG Visa und Konsular Gesellschaft mbH (hereinafter ÖVKG). We appreciate your visit and your interest in our company and our services. As a consular service provider, we use sensitive personal data - your data. The protection of your personal data during processing throughout the entire business process is very important to us.

 

CONDITIONS OF USE

This website is operated by ÖVKG Visa und Konsular Gesellschaft mbH (ÖVKG) 

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These terms of use govern the access and use of the website and all areas of the website (including, but not limited to, a Facebook page or a Twitter account of the ÖVKG). Other services or materials operated or provided by VKG or third parties may also be subject to these terms of use, which you will be informed of before using them.

These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement between you and VKG. Please read them carefully before using the website. By downloading, accessing and using the website, you agree to these terms of use and agree to comply with them.

The ÖVKG can make changes to these terms of use at any time at its own discretion. The "Last Updated" statement at the top of this page indicates the date on which these Terms of Use were last revised. If changes are made to these terms of use, VKG will publish the revised terms of use on the website. The use of the website following such changes implies your consent to the revised terms of use now in force.

If you do not agree to abide by these Terms of Use or any changes or additions, please discontinue use of the Website immediately.

These Terms of Use refer to the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy to which the use of the Website is also subject.

 

USE OF THE WEBSITE

The operation and control of the website and its provision to you are carried out at the sole discretion of ÖVKG.

Subject to your agreement to comply with these Terms of Use, VKG grants you a non-assignable and non-exclusive license to download, access and use the Website solely for personal, non-commercial purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.

The VKG is entitled to withdraw or change the website at any time at its sole discretion. This also includes blocking access to the website. We will not be liable to you if our website is unavailable at any time or for any period for any reason whatsoever.

Subject to the authorization of the use of the website by ÖVKG, you agree to comply with these terms of use. All other uses of the website other than those specified in these terms of use are prohibited.

 

RESTRICTIONS ON USE

All use of the Website is subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use and is subject to the following restrictions:

• You must comply with all applicable local, regional, national and international laws and regulations when using the Website and you must not use the Website for any illegal or unlawful purpose.
•  You must not use the website in any way that is detrimental or harmful to the business of ÖVKG.
• You may not transmit any defamatory, offensive, indecent or otherwise objectionable material.
• You may not use the website in any way for your own commercial gain.
You may not reproduce, duplicate, copy (other than for personal and non-commercial use) or resell any part of the Website.
• You may not make any modifications to the material you reproduce, duplicate or copy and may not use illustrations, photographs, video or audio separately from the accompanying text.
• When material is reproduced, duplicated or copied, the source of the material must be appropriately and accurately acknowledged.
• You may not modify, damage or disable any part of the Website, any device or network on which the Website is hosted, any software used to provide the Website, or any equipment, network or software program owned or used by a third party without permission.
You must not knowingly transmit any data or send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, keyloggers, spyware, adware or other harmful programs or computer code that interferes with the operation of the computer software or hardware.You must not take any action that may damage, disable, overburden, impair or compromise the systems and security of VKG or harm other users.You must not infringe the intellectual property rights of ÖVKG or third parties when using the website.
• Insofar as the website is hosted on a third party website (such as Facebook or other social media websites) and separate terms of use apply to the third party website, you agree to comply fully with these terms and conditions.

You may create links to the Website, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. In establishing a link, you must not in any way imply association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

From time to time, we may provide interactive services on our website that allow you to upload content to the website or contact other users of the website. If such interactive services are available, you warrant that you will not contribute any information that:

contains material or content from third parties for which you have not obtained all necessary permissions and licenses

contains any material that is defamatory, unlawful, obscene, offensive, hateful, inflammatory, pornographic, in breach of any legal duty to a third party such as a content that violates legal obligations to third parties, such as contractual obligations or the obligation of confidentiality, is threatening, abusive, offensive to the privacy of others, or causes annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.

conform to or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law or infringe the rights of any third party in any country worldwide.

is technically harmful (including, but not limited to, the containment of computer viruses)

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Inasmuch as you contribute information to the Website, you hereby grant to ÖVKG a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide royalty-free, transferable and sublicensable right to use such contributions in whole or in part for any purpose;to reproduce, display, transmit, modify, adapt, publish and create derivative works from these contributions in whole or in part, both electronically and otherwise, including for advertising and marketing purposes.

          

COVENANT PROPERTY RIGHTS

The ÖVKG is the owner or licensee of all intellectual property rights relating to the Website and the material published on it. These works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. Nothing in these Terms of Use transfers or confers any intellectual property rights to you.

You are only authorized to make limited use of the intellectual property rights granted to you under these Terms of Use. You agree to refrain from any action that may jeopardize, restrict or interfere with the intellectual property rights.

You agree not to remove, conceal, obscure or alter any notice or indication of intellectual property rights and/or their claim and ownership by VKG. You acknowledge and agree that any unauthorized use of intellectual property rights constitutes a violation of these Terms of Use and may infringe the intellectual property rights of VKG and its licensors.

VKG reserves the right to take any action it deems necessary, including taking legal action, in the event of unauthorized use of the website without further notice.

 

COMPENSATION

By using the Website and consequently by accepting these Terms of Use, you warrant and represent to ÖVKG that

• You will only use the website in accordance with these terms of use
• You will not use the Website in any way that could damage or discredit the ÖVKG.
• Your use of the website does not infringe any third-party rights.

 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Use of the website is entirely at your own risk. While ÖVKG makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that the content of the website is always up to date and error-free, it makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, that the website

is accurate, complete or up to date,

is always available, and

is secure and free from bugs, problems, defects, viruses or malware.

To the extent permitted by law (and except in the case of death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the VKG or in the case of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation);VKG assumes no liability (neither under contract law, nor under the law of damages, nor on the basis of strict liability, tort or other circumstances):

• any inaccuracies or omissions in the content of the Website, or
• any loss or expense of any kind incurred by you in connection with accessing, using or inability to use the Website or any content available on the Website
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In addition, by using the website, you release ÖVKG from any liability of this kind.

VKG cannot be held liable for content that is made available via interactive services on the website.

Advertising material provided by third parties may be displayed on the website. Each individual advertiser is responsible for the content of its advertising material, including, but not limited to, any errors, omissions and inaccuracies.

The ÖVKG üassumes no responsibility for the content of websites and resources provided by third parties that can be accessed via links on the website. These links are provided for information purposes only. VKG has no control over the content of these websites and resources and accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from their use.

 

DISCLAIMER

VKG may, at its sole discretion, terminate this agreement with you immediately upon notice. VKG is entitled to block your use of the website at any time without notice, without VKG incurring any obligations of any kind towards you as a result.

 

CONSEQUENCES OF A TERMINATION

Immediately following the termination of this Agreement:

• you will no longer have any right to use the Site, all permissions set forth in this Agreement are terminated
• you must immediately delete all information received or used by you in relation to the Website.

 

DATA PRIVACY

The data protection provisions applicable to the website are explained in the data protection guidelines of the ÖVKG. By using the website, you acknowledge that you are bound by this policy.

 

GENERAL

If one or more provisions of these Terms of Use are held invalid, void, unenforceable or illegal, such invalidity, voidability or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of these Terms of Use.

These Terms of Use are personal, which means that you are not entitled to transfer this agreement to third parties without the prior written consent of VKG. No entitlements for third parties arise from these terms of use.

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between the ÖVKG and you and replace previous agreements.

If you do not comply with these Terms of Use and VKG does not take appropriate action directly, this does not mean that VKG is giving up any rights to which the company may be entitled (such as taking legal action at a later date).

 

These terms of use apply exclusively to the use of the website. Separate terms and conditions apply to specific services that may be used through the Website. Some jurisdictions may have provisions that modify these Terms of Use or other legal notices contained on the Website. If additional terms apply, they will be identified on the relevant website in the footer of the home page.

Ouml;VKG reserves the right to make changes to these terms of use at its own discretion and at any time. All changes to our Terms of Use will take effect as soon as we publish the revised Terms of Use on the website. You are responsible for reviewing them at regular intervals. If you do not agree with the changes, you must leave the website immediately. Your continued use of the Website after such changes implies your acceptance of the revised Terms of Use now in effect.

 

APPLICABLE LAW

Regardless of the country from which you access or use the Website, your use of the Website is governed by the laws of Austria and you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Vienna, Austria. In the event of a breach of these Terms of Use, VKG may, in its sole and absolute discretion, take appropriate legal action at its own discretion in Austria, at the location of the breach or at the place of residence of the party concerned or, in the case of multiple parties, at the place of residence of any of these parties and all other parties shall then be subject to this jurisdiction.

 

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