TERMS OF USE OF THE SETÚBAL POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY PORTAL
PURPOSE OF THE NOTICE/LEGAL TERMS OF USE
This page sets out the rights and obligations of users of the www.ips.pt portal. The portal is owned by IPS and is administered by the IPS Information System, which can be contacted via the IPS IT Division at apoio.informatico@ips.pt.
The reference time zone is [(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time: Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London].
USE OF SERVICES
The user undertakes to use the services provided in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable in Portugal to this type of service. It is expressly prohibited to use the services of this portal to commit illegal acts, whether civil, criminal or otherwise, or to violate any third-party rights, and the user may be criminally punished.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The information contained in this portal is the property of IPS and may not be published or distributed without written authorisation. The editing or modification of published materials is prohibited, including the extraction of text or images for other uses. The images, trademarks, logos, names and designations on this page are subject to copyright and industrial property rights and, as such, are protected by the Copyright and Related Rights Code and the Industrial Property Code, and may not be reproduced or appropriated in any way without the written permission of the respective rights holders.
USER DATA
Users consent to the creation of usage statistics and connection logs. This data may be used for administrative and statistical purposes. IPS guarantees all users of this portal that their personal data will not be disclosed to external entities.
DISCLAIMER
IPS manages this portal with the aim of improving public access to information about the institution. The material contained herein consists of general information that is not necessarily exhaustive, accurate or up to date. This portal is sometimes linked to external portals over which IPS has no control and for which it assumes no responsibility. IPS assumes no responsibility for any problems arising from consulting this portal or any external portals linked to it.
COOKIES
Temporary, encrypted cookies are placed on computers used to access the IPS portal. These cookies do not cause any damage. They are only used to store information that allows the user’s preferences to be remembered for future visits.
INFORMATION COLLECTED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES
When accessing the portal pages, different types of information are automatically collected, ranging from the user’s Geo Map location, to the pages they searched, the browser they use, as well as how they accessed the portal and how long they stayed on it, etc. This information does not identify the user and is collected purely for statistical purposes for the portal, with no individual statistics being compiled.
SERVICE SECURITY AND AVAILABILITY
On the Internet, information circulates through heterogeneous networks with diverse characteristics and technical capabilities, and data transmissions benefit only from relative technical reliability, which may disrupt access or even render it impossible at certain times. The user acknowledges that access to the information provided depends on the characteristics, constraints, limitations and use of the means of communication used, to which IPS is completely unrelated, and cannot assume any responsibility for accidental damage to the information, namely due to interference and unauthorised access by third parties.
CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OF USE
IPS may, at any time and without prior notice, change the conditions of these terms of use, as well as the services it provides, undertaking to keep the changes made up to date on the portal.
COMPLAINTS, COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
All complaints received will be handled in accordance with the stipulated procedures, and the user will be informed. Complaints, questions, messages, comments and queries can be submitted to the IPS Information System via the following page: Compliments, Suggestions or Complaints
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
This contract is governed by Portuguese law. Any dispute relating to its validity, interpretation or execution, when attempts at conciliation have failed, shall be submitted to the competent courts, and for this purpose, the court of Almada is hereby designated as competent, with express waiver of any other. If one or more provisions of these terms of use are deemed invalid by application of a law, regulation or following a final court decision by a competent jurisdiction, the other clauses shall remain in full force and effect. In such cases, the parties agree to replace the clause declared null and void with a clause that most closely resembles the content of the clause initially established.
ACCEPTANCE AND BINDING
The user declares that they are aware of and accept these terms of use, thereby assuming all corresponding rights and obligations.
