The website www.artgate-ink.comis owned and operated byEleni Kosmidou,tel: +306940229276, e-mail: info@artgate-ink.com. This Website is provided for information purposes only. You may interact with the Administrator and use the Services only under these Terms and Conditions.
Artgate-ink.com is a curated review of contemporary visual art and it is dedicated to various aspects of art with a special interest in modern and contemporary galleries. On this Website you may find articles and reviews and in general art related digital content. Access to, use and browsing of the Website is free and does not impose any financial burden on Users.
These terms of use apply toUsers of artgate-ink.com while browsing or using this Website. Therefore, the words "you", "your" and generally the use of the second plural form refers to Users. The use of first plural form (we, us etc.) refers to the Administrator.
The headings contained in these Terms of Use are for your convenience onlyand do not limit or otherwise affect the real meaning of the Terms of Use.
The use of the Website requires internet access. You must ensure with your own diligence internet access, and you are fully charged with any billing, by Internet services and access services providers, that using of internet involves for the use of the Website, for receiving – sending data to the Website or for communicating with the Administrator of this Website.
The use of this Website and its Services by any User is governed by / subject to the Terms of Use. AnyUser, before accessing, browsing and making any kind of use of this Website, clearly, explicitly and unreservedly states that he/she fully accepts the Terms of Use, as well as any other term that may be on the Website, beyond this text, such as Privacy Policy and the Cookies Policywhich are incorporated into these Terms of Use. What applies for the Terms of Use also applies for any other term inside this Website. Your unreserved accepting of the Terms of Use is required for accessing and using this Website.
Please, read the Terms of Use carefully before you proceed to any action, interaction, accessor use of theWebsite, and comply therewith.In case you disagree with the Terms of Use, you are required to refrain from any use of theWebsite.
The Website operates 24/7. The Administratorreserves the right to modify, suspend, discontinue the operation of this Website and/or the Services due to maintenance, improvements, updates, commercial policy, force majeureetc, at any time and with no prior notice.
Users are required to act in compliance with the Greek law, including European Regulations, in using of the Website and its Services, and to exercise their rights within the limits set by good faith, morality and social and financial purposes of their rights.
Users are required not to use the Website, its Services, or any other means of expression through this website or accounts ofArtgate-ink.com in social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, You Tube Google Maps etc. for the purpose of posting, disclosing, spreading information, data and generally any content that is illegal, unfair, undue, slandering and/or false, threatening, deceitful, coercive, abusive, provocative, insulting, obscene, vulgar, sulfurous, pornographic, racist content. Posted content that makes discriminations, breaches any kind of confidentiality, violates constitutional rights, offends childhood, professional reputation, privacy and is adverse to the law in general is also prohibited. Besides, Users must not post commercials in any form and of any content, contests, third parties’ personal data, confidential information, spam messages, chain letters, unlicensed or other malicious software, content protected by the law of Copyright and/or Industrial Property.
When posting any information on the Website, Users must respect the Terms of Use and the law. Users are not allowed to post material and information, publication of which is against the law, or breaches third parties’ rights or third parties’ copyright or constitutes illegal personal data processing.
Users and third parties are strictly prohibited from interfering in the form, operation, services, content, databases and any other information that constitute this Website, by using any mechanism, software, either malicious or not, process, either electronic or not, by sending harmful files such as viruses, spam messages, DDOS attacks etc. which may affect, harm, suspend, terminate and, generally, obstruct this Website’s smooth operation, access and use the Website, and endanger the provision of Services offered thereby. The Administrator reserves the right to pursue recovery of any damages incurred thereto by misconducts as the aforementioned.
Users are required to abstain from any acts of slandering of the Website/Services on Artgate-ink’ accounts on social media platforms. Where the User could write a review (social media, Google Maps etc.), he/she must publish a true and objective review. The Administrator reserves the right to takedown or hide defamatory and generally illegal User comments.
Users are prohibited from exploiting the information they are granted from the Website through sale or distribution to third parties. The Website only intends to offer information, so any commercial use / exploitation of its content by Users or third parties is prohibited. It is permitted to republish content from the Website for journalistic purposes in compliance with Intellectual Property Law.
The Services are provided to the Users free of charge. The Administrator reserves the right to change the way of the Website’s operation and introduce charges to the Users for some Services only after prior notification, so you will not be charged unless you accept those charges.
The Administrator reserves the right to modify the Terms of Use at her free will and unilaterally. Posting any new term, or any modification or annulment of any existing term on this Website alone is enough to put it in effect for the future. Users must check from time to time whether the Terms of Use have been modified. You can check if there are changes to these Terms by reviewing the date of the last update (Current version). Posting terms on this webpage fulfils the requirements for notification of Users about any modifications to the Terms of Use. Any continued use of this Website after publication of new / modified terms, presupposes and confirms that you have read and accepted to be bound by the Terms of Use, as they apply, with the above-described modifications, interventions and annulments by the Administrator. In case you disagree with any change of the Terms, you must refrain from any use of the Website.
If any term or any part of the Terms of Use, conditions or provisions contained to the Terms of Use shall be determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent such term, condition or provision shall to that extent be severed from the remaining terms, conditions and provisions which shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
All the Terms of Use are essential. Any breach of these terms by the User may incur penalties according to the applicable law and the User’s obligation to remedy any direct or incidental damage the Administrator or any third party that they may suffer due to the User’s illegal and/or adverse to the Terms conduct. In case of any breach of the Terms of Use, the Administrator may ban the User from accessing the Website, delete the User’s information posted in this Website with no prior notice, and exercise all rights provided by the law. Failure or neglect by the Administrator to enforce at any time any of the provisions of the Terms of Use or the Law shall not be construed nor shall be deemed to be a waiver of its rights nor in any way affect the validity of the whole or any part of the Terms of Use and it does not affect the Administrator’s right to take subsequent action.
The Administrator enhances the security level of the Website, using programs against viruses and malicious software. Users are recommended to use software for protection from computer viruses, spyware, malware, ransomware, Dodos Attacks etc. while using the Services. The Administrator shall not be liable for any damages to the User’s hardware, software and/or data, as well as for any other damage incurred to Users or third parties by the aforementioned risks.
The Administrators not obliged to know whether any information provided by a User is true or not, and she considers the personal data provider as the real data subject. The Administrator is not obliged to verify the identity of the person who enters said data; therefore, she bears no responsibility, and the User who enters data on the Website is liable for any false and/or illegal entry both towards the Administrator and the data subject.
The Administrator has no general obligation when providing the Services, to monitor the information which the Users transmit / store / post on the Website, nor a general obligation to actively seek facts or circumstances indicating illegal activity. The Administrator is exempted from any liability for any content posted on the Website by the Users.
The Administrator shall not be liable for any temporary or permanent failure to provide the Services by reasons beyond her control, such as force majeure, severe weather phenomena, natural disasters, states of emergency, strikes, fire, epidemic, pandemic, war, malfunction of the Host Provider or ISP or Access Provider.
The Administrator is not responsible for any damage to the User or a third party caused by risks that threaten internet users and may occur while using the Website. Users are recommended to use software for protection from computer viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, malware, ransomware, Dodos Attacks etc. while browsing this website. The Administrator shall not be liable for any damages to the User’s hardware, software and data, as well as for any other damage incurred to Users or third parties by the aforementioned risks.
We cannot exclude human errors or malfunction to the network or to the computer systems etc. that may affect proper provision of information to Users. We advise Users, in the event they notice any wrong information, to inform the Administrator at tel. no: +306940229276 / e-mail: info@artgate-ink.com, so that the error is corrected.
The Administrator shall not be liable for the content of websites to which Users are referred by links, banners, frames etc. inserted in this Website. The Administrator shall not be liable for any damage incurred to Users by their visiting to such websites, as well as for any damage caused by risks appearing in online systems of services providers, entities advertised in this Website, affiliates, or other collaborating companies etc., even if Users are referred to said websites by links, banners etc. on the Website. The Administrator does not endorse these websites’ content and services and is not responsible for any damage or losses sustained by the Users or any harm caused by these websites / services. Liability for the content, information, users’ safety and protection of their personal data, and the quality of services provided is born solely by owners, managers and beneficiaries of said websites, which users visit at their own risk.
The Administrator provides the Services and all the content available through this Website “as is” and as “available” with the specifications and limitations set by the Administrator. The Administrator does not provide any kind of warranty about the accuracy, functionality, durability, reliability, compatibility, quality, security and resistance to attacks and does not bear any responsibility for permanent or temporary malfunctions of the Website. The Administrator shall not be liable under any circumstances, towards the User or any third party, for any direct, indirect positive damage or loss of profits / income from the use of the Website or from any use of the Services.
The Administrator has no responsibility for any loss of data hosted on its servers. Each User has the sole responsibility for keeping a backup copy of any information he/she posts on the Website.
Any information, advice or article on the Website, are offered for information only. We do not guarantee the accuracy of the information on the Website. The Administrator bears no responsibility for any damage you may suffer due to your reliance on any information or advice posted on the Website. You must evaluate any information available on the Website and under no circumstances do we guarantee that this information is not obsolete, inaccurate, or misleading. The User accepts that the Administrators released from this responsibility and that he/she will use the information provided at his/her own risk.
The Administrator does not endorse any business, company, natural person, artist, work, art movement, statement, choice, discrimination, policy, or content even if they are part of articles written by the Administrator and shared on the Website or reposted by the same on the Website. The Website only intends to share art information, so no post can imply our endorsement of that information.
The Administrator posts informative material from other websites and sources, about cultural events and art exhibitions. The Administrator does not guarantee the accuracy, validity, completeness, reliability, continuous updating, etc. of the information provided on the Website. The Administrator is not responsible for changes in schedules, incorrect information, cancellations, postponements, delays, omissions and inaccuracies in the information obtained from other websites / sources and only for reposts informative material for informational purposes. The User must consult the responsible entities before making purchases, reservations, planning and generally before using in any way the information received from the Website.
The Website may include advertisements of third parties. The Administrator does not guarantee the accuracy, validity, legality of the advertisements, does not guarantee that they contain legal and truthful statements, does not control / approve / adopt / endorse the content of the advertisements and is not responsible in any way for the quality, availability and legality of the advertised products / services, as well as for any positive or consequential damage to the User or a third party from the viewing / use of the information contained in these advertisements.
The Administrator bears no responsibility for any damage of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access and use of the Website and/or the Services and/or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred because of the use of any content posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Website.
Posting of the Terms of Use and their content may not cause any liability for the Administrator further than the one provided by the law.
In any disputes arising from the use of the Website, the law that applies is the Greek Law which governs the Website’s function, the quality and content of the Website and any disputes arising. Any dispute between the Administrator, Users and/or third parties from the use of the Website will be resolved through friendly negotiations between them and through Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation). Otherwise, Greek Courts and particularly Athens Courts have jurisdiction over the resolution of any disputes.
The Website and the information contained therein including without limitations of the designs, text, images, photographs, graphics, logos, applications as well as all software, databases, trademarks, and all content of our Website is the intellectual and industrial property of the Administrator, unless otherwise expressly stated for specific rights of third parties, and is protected by the relevant provisions of Greek, EU and international law. All rights are registered and reserved.
The Administrator maintains the Copyright of this Website and its webpages, which are independently protected as original works of conjectural design and applied arts, according to specific requirements of law, as well as collections of works. The Website’s content is also protected from violation of Industrial Property, which belongs to the Administrator, without prejudice to the rights of other holders-agents.
Distinguishing features, as well as the whole content of this website, are further protected under the provisions of unfair competition law.
The domain name Artgate-ink.comhas been duly registered by the Administrator, who has the exclusive right to use it and forbids any third party to register an identical or a similar domain name that can confuse consumers.
Especially, as to the Website’s databases, temporary or permanent reproduction of these databases, by any means and in any form, in whole or in part, translation, adjustment, arrangement or any other modification of these databases, any kind of distribution of the databases or their copies to the public, any disclosure, display, purchase or presentation of these databases to the public, uploading, storing and exporting databases, downloading, posting on another website, posting on the internet and any other processing and commercial use, are forbidden without the Administrator’s permission.
The automated (e.g. through web scraping, web harvesting, web data extraction) or manual collection and storage of information contained in the databases of the Website or the mass / systematic downloading of information by the Website for any use are also forbidden.
The trademarks, images, work and / or other identification elements of third parties that appear on our Website, are the intellectual and industrial property of third parties and therefore they bear the applicable liability. Copying, analogue / digital recording and mechanical reproduction, distribution, transfer, downloading, processing, resale, creation of a production work or misleading the public about the actual content provider, any reproduction, re-release, upload, announcement, dissemination or transmission or any other use of the Content in any way or means for commercial or other purposes and generally any kind of action on the commercial, financial and all kinds of records of the Administrator, is allowed only with the prior written permission of the Administrator or any other legal copyright owner.
Nothing contained in this Website should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any mark displayed without the written permission of the party that may own the applicable mark.
The infringement of the Administrator’s or a third party’s Intellectual Property results in the obligation of the responsible User to compensate for any damage caused to the Administrator or a third party. The Administrator in case of infringement of her Intellectual Property rights, may ban the User from the Website and exercise all her rights provided by the law.
The appearance of the above works on the Website does not constitute in any case a transfer or assignment of a license or right to use them for purposes not related to the legitimate use of artgate-ink.com.
Users may retrieve information and download material from the Website when provided by the Administrator, subject to compliance with these Terms.
The legal use of the Artgate-ink.com and its Services, with respect to the Terms of Use and the current legislation, does not infringe the Intellectual Property of the Administrator, who grants the Users permission to use the Website only for information and communication with her.
The Administrator expressly and unconditionally acknowledges that each natural/legal person, whose trademarks – logos, brands and/or names she uses, is the exclusive and sole full owner of all intellectual property rights to all its distinctive features, works and assets.
DISCLAIMER
The Administrator declares that any information on the Website related to contemporary art, photographs and any artistic content in general is posted under fair use as mandated by the relevant copyright exceptions in Greek and international law and does not intend to infringe any third party’s intellectual property. Specifically, as per the purpose of this Website, the posts are publicized as quotations, news reporting and/ or commentary on contemporary visual art, within the constitutional limits of freedom of expression, reserving any intellectual property right of the Administrator. Furthermore, the Administrator undertakes with reasonable effort to give credit to the source and the intellectual property rights holder in each relevant post.
We shall stand by you at any moment, ready to solve any problem and answer any question you may have. For any complaints you may contact the Administrator at the e-mail: info@artgate-ink.com.
The Administrator updates the Terms of Use, in order to comply to any changes in the operation of the Website and/or the law. The last update of the Terms of Use took place on 20/07/2023. These Terms of Use have been drafted by internetlaw Attorneys.