GENERAL TERMS
a. This site, https://mepei.com/, belongs to the think tank Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI). Accessing it (any parts or tabs) implies the tacit consent of users to the terms presented below.
b. MEPEI may change the content of the site at any time, may make changes to the structure, content and accessibility, may cease to provide information on the website, without prior agreement and without giving any notice to users or third parties.
- CONTENT
a. The content of the site is intended for personal use, without direct or indirect commercial purpose. All published materials (including, but not limited to, articles, information, photographs, data, audio / video clips – generically called content), are protected by the relevant legal provisions: Law no. 8/1996, with subsequent amendments and completions – on copyright and related rights, Law no. 84/1998 – regarding trademarks and geographical indications and Law no. 129/1992, republished – regarding industrial designs. The lack of mention of some legal texts or incidental provisions does not lead to their inapplicability.
b. The website and its content are protected by the Romanian Copyright Law, as well as by the copyright provisions applicable in territories other than Romania. Users may not copy, store, modify or transfer in any way, in whole or in part the website and / or its content. Utilization is free, subject to non-marketing and in compliance with the terms imposed by MEPEI.
c. Any form of copying, storage, modification and / or transmission of the content is expressly prohibited, without the prior written consent of MEPEI.
d. MEPEI is not responsible for any damages, existing disputes, arising or arising in connection with / from the copying, storage, modification or transfer of all or part of the content in any medium.
e. If you believe that any material published on this site by the editorial team or anyone else infringes copyright or any other rights, please notify us by sending a message to the address published in the Contact section of the website.
2. COPYRIGHT
a. All rights reserved. Users may download and print content from this site for personal or non-commercial use only.
b. It is forbidden to copy, reproduce, recompile, decompile, distribute, publish, display, modify, create components or complete derivative products or services, as well as any way of utilization of the content of the site https://mepei.com/ with except for the display on a personal computer screen and the printing or downloading, for personal and non-commercial purposes, of certain documents or information explicitly designated for this purpose, provided that all elements relating to intellectual property rights, other property rights are kept unchanged, and the conditions of use of those documents or information.
c. The taking over of information by other websites can be done only in accordance with the terms agreed by the Romanian Press Club: “The Honorary Council considers that the free taking over of some press materials can be done only within the limit of 500 characters, but not exceeding half of the article or news item in question, thus ensuring both the free movement of information and the character of a ‘press review’ supported by the internet pages concerned. In these cases, the source of the information must be cited. The taking over of more than those previously provided may be carried out only under the conditions of an agreement, financial or otherwise, concluded with the rights holder”.
The source https://mepei.com/ will be cited, containing a link of the website, in the first paragraph. Also, at the end of the excerpt taken, after the last paragraph and outside it (or at the beginning of the news, depending on the layouts of the sites in question), it will be clearly stated: “SOURCE: mepei.com”, comprising the link to the website https://mepei.com/.
Offline media are also subject to the provisions of the Romanian Copyright Law.
d. The contents of mepei.com (including logos, stylized representations, commercial symbols, still images, dynamic images, text and / or multimedia content presented on the site) are the property of the Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI), none of which can be used without the written consent of the Middle East Political and Economic Institute.
- RESPONSIBILITIES
a. The user is solely responsible to both third parties and mepei.com for accessing / using / utilizing the content. Mepei.com reserves the right to modify, delete any message posted on the site, interpreted at the discretion of mepei.com as abusive, defamatory, obscene or likely to infringe a legally protected right.
b. The use of the website represents the fact that the user declares and agrees with the publication by mepei.com of a content established on the basis of its own criteria. This content can be interpreted as published, presented in a manner that does not comply with the wishes of the user. In such a case, the responsibility of mepei.com cannot be retained.
- TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO mepei.com
a. The transmission of information to mepei.com means the provision by the user of all kind of materials, including, but not limited to messages, articles, information, photos, data, audio / video clips.
b. The transmission of information to mepei.com is equivalent to the acceptance granted to mepei.com as free from any obligation regarding the payment of a payment and / or remuneration, non-exclusively and for a period of 50 years, to use, copy, publish, distribute, in any way and with any title, in any existing environment or discovered in the future, this information.
c. At the same time, by transmitting information to mepei.com, the user’s consent regarding the compensation of mepei.com and / or third parties as a result of the existence / birth of damages of any kind from the use, copying, publication or distribution of the respective information is presumed. Mepei.com does not accept limited liability from the information provider.
d. Mepei.com does not assume responsibility for the materials posted on this site by persons other than those who have a contract signed with the Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI). Mepei.com dissociates itself from racist, xenophobic, anti-Semitic, slanderous, insulting, defamatory, obscene or indecent messages posted on the site by users in the comments section.
- OBLIGATIONS OF USERS AT REGISTRATION
a. Access to the online content of the site https://mepei.com/ is partly free and partly based on registration data.
b. For the “Login / Registration” option, the user will be asked to provide his / her contact details. The registration form (s) will contain detailed contact information of the user (name, surname, company, country, mobile phone, e-mail address).
c. The personal information made available to mepei.com in order to receive or use some services is protected under the conditions of Law 677/2001 on data protection, updated in 2013 and by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of individuals with regard to processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (GDPR). By filling in the fields in the online registration forms, users agree that the personal data they register should enter the mepei.com database and receive messages about products and services or any other editorial and marketing actions carried out in the future by mepei.com and its authorized partners.
d. After completing the registration form, the user has an account for the use of the services. The user is entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password associated with access to mepei.com services.
e. At the explicit request of the user, addressed to office@mepei.com, mepei.com undertakes to rectify, update, block, delete or transform into anonymous data and to stop processing the user’s personal data, free of charge, personal data according to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
f. Mepei.com undertakes not to make public the users’ e-mail address and not to disclose it to a third party, unless it is expressly agreed between the partners, unless this is necessary to comply with the law and / or judicial procedures.
g. Mepei.com undertakes to immediately notify the authorities of attacks aimed at theft or vandalism and which could lead to the disclosure or compromise of data. Mepei.com does not assume any responsibility for the situations in which the user publishes his address or any other personal data, on his own initiative, in a public message, on any of the pages of mepei.com.
h. Mepei.com reserves the right to modify, revise, complete these rules at any time. Any changes will be made public on this page and will take effect from the moment it is posted on the site.
- SECURITY
Mepei.com takes all security measures to protect the personal information of the users. When filling in personal data on our site, the information will be protected both offline and online. All information about users is confidential. Only employees whose specific activity involves working with personal information have access to user identification data. The servers on which personal identification information is stored are located in a secure location.
- LEGAL LIABILITY. REPARATION
a. The content of this site, including news, data and other information, is provided by mepei.com and its content providers. This site provides information tools, but does not provide any advice or make any recommendations regarding certain financial instruments, investments or products.
b. Mepei.com does not ask the customers concerning personal information through unsolicited correspondence. Any type of correspondence that offers financial advice or any unsolicited message requesting the disclosure of personal information must be considered false and reported to Mepei.com through the feedback form accessible on the site, after logging in.
c. Mepei.com and its content providers are not liable for errors, inaccuracies or delays in providing the content provided by the site or for any action based on such content. Mepei.com disclaims any responsibility for guaranteeing, explicitly or implicitly, the accuracy of the content provided by third parties or the way in which the information serves certain purposes. Although mepei.com makes every effort to obtain reliable information from its external suppliers, it does not guarantee the accuracy of the information provided by them.
d.Mepei.com reserves the right to modify and update the conditions listed above at any time. The changes take effect from the moment they are published on the site.
