ADEK provides its content on this Web Site subject to the following terms and conditions, which apply to all content available under the domain name "adek-international.org" or any domain name alias to the same content. Please read them carefully. By accessing and using our Site, you agree to these terms. For an explanation on the collection, use and storage of user information, please read our Privacy Policy.

1. Intellectual property: All content on the Site, including text, still and animated images, databases, programmes, etc., is the exclusive property of ADEK or its licensors and is protected by international copyright and other intellectual property laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

2. Use of Site content: ADEK hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferrable license for an undetermined duration, revocable at any time without cause, to access, display, download as technically required for displaying, and print one copy of the content displayed on the Site on any single computer solely for your personal internal business use, provided that you do not modify the Site content in any way and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices displayed on the Site content. Printing pages of the Site is authorised only as a private copy for the exclusive usage of the copyist. Creation of a hypertext link to the Site without frames is authorised to the home page of the Site http://www.adek-international.org excluding any other address. The Site provides you with an explicit feature to e-mail certain contents to third parties. You are responsible for the usage of this feature which is intended for private correspondence only, excluding, in particular, any posting to a mailing list. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, post, or disclose the Site content without ADEK's written prior consent.

3. User Postings: You acknowledge, agree and guaranty that ADEK shall own and have the unrestricted right to use, publish, and otherwise exploit any and all information that you post or otherwise publish on the Site. For further information on the nature of personal information collected and its protection and use, please see our Privacy Policy

4. Third-party web sites: The Site provides links to third-party web sites for use at your discretion. ADEK has no responsibility for the content, terms of use or privacy policies of third-party web sites.

5. Personal access code: Only users of the Site who have a personal and confidential access code provided by ADEK shall be authorised to use the restricted areas of the Site. You are responsible for use of the Site in compliance with its usage and with this agreement. You shall ensure that no other person has access to the Site. In the event that you have knowledge of another person accessing the restricted areas of the Site, you shall immediately bring the fraud to the attention of ADEK and confirm the information by registered letter. In the event of a dispute, you agree that information recorded on the ADEK servers with respect to use of the Site, and in particular, the personal access codes assigned to you, which may be subsequently produced by ADEK shall be also considered as conclusive proof between the parties.

6. Disclaimer: The information provided in the Site is subject to change without notice. ADEK does not guaranty that such information is accurate, complete, or adequate, or that the information has been checked by ADEK. Any information provided in the Site is provided as a rough guide. ADEK recommends that you consult a professional and that you supplement the information by yourself. ADEK disclaims any responsibility relating to the information contained in the Site and disclaims any responsibility arising from a negligence or otherwise concerning such information. ADEK does not guaranty that the Site will perform without errors or continuously.

7. Jurisdiction: This Site was created in Belgium. By using this Site, you agree to these terms and conditions without prejudice to any contractual or tort actions ADEK may take. Any litigation related to interpretation or performance of the contractual terms defined in this document shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Belgian Courts applying Belgian law.

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ADEK recognises the need to protect the privacy of the personally-identifiable information that we collect from you as you use the Site. Users should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. Without prejudice to your statutory rights pursuant to Belgian and European law, by submitting information, you agree to ADEK's use of such information as described below and as mentioned at the time such information is collected. Please see our Terms of Use for more information about our on-line policies.

1. Information Collected: ADEK collects personally-identifiable information on certain areas of the Site when users register, request abstracts and publications, sign up for conferences and newsletters, participate in surveys, bulletin boards and discussion forums, etc. You are informed of the nature of the data collected and whether or not providing the data is compulsory by informative notices displayed at the time the data is requested from you on the Site. The personally-identifiable information collected may consist of a unique access ID and contact information such as names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers. We may ask for further optional information from time to time to get a better picture of our members or visitors and their preferences. ADEK encourages users to provide this information to ensure that the content of our Site will remain relevant to your interests and needs.

2. Use of Information: You are informed of the use of the data collected by informative notices provided at the time the data is requested from you on the Site. The data collected is required by ADEK to enable you to access the Site and its functionality. ADEK also uses personally-identifiable information to measure visitor usage and interest to help us improve the content and functionality of our Site. The e-mail addresses provided on registration allow us to send e-mail giving you notice of the existence of new contents to you based on the areas of interest you may have indicated to us. If you do not wish to receive e-mailed advance notices of content, you will be given the opportunity to indicate this preference on registration. You may also request ceasing of the mailing of such notices later on at any time by following the instructions mentioned in the e-mails sent. ADEK uses personally-identifiable information collected from cookies and IP addresses as described below.

3. Cookies and IP addresses: Cookies are small data files that certain web sites write to the user's hard drive when a site is visited. The Site uses cookies to facilitate the login process. By accepting our cookie, your password details are stored and a registered user is permitted access to certain pages of our Site without having to log on each time. ADEK recommends in this case that you secure the access of your computer in order to avoid usage of the Site by unauthorized persons with your personal login and password. ADEK also logs IP addresses, or the location of a computer on the Internet, to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer the Site and for security reasons.

4. Disclosure to third-parties: ADEK does not disclose your personally-identifiable information to third-parties, with the following exceptions:

5. External Links: The Site contains links to third-party Web sites. Please be aware that we cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection practices of third-party Web sites. We encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies of these Web sites before providing any information to them.

6. Access, changes and deletions: You may access, correct, update and/or delete any personally-identifiable information, unsubscribe from mailing lists or terminate your subscription to the Site by following the instructions on the registration page of the Site. Alternatively, you may send us an e-mail at adek.international@gmail.com to exercise your statutory rights of access and modification of your personally-identifiable information.

7. Consent: By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use and processing of your personally-identifiable information by us in the manner and for the uses described in this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. We reserve the right to make changes to these policies as appropriate, and will alert you to any changes made.

ADEK International, Association des  anciens stagiaires de l’Union Européenne, Association Internationale (International Non Profit Organization under Belgian law), is the legal entity which is editing this site. Its registered offices are located at B-1049 Brussels, 100, rue Belliard 1-27. ADEK is recognized by Royal Decree of 22nd November 2004 and is registered under the following number: 873.895.269. ADEK International statutes have been published in the “Moniteur Belge” (Belgian State Gazette) on 11th May, 2005, under the following reference : 0067423.

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