PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING ANY OF OUR SERVICES. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THE “TERMS”) ARE A LEGAL CONTRACT BETWEEN “YOU” AND SC WEIK Press SRL, having company ID number RO26711562, with headquarters located in 179 Vasile Lascar Street, Bucharest 2, 020548, Romania and/or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively “WEIK Press” “WE”, “OUR” “US”).

 

THE TERMS EXPLAIN HOW YOU ARE PERMITTED TO USE THE WEBSITES LOCATED AT THE URL(S) RESEARCHANDEDUCATION.RO; AS WELL AS ALL ASSOCIATED SITES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SITE”). UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, ALL REFERENCES TO “SITE” ALSO INCLUDE THE SERVICES, MATERIALS, CONTENT, SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE AND ANY SOFTWARE THAT WEIK Press PROVIDES TO YOU FOR DOWNLOAD (ALL OF THESE COLLECTIVELY, THE “SERVICE“).

 

By using our services, by accessing, downloading, or using any of our Mobile Applications, products, Site, or the Service in any way; by accessing the Service through Third Party Platforms, including social networking sites; by clicking on the “I ACCEPT” button, or by completing a registration process, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND STORAGE OF YOUR INFORMATION AS OUTLINED IN WEIK Press’s PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY. (All of the above, collectively “YOUR ACCEPTANCE”).

 

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, OR IF AT ANY TIME, THE TERMS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, PLEASE CEASE USE OF THE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.

 

THESE TERMS REQUIRE BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES. IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF ROMANIA, PLEASE NOTE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BRING A DISPUTE BEFORE THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES OR COURTS IN ROMANIA.

 

  1. GENERAL USE AND CHANGES

The Service is licensed, not sold, to you.

WEIK Press reserves the right to refuse any user access to the Service without notice for any reason, including, but not limited to, any violation of the Terms. You agree that WEIK Press may suspend or discontinue the Service (or any feature or Mobile Application thereof) or change the content of the Service at any time, for any reason, with or without notice, and without liability.

IF YOU ARE NOT AT LEAST 13 YEARS OF AGE, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE ALL THE SECTIONS OF THE SERVICE OR SUBMIT ANY INFORMATION TO WEIK Press OR THE SERVICE. IF YOU ARE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS.  IF YOU ARE A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A MINOR USING THE SERVICE, YOU HEREBY AGREE THAT YOU HAVE REVIEWED AND AGREED TO THESE TERMS, TO BIND THE MINOR TO THESE TERMS AND TO FULLY INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS WEIK Press IF THE MINOR BREACHES ANY OF THESE TERMS. IF YOU ARE A MINOR, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU NEED YOUR LEGAL GUARDIAN’S PERMISSION TO USE THE SERVICE.

If you are a parent or legal guardian of a minor, you hereby agree to bind the minor to these Terms and to fully indemnify and hold harmless WEIK Press if the minor breaches any of these Terms. WEIK Press can change, update, or add or remove provisions of these Terms, at any time by posting the updated Terms on the Service and by notifying you either through a banner on the Service or, depending on your account status, via email at WEIK Press sole discretion. These Terms will come into effect within 3 days of posting.

By using the Service after WEIK Press has updated the Terms, you are agreeing to all the updated Terms; if you do not agree with any of the updated Terms, you must stop using the Service.  Also, please know that these Terms may be superseded by expressly-designated legal notices or terms located on particular features of the Service. These expressly-designated legal notices or terms are incorporated into these Terms and supersede the provision(s) of these Terms that are designated as being superseded.

You understand and agree that the Service (and any Mobile Applications) are evolving. As such, WEIK Press may require that you download and install updates to the Service, at any time, without notice or liability to you. You also understand and agree that any such changes or updates to the Mobile Applications might change the system specifications necessary to use the Mobile Application, and in such a case, you, and not WEIK Press, are responsible for purchasing any necessary additional software and/or hardware in order to access and use the Mobile Application. You acknowledge that when an upgrade is available, previous versions of the Mobile Application may cease to be available or no longer be supported by WEIK Press.

 

  1. PRIVACY

Any information provided by you and used by our Service is subject to our PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY.

 

  1. USE OF SERVICE

(a) Visitors and Guests. If you are a visitor, You will be able to view and use certain of the features of the Service that are available without registration. You need not register with WEIK Press to simply visit and view the Site, the public information on the Service or to download certain of the available materials or Mobile Applications.

(b) Account Registration. In order to access certain features of the Service you may be required to become a Registered User. For purposes of the Terms, a “Registered User” is a user of the Service (“User,” or “user”) who has registered an account with us (“Account”).

(c) Registration Data. In registering for the Service, you agree to (i) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Service’s registration form (the “Registration Data”); and (ii) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your Account.  You may not share your Account or password with anyone, and you agree to (A) notify WEIK Press immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or any other breach of security; and (B) exit from your Account at the end of each session. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or WEIK Press has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, WEIK Press has the right to suspend or terminate your Account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof). WEIK Press reserves the right to remove or reclaim any usernames at any time and for any reason, including but not limited to, claims by a third party that a username violates the third party’s rights.

(d) Network Access. When you access the Service through a mobile network, your network or roaming provider’s messaging, data and other rates and fees will apply. Downloading, installing or using certain services may be prohibited or restricted by your network provider and not all features of the Service may work with your network provider or device.

 

  1. RULES OF CONDUCT

By using WEIK Press’s Service you agree NOT to (or solicit another user to do so):

  • create an Account if you are under the age of 13;
  • act or allow any behavior that violates the rules of the Third Party Platforms, provided that the access to these platforms is made through the Service;
  • create an Account using a false identity or information, or on behalf of someone other than yourself;
  • have an Account or use the Service if you have previously been banned from using WEIK Press Services;
  • use your Account, the Site or Service to advertise, or solicit, or transmit any commercial advertisements, including chain letters, junk email or repetitive messages (spim and spam) to anyone;
  • use your Account or Service to engage in any illegal conduct;
  • access another user’s account without permission;
  • use the Site or Service in any manner that violates any applicable laws or regulations or is prohibited by these Terms;
  • collect or harvest any information about other users;
  • post, request, or link to sexually explicit, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, racially, ethnically or religiously insulting, inciteful, deceptive, tortuous, defamatory, libelous, or otherwise inappropriate or offensive material to conduct;
  • discuss, promote, or depict any form of child sexuality, abuse, exploitation, or related topics that may be harmful to or threaten the security of a child or minor;
  • use features of the Site or Service for anything other than their intended purpose;
  • interfere with or disable any security-related features of the Site or Service, or any part thereof, including any Service available on or through any Third Party Platforms;
  • decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive any code or underlying ideas or algorithms of any part of the Service, including any Service available on Third Party Platforms;
  • engage in any other prohibited conduct.

 

Any use of the Service in violation of these limitations  is strictly prohibited, can result in the immediate revocation of your license and may subject you to liability for violations of law. WEIK Press reserves the right to determine what conduct it considers to be in violation of the rules of use or otherwise outside the intent or spirit of these Terms of Use or the Service itself. In the event of a breach of any of the above, WEIK Press will decide at its sole discretion what actions, if any, it will take, including terminating your Account, prohibiting you from using the Service and/or informing the appropriate authorities.

 

  1. PAYMENT OF FEES

You agree to pay all fees and applicable taxes incurred by you or anyone using an Account registered to you. WEIK Press may revise the pricing for the goods and services offered through the Service at any time. WEIK Press may also provide links to other websites or third party services, some of which may charge separate fees, which are not included in any fees that you may pay to WEIK Press. Any separate charges or obligations that you incur in your dealings with third parties are your responsibility.

 

  1. TERM AND TERMINATION

(a) Term. The Terms commence on the date when you Accept them (as described in the preamble above) and remain in full force and effect while you use the Service, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the Terms.

(b) Termination. If you want to terminate the Service, you may do so by (a) notifying WEIK Press at any time; and/or (b) closing your Account. We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your Account or access to any or all of the Service at any time and for any reason. It is within our sole discretion and determination to terminate your Account for what we deem to be a violation or breach of these Terms. In the event that we terminate or suspend your Account, you will have no further access to your Account or anything associated to it. As stated above, you will not be entitled to a refund of any Services acquired or developed during your use of the Service.

(c) Effect of Termination. Termination of any feature of the Service includes removal of access to such feature. Termination of the Service includes deletion of your password and all related information, files and Content associated with or inside your Account (or any part thereof), including Your Content.  WEIK Press will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any suspension or termination, including for deletion of Your Content. All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive, shall survive termination of the Service, including without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, and limitation of liability.

 

  1. DISPUTES BETWEEN USERS

You are solely responsible for your potential interactions with other users of the Service. WEIK Press may at any time intervene in disputes between you and other users, but is under no obligation to do so. WEIK Press will not be liable for anything resulting from these disputes, including, but not limited to, claims and damages, of any kind. If you have a dispute with one or more users, YOU RELEASE WEIK Press (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) FROM CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

 

  1. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS AND WE DO NOT REPRESENT, WARRANT, OR GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, VIRUS-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.  You agree that your access and use of the Service shall be at your sole risk. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WEIK Press, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AUTHORITY, COMPLETENESS, USEFULNESS, AND TIMELINESS. WEIK Press makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of the content of the Service or the content of any sites linked to the Service and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, assumes no liability or responsibility for any:

  • errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content;
  • personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to and use of the Service or Site;
  • any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information and/or financial information stored therein;
  • any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Service;
  • any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like which may be transmitted to or through the Service or Site by any third party;
  • any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Service and/or Site.

 

  1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

WEIK Press’s AGGREGATE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS AND THE SERVICE, FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID WEIK Press IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WEIK Press BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE OR OTHER MATERIALS ON, ACCESSED THROUGH OR DOWNLOADED FROM OUR SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, OR WHETHER OR NOT WEIK Press HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE DAMAGES.

The foregoing limitation of liability shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law in the applicable jurisdiction. You specifically acknowledge that WEIK Press shall not be liable for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any third party and that the risk of harm or damage from the foregoing rests entirely with you.

THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY DO NOT AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER OR PURPORT TO LIMIT LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED UNDER THE APPLICABLE ROMANIAN LAW.

 

  1. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify and hold WEIK Press, its shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners and licensors (collectively, the “WEIK Press Parties”) harmless from any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of: (a) Your Content; (b) your use of, or inability to use, the Service; (c) your violation of the Terms; (d) your violation of any rights of another party, including any Users; or (e) your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. WEIK Press reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with WEIK Press in asserting any available defenses. You agree that the provisions in this section will survive any termination of your Account, the Terms or your access to the Service.

 

  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE

You acknowledge that all intellectual property rights in our Service and its underlying technology, and all information and content available on or through the Service (excluding User Content) are owned by us and/or our suppliers.

The Service is protected by copyright laws throughout the world. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, and any other relevant WEIK Press policies, WEIK Press grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non- sublicenseable, revocable license (subject to the limitations set forth herein) to download, install, access, view and/or use the Service (including a copy of the Mobile Application on a mobile device that you own or control) solely for your personal non-commercial purposes. No other use of the Service is authorized. In consideration of this authorization, you agree that any copy of the features of the Service or its components that you make shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices in the same form and manner as on the original.

You may not otherwise use, download, upload, print, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, post, transmit, modify, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, adapt, distribute, transfer, or exploit the Service or its features or components in whole or in part without our prior written authorization. Furthermore, with respect to any Mobile Application accessed through or downloaded from the Apple App Store (an “App Store Sourced Application”), you will only use the App Stored Sourced Application (i) on an Apple-branded product that runs the iOS (Apple’s proprietary operating system), and (ii) as permitted by the “Usage Rules” set forth in the Apple App Store Terms of Service. You may not sell, copy, exchange, transfer, assign or otherwise distribute anything you copy from the Mobile Application, unless you are expressly permitted by WEIK Press.

We and our suppliers reserve all rights not granted in these Terms. There are no implied licenses.

All trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on the Service (“Marks”) are our property or the property of other third parties. You are not permitted to use these Marks without our prior written consent or the consent of such third parties which may own the Marks.

 

  1. APPLICABLE LAW AND ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

These Terms and any action related to these Terms will be governed by and interpreted under the laws of Romania. Please note that under certain circumstances you may be able to invoke the protection which is afforded to you by provisions of the law of Romania.

 

  1. CONSUMER COMPLAINTS

You may report any complaints to the Autoritatea Nationala pentru Protectia Consumatorilor, http://www.anpc.gov.ro/.

 

  1. GENERAL

These Terms together with our PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY constitute the entire agreement between you and WEIK Press regarding your use of our Service (Site, Service, Mobile Applications and all related content), and supersede and replace any prior written or oral agreements regarding the foregoing.  Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision in these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Neither the rights nor obligations arising under these Terms are assignable by you, and any such attempted assignment or transfer shall be void and without effect. We may assign these Terms without restriction. You may not use, export, import, or transfer the Service except as authorized by the laws of Romania. You also will not use the Service for any purpose prohibited by Romanian law, including the development, design, manufacture or production of missiles, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. You acknowledge and agree that products, services or technology provided by WEIK Press are subject to the control laws and regulations of Romania and the European Union.

 

  1. CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact our Support at office@researchandeducation.ro. We will make every effort to resolve your concerns.

 

WEIK Press,

15 Feb. 2023