IRF - General Terms of Use

Unless otherwise stated on any of the IRF sites these Terms of Use apply to all of the products, services and websites (hereinafter referred to as “Services”) offered by the Information Retrieval Facility Society, (hereinafter referred to as IRF or we/us), ZVR-Number: 589671732, Am Brigittenauer Sporn 5, A-1200 Vienna, Austria, Europe or its subsidiaries.

 

1. Information IRF sites (hereinafter referred to as www.ir-facility.org or IRF/site(s)

Although the information on www.ir-facility.org is presented in good faith and believed to be correct, the IRF makes no representations or warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of any information. In no event will IRF be responsible for any damages of any sort, including indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, arising out of the use of its Internet site or reliance on the information available on its Internet site.

The information on www.ir-facility.org is protected worldwide by copyright or other intellectual property laws. No use of any information may be made without prior, written authorisation of the relevant owners. You may not use IRF’s name or any material contained on the IRF Internet sites to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation with IRF in any manner without prior written authorisation. You should not construe the information on www.ir-facility.org as a recommendation for the use or manufacture of any product, process, equipment or formulation. IRF makes no representation or warranty, either express or implied, that such use or manufacture will not infringe the property of another.

The content (text, images, etc.) on this and any other pages of this web site as well as the design of these pages are protected by copyright. IRF reserves all rights, especially the right to reproduction, distribution, provision and translation of this content. No part of these pages may be reproduced or stored, edited, processed, copied, distributed or made available electronically in any form or by any means whatsoever without the written consent of IRF.

The IRF Internet site provides links to other Web sites solely for your convenience, as pointers to information that may be useful to users of the IRF Internet site. IRF has no control over the content on other sites. If you use the links on the IRF Internet sites which go to other sites, IRF makes no warranties concerning the content of those sites, that those sites are free from claims of copyright, trademark, or other infringement, or that those sites adhere to an appropriate privacy policy. IRF does not endorse, sanction, or verify the information that is provided on linked sites. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, IRF has no affiliation with any other organisation mentioned or described on the IRF Internet sites.

NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OF ANY OTHER NATURE ARE MADE HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION OR TO ANY PRODUCTS TO WHICH INFORMATION REFERS.

The information contained on IRF sites and IRF's policies and disclaimers concerning your access to and use of the site are subject to change, and IRF reserves the right to modify them at any time without notice. Although every effort is made to present current and accurate information, IRF makes no commitment to update or correct any information that appears on the IRF Internet site.

 

2. Information on research and development projects

Although the information on research and development projects is presented in good faith and believed to be correct, IRF makes no representations or warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of any information on research and development projects. In no event will IRF be responsible for any damages of any sort, including indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of its Internet site or reliance on the information available on its Internet site.

3. Content

For content made accessible on IRF sites any relevant licence agreement shall apply.

IRF PROVIDES ALL DATA AND CONTENT “AS-IS” AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, OR THE PRESENCE ERRORS, OR LATENT OR OTHER DEFECTS, WHETHER OR NOT DISCOVERABLE.

 

4. Postings and Uploads

Portions of IRF's Internet site may allow users to post or upload their own material. The materials posted or uploaded by users do not necessarily reflect the views of the IRF.

User Declaration: By posting or uploading materials to any IRF site, you represent that you have all necessary rights in and to such materials, and that such materials will not infringe on any personal or proprietary rights of any third parties, nor will such materials be harmful, defamatory, unlawful, threatening, obscene, lewd, lascivious, harassing, or otherwise objectionable.

IRF reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to review, edit, or delete any material posted or uploaded by users that IRF for any reason whatsoever determines as being harmful, defamatory, unlawful, threatening, obscene, lewd, lascivious, harassing, potentially in violation of any party's rights, or otherwise objectionable.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IRF EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY MATERIAL COMMUNICATED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THIS WEB SITE.

By posting or uploading information and materials to any IRF site, you authorise IRF to use, and authorise others to use any such materials in any manner or medium.

  

5. 3rd party software

IRF DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIRD PARTY DATA, THIRD PARTY CONTENT OR THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, OR THE PRESENCE ERRORS, OR LATENT OR OTHER DEFECTS, WHETHER OR NOT DISCOVERABLE.

IRF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY FORM OF DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTIAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE OR ATTEMPTED USE OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICES, INLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RESULTS OF YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICES, ANY USE OF THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT OR ANY EXTERNAL WEB SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS ON THE SITE, HOWEVER ARISING, WHETHER FOR BREACH OR IN TORT EVEN IF IRF WAS INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.