Legal Notice

THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ASTURIAS, S.A., as the party responsible for the website, makes this document available to users in order to comply with the obligations established under Spanish Law 34/2002, of 11 July, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE), as well as to inform all users of the website of its terms of use.

Any person accessing this website assumes the status of user and undertakes to strictly observe and comply with the provisions set out herein, as well as any other applicable legal provisions.

THE ENGLISH SCHOOL OF ASTURIAS, S.A. reserves the right to modify any information that may appear on the website, in which case the version currently published on the website shall apply.

1. IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

2. PURPOSE

The purpose of this website is to provide information about the School, its services, activities, admissions procedures and other information relating to the educational community.

By accessing and browsing this website, you are deemed to be a user and are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions of use.

3. PRIVACY AND DATA PROCESSING

Where access to certain content or services requires the provision of personal data, users shall guarantee that such data is truthful, accurate, authentic and up to date. The company shall process such data in accordance with its nature and purpose, under the terms set out in the Privacy Policy.

4. INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The user acknowledges and accepts that all content displayed on the website, including in particular designs, texts, images, logos, icons, buttons, software, trade names, trademarks or any other signs capable of industrial and/or commercial use, is subject to intellectual property rights, and that all trademarks, trade names or distinctive signs and all industrial and intellectual property rights relating to the content and/or any other elements included on the website are the exclusive property of the company and/or third parties, who hold the exclusive right to use them in the course of trade.

Accordingly, the user undertakes not to reproduce, copy, distribute, make available or otherwise publicly communicate, transform or modify such content and shall hold the company harmless against any claim arising from a breach of these obligations. Under no circumstances does access to the website imply any waiver, transfer, licence or total or partial assignment of such rights, unless expressly stated otherwise.

These General Terms of Use of the website do not grant users any right to use, alter, exploit, reproduce, distribute or publicly communicate the website and/or its content other than those expressly provided for herein. Any other use or exploitation of any rights shall be subject to the prior and express authorisation specifically granted for such purpose by the company or by the third-party holder of the rights concerned.

The content, texts, photographs, designs, logos, computer programs, source codes and, in general, any intellectual creation existing on the website, as well as the website as a whole as a multimedia work, are protected by intellectual property legislation. The company owns the elements comprising the graphic design of the website, menus, navigation buttons, HTML code, texts, images, textures, graphics and any other website content or, in any event, holds the corresponding authorisation to use such elements.

The content provided on the website may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, transmitted or recorded by any information retrieval system, in any form or by any means, unless prior written authorisation has been obtained from the owner of the website.

It is also prohibited to remove, circumvent and/or manipulate copyright notices, technical protection devices or any information mechanisms that may be contained in the content. Users of this website undertake to respect the aforementioned rights and to refrain from any action that could infringe them. In all cases, the company reserves the right to exercise any legal remedies or actions available to it in defence of its legitimate intellectual and industrial property rights.

5. OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF WEBSITE USERS

The User undertakes to:

• Make appropriate and lawful use of the website, as well as its content and services, in accordance with: (i) the legislation applicable at any given time; (ii) the General Terms of Use of the website; (iii) generally accepted standards of morality and good conduct; and (iv) public order.
• Obtain all the means and technical requirements necessary to access the website.
• Provide truthful information when entering personal data in the forms contained on the website and keep such data updated at all times so that it reflects the User’s actual circumstances. The User shall be solely responsible for any false or inaccurate statements made and for any damage caused to the company or third parties as a result of the information provided.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the User shall also refrain from:

• Making unauthorised or fraudulent use of the website and/or its content for unlawful purposes or effects, purposes prohibited under these General Terms of Use, purposes that infringe the rights and interests of third parties, or purposes that could in any way damage, disable, overload, impair or prevent the normal use of the services, documents, files or any type of content stored on any computer equipment.
• Accessing or attempting to access restricted resources or areas of the website without meeting the conditions required for such access.
• Causing damage to the physical or logical systems of the website, its providers or third parties.
• Introducing or disseminating computer viruses or any other physical or logical systems capable of causing damage to the physical or logical systems of the company, its providers or third parties.
• Attempting to access, use and/or manipulate data belonging to the company, third-party providers and other Users.
• Reproducing or copying, distributing, allowing public access through any form of public communication, transforming or modifying the content, unless authorised by the holder of the corresponding rights or otherwise legally permitted.
• Removing, concealing or manipulating notices concerning intellectual or industrial property rights and other information identifying the rights of the company or third parties incorporated into the content, as well as technical protection devices or any information mechanisms that may be included in the content.
• Obtaining or attempting to obtain content using means or procedures other than those made available for this purpose, expressly indicated on the webpages where the content is located or generally used on the Internet because they do not pose a risk of damaging or disabling the website and/or its content.

If a password is provided to access any of the website’s services and/or content, the User undertakes to use it diligently and keep it secret at all times. Consequently, the User shall be responsible for its proper custody and confidentiality and undertakes not to transfer it to third parties, either temporarily or permanently, or allow unauthorised persons to access the relevant services and/or content.

The User also undertakes to notify the company of any event that may involve improper use of their password, including, by way of example, theft, loss or unauthorised access, so that it can be cancelled immediately. Consequently, until such notification is made, the company shall be exempt from any liability arising from improper use of the password, and the User shall be responsible for any unlawful use of the website’s content and/or services by any unauthorised third party.

If the User negligently or intentionally breaches any of the obligations established in these General Terms of Use, they shall be liable for any damage arising from such breach.

6. LIABILITY

The content and services offered through the website are primarily for information purposes. The School endeavours to ensure that the information available is accurate, appropriate and up to date. However, it cannot guarantee the complete absence of errors or omissions, nor the availability, continuity or proper functioning of the website at all times.

The School shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from interruptions, unavailability, technical errors, failures, delays, blockages or disconnections affecting telecommunications networks or systems, acts of third parties, unlawful interference, malicious software, force majeure events or any other circumstances beyond its reasonable control.

Likewise, the School shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from any unlawful, fraudulent, negligent, improper use of the website, or any use contrary to these terms and conditions.

Where users provide information through the forms available on the website, they are responsible for ensuring that the information provided is truthful, accurate and lawful and, where necessary, kept duly up to date. The School shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from false, inaccurate or outdated information, or information provided by the user without the necessary authorisation, without prejudice to the obligations applicable to the School under relevant legislation.

Users must refrain from using robots, spiders, crawlers, automated data extraction tools or similar mechanisms where such use is contrary to applicable law or these terms and conditions, adversely affects the normal operation of the website, imposes a disproportionate burden on its systems or enables unauthorised access to content or information.

Users shall be liable for any loss or damage caused to the School or to third parties as a result of any breach of these terms and conditions or any unlawful conduct attributable to them.

The School may temporarily suspend access to the website where necessary for maintenance, updates, security, improvements or any other justified reason. It also reserves the right to remove or restrict access to any content or services that are contrary to applicable law or these terms and conditions, or that may prejudice the legitimate rights or interests of the School or third parties.

7. HYPERLINKS

Users undertake not to reproduce the website, or any of its content, in any manner, including by means of a hyperlink, without the express prior written authorisation of the website owner.

The website may include links to other websites managed by third parties in order to facilitate users’ access to information provided by partner organisations and/or sponsors. The School does not control such third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, policies or practices. Users should review the terms of use, privacy policies and cookie policies applicable to any third-party websites they access.

Users are granted a limited, revocable and non-exclusive right to create links to the website’s homepage solely for private and non-commercial purposes. Websites containing links to our website:

• Must not misrepresent their relationship with us or state that such link has been authorised, nor may they include our trademarks, company names, trade names, logos or other distinctive signs.
• Must not contain content that may be considered offensive, obscene, inappropriate or controversial, that incites violence or discrimination on grounds of sex, race or religion, or that is contrary to public policy or unlawful.
• Must not link to any page of the website other than the homepage.
• Must link directly to the website address and must not reproduce the website as part of another website, display it within a frame, or create a browser environment around any page of the website.

The School may request the removal of any link to the website at any time, in which case the link must be removed without undue delay.

Links, frames or similar mechanisms must not be used in a manner that alters the presentation of the website, conceals its origin or misleadingly attributes its content to third parties.

The School cannot control the information, content, products or services provided by other websites that contain links to this website.

8. DATA PROTECTION

Personal data provided by users through the website will be processed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.

Information concerning the data controller, the purposes and legal bases of processing, recipients, data retention, data subjects’ rights and any other information required by applicable law is available in the website’s Privacy Policy.

9. COOKIES

This website uses cookies in accordance with the Cookies Policy available on the website, where users can find detailed information about their use.

Technical or necessary cookies may be installed without consent where they are essential for the operation of the website. Analytics, personalisation, advertising or any other non-exempt cookies shall only be installed where the User has given prior informed consent.

10. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In general, the content and services offered on the website are for information purposes only. Accordingly, by offering them, no warranty or representation is made in relation to the content and services offered on the website, including, by way of example, warranties of legality, reliability, usefulness, truthfulness, accuracy or merchantability, except to the extent that such representations and warranties cannot be excluded by law.

11. FORCE MAJEURE

The company shall not be liable under any circumstances for any inability to provide services where this is due to prolonged interruptions in electricity supply, telecommunications lines, social conflicts, strikes, rebellion, explosions, floods, acts or omissions of government authorities and, in general, any event of force majeure or unforeseen circumstances.

12. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

Spanish law shall apply to the resolution of any disputes or matters relating to this website or the activities carried out through it, to which the parties expressly submit. The courts and tribunals of the User’s place of residence shall have jurisdiction over any disputes arising from or relating to its use where the User qualifies as a consumer, or those of the place of performance of the obligation in all other cases.