Terms of use
These terms and conditions (hereinafter the "Terms") apply to the use by users (hereinafter the "Users") of the "Biunivoca" platform (hereinafter the "Platform") owned by the company Biunivoca di Barone Daniele (VAT no. 11879181003), with registered office in Montecompatri (RM) at Via Mario Intreccialagli, 54 (hereinafter the "Company").
By registering according to the procedure on the Platform, Users agree to be bound by these Terms.
The Platform is the exclusive property of the Company and all rights not granted to Users in these Terms are reserved by the Company.
The Company reserves the right to amend the Terms at any time by publishing the new version with an appropriate wording such as, by way of simplification, "Last Updated" or the most recent date.
In the event of a change, Users will be notified by e-mail with 30 days' notice of the change coming into effect and, if they do not agree with the change, they may terminate the Terms unilaterally by replying to the aforementioned e-mail.
In the event that the Platform has agreements with Users with whom it works and which may relate to or influence these Terms, such agreements shall be deemed to be specific to these Terms and to apply primarily to these Terms.
For any questions or information regarding the Terms please contact us at info@biunivoca.com
- The Platform and Society
- These Terms govern the rules of use of the Platform, through which the dissemination of general and professional multimedia contentis offered via a noticeboard.
- To this end, it should be noted that:
- The user will be providedwith multimedia material on a variety of topics, from educational, professional to recreational.
- In addition, the following services (hereinafter referred to as "Tools") will be made available:
- Multimedia content, e.g. video.
- Training content, e.g. interviews, explanatory videos of a cultural nature
- A chat for the exchange of information between users.
- Virtual classes, created by Users themselves, in order to involve other Users in certain subjects and/or topics.
- The Company provides an activity in the direct provision of communication services, content dissemination and in the field of content dissemination. In this case, Users autonomously connect to the Platform to use the service and the Tools attached to it.
- These Terms must be examined onlineby Users prior to the conclusion of the registration process and the completion of the mandatory fields implies their full knowledge and acceptance by Users.
- The Company reserves the right to amend and/or supplement these Terms by publishing them on the site. Changes to the same shall be effective from the moment of their publication.
- Scope of the Conditions
- Use of the Platform implies acceptance of the Conditions by the User. If the User does not intend to accept the Conditions and/or any other notes, legal notices, information published or referred to therein, they will not be able to use the Platform or its Services.
- Before using the Platform, the User is obliged to read the Terms carefully and to save or print them out for future reference.
- The Company reserves the right to vary, at its own discretion, at any time, including after the User's registration, the graphical interface of the Platform and, the Content and its organisation, as well as any other aspect that characterises the functionality and management of the same, communicating to the User, where necessary, the relevant instructions.
- Account, registration and deletion
- Users wishing to use the services provided must register on the Platform, providing truthfully and correctly all the data requested in the registration form provided, in order to create their user profile ("Account").
- In particular, the registration phase takes place by entering one's personal data, e.g. first name, last name, e-mail address. In addition, the User must provide a password which, together with the user name, allows access to the Platform.
- The User will be given the opportunity to register and log in via his/her Account link to other social media, such as, but not limited to Meta, Google, X, LinkedIn.
- The Company reserves the right to reject a new registration or to delete an account at any time, as well as to request validation of the Account if it considers that invalid credentials have been used.
- The User undertakes not to pass on his or her Platform access credentials, even temporarily, to third parties and to keep them with due care, diligence and secrecy under his or her own responsibility, and is aware that all acts performed using these credentials will be attributed to him or her and will be binding for all Users.
- The User is obliged to inform the Company immediately of any unauthorised or improper use of his/her access credentials or to report any infringement by third parties.
- The Company declines all responsibility in the event that a third party, to whom the User has communicated their access credentials, uses the Platform without their consent. The registered User may stop using the Platform at any time and deactivate their account or request its deletion via the procedure indicated in the same or in any case by sending a written communication to the email address info@binivoca.com.
- In the event that the User violates the Terms or applicable legal provisions, the Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate the User's account at any time and without prior notice.
- If reports occur within the Platform, the Platform will move to delete and remove content as soon as possible or suspend accounts to ensure respect for the rights of Users within the Platform
- Using the Platform
- Free use of the User
- Access to the Platform as a User is granted free of charge and enables the delivery and use of Content.
- The service will be rendered in the manner, at the rates and within the timeframe agreed between the Platform and the individual User.
- The parent and/or guardian, teacher and/or authorised person shall hold the Company harmless from any liability arising from the Scientist's access to the Platform and from any unauthorised access by the Scientist under the age of 14. The Company recommends the use of the Platform under the constant supervision of parents and/or guardians.
- Free use of the User
- Prohibited Uses
- The following uses of the Platform are expressly prohibited and the User undertakes not to carry out (or allow others to carry out) any of the following activities:
- use the Platform in violation of these General Terms and Conditions;
- engage in any illegal activity in connection with the use of the Platform;
- upload and/or transmit data or content that he/she does not have the right to transmit or disseminate by virtue of a legal provision, a contract or because of a fiduciary relationship (e.g. confidential information, confidential information learned by virtue of an employment relationship or protected by a confidentiality agreement);
- uploading and/or transmitting data or content infringing patents, trademarks, secrets, copyrights or other industrial and/or intellectual property rights of third parties;
- uploading and/or transmitting advertising, promotional material, "junk mail", "spam", chain letters, pyramids, or any other form of unauthorised or unsolicited solicitation;
- uploading and/or transmitting any material that contains viruses or other codes, files or programmes designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the operation of third-party software, hardware or telecommunications equipment;
- interrupt the normal performance of services on the Platform or, in any case, act in such a way as to affect the ability of other Users to operate on the Platform;
- violate, intentionally or unintentionally, any applicable law or regulation;
- persecute or otherwise harass other Users and/or third parties;
- providing false data including false names, addresses and contacts, fraudulently using credit/debit card numbers;
- attempt to circumvent the Platform's security measures or breach the network, e.g. by accessing data intended for others, logging into a server or account that he/she is not expressly authorised to access, or probing the security of other networks (e.g. by port scanning);
- carry out any form of network monitoring that intercepts data intended for others;
- fraudulently interacting or entering into agreements with OSR or the ... members (including interacting or entering into agreements by claiming to do so on behalf of a third party, in the absence of authority to bind such third party, or by misrepresenting oneself as a third party);
- using the information contained in the header of e-mail messages in an unauthorised manner, or falsifying such information.
- The Company will not be held responsible for any incorrect behaviour by Users. It will, however, endeavour to maintain a high level of internal control in order to deactivate any Accounts whose behaviour is contrary to the correct use of the Platform.
- Users may not download material provided and created by the Platform for dissemination on third-party sites without the consent of the Platform.
- Protection of minors within the Platform:
- By registering, the User declares his or her age by entering his or her date of birth; in the case of a person under the age of 14, he or she will not be able to register on the Platform. To this end, the User must enter his/her data, accepts privacy, terms and informed consent, and will be able to create his/her Account.
- The Company reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate your account or access to the Platform if, in its sole discretion, it determines that there is a violation of these Terms, including the policies and guidelines that are part of the same, and, that the decision is in the best interest of the community or to protect the brand or the Platform. Should this happen, the reasons for the change, suspension or termination will be communicated. The Company may also remove the accounts of members who make false claims for a prolonged period of time. Additional eligibility requirements for specific sections of the Platform may be set by any member who has the authority to moderate or manage such a section.
- If the user believes that the change, suspension or termination was made in error, he or she should send an e-mail to info@biunivoca.com.
- The Company uses all possible and available means to ensure the safety of minors within the Platform, in accordance with its means and the state of the art of the Platform. The Company will not be liable for any infringement or unrecognisable falsification used by minors within the Platform (e.g. falsification of identity documents).
- If reports occur within the Platform, it will move to delete and remove the content as soon as possible to ensure respect for the rights of Users within it.
- Limitation and exclusion of liability
- The applicant declares and warrants: (i) that he/she is at least 14 years of age or the legal representative of a minor; (ii) that the data provided by him/her with the registration form are correct and truthful; (iii) to update the data provided whenever necessary. In the case of services requested for minor children or persons incapable of acting, the person making the request declares and warrants that he/she legitimately exercises parental responsibility/guardianship/support administration and, in any case, that he/she has the necessary powers or the right to request the service from the Company.
- The User declares that all the data and/or information pertaining to his/her own scholastic and professional career, already communicated to the Company, including those pertaining to the conditions necessary for the provision of the service, entered at the time of registration are true and, in the cases admitted, have the value of self-certification or substitute declaration, pursuant to Law no. 191/1998 and Presidential Decree no. 403/1998 and subsequent amendments and integrations.
- Users undertake not to use the Platform in an unlawful manner.
- Users assure that the information provided when filling in the registration form is within their legitimate disposal and does not violate any rights of third parties.
- Users acknowledge and agree that the Company cannot in any way be held responsible for delays or malfunctions of the Platform due to unforeseeable circumstances, as well as circumstances beyond its control or force majeure including, but not limited to and also alternative if applicable, natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, sabotage, fire, floods earthquakes, national strikes, legal measures and/or orders of public and judicial authorities, faulty operation of the Platform as a result of the interruption or improper functioning of platforms owned by third parties and/or web connections, telephone lines, power lines and worldwide and/or national networks, such as, but not limited to, breakdowns, overloads, interruptions.
- The Company shall not be liable to Users, except in the case of wilful misconduct or gross negligence, for inefficiencies or malfunctions related to the use of the Internet outside its control or that of its suppliers.
- Furthermore, the Company shall not be liable for damages, losses and costs incurred by the User as a result of non-performance of the contract for reasons not attributable to him.
- The Company accepts no liability for any fraudulent and unlawful use that may be made of credit cards and other means of payment by third parties,
- The Company shall not be liable for:
- any loss of business opportunity and any other loss, even indirect, that the User may suffer that is not a direct consequence of the breach of contract by the Company
- incorrect or inappropriate use of the Platform by Users or third parties
- In no event shall the Company be liable for more than double the amount paid by the User.
- Responsibility of Users
- the User indemnifies the Company for all acts, facts, conduct, negligence, imprudence or inexperience in the exercise of his professional activity, or in any other case in which he acts in total autonomy and according to his own responsibility;
- Users indemnify the Company for all inappropriate acts, facts or conduct on their part while using the Content.
- Users registered on the Platform indemnify the Company from any liability and possible summons for all acts, facts, conduct, negligence, recklessness or inexperience in the use of the Platform and in the use of the Services.
- Warranty Exclusion
- The Platform is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis and the Company makes no express or implied warranty in relation thereto, nor does it provide any guarantee that the Platform will meet the needs of Users or that it will never be subject to interruptions or will be error-free, and it will endeavour to prevent the Platform from containing viruses.
- The Company will endeavour to ensure that the Platform is available 24 hours a day without interruption, but shall in no way be held liable if, for any reason, it is not accessible and/or operational at any time or for any period. Access to the Platform may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the event of system failure, maintenance, repairs or for reasons wholly beyond the Company's control or for events of force majeure.
- Disputes between Users
- Should a dispute arise between Users, they shall be solely responsible for the resolution (judicial or extrajudicial) of such dispute. The Users, therefore, indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any dispute that may arise between them.
- Eventually, in very exceptional cases and without this entailing any burden and/or liability for the Company, the Company may decide to support any claims through the Platform in order to be able to settle such disputes.
- In the exceptional cases referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Users undertake to cooperate in good faith with the Company in order to provide the necessary information and to be able to reach a resolution that can satisfy the Users. In any case, should such an attempt be unsuccessful, the Users acknowledge that nothing can be charged to the Company, excluding any liability for it.
- Final Provisions
- The Company's failure to exercise one or more of its rights under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver or limitation thereof.
- Should one or more provisions of the Terms be invalid or ineffective, these shall not affect the other provisions of the Terms. The same is to be understood in the event of a dispute and, in addition, the provision may again become valid or effective if appropriate limits are set during the dispute by the adjudicating body.
- Any provision of these Terms that, by its nature, shall survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, provisions regarding ownership, warranties, indemnity and limitation of liability.
- Users may not assign, transfer or delegate the provisions, in whole or in part, of these Terms and their rights and obligations hereunder without the prior consent of the Company. The Company reserves the right, without limitation, to assign, transfer or delegate the provisions, in whole or in part, of these Terms and any of its rights and obligations hereunder, at its sole discretion, by giving 30 days' notice. The right of termination set out at the top of the Terms shall remain unaffected.
- Privacy
- The protection and processing of personal data will be carried out in accordance with the Privacy Policy, which can be found under Privacy Policy
- Applicable law, dispute resolution and jurisdiction
- These Terms are governed by Italian law and, in particular but not exclusively, by the Consumer Code, Legislative Decree no. 21/2014 and Legislative Decree no. 70/2003 on e-commerce where applicable.
- The provision of the service and the use of the Platform are exclusively governed by the regulations in the preceding paragraph, even if partially performed abroad and in the presence of other connecting criteria.
- In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms between the Users and the Company, the Company undertakes to settle the dispute in consultation with the latter in accordance with the principles of cooperation and good faith.
- Should the Company and the User fail to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute arising, said dispute shall be referred to the Court of Rome.