Legal Notice

Welcome to the International Sustainable Development Observatory (ISDO) website. This Legal Notice serves as a binding agreement between ISDO and you, the user, governing the access and use of our website and its content. By accessing or using our website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this document.

The purpose of this Legal Notice is to outline the General Terms of Use for our website, detail our Privacy Policy in accordance with applicable Spanish regulatory compliance, assert our Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights, provide a Disclaimer of Warranties, describe the Limitation of Liability, and furnish our Contact Information for any inquiries or concerns.

We encourage you to read this Legal Notice carefully before using the website. Your continued use of the website signifies your acceptance of these terms and any modifications made to them. If you do not agree to these terms, please refrain from using our website.

This document is drafted in English to cater to our international audience and ensure clear communication of our policies and terms.

General Terms of Use

Welcome to the International Sustainable Development Observatory (ISDO) website. The following terms and conditions govern all use of the ISDO website and all content, services, and products available at or through the website. The Website is owned and operated by ISDO. The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, ISDO’s Privacy Policy) and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by ISDO (collectively, the “Agreement”).

Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the web site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by ISDO, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms.

  1. Permission: ISDO grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Website strictly in accordance with these General Terms of Use.
  2. Access Restrictions: You may not use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Website. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Website, or any other systems or networks connected to the Website or to any ISDO server, or to any of the services offered on or through the Website, by hacking, password “mining,” or any other illegitimate means.
  3. Use of Content: The content provided on the Website is for your personal, non-commercial use only, unless otherwise agreed in writing by ISDO.
  4. Changes: ISDO reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement at any time. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes.
  5. Termination: ISDO may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.
  6. Compliance: You are responsible for complying with all local laws and regulations regarding online conduct and acceptable content.
  7. User Content: You are responsible for any content that you post or transmit on or through the Website. You agree not to upload, post, email, transmit, or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.
  8. Security: You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password. ISDO cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with this security obligation.
  9. Accuracy of Information: You are responsible for ensuring that any information you provide to ISDO is accurate, complete, and current.

By using the ISDO website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these General Terms of Use. If you have any questions regarding these terms, please contact us at the information provided in the Contact Information section.

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information that the International Sustainable Development Observatory (ISDO) collects through our website, how we use and protect this information, and your rights in relation to it. This policy is crafted in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant Spanish data protection laws.

ISDO collects personal information when you:

  • Visit our website
  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Participate in our surveys or research initiatives
  • Contact us for information or assistance

The information collected may include your name, email address, telephone number, professional affiliation, and any other information you choose to provide.

The personal information collected is used to:

  • Provide and improve our services
  • Communicate with you about our activities and events
  • Conduct research and analysis to further our objectives in sustainable development
  • Comply with legal obligations

ISDO does not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. We may share information with service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting and email delivery services. These service providers are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.

Your personal information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet-based site can be 100% secure and we cannot be held responsible for unauthorized or unintended access that is beyond our control.

Under the GDPR and Spanish data protection laws, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal information
  • Rectify inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Erase your personal information
  • Restrict the processing of your personal information
  • Object to the processing of your personal information
  • Data portability

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the Contact Information section of this Legal Notice.

ISDO reserves the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at the information provided in the Contact Information section.

This Privacy Policy is effective as of … and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.

Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights

The content provided on the website of the International Sustainable Development Observatory (ISDO) is protected under copyright laws. Specifically, the material is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-ND 4.0), which permits the use and distribution of the content as long as the original work is properly credited and the work is not modified or used for commercial purposes.

To view a copy of this license, visit CC BY-ND 4.0.

Users must respect these intellectual property rights and refrain from any action that could infringe upon them. Unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of any material from the ISDO website may be subject to legal action.

For further information regarding the use of ISDO’s content or intellectual property rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Information” section. “`

Disclaimer of Warranties

THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OBSERVATORY (ISDO) WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, ISDO DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ISDO DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY OF ITS FUNCTIONS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ANY PART OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING BULLETIN BOARDS, OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

ISDO DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE OR ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.

By using the ISDO website, you agree to do so at your own risk and assume full responsibility for any inability to use the website, lost data, and costs associated with all necessary servicing or repairs of any equipment and/or software that you use in connection with this website. You also agree that ISDO shall not be liable for any damages of any kind related to your use of this website.

Limitation of Liability

THE INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OBSERVATORY (ISDO) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF ISDO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM:

  1. THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE;
  2. THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITE;
  3. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA;
  4. STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE WEBSITE;
  5. ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, ISDO’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO ISDO FOR THE WEBSITE SERVICES DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.

THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ISDO’S CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED 100 EUROS.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Legal Notice or any issues related to the privacy of your personal data under the scope of the Privacy Policy of the International Sustainable Development Observatory (ISDO), please contact us through the following means:

International Sustainable Development Observatory (ISDO), It is an official NGO, duly registered and guaranteed by the European Union and the Kingdom of Spain in the National Register of Associations (SPAIN): Section: 1st / National Number: 629236.

Email: isdo@isdo.org

Phone: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXx

Address: Av Navarra Zaragoza XXXXXX

Our customer service hours are Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Central European Time), excluding public holidays.

For legal inquiries or service of legal documents, please direct your correspondence to the attention of the Legal Department at the address provided above.

Please note that the ISDO takes all communications seriously and strives to ensure that your inquiries are addressed promptly and thoroughly.

For additional information regarding the use of our website or services, please refer to the other sections of this Legal Notice.

Legal References

This Legal Notice is governed by the following Spanish regulations, which provide the legal framework for the protection of personal data and the operation of websites:

  • Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPDGDD): This law adapts Spanish law to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and guarantees digital rights for citizens.
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR): This regulation is directly applicable in all member states and establishes the principles and obligations related to the processing of personal data.
  • Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE): This law regulates the legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, on the Internet.
  • Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996, of April 12, which approves the revised text of the Intellectual Property Law, regulating, clarifying and harmonizing the current legal provisions on the matter: This law protects the rights of authors and other rights holders with respect to their works and services.
  • Civil Code and Commercial Code: These codes include provisions regarding the rights and obligations of contractual parties, which are applicable to the General Terms of Use of the website.
  • Other applicable regulations: Any other national or European regulations that may apply to the operation of the website and the protection of users’ rights.
  • Cookie Policy

Users are advised that these references are not exhaustive and that they are subject to updates and modifications that may not be reflected in this Legal Notice. Users are responsible for consulting the current legal texts. For further information or to access the current legislation, users may visit the official websites of the Spanish Ministry of Justice (www.mjusticia.gob.es) or the Official State Gazette (www.boe.es).

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