AIMS Foundation

Legal warning

I. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROVIDER OF INFORMATION SOCIETY

The www.aims.cat Internet Website is owned and managed by the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION, the data for the purposes of compliance with the obligations contained in Article 10 of Law 34/2002 of 11 July, Services Information Society and Electronic Commerce (“LSSI”), is as follows:

Company name: FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION
Registered Office:​ Rectoria de Sant Pere –  Ctra. Solsona a Bassella, Km. 10,5, Castellar de la Ribera (25289), Lleida
Tax Identification Number: G66652660
Registered in the Register of Foundations of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Email Address: info@aims.cat

II. GENERAL ACCESS CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF USE OF OUR WEB
These are the general conditions (hereinafter “general conditions”) that regulate access, navigation, and use of the website under the domain “aims.cat” (hereinafter Web Site), as well as the responsibilities arising from the use of their content (defined hereinafter “Contents” as any texts, graphics, drawings, designs, codes, software, photographs, music, videos, sounds, databases, images, expressions and information, as well as any other creation protected by national laws and international treaties on intellectual property). Regardless thereof, the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION may establish special conditions governing the use and / or contracting of specific services offered to users through the Web Site.

1. User
The use of this website implies the condition of User thereof and indicates full and unreserved acceptance of each of the General Conditions published by the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION. Access to the Web Site implies acceptance, where appropriate, of the particular conditions that may apply. Any unauthorized use is expressly prohibited. The FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION is entitled to refuse, or withdraw access to and use of the Web, at any time and without notice, to those Users who violate any of the applicable terms or conditions.

2. Modifications
The FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION reserves the right to modify the presentation, location, and configuration of the Web Site, as well as the Terms and Conditions, unilaterally, at any time and without notice. In such cases, these modifications will be published, and the User notified as far in advance as possible.

3. Information provided through the Web: access and use.
3.1.- Through this Web, the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION provides information about the foundation and its services. The data contained in the Web User is provided for informational purposes only, and in no case can be considered a binding offer of the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION for personal benefit.

3.2.- Access, navigation, and use of the Web Site is the responsibility of the User, who promises to observe diligently any additional instructions provided by the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION on the use of the Web Site and its contents. The User is also asked to communicate to the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION any unlawful evidence of which he has knowledge or any infringement upon his rights by the unlawful conduct of any third party.

3.3 Access to and use of the Web Site is free for Users, and requires no prior registration. However in certain cases, access to and use of information and services offered through the Web Site may be allowed only after User registration.

3.4.- When necessary for the User to register or provide personal information to access any of the services, the collection and processing of the personal data of the User will be subject to the provisions of the Privacy Policy contained on the Web Site.

3.5.- If, for the use and / or hire of a service on the Web Site, the User is required to register, he will be responsible for providing true and lawful information. If, as a result of registration, the User is given a password, he must guarantee the responsible use and secrecy of that password while accessing these services. Consequently, the User is responsible for the custody and confidentiality of any identifiers and / or passwords that are supplied by the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION, and must undertake not to transfer their use to third parties, either temporarily or permanently, or to allow access to outside parties.

The misuse of the User’s password by any third party due to the loss or careless handing of said password is the sole responsibility of the User.

The User is required to immediately notify the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION of any instance of the improper use of identifiers and / or passwords, such as theft, loss or unauthorized access to the User’s account, in order to proceed to immediate cancellation. While such facts are not disclosed, the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION shall be relieved of any liability arising from the misuse of IDs or passwords by unauthorized third parties.

3.6.- The FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION reserves the right to restrict, suspend, prohibit, or cancel access and /or use by any specific users of all or part of the Web Site, at any time without notice. Specifically, the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION may temporarily suspend the services and contents of the Web Site in order to carry out maintenance or improvement thereof.

The User acknowledges and accepts this fact, thereby renouncing all claims against the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION for any damages that may be incurred.

3.7.- Users who wish to establish a hyperlink or link between his website and the (the “Link”) Website must obtain prior authorization from the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION by submitting a request to the following email address: info@aims.cat

Any link to this Web Site must be to the home page only. The User will be liable to the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION or to third parties for any damages that may be caused by the breach of those obligations.

4. Use Restrictions
4.1 The User agrees to use the contents diligently, correctly, and legally.

4.2 The User, at all times, agrees to use the information, data of any kind or format, and/or any of the services that may be offered on the Web Site, (i.e., “Contents”), according to the following guidelines:

a) The User is not authorized to reproduce, copy, distribute, modify, transfer, or transmit the information contained in the Web Site, without the express authorization of those corresponding rights, or in those cases in which it is legally permitted.

b) The User is not authorized to use the information contained on the Web Site for direct sales or for any other commercial purpose.

c) The User is not authorized to remove, ignore, or manipulate data identifying the rights of the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION. This includes all technical protection devices, such as, fingerprints.

d) The User is not authorized to dismantle, decompile, or invert the databases in which information is stored on the Web Site.

e) The User is not authorized to carry out any commercial spamming practices while using the Web Site, its information, or services. Similarly, the User is not authorized to send unsolicited bulk mail or email messages to an indiscriminate set of recipients, nor to use distribution lists which may be accessed by means of the Web Site.

f) The User may not undertake any activities that may be considered illegal, immoral, or contrary to public order.

g) The User may not use the content or services included in the Web Site to undertake activities that may harm the image of the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION.

5. Rights of Industrial and Intellectual Property. Ownership of content.
5.1.- Creations and works offered on the Web Site (among others, the following protected elements: text, photographs, graphics, images, icons, technology, computer programs, Web pages, links, audio and audiovisual content, graphic design and source codes, and any marks, domain names, and other distinctive signs and, in general, any type of work, creation, or expression – or a combination of these – included in the web or used to identify the web or parts of it ) are subject to intellectual property rights and / or industrial property rights owned by the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION.

Exploitation rights of the aforementioned intellectual property in any form, and, in particular, the rights of reproduction, distribution, public communication and transformation correspond exclusively to the Foundation. The FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION does not yield these rights, wholly or in part, or grant any license or authorization to Users of the Web Site.

5.2.- By these Terms and Conditions, the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION -authorizes the User to view, download, and print the protected items owned by the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION solely for his own personal use. The User agrees not to commercially exploit such items, either directly or indirectly, or to use them for any purpose that is not expressly provided for in these Terms and Conditions.

The use of images and videos for editorial purposes is permitted.

5.3 The use by the User of those protected elements owned by third parties shall be subject to those conditions established by mutual agreement between the third party and the User.

5.4 Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be considered a violation of the intellectual property rights owned by the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION according to the responsibilities legally established for this purpose, and may result in the applicable criminal procedure against any such civil or criminal violation.

The User must not remove, alter, evade, or manipulate any protection device or security system installed on the pages of the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION.

The FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION credits all those authors whose works are reproduced, except in those cases where authorship has been impossible to determine. However, it is the responsibility of those individuals and/or authors whose works have been reproduced to ensure the fulfillment of their legal rights. The Foundation is not responsible for the use of these images by others.

5.5.- Use of press photographs and videos
The use of press photographs and videos for editorial purposes is permitted. The rights of use and exploitation are protected by copyright owned by the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION, unless expressly stated otherwise. The addition of images to a file electronically/manually does not alter the full extent of the copyright. The images used, modified, reproduced, and/or electronically altered must indicate provenance (© AIMS Foundation). Transfer to third parties for commercial purposes, even if already published electronically, is prohibited. Printing / publication of the photos is free. However, in the case of print media, a copy of the publication may be requested. If the media is video or electronic, a brief notification may be requested.

6. Legality and correctness of the contents included in the Web
The FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION does not accept responsibility for any inaccuracies, lack of correction, or failure to update the contents of the Web.

The responsibility of the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION for the content and information offered by internet sites connected to the Web Site via hyperlinks, or content and information belonging to third parties hosted on the Web Site, will be governed by articles 16 and 17 of the Information Society Services Act, Act 34/2002.

The FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION is not responsible for nor guarantees that access from outside of Spain to the content or other parts of the Web Site is legal. Access to the Web from a country other than Spain shall be conducted in accordance with the rules applicable in the territory from which the user accesses the Web.

7. Exclusion of guarantees and responsibilities
7.1.- The FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION is only liable for its own services and for content directly originated by it and properly identified as the intellectual property of the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION.

7.2.- The FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION is not liable for:

7.2. Any damages that may arise from the provision or supply of goods or services by third parties or entities through the Web Site, and in particular those derived from:

a) Failure to comply with the law, morality and public order, careless or incorrect use of the products and / or services offered, or their use for illicit purposes or effects contrary to the provisions of these Terms or conditions that, where appropriate, are applicable.

b) Infringement of the rights of intellectual property or of business or professional secrecy. The use of unfair business practices or illicit advertising.

c) Infringement of the rights of honor and reputation, of personal and family privacy and of personal image, as well as those rights relating to the protection of children and young people. The performance of acts of a pornographic nature.

d) The unlawfulness or lack of truthfulness, accuracy, reliability, relevance, timeliness, and completeness of the content and information transmitted or made available to users, including the information and services provided by third parties or by users through the Web Site.

e)The failure, defective performance, or termination, for any reason, of contracts with third parties for the provision of services through the Web Site.

f) Incompetence of the User, or impersonation by the User of a third party.

7.2.2 Damage to honor and reputation, privacy, or other insults or offenses to a User occurring as a result of information included on the Web that could be considered illegal, immoral, or contrary to public policy, as specified in the provisions of the Terms and Conditions.

7.2.3 Damages of any kind which may be caused by third parties due to their knowledge of the User’s personal data. Damages of any kind resulting from the User’s own irresponsible use of his personal data.

7.2.4.- Damages of any kind due to the existence of errors in access or use of the Web Site or its services or content, even though steps may have been taken to update or remove of such content.

7.2.5.- Damages of any kind that may result from the information contained in the “links” that appear on the User’s Web.

7.2.6.- Damages of any kind that may be due to the existence of viruses in the computer system, electronic documents, or files of users. Similarly, damages incurred by the presence of virus in the services provided by third parties through the Web Site.

7.2.7.- The loss of business, profits, or data resulting from direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential access or use by Web users.

7.3.- The User exempts the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION from any liability that may arise as a result of the breach of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions, specifically, but not limited to, the Limitations of the Use of the Site.

8. General
The headings of the various clauses are for information only, and do not affect, qualify, or extend the interpretation of the General Conditions.

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these Terms and Conditions and the specific conditions of each specific service, the provisions of the latter shall prevail.

In the event that any of these provisions is deemed void or unenforceable, in whole or in part, by any court or competent administrative body, such ruling shall not affect any other provision of the Terms and Conditions relating to other services of the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION.

Failure by the FOUNDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY OF SOLSONA – AIMS FOUNDATION to exercise or to enforce any right or provision in these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver, unless expressly stated in writing by the User.

9. Law and Jurisdiction
The service of the Web Site and these Terms of Use of the Web Site are governed by Spanish law. Insofar as permitted by law, the parties expressly waive any other jurisdiction that may apply, and agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the city of Sant Cugat del Vallès.