Terms and conditions

2.Rights Over the Site Content

The content and graphic elements of the Site, including but not limited to, all text content and any other material transmitted in any form to and from Users (via direct viewing on the Site, through newsletters, or through any other materials directly or indirectly related to the Site) belong to the Site Administrator and its partners and represent the content of the Site. With the exception of the aforementioned provision, materials for which another rights holder or source is indicated on the Site do not belong to the Site Administrator or its partners, nor do the opinions and/or comments expressed by Users regarding any materials posted on the Site or the content of the Site in general.
In cases where the Site’s content, regardless of the area or type on the Site, is sourced by the Site Administrator from other content creators/publishers or materials in text, image, graphic, video sequences, but not limited to these, such sourcing is done in compliance with the applicable legal provisions and relevant rules in such cases.
Users understand and agree that the Site Administrator is exempt from any liability regarding materials, data, and information, including those published as “press releases”, sourced from any official channels. Users further understand and agree that all information, data, and materials posted on the Site are for informational and guidance purposes only, and the Site Administrator cannot be held liable in any case for the truthfulness and validity of the Site’s content or for any legal effect resulting from its use.
Users are obligated to respect all copyright and related rights, as well as any other intellectual property rights held by the Site Administrator and its partners in relation to the Site, its content, the service, or any module or component of them. Users understand and agree that in case of violation of any provision above, they may be held responsible to the authors/owners of the Site’s content.
The content of the Site, regardless of its location on the Site and type, may only be used for personal, non-commercial purposes, as defined in this document, with no direct or indirect intent to gain profits or other benefits from such use. Any use of content by third parties for purposes other than personal requires the prior, explicit, and written consent of the Site Administrator.
Copying, taking, reproducing, publishing, transmitting, selling, or distributing the content of the Site, in whole or in part, integral or modified, for any purposes other than personal is prohibited. The Site Administrator reserves the right to take legal action against any individual and/or entity that violates these provisions.
Requests to use the content of the Site for purposes other than personal can be sent to the email address contact@arads.ro, with the mention “For the ARADS team,” or through any of the methods indicated on the Contact page of the Site.
Anyone who submits information or materials to the Site assumes the responsibility not to infringe on any third-party copyright that could be invoked regarding the materials and information transmitted. Individuals submitting information or materials understand and agree that any breach of this obligation cannot result in any liability for the Site Administrator, but only for the individuals concerned.
Users submitting information or materials to the Site agree to exclusively assign, indefinitely, and for all territories, all rights to use, adapt, modify, and/or retransmit the content they contribute or post on the Site. The Site Administrator cannot be held responsible for any damages caused by the content posted by any person on the Site, regardless of the section, service, or facility from which the content originates.

It is strictly prohibited to post any content on the Site, including materials, comments, images, video sequences, etc., that contain obscene or vulgar language, illegal, threatening, abusive, indecent, racist, chauvinistic messages, or that could discriminate against any person in any way or violate any other human rights according to the applicable legislation.
Users understand and agree that in case of any violation, in any form or to any extent, of any provisions of the Terms and Conditions, the Site Administrator may, at its discretion, suspend the User’s access to any Service on the Site, withhold the publication of any content submitted by the User for posting on the Site, modify the content in any way, permanently block access to one or more of the Site’s facilities, or delete the User’s account without any prior warnings, notifications, or other formalities.
Users understand and agree that the Site provides only a communication platform, and they are solely responsible for any materials, data, and information posted on the Site, regardless of the form or part in which they appear (e.g., blog, avatar, comments, etc.) and for any legal and/or commercial effects resulting from them.

3. Data Protection Notice

In accordance with the requirements of Law no. 677/2001 for the protection of individuals regarding the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data, as amended and supplemented, and Law no. 506/2004 regarding the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, the Site Administrator will manage personal data provided by Users in a secure manner and only for the specified purposes.
We inform you that the personal data provided by Users to the Site Administrator are processed for the purpose of optimally providing the Service. Users understand and agree that their personal data will be processed for the optimal provision by the Site Administrator of internet services, advertising, marketing, and publicity services, statistics, and/or the provision of goods and services.
The storage of information or access to information stored on the user’s terminal equipment is performed by the Site Administrator only for the following purposes: providing internet services, for marketing, advertising, and publicity purposes, and/or for providing goods and services. Third parties who store information or have access to the information stored on the user’s terminal equipment of the website www.arads.ro include: advertising providers, audience analysis service providers, site performance providers, and goods and service providers.
The general purpose of processing this information by third parties is to provide advertising, marketing, and publicity services. For more details regarding cookies, click here.
According to Law no. 677/2001, each User has the right of access, the right to intervene on the data, the right not to be subject to an individual decision, and the right to address the judiciary.
Moreover, the User has the right to object to the processing of their personal data and to request the deletion of the data. Users understand and agree that deleting their personal data will result in the deletion of their account from the system and will prevent them from accessing the Service provided by the Site Administrator.
To exercise these rights, each User may submit a written request, which should be sent by mail to the Site Administrator’s address or by email to: contact@arads.ro.

4. Links to Other Websites

Users understand and agree that the Site may contain links or references to other websites, including personal sites (blogs), product and/or service provider websites, as well as advertising banners posted on the Site or advertising microsites, but not limited to these, that the Site Administrator considers useful in relation to the Site’s content but that are not under its control or guidance.
The Site Administrator is absolved of any responsibility regarding the content or opinions expressed on all the aforementioned websites, as well as their correctness and accuracy. Users understand and agree that these websites are not monitored, controlled, or verified in any way by the Site Administrator. The inclusion of a link or reference to other websites does not imply approval of them by the Site Administrator.
When Users access these websites, they do so at their own risk, knowing that the use of services provided by these websites is subject to the conditions established by the administrators of those websites.

5. Limitation of Liability

The Site Administrator does not assume any obligation nor guarantees, either implicitly or explicitly, for the content of any kind on the Site or for the entire content provided by Users. The Site Administrator will make reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the Site and will attempt to correct any errors or omissions as soon as possible.
The Site Administrator does not provide any warranties or liabilities for the Site’s Content and under no circumstances can be held responsible for any loss or damage resulting from the use of any part, sequence, or module of the Content on the Site or from the inability to use it, regardless of the cause or from any misinterpretation of the Content’s provisions.
Users understand and agree that the provision of the Service may be affected by certain objective conditions, and that any services offered through the Site are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and Users use these services at their own risk.
As a result, the Site Administrator cannot be held responsible for any information or data in the Site’s Content, including, but not limited to, text, images, videos, avatars, blogs, or any other activity related to the use, nor for any legal effects resulting from these.
Users understand and agree that the Site Administrator is exempt from any responsibility in the event of any interruption, stoppage, slowdown, dysfunction, or error in the Site’s operation, in the case of any technical failure of any kind, or any errors in the provision of the Service, as well as in any situation where it cannot prove, with certainty, that any of the aforementioned technical errors or issues are directly and exclusively caused by the serious fault of the Site Administrator.

Explicitly, Users understand and agree that the Site Administrator is exempt from any liability for any direct or indirect damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, commercial loss, or other intangible losses resulting from the use of the Service or any other aspect related to the Service, as well as from the use of the Site’s Content in any manner or any legal effects arising from this.
Users understand and agree that the Site Administrator is exempt from any liability for advertising messages posted on the Site or through the Service, as well as for the goods or services provided by the authors of those advertising messages.
In cases of force majeure, the Site Administrator and/or its operators, directors, employees, branches, affiliates, and representatives are fully exempt from liability. Force majeure includes, but is not limited to, technical equipment malfunctions of the Site Administrator, failure of internet connection, failure of telephone connections, computer viruses, cyberattacks of any kind, interference with malicious software, unauthorized access to the Site’s systems, operational errors, strikes, etc.
Users agree to protect, indemnify, and hold the Site Administrator and/or its operators, directors, employees, branches, affiliates, and representatives harmless from and against any claims, demands, actions, penalties, losses, damages, costs (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees, expert fees, consultants, or executors, court fees, notary or enforcement costs), expenses, judgments, decisions, fines, settlements, or other obligations arising from or related to any action by the User in connection with the use of the Service or any other aspect related to the Service.

6. Governing Law. Disputes

The rights and obligations of the Users and the Site Administrator under these Terms and Conditions, as well as all legal effects arising from the Terms and Conditions, will be interpreted and governed in accordance with Romanian law in force.
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions will be settled amicably.
In case of inability to reach an agreement, the dispute will be resolved by the competent Romanian judicial authority within the territorial jurisdiction of Bucharest.

7. Modifications to the Terms and Conditions

The Site Administrator has the right to modify at any time and in any way any provision of these Terms and Conditions or the entire Terms and Conditions, without prior notice and without being obligated to fulfill any further formalities towards the Users.
Any modification will be considered as fully and unconditionally accepted by any User by simply using or accessing any facility provided by the Site or Service or by accessing the Site, after the modification has occurred, and not accepting any modification obliges the User to immediately cease accessing the Site and/or using the Service in any way.