Legal notice

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA (UOC)
Tax Identity Number G60667813

Rambla del Poblenou, 154-156, 08018 Barcelona
You can contact us by email at fuoc_pd@uoc.edu

PURPOSES OF THE PORTAL

The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Research Portal is an information system that allows users to explore the R&I structure, locate experts in a scientific research field, and access the results of research undertaken at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). It is also the institutional repository.

By accessing the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Research Portal, you agree to the following conditions of use.

ACCESS

Access to the contents of this website is in accordance with the policy established by the institution.

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) may at any time and without prior notice modify the information contained on the website, and may disable and/or cancel any of the content and services contained therein. Likewise, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) reserves the right to update these conditions of use.

Access to the website is free. The user undertakes to make appropriate use of the content and services available, in accordance with the law. If a user fails to comply with the legal warnings and conditions of use specified herein, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) reserves the right to block access and take appropriate legal action in defence of its rights.

Access to and use of the website implies the user's full acceptance and agreement to comply with the terms and conditions set out in this legal notice in their entirety.

As a user, anyone who accesses this website must fulfil the following obligations:

• Use the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Research Portal diligently and correctly, and assume any responsibility that may arise from misuse thereof. Consequently, the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Research Portal may not be used to carry out activities that are illegal, immoral, contrary to accepted good practices or established public order, or for purposes or effects that are illicit, prohibited or harmful to the rights and interests of third parties.
• Information entered for identification purposes must be accurate and up to date. The user is solely responsible for meeting this obligation, and for the information entered for identification purposes.
• Harassment, insult, disparagement or misconduct towards any third party, or collecting or storing personal information about other users of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Research Portal in breach of the current legislation on data protection is prohibited.
• Sale of the contents of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Research Portal is prohibited, as is any use contrary to these conditions and policies of use.

BROWSING AS A USER

In order to access certain services on the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Research Portal, you must first identify yourself as a user.

Identification is carried out through the RedIRIS Identity Service, where you must select the institution which you belong to, and identify yourself with the institutional user account.

You must explicitly accept the declaration on personal data protection the first time you access the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Research Portal as a registered user.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is the owner and/or licensee of all the information contained in the portal, its graphic design, images, databases, indexes, source codes, brands and logos, which are protected in accordance with the provisions of the Intellectual Property Law and the Trademark Law.

The availability and use of the portal do not under any circumstances imply the transfer of ownership or the granting of a right of use to the user, and as such any reproduction, copy, total or partial distribution, or commercialization thereof will require the prior written authorization of Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), and in the event of any improper use of the website, the institution reserves the right to take any legal actions necessary to redress any damages caused. The user also undertakes to indemnify the institution for any damage or loss that may be caused by the use of this website, in breach of these general conditions and/or current legislation.

LINKS AND BANNERS

The inclusion on this website of links to other portals administered by third parties is for informational purposes only, and this does not mean that Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) recommends and/or guarantees those portals, over which it exercises no control, and for whose content it is not responsible.

If any user, institution or website wishes to establish any type of link to the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Research Portal, they may direct it to the home page or any other page. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is unable to determine, monitor or approve all the information, content, products or services provided by other websites that have established links to this website. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) consequently cannot accept any type of liability for any issue related to websites with links to this portal.