The non-profit association Itsas-Gela Aula del Mar (hereinafter MATER) is the owner of the portal “www.mater.eus”and of the website you have accessed.

Access to the portal or to any of the MATER websites, as well as to the information related to any of the products and services contained therein, implies the acceptance of the general conditions set out in this Legal Notice. Therefore, you should carefully read its content if you wish to access and use the information and services offered on the portal or on any of the MATER websites.

1. IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

In accordance with Article 10 of Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, the user is informed that the owner of this website is Asociación Itsas-Gela Aula del Mar (hereinafter MATER), with registered address at c/San Juan, 118, 20110 Pasaia (Gipuzkoa), Spain, with Tax ID (CIF) G20762522, and registered in the Register of Associations of the Basque Country.

2. CONDITIONS OF ACCESS TO THE SITE

By the mere act of accessing this website, in any form, the user consents to and accepts these conditions, which govern the use of this site. The owner reserves the right to alter or modify them at any time. The version published on the site at the time of each visit will be the one that applies.

If the user does not accept all of these conditions, they are not authorized to access this website or its contents and/or services and must leave the site immediately. These conditions also apply to any communications and newsletters that may be sent by the site owner; therefore, the user must accept these conditions to access and/or use them.

3. PURPOSE

This is MATER’s official website, through which a series of contents and services related to its activities are offered.

4. AUTHORIZED USE OF THE SITE AND ITS CONTENTS

The user may only access this website and the contents and services hosted herein if they are of legal age and have sufficient legal capacity. If the user is a minor, they must have prior authorization from their legal guardian or otherwise leave the site immediately.

The user is authorized to access the contents of the site provided that such access is lawful, in accordance with these conditions and in particular with the intellectual and industrial property rights protected under current legislation, as detailed in the corresponding section. Any fraudulent, unlawful, or commercial use without the express written permission of the owner is strictly prohibited. MATER reserves the right to block access to the site or its contents at any time and without prior notice to users who breach these conditions.

5. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The information and services included or available through the web pages may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information contained. MATER may make improvements and/or changes to the services or content at any time. MATER obtains the information and materials included on the website from sources considered reliable; however, while appropriate measures have been taken to ensure that the information contained is correct, MATER does not guarantee that it is accurate or up to date.

Users are also informed that the contents of this website are for informational purposes only regarding the quality, location, services, and rates of MATER.

6. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR TECHNICAL OR CONTENT FAILURES

MATER accepts no responsibility for interruptions or malfunctions in the services or contents offered on the Internet, regardless of their cause. Likewise, MATER is not responsible for network outages, business losses resulting from such interruptions, temporary power failures, or any other indirect damage that may be caused to users for reasons beyond MATER’s control.

MATER does not represent or guarantee that the services or contents will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the service or server making it available is free of viruses or other harmful components, although MATER makes every effort to avoid such incidents. In case the user makes decisions or takes actions based on the information contained on any of the websites, it is recommended that such information be verified with other sources.

7. INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

The contents provided by MATER, as well as those published online through its websites, constitute a work within the meaning of intellectual property legislation and are therefore protected by applicable laws and international conventions.

Any form of reproduction, distribution, public communication, transformation, making available, or, in general, any other act of public exploitation related to the web pages, their content, or information, without the express prior written consent of MATER, is prohibited.

Accordingly, all content displayed on the various websites, including but not limited to designs, texts, graphics, logos, icons, buttons, software, trade names, trademarks, industrial designs, or any other signs capable of industrial and commercial use, are subject to intellectual and industrial property rights of MATER or third parties who have duly authorized their inclusion on the website.

The contents, images, layouts, opinions, indexes, and other formal expressions that are part of the web pages, as well as the software required for their operation and display, also constitute a work protected under copyright law and are protected by applicable international conventions and national laws on intellectual property. Violation of these provisions constitutes a serious offense subject to civil and criminal penalties.

Any act by which users of the services or contents may exploit or commercially use, directly or indirectly, any of the contents, images, layouts, indexes, and other formal expressions forming part of the web pages, without prior written authorization from MATER, is prohibited.

Specifically, and without limitation, acts of reproduction, distribution, display, transmission, retransmission, broadcasting in any form, storage on physical or logical media (e.g., computer disks or hard drives), digitization, or making available through databases other than those authorized by MATER, as well as translation, adaptation, or any other transformation of such opinions, images, or contents, are prohibited where subject to applicable intellectual, industrial, or image protection laws.

MATER reserves the right to limit access to its web pages, products, and/or services, as well as to decide on the publication of opinions, comments, images, or other materials submitted by users via email.

MATER may, if deemed appropriate and without prejudice to users’ sole responsibility, establish filters to prevent its websites from disseminating content or opinions considered racist, xenophobic, discriminatory, pornographic, defamatory, or that in any way promote violence or clearly unlawful or harmful content.

Users who send suggestions, comments, or opinions to MATER via email are understood to authorize MATER—unless expressly stated otherwise—to reproduce, distribute, display, transmit, retransmit, store, digitize, or otherwise use such submissions for the entire duration of copyright protection, free of charge. By sending such emails, users waive any right to remuneration from MATER.

MATER is also authorized to modify or adapt such comments or opinions to meet the editorial format requirements of its websites, without this implying any violation of users’ moral rights.

Any technical, logical, or technological means by which a third party could benefit, directly or indirectly, for profit or otherwise, from the contents or from MATER’s work on the website is prohibited. Specifically, any link, hyperlink, framing, or similar connection to MATER’s web pages without prior express written consent is forbidden. Any breach of this clause will be considered an infringement of MATER’s legitimate intellectual property rights.

MATER shall not be held liable for the consequences of the aforementioned actions, nor for the content, services, or products of third parties accessible directly or through banners, links, hyperlinks, or similar connections from MATER’s websites.