Further information regarding the protection of your personal data
The terms and conditions set out below (en adelante Política, Condiciones Generales o condiciones) govern access to and use of the website www.ufv.es (en adelante, el sitio o sitio web), which is operated by and through which the Francisco de Vitoria University Foundation (en adelante también UFV), recognized by Law 7/2001 of July 3, on the Recognition of the Francisco de Vitoria Private University Foundation (ley de la Comunidad de Madrid), domiciled at Carretera M-515 Pozuelo-Majadahonda KM 1,800, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, with Tax ID Number G 80480197 and registered in the Register of Universities, Centers, and Degrees under the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport; and contact email address webmaster@ufv.es.
The term "site or website" includes, but is not limited to, the data, texts, graphics, images, animations, musical creations, videos, sounds, drawings, photographs, and other items included therein, and, in general, all creations expressed by any means or medium, tangible or intangible, regardless of whether or not they are subject to intellectual and industrial property rights in accordance with the applicable regulations in force.
Access to the site implies that the user acquires a series of rights and obligations, in order to guarantee the proper enjoyment of the services and content found therein and which UFV makes available to the user free of charge.
The user is aware that access to and use of the services and content of the site is carried out under their sole and exclusive responsibility.
User status is acquired by accessing the website. The user will use the services and content exclusively for private purposes and/or by virtue of their status as a member of UFV, excluding any subsequent use of the same for profit or to obtain any direct or indirect benefit.
UFV hereby informs users of the following general terms and conditions of use, which are expressly and fully accepted by users simply by accessing the website and/or viewing the content or using the services contained on the website. If these general terms and conditions are replaced in whole or in part by others, the new general terms and conditions shall be understood to be accepted in the same way as those set out above. However, users of the site should access these general terms and conditions periodically to be aware of any subsequent versions included here, although it is recommended that users access them each time they intend to access or use the services and content of the website.
If the user does not accept these general conditions or the specific conditions governing the use of a particular service and/or content intended for users of the website and determined by said entity, the user must refrain from accessing the website.
Users must establish appropriate technical security measures to prevent unwanted actions on their information systems, files, and computer equipment used to access the Internet and, in particular, the website, being aware that the Internet is not completely secure.
By accessing the site, users may enjoy the use of various content and services offered by UFV or, where applicable, by third-party providers under the conditions determined for them.
In general, the services and content offered through the website will be available in Spanish, without prejudice to the possibility—subject to UFV's discretion—of offering them in other official regional languages, as well as in any other language spoken within or outside the European Union.
UFV may unilaterally modify, without prior notice, the provision, configuration, content, and services of the site, as well as the conditions of use and access to the content offered and services provided. In each case, UFV will, where appropriate, notify users of such changes in the corresponding general or specific conditions of use, as well as in other texts on the website.
The cost of telephone access or other expenses incurred in connecting to the website shall be borne exclusively by the user.
The user may:
Access the content and services of the site available as such free of charge and without prior authorization, without prejudice to technical or specific conditions or the need for prior registration with respect to specific services and content intended for UFV members, as determined in these general conditions or in the specific conditions of said services.
Use the services and content available for your exclusive personal use, without prejudice to the provisions of the specific conditions governing the use of a particular service and/or content intended for UFV members.
Users may download a single copy of the website for offline viewing for personal, non-commercial purposes.
Under no circumstances may the user:
Accessing or using the services and content of the site for illegal purposes, in violation of the rights and freedoms of third parties, or in any way that may harm, damage, or impede access to them, to the detriment of UFV or third parties.
Using the services, in whole or in part, to promote, sell, contract, disseminate advertising or information belonging to oneself or third parties without prior written authorization from UFV.
Entering information on the website or using the services available on it for the purpose of directly or indirectly infringing the rights—and especially the fundamental rights and public freedoms—of other users of the website or UFV; inciting or promoting criminal, xenophobic, terrorist, or degrading acts based on age, sex, religion, or beliefs; or of a pornographic, obscene, violent nature or that violate the law, morality, or public decency. For these purposes, information shall be understood to include, but not be limited to: texts, graphics, images, videos, sounds, drawings, photographs, data, notes, and others.
Include hyperlinks on your personal or commercial web pages to this website that are not limited solely and exclusively to access to its home page.
Using the services and content offered through the site in a manner contrary to the general conditions of use and/or the specific conditions governing the use of a particular service and/or content, and to the detriment or impairment of the rights of other users.
Performing any action that prevents or hinders access to the site by users, as well as hyperlinks to services and content offered by UFV or by third parties through the website.
Using the website as a means of accessing the Internet to commit illegal acts or acts contrary to current legislation, morality, good customs, and public order.
Using any type of computer virus, code, software, programme , computer or telecommunications equipment that may cause damage or unauthorized alterations to the content, programs, or systems accessible through the services and content provided on the website or in the information systems, files, and computer equipment of users thereof; or unauthorized access to any content and/or services on the website.
Remove or modify in any way the protection or identification devices of UFV or its legitimate owners that may contain the content hosted on the website, or the symbols that UFV or legitimate third-party owners of the rights incorporate into their creations that are subject to intellectual or industrial property rights on this website.
Include in websites under your responsibility or ownership "metatags" corresponding to trademarks, trade names, or distinctive signs owned by UFV.
Reproducing this website, in whole or in part, on another website; you may not frame the site or the websites accessible through it in a way that hides or modifies—including, but not limited to—content, advertising space, and trademarks belonging to UFV or third parties, regardless of whether or not this constitutes unfair competition or confusion.
Create frames within a website under your responsibility or ownership that reproduce the home page and/or pages accessible through it, corresponding to this website without the prior authorization of UFV.
Including on a website under your responsibility or ownership a hyperlink that generates a window or session of the navigation software used by a user of your website, which includes trademarks, trade names, or distinctive signs owned by you and through which the main web page and/or any of the pages accessible through it corresponding to this website are displayed without the prior authorization of UFV.
Use the brand, trade names, or any other identifying sign that is subject to intellectual or industrial property rights without the prior express written authorization of its owner.
Performing any action that involves the reproduction, distribution, copying, rental, public communication, transformation, or any other similar action that involves the modification or alteration of all or part of the content and services of the site or the economic exploitation thereof, without the prior written authorization of UFV or the third party owner of the intellectual and industrial property rights over the services or content of the website, except as provided in these general conditions or, where applicable, in the specific conditions governing the use of a service and/or content existing on the website.
UFV reserves the following rights:
Modify the conditions of access to the site, technical or otherwise, unilaterally and without prior notice to users, without prejudice to the provisions of the specific conditions governing the use of a particular service and/or content intended for UFV members and/or users of the website.
Establish specific conditions and, where applicable, the requirement of a price or other requirements for access to certain services and/or content.
Limit, exclude, or condition user access when there are no guarantees that users will use the site correctly in accordance with the obligations and prohibitions they have accepted.
Terminate the provision of a service or supply of content, without entitlement to compensation, when it is unlawful or contrary to the conditions established for them, without prejudice to the provisions of the specific conditions governing the use of a particular service and/or content intended for users of the website.
Modify, delete, or update all or part of the content or services offered through the site, without prior notice, without prejudice to the provisions of the specific conditions governing the use of a particular service and/or content intended for users of the website.
Take any legal or judicial action that may be appropriate to protect the rights of UFV and third parties who provide their services or content through the site, whenever applicable.
To demand compensation that may arise from the improper or illegal use of all or part of the services and content provided through the site.
UFV may use cookies when a user browses the sites and pages of the website. Such cookies will be used by UFV under the conditions and for the purposes described in its Cookie Policy.
UFV is exempt from any liability for damages of any kind in the following cases:
Due to the impossibility or difficulties of connecting to the communications network through which this website is accessible, regardless of the type of connection used by the user.
For the interruption, suspension, or cancellation of access to the website, as well as for the availability and continuity of the functioning of the site or the services and/or content therein, when this is due to a cause beyond the control of UFV, whether directly or indirectly related to it.
UFV assumes no responsibility for the services and content, or for the availability and conditions, technical or otherwise, of access to them, offered by third-party service providers, especially with regard to information society service providers. Information society service providers shall be understood to be those natural or legal persons who provide the following services to the public:
Transmission via a data communication network provided by the recipient of the service.
Access services to the aforementioned network.
Data storage or hosting services.
Provision of content or information.
Temporary copying service for data requested by users.
Provision of links to content or search tools.
UFV shall not, at any time, be liable for any damages or losses that may be caused by the information, content, products, and services—including, but not limited to—those provided, communicated, hosted, transmitted, displayed, or offered by third parties unrelated to UFV—including information society service providers—through a website that can be accessed via a link on this site.
The processing and subsequent use of personal data by third parties outside UFV, as well as the relevance of the information requested by them.
The quality and speed of access to the site and the technical conditions that the user must meet in order to access the site and its services and/or content.
UFV shall not be liable for any delays or failures in accessing and/or operating the services and/or content of the website due to a case of Force Majeure.
The user of the site shall be personally liable for any damages of any nature caused to UFV directly or indirectly, due to the breach of any of the obligations arising from these general conditions or other rules governing the use of the site.
The user acknowledges that the content and services offered through the site—including text, graphics, images, animations, musical creations, videos, sounds, drawings, photographs, all comments, presentations, and HTML code, without this list being exhaustive—are protected by intellectual and industrial property laws. The copyright and economic exploitation rights of this site belong to UFV and/or third parties.
The trademarks, trade names, or distinctive signs appearing on the website are the property of UFV or, where applicable, third parties, and are protected by current industrial property laws.
The provision of services and publication of content through the site shall in no case imply the transfer, waiver, or transmission, in whole or in part, of the ownership of the corresponding intellectual and industrial property rights by UFV and/or its legitimate third-party owners.
Under no circumstances may the user make any use of the services and content on the site that is not exclusively personal, except for the exceptions set forth in these general terms and conditions of use of this site or in the specific terms and conditions that UFV may establish to regulate the use of a particular service and/or content offered through the website.
No part of this website may be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, copied, publicly communicated, transformed, in whole or in part, by any manual, electronic, or mechanical system or method (incluyendo el fotocopiado, grabación o cualquier sistema de recuperación y almacenamiento de información) through any medium currently known or invented in the future, without the consent of UFV. The use, in any form, of all or part of the content of the site is subject to the need to request prior authorization from UFV and/or legitimate third-party owners and the acceptance of the corresponding license, where applicable, except for the provisions regarding the rights recognized and granted to the user in these general conditions or as determined in the specific conditions that UFV may establish to regulate the use of a particular service and/or content offered through the website.
If the culpable or negligent act or omission directly or indirectly attributable to the user of the website that gives rise to the infringement of the intellectual and industrial property rights of UFV or third parties—whether or not there is any benefit to the user—causes UFV damages, losses, joint and several liabilities, expenses of any nature, penalties, coercive measures, fines, and other amounts arising from or derived from any claim, demand, action, lawsuit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, or administrative, UFV shall have the right to take action against the user by all legal means at its disposal and to claim any compensation, including—by way of example and without limitation—compensation for damages, including—by way of example and without limitation—compensation for damages, including—by way of example and without limitation—compensation for damages, including—by way of example and without limitation—compensation for damages, including—by way of example and without limitation—compensation for damages, including—by way of example and without limitation—compensation for damages, including—by way of example and without limitation—compensation for damages, including—by way of example and without limitation—compensation for damages, including—by way of example and without limitation—compensation for damages, including—by way of example and without limitation—compensation for damages, including—by way of example and without limitation—compensation for damages, including—by way of lawsuit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, or administrative, UFV shall have the right to take action against the user by all legal means at its disposal and to claim any compensation, including, but not limited to, moral damages and damage to image, consequential damages and loss of profits, advertising costs or any other costs that may arise for their repair, amounts of penalties or convictions, interest on arrears, the cost of financing all amounts that may be detrimental to UFV, legal costs, and the cost of defense in any proceedings in which UFV may be sued for the aforementioned reasons, for damages caused by its actions or omissions, without prejudice to exercising any other actions to which it is entitled by law.
The use of hyperlinks to this website will only be authorized by UFV through written authorization and provided that the hyperlink is made in accordance with the following terms set forth in these Conditions:
The link must only allow access to the home page of this website.
In order to avoid confusion among web users, it is prohibited to load any page belonging to this website into one of the sections of another website divided into frames, in such a way that it distorts the presentation of this website and causes confusion among Internet users (“framing”).
Authorization to insert a link does not imply, in any case, consent to reproduce the visual and functional aspects (“look and feel”) of this website.
Likewise, the creation of an environment or navigation bar on the pages that make up this site is explicitly prohibited without prior authorization.
Appearance of the link: the hyperlink may only consist of text. For the use of graphics or logos, a license to use UFV graphics or logos must be obtained in advance. In any case, the text must clearly state that it links to this website. In general, the appearance, visual effect, location, and overall characteristics of the hyperlink must make it clear that it leads to the UFV website and that this website is independent and has no relationship, whether collaborative, associative, sponsorship, employment, or any other type, with the website containing the hyperlink.
Any web page containing a hyperlink to the UFV website must comply with these General Conditions of Use of this website, be characterized as fair and lawful hyperlinks, and comply with any applicable legal provisions and the requirements of morality and generally accepted good customs.
In particular, authorization to insert hyperlinks to this website will be conditional upon respect for human dignity and freedom. The website on which the hyperlink is established will not contain information or content that is illegal, contrary to morality and good customs and public order, nor will it contain content that is contrary to any third-party rights.
Finally, it is prohibited to insert hyperlinks to the website on web pages with content, references, or orientation that is contrary to or incompatible with the principles that inspire the UFV website.
You can find complete information about the protection of your personal data at https://www.ufv.es/politica-de-privacidad/.
Access, content, and services offered through the site are, in principle, indefinite. However, UFV is authorized to terminate or suspend access, services, and/or content at any time, without prejudice to the provisions of these General Conditions or, where applicable, the Specific Conditions governing the use of a particular service and/or content intended for users of the website.
These general terms and conditions and any specific terms and conditions that may be established for specific services contain all the conditions established by UFV and agreed between UFV and the user for the use of this site in relation to the purpose thereof, and any statements, commitments, or promises, whether verbal, written, or implied, prior to these terms and conditions in relation to the purpose thereof shall be considered non-existent.
The fact that any of the affected parties does not demand compliance with any of the conditions set forth in these general conditions or, where applicable, specific conditions governing the use of a particular service and/or content intended for users of the website at a given time cannot be interpreted by the other party as a waiver of the right to demand compliance at a later date.
In the event that any clause of these general terms and conditions or, where applicable, specific terms and conditions governing the use of a particular service and/or content intended for UFV members and/or website users, is found to be void or voidable, in whole or in part, this nullity or voidability shall not affect the validity of the other clauses, which shall remain fully effective and valid, unless the party claiming nullity or voidability proves that without the clause that is null or void, the purposes pursued by these General and/or Specific Conditions cannot be fulfilled.
These general terms and conditions are governed by Spanish law.
The parties, expressly waiving their own jurisdiction, submit to the Courts and Tribunals of Madrid Capital for the resolution of any disputes that may arise.