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The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean uses cookies. Cookies are files sent to the search engine through a web service in order to record the user’s activities during browsing time, so that it is easier to work with. They are also used to measure public and traffic parameters and control the process and number of entries.

Users can set up the search engine (browser) to receive notifications on the screen about the receipt of cookies and prevent their installation on the computer. For more information, see the search engine instructions and manuals. To browse this website, the user does not need to allow the installation of cookies sent by the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean.

However, users must log in to each of the services whose provision requires prior registration. In any case, cookies are temporary for the sole purpose of making the services more efficient.

The cookies used are only linked anonymously to users’ computers, and do not provide personal data.

Cookie typeCookieLengthUsePolicy
Analytical_ga2 yearsUsed to count how many people visit the website, tracking if they visited it before.Google Analytics policy
_gid24 hoursUsed to count how many people visit the website, tracking if they visited it before.
_gat_1 minuteUsed to limit the percentage of requests.

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean does not use spamming techniques and will only process the data provided by users through the electronic forms enabled on this website or emails.

LINKS AND HYPERLINKS

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean offers users links to other websites that may correspond to their interest, in accordance with the mission of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean or the online platforms in which the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean participates, but which are managed and controlled by third parties, with the exclusive function of facilitating the search for information, contents and services on the Internet, without in any case implying a suggestion, recommendation or invitation to visit them.

However, these pages do not belong to the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, which neither reviews their contents nor markets, manages, previously controls, or owns the contents, services, information, and statements available on these websites. Therefore, the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean does not assume any type of liability, even indirectly or in a subsidiary manner, for damages of any kind that may arise from the access, maintenance, use, quality, legality, reliability and usefulness of the contents, information, communications, opinions, statements, products and services existing or offered on websites not managed by the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean and which are accessible through this website. The user assumes sole responsibility for the consequences, damages or actions that may arise from accessing the linked websites.

Moreover, anyone who intends to make a hyperlink (link, hyperlink…) from a web page of another Internet website to any of the web pages of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean must accept the following conditions:

– Total or partial reproduction of any of the services or contents of the website is not permitted without the prior express authorisation of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean.

– No deep-links or IMG or image links or frames will be established with the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean website without its prior express permission.

– No false, inaccurate, or incorrect statements will be made on the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean website, or on its services or contents. Except for those signs that form part of the hyperlink, the web page on which it is established will not contain any trademark, trade name, denomination, logo, slogan, or other distinctive signs belonging to the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, without its prior express authorisation.

– The establishment of the hyperlink will not imply the existence of relations between the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean and the owner of the website or portal from which it is made, nor the knowledge and acceptance of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean of the services and contents offered on this website or portal.

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean will not be responsible for the contents or services made available to the public on the website or portal from which the hyperlink is made, nor for the information and statements included therein.

FRAMES

The following is prohibited: the use of frames or any other mechanisms intended to hide the origin or source of the contents; any use, transformation or exploitation thereof for commercial or promotional ends or contrary to law, morality or public order, which could harm the interests or image of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean or legitimate third parties; or the use by third parties of any other mechanism that alters the design, original configuration or contents of its website, constitute acts of unfair competition or, in general, do not comply with the terms of this Legal Notice.

USE STATISTICS

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean informs you of the use of the Google Analytics tool on the website for statistical purposes only.

Cookie typeCookieDurationUsePolicy
Analytical_ga2 yearsUsed to count how many people visit the website, tracking if they visited it before.Google Analytics policy
_gid24 hoursUsed to count how many people visit the website, tracking if they visited it before.
_gat_1 minuteUsed to limit the percentage of requests.

 

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean is not responsible for any damage arising from circumstances of force majeure, such as errors in lines of communication, defects in the hardware and software of users, errors in the Internet network (connection, in the linked pages).

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean does not guarantee the reliability, availability or continuity of this website or its contents for technical, security, control, or maintenance of the service as a consequence of failures due to the server hosting the contents or other intermediaries or providers, attacks on the computer system, or any other reason arising from causes beyond its control. So, it rejects any responsibility, direct or indirect, for these.

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean reserves the right to modify this Legal Notice in order to adapt it to possible legislative developments, as well as those that may arise from existing codes in the field or for strategic or corporate reasons, but may still request the consent of the users when necessary to carry out the required processing and provided that this consent is not considered already granted in accordance with the terms of this Legal Notice.

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean’s commits to guarantee the privacy and confidentiality of the users’ personal data, collected through any system that allows the transmission of data, passing through fully secure channels.

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean is not responsible for the misuse of the contents of its website, this being the sole responsibility of the person who accesses or uses them. Nor does it assume any responsibility for the information contained in third-party websites that can be accessed through links from www.mediterraneanday.com. The presence of these links is for informational purposes only and in no way constitutes an invitation to purchase products or services that may be offered on the destination website.

In the event that the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean has effective knowledge that the activity or information sent by these links is illegal, constitutes a crime or may prejudice the property or rights of third parties liable for compensation, it will act with the necessary diligence to remove or disable the corresponding link in the shortest possible time.

RIGHT OF EXCLUSION

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean reserves the right to deny or withdraw access to the website and/or the services offered without prior notice, on its own initiative or that of a third party, to those users who fail to comply with these Terms of Use.

GENERALITIES

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean will pursue the breach of these conditions, as well as any improper use of its website by exercising all civil and criminal actions that may correspond to it in law.

MODIFICATIONS AND UPDATES

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice to users, to modify, extend or temporarily cancel the presentation, configuration, technical specifications and services of the website, as well as to make changes with the aim of updating, correcting, modifying, adding to or removing the contents of the website or its design. The contents and services of the website are updated periodically. Since the process of updating the information is not immediate, we recommend that you always check the validity and accuracy of the services and contents included on the website.

UNILATERAL TERMINATION OF THE SERVICE

The website, in principle, is of indefinite duration. However, the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean may unilaterally suspend and cancel the service, if necessary, without prior notice in the event of an emergency, without the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean being liable for any obligation or compensation.

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean is not responsible for any damage that may occur due to errors or misconfigurations of the software installed on the Internet user’s computer. We will not be held responsible for any technical issues or failures that may arise when the user connects to the Internet. There is also no guarantee that there will be no interruptions or errors in accessing the website.

In addition, the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean reserves the right to update, modify or delete the information contained on its website, as well as its configuration or presentation at any time, without assuming responsibility for the consequences that may arise.

APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

The law applicable in the event of a dispute or conflict of interpretation of the terms and conditions that make up this Legal Notice, as well as any matter related to the services of this website, will be the European law and Spanish law, if applicable.

To resolve any dispute that may arise from visiting the website or the use of the services that may be provided in this regard, the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean and the user agree to refer the matter to the arbitration of the Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona (TAB) [Barcelona Arbitration Court], of the Associació Catalana per a l’Arbitratge [Catalan Arbitration Association] which shall be responsible for appointing the arbitrator or arbitrators and administering the arbitration in accordance with its Regulations in force at the start of the arbitration.