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Legal warning

I.- OWNERSHIP – INFORMATION

In compliance with the duty of information established in article 10 of the Law 34/2002, of July 11, on the Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, the user is informed that the owner of this website at https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en (the "Website") and all its content is:

Company name: FUNDACIÓ SITGES FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA DE CATALUNYA

Tax ID Number: G-64070592
Registered address: c/ Sant Honorat, 32-34, 08870 Sitges, Barcelona
E-mail address: info@sitgesfilmfestival.com

Tel.:938949990
Commercial Register Data: Registered under number 2216 in the Register of Foundations of the Dirección General del Derecho y de Entidades Jurídicas of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Hereinafter referred to as “FUNDACIÓ SITGES”.


We inform you that https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en facilitates access to the services and contents of the Website, consisting mainly of the dissemination of the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia (the "Festival"), the sale and/or booking of tickets, packs and season tickets for the Festival, the request for accreditations, the registration of films at the Festival, as well as to be part of our organization’s team or the Festival's team of volunteers and, in general, to provide all the information regarding the Festival and the events held by the FUNDACIÓ SITGES and our organization.

III.- TERMS OF USE OF THE WEBSITE
 

General Terms

The use of the Website is governed by these terms of use (“Terms of Use”), including all contents and services available to the user. We ask you to carefully read these Terms of Use, as they contain all the information related to your rights and obligations.

You should know that by simply accessing the Website you will be considered as a "user" of the Website and with this you expressly accept, automatically and voluntarily, these Terms of Use. In the event that you do not wish to accept them, please refrain from using the Website and its content.

If you purchase products offered through the Website, the general terms and conditions of sale of FUNDACIÓ SITGES published on the Website shall apply to you, in addition to these Terms of Use.

FUNDACIÓ SITGES reserves the right in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, at any time and without prior notice. Any changes on these Terms of Use will be deemed accepted when the user continues to use the Website.

Likewise, FUNDACIÓ SITGES reserves the right in its sole discretion, to modify the structure and design of the Website, as well as its content and/or services provided therein, at any time and without prior notice. During the modification, repair, update or improvement tasks, access to the Website may be limited and/or suspended.

The Website is free and open access for Internet users and FUNDACIÓ SITGES is not liable for damages caused by improper use of this Website.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, FUNDACIÓ SITGES conditions the use of some of the services offered on the Website to the prior completion of the corresponding user registration, which shall be carried out in the manner expressly indicated in the corresponding section of the Website.

Minors wishing to use this Website must have the permission of their parents or guardians, who in any case will be responsible for their actions.

Intellectual Property

The content of the Website, including but not limited to all trademarks, trade names, service marks, trade dress, texts, designs, graphics, logos, images, photographs, videos, audio, downloads, interfaces, software, and features and all intellectual property associated with the foregoing -including the look and feel of the Website- (collectively, the “IP”) is owned by FUNDACIÓ SITGES and/or its licensors, content providers or other third parties who have authorized their use, without it being understood that the use or access to the Website attributes to the user any right over the IP, and without it being understood that none of the exploitation rights that exist or may exist over the IP may be transferred to the user.
 

The reproduction (either total or partial), transformation, distribution, public communication, extraction or use of any nature, by any means or procedure, of the IP is expressly prohibited, except in cases previously authorized by FUNDACIÓ SITGES. Any use not previously authorized by FUNDACIÓ SITGES will be considered a serious breach of our intellectual property rights.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, users may view and obtain a temporary private copy of the content of the Website for their exclusive personal and private use in their computer systems, provided that it is not for the purpose of developing commercial or professional activities or for distribution, modification or alteration purposes. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to limit or terminate your access to or use of the Website, in whole or in part, at any time without notice.

SITGES FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA FANTÀSTIC DE CATALUNYA is a registered trademark, so any use of said name is expressly prohibited, including, but not limited to, its reproduction, imitation, use or insertion without our due authorization.

We also inform to the user that sitgesfilmfestival.com is a registered domain name owned by FUNDACIÓ SITGES. This domain cannot be used in connection with services other than those of FUNDACIÓ SITGES.

To make any comments regarding possible breaches of intellectual or industrial property rights or, where appropriate, the content of this Website, you can send an e-mail to lopd@sitgesfilmfestival.com.

Liabilities and obligations.

  1. Responsibilities regarding the content of the Website.

The content of this Website is of a general nature and has a mainly informative purpose of our services and our business activity. In the case of products or services that require certain payment, FUNDACIÓ SITGES will inform users of the conditions of sale.

Access to the Website and use of it is the sole responsibility of the user and at its own risk. Therefore, FUNDACIÓ SITGES disclaims all liabilities and warranties for any decision taken by the user of the Website because of the information contained therein. Likewise, we decline any responsibility for any information not drafted and/or published by FUNDACIÓ SITGES.

  1. Responsibilities regarding links to other web pages (links of third parties).

Any links introduced on the Website are for information purposes only and, therefore, FUNDACIÓ SITGES does not control or verify any information, content, products or services provided through these third-party websites. Consequently, FUNDACIÓ SITGES declines any type of responsibility for the content that may appear on such third-party websites.

If the user decides to access any third-party website, he/she does so at his/her own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use of said third-party websites.

  1. Liability in the event that the Website is the destination of the link placed on the web page of a third party.

Regarding the links established in other web pages to the Website, as well as if any user, entity or web page wishes to establish any type of link to the Website, the following shall apply:

  • Prior written authorization must be requested in writing from FUNDACIÓ SITGES.

  • The link may only lead to the home page of the Website.

  • The link must be absolute and complete (i.e. it must take the user to the Website's address at https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en and must completely cover the full extent of the home page screen).

  • No erroneous or incorrect information about the Website shall be given.

  • The owner of the page offering the link must act in good faith and must not seek to negatively affect the reputation or good name of FUNDACIÓ SITGES or the Festival.

FUNDACIÓ SITGES cannot control the information, contents, products or services provided by other websites that have established links to the Website. For this reason, it is not responsible for any aspect relating to such websites.

The establishment of a link to the Website on a third-party website does not imply the existence of any kind of relationship, collaboration or dependence of FUNDACIÓ SITGES with the owner of said website.

  1. Responsibilities for technical aspects.

FUNDACIÓ SITGES does not warrant the availability or continued access to the Website and reserves the right to interrupt access to the Website, at any time and without prior notice, for any reasons.

While FUNDACIÓ SITGES adopts reasonably adequate security measures to detect the existence of any virus, we cannot guarantee the absence of virus or other elements that may affect the computer systems, documents and/or user files.

FUNDACIÓ SITGES is not responsible for resulting damage to any user’s computer from any security breach, or from any virus, fraud, error, interruption, deletion, delay in operation or transmission, computer line failure or any other technical or other malfunction.

FUNDACIÓ SITGES is not responsible for the deficiencies of the Website’s service derived from prolonged interruptions in the electricity supply, telecommunications lines, social conflicts, strikes, fires, explosions, floods, pandemics and, in general, all cases of force majeure or unforeseen circumstances.

  1. User’s obligations.

When using the Website, the user agrees to use it in accordance with these Terms of Use and undertakes not to violate current legislation, good faith and public order. Use of the Website for illegal, misleading or harmful purposes for either FUNDACIÓ SITGES or third parties is prohibited. Therefore, the use of the Website must be appropriate and correct, and the user must refrain from any conduct harmful to the image, interests and/or rights of FUNDACIÓ SITGES and/or third parties.

Likewise, the user shall refrain from using, deleting or manipulating the copyright and other data identifying the rights of FUNDACIÓ SITGES, as well as the technical protection devices or any information mechanisms that may be included in the contents of the Website. Likewise, the user shall refrain from using the contents of the Website, including but not limited to information of any kind obtained through the Website to send advertising, communications for commercial purposes, unsolicited messages addressed to a number of people regardless of their purpose, as well as to refrain from marketing or disclosing such information in any way.

The user shall be liable for any damages that FUNDACIÓ SITGES may suffer because of breach of any of the obligations set forth in this Legal Terms and the Terms of Use of the Website.

With regard to browsing, the user undertakes to diligently and faithfully observe the recommendations that FUNDACIÓ SITGES may establish at any time in relation to the use of the Website.

The user agrees to provide truthful information through the communications with FUNDACIÓ SITGES and shall be solely responsible for any damages or harm that such information may cause, as it is inaccurate or false, to both FUNDACIÓ SITGES and third parties.

Duration and modification

FUNDACIÓ SITGES reserves the right, at its sole discretion and unilaterally, to modify, add or remove any part of this Legal Terms and Terms of Use. Any changes will appear in the same form in which they appear in this Legal Terms.

It shall be your responsibility to check whether we have made any changes to this Legal Terms and Terms of Use each time you use the Website. If you access or use the Website in any way after the Legal Terms and Terms of Use have been modified, you will be deemed to have read, understood, consented to and unconditionally accepted such changes. The most current version of this Legal Terms and Terms of Use will be available on the Website and will supersede any prior version of this Legal Terms and Terms of Use.

The temporary validity of this Legal Terms and Terms of Use coincides, therefore, with the time it is displayed on the Website, until such time as it is totally or partially modified by FUNDACIÓ SITGES.

FUNDACIÓ SITGES may unilaterally terminate, suspend or interrupt the operation of this Website. After such termination, the user must destroy any information about FUNDACIÓ SITGES that he/she possesses in any format and that he/she has obtained through the Website.

Applicable law and jurisdiction

These Legal Terms and Terms of Use are subject to current Spanish laws.

Any dispute arising from accessing the Website will be governed by Spanish law, and the user and FUNDACIÓ SITGES waive their rights to any jurisdiction they might be entitled to and submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Vilanova i la Geltrú (Spain).