ATRIP Terms of use
Key Points
The following key points of the Terms of Use are only brought for your convenience. These key points do not substitute the full Terms.
- About us and the Website. ATRIP acts to advance teaching and research in the field of the law of intellectual property. The Website includes information about the Association and our ongoing activity, and exclusive content for Members.
- Membership. If you are a professor, a researcher or a PhD candidate in the field of intellectual property law, you may apply to become a Member. Membership is subject to payment of a Membership fee. You may cancel your Membership at any time.
- Acceptable use. You may use the Website for educational, professional and research related purposes. These Terms define the acceptable and unacceptable use of the Website.
- Privacy. We respect your privacy, as further explained in our Privacy Policy.
- Intellectual property. All rights, title, and interest in and to the Website, including all intellectual property rights, are owned by or licensed to us.
- Disclaimer of warranty. Our Website is provided for use “as is”. We disclaim all warranties and representations, either express or implied, with respect to the Website.
- Limitation of liability. To the maximum extent permitted by the applicable law, we will not be liable for any direct or indirect damages.
- Changes and Discontinuation. We may, from time to time, change our Website, including its design, layout or features, or discontinue the Website altogether, for the reasons stipulated herein.
Law and jurisdiction. These Terms and your use of the Website will be exclusively governed by the laws of Switzerland. Any dispute, controversy, or claim shall be submitted to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in Zurich.
Introduction
Welcome to the official website of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (“ATRIP“), available at www.atrip.org (“Website“). The Website is owned and operated by ATRIP (the “Association“, or “we“, “us“, “our“).
The Website provides information about ATRIP and our activity. It also includes exclusive content for enrolled members of ATRIP (“Members“).
These terms of use (“Terms“) form a binding agreement between you and the Association. Please read them carefully before using our Website. By using our Website, you indicate that you accept and agree to these Terms and to the Privacy Policy, which is an integral part of them. If you do not agree to these Terms in their entirety, you must not use the Website.
These Terms may be amended from time to time. If we make substantial changes to the Terms, we will make efforts to proactively notify you of those changes. Your continued use of the Website following changes to these Terms indicate that you accept and agree the new terms of use.
Contact us
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the Website, these Terms, or our Privacy Policy, please contact us through our online contact form.
About ATRIP & the Website
ATRIP’s objective is to contribute to the advancement of teaching and research in the field of intellectual property law. We solely pursue educational and scientific objectives and as part of which we encourage contacts among professors and researchers in the field, as well as exchange of teaching materials, research information and publications.
Our Website includes information about the Association, our ongoing activity and the events we hold, and publications related to our field of practice.
The Website also includes exclusive content, only available to our Members. If you are a professor, a researcher or a PhD candidate in the field of intellectual property law, you may apply to become a Member as further explained below.
Membership
If you are a professor, a researcher or a PhD candidate in the field of intellectual property law, you may apply to become a Member through the designated form on our Website. We will explicitly indicate the fields for mandatory completion. If you do not enter the requisite data in these fields, you will not be able to apply for Membership.
When you apply, you must submit only true, accurate and complete details. Bear in mind that false, incorrect or outdated information may lead to the rejection of your Membership application. You are fully accountable for any outcome that may result from your failure to provide true, accurate and complete details when you apply.
Membership is subject to payment of a yearly Membership fee at the amount presented on our Website’s Membership section. The fee is quoted in Euros. Unless stated otherwise, the Membership fee is exclusive of any excise, sales tax, VAT, withholding tax or other governmental charges or transaction charges.
The yearly Membership fee is due and payable to us by December 31st of each calendar year. You may pay the fee through any payment method we make available on our Website. We may, from time to time, and without specific notice to you, add additional payment methods to the then-current payment methods, or cease to use previously supported payment methods.
Payment may be processed and handled through third-party payment processors. Any payments processed through third-party payment processors are therefore subject not only to these Terms, but also the terms and conditions of the applicable third party, pursuant to your agreement with them.
You may cancel your Membership at any time by applying for cancellation as described on our Website’s Membership section.
Failure to pay Membership fees for 4 consecutive years may result in the automatic termination of your Membership with ATRIP and the removal of your contact details from our Members list.
Use of the Website
Subject to these Terms, you may use the Website free of charge, for educational, professional and research-related purposes. Registration to the Website is not required.
When using the Website, you must comply with these Terms and adhere to any applicable law. You may not –
- Attempt to circumvent, bypass or deactivate security or protection measures of the Website;
- Attempt to compromise information security on our Website or in any network or server used by us, attempt to uncover information security vulnerabilities, or attempt to engage in any form of probing, scanning, crawling, robotic navigating, or hacking the Website;
- Attempt to access the Website, download any information or use any information on the Website, in an automated or mechanized process;
- Attempt to activate or access features or capabilities that are undocumented, not ordinarily accessible, or deactivated in the Website;
- Use the Website in any manner that may give rise to a criminal offense, civil tort, infringement, or violation of the rights of any third party;
- Use the Website for or in connection with any action that may encourage or constitute threat, harassment, or fraud; or
- Attempt to integrate the Website or any part thereof in any application, webpage, or any other way.
We may, in our sole discretion, temporarily or permanently block your access to the Website, if we believe that you violated these Terms or any applicable law.
Privacy
We respect your privacy. To better understand how we collect and use your information when you use the Website, please read our Privacy Policy, which is an integral part of these Terms.
Intellectual property
All rights, title, and interest in and to the Website, including all content therein, and all patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights and any goodwill associated therewith, embodied therein or utilized by us in the operation of the Website, are the exclusive property of ATRIP or our licensors. This includes our databases and the design, graphics, computer code, algorithms, and “look and feel” of the Website (altogether: “Proprietary Content”).
You may not, either by yourself or by a third party on your behalf, copy, distribute, display or perform publicly, sublicense, decompile, disassemble, reduce to human readable form, execute publicly, make available to the public, adapt, make commercial use of, process, compile, translate, sell, lend, rent, reverse engineer, combine with other software, modify or create derivative works of, the Proprietary Content or any part thereof, in any way or by any means.
You may not use any name, mark or logo that is similar to our marks and logos. You must refrain from any action or omission that may dilute or damage our goodwill.
Disclaimer of Warranty
THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED FOR USE “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS”. WE AND OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ADVISORS, CONSULTANTS, SUBCONTRACTORS, AND ASSIGNEES (COLLECTIVELY, OUR “STAFF”) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUALITY, CORRECTNESS, LEGAL COMPLIANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, COMPATIBILITY, PERFORMANCE, AVAILABILITY, SAFETY, SECURITY OR ACCURACY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS ENTIRELY, OR TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AT YOUR OWN RISK.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL OPERATE WITHOUT DISRUPTION, ERRORS, OR INTERRUPTIONS, OR THAT IT WILL BE, AT ALL TIMES, ACCESSIBLE, AVAILABLE, OR IMMUNE TO ERRORS, GLITCHES, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE AND OUR STAFF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, STATUTORY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, OR ANY SIMILAR DAMAGE OR LOSS (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFIT AND LOSS OF DATA), COSTS, EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS, EITHER IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR IN ANY OTHER FORM OR THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING FROM, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, OR FROM ANY FAILURE, ERROR, OR BREAKDOWN IN THE FUNCTION OF THE WEBSITE.
Third-party links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites and pages, which are not operated or controlled by us. The use of those websites and pages is subject to the third party’s terms of use and privacy policy. We will not be liable for any direct or indirect damage, financial or otherwise, incurred to you as a result of using or relying on the content of those websites and pages.
Changes to the Website & discontinuation
We may, from time to time, change our Website, including its design, layout or features, or discontinue the Website altogether, in order to:
- improve our Website;
- reflect changes to our agreements with third parties and our service providers;
- comply with legal, regulatory, security or operability issues; or
- prevent abuse of our Website and enforce these Terms.
Changes of this type may, by their nature, result in glitches or cause inconvenience of some kind. Although we make efforts to have the Website available and operate without errors, the availability, quality, and functionality of the Website depend on various factors, which are out of our control. These factors are not fault-free, and we do not warrant that the Website will operate without disruption, errors, or interruptions, or that it will be accessible, or available at all times or immune from errors, glitches, or unauthorized access.
General
Governing law and Jurisdiction. These Terms and your use of the Website will be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Switzerland. Any dispute, controversy or claim which may arise out of or in connection with these Terms or the Website, shall be submitted to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the competent courts in Zurich.
Relationship. These Terms do not create any agency, partnership, employment, trustee, or other types of legal relationship between you and us, other than that of two independent contractual parties.
Completeness. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us concerning the subject matter herein and supersede all prior and contemporaneous negotiations and oral representations, agreements, and statements regarding the Website.
Assignment. You may not assign or delegate these Terms or any of your rights, performances, duties, or obligations hereunder. Any purported assignment or delegation, in contravention of the above, will be null and void. In the event of a change in the Association’s structure, we may, upon notice to you and without obtaining your consent, assign and delegate these Terms, in their entirety, including all of our rights, performances, duties, liabilities, and obligations contained herein, to a third party. With such assignment, transfer, and delegation, we are irrevocably and fully released from all rights, performance, duties, liabilities, and obligations under these Terms.