MWNF - Museum With No Frontiers

DEFINITIONS

When used in this Legal Notice the following capitalised terms will have the meaning as set forth hereinafter:

'Museum':	means both Museum Ohne Grenzen e.V., an international non profit association incorporated under Austrian Law, and the Consortium.
'Consortium':	means the consortium of museums, public or private companies, institutions or entities and physical persons set up in view of the development, management and exploitation of the Website and Virtual Museum, and coordinated by Museum Ohne Grenzen.
'Member(s)':	means the member(s) of the Consortium.
'Website':	means the website of the Consortium hosting and containing the Virtual Museum and all other sections and services that can be accessed through the Website.
'Virtual Museum':	means the Virtual Museum displayed on the Website.
'Visitor(s)':	means the visitor(s) of the Website.
'Content':	means all images, texts, software, documentation, data, image-, audio- and video files, animations and any kind of information displayed on the Website.
'Trademarks':	means all trademarks, service marks, and logos displayed on the Website.
'‘Palestine*':	means 'Palestine* - Occupied Palestinian Territory, West Bank and Gaza Strip'

DISCLAIMER

The European Union has funded the initial development of this Website during the realisation of the Discover Islamic Art project. Since the end of the European Union’s funding in 2007 the website is maintained and further developed by Museum Ohne Grenzen. The views expressed on this website reflect the opinion of the author only.

Every effort and care has been taken in preparing the Content of this Website. However, the Content of this Website is provided 'as is' without any guarantee, in any form whatsoever, explicitly or implicitly, including but not limited to guarantees concerning accuracy, uses, non-infringement and the Content being up to date. The Content shall at all times constitute a work in progress which may be changed without any notice.

The Museum assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may affect, the Visitor's computer equipment or other property on account of the Visitor's use of the Website or his downloading of any Content from the Website.

The Museum shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the Visitor's use of or reliance on the Content.

Links within the Website may lead to other websites. These are provided for convenience only. The Museum does not sponsor, endorse or otherwise approve any information or statements appearing in those websites, nor in websites referred to or linked to those websites. The Museum is not liable, nor responsible for the content of any off-site pages or pages linked to or derived from the Website.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF THE WEBSITE

The Content on the Website is protected by copyright and may be covered by other restrictions as well. The Museum retains all rights, including copyright, in the Content. However, copyright and other proprietary rights may be held by individuals or entities other than, or in addition to, the Museum.

Reproduction, downloading, printing and communication to the public of pages from the Content on a temporary basis for the sole purpose of viewing them for non-commercial, personal, educational or scientific purposes is only permitted as and to the extent provided for by the Belgian Copyright Act of 30 June 1994 and is subject to any additional terms or restrictions which may be applicable to the relevant part of the Content. Visitors must, however, cite the author and source of the Content and the citations should include the URL “www.museumwnf.org”.

In using the Content, the Visitor warrants to the Museum that he will not infringe the Museum's intellectual property rights nor that he will breach the intellectual property rights of any third party. The Museum does not warrant that use of the Content displayed on the Website will not infringe the rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with the Museum. Some works may be under copyright by the artist or the artist's heirs holding rights to these works. Such works may not be used in any form; they may not be copied or downloaded without prior permission from the holder of the underlying copyright.

Copying or redistribution, in any manner, for commercial use, including commercial publication, or for personal gain is strictly prohibited.

To request the Museum's written permission to use the Content for any prohibited purpose, please send an email to management@museumwnf.net with c.c. to office@museumwnf.net. The Museum is not obliged to give any such permission.

Many of the Trademarks displayed on the Website are registered and/or unregistered marks of the Museum. The Trademarks of Members or third parties may also be displayed on this Website. Nothing contained in this Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademarks displayed on the Website without the express written permission of the Museum, the relevant Member or any third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the Website.

Any unauthorised use of the Trademarks or any other Content, except as authorised in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited.

The Museum may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. The Visitor is at all times bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then-current Terms and Conditions.

PRIVACY POLICY

This matter is governed by the Belgian Privacy Act of 8 December 1992.

The Museum will not sell, trade or rent the personal data the Visitor provides while visiting the Website, purchasing online shop articles or signing up to the Museum's newsletter.

The Visitor is entitled to consult his personal data, if any, and to have them corrected, if necessary.

The Museum may compile and provide aggregate statistics about its Visitors, sales and related data to third parties. These statistics will however not include any personally identifying data.

The Museum may process the personal data of the Visitors, in particular when such processing is necessary to comply with an obligation imposed by law or to enforce the terms of any agreement the relevant Visitor would be a party to.

The Museum may inform the Visitors about the non commercial events or activities on its Website or outside and which may be of interest to the Visitors. The Museum will not use the e-mail addresses of the Visitors who did not accept to receive above mentioned information by clicking the appropriate check box whenever the Visitor is asked to provide its email address.

Should the Visitor have any question or remark, please send an e-mail to management@museumwnf.net with c.c. to office@museumwnf.net.

MISCELLANEOUS

The Museum holds the right of changes in the terms and conditions of this Legal Notice without any prior notice.

This Legal Notice is an integral part of the Website on which the Visitor found the link to this page. In the event any provision of this Legal Notice is held to be unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, and the other provisions of this Legal Notice will remain in full force and effect. This Legal Notice shall be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of Austria. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Legal Notice or the use of the Website shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Vienna.