Terms and conditions
Please read these terms and conditions ("terms and conditions", "terms") carefully before using the online CPD platform (“the platform”).
This platform is managed and operated by the Office of the Secretary-general of the European Schools (OSGES ,"us", 'we", "our") and provides its services according to the terms established below.
Conditions of use
By using the platform, you certify that you have read and reviewed this Agreement and that you agree to comply with its terms. If you do not want to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, you are advised to stop using the website accordingly. OSGES only grants use and access of this website, its products, and its services to those who have accepted its terms and are related to the OSGES administrative procedures in some way.
Privacy policy
Before you continue using our platform, we advise you to read our privacy policy regarding our user data collection. See also the document "Cookies policy" for further information.
Age restriction
If you are an external user registering in the platform, you must be at least 18 (eighteen) years of age before you can use this website. By using this website, you warrant that you are at least 18 years of age, and you may legally adhere to this Agreement. OSGES cannot assume responsibility for liabilities related to age misrepresentation based on false information provided.
Intellectual property
Unless explicitly stated otherwise on specific resources based on Creative-Common licenses, you agree that all materials, products, and services provided on this website are the property of OSGES, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, suppliers, or licensors including all copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property. You also agree that you will not reproduce or redistribute OSGES’s intellectual property in any way, including electronic, digital, or new trademark registrations.
You grant OSGES permission to display and use the content you upload and publish in the realm of the instructional use it is intended for. It is your responsibility to avoid uploading any resource that may represent an infringement of any intellectual property rights of third parties or for which you intend to claim commercial intellectual property rights. For potential issues or questions regarding intellectual property claims, you must always contact the OSGES before uploading any content.
User accounts
As a user of this website, you are responsible for maintaining the safety and security of your information. You are also responsible for all activities that occur under your account or password.
If you think there are any potential issues regarding the security of your account on the website, inform us immediately so we may address them accordingly.
We reserve all rights to terminate accounts, edit or remove content as determined in the procedures for the online CPD platform described above.
Applicable law
By using this website, you agree that the laws of the Belgian area, without regard to principles of conflict laws, will govern these terms and conditions, or any dispute of any sort that might come between the OSGES and you, or its business partners and associates.
Disputes
Any dispute related in any way to your use of this website shall be arbitrated by Belgian court and you consent to exclusive authority and venue of such courts.
Limitation on liability
OSGES is not liable for any damage that may occur to you because of your misuse of the platform, beyond any necessary guarantees applicable by existing law.
The OSGES reserves the right to edit, modify, and change this Agreement. We shall let our users know of these changes through the electronic mail provided on the platform or other electronic means. This Agreement is an understanding between the OSGES and the user, and this supersedes and replaces all prior agreements regarding the use of the platform.