Terms of use

Terms of Use

The website https://civilprotection.gov.gr/ belongs to the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection (hereinafter “the Ministry”). This website provides all users/visitors (hereinafter “user/visitor”), through technologically advanced web infrastructures and open-source software applications, with information services and technological applications concerning the Ministry, under the following terms of use. The Computer Programs used for the development and operation of the website are, as a rule, Free Software/Open Source Software (FOSS), and when made available, they are distributed under the specific terms of the European Union Public Licence (https://eupl.eu/1.2/el/).

The user/visitor is invited to read carefully the terms of use of the website and to use/visit its webpages/services only if they fully accept them. The use/visit of this website presupposes the unreserved acceptance of the terms of use described herein, which apply to the entirety of the website’s content. Navigation and remaining on this website constitute explicit, unreserved, and full acceptance of the following terms of use.

Restrictions on Use

The use of the website must be made exclusively for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not restrict or hinder its use by third parties. The user/visitor of the website is obliged to use it in accordance with the law and these terms of use, acting in good faith and in accordance with good morals. The user/visitor must not engage in acts or omissions that may cause damage or malfunction of the website and negatively affect or jeopardize the provision of its services to citizens.

All original content of the website, with the exception of official Greek, European, and international legislative texts and expressly stated exceptions (possibly covered by third-party intellectual property rights), which indicatively includes texts, graphics, images, photographs, designs, presentations, videos, audio files, etc. (hereinafter “Content”), constitutes intellectual property of the Ministry and is protected by applicable national, European, and international law. The content is made freely available to visitors/users for any lawful use, provided that in the case of reproduction and further use of the content, it shall not undergo any modification or alteration and shall be accompanied by a clear and distinct reference to its source, excluding its use for commercial purposes, in accordance with the specific terms of the international Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA v.4.0) Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0. It is noted that the availability of the content under the above terms does not in any way entail the granting of intellectual property rights to anyone. This license does not extend to any material of a third-party website, as such material falls within the responsibility of each third party and is not related in any way to this website.

The website may contain specific material that belongs to the intellectual property of third parties. Third-party intellectual works, as well as other services mentioned on the website and bearing the marks of the respective organizations, companies, or other public or private entities, constitute their own intellectual and industrial property.

Limitation of Liability

The Ministry, without guaranteeing and therefore without bearing responsibility, makes every effort to ensure that the content and information displayed on its website are as accurate, true, and up to date as possible. The Ministry is under no circumstances liable for any damage that may be caused to the user/visitor from the use of this website. Furthermore, the Ministry provides both the content (e.g., information, names, photographs, depictions, etc.) and the services available through its website “as is,” without any guarantee, explicit or implicit, as to the completeness, correctness, timeliness, or suitability of the content for any use, application, or purpose. The user/visitor uses the website at their own responsibility.

The Ministry cannot guarantee that the website will operate without interruption and bears no responsibility if access to the website becomes impossible at any time or for any period and for any reason or cause. The Ministry makes every possible effort to ensure the proper functioning of its website and has taken all necessary measures for this purpose; however, it does not guarantee that the functions of its servers will be uninterrupted or error-free, or free of viruses or other similar elements. Every precaution is taken, as far as possible, to ensure the 24-hour availability of the website.

Access to the website may also be suspended at any time for reasons of maintenance or repair of system problems, without the Ministry bearing any obligation to inform users/visitors accordingly.

In general, and to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Ministry assumes no responsibility whatsoever (not even in cases of negligence) for any possible claims of any nature, nor for the restoration of any possible damage (actual, special, or consequential, which indicatively and not restrictively, alternatively and/or cumulatively, consists of loss of profits, data, loss of expected earnings, monetary compensation, etc.) of the user/visitor of the website, arising from causes related to: the operation or non-operation of the website and/or its use and its content, and/or the inability to provide services and/or information available from it, and/or services and/or information provided through it, or from any unauthorized third-party interventions in services/information provided through it, and/or the use or inability to use it, and/or the lack of availability or the failure to timely update its content, as well as from the consequences of any act or omission of the user/visitor that occurred as a result of the use of the website.

The Ministry bears no responsibility for any violation of intellectual property rights or other rights of third parties concerning information or material that has been unlawfully posted on the website or posted by unauthorized (or unlawful) persons/media/mechanisms.

This website may contain references through hyperlinks to third-party websites solely for informational purposes. These hyperlinks have been placed exclusively for the convenience of the website’s visitors/users, while the websites to which they refer are subject to their respective terms of use. The third-party entities operating the websites and legally responsible bear exclusive responsibility for the content of their webpages or for any damage resulting from their use, as the user/visitor of the website gains access to them, through the link, at their own responsibility. Under no circumstances should the Ministry be considered to endorse or unreservedly accept the content or the services of other websites to which it refers.

Modification of Website Content and Terms of Use

The Ministry reserves the right to unilaterally modify, add, or alter the content or services of its website, as well as its terms of use, whenever it deems necessary, without prior notice, always within the applicable legal framework, by means of their announcement through this website.

No modification of these terms of use shall be taken into account or form part of this agreement unless it is expressed in writing and incorporated into these terms of use, which the Ministry undertakes to keep posted and updated on its website. The applicable terms of use are always considered to be those shaped by the most recent modification. By using the website, the user/visitor is presumed to have accepted the terms of use and any modifications thereto. Unless otherwise specified on this website, the above terms of use enter into force immediately in their entirety.

The above terms of use of the website, as well as any modifications thereof, are governed and supplemented by applicable Greek, European, and international law.

The competent courts for any disputes arising from this agreement are the Courts of Athens. Any provision of the above terms that may become invalid as contrary to the law shall automatically cease to apply and be removed from the present, without in any case affecting the validity of the remaining terms, which shall remain in force.

This document constitutes the entire agreement between the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, to which the website belongs, and the user/visitor of its webpages and services, and binds only them.

Last modification: 8/7/2024

Policy on the Use of Social Networking Services

The Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection maintains an official presence on Social Media and utilizes their capabilities, aiming to inform the public directly and in real time, both on issues of prevention and protection against natural and man-made disasters or emergency situations, as well as on its actions and work, encouraging direct communication with citizens.

The management of the accounts maintained by the Ministry on Social Media is carried out by the Press and Public Relations Office of the Ministry (hereinafter “the administrator”), on the basis of a specific management and usage policy framework, for reasons concerning the proper functioning of these accounts:
https://x.com/GSCP_GR
https://www.facebook.com/CivilProtectionGreece
https://www.instagram.com/civilprotectiongreece/
https://x.com/112Greece
https://www.facebook.com/112Greece/

Users-members of Social Media (hereinafter “users-members”) are encouraged to express their opinions on the Ministry’s accounts, while at the same time demonstrating due respect in their communication with the Ministry as well as with each other. Users-members must refrain from posting, publishing, and sending messages on the accounts maintained by the Ministry on Social Media that contain:

a) Content that is defamatory, abusive, offensive against specific groups based on their ethnic/racial origin/religion/gender, etc., or otherwise unlawful in any way, including under intellectual property law.

b) Content or other material that promotes violence and racism or could incite behavior constituting a criminal offense or cause civil liability.

c) Content or other material of the “spam” type that is unrelated to the subject of the specific post, is linked to malicious websites, contains viruses or suspicious files, has an advertising/promotional nature for services and products, or is repeated in a systematic and/or disruptive manner for the community.

In the event of a violation of the terms of this announcement, the administrator is entitled, without prior notice, to:

a) Immediately delete the specific content.

b) Block/report the users-members who violate the above terms.

c) Take any legal measure at its discretion to prevent the specific act and any damage caused to third parties.

The Ministry bears no responsibility for comments/positions-opinions/content not posted by itself, as well as for any damage these may cause to third parties. Consequently, the reproduction of such comments/positions-opinions/content in a manner implying that they reflect the views of the Ministry is not permitted.

Under no circumstances should the Ministry be considered to endorse or accept the content, products, or services of websites to which it may refer. The Ministry’s Social Media accounts are not available for the promotion or advertising of businesses, nor generally for purposes of commercial exploitation.

Furthermore, the information contained on the websites to which the Ministry refers through links on the Social Media it maintains, as well as the opinions/comments expressed therein, are exclusively for informational purposes and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Ministry. While the administrator exercises reasonable diligence and care in making posts on Social Media, it does not guarantee the reliability, accuracy, fully updated version, or completeness of the information contained on the websites to which it refers (“shared pages & links”).

The republication of content posted by the Ministry on the accounts it maintains on Social Media (through share/embed processes) on third-party or personal websites is subject to the condition that such content shall not be altered, modified, or changed in a way that contradicts the purposes of its publication.

Any personal data published on the Ministry’s Social Media are used exclusively for the purposes of those pages and always in compliance with personal data protection legislation. The Ministry does not use such data for other purposes.

The monitoring and updating of the Ministry’s Social Media accounts do not take place on a 24-hour basis. In emergency situations related to operational response, any incidents must be reported to the European Emergency Number 112 or to the emergency numbers of the Fire Service – 199, the Hellenic Police – 100, the National Emergency Aid Centre (EKAV) – 166, etc.

Messages, comments, and reports are read by the administrator, and personal responses may be given, as appropriate. The Ministry is not, however, obliged to respond to each of them.

The Ministry reserves, at its sole discretion, the right to update or amend this usage policy at any time and without notice, in order to ensure that it always aligns with the purposes of its presence on Social Media, always within the applicable legal framework, by means of their announcement through this website.

The terms of use of the respective online Social Media apply in parallel with this policy.

Last modification: 8/7/2024