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Terms of use and privacy

The terms of use of the CoDAF website and how it handles visitors' information.

Terms of Responsibility for Use

A USER of the DIGITAL SKILLS FOR FAMILY FARMING PORTAL (CODAF PORTAL) is understood to be anyone who has access to the data on the CODAF PORTAL.

By these Terms of Responsibility for Use, the USER of the CODAF PORTAL acknowledges and agrees that, by using the CODAF PORTAL system, they will automatically adhere to and agree to fully abide by the conditions of the TERMS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE and the PRIVACY POLICY contained in this portal, as well as possible future changes.

These TERMS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE aim to standardize use by the users of the CODAF PORTAL, located at the electronic address http://codaf.tupa.unesp.br (CODAF PORTAL), which is administered by the Outreach Project “DIGITAL SKILLS FOR FAMILY FARMING” (CODAF) of the São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” – Tupã Campus.

1 Acceptance of the Terms of Responsibility for Use by the User

1.1 In order to have access to and freely use the content made available by the CODAF PORTAL, the USER must first agree to these Terms of Responsibility for Use, as well as to the Privacy Policy and other Terms published by the CODAF PORTAL.

1.2 Notices and instructions published by the CODAF PORTAL are to be understood as supplements to these Terms of Responsibility for Use, and the USER must observe and respect them in full.

1.3 The CODAF PORTAL reserves the right to modify, remove and/or expand these Terms of Responsibility for Use freely and at any time, without prior notice.

1.4 It is the USER's responsibility to read the respective Terms of Responsibility for Use, Privacy Policy and other terms, notices and instructions every time they use and/or access the CODAF PORTAL.

1.5 It is established that access to and/or use of the Services of the CODAF PORTAL by the user is not permitted if the user does not accept in full, without any reservation, all the provisions of these Terms of Responsibility for Use.

2 Access to and Use of the Services

2.1 The CODAF PORTAL offers its Services to Users free of charge.

2.2 If the User is a minor, in order to access and/or use the Services they must obtain authorization from their parents, guardians or legal representative to allow their access to and/or use of the Services of the CODAF PORTAL, who become fully responsible for all acts performed by the minor, as well as for the content and services accessed and/or used by the minor.

2.3 By these terms, the user agrees and undertakes to use the Services properly, only for permitted purposes, in accordance with the provisions of these Terms of Responsibility for Use, the Specific Terms of certain Services, the other notices and instructions prepared by the CODAF PORTAL, the legislation in force, and morality and good customs, and likewise agrees and undertakes, in any capacity:

  • not to access any Service or the environment of the CODAF PORTAL by any means other than through the interface made available by the CODAF PORTAL, including by automated means;
  • not to take part in any process or activity that interferes with or interrupts the operation of the Services, Servers, or networks connected to the Services of the CODAF PORTAL;
  • not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, market or resell the Services of the CODAF PORTAL in any capacity.

2.4 The USER assumes full responsibility for the content of texts of their own authorship. The opinions of USERS do not necessarily express the views of CODAF.

2.5 The USER agrees that they are solely responsible for any failure to fulfill their commitments and obligations with respect to the Terms and for everything stated above, acknowledging that the CODAF PORTAL has no responsibility to them or to third parties, with the User answering for all consequences, such as loss, damage or harm that the CODAF PORTAL and/or a third party may suffer, resulting from non-compliance.

3 User Privacy

3.1. All information regarding the protection of the User's privacy and the data protection practices adopted by the CODAF PORTAL can be found in the Privacy Policy of the CODAF PORTAL. The User agrees to the data protection practices used, as well as to the Privacy Policy of the CODAF PORTAL.

4 Intellectual Property Rights

4.1. The trademarks, institutional and commercial names or distinctive signs of any kind that are displayed on the CODAF PORTAL belong solely and exclusively to their respective holders. The mere use of the CODAF PORTAL, as well as of its Services, does not grant the User any assignment, license, authorization or any other right to use any trademark.

5 Disclaimer of Warranties and Liabilities

5.1. The User expressly agrees that the use of and/or access to the Services of the CODAF PORTAL is at their full and sole responsibility, understanding that the Services are provided as they are and subject to availability, and that the CODAF Project and UNESP do not guarantee that use of the Services will meet the User's requirements.

5.2. Continuity of the Services – For strictly technical and operational reasons, CODAF and UNESP cannot guarantee the availability and continuity of operation of the CODAF PORTAL and its Services. On occasion, CODAF may give advance warning of interruptions to the operation of the Portal and its Services, but can never guarantee that use of the Portal and its Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure and error-free, nor that any defect in the Service or the Portal will be corrected.

5.3. Effectiveness – CODAF also does not guarantee the use of the Portal and its Services for carrying out any activity, nor their effectiveness, as, by way of illustration, that Users will actually be able to use and access all the Internet pages that are part of the CODAF PORTAL as well as those relating to its Services. Accordingly, CODAF and UNESP disclaim any and all responsibility for any losses, damages and harm of any nature arising from the lack of availability and continuity of operation of the Portal and its Services, as well as the usefulness that Users may have attributed in any capacity to the CODAF PORTAL and its Services, and their INEFFECTIVENESS.

5.4. Content – CODAF and UNESP do not guarantee the legality, reliability, accuracy and usefulness of the content, nor of services provided by third parties through the Portal. Accordingly, CODAF and UNESP disclaim any and all responsibility for any losses, damages and harm of any nature arising from:

  • non-compliance with the law, morality and good customs, as a consequence of the transmission, dissemination, storage, provision, reception, obtaining of or access to the content;
  • infringement of intellectual and industrial property rights, trade secrets, contractual commitments of any kind, rights to honor, to personal and family privacy, to people's image, property rights and rights of any and every nature belonging to a third party as a consequence of the transmission, dissemination, storage, provision, reception, obtaining of or access to the content;
  • the lack of truthfulness, accuracy, precision, relevance and/or currency of the content;
  • unsuitability for any given purpose, or the frustration of expectations generated by the content;
  • non-performance, delay in performance, defective performance or termination for any reason of obligations undertaken by third parties and contracts made with third parties through or based on access to the content;
  • the flaws and defects of every kind existing in services provided by third parties through the Portal.

5.5. CODAF and UNESP do not guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy and currency of the content published on the Portal, disclaiming any and all responsibility for any losses, damages and harm of any nature arising from the lack thereof.

5.6. Opinions and Comments – CODAF and UNESP are not responsible for the comments, opinions, information, testimonials, messages, videos, texts, images, audio or any other type of content that is posted, published and made available through the CODAF PORTAL (on its web pages and/or blogs) by Users, with civil and criminal liability attributed solely and exclusively to the author of the comments, opinions, information or messages. All content published by Users is the exclusive responsibility of those Users and of a completely independent nature, and any and all opinions, ideals and/or positions expressed do not necessarily reflect the point of view and position of the CODAF PORTAL and/or UNESP. UNESP reserves the right to store the information of these authors and/or Users in order to make their identification possible.

5.7. The CODAF PORTAL makes available to Users “links,” “banners,” buttons and search tools that allow the User to access Internet pages belonging to third parties (hereinafter, “External Pages”), all with the aim of making it easier for the User to search for information.

5.8. Search Tool – The results of the search tool are the consequence of the automatic operation of technical mechanisms, which is why the CODAF PORTAL cannot control, and does not control, such results.

5.9. Usage Control – CODAF and UNESP do not control Users' access to and use of the Portal, the Services and the Content, therefore CODAF and UNESP do not guarantee that Users use the Portal, the Services and the Content in accordance with the law, with these Terms of Use and the respective Specific Terms, with morality and good customs, nor that they do so carefully and prudently. Therefore CODAF and UNESP have no obligation to verify, and do not verify, the identity of Users, nor the truthfulness, validity, completeness and/or authenticity of the data that Users provide about themselves to other Users. Accordingly, CODAF and UNESP disclaim any and all responsibility for any losses, damages and harm of any nature arising from these circumstances.

5.10. Personal Data – In order to access and/or use some Services of the CODAF PORTAL, the User must first provide certain personal data, which will be processed by automated means, all in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Policy.

5.11. “Cookies” – The CODAF PORTAL may use “cookies” when a User accesses the pages and web pages of the Portal. The “cookies” that may be used on the Portal's web pages, associated with a computer's browser, so as to provide references that make it possible to report the User's first and last names. Because of “cookies,” the CODAF PORTAL may recognize Users who have registered on a previous visit to the Portal's web pages, which means they do not have to register on each new visit. It is important to stress that the User has the possibility and complete freedom to configure their browser to be notified, on the computer screen, of the receipt of “cookies” and/or to prevent their installation on the hard drive. Information about this configuration is available in the browser's own manuals and instructions. To access and/or use the CODAF PORTAL, it is not necessary for the User to allow the receipt of “cookies” sent by the CODAF PORTAL. However, in that case, the User will need to register each time they access a Service that requires prior registration.

6 License to Use the Content

6.1. Every author of Content displayed on the CODAF PORTAL retains their copyright and responsibilities as author, under the terms of Law 9,610/1998, without prejudice to the free-use licensing terms set out below.
6.2. The Content made available on the CODAF PORTAL, protected by the Copyright Law (Law No. 9,610 of February 19, 1998), is owned by CODAF or used by CODAF with authorization by law or from its respective owners, as are all the elements made available on the CODAF PORTAL. Unless otherwise provided, reproduction, distribution, modification or generation of derivative works or other forms of use of the Content available on the CODAF PORTAL are not authorized.

6.3. If you are interested in reproducing or otherwise using the Content of the CODAF PORTAL and in generating audiovisual materials in resolutions different from those presented on the CODAF PORTAL, please contact us by e-mail: codaf@tupa.unesp.br.

6.4. Except where explicitly mentioned, or when it concerns quotation of someone else's material or illustration (properly indicated in the body of the text, by means of a distinct typeface, quotation marks and/or an additional left margin), within the limits established by Law 9,610/98, all original textual Content of the CODAF PORTAL is freely available for reading, among other rights, as defined in the Creative Commons license (Attribution – Non-Commercial – No Derivative Works).

7 Absence of Ties

7.1 These Terms of Responsibility for Use do not presuppose the creation of any employment, corporate, partnership or associative tie between the user-collaborator and the CODAF PORTAL.

8 Suspension and Termination of the Services

8.1 CODAF and UNESP reserve the right to refuse or withdraw access to the Portal and/or the Services at any time, without the need for prior notice, on their own initiative or at the demand of a third party, from any User who fails to comply with these Terms of Use.

8.2 Term – The duration of the provision of the CODAF PORTAL's services is indefinite. However, UNESP reserves the right to end, interrupt or suspend, unilaterally and at any time, without the need for prior notice, the provision of the Portal service and/or any of the Services offered on it.

9 Governing Law

9.1. These Terms of Responsibility for Use are governed solely and exclusively by the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil, and any judicial dispute arising on the basis of their interpretation or application shall be judged by Brazilian courts, with the forum of the city of Tupã, State of São Paulo, being chosen from the outset, however privileged any other may be or may become.

10 Final Provisions

10.1 These Terms of Use may be modified by the CODAF PORTAL, and the modifications will take effect from the date of their publication on the PORTAL, by notice in a place that is easy for the user to identify.

10.2. The nullity or invalidity of any of the clauses of these Terms of Responsibility for Use will not affect the validity and effectiveness of the other clauses or of the Terms themselves.

10.3. Any tolerance by CODAF and UNESP with respect to compliance with any clause of these Terms of Responsibility for Use, or abstention from exercising any right, power, remedy or faculty granted by law or by these Terms, shall not constitute novation.

Privacy and Use Policy

The PRIVACY POLICY OF THE DIGITAL SKILLS FOR FAMILY FARMING PORTAL (CODAF PORTAL) is intended to explain how the CODAF PORTAL uses any information made available and/or collected by the USER while using the CODAF PORTAL system, maintained by the Outreach Project “DIGITAL SKILLS FOR FAMILY FARMING” (CODAF) of the School of Sciences and Engineering of the São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” – Tupã Campus.

The CODAF PORTAL neither wishes nor agrees to publish confidential material through any of the tools offered or mentioned on the Site, nor through its team's contacts. All information sent to CODAF PORTAL resources or received through them or through its team's contact addresses will be treated as non-confidential, regardless of any statement by the author of the communication that has not been previously accepted in writing by those responsible for the CODAF PORTAL.

PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

  1. Submitting material for publication on the CODAF PORTAL implies the acceptance, by the SENDING USER, of full and unshared responsibility toward the CODAF PORTAL as to the truthfulness of the information regarding ownership of the content submitted, as well as the legal and moral implications of its eventual publication.
  2. In that case, by these Terms of Responsibility for Use, the USER assigns and transfers to the CODAF PORTAL the rights to their image and to the Content they make available on the CODAF PORTAL, in view of their full ownership and right to dispose of it, at no cost or consideration.
  3. The USER declares themselves to be the holder of all rights over the images, information and Content they may post on the CODAF PORTAL.
  4. All material may be assigned to newspapers or internet media outlets for the dissemination of the CODAF PORTAL.
  5. This assignment is granted on an irrevocable and irretractable basis, binding the user and their heirs.
  6. CODAF undertakes not to provide the user's Content on the CODAF PORTAL for unilateral use by third parties. However, CODAF is not responsible for the use of the user's Content by third parties who obtain it directly from the Content to be published on the CODAF PORTAL or in any other indirect way.
  7. The rights to use the CODAF PORTAL and its respective Content, and its alteration, dissemination or suspension, are the exclusive responsibility of CODAF and UNESP, it being certain that part of the material used on it, such as texts, images, videos, etc., may belong to third parties, in which case the corresponding credits are used. To use any trademarks, names and signs, it is necessary to obtain authorization from their respective holders.
  8. The dissemination of Content on the CODAF PORTAL is authorized, provided that its origin is identified and that it has no commercial intent or other direct benefit beyond the informational, and that it does not contain any of the following items:
  • Pornographic material or illegal activities involving minors under 18;
  • Crude or offensive material and/or language;
  • Practice, inducement or incitement of prejudice regarding origin, race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, color, age, religious belief or any other form of discrimination;
  • Slanderous or abusive material, or material that invades someone's privacy;
  • Obscene or pornographic images and/or language;
  • Injurious or defamatory statements;
  • Information about illegal activities and incitement to crime;
  • Material protected by copyright and/or image rights;
  • Information relating to piracy of material protected by copyright and property laws;
  • Names, contact details and other information of third parties;
  • Political advertising for candidates, parties or coalitions, as well as advertising regarding their bodies or representatives;
  • Advertisements;
  • Electronic sales, even of products created by the author; and
  • Programs and files that contain viruses or any other malicious code.