Website Terms and Conditions of Use
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Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
SHL Portugal provides you with the use of this website, including all information, documentation, communications, files, texts, graphics and software available on the website (collectively referred to as the “Materials”) and all services provided by SHL Portugal and third parties through this website (the “Services”) in accordance with the terms and conditions of use set out in this document and any modifications thereto introduced and published by SHL Portugal (“Terms and Conditions”).
These Terms and Conditions come into force after their publication and regulate the User's access to and/or use of our website.
By using our website, the User expressly accepts these Terms and Conditions. If you do not accept them, you will not be able to use it.
SHL Portugal reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions and other guidelines or rules published on this website solely at its discretion and judgement, notifying users of such changes on the website's Home Page. The use of the website, or of any Materials or Services accessible through it, after the publication of these changes, signifies the User's acceptance of the changes. If you do not act in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, your authorisation to use this Site automatically ceases and any materials you have downloaded or printed from the website must be immediately destroyed.
Intellectual Property
The Materials and Services on this website, as well as their selection or adaptation, are protected by copyright, trademark, patent registration and/or other intellectual property laws, and any unauthorised use of the Materials or Services on this website may violate such laws and these Terms and Conditions.
The user agrees not to copy, republish, adapt, download, transmit, modify, rent, lend, sell, assign, distribute, licence, sublicense or create derivative works based on the contents of this website, its Materials or Services, except as expressly authorised in these Terms and Conditions.
SHL Portugal retains the intellectual property rights it already holds in relation to the content it sends, publishes or displays on its website.
In addition, the user agrees not to use any type of data mining, intelligent agent or robot, or similar methods of collecting and extracting data, in connection with this website.
User behaviour
By using this website, including all the Services and Materials it makes available, you agree to:
- Not to breach, interfere with or otherwise cause damage to the security of the website and any services, materials, system resources, accounts, passwords, servers or networks connected to or accessible through this website, or any associated or linked website;
- Do not upload, disseminate or transmit in any way through the website any viruses or other files that cause damage, breach of functionality or destruction;
- Don't create a false identity;
- Activities that jeopardise SHL Portugal's rights may not be pursued;
- Do not reproduce content that is offensive, defamatory or likely to violate the rights and privacy of third parties;
- Do not use or attempt to use another user's account, password, service or system without the express authorisation of SHL Portugal;
- Not to violate, intentionally or unintentionally, any local, national or international law, or any regulation having the force of law.
Content Management and Communications
Although it is not our intention to do so, SHL Portugal reserves the discretion to delete or remove content from the website and to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or parts of this website at any time (including, without limitation, if we believe in good faith that you have failed to comply with these Terms and Conditions), without any prior notice or liability.
SHL Portugal may, but is not obliged to, monitor or review any area of the website where users transmit or post data, including, but not limited to, the areas where the Services are available and the essence of any user content.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, SHL Portugal shall not be held liable for any issues relating to the content entered by users and raised in connection with copyright, defamation, privacy, obscenity or otherwise.
User registration
When the use of the website or certain services of the website requires the user to register, the user will be asked to provide certain information for registration (“Registration Data”). By registering to use the website, including the services and materials made available by it, you agree to:
- Provide accurate, complete and up-to-date personal information as required in the registration form on the website.
- Maintain and update your Registration Data so that it is accurate and complete.
Users are solely responsible for their use of the content on the website and the data associated with their account and for all activities carried out using their account information. Users agree to immediately notify SHL Portugal if they suspect any unauthorised activity using their account information or if they suspect that the confidentiality of their account information has been compromised.
SHL Portugal reserves the unilateral right to terminate or suspend use of the website, or terminate or suspend a user's account, and refuse any current or future use, if it believes in good faith that the user has intentionally failed to comply with the terms and conditions of registration described above.
Users' personal data, and some of the other information they provide us with, is protected by our Privacy Policy.
For more information, please consult our Privacy Policy.
Rejection of Guarantees
By using this website and its Services, you expressly understand and agree that:
- The website and the Services contained therein are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and that your use of the website and the Services is at your own risk.
- SHL Portugal disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied or negotiable warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
- SHL Portugal makes no guarantees regarding the accuracy, reliability, quality or availability of any products, materials or services provided by the website.
- Any damage to the user's computer or loss of data resulting from the use of the website or the Services, or from the download of any material, shall be the sole responsibility and initiative of the user.
- No advice or information obtained from the website or its Services, whether written or oral, shall constitute any warranty other than those expressly stated.
Furthermore, SHL Portugal gives no guarantee that:
- The Services meet your needs.
- The Services are uninterrupted, without delay, secure and error-free.
- The results obtained from using the Services are accurate and reliable.
- The quality of any product, service, information or other material purchased or obtained through the Services meets the user's expectations.
- Any errors in the software are corrected.
Limitation of Liability
To the extent compatible with applicable law, SHL Portugal cannot be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special and consequential damages or punitive damages, including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, revenues, business reputation, use, data, electronically transmitted orders or any other economic advantage (even if SHL Portugal has been advised of the possibility of such damages), however caused and irrespective of the theory of imputability, whether based on contract (including breach of contract), tort (including negligence) or otherwise, caused by or in connection with:
- Your use of or inability to use the Services;
- The cost of the acquisition of substitute goods or Services purchased or obtained, of messages received or of transactions carried out through or from the Services;
- Unauthorised access to or alteration of transmissions or user data;
- Statements or conduct of third parties in the Services or on the website;
- Any other matter related to the Services, including content that the user downloads, uses, modifies or distributes from the website.
SHL Portugal reserves the right to take any action it deems necessary to safeguard your rights.
The user is solely responsible for the adequate protection and backup of the data and/or equipment used in connection with the website and cannot bring any action against SHL Portugal for loss of data, time spent on repetitions, inaccurate outputs, delays in work or loss of profits resulting from the use of the content.
The user agrees to hold SHL Portugal harmless and formally undertakes not to bring any legal action against SHL Portugal for any claim based on the use of this website, whether based on contract (including fundamental breach), tort (including negligence), or any other reason, except where SHL Portugal is prevented by law from making such exclusions or limitations.