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Legal Notice

1. Objetivo

The Iberian Mining Observatory (MINOB), as responsible for the site, provides users with this document, which regulates the use of the www.minob.org site, with which we intend to comply with the obligations established in Law 34/2002 (Spain), on Services of the Information Society and Electronic Commerce (LSSICE or LSSI), as well as informing all users of the site of the conditions of use of the site.

For the purposes of Law 34/2002 (Spain), the service provider www.minob.org is:

Through the website, the Iberian Mining Observatory (MINOB) provides users with access to and use of the different services and contents made available through the site.

Any person who accesses this website assumes the role of user (hereinafter the user), and implies full and unreserved acceptance of each and every one of the provisions included in this legal notice, as well as any other legal provisions that may be applicable.

As users, you must carefully read this Legal Notice whenever you enter the website, as it may undergo modifications, since the provider reserves the right to modify any type of information that may appear on the website, without there being any obligation to give prior notice or inform users of these obligations, it being sufficient to publish it on the provider's website.


2. Conditions of access and use of the website

2.1. Free access and use of the site

The services provided by the Iberian Mining Observatory (MINOB) are free for all users.

2.2. Accuracy of information

The provider makes a considerable effort to verify the veracity and accuracy of the information published. However, the Iberian Mining Observatory (MINOB) cannot guarantee that all published information is complete, accurate and up to date. Any User who observes erroneous, incomplete, inaccurate or outdated information, or who has additional information that may be relevant to any of the cases presented, is invited to contact the provider using the e-mail address given above.

All information provided by the User must be true. For this purpose, the User guarantees the authenticity of the data communicated via the forms. It is the User's responsibility to keep all information provided to the Iberian Mining Observatory (MINOB) permanently updated so that it corresponds at all times to its real situation. In any case, the User will be solely responsible for any false or inaccurate statements made and for any damage caused to the supplier or third parties.

2.3. Obligation to make a proper use of the site

The User undertakes to use the site in accordance with the Law and this Legal Notice, as well as morality and good customs. To this end, the User will refrain from using the site for illicit or prohibited purposes, harmful to the rights and interests of third parties, or that in any way may damage, render useless, overload, deteriorate or prevent the normal use of computer equipment or documents, files and all types of content stored on any computer equipment belonging to the provider.

In particular, and by way of example, but not exhaustively, the User undertakes not to transmit, disseminate or make available to third parties information, data, content, messages, graphics, drawings, sound or image files, photographs, recordings, software and, in general, any type of material that is contrary to, flouts or violates the fundamental rights and public freedoms recognised in the Constitution, international treaties and other legislation in force; induces, incites or promotes actions that are criminal, denigrating, defamatory, violent or, in general, contrary to the law, morals and public order; induces, incites or promotes discriminatory actions, attitudes or thoughts based on sex, race, religion, beliefs, age or condition; is contrary to the right to honour, to personal or family privacy or to the self-image of individuals; harms in any way the credibility of the provider or of third parties; and constitutes illegal, misleading or unfair advertising.


3. Disclaimer of warranties and liability

The provider declines any liability for information published on our site, provided that this information has been manipulated or entered by an external third party.


4. Hyperlinks

The website may redirect you to third party contents. As the website cannot always control the contents introduced by third parties, the Iberian Mining Observatory (MINOB) does not assume any type of responsibility for these contents. In any case, the provider declares that it will immediately remove any content which may violate national or international legislation, morality or public order, immediately removing the link to these sites and informing the competent authorities about the content in question.

In accordance with the provisions of articles 11 and 16 of the LSSICE (Spain), the supplier places itself at the disposal of all users, authorities and security forces and actively collaborates in the removal or, where necessary, the blocking of all content that may affect or infringe national or international legislation, the rights of third parties or morality and public order. If the user considers that there may be any content susceptible to this classification, please notify the website administrator immediately.


5. Protection of personal data

The provider is deeply committed to complying with personal data protection regulations and ensures full compliance with the established obligations, as well as the implementation of the security measures set out in the European Data Protection Regulation and the Spanish data protection regulations.


6. Integration of third party services and content

This website also uses third-party content or services, such as maps, videos or feeds, which are embedded from other websites. In the process of ordering and displaying third-party content, the IP address and other data are sent to the content providers. In addition, the providers may set their own cookies and process user data for their own purposes, or create usage profiles from the processed data. We will try to use this content as little as possible and choose reliable third-party providers with regard to data security and compliance with European data protection regulations.

The following list gives an overview of the third-party providers and their content, together with links to their data protection notices, which provide further information about data processing and contain contradictory possibilities (so-called opt-out):


7. Intellectual and industrial property

The website, including but not limited to the programming, editing, compilation and other elements necessary for its operation, designs, logos, texts, photographs and/or graphics are the property of the provider or, if necessary, have the licence or express authorisation of the authors. All the contents of the website are duly protected by intellectual and industrial property regulations.

The provider acknowledges the corresponding industrial and intellectual property rights in favour of their owners, and the mention or appearance on the website does not imply the existence of rights or any responsibility of the provider for them, nor any endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by it.

To make any comments about possible infringements of intellectual or industrial property rights, as well as any content of the website, you can do so by sending an e-mail to the above-mentioned e-mail address.


8. Applicable legislation and jurisdiction

For the resolution of disputes or issues related to this website or the activities carried out on it, Spanish legislation will apply, to which the parties expressly submit themselves, and the Courts and Tribunals of A Coruña (Spain) will be competent for the resolution of all disputes arising from or related to its use.