Access to, consultation of and, more generally, use of the blog at www.athesis.com are governed by these legal terms and presuppose that the user has read, understood and accepted them. Anyone who does not agree with these terms of use must refrain from using the blog.
1. General provisions
For the purposes of these terms, “User” means anyone who uses the blog at www.athesis.com. Use of the content is governed by these terms; acceptance constitutes an agreement between the User and Tecnoinfo as the service operator. The operator may establish additional rules for individual services offered through the website. The relationships arising from use of the service are governed by Swiss law, under which these terms must also be interpreted. “Service operator” refers to TECNOINFO, a sole proprietorship.
The operator may make changes, including substantial changes, to these terms at any time and notify the User through notices displayed upon access to the blog. Access after such a notice constitutes acceptance of the new terms.
2. User obligations
2.1 The User must use the blog and the information it provides in accordance with the law, public order, accepted standards of conduct and these terms.
2.2 The User may comment on articles published on the blog. Comments must not violate mandatory rules or harm third parties or Tecnoinfo.
2.3 The User has no right to have content published.
2.4 The User is responsible for comments posted below blog articles.
2.5 The User may not reproduce, distribute, communicate or display to the public, perform or recite all or part of the blog, or alter its content, and bears personal responsibility for doing so.
4. User liability
4.1 If the User breaches these terms, the service operator reserves the right to seek compensation for damage directly or to involve the User in claims brought by third parties.
5. Obligations, warranties and limitations of the operator's liability
5.1 The operator undertakes to make the blog content available to the User and to develop it in line with the current state of information technology.
5.2 Subject to the preceding provision, the operator accepts no liability for interruption or suspension of the service caused by its own or third-party technical problems arising from factors outside its control.
5.3 The operator is not responsible for use of the blog or its services in breach of the law, accepted standards of conduct, public order or these terms.
5.4 The operator does not control links to other websites or their content. If a linked website offers additional services through the operator, use of those services is governed by the terms set by their provider.
5.6 The operator is not liable for damage, loss, malfunction or other harm to the User's computer resulting from use of the blog, or for infection of the User's system resulting from access, connection or downloads of material or software from the blog. The User bears the related repair or restoration costs.
6. Intellectual property
6.1 The blog is protected by the copyright laws in force in Switzerland. All content, including web pages, graphics, colours, layouts, tools, typefaces, website design, diagrams, processes and functions, is protected by applicable law.
6.2 The User may not copy, appropriate, publish, disseminate, transmit or otherwise make the blog content available, in whole or in part, including after modification, except as permitted by these terms.
6.3 The User grants the operator a free, non-exclusive licence to use any content the User publishes through the blog.
7. Final provisions
7.1 The operator reserves the unilateral right to modify, suspend or discontinue the blog and the services it offers.
7.2 The operator also reserves the right to undertake future advertising initiatives on the blog using third-party logos or trademarks, including banners and other advertisements for the direct or indirect promotion and marketing of goods, products and services.
8. Jurisdiction and competent court
8.1 Use of the blog is not authorised in jurisdictions that do not recognise the validity of all provisions of these terms, including this paragraph.
8.2 Unless mandatory law provides otherwise, the court of Faido has exclusive jurisdiction over disputes concerning the validity and performance of these terms; all other courts are excluded.
8.3 The operator nevertheless reserves the right to bring proceedings before foreign judicial or administrative authorities or authorities in districts other than Faido when it considers this necessary to protect its own interests or those of its Users.