GENERAL

This website is owned by the company with the trade name “ASCENT IKE”, with G.E.M.I. number 532701000 (hereinafter referred to as the Company) which is active in the organization of conferences and related events, publications and online services. The Company, through this online store (hereinafter referred to as the Website), processes the participation of interested parties in the scientific events (conferences) it undertakes.

MODIFICATION OF TERMS

These general terms and conditions govern the use of the Website and sales through it.
The Company reserves the right to modify or renew these terms and conditions of transactions made through its online store, in accordance with its needs and commercial laws.
According to these general terms and conditions, a user/visitor/customer is considered any natural or legal person who visits or makes use of the services offered on the Website. If the user does not agree with these terms, he/she is asked not to visit this specific Website.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

This website contains the official online store of the Company.
All content of the Website, including services provided, products, images, graphics, photographs, drawings, texts, constitute the intellectual property of the Company and are protected under the relevant provisions of Greek law, European law and international conventions. Any copying, reproduction, republication, resale of the content of the Website is prohibited without the prior written permission of the Company.
The Company is the owner of the trademarks contained in the Website and is protected from their use by third parties.
In any case, their appearance and display on the Website should in no way be construed as a transfer or assignment of a license or right to use them.

CONFIDENTIALITY/PRIVACY PROTECTION

All information transmitted by the user is confidential and the Company has taken all necessary measures to ensure that it is used only within the framework of the services provided. Any personal data declared on the Website are kept exclusively and only for reasons related to transactions and every reasonable measure to secure this data has been taken.
At any time, the user retains the right to be informed about the existence of the personal file and/or to object to the further processing of his/her data or to correct data and information and modify the above data in accordance with the applicable legislation for the protection of personal data. The Company does not disclose the data of users and their transactions, unless it has written authorization from them or this is imposed by a court decision or a decision of another public authority.

USER OBLIGATIONS

Users of the Website accept, consent and agree to make lawful use of it. The purchase of services through the Company’s online store is only permitted by users who have the legal right to enter into contracts as defined by Greek law. The user is not permitted to attempt unauthorized access to this Website and its server with the aim of transferring software viruses or other codes, files or programs that are malicious or technologically harmful. Any such violation will be reported to the competent law enforcement authorities in order to reveal the identity of the electronic offender. Similarly, in the event of such a violation, the right to use this Website will be immediately terminated.

APPLICABLE LAW AND COMPETENT COURTS

Greek law governs transactions concluded through the online store. In the event of disputes arising during the processing of a transaction, the Company and the user/customer undertake to find an amicable, out-of-court solution. If this proves to be impossible, then the Courts of Athens are competent to resolve the disputes.

TERMS OF SALES

In addition to the general terms of use, the following terms govern sales through the Company’s online store. By placing an order through the online store, the user accepts the terms of sale and is bound by them. If the user does not agree with these terms, he/she is asked not to order a product.

SERVICES OFFERED / PRICES

The Company makes every effort to provide clear information regarding the type and content of the services/products it offers. The information comes from the approved scientific programs of the scientific bodies that have assigned the Company the organization of each event. The Company is not responsible for any incorrect information that comes from the respective scientific programs. The Company makes every effort to ensure that the photos displayed in the online store correspond to reality.
The prices of the services offered are listed in euros. The Company reserves the right to modify the prices of the services offered in the online store at any time.
All prices are listed with all reservations for typographical errors.

SUBMISSION OF PARTICIPATION FORM/ CUSTOMER CONSENT

The customer can register his participation through the Company’s online store. The customer must provide accurate information regarding the data requested in the participation form. The registration of participation implies for the customer the automatic and unreserved acceptance of these general terms of sale in their entirety. The customer receives confirmation of his participation through the procedures defined for each event separately.

PARTICIPATION CANCELLATION POLICY

The current cancellation policy is described in the terms of participation that accompany each scientific event separately and are clearly stated in the program of each event.

FORCE MAJEURE EVENTS

The Company is not liable for any failure to perform or delay in performing any of its obligations in cases of force majeure. The Company’s obligations shall be deemed to be suspended for the period of the force majeure event and the time for the performance of its obligations shall be extended for a period equal to the duration of such period. Force majeure events include strikes, demonstrations, riots, uprisings, sabotage, hostilities, extreme weather events, natural disasters, epidemics, fires, earthquakes, floods or other natural disasters, etc.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The Company is not responsible for any losses, technical problems and damages of any kind that may be caused to the user during access and use of the Website. The online store provides its content regarding products and services (e.g. information, names, photographs, illustrations), “as is”, as received from the artists/manufacturers. Since the Company has brought the above to the attention of users/customers, which constitute basic terms for the transaction with the online store, it declares that it is not liable civilly or criminally for any damage (positive, special or consequential, which indicatively and not limitingly, alternatively and/or cumulatively consists of loss of profits, data, lost profits, financial satisfaction, etc.) that a customer or visitor to the online store or a third party may suffer due to a reason related to the product information, the indication of availability, the operation or non-operation and/or the use of the website and/or the inability to provide services and/or products and/or information available from it and/or from any unauthorized interventions by third parties in product/service information and/or information available through it.

Last updated 04/09/2023