LEGAL NOTICE AND GENERAL TERMS OF USE

www.horecaleadership.com

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

In compliance with the duty of information established in Law 34/2002 of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE), the following general information about this website is provided:

The owner of this website, www.horecaleadership.com (hereinafter, Website), is: HORECA Leadership Group, SLU, with VAT B70791165 and the contact details are:

Address: c/ Doctor Fleming, 9 Esc A 5.1. 08017 Barcelona

Inscrita en el Registro Mercantil de Barcelona, Tomo 49196, Folio 118, Hoja B 611166, Inscripción 1ª

Contact Email: info@horecaleadership.com

II. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Object of the Conditions: The Website

The purpose of these General Terms of Use (hereinafter, Conditions) is to regulate access to and use of the Website. For the purposes of these Conditions, the Website shall be understood to mean the external appearance of the screen interfaces, both static and dynamic, that is, the navigation tree; and all the elements integrated both in the screen interfaces and in the navigation tree (hereinafter, Contents) and all the services or online resources that may be offered to Users (hereinafter, Services).

Sociedad reserves the right to modify, at any time and without prior notice, the presentation and configuration of the Website and the Contents and Services that may be included therein. The User acknowledges and accepts that at any time Sociedad may interrupt, deactivate, and/or cancel any of these elements that are integrated into the Website or access to them.

Access to the Website by the User is free of charge and, in general, does not require prior subscription or registration, except for access to certain Contents or Services that may require prior subscription or registration.

However, access to certain Contents or Services may be subject to prior subscription or registration.

In addition to the cost of connection through the telecommunications network provided by the access provider contracted by the User, some of the Contents or Services provided by Sociedad or, where applicable, third parties through the Website may be subject to prior contracting of the Content or Service and payment of a price, in which case this will be clearly specified and/or the corresponding General or Specific Conditions will be made available to the User.

The use of some of the Contents or Services may require prior subscription or registration.

The use of the Contents does not require prior subscription or registration.

The User

Accessing, browsing, and using the Website, as well as the spaces enabled for interaction between Users, and the User and Sociedad, such as comments and/or blogging spaces, confers the status of User, so from the moment browsing of the Website begins, all the Conditions established herein, as well as their subsequent modifications, are accepted, without prejudice to the application of the corresponding mandatory legal regulations according to the case. Given the importance of this, the User is recommended to read them each time they visit the Website.

The Website of Sociedad provides a wide variety of information, services, and data. The User assumes responsibility for the correct use of the Website. This responsibility shall extend to:

• The use of the information, Contents, and/or Services and data offered by Sociedad, without contravening the provisions of these Conditions, the Law, morality, or public order, or that in any other way may result in damage to the rights of third parties or the very operation of the Website.
• The truthfulness and accuracy of the information provided by the User in the forms extended by Sociedad for access to certain Contents or Services offered by the Website. In any case, the User shall immediately notify Sociedad of any fact that allows the unauthorized use of the information registered in such forms, such as, but not limited to, theft, loss, or unauthorized access to identifiers and/or passwords, in order to proceed with their immediate cancellation.

Sociedad reserves the right to remove all comments and contributions that violate the law, respect for the dignity of the person, that are discriminatory, xenophobic, racist, pornographic, spamming, that threaten youth or childhood, public order or security, or that, in its judgment, are not suitable for publication.

In any case, Sociedad shall not be responsible for the opinions expressed by Users through comments or other means of participation that may exist.

Mere access to this Website does not imply any type of commercial relationship between Sociedad and the User.

The User declares to be of legal age and to have the legal capacity to be bound by these Conditions. Therefore, this Website of Sociedad is not directed at minors. Sociedad disclaims any responsibility for the non-compliance with this requirement.

Always in accordance with current legislation, this Website of Sociedad is directed at all persons, regardless of their age, who can access and/or browse the pages of the Website.

The Website is mainly directed at Users residing in Spain. Sociedad does not guarantee that the Website complies with the legislation of other countries, either in whole or in part. If the User resides or is domiciled in another country and decides to access and/or browse the Website, they shall do so under their own responsibility, and must ensure that such access and browsing comply with the local legislation applicable to them, with Sociedad disclaiming any responsibility that may arise from such access.

III. ACCESS AND NAVIGATION IN THE WEBSITE: EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

Sociedad does not guarantee the continuity, availability, and usefulness of the Website, or the Contents or Services. Sociedad will do its utmost to ensure the proper functioning of the Website, but it does not assume any responsibility or guarantee that access to this Website will not be interrupted or that it will be free of errors.

Neither does it assume any responsibility or guarantee that the content or software that can be accessed through this Website is free of errors or will not cause damage to the User’s computer system (software and hardware), or that the information contained therein is accurate or reliable. In no case shall Sociedad be liable for any damages, losses, or harm of any kind that may arise from access, navigation, and use of the Website, including, but not limited to, those caused to computer systems or those resulting from the introduction of viruses.

Sociedad is also not responsible for any damage that may be caused to Users by the improper use of this Website. In particular, it is not responsible in any way for the failures, interruptions, lack or defects that may occur in communications, or for any damage that may be caused to the Users’ computer systems or the files and documents stored therein.

IV. LINKS POLICY

It is informed that the Website of Sociedad provides or may provide means of linking (such as, among others, links, banners, buttons), directories, and search engines that allow Users to access websites belonging to and/or managed by third parties.

The installation of these links, directories, and search engines on the Website is intended to facilitate Users’ search for and access to information available on the Internet, without this implying a suggestion, recommendation, or invitation to visit them.

Sociedad does not offer or market, either itself or through third parties, the information, content, and services available on the linked sites.

Sociedad provides sponsored content, advertisements, and/or affiliate links. The information that appears in these affiliate links or the advertisements inserted is provided by the advertisers themselves, so Sociedad does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of the advertisements, nor does it guarantee in any way the experience, integrity, or responsibility of the advertisers or the quality of their products and/or services.

Likewise, it does not guarantee the technical availability, accuracy, veracity, validity, or legality of sites outside its ownership that can be accessed through the links.

Sociedad, in no case, reviews or controls the content of other websites, nor does it approve, examine, or make its own the products, services, content, files, and any other material existing in the aforementioned linked sites.

Sociedad does not assume any responsibility for the damages and losses that may arise from the access, use, quality, or reliability of the contents, communications, opinions, products, and services of the websites not managed by Sociedad and that are linked on this Website.

The User or third party that creates a hyperlink from a web page of another, different website to the Website of Sociedad must know that:

• Reproduction —total or partial— of any of the Contents and/or Services of the Website is not permitted without the express authorization of Sociedad.
• No false, inaccurate, or incorrect statements may be made about the Website of Sociedad, nor about the Contents and/or Services of the same.
• Except for the hyperlink, the web page on which the hyperlink is established shall not contain any element, from this Website, protected as intellectual property by the Spanish legal system, without the express authorization of Sociedad.
• The establishment of the hyperlink does not imply the existence of a relationship between Sociedad and the owner of the website from which it is made, nor the knowledge and acceptance of Sociedad of the contents, services, and/or activities offered on said website, and vice versa.

V. INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

Sociedad, by itself or as an assignee, is the owner of all intellectual and industrial property rights of the Website, as well as the elements contained therein (by way of example and not exhaustive, images, sound, audio, video, software or texts, brands or logos, color combinations, structure and design, selection of materials used, necessary computer programs for its operation, access and use, etc.). Therefore, they are works protected as intellectual property by the Spanish legal system, being applicable both Spanish and Community regulations in this field, as well as international treaties related to the matter and signed by Spain.

All rights reserved. By virtue of the provisions of the Intellectual Property Law, the reproduction, distribution, and public communication, including its modality of making available, of all or part of the contents of this web page, for commercial purposes, in any medium and by any technical means, are expressly prohibited without the authorization of Sociedad.

The User undertakes to respect the intellectual and industrial property rights of Sociedad. The User may view the elements of the Website or even print them, copy them, and store them on the hard drive of their computer or any other physical medium, provided that it is solely for their personal use. However, the User may not delete, alter, or manipulate any protection device or security system that may be installed on the Website.

In the event that the User or a third party considers that any of the Contents of the Website infringes intellectual property rights, they must immediately notify Sociedad through the contact details in the GENERAL INFORMATION section of this Legal Notice and Terms of Use.

VI. LEGAL ACTIONS, APPLICABLE LEGISLATION, AND JURISDICTION

Sociedad reserves the right to bring any civil or criminal actions it deems necessary for the improper use of the Website and Contents, or for non-compliance with these Conditions.

The relationship between the User and Sociedad shall be governed by the regulations in force and applicable in Spanish territory. In the event of any dispute regarding the interpretation and/or application of these Conditions, the parties shall submit their conflicts to the ordinary jurisdiction, submitting to the courts and tribunals that correspond according to law.

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