TERMS OF USE (Final)
Who we are and what is the purpose of this agreement
The Progressive Party of Working People (“AKEL“) is the owner of the “AKEL on your mobile” application (the “Application“). AKEL is a Cypriot political party with its address at 4 Ezekia Papaioannou Street, 1075 Nicosia. AKEL grants you a licence to use the Application in accordance with these terms:
- for the App software and any updates to it
- the content that we provide to you through the Application (“Content“)
Protection of your personal data
In accordance with personal data protection legislation, we must provide you with certain information, including who we are, how we process your personal data and for what purposes, as well as your rights in relation to your personal data and how to exercise them. This information is included in our Privacy Notice and it is important that you read this information.
The Appstore terms also apply
The ways in which you can use the App may also be governed by the rules and policies of the Appstore from which you downloaded the App.
Support for the App and how to let us know about problems
If you would like to learn more about the App or if you have any problems using the App, please contact us at info@akel.org.cy.
Contact Us (including making complaints).
If you wish to contact us for any reason, please email us at info@akel.org.cy.
How we will contact you.
If we need to contact you, we will do so by email or SMS, using the contact details you have provided us with.
How you can use the app
As long as you agree to comply with these terms, you may download the App to a personal device owned by you and use the App and the Content on that device for your personal purposes only. Most of the Content is accessible once you download the App. In order to use certain features of the App such as polling and voting you will need to register to receive passwords and then log in. To register click on the Register link in the main menu and follow the process.
You must be 16 years of age to accept these terms and conditions and download the App
You must be at least 16 years of age to accept these terms and conditions and download the App.
You cannot transfer the App to someone else
We personally grant you the right to use the App and the Content as set out above. You may not otherwise transfer the App or the Content to anyone else. If you sell any device on which the Application is installed, you must remove the Application from it.
Changes to these terms
We may from time to time modify these terms to reflect changes in law or best practices or to describe additional features we introduce.
We will give you at least 30 days’ notice of any change by sending you an SMS with details of the change or notifying you of the change by any other means.
If you do not accept the notified changes, you will not be allowed to continue using the App and Content.
Updating the Application
From time to time, we may automatically update the App to improve performance, enhance functionality, reflect changes in the operating system, or address security issues. Alternatively, we may ask you to update the App for these reasons.
If you choose not to install these updates or if you choose not to make automatic updates, you may not be able to continue to use the App.
We are not responsible for other websites you link to
The App may contain links to other independent websites that are not provided by us. These independent sites are not under our control and we are not responsible for and have not reviewed and approved their content or their privacy policies (if any).
You should exercise your own independent judgment as to whether to use any such independent sites, including whether to purchase any products or services offered by them.
Licence restrictions
You agree that:
- You will not license, provide or otherwise make available the App or the Content in any form, in whole or in part, to any person, except as permitted by us,
- copy the Application or Content, except as part of your normal use of the Application or as necessary for backup or operational security purposes,
- you will not translate, merge, adapt, modify, vary, alter or alter all or any part of the App or the Content, or allow the App or the Content or any part thereof to be combined with or incorporated into other programs, except as necessary to use the App on devices permitted by these Terms,
- you will not disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or create derivative works based on all or part of the Application or Content,
- comply with all applicable technology control or export control laws and regulations applicable to the technology used or supported by the Application.
Terms of acceptable use
You agree:
- Not to use the App or any service we provide to you unlawfully, for an illegal purpose or in a manner inconsistent with these Terms and not to act fraudulently or maliciously, for example, by hacking into or introducing malicious code, such as viruses or harmful data, into the App, or any operating system,
- infringe our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of any third party in connection with your use of the App or any Content (to the extent not permitted by these Terms),
- not to transmit any material that is defamatory, offensive or otherwise objectionable in connection with your use of the App,
- use the App in a manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or compromise our systems or security or interfere with other users’ use of the App; and
- not collect information or data from our systems or attempt to decrypt any transmission to or from our servers.
Intellectual property rights
All intellectual property rights in the App and the Content are owned by us and the rights in the App and the Content are not licensed to you except under a limited license in accordance with the terms of this agreement. You have no intellectual property rights in the App or the Content other than the right to use them in accordance with these terms.
Our liability for loss or damage suffered by you
We are liable to you for foreseeable loss or damage caused by us if we fail to comply with these terms, but we are not liable for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if it is either obvious that it will happen or if, at the time you accepted these terms, both we and you knew that it could happen.
We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where this would not be in accordance with the law.
Our Content
To the extent permitted by law, we accept no responsibility for any statement on the App. Nothing in the Content is provided for a specific purpose or at the request of any particular person. For the avoidance of doubt, we will not be liable for any damage caused as a result of any action or inaction by you as a result of viewing, reading or listening to the content of the App or any part of it. You may access other websites through links from this App. These sites are not under our control and we are not responsible in any way for their content.
In some cases, the content available on the App may represent the views and opinions of unpaid contributors. AKEL is not responsible or liable for the accuracy or reliability of any statement made on the App. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages that may be caused by the App, including damages arising as a result of any error, omission, deletion or defect in the Content, whether on the basis of breach of contract, tort, negligence, defamation or any other cause of action. We do not warrant that access to the Application will be uninterrupted or error-free.
We may terminate your rights to use the App if you violate these terms.
We may terminate your rights to use the App at any time by contacting you if you have seriously breached these terms.
If we terminate your rights to use the App:
- You must cease all activities permitted by these terms, including your use of the App and the Content.
- You must delete or remove the App from all devices in your possession and immediately destroy all copies of the App that you have and confirm to us that you have done so.
If a court finds any part of this agreement to be unlawful, the remainder of the agreement will continue in effect.
Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or competent authority decides that any one of them is unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
Even if we delay enforcing this agreement, we can enforce it later.
Even if we delay enforcing this agreement, we can enforce it later. If we do not immediately insist that you do everything you are required to do under these terms or if we delay taking action against you in relation to your breach of this agreement, this does not mean that you do not have to do those things and will not prevent us from taking action against you at a later date.
What laws apply to this agreement and where you can take legal action
These terms are governed by Cypriot law and the Cypriot courts shall have jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of these terms and your use of the App and any dispute arising in connection with the App.