General Overview
This website is managed and owned by Universidade Católica Portuguesa, with its registered office at Palma de Cima, 1649-023 Lisbon, legal entity number 501082522.
When using or visiting the website or consulting the information, data files, written text, graphics, links, audio files or other sounds, photographs, videos and documents (jointly referred to as “Content”), tools, resources and services (jointly, and including the Content, referred to as “Services”) made available through the website, you, whether as a user or as a visitor (“User”), agree to and accept (i) these Terms & Conditions of use, including the additional terms and conditions and policies referred to herein and/or available through the hyperlink (“Terms & Conditions”) and (ii) the privacy and personal data protection policy available here.
The Services, including updates, developments, new tools, features and/or new Web properties or Content added to the website, are subject to the Terms & Conditions.
These Terms & Conditions apply to all users of the website, including in particular Users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants and/or Content providers.
Users should read these Terms & Conditions carefully before accessing or using the website and/or any Services. If a User does not agree with all of the Terms & Conditions, the User must immediately stop using or accessing the website and any of the Services.
Section 1 - General Conditions, Rights and Obligations
By accessing, using and downloading materials from the website, the User agrees, on their own behalf and/or on behalf of the entity they represent, to comply strictly with the provisions of the Terms & Conditions, and further represents and warrants that they have the necessary capacity to do so or the powers to act on behalf of the third party they represent, where applicable.
Users may not, under any circumstances, access the Services by any means other than the interface provided by Universidade Católica Portuguesa, or access (or attempt to access) the website and/or the Services by automated means (including the use of scripts or web crawlers).
Users may not, under any circumstances, use the website or the Services for any purposes other than their intended objective, including for unlawful or illegal purposes, to breach any legal provisions (namely on copyright) or for any other purposes that may be considered harmful to the reputation of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. The usurpation, counterfeiting and use of usurped or counterfeit Content, as well as unlawful identification or unfair competition, constitute a crime punishable by law.
In addition, the User may not create or place on the website any type of virus or program that may damage or contaminate it, shall not advise third parties to do so, and in general shall not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.
Failure to comply with or breach of any provision of these Terms & Conditions will result in the immediate termination of your Services.
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, for any reason and at any time.
The User understands that the respective content may be transferred unencrypted and may require (i) transmissions over various networks; and (ii) changes to ensure its adaptation to the technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
Users agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any part of the website, the Services and/or the Content without the express written authorisation of Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
Universidade Católica Portuguesa reserves the right to (i) change, add or remove parts of the Terms & Conditions at any time; (ii) change or terminate the Services on any grounds and without prior notice, at any time; (iii) remove accounts of Users whose content is unlawful, offensive, threatening, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or objectionable, or which infringes the Intellectual Property Rights of third parties or these Terms & Conditions; (iv) change, replace, refuse access to the website and the Services, or suspend or discontinue them, in whole or in part. These changes will take effect from the date of their publication on the website or the date on which such notifications are sent.
Section 2 - Intellectual Property Rights
All information relating to the website and the Services, and all data and information compiled by Universidade Católica Portuguesa and associated with them (namely data files, written text and other Content) to which the User has access as an integral part of the Services or through the use of the Services and/or viewing of the website, will be considered the property of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. The User may not alter, assign, lend, borrow, sell, distribute or create a derivative work based on such content (in whole or in part), except with the express consent of Universidade Católica Portuguesa or of a third party holding the respective intellectual property and personality rights.
The User acknowledges and accepts that Universidade Católica Portuguesa and relevant related entities (as applicable) hold all intellectual property rights (registered or unregistered, in any part of the world where such rights may exist) in relation to the Services. Universidade Católica Portuguesa and relevant related entities (as applicable) hold all rights not expressly granted to the User by these Terms & Conditions.
The User also agrees not to remove, conceal or alter any notices relating to intellectual property rights (including copyright and trademark notices) that may be published on or contained in the Services.
Section 3 - Accuracy, Completeness and Timeliness of Information
Universidade Católica Portuguesa cannot be held liable if the information made available on the website is not correct, complete or up to date. The Content of the website is provided for general information purposes only and should not be considered or used as the sole basis for making decisions without first consulting more accurate, more complete or more up-to-date sources of information. Reliance on the Content of this website is at the User’s own risk. If you identify any inaccurate information on the website, please report it to us using the contact details below.
This website may contain certain historical information. Historical information is necessarily not current and is provided for reference only. We reserve the right to change the Content of this website at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on the website. The User accepts that it is their responsibility to monitor changes to our website.
Section 4 - Changes to the Services
We reserve the right to discontinue the Services (or any part or Content thereof) at any time and without prior notice.
We shall not be liable to Users or to any third party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuation of the Services.
Tuition fees or other amounts relating to educational programmes, courses or other services provided or made available by Universidade Católica Portuguesa are subject to change without prior notice.
Section 5 - Academic Programmes (where applicable)
Certain academic programmes may be available exclusively online through the website.
We reserve the right, but are not obliged, to limit access to our academic programmes or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit attendance of any educational programmes or services we provide. All descriptions or prices of academic programmes are subject to change at our discretion at any time and without prior notice.
We reserve the right to discontinue any academic programme at any time. Any offer relating to academic programmes or Services will be void where prohibited.
We do not guarantee that the quality of any academic programmes, services, information or other materials purchased or obtained by the User will meet their expectations, or that any errors in the Services will be corrected.
Section 6 - Optional Tools
We may provide Users with access to third-party tools over which we exercise no monitoring and have neither control nor input.
The User acknowledges and agrees that access to such tools is granted “as is” and “as available”, without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We assume no liability arising from or relating to the use of optional third-party tools.
Any use by Users of optional tools made available through the website will be at Users’ own risk and discretion, and Users should ensure that they are familiar with such tools and approve the Terms & Conditions on which they are provided by the respective supplier.
Section 7 - Third-Party Links
Certain Content and Services available through the website may include third-party materials.
Third-party links on the website may direct Users to third-party websites that are not related to Universidade Católica Portuguesa. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content of such third-party websites or their accuracy, and therefore we do not guarantee and shall have no liability for any such materials or content of third-party websites, or for any other third-party materials, products or services.
We are not responsible for any damage or loss related to the purchase of goods, services, resources or content, or for any other transactions carried out in relation to any third-party websites. Please review third parties’ policies and practices carefully to make sure you understand them before engaging in any transaction with them. Any complaints, claims, concerns or questions relating to third-party products should be directed to the third party in question.
These Terms & Conditions, as well as the Privacy Policy, apply only to this website and should not, therefore, be understood as governing third-party websites.
Section 8 - Comments, feedback and other user contributions
If, at our request, the User submits certain information (for example, entries in competitions or other registrations) or, without any request from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, the User submits creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans or other materials, whether online or by email, post or any other means (jointly referred to as “Comments”), the User agrees that we may, at any time and without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate or otherwise use any such Comments sent to us. We are not and shall not be obliged to (i) keep any Comments confidential; (ii) pay any compensation for any Comments; or (iii) respond to any Comments.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove Comments that we consider, at our discretion, to be unlawful, offensive, threatening, slanderous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable, or that infringe any intellectual property rights of any entity or these Terms & Conditions.
The User agrees that their Comments may not infringe any third-party rights, including, without limitation, copyright and industrial property rights, the right to privacy and other rights, including personality rights. The User further agrees that their Comments may not contain slanderous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or any computer viruses or malware that may in any way affect the operation of the Services or of any related website. The User may not use false email addresses, impersonate another person, or otherwise mislead us or third parties as to the origin of any Comments. The User shall be solely responsible for any Comments made and for their accuracy. We assume no liability for any Comments published by the User or by any third party.
Section 9 - Personal Data
The User’s submission of personal data through the website is governed by our Privacy Policy.
Section 10 - Errors, Inaccuracies and Omissions
Occasionally there may be information on the website or in the Services containing typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to descriptions of academic programmes, prices, promotions, offers and availability. We reserve the right, at any time and without prior notice, to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information, if any information on the website, in the Services or on any related website is inaccurate.
We assume no obligation to update, change or clarify information on the website, in the Services or on any related website, including, in particular, information relating to prices (where applicable), except as required by law. No update date shown on the website, in the Services or on any related website may be taken to indicate that all the information on the website, in the Services or on any related website has been changed or updated.
Section 11 - Prohibited Uses
In addition to other prohibitions set out in the Terms & Conditions, the User is prohibited from using the website, the Services and/or the Content for any unlawful or unauthorised purposes, including in particular: (i) soliciting third parties to carry out or take part in any unlawful acts; (ii) breaching any legal or regulatory provisions; (iii) infringing or violating our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of third parties; (iv) harassing, abusing, insulting, defaming, slandering, disparaging, intimidating or discriminating, including on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, nationality or disability; (v) submitting false or misleading information; (vi) sending or transmitting viruses, worms or any other type of malicious code that may damage, contaminate or otherwise be used to affect the functionality or operation of the website, the Services or any related website, other websites or the Internet in general; (vii) collecting or tracking the personal data of third parties; (viii) carrying out actions such as spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl or scrape; (ix) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (x) interfering with or circumventing the security features of the website or any related website, other websites or the Internet in general. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the website and the Services or any related website in the event of a breach of any of the prohibited uses.
Section 12 - Disclaimer of warranties: Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable legal provisions, the Services and all products and services made available to the User through the website are (except where otherwise indicated) provided “as is” and “as available”, and Universidade Católica Portuguesa makes no representation and grants no warranty of any kind, express or implied, in relation to the Services, including as regards their fitness for a particular purpose, title or non-infringement of third-party rights. In particular, Universidade Católica Portuguesa does not warrant to the User (i) that the use of the Services will meet their needs or expectations; (ii) that the use of the website and/or the Services is uninterrupted or timely, that it is available for indefinite periods of time or that it is not liable to be cancelled without prior notice; (iii) that the use of the website and/or the Services is secure or error-free; (iv) that the results or any information obtained from the use of the Services are accurate and reliable; and (v) that defects, if any, in the operation or functionality of any software provided as part of the Services or in the use/viewing of the website will be corrected.
No advice or information, whether oral or written, from Universidade Católica Portuguesa shall be construed as constituting a warranty of any kind, unless expressly stated in these Terms & Conditions.
To the extent permitted by applicable legal provisions, Universidade Católica Portuguesa shall not be liable to the User for any direct or indirect damage or for loss of profits:
(a) Resulting from the use or viewing of the website and the Services (as well as any materials made available). The User expressly agrees that their use of, or inability to use, the website, the Services or any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the Services and/or the website is at their own risk.
(b) Resulting from (i) any judgement made by the User regarding the completeness, accuracy or existence of any advertisement or of any relationship or transaction with an advertiser whose advertising appears on the Services or the website; (ii) any changes that Universidade Católica Portuguesa may make to the website or the Services or any permanent termination of the website or the Services (or of any features of the Services); (iii) the removal, corruption or failure to store any content or communication data kept or transmitted during the use of the website and/or the Services; (iv) direct or indirect failure to comply with the Terms & Conditions; (v) failure to maintain and keep confidential the User’s password or account details.
The liability of Universidade Católica Portuguesa for any damage or loss of profits relating to the website and the Services, caused by Universidade Católica Portuguesa, its representatives, directors, officers, employees, agents, subcontractors, service providers, staff and licensors, is limited to cases of wilful misconduct or gross negligence. If the User disagrees, in whole or in part, with the website or the Services, or with these Terms & Conditions, the User may only stop using the website or the Services, as the case may be, and request the cancellation of their user account (if applicable).
These Terms & Conditions do not affect any rights granted by applicable law and regulations, which the User may invoke as a consumer, whenever they interact and deal with Universidade Católica Portuguesa in that capacity.
Section 13 - Indemnification
The User agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Universidade Católica Portuguesa, as well as our related entities, representatives, directors, officers, employees, agents, subcontractors, service providers, staff and licensors, against any claim or demand for compensation, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, brought by a third party, due to or arising from the User’s breach of these Terms & Conditions.
Section 14 - General Provisions
Entire agreement
These Terms & Conditions and any other policies or operating rules published by Universidade Católica Portuguesa on this website or in relation to the Services constitute the entire agreement between the User and Universidade Católica Portuguesa on the User’s access to and use of the website and the Services (excluding any services that may be provided by Universidade Católica Portuguesa under a separate contract), and fully supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications or proposals, whether oral or written, between the User and Universidade Católica Portuguesa (including, in particular, any previous versions of these Terms & Conditions).
Exercise of rights
Failure by Universidade Católica Portuguesa to exercise any right or to require compliance with any rights or provisions of these Terms & Conditions shall not be deemed a waiver of those rights or provisions.
Invalidity
If any provision of these Terms & Conditions is declared illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the affected part shall be deemed not to form part of these Terms & Conditions, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
Section 15 - Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms & Conditions and any individual contracts under which Services are provided shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Portuguese Law.
Any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to the application or interpretation of these Terms & Conditions shall be submitted to the courts of the District of Lisbon, without prejudice to applicable mandatory provisions. Universidade Católica Portuguesa may, however, seek the application of interim measures (or other equivalent means of urgent legal action) in any jurisdiction.
Section 16 - Changes to the terms and conditions
The User may at any time consult the updated version of these Terms & Conditions on this page.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms & Conditions by publishing updates and changes to our website.
Section 17 - Contact information
Any notices and communications from Universidade Católica Portuguesa to a User under these Terms & Conditions shall preferably be made by email or to their address according to the details provided by the User in their account, without prejudice to the possibility of Universidade Católica Portuguesa using other contact details and methods.
If you have any questions about these Terms & Conditions, the practices observed on this website, the Services or transactions relating to this website, please contact us by the following means:
By email: websupport@ucp.pt
By post: Website Support, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Palma de Cima, 1649-023 Lisbon, Portugal.
By telephone: (+351) 21 721 42 30
This document was updated on 25 October 2017.