Terms and conditions
for provision of services by electronic means - the rules governing the use of the IBUK Libra website as part of access purchased by an institution.
Contents
II. Type and scope of the Service provided and the rules for using the access
III. Rules for provision of the Service
V. Protection of personal data
VI. Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions is tantamount to making the following statements
VII. Amendment of the Terms and Conditions
Terms and definitions
Website
The IBUK Libra website, in the version intended for institutions available at libra.ibuk.pl.
Service
An electronic service provided by Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN S.A. by sending and receiving data by means of ICT systems for the purpose of processing, without simultaneous presence of the parties, where the data is transmitted through public networks within the meaning of the Act of 16 July 2004 - Telecommunications Law (Journal of Laws of 2004, no. 171, item 1800, as amended), which consists in creating and maintaining an Account.
Service Provider
Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN S.A. with its registered office in Warsaw, at 2 Gottlieba Daimlera Street, 02-460 Warsaw, Poland. The Company is registered in the Register of Businesses kept by the District Court for the Capital City of Warsaw in Warsaw, XIII Commercial Division of the National Court Register, under KRS no. 0000067444, taxpayer identification no. 526-01-52-235, share/paid in capital equal to PLN 4,250,606.00.
Client
An individual, a legal person, or an organizational unit without legal personality, who or which has concluded a separate agreement with the Service Provider, on the basis of which the User, under the conditions resulting from these Terms and Conditions, obtains access within the Website.
User
An individual who has been authorized by the Client to obtain Access or an individual acting on behalf of the Client.
Account (myIBUK Account)
Space within the Website, located in the Service Provider's IT system, which can be accessed through the website libra.ibuk.pl.
Access
The User’s ability to use the access to books and magazines (“Publications”) purchased by the Client in the ibuk.pl on-line reading room (IBUK Libra platform), managed by Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN S.A.
Terms and conditions
This document, which defines the rules for use of the Website by the Users.
Content
Text, graphic, or multimedia elements, including works within the meaning of the Act on copyright and related rights, which are placed and distributed by the Service Provider or its business partners (including publishers of the Publications), respectively.
I. General provisions
- Pursuant to Article 8(1)(1) of the Act of 18 July 2002 on the provision of services by electronic means (Journal of Laws of 2002, no. 144, item 1204, as amended), the Service Provider establishes these Terms and Conditions.
- The Terms and Conditions define the rules for use of Access and provision of the Service to the User.
- The User is obliged to observe the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.
- The use of the Website by the User is entirely voluntary and free of charge, and any services provided to him or her do not involve the obligation to pay any fee or remuneration to the Service Provider.
II. Type and scope of the Service provided and the rules for using the access
- Creating an Account on the Website is voluntary and free of charge.
- Creating an Account on the Website enables the User to use additional functionalities of the Website.
- As a part of the Access Service, the Service Provider makes available the content of the Publications placed on the Website. The Service Provider has the right to make available in an electronic form all materials available on the Website.
- Using the Access Service is possible only if the User's computer or other device on which the content of the Publications is viewed is connected to the Internet and can communicate with the Service Provider's authorization server.
- The Service Provider has the right to place the IBUK watermark, visible on the computer screen, on the pages of the Publications, which does not violate the User's rights to use the Access.
- The User is prohibited from providing content that is unlawful, generally regarded as vulgar, offensive, or obscene, or that may offend the feelings of others, including religious or political feelings, or any other content that violates law.
III. Rules for provision of the Service
- The use of the Service is possible only when the necessary technical requirements have been met.
- In order to use the Service, it is necessary to have any Internet connection and a computer equipped with a web browser. Specific hardware and software requirements can be found on the help pages at: https://libra.ibuk.pl/#help.
- The agreement for the provision of the Service is concluded when the registration form is effectively completed and accepted by the User.
- The Service Provider may terminate the agreement for the provision of the Service at any time with an appropriate, at least 14 days long, notice for important reasons understood only as (closed catalogue):
- a material breach of the provisions of the Terms and Conditions by the User. A material breach of the provisions of the Terms and Conditions is a breach of sections: III.6., III.7. or III.8. of the Terms and Conditions.
- discontinuation of operation of the Website by the Service Provider due to objective reasons.
- Termination of the agreement for the provision of the Service requires indication of the reason for the termination of the agreement.
- The User is obliged to use the Website in a manner consistent with the provisions of the applicable law, the provisions of the Terms and Conditions, as well as the customs and rules of social coexistence adopted in this respect.
- The User is obliged not to abuse the rights granted to him or her in the Terms and Conditions by the Service Provider or the provisions of law, in a way that is contrary to the social and economic purpose of this right or the principles of social coexistence.
- The User is obliged not to take any actions aimed at unauthorized breaching or circumventing the security protections of the Publications.
- The User may at any time terminate the agreement for the provision of the Service by submitting to the Service Provider a request to delete the Account. The Service Provider will delete the Account within 14 days of the request.
- Complaints about the services provided by the Service Provider may be submitted in particular by e-mail to https://ibuk.pl according to separate rules specified in the terms and conditions available at https://ibuk.pl/regulamin/regulamin.html.
IV. Intellectual property
The exclusive rights to the Content made available/placed on the Website by the Service Provider or its business partners (including publishers of the Publications), in particular copyrights, the name of the Website (trademark), its graphic elements, software, and rights related to databases, are protected by law and are vested in the Service Provider or entities with which the Service Provider has concluded relevant agreements. The User has the right to use the aforementioned Content free of charge, but only for permitted personal use. Any other use of the Content is permitted only on the basis of an express prior consent given by an authorized entity, in writing and within the limits of universally applicable law.
V. Protection of personal data
- The personal data controller is the Service Provider.
- Providing personal data is voluntary but necessary to create an Account.
- The User has the right to access, rectify, and erase his or her personal data. A request to rectify or erase one’s personal data must be sent to the Service Provider to the following address: pomoc@libra.ibuk.pl.
- The User's personal data is processed for the purpose of correct performance of the Service and in order to keep the User informed about the services and products offered by the Service Provider, as well as for statistical purposes.
- Further explanations concerning data protection are provided in the Privacy Policy available at https://libra.ibuk.pl/#prywatnosc.
VI. Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions is tantamount to making the following statements
- I have read the Terms and Conditions and accept all of their provisions;
- I have voluntarily joined the Website;
- The personal data provided in the registration form is true and lawful;
- I have been informed about my right to review the personal data being processed at any time, as well as the right to rectify it and request its erasure.
VII. Amendment of the Terms and Conditions
- The Terms and Conditions enter into force on the day of their publication on the https://libra.ibuk.pl website on 25 December 2014.
- The Service Provider reserves the right to amend the Terms and Conditions in the event of at least one of the following important reasons (a closed catalogue):
- a change in the law governing the provision of the Service that affecting the mutual rights and obligations of the Service Provider and the User;
- the need to adapt the Service Provider's operations to orders, rulings, provisions, or guidelines arising from: - a decision of a public administration body that is competent in relation the Service Provider’s operations or - a court ruling applicable to the Service Provider's operations;
- a change in the way the Services are provided by the Service Provider due exclusively to technical or technological reasons (in particular, an update of the technical requirements for using the Service);
- introduction of new Services within the Website;
- a merger, split, or transformation of the Service Provider, or a change of other data of the Service Provider indicated in the Terms and Conditions.
- In the event of amendments to the content of the Terms and Conditions according to the rules specified above, the Users have the right to terminate the agreement for the provision of the Service within 14 days from the date of notification of the amendment to the Terms and Conditions appropriately in advance.
- In the event of amendments to the Terms and Conditions, the Service Provider will make available the consolidated text of the Terms and Conditions by posting it on the Website and by means of a message sent to the email address provided by the User.
