Terms and conditions

User Agreement

This User Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is an offer to enter into an agreement for the use of the Institute of Computer Science Website (hereinafter referred to as the “Site”), with the domain name: rcd.ics.org.ru, on the following terms.

Attention! Before using the Site, please read this Agreement in detail. If you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement or at least one of its clauses, you should immediately stop using the Site.

1. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS The following basic concepts and terms are used in the text of this Agreement:

1.1. Site — an automated information system consisting of Web pages united by a common theme and interconnected by links and content, allowing the provision of information and consulting services (hereinafter referred to as the “Services”), including the sale of information products, and for Users to select, order, and purchase Services and information products (hereinafter referred to as the “Info Products”).

1.2. The Content of the Site (hereinafter referred to as the “Content”) is any information posted on the Site about the Site Administration, Services, Info Products, conditions for selecting, ordering, rendering, receiving Services, selling, purchasing, Info Products, paying for them, and other information, including in text, graphic, audio, and video format.

1.3. The Site Administration is the AUTONOMOUS NON-COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION “IZHEVSK INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE” INN 1832056889 KPP 184001001 OGRN 1071800000854.

1.4. The Site User (hereinafter referred to as the “User”) is any individual who has expressed a desire to use the functionality and Content of the Site, accept this Agreement, the Personal Data Processing Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Privacy Policy”) and the Public Offer to conclude an agreement for the provision of information and consulting services (hereinafter referred to as the “Public Offer”), posted in the public domain on the Site.

1.5. Parties are the Site Administration and the User jointly.

1.6. Infoproduct — a special form of information transfer and consultation, executed in graphic, text, electronic, audio, video format, with the purpose of providing the User with knowledge, skills and abilities in a certain area (sphere).

1.7. A cookie file is a small text file stored on the User’s computer or mobile device, used to save the settings for viewing Web pages. During the first visit to the Site, this file is downloaded using the browser. The next time you visit the Site from the same device, the browser can check for the presence of an associated cookie file (i.e. containing the name of the Site) and use the data of this cookie file to send it back to the Site. This allows the Site Administration to determine whether the Site has been visited from this browser before or not, and in some cases to change the content displayed. Cookies facilitate the use of the Site, allow you to provide Users with suitable Content, are used for research and statistical purposes, to improve the operation of the Site.

1.8. Public offer — a proposal containing all the essential terms of the contract, from which the will of the person making the proposal to conclude the Agreement, on the terms specified in the proposal, with anyone who responds is evident.

1.9. Acceptance of the Public Offer (hereinafter referred to as the “Acceptance”) — specific actions of the User to fulfill the terms set forth in the Agreement, indicating full and unconditional acceptance of the Agreement.

2. GENERAL PROVISIONS

2.1. This Agreement, which is a Public Offer and contractual relations, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 437 and 438 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, determines the rules and conditions for using the Site.

2.2. The Site Administration provides the User with the opportunity to:

  • use the Content, with the right to view and download it;

  • get access to the search and navigation tools of the Site;

  • fill in the fields of feedback forms (online forms);

  • receive news and advertising mailings;

  • appeals for assistance to the Site Technical Support Service;

  • other options provided by the functionality of the Site.

2.3. Any use of the Site by the User means the User’s consent to all the clauses of this Agreement and acceptance of all its terms.

2.4. A mandatory condition of this Agreement is the full, unconditional acceptance and compliance by the User with the requirements and provisions defined by the Privacy Policy.

3. SUBJECT OF THE AGREEMENT

3.1. The subject of this Agreement is the regulation of the relationship between the Parties regarding the use of the Content and the functionality of the Site specified in paragraph 2.3 of this Agreement, or any of them, in accordance with this Agreement and the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

3.2. The User, using any of the functionality of the Site specified in paragraph 2.3 of this Agreement, confirms that he:

  • has read the terms of this Agreement in full, before using the Site;

  • accepts all the terms of this Agreement, without any exceptions or restrictions on his part, undertakes to comply with them, or stop using the Site;

  • undertakes to provide accurate and up-to-date.

4. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES

4.1. The Site Administration is obliged to:

4.1.1. Provide the User with information about the organization that is the Site Administration, its location.

4.1.3. Ensure the Site is operational around the clock, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays.

4.1.3. Process the personal data of Users (hereinafter referred to as “Personal Data”) in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

4.1.4. Timely update the Content and functionality of the Site.

4.2. The Site Administration has the right to:

4.2.1. Suspend or terminate the User’s access to the Content and functionality of the Site, for technological reasons (preventive maintenance, software or hardware updates, etc.), as well as in other cases provided for in this Agreement.

4.2.2. Perform backup copies of Personal Data.

4.2.3. Amend and supplement this Agreement at any time.

4.2.4. Use electronic and/or SMS messages to notify the User about changes to this Agreement, changes, new features of the Site and for other informational mailings.

4.3. The User is obliged to:

4.3.1. Properly comply with the provisions of the current legislation of the Russian Federation, this Agreement and other special documents of the Site Administration;

4.3.2. Keep secret, do not provide to other Users and third parties the personal data of other Users that became known as a result of communication with these Users (including home addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, passport data, etc.), information about the private life of other Users and third parties without obtaining the appropriate prior permission of the latter.

4.4. The User is prohibited from:

4.4.1. Disrupting the normal operation of the Site, uploading, sending, transmitting or in any other way distributing materials containing viruses or other computer codes, files, programs designed to disrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Site, or to implement unauthorized access to the Site.

4.5. In case of disagreement of the User with paragraphs 4.3 and 4.4 of this Agreement, the User is obliged to immediately and unconditionally stop using the Site.

4.6. The User has the right:

4.6.1. Not to accept changes and additions to this Agreement, which means his refusal to use the Site.

4.6.2. Stop using the Site.

5. EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO THE SITE, SOFTWARE AND CONTENT

5.1. The Site, its Content and software are the intellectual property of their legal owner — the Site Administration, protected by the legislation of the Russian Federation on intellectual property, international regulatory legal acts.

5.2. No rights to the Site, its Content and software are transferred to the User as a result of his use of the Site. Use of the Content and software posted on the Site is possible only within the framework of the functionality of the Site, on the terms and within the limits provided for in this Agreement and the Public Offer on the conclusion of a contract for the provision of paid services, posted and available for reading on the Site.

5.3. The Site, its Content and software may only be used as provided for in this Agreement, with the prior written consent of the Site Administration. In this case, use means reproduction, copying, modification, processing, distribution, deletion, addition, publication, creation of derivative and composite works, for the purpose of carrying out commercial activities, making a profit.

5.4. When quoting Content, the User is obliged to indicate the author’s name (if it is indicated on the Site) and make a link to the Site.

5.5. Uploading by the User of any materials to the Site, prepared during the use of the Site and which are provided or may be provided with legal protection in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on intellectual property rights, is the User’s consent to the use by the Site Administration and/or its affiliates of these materials without counter-provision by any of the legal means, including those specified in Art. 1270 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

5.6. The User is prohibited, independently or with the involvement of third parties:

  • copy (reproduce) in any form and by any means the Content of the Site, its software and databases, including any of their elements posted on the Site and included in its composition, without obtaining the prior written permission of the Site Administration;

  • reverse engineer, imitate, decrypt and perform other actions with the Site;

  • create software products, Info products, and/or sites using the Site, without the prior permission of the Site Administration.

6. NOTIFICATIONS

6.1. In the event of unauthorized access to the login, password, Personal Account and User Account, or distribution of his login and password, the User is obliged to immediately notify the Site Administration about this.

6.2. If errors are detected in the operation of the Site, the Content posted on it, spam or other unwanted signals appear, the User is advised to notify the Technical Support Service of the Site about this, using the details specified on the Site.

6.3. The User agrees to receive informational electronic messages (hereinafter referred to as “Notifiers”) from the Site Administration to their email and/or subscriber phone number specified by the User when working with the Site and/or during registration.

6.4. The Site Administration has the right to use Notifiers to inform the User about changes and new features of the Site, about changes to the Agreement and/or documents posted on it, as well as for sending informational or advertising mailings.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NO WARRANTIES

7.1. The Site Administration does not guarantee the absence of technical interruptions in the operation of the Site. The Site, its functionality (including scripts and applications), Content and design are provided to the User “as they are”. Interruptions in the operation of the Site may be the result of actions or inactions of third parties and/or the inoperability of information channels located outside the Site Administration’s own resources, and may also be due to necessary preventive repairs and maintenance of equipment on which the operation of the Site depends, including due to emergency reasons.

7.2. The Site Administration shall not be liable to the User for delays, interruptions in operation and the impossibility of full use of the Site’s resources that occur directly or indirectly due to the actions or inactions of third parties and/or the inoperability of information channels located outside the Site Administration’s own resources.

7.3. Under no circumstances shall the Site Administration be liable to Users or third parties for any indirect, incidental (unintentional) harm (damage), including lost profits or lost information, harm to honor, dignity, business reputation, caused by the use of the functionality of the Site and its Content, even if the Site Administration warned or indicated the possibility of such harm.

7.4. The Site Administration shall not be held liable for the quality, correctness and presence of malicious components in the computer device used by the User, servers of the Internet information and telecommunications network or software offered to the User.

7.5. The Site Administration shall not participate in possible disagreements and disputes (including legal ones) based on the results of the User’s use of information obtained through the Site, except for cases expressly provided for in this Agreement.

7.6. The User shall be fully aware that the servers on which the Site software is located may be subject to technical failures and hacker attacks. In these cases, the Site Administration does not guarantee the User uninterrupted operation of the Site.

7.7. The User’s ignorance of the content of this Agreement does not relieve him of liability for failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement.

7.8. Failure by the User to comply with the terms of this Agreement shall entail liability of the User, including in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

7.9. The Site Administration does not guarantee the correctness and completeness of the Content.

7.10. A link to any other site, product, service, any information of a commercial or non-commercial nature, including contextual and other advertising, posted on the Site, does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the Site Administration. The Site Administration is not responsible for the content available through the specified links posted on the Site.

8. FINAL PROVISIONS

8.1. This Agreement, the relationship of the Parties, shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

8.2. This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period and applies to Users who access and use the Content and functionality of the Site, both before the date of publication of this Agreement and after the date of its publication on the Site.

8.3. All disputes arising from the relations governed by this Agreement shall be resolved through negotiations between the Parties, or in a competent court at the location of the Site Administration with mandatory compliance with the pre-trial claim procedure for dispute resolution. The claim procedure for resolving disputes related to technical problems in the operation of the Site, established by this clause of the Agreement, is mandatory when applying to the courts.

8.4. This Agreement may be amended or terminated by the Site Administration unilaterally without prior notice to the User, without paying any compensation.

8.5. For any questions regarding the operation of the Site, Users can contact the Site Technical Support Service by email: editorial@rcd.ru or by filling out the appropriate feedback form posted on the Site.

8.6. When filing a claim with the Site Administration, the User must submit a written version of the claim and documents confirming its validity.

8.7. The current version of this Agreement is posted and available on the Site.

8.8. This Agreement may be amended by the Site Administration without any special notice to the User. The new version of this Agreement shall enter into force from the moment it is posted on the Site or brought to the attention of the User in another convenient form, unless otherwise provided by the new version of this Agreement.