1. Terms of use

1.1. These conditions govern the relationship between the user, hereinafter known as the visitor and the East Algarve Promotion Bureau, hereinafter known as the ASA, in respect of the use of the website www.sotaventoalgarvio.com, hereinafter known as the website.

1.2. By accessing any part of the site, visitors tacitly accept these terms. The ASA reserves the right to alter these terms at any time without notice. Visitors must consult these conditions whenever they access the website.

2. Use of the site

2.1. Visitors may download, look at or print the content of the site for personal use, but never for commercial use.

2.3. Use of this website for any illegal, abusive, defamatory purpose, or for any purpose which threatens to transmit any virus or other computer code, files or programmes which could intentionally destroy or damage hardware or software or which interfere with the normal functioning of the website is prohibited.

3. Personal Information

3.1. The gathering of personal information is limited to the visitors who register voluntarily.

3.2. The non-voluntary registration of visitors is restricted to partners of the ASA, or to other bodies which have a direct or indirect relationship with it. This registration serves to permit special access to protected parts of the website.

3.3. The ASA uses no system for gathering personal information beyond the registration forms.

3.4. At any time, registered visitors can request the removal of their records from the ASA database by sending a request to the address shown on the contacts page on the website.

3.5. The ASA database is intended for private use by the association and will not be sold, hired out or shared.

3.6. The use of cookies is used solely to ensure the authentication of the user.

3.7. The ASA does not send spam, nor does it tolerate the practice of the mass sending of unsolicited e-mails. If you receive unsolicited e-mails from our domain, please report the incident together with the message you received to the address shown on the contacts page on the website.

4. Other sites

4.1. This website may contain links to websites belonging to third parties, which are provided for your convenience, but whose content the ASA does not control. The ASA will not be responsible for the content of these sites nor for any loss or damage caused by their use.

4.2. The ASA is not responsible for the accuracy, quality, safety, legality or lawfulness, including compliance with the rules relating to author’s rights and associated rights, with regard to the content, products or services contained in the sites for which links are provided.

5. Intellectual property

5.1. Visitors recognise and accept all intellectual rights over the website, including texts, graphics, images, sound and any other information.

5.2. The protection of author’s rights over the content of the website extends to all reproductions or copies obtained from the content of this website

5.3. Publishing, reproducing, disseminating, distributing or making the content accessible to third parties in any way for the purposes of public communication or commercial purposes is prohibited, as is carrying out any transformation of the content.

5.4. The ASA is not responsible for the accuracy, quality, safety, legality or lawfulness, including compliance with the rules relating to author’s rights and associated rights, with regard to the content, products or services contained in the site which have been provided by advertisers or commercial partners.

5.5. On its website, the ASA may make information available which can be broadcast or disseminated. In such cases, the document itself contains information about the rights granted to visitors over it. In case of omission, the provision of 5.3 is applicable.

6. Disclaimer and exclusion of responsibility

6.1. The ASA has taken all steps to ensure that the information on the website is correct, complete and up to date, and that the website operates correctly. However, no guarantee (either express or implicit) is given in this regard, nor is it guaranteed that the website will be compatible with your hardware, software or is free from bugs, virus, or other harmful elements, that it will be accessible without interruption or that the information contained in it will be appropriate for your needs.

6.2. Visitors are solely responsible for any damage, direct or indirect, caused to themselves, to the ASA or to third parties, related to their use of the website, and they agree to make any necessary indemnification as a result of any action, claim or court sentence to which they give rise.

6.3. Visitors agree to collaborate with the ASA and comply with these instructions in order to limit or minimise any responsibility of the ASA.

7. Jurisdiction

7.1. Parties agree to these conditions, and the applicable legislation is that of Portuguese Law.

8. Scope

8.1. By continuing to use this website, users are expressly accepting the terms and conditions described above.

9. Complaints

9.1. If you have a complaint or question in connection with the website or these conditions, please contact the webmaster using the contact details given on the contacts page.