1. Introduction
The website or/and the online portal https://adr.gov.gr (hereinafter the “Website”) has been created by the Special Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution of the Ministry of Justice for the purpose of providing information and services to its visitors/users. Users access and use the Website exclusively for personal, informational, and non-commercial purposes. Use of this Website implies agreement with these Terms of Use (the “Terms”). By accepting the Terms, the User declares that they are eighteen (18) years of age or older. If the User is under eighteen (18) but over thirteen (13), they may use the services of the Website only under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian, who must accept these Terms.
In any other case, the Special Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution bears no responsibility of such use.
Please read carefully these Terms before using the Website.
2. Copyright
All original content of the Website, except for the official Greek, European and international legislative texts and the explicitly mentioned exceptions (which may be covered by third-party copyright), including but not limited to texts, graphics, images, photographs, designs, presentations, videos, audio files, etc. (hereinafter “Content”), constitutes the intellectual property of the Ministry of Justice and specifically of the Special Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution, and is protected under the applicable national, European and international law. The Ministry of Justice retains all intellectual property rights regarding the Website’s Content.
The Content is made freely available to users for personal use, on the condition that, in the event of reproduction or further use, it is not subject to any modification or alteration and is accompanied by a clear and distinct reference to its source. Reproduction of the Website’s Content for commercial purposes and/or for non-personal use, as well as its alteration, copying, renting, lending, transmission or broadcasting without prior permission, is prohibited. Material from the Website may not be sold or distributed in any other way for profit-making purposes.
Other intellectual works and services mentioned on the web pages of this Website, bearing the marks of the respective organizations, companies, or other public or private bodies, constitute their own intellectual and industrial property, and they bear the relevant responsibility. The Content may be subject to change without prior notice at the discretion of the Ministry of Justice. For any questions regarding the intellectual property rights of any part of the content of this Website, you may contact adr@justice.gov.gr.
3. Third-Party Websites and Content
The Website provides the ability to access third-parties websites, through appropriate Links. These Links have been placed exclusively for the convenience of Website’s users, while the websites to which they refer are subject to their own terms of use and Privacy Policies. The placement of the Links doesn’t constitute an indication of approval or acceptance of the content of the respective websites by the administrator of this Website, who bears no responsibility for their content or for the privacy protection practices, applied therein. The Special Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution has no control over, nor any responsibility for, the websites owned by third parties or their content.
4. Personal Data Protection
The Special Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution is the Data Controller of your personal data received through your use of the Website, in accordance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (hereinafter “GDPR”). In the Statement found at the Link: Privacy Policy , we provide you with information regarding the types of personal data we collect for you, the way and purposes for which we collect them, the third parties with whom we share these data, as well as the rights you have. In the Statement found at the Link: Policy cookies we provide you with information regarding the use of cookies.
5. Limitation of Liability- Disclaimer
The content of Website is intended only for informational purposes, does not constitute an offer or contract or agreement or promise or negotiation on behalf of the Special Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution, nor does it create any explicit or implicit liability or obligation on its part. The Content is not intended to provide advisory assistance for a specific case nor to replace specialized guidance, which you are always required to seek within the context of your specific situation.
The information provided on the Website is for general informational purposes and should not be construed as encouragement to take specific actions or refrain from taking action. By visiting this Website and taking any action based on the information contained herein, you do so entirely at your own initiative and risk, with full knowledge of the present Terms. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall the Special Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution be held liable for any damage incurred by the user from the use of the Website’s pages, services, options, and content.
Although the Special Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution makes great efforts to ensure that all information on the Website remains available, accurate, and up-to-date, it does not guarantee that the pages, services, or any content will be uninterrupted, error-free, that mistakes will be corrected, or that answers will be provided to all inquiries made. In no event shall the Special Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution be liable for any damages incurred by the user of the Website’s pages, services, options, and content, due to unavailability or failure to update the content promptly, or the consequences of any actions or omissions made by users as a result of using the Website. Likewise, the Special Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution does not guarantee that the Website or the servers through which the content is made available to users are free of viruses or other harmful components. Any costs for potential repairs or services are the responsibility of the user and in no case the Special Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution.
By using or accessing to the Website, the User implicitly agrees to this Disclaimer.
6. Applicable Law and Other Terms
The terms and conditions of use of the Website, as well as any modification or change to them, are governed by national law, European law, and the relevant international conventions. Any provision of the Terms found to be contrary to the aforementioned legal framework or rendered invalid will automatically cease to apply and will be removed from the Terms, without affecting the validity of the remaining provisions.
The Terms constitutes the entire agreement between the Specific Secretariat for Alternative Dispute Resolution and the User of the Website and its services and bind only the parties to this agreement. No modification of the Terms will be considered or incorporated into this agreement unless it is made in writing and included in it. It is explicitly agreed that any dispute arising from the application of the Terms and the general use of the Website by the User, if not resolved amicably, will be governed by the Greek law and subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Athens. For any communication with the Website administrator you are kindly asked to send an email to adr@justice.gov.gr.