EAA Terms of Use
Introductory Provisions
- 1.1.These terms regulate the use of the website www.e-a-a.org by third parties (the "User"), (the "Terms").
- 1.2.Before using the website www.e-a-a.org, the User is obliged to first become familiar with these Terms. By using the website www.e-a-a.org, the User agrees to the Terms and is obliged to comply with them.
- 1.3.The owner and operator of the website www.e-a-a.org is the European Association of Archaeologists, with its registered office at Letenská 123/4, Malá Strana, 118 00 Praha, ID No. 750 43 289, maintained by the Municipal Court in Prague under File No. L 15740 (the “EAA“).
- 1.4.These Terms apply also to other websites owned and operated by the EAA, which include any other websites dedicated to hosting regular or irregular events, conferences or other events (co-)organized by the EAA, including but not limited to the website relating to the regular EAA Annual Meeting www.e-a-a.org/EAA(year-when-held) (collectively, the "EAA Website").
Dissemination of the EAA Website Content
- 2.1.The EAA Website is intended solely for the personal use of the User and all content on the Website is the property of the EAA or third parties (authors).
- 2.2.Any dissemination of the content of the EAA Website for other than personal use is strictly prohibited, especially if it involves copying or further processing of the content, and is subject to the prior written consent of the EAA provided exclusively for that specific purpose of use. Failure to do so will result in damage to the EAA and, with it, a claim for damages within the meaning of Section 2913 et seq. of Act No. 89/2012 Coll., Civil Code, as amended.
- 2.3.The above also applies to graphic elements that are part of the EAA Website, i.e. information that is communicated in any form other than through written text.
- 2.4.The EAA website may contain the results of activities of third party authors, such as specialist articles or other texts, recordings of lectures, seminars or conferences (collectively, the "Publications"). These Publications are subject to the applicable laws and are protected by Act No. 121/2000 Coll., the Copyright Act, as amended. Any dissemination, copying, modification or other disclosure of the content of the Publications to the public without the prior written consent of the EAA and/or the author is prohibited.
Disclaimer
- 3.1.The EAA reserves the right to change, supplement or remove the content of the EAA Website at any time, even without prior notice.
- 3.2.The EAA assumes no responsibility for any content created and published on the EAA Website by any User as a comment or discussion post and reserves the right to remove such content from the EAA Website if such content is deemed inappropriate.
- 3.3.The EAA aims to keep the Website up-to-date and correct, but assumes no responsibility if any information on the EAA Website proves not to be up-to-date or correct. If the User notices such information, the EAA urges the User to bring it to the attention of the EAA by using one of the contacts listed below.
- 3.4.The EAA Website serves for general information purposes in the field of archaeology and current events in the European archaeological community.
- 3.5.The EAA reserves the right to deny access to any information or content posted on the EAA website, to refuse to post information that it does not consider appropriate or consistent with the purpose of the EAA Website and the EAA's own activities and mission statement.
- 3.6.The User has absolutely no legal claim against the EAA for the publication of contributions or information.
Personal Data Protection
- 4.1.The EAA is both the controller and the processor of personal data provided by the User while using the EAA website.
- 4.2.Personal data is any information about an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is a natural person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as name, identification number, location data, network identifier or to one or more specific elements of the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
- 4.3.The EAA collects personal data from the Users who register on the EAA website. Where required by law, the User is asked to provide explicit consent to the processing of their personal data (e.g. for marketing purposes). The EAA always collects and processes the personal data provided for the stated purpose and only to the extent necessary.
- 4.4.The purpose of collecting and processing personal data of the Users is primarily the following:
- Managing and controlling user accounts
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Informing about news and planned EAA events
- Analyzing user preferences and displaying content
- Marketing purposes
- Participation in events organized by the EAA (seminars, conferences, meetings)
- 4.5.The period for which the EAA retains the personal data provided is only the period necessary for the fulfilment of the purpose for which the personal data was provided or the period for which the User has given their explicit consent and for the maximum statutory period. The User may withdraw the provided consent at any time. At the same time, the User may at any time request the EAA to delete, rectify or update the User's personal data.
- 4.6.The User has the right at any time to request the EAA to inform the User what personal data is processed about them by the EAA and to what extent. If the User has doubts as to the completeness or accuracy of the information so provided by the EAA, the User may contact the EAA for clarification. The User may also submit a suggestion or complaint to the supervisory authority, which is the Data Protection Authority.
- 4.7.If so required for the specified purpose, the EAA may disclose the User's personal data to third parties such as publishers of the EAA’s Publications, partner organizations, annual meeting organizers or the EAA’s subcontractors.
- 4.8.The EAA processes and stores Users' personal data in accordance with the law, in particular Act No. 110/2019 Coll., on the processing of personal data, as amended, and Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC. The EAA has put in place the necessary measures to ensure the security of stored personal data and to protect the data against unauthorized access, transmission, alteration or destruction or other misuse. The EAA complies with all archiving procedures and time limits for the retention and subsequent destruction of personal data.
- 4.9.The Users may contact the EAA at helpdesk@e-a-a.org and request any of the above actions.
- 4.10.The data protection terms and policies are described in more detail in the Privacy Policy here.
Third-Party Links
- 5.1.The EAA Website may contain links to third parties through which the EAA may offer various activities or products. These links and the third party activities associated with them operate separately and independently from the EAA Website. The EAA is therefore not responsible for the availability or the content or individual parts of such linked sites. The privacy policy and principles of the EAA Website also do not apply to such linked sites.
Use of “cookies“
- 6.1.The EAA uses cookies on the EAA Website to improve the functionality of the Website and to analyze website traffic. A "cookie" can be described as a short text file that is stored in the User's browser by the website visited. The main point is that cookies enable the EAA and the EAA Website to recognize the User's browser and to remember certain data and information, which is then used to improve the quality and convenience of the services provided, such as the speed of loading the website, its accessibility, the User's preferences regarding language, fonts, display preferences, etc.
- 6.2.The EAA Website uses the following cookies:
- 6.2.1.Technical cookies - so called essential cookies, which are used for the correct functioning of the EAA Website and for the correct display of all functions offered to the User by the EAA. They are also responsible for the correct setting of filters, privacy settings or for managing user account logins. These cookies cannot be deactivated at the User's request and thus, the User's consent is not required for their use. These cookies can then be stored in the User's browser for varying lengths of time, i.e. some are limited by the duration of the session and only exist for the duration of the web browser launch and some cookies remain in the User's browser until a set date or until they are manually deleted by the User.
- 6.2.2.Analytical cookies - these cookies are used by the EAA to evaluate and analyze user behavior on the EAA Website. They help to evaluate data relating to traffic to the EAA Website. The data analyzed by these cookies is analyzed in aggregate, i.e. without identifiers that would allow the identity of a specific user to be determined (this is so-called anonymous tracking). The User has the option of not accepting or deactivating these cookies, however, the EAA subsequently loses the possibility of optimizing web measures. The User's consent is required for the use of these cookies.
- 6.2.3.Marketing cookies - these are used to personalize commercial messages and advertising on the EAA Website. On the basis of the data collected in this way, the content of the EAA's commercial communications to the User is adapted and customized. The User has the option not to accept or to deactivate these cookies, however, in this case the User acknowledges that it may not be possible to display to the User some of the services offered by the EAA.
- 6.3.Consent to the use of cookies, which is conditional on the User's consent, can be withdrawn at any time by the User disabling the storage of cookies in their browser for the EAA Website.
User Account
- 7.1.The EAA offers the Users the ability to create a membership registration on the EAA Website and access their website user interface.
- 7.2.In its user interface, the User can, in particular, edit and enter their data, add and remove member posts and manage them, upload photos, audiovisual or video recordings.
- 7.3.The User is obliged to provide true and complete information when creating a membership registration and is obliged to keep this information up to date. Each User may only have one user account. The EAA is not obliged to check the accuracy of the data provided by the User, however, in the event of a suspected violation of these Terms, the EAA may do so and, in particular, request the User to prove the accuracy of the data provided by the User.
- 7.4.The User provides the personal data necessary for registration voluntarily and by creating a user account, the User consents to the provision of such data. The authentication of the user account is based on the username and password chosen by the User when registering.
- 7.5.By creating a user account on the EAA Website, the User agrees to receive business or marketing communications by e-mail, which will correspond in content to the EAA's purpose and will be related only to news in the field of archaeology. The User may opt out of receiving such content at any time, and is given the opportunity to do so in each such communication, via an opt-out link.
- 7.6.In the event of a suspected violation of any of the terms of service, the EAA is entitled to deny the User access to their user account.
- 7.7.Notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms, the EAA reserves the right to refuse to register any User or to cancel the already existing registration of a User at any time.
Change of Terms
- 8.1.The EAA reserves the right to change these Terms from time to time without notice. The most current version of the Terms will always be the version found on the EAA Website, and the EAA will notify each User of any changes to the Terms at the User's email address if the User has established a user account. By continuing to access the EAA Website, the User agrees to the current version of the Terms.
Contact
European Association of Archaeologists (EAA),
Letenská 4, 118 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic
e-mail: helpdesk@e-a-a.org
phone: +420 733701679 or +420 257014411