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Preamble

Please read these terms of use before you start using the Site.

This website (https://www.fisu.net/) is operated by the International University Sports Federation (“Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire”, “FISU”, “we”, “us” or “our”), an association that operates under the laws of Switzerland with number CHE-114.655.343 and having its registered offices located at Quartier UNIL-Centre, Bâtiment Synathlon, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

The use of the website (“Site”) is subject to full acceptance of the terms set out below. These conditions of use may be modified at any time, so the user of the site is invited to consult them regularly.

Presentation of the site

The purpose of the Site is to provide general information about FISU.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site is provided “as is”. The minimum recommended configuration for accessing the Site is as follows:

  • Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari
  • Screens:Smartphone, Tablet, Laptop, Desktop

We cannot guarantee the uninterrupted availability of our Platform, because we rely on telecommunications networks, which are beyond our control. We strive to minimize operational interruptions, e.g., due to maintenance of hardware or software.

Intellectual property rights

The Site and each of the elements, including and without limitation the brands, logos, icons, computer graphics, photographs, which compose it are protected under international intellectual property legislation. The contents of the site are the property of FISU. Any use, reproduction or representation, by any process whatsoever, and on any medium whatsoever, of all or part of the site and/or the elements that make it up is not authorized without the express consent of FISU.

Other trademarks and logos appearing on the Site are the exclusive property of third parties and FISU does not hold any right to them. They are subject to intellectual property protection. You may not use or reproduce the trademarks of these partners without their express permission, please refer to the various guidelines of the third parties on the use of these trademarks.

Personnal data and cookies

Please refer to our Privacy Policy to understand how we process information about you. If you do not wish us to do so or if you do not agree with the terms set out on this site, you should not use this website.

Furthermore, the user’s browsing on the FISU website may result in the installation of cookies on the user’s computer.

If you have questions about these Term of Use, please contact us at: fisu@fisu.net.

Limitations of liability

FISU strives to provide information on the Site that is as accurate as possible. However, FISU cannot be held responsible for any omissions, inaccuracies or shortcomings in the updating, whether caused by itself or by third-party partners who provide the information.

FISU reserves the right to modify the content of the Site at any time and without notice, to interrupt or suspend all or part of the functionalities of the Site at any time and without notice. It cannot be held responsible for the consequences of these modifications and interruptions.

FISU is not liable for errors for which it is not responsible, in particular those that occur in the case of telecommunications operators, servers or other third party providers such as social networks and online content distribution platforms. For platform maintenance reasons, the site may occasionally and temporarily be unavailable. Any site maintenance operation will be carried out, as far as possible, outside office hours and preferably during the weekend. As the Site is accessible from all over the world, maintenance will be carried out outside office hours in Switzerland.

The user is liable to FISU and/or third parties for any material and/or immaterial, direct and/or indirect prejudice of any nature whatsoever caused by the user and/or his/her employees as a result of the use of the Site that does not comply with these terms.

As our referencing on search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.) and social networks is carried out automatically, FISU cannot guarantee or exercise any referencing control on these search engines and therefore does not incur any responsibility for positioning and visibility. FISU is in no way responsible for the content of sites or external sources that refer to FISU.

Notification for illicit or inappropriate content

You believe that any content infringes your rights or the rights of third parties, please inform us immediately so that we can examine your request and, if necessary, take appropriate measures to put an end to any infringement.

You can report any infringement to your rights, or the rights of third parties, by sending us an e-mail at the following address: fisu@fisu.net as soon as possible.

By these Terms of Use, you waive any claim against us for any damage caused to you by a third party, whether or not a member of our Site. We reserve the right to immediately and without prior notice remove any content that may infringe the rights of third parties

Applicable law and jurisdiction

Any possible dispute relating in particular to the application, execution, interpretation and/or validity of the Terms of use of the Site which cannot be resolved amicably, shall governed by the lays of Switzerland.

The parties agree that any dispute arising out from these Terms of Use shall be brought against the exclusive Court of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Disclaimer

References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).

Date: 01.11.2023