Ownership of Site; Agreement to Terms of Use
These Terms and Conditions of Use (the "Terms of Use") apply to the Giorgio Piola's web site located at www.studiopiola.it, and all associated sites linked to www.studiopiola.it. The Site is the property of Giorgio Piola. By using the site, you agree to these terms of use; if you do not agree, do not use the site.

Giorgio Piola reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use, at any time. It is your responsibility to check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes. As long as you comply with these Terms of Use, Giorgio Piola grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use the Site.


Content
All text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, sounds, music, artwork and computer code (collectively, "Content"), including but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, "look and feel" and arrangement of such Content, contained on the Site is owned, controlled or licensed by or to Giorgio Piola, and is protected by trade dress, copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.

You may use information on the Site purposely made available by Giorgio Piola for downloading, provided that you (1) not remove any proprietary notice language in all copies of such documents, (2) use such information only for your personal, non-commercial informational purpose and do not copy or post such information on any networked computer or broadcast it in any media, (3) make no modifications to any such information, and (4) not make any additional representations or warranties relating to such documents.


Your Use of the Site
You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Site, or any other systems or networks connected to the Site or to any server, or to any of the services offered on or through the Site, by hacking, password "mining" or any other illegitimate means.

You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or any network connected to the Site, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Site or any network connected to the Site. You may not reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user of or visitor to the Site, or any other customer, including any account not owned by you, to its source, or exploit the Site or any service or information made available or offered by or through the Site, in any way where the purpose is to reveal any information, including but not limited to personal identification or information, other than your own information, as provided for by the Site.

You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Site, or any systems or networks connected to the Site.

You agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any transaction being conducted on the Site, or with any other person's use of the Site.

You may not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any message or transmittal you send on or through the Site or any service offered on or through the Site. You may not pretend that you are, or that you represent, someone else, or impersonate any other individual or entity.

You may not use the Site or any Content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or to solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which infringes the rights of Giorgio Piola or others.


Other Terms and Conditions
The following terms also govern and apply to your use of the Site, and they are incorporated herein by this reference.
Each of these policies may be changed from time to time and are effective immediately upon posting such changes on the Site.


Accounts, Passwords and Security
The features offered on this Site require you to open an account. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information, including your password, and for any and all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to notify Giorgio Piola immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or password, or any other breach of security. You may not use anyone else's ID, password or account at any time without the express permission and consent of the holder of that ID, password or account. Giorgio Piola can not and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these obligations.


Privacy Policy
Giorgio Piola's Privacy Policy applies to use of this Site, and its terms are made a part of these Terms of Use by this reference. Additionally, by using the Site, you acknowledge and agree that Internet transmissions are never completely private or secure. You understand that any message or information you send to the Site may be read or intercepted by others, even if there is a special notice that a particular transmission is encrypted.

Giorgio Piola's privacy policy covers the collection and use of personal information that may be collected when you visit our website. Please take a moment to read the following to learn more about our information practices, including what type of information is gathered, how the information is used and for what purposes, to whom we disclose the information, and how we safeguard your personal information.

What information we collect
The Giorgio Piola website requires you to create an account based on your personal information. This convenient service saves you time and allows for easier use of our web services. Here's how it works: You create a personal profile - providing your name, email address, surname, the name of the publication you are working for, phone number and your mailing address. The system after a short checkup saves your information and assigns you an account identified by your email address and a password. The next time you use the site all you need to do is enter your email address and password; the system looks up the information it needs to assist you.

How we protect your personal information
Giorgio Piola takes precautions - including administrative, technical, and physical measures - to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft, and misuse, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

Integrity of your personal information
Giorgio Piola has safeguards in place to keep your personal information accurate, complete, and up to date for the purposes for which it is used. Naturally, you always have the right to access and correct the personal information you have provided.


Links to Other Sites and to the Giorgio Piola's Site
This Site may contain links to other independent third-party Web sites ("Linked Sites"). These Linked Sites are provided solely as a convenience to our visitors. Such Linked Sites are not under Giorgio Piola's control, and Giorgio Piola is not responsible for and does not endorse the content of such Linked Sites, including any information or materials contained on such Linked Sites. You will need to make your own independent judgment regarding your interaction with these Linked Sites.


Disclaimers
Giorgio Piola does not promise that the site or any content, service or feature of the site will be error-free or uninterrupted, or that any defects will be corrected, or that your use of the site will provide specific results. The site and its content are delivered on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis. All information provided on the site is subject to change without notice. Giorgio Piola cannot ensure that any files or other data you download from the site will be free of viruses or contamination or destructive features. Giorgio Piola disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site and/or any services. You assume total responsibility for your use of the site and any linked sites. Your sole remedy against Giorgio Piola for dissatisfaction with the site or any content is to stop using the site or any such content. This limitation of relief is a part of the bargain between the parties.

The above disclaimer applies to any damages, liability or injuries caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use, whether for breach of contract, tort, negligence or any other cause of action.

Giorgio Piola reserves the right to do any of the following, at any time, without notice: (1) to modify, suspend or terminate operation of or access to the Site, or any portion of the Site, for any reason; (2) to modify or change the Site, or any portion of the Site, and any applicable policies or terms; and (3) to interrupt the operation of the Site, or any portion of the Site, as necessary to perform routine or non-routine maintenance, error correction, or other changes.


Violation of These Terms of Use
Giorgio Piola may disclose any information we have about you (including your identity) if we determine that such disclosure is necessary in connection with any investigation or complaint regarding your use of the Site, or to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) Giorgio Piola's rights or property, or the rights or property of visitors or users of the Site. Giorgio Piola reserves the right at all times to disclose any information that Giorgio Piola deems necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.

You acknowledge and agree that Giorgio Piola may preserve any transmittal or communication by you with Giorgio Piola through the Site or any service offered on or through the Site, and may also disclose such data if required to do so by law or Giorgio Piola determines that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (1) comply with legal process, (2) enforce these Terms of Use, (3) respond to claims that any such data violates the rights of others, or (4) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Giorgio Piola, its users of or visitors to the Site, and the public.


Feedback and Information
Any feedback you provide at this site shall be deemed to be non-confidential. Giorgio Piola shall be free to use such information on an unrestricted basis.


The information contained in this web site is subject to change without notice.
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