Eurasian River Basin Portal

This User Agreement applies to all information that the Community of Practice platform, located at the domain name https://riverbp.net/ may obtain about the User during the use of the site and its resources.

1.DEFINITION OF TERMS

1.1 The following terms are used in this User Agreement: 

• "Website Administration" - authorized employees to manage the website, who organize and (or) carry out the processing of personal data, as well as determine the purposes of personal data processing, the composition of personal data subject to processing, actions (operations) performed with personal data.

• "Personal Data" means any information relating to a directly or indirectly identified or identifiable natural person (subject of personal data).

• "Processing of personal data" means any action (operation) or set of actions (operations) performed with or without the use of automation means with personal data, including collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (update, change), extraction, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), depersonalization, blocking, deletion, destruction of personal data.

• "Confidentiality of personal data" - a requirement binding on the Operator or any other person who has access to personal data not to allow their dissemination without the consent of the subject of personal data or the existence of another legal basis.

• "Platform User (hereinafter referred to as "User")" - a person who has access to the Website via the Internet and uses the Community of Practice platform.

• "Cookies" is a small piece of data sent by a web server and stored on the user's computer, which a web client or web browser sends to the web server in an HTTP request each time it tries to open a page of the relevant website.

• "IP address" means the unique network address of a node in an IP-based computer network.

• Intellectual property - in a broad sense, the term means a temporary exclusive right fixed by law, as well as personal non-property rights of authors to the result of intellectual activity or means of individualization.

2. GENERAL PROVISIONS

2.1 The User's use of the Platform means agreement with this User Agreement and the terms of processing the User's personal data.

2.2 In case of disagreement with the terms of the User Agreement, the User must stop using the platform.

2.3 This User Agreement applies only to the riverbp.net website. The website does not control and is not responsible for third party websites to which the User may access through links available on the platform.

2.4 The Website Administration does not verify the accuracy of personal data provided by the User of the platform.

3. SUBJECT MATTER OF THE USER AGREEMENT

3.1 This User Agreement establishes the obligations of the Website Administration on non-disclosure and ensuring the protection of confidentiality of personal data that the User provides when registering on the platform.

3.2 The personal data allowed to be processed within the framework of this User Agreement is provided by the User by filling in the registration form in the "Community of Practice" section and includes the following information: 

• full name of the User;

• gender and age;

• country and city;

• position and place of employment;

• area of specialization;

• personal photo;

• electronic mail (e-mail) address;

• a password option to access your account, which is stored in encrypted form.

After registration and to further complete the profile, the User provides information about work experience and education, and shares publications and articles if available.

3.3 The Website Administration has the right to use the technology of cookies. (cookies - service information sent by the web server to the user's computer to be stored in the browser. It is used to store data specific to the user and used by the web server for various purposes).

3.4 The Website Administration receives information about IP-address (unique identifier of the device connected to the local network and/or Internet) of the website visitor. This information is not used to establish identity. 

3.5 Processing of the User's personal data shall be carried out without time limit, by any lawful means, including in personal data information systems with or without the use of automation tools.

3.6 The Website Administration takes the necessary organizational and technical measures to protect the User's personal information from illegal or accidental access, destruction, modification, blocking, copying, distribution, as well as from other illegal actions of third parties.

3.7 The Website Administration is not responsible for the information provided by the User on the platform in a publicly available form.

4. PURPOSES OF COLLECTING USER'S PERSONAL INFORMATION

4.1 The Website Administration may use the User's personal data for the following purposes:

• registration of the User on the platform;

• fulfilling its obligations to the User;

• Evaluating and analyzing the performance of the platform;

• identifying participants of courses and trainings hosted on the platform and obtaining statistics on their progress;

• password recovery;

• conducting informational mailings via e-mail.

5. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES

5.1 The User shall have the right to:

• use and reference the website materials in his/her research;

• to make reposts of these materials on their own resources (websites and social network accounts). Reposts are published with the authors' names and links to the website.

• have access to all sections and materials of the platform. In the absence of such access, contact the website administration.

5.2 The User is obliged to:

• provide personal information necessary for the use of the platform.

• supplement the information provided after enrollment and update if changes occur.

• observe the rules of behavior on the website and the forum, namely: respect other users and the Website Administration; observe the norms of etiquette when communicating with them; do not share advertising and other announcements that do not relate to the subject of the website.

• Respect the intellectual rights of other users, authors and the Website Administration when using or quoting materials posted on the platform (Read more in clause 6).

5.3 The Website Administration shall have the right to:

• use users' personal information for analytical and reporting purposes.

• block and remove users who violate the rules of the website and do not respect the intellectual rights of other authors.

• delete publications and materials that are not relevant to the subject matter of the website.

• delete questionable user accounts (bots, scammers, etc.).

5.4 The Website Administration is obliged to:

• use the obtained information exclusively for the purposes specified in point 4 of this User Agreement.

• ensure confidentiality of confidential information, not to disclose without prior written permission of the User, as well as not to sell, exchange, publish, or otherwise disclose the transferred personal data of the User. Disclosure of information in accordance with reasonable and applicable legal requirements shall not be considered a breach of obligations.

• take precautions to protect the confidentiality of the User's personal data according to the procedures normally used to protect this kind of information in the existing business turnover.

• respect the intellectual rights of other authors when publishing their materials on the website (For more details see point 6)

6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

6.1 All materials published on the website (articles, publications, news, presentations, videos, podcasts, trainings, courses) belong exclusively to their authors. 

6.2 Reposts from other websites are published for informational purposes only. The Website Administration does not claim rights over these materials. All rights belong to the authors. 

6.3 Users and guests of the website are obliged to respect the intellectual property rights of the authors. When quoting materials from the site, it is obligatory to refer to the author and the website.