Terms of use

This document sets out the general terms and conditions on the basis of which the use of the website www.fondazionebarbavarley.org offering cultural and welfare services is offered to users.

1. Definitions
To enable full understanding and acceptance of these terms and conditions, the following terms, in the singular and plural, shall have the meanings set forth below:

● Owner: Barba Varley Foundation, with registered office in. Via Pian della Casa snc. Civitella San Paolo 00060 Rome , VAT Number/Tax Code 96471730588, REA RM – 1628836, PEC address [email protected]

● Application: the website www.fondazionebarbavarley.org

● User: any individual who accesses and uses the Application.

● Terms: this contract governing the relationship between the Owner and Users.

2. Scope of the Conditions

Use of the Application implies User’s acceptance of the Terms. If the User does not intend to accept the Terms and/or any other notes, legal notices, disclosures published or referred to therein, the User may not use the Application or its services.

The Terms may be changed at any time. Any changes will be in effect from the time they are posted on the Application.

Before using the Application, you should read the Terms carefully and save or print them for future reference.

The Owner reserves the right to vary, at its own discretion, at any time, even after the User’s registration, the graphical interface of the Application, the Contents and their organization, as well as any other aspect that characterizes the functionality and management of the Application, communicating to the User, where necessary, the relevant instructions.

3. Registration

To use the features of the Application, Users must register by providing, truthfully and completely, all the data requested in the relevant registration form and fully accept the privacy policy ( https://fondazionebarbavarley.org/privacypolicy/) and the Terms.

The User is responsible for the safekeeping of his/her access credentials, which are to be used exclusively by the User and may not be given to third parties. The User agrees to keep them secret and ensure that no third party has access to them and to inform the Owner immediately if he suspects or becomes aware of any misuse or improper disclosure of them.

The User warrants that the personal information provided during the registration process is complete and true and agrees to hold the Owner harmless and indemnified from any damages, compensatory obligations and/or penalties arising from and/or in any way related to the User’s violation of the rules on registration to the Application or storage
of registration credentials.

4. Account deletion and termination

Registered Users may discontinue using the Application at any time and deactivate their account or request deletion through the Application interface, if possible, or by sending a written notice to [email protected]

In the event of User’s violation of the Terms or applicable legal provisions, the Owner reserves the right to suspend or terminate User’s account at any time and without notice.

5. Industrial and Intellectual Property Rights

The Owner declares that it is the owner and/or licensee of all intellectual property rights relating to and/or pertaining to the Application and/or the Content available on the Application. Therefore, all trademarks, figurative or nominative and all other signs, trade names, service marks, word marks, trade names, illustrations, images, logos, and content relating to the Application are and remain the property of the Owner or its licensors and are protected by applicable trademark laws and relevant international treaties.

The Terms do not grant the User any license to use any individual content and/or materials available therein, unless otherwise governed.

Any reproductions in any form of the explanatory texts and Contents of the Application, if not authorized, will be considered violations of the Owner’s intellectual and industrial property rights.

6. Exclusion of warranty

The Application is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and the Owner makes no express or implied warranties with respect to the Application, nor does the Owner make any warranty that the Application will meet the needs of Users or that it will never have interruptions or be error-free or that it will be free of viruses or bugs.

The Owner will endeavor to ensure that the Application is available continuously 24 hours a day, but shall in no way be held liable if, for any reason, the Application is not accessible and/or operational at any time or for any period. Access to the Application may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the event of
system failure, maintenance, repairs or for reasons wholly beyond the Owner’s control or due to force majeure events.

7. Limitation of Liability

The Owner shall not be liable to the User, except in the case of willful misconduct or gross negligence, for inefficiencies or malfunctions related to the use of the Internet beyond its control or that of its suppliers.

The Owner will also not be responsible for any damages, losses and costs incurred by the User as a result of failure to perform the contract for reasons beyond its control.

The Holder assumes no responsibility for any fraudulent and illegal use that may be made by third parties of credit cards and other means of payment

The Holder will not be responsible for:

● any loss of business opportunity and any other losses, including indirect losses, that may be suffered by the User that are not a direct result of the breach of contract by the Owner

● incorrect or inappropriate use of the Application by Users or third parties

In no case shall the Owner be held liable for more than twice the amount of the cost paid by the User.

8. Force majeure

The Holder shall not be held liable for failure or delay in the performance of its obligations, for circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Holder due to force majeure events or, otherwise, unforeseen and unforeseeable events and, in any case, beyond its control.

The Holder’s performance of obligations will be considered suspended for the period during which force majeure events occur.

The Holder will take any action in its power in order to find solutions that will allow the proper fulfillment of its obligations despite the persistence of force majeure events.

9. Linking to third-party sites

The Application may contain links to third-party sites/applications. The Owner exercises no control over them and, therefore, is in no way responsible for the content of these sites/applications.

Some of these links may refer to third party sites/applications that provide services through the Application. In these cases, the general conditions for the use of the site/application and for the use of the service prepared by the third parties will apply to the individual services, with respect to which the Owner assumes no responsibility.

10. Privacy

The protection and processing of personal data will take place in accordance with the Privacy Policy which can be viewed at https://fondazionebarbavarley.org/privacy-policy/

11. Applicable law and place of jurisdiction

The Conditions are subject to Italian law.

For non-Consumer users, any dispute relating to the Application, performance and interpretation of these Terms shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the court of the place where the Owner is located.

For Consumer Users, any dispute relating to the application, execution and interpretation of these Conditions shall be devolved to the court of the place where the Consumer User resides or has elected domicile, if located in the territory of the Italian State, without prejudice to the right of the Consumer User to bring an action before a judge other than the “consumer forum” pursuant to art. 66 bis of the Consumer Code, with territorial jurisdiction according to one of the criteria set forth in Articles 18, 19 and 20 of the Civil Procedural Code.

It is without prejudice to the application to Consumer Users who do not have their habitual residence in Italy of any more favorable and mandatory provisions provided for by the law of the country in which they have their habitual residence, in particular in relation to the deadline for exercising the right of withdrawal, the deadline for the return of the Products, in the event of the exercise of such right, the methods and formalities for the communication thereof and the legal guarantee of conformity.

12. Online Dispute Resolution for Consumer Users.

The User Consumer residing in Europe should be aware that the European Commission has established an online platform that provides an alternative dispute resolution tool. This tool can be used by the User Consumer to non-judicially resolve any dispute relating to and/or arising from contracts for the sale of goods and provision of services entered into online. Accordingly, the User Consumer may use such platform for the resolution of any dispute arising from the contract entered into online. The platform is available at the following address: ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/

 

Last updated: 07/28/2026