Terms of Service

1. Your Acceptance

This is an agreement between Smart Conference Srl - Italy Corporation, the owner and operator of SmartConference service and www.smartconference.eu - www.smartconference.it (the "SmartConference Site"), the SmartConference software, including SmartConference App (collectively, including all content provided by Smart Conference through SmartConference App and the SmartConference Site, the "SmartConference Service", or the "Service"), and you ("you" or "You"), a user of the Service. BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, AND SMARTCONFERENCE'S PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT http://www.smartconference.eu/?page=legal#Privacy, AND WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. If you choose to not agree with any of these terms, you may not use the Service.

2. SmartConference Service

These Terms of Service apply to all users of the SmartConference Service. Information provided by our users through the SmartConference Service may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by Smart Conference. Smart Conference has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. In addition, Smart Conference will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using the Service, you expressly acknowledge and agree that Smart Conference shall not be responsible for any damages, claims or other liability arising from or related to your use of any third-party website.

3. SmartConference Access

A. Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Service, Smart Conference hereby grants you permission to use the Service, provided that: (i) your use of the Service as permitted is solely for your personal use, and you are not permitted to resell or charge others for use of or access to the Service, or in any other manner inconsistent with these Terms of Service; (ii) you will not duplicate, transfer, give access to, copy or distribute any part of the Service in any medium without Smart Conference's prior written authorization; (iii) you will not attempt to reverse engineer, alter or modify any part of the Service; and (iv) you will otherwise comply with the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

B. In order to access and use the features of the Service, you acknowledge and agree that you will have to provide Smart Conference with your mobile phone number, your email for registration and any data required to use the Service. You expressly acknowledge and agree that in order to provide the Service, Smart Conference may periodically access your contact list and/or address book on your mobile device to find and keep track of mobile phone numbers of other users of the Service. When providing your mobile phone number and/or email, you must provide accurate and complete information. You hereby give your express consent to Smart Conference to access your contact list and/or address book for mobile phone numbers in order to provide and use the Service. You are solely responsible for the status messages and the information that you submit for the Conference/Event and that are displayed for your mobile phone number/email on the SmartConference Service. You must notify Smart Conference immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your mobile phone and email. Although Smart Conference will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of SmartConference or others due to such unauthorized use.

C. You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, "robots," "spiders," "offline readers," etc. or "load testers" such as wget, apache bench, mswebstress, httpload, blitz, Xcode Automator, Android Monkey, etc., that accesses the Service in a manner that sends more request messages to the SmartConference servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a SmartConference application, and you are forbidden from ripping the content unless specifically allowed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Smart Conference grants the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the website for the sole purpose of creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials. Smart Conference reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific cases. While we don't disallow the use of sniffers such as Ethereal, tcpdump or HTTPWatch in general, we do disallow any efforts to reverse-engineer our system, our protocols, or explore outside the boundaries of the normal requests made by SmartConference clients. We have to disallow using request modification tools such as fiddler or whisker, or the like or any other such tools activities that are meant to explore or harm, penetrate or test the site. You must secure our permission before you measure, test, health check or otherwise monitor any network equipment, servers or assets hosted on our domain. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including phone number, from the Service, nor to use the communication systems provided by the Service for any commercial solicitation or spam purposes. You agree not to spam, or solicit for commercial purposes, any users of the Service.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

The design of the SmartConference Service along with SmartConference created text, scripts, graphics, interactive features and the like, except Status Submissions and Conferece/Event information submission (as defined below), and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are owned by or licensed to Smart Conference, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under Europe and foreign laws and international conventions. The Service is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Smart Conference reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Service other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of Status Submissions of third parties obtained through the Service for any commercial purposes.

5. User Status Submissions and Conference/Event information submission

A. The SmartConference Service allows SmartConference users to submit status text, Conference/Event related information, profile photos and other communications submitted by you, as well as the automatic submission of your "last seen" status (collectively, the "Status Submissions"). These Submissions may be hosted, shared, and/or published as part of the SmartConference Service, and may be visible to other users of the Service who have your mobile phone number in their mobile phone and which you have not expressly blocked and/or participanting in the same Event/Conference as you. For clarity, direct messages, location data and photos or files that you send directly to other SmartConference users will only be viewable by those SmartConference user(s) or group(s) you directly send such information; but Status Submissions and Conference/Event related information submission may be globally viewed by SmartConference users that have your mobile phone number on their smartphone or have registered in the same Event/Conference or are in your list of Favourite Contacts. A good rule of thumb is if you donŐt want the whole world to know something or see something, donŐt submit it as a Status Submission to the Service. The submission of your 'last seen' status is done on an automatic basis. As clarified in the following section, you retain your ownership rights in your Status Submissions. You understand that whether or not such Status Submissions are published, Smart Conference does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any submissions.

B. You shall be solely responsible for your own Status and Conference/Event Information Submissions and the consequences of posting or publishing them. Because SmartConference is only acting as a repository of data, user submitted statuses do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of SmartConference, and SmartConference makes no guarantees as to the validity, accuracy or legal status of any status. In connection with Status Submissions, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that: (i) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize Smart Conference to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all Status/Conference/Event data Submissions to enable inclusion and use of the Status/Conference/Event data Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Service and these Terms of Service; and (ii) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in the Status/Conference/Event data Submission to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of the Status/Conference/Event data Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Service and these Terms of Service. To be clear: you retain all of your ownership rights in your Status/Conference/Event data Submissions, but you have to have the rights in the first place. However, by submitting the Status Submissions or Conference/Event status information to SmartConference, you hereby grant SmartConference a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the Status Submissions and Conference/Event information submission in connection with the SmartConference Service and Smart Conference's (and its successor's) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the SmartConference Service (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each subscriber to your status and Conference/Event information on the SmartConference Service a non-exclusive license to access your Status/Conference/Event data Submissions through the Service. The foregoing license granted by you terminates once you remove or delete a Status Submission and Conference/Event information from the SmartConference Service.

C. In connection with Status Submissions and Conference/Event information, you further agree that you will not: (i) submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant Smart Conference all of the license rights granted herein; (ii) publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage Smart Conference or any third party; (iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; (iv) post advertisements or solicitations of business; (v) impersonate another person; (vi) send or store material containing software viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful computer code, files, scripts, agents or programs; (vii) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service or the data contained therein; or (viii) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its related systems or networks.

D. Adult content must be identified as such. Smart Conference does not endorse any Status Submission or Event/Conference information submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and Smart Conference expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with Status Submissions and Conference/Event information submission. Smart Conference does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights via its Service, and Smart Conference will remove all content and Status Submissions and Conference/Event information submission if properly notified that such content or Status Submission or Conference/Event information submission infringes on another's intellectual property rights. Smart Conference reserves the right to remove content and Status Submissions and Conference/Event information submission without prior notice. Smart Conference may also terminate a user's access to the Service, if they are determined to be a repeat infringer, or for any or no reason, including being annoying. A repeat infringer is a User who has been notified of infringing activity more than once and/or has had a Status Submission and Conference/Event information submission removed from the Service more than twice. An annoying person is anyone who is (capriciously or not) determined to be annoying by authorized Smart Conference employees, agents, subagents, superagents or superheros. Smart Conference also reserves the right to decide whether content or a Status Submission and Conference/Event information submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Service for violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property law, such as, but not limited to excessive length or limited interest. Smart Conference may remove such Status Submissions and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Service at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion.

E. You understand that when using the SmartConference Service you will be exposed to Status Submissions and Conference/Event information submission from a variety of sources, and that Smart Conference is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such Status Submissions and Conference/Event information submission, and that such Status Submissions and Conference/Event information submission are not the responsibility of Smart Conference. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to Status Submissions and Conference/Event information submission that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against Smart Conference with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold Smart Conference, its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the SmartConference Service.

F. Smart Conference permits you to link to materials on the Service for personal purposes only. Smart Conference reserves the right to discontinue any aspect of the SmartConference Service at any time.

6. Warranty Disclaimer

YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SMARTCONFERENCE SERVICE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SMART CONFERENCE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. SMART CONFERENCE MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SERVICE'S CONTENT AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR SERVICE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SERVICE THROUGH THE ACTIONS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONSIN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SMARTCONFERENCE SERVICE. SMART CONFERENCE DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SMARTCONFERENCE SERVICE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY USER STATUS SUBMISSION OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND SMART CONFERENCE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE. AND AGAIN, USE THIS JUST FOR FUN.

7. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL SMART CONFERENCE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR SERVERS, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SERVICE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SMARTCONFERENCE CLIENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND/OR (VI) THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR PRIVACY POLICY. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SMART CONFERENCE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.

The Service is controlled and offered by Smart Conference from its facilities in Europe. Smart Conference makes no representations that the SmartConference Service is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the SmartConference Service from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.

8. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Smart Conference, its parent corporation, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the SmartConference Service; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Service; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that one of your Status Submissions and Conference/Event information submission caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Service and your use of the SmartConference Service. We don't support or encourage illegal consumption of alcohol or tobacco, so there.

9. Ability to Accept Terms of Service

You affirm that you are either more than 16 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Service. In any case, you affirm that you are at least 16 years old as the SmartConference Service is not intended for children under 16. If you are under 16 years of age, you are not permitted to use the SmartConference Service. Smart Conference is the developer of the Service, with an address at Viale Gianluigi Bonelli, 40 - 00127 Rome, Italy, info at www.smartconference.eu

10. Assignment

These Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Smart Conference without restriction.

11. General

You agree that: (i) the SmartConference Service shall be deemed solely based in Europe; (ii) the SmartConference Service shall be deemed a passive server that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over Smart Conference, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Italy/Europe; and (iii) that you agree to subject to the jurisdiction of Europe/Italy in the event of any legal dispute. These Terms of Service shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of Italy/Europe, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any claim or dispute between you and Smart Conference that arises in whole or in part from the SmartConference Service shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located Italy. These Terms of Service, together with the Privacy Policy at http://www.smartconference.eu/?page=legal#Privacy and any other legal notices published by Smart Conference, including, but not limited to an end user license agreement, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Smart Conference concerning the SmartConference Service. If any provision of these Terms of Service is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Service, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this these Terms of Service shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Smart Conference's failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Smart Conference reserves the right to amend or modify these Terms of Service at any time, and it is your responsibility to review these Terms of Service for any changes. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, your only recourse is to discontinue the use of the SmartConference Service. Your continued use of the SmartConference Service following any amendment of these Terms of Service will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms. YOU AND SMART CONFERENCE AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SMARTCONFERENCE SERVICE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

Privacy Notice

Smart Conference Srl ("Smart Conference") recognizes that its customers, visitors and users, want to know what's up with privacy. Smart Conference provides this Privacy Policy to help you make an informed decision about whether to use or continue using the SmartConference Site, SmartConference Software and/or the SmartConference App Service. If you do not agree to our practices, please do not use the SmartConference Site, SmartConference Software, or SmartConference App Service.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the SmartConference Terms of Service. Your use of the SmartConference Site, SmartConference Software and the SmartConference App Service and any personal information you provide on the SmartConference Site or SmartConference Service remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.

Please note that any Status Submissions and/or other content and/or Event/Conference Information submission posted at the direction or discretion of users of the SmartConference Service becomes published content and is not considered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Policy.

What Does This Privacy Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy is part of SmartConference's Terms of Service and covers the treatment of user information, including personally identifying information, obtained by SmartConference, including information obtained when you access the SmartConference's Site, use the SmartConference Service or any other software provided by Smart Conference.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Smart Conference does not own or control, or to individuals whom Smart Conference does not employ or manage, including any of the third parties to which Smart Conference may disclose user information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

The Information SmartConference Collects
Smart Conference may obtain the following types of information from or concerning you or your mobile phone device, which may include information that can be used to identify you as specified below ("Personally Identifying Information"):

User Provided Information: You provide certain Personally Identifiable Information, such as your mobile phone number, email, push notification name (if applicable), billing information (if applicable) and mobile device information to Smart Conference when choosing to participate in various uses of the SmartConference Service, such as registering as a user, updating your status or update Conference/Event information. In order to provide the SmartConference Service, Smart Conference will periodically access your address book or contact list on your mobile phone to locate the mobile phone numbers of other SmartConference users ("in-network" numbers), or otherwise categorize other mobile phone numbers as "out-network" numbers, which are stored as one-way irreversibly hashed values.

Log File Information: When you use the SmartConference Site, Software and App, our servers automatically record certain information that your web browser and Mobile App sends whenever you visit any website and access specific App functions. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of your request, one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser, your phone number, phone number you are requesting the status of and various status information, your email when requested, specific functions accessed and Conference/Event contents visited. When you use the SmartConference Service, our servers log certain general information that our application sends whenever a message is sent or received or a specific function or App page is accessed, or if you update or request any status information, including time and date stamps and the mobile phone numbers/mobile uid the messages were sent from and to. Log File Information are anonymously elaborated by Smart Conference for statistic use and as feedback for Smart Conference and the Event/Conference Organizers upon request.

The Way Smart Conference Uses Information
If you submit Personally Identifiable Information to us through the SmartConference Site, or SmartConference Service, then we use your personal information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of the SmartConference Site and SmartConference App Service. In particular, your mobile phone and email number are essential to your use of the Smart Conference Service and will be retained. Any billing information that may be collected from you will be deleted thirty (30) days after the termination of your account with SmartConference. Any Personally Identifiable Information or status content that you voluntarily disclose on the SmartConference Service becomes publicly available and may be collected and used by other users of the SmartConference Service (unless such user is blocked by you). Your name (as it is saved in other user's mobile phone address book or contact list) may be displayed to other users when you update your status messages through the SmartConference Service and other users may contact you through the SmartConference Service. We do not use your mobile phone number or other Personally Identifiable Information to send commercial or marketing messages without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. We may, however, use your mobile phone number (and email address) without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying you of major SmartConference Site or SmartConference Service changes or for customer service purposes). We may use both your Personally Identifiable Information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous user usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of the SmartConference Site and SmartConference Service and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing user preferences and trends. Hopefully we improve the SmartConference Site and Service and don't make it suck worse. We may use cookies and log file information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you use the SmartConference Service or SmartConference Site; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor individual and aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.; and (d) track your entries, submissions, views and such.

Your Choices
You may, of course, decline to submit Personally Identifiable Information through the SmartConference Site or the SmartConference Service, in which case SmartConference may not be able to provide certain services to you. If you do not agree with our Privacy Policy or Terms of Service, please delete your account, uninstall the SmartConference mobile application and discontinue use of the SmartConference Service; your continued usage of the SmartConference Service will signify your assent to and acceptance of our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as SMS and email authentication in certain cases) to verify your identity before registering your mobile phone number and granting you access to the SmartConference Service. Please contact Smart Conference via email to support at smartconference.eu or available web forms with any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, your consent, or your opt-in or opt-out choices.

Our Commitment To Data Security
SmartConference uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to SmartConference and you do so at your own risk. Using unsecured wifi or other unprotected networks to submit messages through the SmartConference Service is never recommended. Once we receive your transmission of information, Smart Conference makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If Smart Conference learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. Smart Conference may post a notice on the SmartConference Site or through the SmartConference Service if a security breach occurs.

Special Note to International Users
The SmartConference Site and Service are hosted in the Ireland/Europe and are intended for and directed to users in the Europe. If you are a user accessing the SmartConference Site and Service from the United States, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from Europe laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the SmartConference Site and Service, which are governed by Europe/Italy law, this Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Service, you are transferring your personal information to the Europe and you expressly consent to that transfer and consent to be governed by Europe/Italye law for these purposes.

In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Bankruptcy
In the event that SmartConference is acquired by or merged with a third party entity, we reserve the right to transfer or assign the information we have collected from our users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the (hopefully) unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.

This information is provided - also in pursuance of Section 13 of Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 - to any entity having to do with the services that are made available by Smart Conference.

The information provided only applies to our web site, software and App Service and does not concern any web sites that may be visited by an user via external links.

The information provided is also based on the guidelines contained in Recommendation no. 2/2001, which was adopted on 17 May 2001 by the European data protection authorities within the Working Party set up under Article 29 of European Directive 95/46/EC in order to lay down minimum requirements for the collection of personal data online - especially with regard to arrangements, timing and contents of the information to be provided by data controllers to users visiting web pages for whatever purpose.

Data Controller
Visiting this site, using the Software and the App may result into the processing of data concerning identified or identifiable persons.

The data controller is Smart Conference, with registered office in Rome (Italy), Viale Gianluigi Bonelli, 40 - 00127.

Place Where Data Is Processed
The processing operations related to the web-based and App services that are made available via this website, the Software and the App are carried out at the aforementioned office exclusively by technical staff in charge of said processing, or else by persons tasked with such maintenance activities as may be necessary from time to time.

Any personal data that is provided by users requesting to be sent information materials such as bulletins, CD-ROMs, newsletters, annual reports, answers to questions, decisions and sundry provisions, etc. is only used to provide the service and/or discharge the tasks requested and is disclosed to third parties only if this is necessary for the said purposes.

Categories of Processed data
Navigation Data
The information systems and software procedures relied upon to operate this web site, Software and App acquire personal data as part of their standard functioning; the transmission of such data is an inherent feature of Internet communication protocols.

Such information is not collected in order to relate it to identified data subjects, however it might allow user identification per se after being processed and matched with data held by third parties.

This data category includes IP addresses and/or the domain names of the computers used by any user connecting with this web site, Software and App, the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of the requested resources, the time of such requests, the method used for submitting a given request to the server, returned file size, a numerical code relating to server response status (successfully performed, error, etc.), and other parameters related to the user's operating system and computer environment.

These data are only used to extract anonymous statistical information on website, Software and App use as well as to check its functioning; they are erased immediately after being processed. The data might be used to establish liability in case computer crimes are committed against the website, Software and App; except for this circumstance, any data on web contacts is currently retained for no longer than seven days.

Data Provided Voluntarily by Users
Sending e-mail messages to the addresses mentioned on this website, Software and App which is done on the basis of a freely chosen, explicit, and voluntary option, entails acquisition of the sender's address, which is necessary in order to reply to any request, as well as of such additional personal data as is contained in the message(s).

Specific summary information notices will be shown and/or displayed on the pages that are used for providing services on demand.

Cookies
No personal data concerning users is acquired by the website in this regard.

No cookies are used to transmit personal information, nor are so-called persistent cookies or user tracking systems implemented.

Use of the so-called session cookies - which are not stored permanently on the user's computer and disappear upon closing the browser - is exclusively limited to the transmission of session ID's - consisting of server-generated casual numbers - as necessary to allow secure, effective navigation.

The so-called session cookies used by this website make it unnecessary to implement other computer techniques that are potentially detrimental to the confidentiality of user navigation, whilst they do not allow acquiring the user's personal identification data.

Optional Data Provision
Subject to the specifications made with regard to navigation data, users are free to provide the personal data either to be entered in the application forms submitted to the Office or referred to in contacting the Office to request delivery of information materials and other communications.

Failure to provide such data may entail the failure to be provided with the items requested.

For completeness' sake, it should be pointed out that in some cases - which are not the subject of the standard management of this website, Software and App - our Authority may request information pursuant to Section 157(1) of Legislative Decree no. 196/2003 with a view to supervising the processing of personal data. In these cases it is mandatory to comply under penalty of administrative penalties.

Processing Arrangements
Personal data is processed with automated means for no longer than is necessary to achieve the purposes for which it has been collected.

Specific security measures are implemented to prevent the data from being lost, used unlawfully and/or inappropriately, and accessed without authorisation.

Data Subjects' Rights
Data subjects are entitled at any time to obtain confirmation of the existence of personal data concerning them and be informed of their contents and origin, verify their accuracy, or else request that such data be supplemented, updated or rectified (Section 7 of Legislative Decree no. 196/2003).

The above Section also provides for the right to request erasure, anonymisation or blocking of any data that is processed in breach of the law as well as to object in all cases, on legitimate grounds, to processing of the data.

All requests should be emailed to, faxed to +39 06 89281053, or sent to the Smart Conference office (Viale Gianluigi Bonelli, 40 - 00127 Rome - Italy).

P3P
This privacy notice can be viewed in automatic format by means of the most recent browsers implementing the P3P (Platform for Privacy Preferences Project) standard as proposed by the World Wide Web Consortium (www.w3c.org).

All efforts will be made to ensure the highest interoperability between the functions of this site and the automatic privacy verification mechanisms that are made available by some software products applied by users.

Bearing in mind that the current development status of automatic verification mechanisms is such as not to allow ruling out errors and malfunctioning, it is hereby specified that this document as posted at:

http://www.smartconference.eu/?page=legal#Privacy

is the privacy policy of this site and will be updated as necessary.

Changes and updates to this Privacy Notice
This Privacy Policy may be revised periodically and this will be reflected by the "effective date" below. Please revisit this page to stay aware of any changes. Your continued use of the SmartConference Site, SmartConference Service and SmartConference App constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any amendments.

Date Last Modified:

This Privacy Notice was last modified February 18th, 2014