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Terms and conditions

Tasteology - creative studio is committed to maintaining the trust of the users of our Website. The following terms govern your use of the Website.

1. General Rules of Use

Feel free to explore our website and, where possible, contribute content such as questions, messages and multimedia content (e.g. images, videos). However, the use of the website and the content posted must not be illegal or offensive in any way. You should be careful not to:

  • (a) attacking another person's right to privacy;
  • (b) violate any intellectual property rights;
  • (c) make statements that are defamatory (including to abcoffee®), relate to pornography, are racist or xenophobic in nature, promote hatred or incite violence or disorder;
  • (d) upload files that contain viruses or may cause security problems;
  • (e) Or otherwise jeopardise the integrity of the Website.

Please note that Tasteology - creative studio may remove any content it considers illegal or offensive from the Website.

2. Data protection

Our Privacy Policy applies to any personal data or content shared on this Website.

3. Intellectual property

3.1 Content provided by Tasteology - creative studio

All intellectual property rights, including copyright and trademarks, in content published by or on behalf of Tasteology - creative studio on the Website (for example: text and images) are the property of Tasteology - creative studio or its licensors.

You may reproduce extracts from the Website for your own private use (i.e. non-commercial use) provided that you respect and keep intact all intellectual property rights, including any copyright notice that may be associated with such content.

3.2 Content provided by you

You warrant to Tasteology - creative studio that you are the author of the content you contribute to this website, or that you own the rights to it (i.e. you have the permission of the rights holder) and are authorised to contribute such content (e.g. photos, videos, music) to the website.

You agree that such content shall be treated as non-confidential and you grant Tasteology - creative studio the licence to use free of charge, in perpetuity, throughout the world (including disclosure, reproduction, transmission, publication or broadcast), for purposes related to its business, the content provided by you.

Please note that Tasteology - creative studio is free to decide whether or not to use such content and that Tasteology - creative studio may have already developed similar content or obtained such content from other sources, in which case all intellectual property rights in such content will remain with Tasteology - creative studio and its licensors.

3.3 Rules on user evaluation and criticism services

In addition to the above conditions, the following additional rules apply to rating and review services provided by users. In order to submit content to any rating and review service available on this website (such as texts, photos, videos, images or other content or information), you must be 18 years of age or older, or have received the consent of the person(s) exercising parental authority. If you have received prior payment or a promise of payment in exchange for your offer to participate, or if you have received an incentive, such as free products, discounts, gifts, entries into prize draws, you must disclose this at the time of your participation. If you are an employee of Tasteology - creative studio or work for a company or agency contracted by Tasteology - creative studio, you must declare this relationship. All the content you submit will be accurate and based on your actual experience with the product being evaluated. They will not include any information referring to other websites, addresses, e-mail addresses, contact information or telephone numbers. Tasteology - creative studio shall have no liability whatsoever for the content you submit.

4. Responsibility

As Tasteology - creative studio uses all reasonable endeavours to ensure the accuracy of the contents of our Website and to avoid disruption, we cannot be held responsible for inaccurate information, service interruptions, discontinuations or other events that may cause you damage, whether direct (e.g. computer failure) or indirect (e.g. loss of profits). The degree of reliance on the contents of this Website shall be at the user's own risk. This website may contain links to websites outside of Tasteology - creative studio. Tasteology - creative studio has no control over these third-party websites, does not necessarily endorse their content and accepts no responsibility for them, in particular as to their content, accuracy or function. We therefore invite you to carefully evaluate the legal notices of such third-party websites, and even to keep yourself informed of any changes to them. You may operate a third-party website and wish to create a link to this Website. In this case, Tasteology - creative studio does not object to such a link, provided that you do not in any way suggest that you are affiliated with or sponsored by Tasteology - creative studio. You must not resort to framing or similar practices, and you must ensure that the link to this Website opens in a new window.

5. Get in touch with us

This website is operated by Tasteology - creative studio (NIF 517111420). If you have any questions or comments about the website, please don't hesitate to contact us.

6. Changes

Tasteology - creative studio reserves the right to make changes to these terms and conditions. Please check this page frequently for these terms and conditions and any new information.

7. Jurisdiction and applicable law

Any claim, dispute or conflict resolution related to Tasteology - creative studio will be governed by Portuguese law, through the Consumer Arbitration Court - Centro de Informação de Consumo e Arbitragem do Porto, Rua Damião de Góis, 31 - Loja 6 - 4050-225 Porto, www.cicap.pt.

8. Returns and cancellation policy. Returns/Exchanges

8.1 The consumer has the right to cancel the contracted service within 5 days of signing the contract.

8.2 In the event of cancellation by the consumer within the period indicated in point 8.1, Tasteology - creative studio will refund 90% of the price of the service to the consumer.

8.3 In the event of cancellation by the consumer after the deadline indicated in point 8.1, Tasteology - creative studio reserves the right not to refund the amount to the consumer.

8.4 Tasteology - creative studio reserves the right to cancel any course or workshop by giving prior notice to the consumer and refunding the full cost of the training to the consumer.

8.5 If the full amount of the contacted service is not paid within fifteen days of invoicing, Tasteology - creative studio will cancel the partnership.

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