Terms & Conditions

IN GENERAL

“FYINEWS SINGLE MEMBER S.A.” has created this website to facilitate all those who use their computer as their main tool for personal information and entertainment. Fyi.news offers its services under the following terms of use, which the visitor/user of the pages of the website is invited to read carefully and to visit/use the pages/services of fyi.news only if he/she fully accepts them.

Fyi.news is a modern information medium addressed to those who live today, in a social media-first manner. We aim to curate and present the most important daily news, in a simple, interactive and understandable way. Always with transparency, objectivity and integrity.

Use of the services indicates acceptance of these terms and conditions. The terms may be amended periodically. Therefore, check them from time to time as continued use of the site indicates acceptance of the terms that may have changed.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Before entering the website, the user agrees that he/she accepts the above and following terms, which are communicated by the company “FYINEWS SINGLE MEMBER S.A.” with the present.

 

THE SERVICES PROVIDED

On the pages and social media of fyi.news we include a daily selection of the 5 most important current affairs issues, which we present with integrity, objectivity and transparency. Existing as well as any new services included in fyi.news are subject to these terms of use, unless explicitly stated otherwise. The user of fyi.news services understands and accepts that all services are provided “as is” and fyi.news disclaims any liability related to the limited duration, deletion, misperformance or inability to electronically store any user data and/or any personal page/service content.

The visitor/user is responsible for accessing the services of fyi.news and the relevant access may require the payment of fees to third parties (e.g. internet service providers, internet time charges). The visitor/user is solely responsible for paying the relevant fees. Also, the visitor/user is solely responsible for his/her personal equipment with the necessary technological means to access the services of fyi.news.

 

COPYRIGHT & LIMITED LICENCE

The design of the website, including the elements that make up the website (texts, images, photographs, graphics, logos, distinctive features, etc.), as well as their composition, i.e. the content of the website – with the exception of the expressly mentioned copyrights of third parties or entities – are the exclusive property of FYINEWS SINGLE MEMBER S.A. holding the respective and exclusive intellectual property rights and their exploitation, under the terms and conditions set forth herein and all relevant intellectual property laws. In conclusion, no user has the right to edit the content and operation of the website. No reproduction or public display of the website, excerpt thereof or elements thereof for any public or commercial purpose is permitted in any way, except as otherwise permitted herein.

 

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS-VISITORS

It is mutually understood and accepted that, although fyi.news provides its visitors/users with the necessary technological infrastructure and means for posting/publishing content, all information, data, texts, graphics, photos, images, music files, videos, messages and all content, whether posted publicly or privately transmitted, remains the sole responsibility of the natural or legal person from whom the content originates. This means that the visitor/user is solely responsible for all and any content posted, published, sent, transferred or otherwise made available through the services of fyi.news.

Due to its volume, fyi.news is not able to control all of the content posted by its visitors/users on its website services, so it does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, legality, or quality of such content. The visitor/user understands and accepts that by using the services of fyi.news he/she may be exposed to content that is offensive, immoral or illegal. Under no circumstances can fyi.news be held responsible for any error or omission in any content or for any damage or harm that may arise from the use of any content posted, sent, transferred or otherwise made available by visitors / users on the services of fyi.news. Visitors/users agree not to use the services of fyi.news for:

  1. Posting, publishing, sending, transmitting, transferring or using any other method to install content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, offensive, harmful, defamatory, vulgar, violent, abusive, racist or otherwise objectionable, violates the personality and personal data of others, causes feelings of hatred, and/or any other constituted criminal offence.
  2. Causing harm to minors in any way.
  3. Impersonation of any legal or natural person or false statement about the identity of the visitor/user or misleading statement regarding the relationship and/or cooperation of the visitor/user with any other legal or natural person.
  4. Forgery or other alteration of the identifiers of users / members in order to mislead as to the origin of the content transmitted through the services of fyi.news.
  5. Posting, publishing, uploading, transmitting, transferring or otherwise using any method to install content by a person who is not entitled to make that content available under law or under a confidential relationship.
  6. Posting, publishing, uploading, sending, transferring or using any other method to install software or content in any form (text, image, audio, video, animation) that infringes any intellectual property rights of any entity (including trade secrets).
  7. Posting, publishing, sending, transmitting or using any other method to install unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or other product promotional content, sending unsolicited and uninvited e-mails and any other form of unsolicited promotional content.
  8. Posting, publishing, sending, transmitting or using any other method to install and/or promote and/or distribute content containing digital viruses or any other electronic code, files or programs designed to interfere with, destroy or limit the operation of any computer software or equipment or telecommunications equipment.
  9. Interference with the services or disruption of the services or servers or networks connected to the services of fyi.news , or violation of the conditions, procedures and rules of use of these networks.
  10. Violation, with or without intent, of any local, national, European, international legislation and/or any rule of law that has the force of law and concerns and/or covers any service of fyi.news .
  11. Interference in any way with the privacy and individual and social rights of other users/members (such as the collection and/or storage of personal data of other users/members).

 

The visitor/user of fyi.news understands and accepts that fyi.news does not make a preliminary check of the content, but that fyi.news and its competent partners reserve the right (and not the obligation) of the exclusive choice to refuse to post/publish or move or delete any content available through the services of fyi.news. Also, fyi.news and its relevant partners reserve the right to delete any content that violates these terms of use. The visitor/user understands and accepts that he/she must evaluate and be responsible for any risk that may be involved in the use of any content, including any decision to rely on the accuracy, completeness and/or usefulness of any content. In this sense, the visitor/user understands and accepts that he/she cannot rely on the content created by fyi.news or submitted for posting on fyi.news, including information available on fyi.news , chat rooms, user pages and all other fyi.news services.

The visitor/user understands and accepts the international nature of the internet and commits to respect and strictly comply with the local rules of conduct of each country. Specifically, the visitor/user undertakes to faithfully follow the legislation concerning the transmission of data from Greece and Europe to third countries.

 

START – TERMINATION OF SERVICES

Fyi.news reserves the right to modify and/or temporarily or permanently discontinue part or all of its services with or without notice to visitors/users.

The visitor/user understands and accepts that fyi.news reserves the exclusive right to discontinue the use of his/her passwords to its services and/or to discontinue the provision of its content to visitors/users that it believes have violated the letter and spirit of these terms of use.

 

PROVISION OF PERMISSION FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES

The visitor/user who makes use of the services of fyi.news to post and/or publish information, data, texts, graphics, photographs, pictures, images, music files, videos, messages, gives permission to fyi.news, for the period of time that this content is part of the services of fyi.news, to use the space where the content has been posted for advertising purposes. Also, the visitor/user who posts and/or publishes information, data, texts, texts, graphics, photos, pictures, images, music files, videos, messages consents to the posting and/or publication of advertisements by fyi.news on the relevant pages/services.

In case of using the services of fyi.news in a way that violates these terms, fyi.news reserves the right to exclude without notice the user from the services of fyi.news.

 

DAMAGE – COMPENSATION

The visitor/user of fyi.news understands and accepts that he/she retains the exclusive responsibility to compensate fyi.news and its partners for any legal dispute that may arise between him/her and third parties due to the content that he/she makes available for posting, publication, or other transfer through the services of fyi.news.

 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Given the nature and volume of the Internet, under any circumstances, including negligence, fyi.news shall not be liable for any form of damage suffered by the visitor/user of the pages, services, options and contents of fyi.news which he/she undertakes on his/her own initiative. The contents of fyi.news are provided “as is” without any warranty expressed or implied in any way. To the fullest extent permitted by law, fyi.news disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, those implying merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Fyi.news has no responsibility for the communication of the visitor/user with the third party service providers advertised on fyi.news and for any commercial transaction that may arise from the relationship between them.

Fyi.news does not guarantee that the pages, services, options and contents will be provided without interruption, without errors and that errors will be corrected. Also fyi.news does not guarantee that the same or any other related site or the servers through which they are made available to users/members, do not contain “viruses” or other harmful components. Fyi.news does not guarantee under any circumstances the correctness, completeness or availability of the contents, pages, services, options or their results. The cost of any corrections or services is borne by the visitor/user and in no case fyi.news

 

EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INFORMATION/ADVICE

Fyi.news undertakes the collection, processing and distribution of its content, and guarantees its integrity, completeness, adequacy and general suitability. Every day we select the 5 most important current affairs topics, which we present with integrity, objectivity and transparency. Our journalistic texts are written by real people, with real identities. No news is created by AI. There are no bots. No fake accounts either. We are closely monitoring relevant technological developments and in case in the future AI can improve our work and be integrated into our operation, this text will be updated to reflect our new guidelines.

Visitors/users of fyi.news , using its services on their own initiative and may cross-check the information provided.

 

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

Fyi.news does not control the availability, content, privacy policy, quality and completeness of the services of other web sites and pages to which it refers through links, hyperlinks or advertising banners. Therefore, for any problem that may arise during the visit/use, the visitor/user must contact directly the respective web sites and pages, which are fully responsible for the provision of their services. Fyi.news should in no way be considered to endorse or accept the content or services of the web sites and pages to which it refers or to which it is linked in any other way.

 

SERVICES AND PAGES OF A PERSONAL NATURE AND CONTENT

The visitor/user understands and accepts that fyi.news may adopt new terms of use of its services including time limits that will be maintained on fyi.news services, messages (forums), and/or any other content posted and/or published by the visitor/user. Fyi.news reserves the right to modify, at any time and without notice, the limits of storage space of content provided through its services to visitors/users.

 

APPLICABLE LAW AND OTHER CONDITIONS

The above terms and conditions of use of fyi.news, as well as any modification thereof, are governed and supplemented by Greek law, the law of the European Union and the relevant international treaties. Any provision of the above terms that is contrary to the law shall automatically cease to be valid and shall be removed from the present, without in any way affecting the validity of the other terms. The present constitutes the entire agreement between fyi.news and the visitor/user of its pages and services and is binding only on them. No modification of these terms shall be considered and shall not form part of this agreement unless it has been expressed in writing and incorporated herein.

 

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

The non-exercise by the beneficiary of any right of power or right to compensation under the law shall in no case constitute a waiver of that right. These terms are governed by and interpreted in accordance with Greek law, and the Greek courts shall have jurisdiction to settle any dispute. The beneficiary, however, has the right to waive this provision and to apply and/or interpret these terms in accordance with the law of the user’s country, and to submit any disputes and/or disputes to the jurisdiction of the user’s country.

 

RIGHT OF MODIFICATION

“FYINEWS SINGLE MEMBER S.A.” reserves the right to modify at any time and without notice the terms and conditions for the use of the website. The changes will be effective immediately after their notification, which may be carried out in any way including the introduction and replacement of new terms and conditions on the website. Any use of the website after the notification of the modifications will be considered as final consent on the part of the user.

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