Terms & Conditions

Last updated: 19 November 2025

IMPORTANT: This site is an informational platform presenting the INCEPTION scientific project / Doctoral Network. It does not sell products or services directly to consumers. These Terms set the minimal conditions for browsing.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using this website (the "Site"), you agree to these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree, please discontinue use. Continued use after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

2. Purpose of the Site

The Site disseminates information about research objectives, work packages, events, publications, consortium members and related project news. Content is provided for general informational purposes only.

3. No Professional Advice / No Warranties

Scientific, technical or strategic descriptions are exploratory and may evolve. They should not be interpreted as commercial commitments, investment advice, engineering specifications, or guarantees of performance. THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED). We do not warrant uninterrupted availability, accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose.

4. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise credited, text, graphics, logos and structure are owned by the INCEPTION consortium or respective contributors. You may:

• View and temporarily cache pages for personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, redistribute or modify content without prior written permission, except for lawful citation with attribution. Third‑party trademarks remain property of their owners.

5. External Links

Links to external websites or social media are provided for convenience. We do not control and are not responsible for their content, practices, or availability. Following external links is at your own risk.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Attempt to disrupt, probe or compromise Site security.
• Use automated scraping beyond normal indexing or fair use of publicly available information.
• Upload or transmit malicious code.

7. Future Interactive Features

A contact form or similar interactive feature may be added. Use of such features must be lawful and not include confidential, sensitive personal data, or protected information unless explicitly requested.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the consortium, its institutions, partners, researchers and representatives shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, nor any loss of data, opportunity or reputation arising from use or inability to use the Site.

9. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms are intended to align with EU principles. Users outside the EU are responsible for compliance with local laws.

10. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms to reflect legal, technical or project changes. The "Last updated" date will change accordingly. Material changes may be announced prominently.

11. Contact

For questions regarding these Terms please use the contact details that will be published when the contact form becomes available, or reach out via consortium institutional channels.

12. Severability

If any provision is held unenforceable, remaining provisions continue in effect.

13. Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement regarding basic use of the informational Site.

If you intend to reuse portions of Site content (figures, text excerpts) for academic or media purposes, please seek permission and provide attribution to the INCEPTION project.