User Agreement

I. Terminology and definitions

The autonomous non-commercial organization "Digital transformation" provides its resources and technology platform (hereafter “Operator”) provides its resources and technology platform (hereafter “Platform of the project”) for the Project as well as performs the control over the course of the project and performs the functions of the Operator of the Project’s Platform.

The Project (hereafter the “Project”) – the industry venue ICT.Moscow created in order to facilitate the development of the information and telecommunications technology industry in the city of Moscow, encourage the digital transformation of business and establishment of industry communications. For these purposes the digital venue collects (aggregates) the information from open sources that is of interest to the people involved in the industry, a list of products (solutions) provided by Moscow-based information and telecommunications companies is formed, other information is provided.

The team of the Project (hereafter “Editorial staff”) is represented by qualified authorized employees of the Operator responsible for the organization and goals of the Project. 

The platform of the Project (hereafter “Website”) is an internet resource that combines the information and programs for electronic computing machines, which are present in the information system, and provides the accessibility of such information on the internet and by the network address. The start page of the Website is located on the internet at the address ict.moscow.

The User of the Project (hereafter “User”) is an individual who is the party of this Agreement and who uses the Website in any manner within its declared functional capabilities, including: view of the Content; subscription to the information mailing list; sending messages through online forms on the Website.

II. Status of Agreement 

2.1. This Agreement (hereafter – “Agreement”) is a legally binding Agreement between Users and the Operator of the project, the subject of which are the terms of use and development of the Website as well as the rights and obligations of the parties. The rules are extended to the relations related to the rights and interests of third parties who are not Users, but whose rights and interests can be affected as a result of the Participants’ actions.

2.2. In addition to this Agreement, the relations of the parties are regulated by special documents (rules, instructions, etc.) that define the order of providing certain Services of the Website found in the corresponding sections of the Website. 

2.3. To get the opportunity of using the Website, it is necessary to get familiar with and agree with the text of this Agreement. If the User began using the Website, this is considered as full and unconditional consent to the text of this Agreement in compliance with the part 3 of the article 438 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. 

2.4. If the User disagrees with this Agreement, the User is obliged to refuse using the Website. 

III. Status of Website 

3.1. All the rights to the Website as a whole and to the use of the network address (domain name) belong to the Operator in compliance with the agreement. The latter provides access to the Website to all interested people in compliance with this Agreement and current legislation of the Russian Federation. The Website can contain links to other websites that are not owned by the Operator and are not linked with the Operator. The Operator does not control and does not assume responsibility for the content of such websites.

3.2. The Operator in accordance with the agreement between the parties reserves the right to any time change the design of the Website, its content, list of Services, change and extend the scripts being used, software, server applications and any other objects used or stored on the Website, at any time with the prior notice of the Participants or without it.

3.3. All materials are published on the Website for informational purposes only. When using the materials obtained from open sources, the Editorial staff mentions the information about the source and its author of he or she is known. In the User finds on the Website the materials or publications that violate the lawful rights of third parties, the User should immediately notify the Editorial staff about it, by sending the respective information via the email address: (hello@ict.moscow).

3.4. The section of the website “Card” contains the information about information and communications products and services provided by companies and startups based in Moscow. 

3.4.1. The User agrees that the declared methodology of the selection of products and services for this section is non-negotiable and can be changed only at the discretion of the Operator.

3.4.2. The Editorial staff makes an effort to constantly add new card to the section “Cards” and keeping the information up to date, however the Editorial staff is not responsible for the fullness and timeliness of the provided information. For this purpose the Website has a form for providing by the Users the information about products that meet the criteria of selection to be added to the section “Cards”, as well as the option of editing the “Cards” already published on the Website. 

3.4.3. By filling out the form for the creation of a new “Card” or editing the existing ones, the User admits that the information he or she provides is reliable and accurate. The Editorial staff may but is not obliged to check the information provided by the User. 

3.4.4. The Editorial staff has the right without explanation reject the User’s suggestions for changing the current records of the section “Cards” or creating new records in the specified section.

3.4.5. The company – producer of a product, the information about which is posted on the Website, can contact the Editorial staff using the email address (hello@ict.moscow) to independently fill and keep the respective information up to date in the section “Cards” by disabling the edit feature for other Users. 

3.5. The section of the Website “Timeline” (“Lenta”) contains the announcements that are of interest to the target audience of the Website and reflect the state of the information and telecommunications technology industry in the city of Moscow. 

3.5.1. The section of the Website “Timeline” (“Lenta”) contains the outline or quotes from mass media publications with mandatory mention of a source and hyperlink to the source material. 
The Website doesn’t publish full-text mass media publications, the quotes and excerpts on the Website can’t be considered reprinting or distribution of another person’s content. To get familiar with the full version of a material, the User needs to click at the specified respective link to the website of the information source.

3.5.2. In the section of the Website “Timeline” (“Lenta”), the Editorial staff also publishes the Collections that may include: a) job vacancies by industry-specific professions selected from social networks including Facebook; b) quotes from the representatives of the industry collected by the Editorial staff from open sources including from public records in social networks; c) links to the industry research; d) the exerts’ comments prepared at the request of the Editorial Staff; e) other information collected from open sources and is of interest to the target audience of the Website.

3.6. The opinion of the Editorial staff doesn’t have to coincide with the published on the Website comments of experts and other representatives of the industry.

3.7. Users understand and agree that the Operator can show advertising on the Website. By using the Website, the User admits the right of the Operator to show similar advertising without prior notice and without any compensation to Users.

3.8. The User agrees that the Editorial staff doesn’t provide privately any content shown on the Platform of the Project, including remote – to the Participants. 

IV. The User’s obligations 

The User is obliged: 

4.1. To use the Website only in accordance with its purpose and comply with the established by the Operator Rules of using the Website. 

4.2. To not distribute, not change the fragment or fragments of the Website, not interfere with its work, violating it by any means and methods. 

4.3. To not use the Website for any commercial purposes without prior written notice of the Editorial staff. 

4.4. To not act on the behalf of the organization, company, brand, legal entity or individual whose interests he or she is not authorized to represent. 

4.5. To not suggest in the section “Cards” changes that contain unreliable, incorrect or false information. 

4.6. To not suggest in the section “Cards” records for products that don’t meet the criteria of the Project. 

4.7. To not suggest the Website show: 

4.7.1. advertising materials; 

4.7.2. Fraudulent materials as well as the Content that contains knowingly false and (or) unreliable information; 

4.8. The User agrees that if the violations of the specified conditions are found, the information offered for publishing will be rejected.

V. Limitation of liability 

5.1. The User uses the Website and its Services “as is”. The Operator doesn’t assume responsibility, including for the conformity of the Services of the Website to the User’s goals and expectations.

5.2. The Editorial staff has the right to carry out routine maintenance in the Services of the Website, temporarily suspending the work of the Website. The information about the time of the maintenance is posted on the Website. 

5.3. The User agrees that he single-handedly and fully assumes the responsibility for any violation of his or her obligations and terms of this Agreement, for the consequences of such violation, including any damage. 

5.4. The Operator is in no way responsible before Users or any third parties for any violations of this Agreement by Users.

5.5. The User accepts and agrees that the Operator is in no way responsible for any losses the User incurs as a result of using the Website or any information posted on the Website.

5.6. The User that believes that his or her rights and interests are violated because of the actions of the Editorial staff can send their claims via the email address hello@ict.moscow. 

VI. Final clauses 

6.1. The provisions of this Agreement are subject to the existing legislation of the Russian Federation. The issues not regulated by the Agreement are subject to resolution in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. 

6.2. If for one reason or another, one or several items of this Agreement are not valid or don’t have legal force, this doesn’t affect the validity or applicability of the rest items. 

6.3. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted as the establishment of agency relationship, partnership relationship, joint venture relationship, employment relationship or any other relationship not expressly regulated by this Agreement. 

6.4. In compliance with this Agreement, the following order of dispute resolution is determined: 

6.4.1. At any requirements (claims) of the User related to the conclusion, effect or termination of this agreement, mandatory pre-court (out-of-court) procedure is determined. 

6.4.2. Any requirements (claims) of the Operator to the User (Users) are considered according to the procedure provided for by the legislation. Pre-court (out-of-court) procedure for such requirements (claims) is not mandatory.

6.5. Given the gratuitousness of the relationship between the parties under this Agreement, the consumer rights protection regulations are not applicable to it.

6.6. The Editorial staff doesn’t accept counteroffers from the User with respect to the changes of this User agreement. 

6.7. The reviews of the User posted on the Website are not confidential information and can be used by the Editorial staff without restriction.