Terms and Conditions

Last updated: November 12, 2013 (Rev. TC-002-2023)

This is our terms and conditions of use page. By navigating on this website, you agree to this general terms of use.

Introduction

“Welcome to Network Encyclopedia, a dedicated platform exploring the realms of technology, computer networking, computer science, AI, and related fields. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access and use of the Network Encyclopedia website (“we”, “our”, or “us”). The website is owned and operated by CIBERFORMA LDA., a company registered in Portugal. By accessing and using our website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms.”

Thanks for taking the time to read and understand these terms because they govern your use of our sites and set out your rights and obligations.

If you can’t, or don’t want to, accept these terms, then we’re sorry but you must not use Network Encyclopedia or any content within the domain networkencyclopedia.com.

Learning With Us

We want you to enjoy our sites and learn from them. We give you permission to use the sites and the content in exchange for accepting our terms and complying with them.

We give you the right to use it in the following ways (in legal speak we give you a revocable, non-exclusive license to do the following things). You can:

  • Utilize the content freely, provided you give appropriate credits, and include a link to the page from which the content was sourced.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing, browsing, or using our blog or any of the services provided by networkencyclopedia.com domain, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms and comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Changes to the Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time without notice. By continuing to use Network Encyclopedia after any changes are posted, you are accepting the new terms.

Privacy

We respect your privacy and process your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy explains how we deal with your information.

Intellectual Property Concerns

We respect the IP rights of others, including those who have been nice enough to let us use any of their material or assets on our sites. Please contact us if you believe that your intellectual property or other rights are being affected by anything on the site.

Restrictions on Use

(Things You Can’t Do on Our Sites)

You may use our blog for lawful purposes only. You may not use our blog in any way that breaches any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.

In using Network Encyclopedia, you agree that you will not:

  • use a false email address, impersonate others, or misrepresent your affiliation with others;
  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to computer systems or materials through networkencyclopedia.com;
  • engage in automatic gathering of information from or through networkencyclopedia.com (such as “spidering”, “screen scraping”, “database scraping” or harvesting of e-mail addresses);
  • attempt to interrupt or alter Network Encyclopedia’s operation in any way (for example through sending mass unsolicited messages, “flooding” servers, or introducing a virus, time bomb, trojan horse, worm, cancelbot or other computer routine);
  • use Network Encyclopedia or any of the content in a way that violates applicable law, that violates the intellectual property or other rights of us or others, or that is fraudulent, obscene, offensive, misleading, or defamatory;
  • use scripts to automatically mass download content;
  • insert advertising, branding or other promotional content into the site or content;
  • except as allowed in these terms, copy, distribute, transmit, modify or otherwise exploit content, data or code on the sites.

User-generated content (if applicable)

If you post content to our blog, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute it in any and all media. You are solely responsible for any content you post.

Access and Availability

We aim to provide continuous 24/7 access and minimize any disruptions. However, occasional interruptions or suspensions may occur due to maintenance, technical issues, or other reasons. We’ll strive to restore access swiftly.

Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer

Everything on Network Encyclopedia is provided to you ‘as is’ without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. We do not guarantee that our blog will always be safe, secure, or error-free.

Subject to any obligations under non-excludable consumer laws:

  • Our obligations and liabilities are solely as explicitly stipulated within these terms. Any implied terms shall not bind us.
  • We provide no warranty that: (i) the content or your access to the sites will be uninterrupted or free from errors; (ii) any defects will be rectified; or (iii) the site or content shall be devoid of viruses or other detrimental components.
  • We offer no assurances, and shall not be held accountable, regarding the correctness, accuracy, timeliness, completeness, or reliability of the sites or content.
  • We shall not be held liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, including but not limited to loss of revenue or profits, arising from or in connection with the use or inability to use the sites or content.
  • Where liability cannot be legally excluded, our liability for any breach of such warranty or condition is restricted, at our discretion, to either the replacement or the expense of such replacement.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Portugal. Any disputes arising from these Terms will be resolved in the courts of Portugal.

Termination

We reserve the right to terminate or restrict your access to our blog, without notice, for any or no reason whatsoever.

Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at geral[at]ciberforma.pt. or use the contact form from the contact page.

Date of Last Update

These Terms were last updated on November 12, 2023.