Search engine terms and conditions

1. These Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal set out the terms on which electronic services are provided to users of the Grave Search at Old Powązki Portal.
2. Definitions used in these Terms and Conditions:
1. Operator – the Stare Powązki Foundation, with its registered office in Warsaw at ul. Powązkowska 14, 01-797 Warsaw, Tax Identification Number (NIP): 5272951999, entered in the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register under KRS number 0000886931; registration court: District Court for the Capital City of Warsaw in Warsaw, 13th Commercial Division of the National Court Register;
2. Portal – the Grave Search at Old Powązki website, available at dev-wikipedia.powazki.org and owned by the Operator;
3. Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal – this document, which specifies the Services provided by the Operator to Users;
4. Services – all electronic services provided by the Operator to Users under these Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal by providing Users with information on: browsing publicly available information on the Portal and registering an account;
5. User – any natural person using the Portal under the terms set out in these Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal.

1. The Services are available to every User who visits the Portal.
2. The agreement for the provision of Services between the User and the Operator is concluded when the User enters in their browser the relevant web address of the WWW pages of their choice containing content made available through the Portal, or follows a link to such Portal pages. The agreement ends when the User leaves the Portal pages.
3. By using the Services available through the Portal, the User agrees to all the terms of these Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal and the Privacy Policy and undertakes to comply with them.
4. If the User withdraws their consent to any of the terms of these Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal, they must leave the Portal immediately.
5. Use of the Services is free of charge.
6. The User may stop using the Portal Services at any time by leaving the Portal website. 7. The Operator provides Services electronically in accordance with these Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal.

To make full use of the Services, Users should use the latest versions of web browsers. The functionality of the Portal may be reduced when using older browser versions.

The controller of personal data processed in connection with the operation of the Portal is the Stare Powązki Foundation, with its registered office in Warsaw at ul. Powązkowska 14, 01-797 Warsaw. The detailed Privacy Policy is available in a separate document at:

Privacy policy

Stare Powązki Foundation, based in Warsaw

https://fundacja.stare-powazki.pl/polityka-prywatnosci

Stare Powązki

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1. Any actions that may hinder or destabilise the operation of the Portal are prohibited. A User's attempt to destabilise the Portal may constitute an offence under the provisions of the Criminal Code.
2. In particular, the User is required to:
1. refrain from any actions that may hinder or disrupt the operation of the Portal and from using the Services in a manner that is burdensome to other Users;
2. respect the intellectual property rights of others;
3. refrain from any actions that violate the privacy of other Users, in particular collecting, processing or disseminating information about other Users without their express consent, unless permitted by law and these Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal.
3. It is prohibited to post on the Portal content that is unlawful, offensive, false, contrary to generally applicable Polish law, promotes violence, is morally reprehensible or violates generally accepted standards of decency.
4. The Portal allows Users to submit proposed content for descriptions or biographies on selected pages by sending it through the electronic form provided, which can be accessed from the page for each grave on the Portal. Before publication, content proposed by Users is moderated and approved by the team responsible for the Portal on behalf of the Operator, at its discretion and in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
5. A description or biography submitted by a User should be as objective as possible and avoid personal opinions. If any such opinions are included, they are solely those of the author. The Portal's editorial team and the Operator accept no responsibility for their content.
6. Users may not post descriptions or biographies that violate the law, incite racial, religious or ethnic hatred, or promote violence. Descriptions or biographies containing vulgar or abusive content, unrelated to the subject matter of the Portal or lacking substantive content will not be published by the Portal's editorial team and may be removed from the Portal at any time.
7. By submitting a proposed description or biography, the User consents to the recording and disclosure of the IP address of the computer from which the connection was made. The Operator does not disclose or sell the collected data to other persons or institutions, unless it does so with the express consent or at the request of the User to whom the data relates, or in response to a request from competent state authorities for the purposes of their proceedings.

1. All rights to the Portal are reserved to the Operator. Rights to its textual and graphic elements, photographs, applications and databases are reserved to the Operator or, as applicable, to the entities whose materials are made available on the Portal pages. Both the Portal and each of its elements are protected under Polish and international law, including, in particular, the provisions of the Copyright and Related Rights Act, the Database Protection Act and the Act on Combating Unfair Competition. 2. Use of textual and graphic materials, photographs, applications, databases and other elements contained in the Portal does not grant Users any intellectual property rights to the works and databases contained therein. In particular, the following are prohibited:
2. In particular, the User is required to:
1. in particular for commercial purposes, copying, modifying or transmitting the Portal or any part thereof, or individual works and databases made available on its pages, electronically or by any other means;
2. distributing works published on the Portal pages on any subject (including distribution for informational purposes in the press, on the radio or television, and in a manner that allows anyone to access the materials from a place and at a time of their choosing);
3. extracting the contents of databases and reusing them in their entirety or in a substantial part, whether assessed in terms of quality or quantity.
3. Users may use the Portal, its works and databases solely within the scope of permitted use as defined by the Copyright and Related Rights Act and the Database Protection Act, provided that such use does not conflict with the normal use of a work or database or prejudice the legitimate interests of the Operator or the entities whose works or databases are made available on the Portal pages.
4. Users may post links to textual materials made available on the Portal pages.
5. Any use of works and databases made available on the Portal pages other than as specified in these Terms and Conditions, without the Operator's prior express written consent, is prohibited. To obtain a licence to use works and databases made available through the Portal, please contact us at: ________
6. The map portal displays data from the resources of the Capital City of Warsaw, other public and non-public entities, and the central geodetic and cartographic resource – orthophotomap data.

1. The Operator makes every effort to ensure that materials presented on the Portal are reviewed for substantive and legal accuracy. However, responsibility for their legality rests with the content provider. Views, opinions and comments presented on the Portal reflect the personal knowledge and views of their authors and should not be interpreted in any other way. A User who believes that materials presented on the Portal infringe their rights or should not be posted on the Portal for other reasons should report this to the Operator by email at: ______________. The Operator will take all necessary steps to clarify the situation.
2. 2. Some information on the Portal may be out of date or contain errors. The Operator is not liable for any damage resulting from the use of these resources,

1. Users have the right to submit complaints concerning the Services provided.
2. Complaints are handled by the Operator.
3. A properly submitted complaint should contain at least the following information:
1. the User's identification details
2. the User's email address
3. the subject of the complaint
4. the circumstances supporting the complaint
4. Complaints that do not contain the above information will not be considered.
5. Complaints should be submitted by email to ___________.
6. The Operator will make every effort to consider complaints within 14 days of receiving them from the User. The User will be notified promptly by email of the decision made following consideration of the complaint, at the email address provided in the complaint.

1. Data and information made available on the Portal pages are for informational purposes only. As errors or omissions may occur due to circumstances beyond the Operator's control, the Operator is not responsible for the currency, truthfulness, accuracy or completeness of information made available on the Portal, or for its suitability for any particular purpose of the Portal's Users.
2. Users bear the risk associated with using and relying on information made available on the Portal pages.
3. The Operator reserves the right to modify the Services, tools and operation of the Portal at its discretion, including deleting any information stored in the database, ceasing operations, transferring rights to the Portal and taking any actions relating to the Portal that are permitted by law. Users shall have no claims against the Operator in connection with such actions.
4. The Operator is not liable for any damage that a User may suffer as a result of the Portal malfunctioning or ceasing to operate.
5. The Operator notes that use of the Services may involve risks. Specific risks associated with the use of the Services are described in the Privacy Policy.
6. The Operator is not liable for the content or form of, or the legal status of, materials and information posted on the Portal by Users. The Users who posted such materials are responsible for them.
7. The Operator is not liable for the content of private messages sent by Users, except in the cases specified in the Act of 18 July 2002 on the Provision of Services by Electronic Means (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2016, item 1030, as amended). Persons who send messages whose content violates the law or the legally protected rights of third parties may incur criminal or civil liability.
8. If the Operator receives notice that data stored and provided by a User is unlawful and blocks access to that data, the Operator shall not be liable to that User for any damage resulting from the blocking of access.

Any questions concerning these Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal should be sent to: ____________.

The current version of the Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal will always be published on the Portal website. A new version enters into force 30 days after its publication. Continued use of the Services after the new Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal enter into force is permitted only after the User accepts the new Terms and Conditions for Use of the Portal.