Legal Notices
These legal notices were drafted in compliance with the 2011 Guidelines for websites issued by the Minister of Public Administration and Simplification.
Copyright
The contents of the University of Catania website and any other information available in any form are protected in accordance with the current Copyright laws.
All companies and products mentioned on this site are identified by their respective trademarks, which are or may be protected by patents and/or copyrights granted by or registered with the competent authorities.
Reproduction of the website contents is subject to the prior consent of the holders of the rights, without prejudice to any contents issued under Creative Commons license. In the event of reproduction of any website contents, the source must be cited.
The personal data on the website (e.g. email address, telephone and fax numbers) may be used by website users only for the purposes of institutional educational and research activities and administrative procedures. It is forbidden to use the data published for marketing and commercial purposes without the prior consent of the party concerned, or for spamming.
Any breaches will be reported to the competent authorities.
Any unauthorized access, alteration, falsification, amendment or cancellation of the information published, or part thereof, along with any interference or disturbance of the operation of this website, is strictly forbidden, in compliance with the Criminal Code and Law no. 547, dated 23 December 1993.
Use of the website
The website of the University of Catania serves as a primary tool for institutional support, providing a platform for communicating information about the university, including the services related to didactic, research, personnel and the administration for which content updates are guaranteed
The University of Catania reserves the right to modify the contents of the site at any time and without prior notice.
The University, unless otherwise stated, cannot be held responsible in any way for damages of any kind caused directly or indirectly by access to the site, and online website services, by the inability or impossibility to access it, by reliance on the information contained therein or by their use.
The users are in any case invited to report any imprecisions, obsolete information of service, or dysfunctions by sending an e-mail to Public Relation Office at: urp@unict.it
Use of the Logo of the Athenaeum
To regulate the use of the university's logo, guidelines are published, ensuring that the logo is used appropriately.
About the institutional communication, through press releases, websites, videos, logo (brand) of the University of Catania, this must always be established by combining the historical seal 'Siciliae Studium Generale - 1434' and the current logo (that is writing The University of the Studies of Catania) right-aligned and vertically centered or, alternatively, placed down the seal and horizontally centered. This structure is an integral part of the logo and cannot be altered.
Concession and Use of the Logo
All those who might intend to use properly the logo of the Athenaeum to promote (through press releases, websites, videos) initiatives such as conventions, scientific events, conferences, seminars, workshops and other social, cultural, scientific activities – for university related purposes, they shall send a specific request for patronage and logo concession via email at rettorato@unict.it
To Access linked external websites
Links to external websites, indicated in the portal, are commonly used to provide a simple service for users, with exclusion of any responsibility on accuracy and completeness of the information contained on these websites. In fact, the university’s control over the quality and completeness of content is limited, or the use of the information published therein.
The Athenaeum's website, by linking to external resources, disclaims any responsibility or approval for the accuracy, completeness, or correctness of the information contained on the linked websites. Responsibility for that information lies solely with the third-party websites themselves.
Social Media Policy
The University of Catania uses social media to foster communication and interaction among students and personnel interested in its activities. The information on social media is complementary and does not replace the information system of the Athenaeum.
Download
The University of Catania does not guarantee safety or compatibility of the downloaded programs and products with the systems in use and disclaims any responsibility. The objects, programs and products (e.g. documents, software programs) downloaded from the website are protected under the current legislation on copyright and industrial property. The University of Catania, therefore, invite to verify in advance the conditions established by the holders of such rights for the utilization of downloads and denies any responsibility on this regard.
The University of Catania does not guarantee safety and compatibility of downloaded programs or products with systems in use and holds itself exempt from any responsibility in this regard.
