Terms & Conditions

The website https://space-agency.public.lu/en.html/ (the “Website”) is provided by  the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the Luxembourg Space Agency Foundation (“LSA” or "we").

The LSA feeds this server in order to promote public access to information related to the space sector in luxembourg, its development, actors, and the national strategy related to the mission of the space agency. 

Any Website User making use of the information, documents, and various services offered by the Website, is deemed to have read and accepted all the terms and notices of these Terms & Conditions. Other legal notices may interest you. We invite to read too our Privacy Notice and our Cookies Policy. 

1.    DEFINITIONS

"Applicable Laws" means all laws, regulations and other requirements applicable in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, as amended;

“Data Protection Laws” means any data protection law applicable in Luxembourg from time to time (including but not limited to the GDPR and the Luxembourg law of 1st August 2018 on the organization of the National Commission for Data Protection and the general regime on data protection, as may be amended or replaced);

“Force Majeure Event” means any unforeseeable, irresistible and exceptional condition or event beyond the Parties’ reasonable control which prevents the affected Party from performing its obligations under the Terms and Conditions in whole or in part, arising from acts, events, omissions or non-events beyond its reasonable control, including power outages, third party technical malfunctions, epidemic, pandemic, quarantine, riots, war, acts of terrorism, fire, flood, storm, or earthquake and any disaster;

“GDPR” means the Regulation n°2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data;

“Intellectual Property Rights” means, without limitation and where applicable, all present and future patents, utility models, ideas and rights to inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice), improvements, all copyright and neighbouring rights (including without limitation moral rights, as well as the rights of reproduction, distribution, communication to the public, renting and lending), trademarks (whether registered and unregistered), service marks, rights in designs or models (whether registered or unregistered), brand names, product names, logos, slogans, trade names, company names and reputation, domain names, database right, rights in confidential and/or proprietary information (including without limitation know-how and trade secrets), rights in software (including without limitation algorithms, application programming interfaces, source, executable and object code, apparatus, circuit designs and assemblies), network configurations and architectures, concepts, marketing and development plans, methods and any other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications for and renewals or extensions of such rights, and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection in any part of the world;

“Parties” means LSA and the User;

“Services” means all services provided by LSA to promote the country and its space sector in Luxembourg and abroad.  

2.    SUBJECT

2.1.    The purpose of these Terms and Conditions is to define the relationship between  LSA and the Users in relation to the Website and to set the conditions and terms of use.

2.2. LSA provides the Website for free in order to promote and develop the space sector in Luxembourg and abroad. It aims at providing all necessary information on the tools and resources related to the development of the space sector at the national level, as well as facilitating exchange and inincreasing collaboration among research organizations, business sector and society as a whole.  

 

3. WEBSITE CONTENT

3.1. The material on the Website may not contain up to date and complete information. 

3.2. While LSA endeavours to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the Website or the information, products, or services contained on the Website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

3.3. In no event LSA will be liable for the information uploaded by third parties and any damage which may arise as a result of any inaccuracy or incompleteness in the information contained on the Website.

3.4. Through the Website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of LSA. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

3.5. The Website also uses cookies. To review the cookie policy that apply to the visitors of our website, please see our Cookies Policy.

 

4.   OBLIGATIONS OF THE USER

4.1. Access to the Website is via Internet, User declares to know the risks and to accept them. He must protect himself against the effects of computer piracy by adopting an appropriate and secure computer configuration.

4.2. LSA can’t be held liable for any damage that the user may suffer directly or indirectly in connection with his navigation on the Website and the use of its services as well as the Internet sites to which it refers.

4.3. Use of the Website is free.

 

5.    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

5.1.    LSA  retains its ownership of the Website (architecture, texts, titles, photography, graphics, animations,  sounds, images, illustrations, layout, etc.), as well as all related Intellectual Property Rights and copyright.  

5.2. The user is only authorized to view, download and print forms without prior request.

5.3. The reproduction of all types of content of the Website is only authorized, provided the source is acknowledged. Under no circumstances can these types of content be sold or rented for consideration.

5.4.  Any modification, transformation or adaptation, total or partial, of the aforementioned types of content is prohibited.

5.5. Users who reproduce content from the Website undertake not to make use of it contrary to human dignity and respect for the person.

5.6. The rights implicitly or explicitly granted to you above constitute an authorization to use and in no case a transfer of rights, property or otherwise relating to this Website.

 

6.    LIABILITY AND LIMITATION

6.1. LSA will best ensure maximum availability of this Website. However, it cannot be held liable in the event of temporary partial or total unavailability of the Website.

6.2. LSA will do its best to ensure the accuracy of the information contained on the site and possibly published online via other communication channels. However, its responsibility could not be retained in particular, in the event of inaccuracies, gaps or errors in the information provided on this site, in particular in the event of omission to update information or a form. or in the event of system manipulation or encoding errors. Indeed, the objective is to disseminate accurate and up-to-date information, but LSA cannot however avoid all risk of material error. The information published on this site does not constitute a commitment on the part of LSA and may not be exhaustive.

6.3. The information that appears on this site is related to the missions and activities of LSA. It is not intended to take into account personal or specific circumstances and therefore cannot be considered as individual advice intended for the User.

6.4. LSA does not guarantee that the Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. The User is responsible for configuring its information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access to Website and should use its own virus protection software. 

 

7.    UNILATERAL RIGHT OF MODIFICATION 

7.1.    LSA reserves the right to modify unilaterally, at any time, all or part of the Website in particular in case of technical, legal or case-law developments or to implement of new functionalities. LSA may, for example, modify the visuals, graphic charts and other elements and/or contents of the Website at its sole discretion.

7.2. No liability for any direct or indirect damage in connection with such modifications can be held against LSA.

8. SOCIAL NETWORKS 

8.1. All users joining the LSA community on the social networks commit to refrain from any discrimination (a.o. in connection with race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, handicap, matrimonial status, or professional status).

8.2. Comments which are insulting, racist, sexist or offensive have no place on the social networks. They will be deleted and reported. All commercial content will also be removed.

 

9.    MISCELLANEOUS

9.1.    Entirety. These Terms and Conditions contain and set forth the entire intention of the Parties and supersede any other agreement, understanding or arrangement, whether oral or written, relating to or in connection with the subject matter of the Agreement.

9.2.    Relationship of the Parties. The contractual relationship between LSA and Users is intuitu personae and may not be transferred without the written consent of the Parties.

9.3.    Amendments. LSA reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time by notifying the Users beforehand in case of substantial amendment.

9.4.    Severability. Should any one condition of these Terms and Conditions become invalid, the validity of the other conditions will remain unaffected and the invalid clause will be replaced by the closest lawful clause.

 

10.    GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

10.1.    Regardless of the place from which the Website is accessed, the Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. 

10.2.    The Parties irrevocably agree that any disputes arising out of or in connection with the Terms and Conditions shall be submitted exclusively to the courts of the City of Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

 

11. CONTACT

If you would like to report any report fraud, scams, and bad business practices on the Website or to receive any further information about these Terms and Conditions, please send an email to info@space-agency.lu 

 

Last modified date: October 2023

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