Welcome to ASIM! 

 

These Terms of Service (or "Terms") govern your access and use of ASIM-GI.ORG, except where we expressly state that separate terms (and not these) apply, and provide information about the ASIM Service (the "Service"), outlined below. 

1. The ASIM Service

ASIM is a non-governmental organisation providing information about the scientific field of simulation and to bring its members together.
We agree to provide you with the ASIM Service. The Service includes all features available on asim-gi.org and provided via email. The Service is made up of the following aspects:

  • Providing information about events of the ASIM
    ASIM is organizing scientific meetings in Europe to discuss recent advances of research on simulation
  • Publishing scientific work
    ASIM is a publisher of scientific work (Simulation News Europe).
  • Strengthening the scientific simulation community
    ASIM organizes its members in working groups on specific topics and engages the collaboration between scientists researching in the field.

2. How our service is funded

Our services are funded by membership fees of our members.

3. The privacy policy

Providing our Service requires collecting and using your information. The Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and share information on asim-gi.org.

4. Our commitments

In return for our commitment to provide the Service, we require you to make the below commitments to us.

4.1 Who can use ASIM-GI.ORG. Public information can be consumed by everyone via our public sections of our web page. We do not collect any data of non-registered users.

The community features, access to publications and other extended features are restricted to our members. Everybody interested in simulation can apply for a membership if you fulfill the following conditions

  • You must be at least 15 years old.
  • We must not have previously disabled your account for violation of law or any of our policies.

4.2 How you can't use ASIM-GI.ORG. Providing a safe and open Service for a broad community requires that we all do our part.

  • You can't impersonate others or provide inaccurate information.
    You don't have to disclose your identity on ASIM-GI.ORG, but you must provide us with accurate and up-to-date information (including registration information), which may include providing personal data. Also, you may not impersonate someone or something you aren't, and you can't create an account for someone else unless you have their express permission.
  • You can't do anything unlawful, misleading or fraudulent or for an illegal or unauthorised purpose.
  • You can't do anything to interfere with or impair the intended operation of the Service.
    This includes misusing any reporting, dispute or appeals channel, such as by making fraudulent or groundless reports or appeals.
  • You can't attempt to create accounts or access or collect information in unauthorised ways.
    This includes creating accounts or accessing or collecting information in an automated way without our express permission, regardless of whether such automated access or collection is undertaken while logged in to an ASIM account.
  • You can't modify, translate, create derivative works of or reverse-engineer our products or their components.
  • You can't use a domain name or URL in your username without our prior written consent.
  • You can't do, or attempt to do, anything to circumvent, bypass or override any technological measures that control or limit access to the Service or data.

4.3 Permissions you give to us. As part of our agreement, you also give us permissions that we need to provide the Service.

  • Permission to send you information via email
    You give us permission to send you relevant information via email in form of newsletters about ASIM events etc.

5. Additional rights what we retain

  • If you select a username or similar identifier for your account, we may change it if we believe that it is appropriate or necessary (for example, if it infringes someone's intellectual property or impersonates another user).
  • If you use content covered by intellectual property rights that we have and make available in our Service (for example, images, designs, videos or sounds we provide that you add to content you create or share), we retain all rights to our content (but not yours).
  • You can only use our intellectual property and trademarks or similar marks as expressly permitted with our prior written permission.
  • You must obtain written permission from us or under an open-source licence to modify, create derivative works of, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract source code from us.


6. Content removal and disabling or terminating your account

  • We can remove or restrict any content or information that you share on the Service if we believe that it violates these Terms of Use, our policies or we are required to do so by law.
  • Content will not be deleted within 90 days of the account deletion or content deletion process beginning in the following situations:
    • where your content has been used by others in accordance with this licence and they have not deleted it (in which case this licence will continue to apply until that content has been deleted); or
    • where deletion within 90 days is not possible due to technical limitations of our systems, in which case, we will complete the deletion as soon as technically feasible; or
    • where deletion would restrict our ability to:
      • investigate or identify illegal activity or violations of our terms and policies (for example, to identify or investigate misuse of our products or systems);
      • protect the safety and security of our products, systems and users;
      • comply with a legal obligation, such as the preservation of evidence; or
      • comply with a request of a judicial or administrative authority, law enforcement or a government agency;
    • in which case, the content will be retained for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it has been retained (the exact duration will vary on a case-by-case basis).


7. Our agreement and what happens if we disagree

7.1 Our Agreement.

  • If any aspect of this agreement is unenforceable, the rest will remain in effect.
  • Any amendment or waiver to our agreement must be in writing and signed by us. If we fail to enforce any aspect of this agreement, it will not be a waiver.
  • We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you.

7.2 Who has rights under this Agreement.

  • This agreement does not give rights to any third parties.
  • You cannot transfer your rights or obligations under this agreement without our consent.
  • Our rights and obligations can be assigned to others. For example, this could occur if our ownership changes (as in a merger, acquisition or sale of assets) or by law.

7.3 Who is responsible if something happens.

  • We will use reasonable skill and care in providing our Service to you and in keeping a safe, secure and error-free environment, but we cannot guarantee that our Service will always function without disruptions, delays or imperfections. Provided that we have acted with reasonable skill and care, we do not accept responsibility for: losses not caused by our breach of these Terms or otherwise by our acts; losses which are not reasonably foreseeable by you and us at the time of entering into these Terms; any offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful or otherwise objectionable content posted by others that you may encounter on our Service; and events beyond our reasonable control.
  • The above does not exclude or limit our liability for death, personal injury or fraudulent misrepresentation caused by our negligence. It also does not exclude or limit our liability for any other things where the law does not permit us to do so.

7.4 How we will handle disputes.

If a claim or dispute arises out of or relates to your use of the Service as a consumer, both you and us agree that you may resolve your individual claim or dispute against us, and we may resolve our claim or dispute against you, in any competent court in the country of your main residence that has jurisdiction over your claim or dispute, and the laws of that country will apply without regard to conflict of law provisions.

If a claim or dispute arises between us that relates to use of the Service in any other capacity, including, but not limited to, access or use of the Service for a business or commercial purpose, you agree that any such claim or dispute must be resolved in a competent court in Austria or Germany and that Austrian or German law will apply without regard to conflict of law provisions.

7.5 Unsolicited material.

We always appreciate feedback or other suggestions, but may use them without any restrictions or obligation to compensate you for them, and are under no obligation to keep them confidential.Updating these Terms

8. Updating these terms
 

We may change our Service and Policies, and we may need to make changes to these Terms so that they accurately reflect our Service and policies. Unless otherwise required by law, we will notify you (for example, through our Service) at least 30 days before we make changes to these Terms and give you an opportunity to review them before they go into effect. Then, if you continue to use the Service, you will be bound by the updated Terms. If you do not agree to any updated Terms, or wish to terminate your agreement to this contract, you can do so by deleting your account.

Effective date: 1 January 2025