Terms of Use

The National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), with registered seat at 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, Tel. +30 210.72.73.501, Email: grammateia@eie.gr (hereinafter referred to as “NHRF”), manages this website. The use of the website is governed by these Terms of Use, which apply as is, without the possibility of modification by visitors.

1. Disclaimer

NHRF takes all necessary measures to provide users with a secure environment, providing them with accurate, reliable and up-to-date information. However, each user remains solely responsible for evaluating the accuracy of the content posted on NHRF’s website, regardless of whether it is information provided by NHRF itself or by a third party.

NHRF makes reasonable efforts for the maintenance and availability of the website it manages and reserves the right to modify and/or temporarily or permanently suspend all or part of it with or without notice to users, given that availability may be affected by users’ equipment and software, other communication networks, the large number of people trying to use the website simultaneously or other causes. Consequently, NHRF bears no responsibility for any kind of damage resulting from users’ inability to access the website, the cessation of all or parts of it, delays, non-delivery, interruption or poor quality of service reception, loss of content or the existence of any kind of errors. In any case, NHRF reserves the right to temporarily or permanently suspend the operation of all or part of the website at any time for maintenance or upgrade purposes or for any other reason.

Furthermore, the user acknowledges that communications over open networks are exposed to numerous threats that render them insecure, and it is incumbent upon the user to take all necessary technical measures to adequately manage these threats. This includes, but is not limited to, possessing updated malware detection systems such as viruses, Trojans, etc., as well as keeping the security patches of their respective browsers up to date. For more information, the user may contact their Internet service provider.

Therefore, NHRF is not bound and bears no responsibility for any risk or damage (direct/ consequential) that the user may suffer from the use of NHRF’s website and its content.

2. Third Party Sites

The website may provide hyperlinks to third-party websites/applications. NHRF bears no responsibility for any damages that may arise from users’ browsing of third-party websites/applications, as they remain solely responsible for evaluating and using the content posted on them. NHRF reserves the right to remove the relevant links from this application at any time, at its discretion.

3. Intellectual – Industrial Property – Republication Terms

All content of the website, including information, services, distinctive titles, trademarks, images, graphics, photographs, drawings, texts, etc. constitutes the intellectual property of NHRF, based on the Greek and EU regulatory framework governing intellectual and industrial property, as well as the relevant international conventions, subject to the explicitly mentioned exceptions. Similarly, the name, images, its graphic design (look & feel), the underlying programs (including source codes), logos and distinctive features listed and describing this website, NHRF’s trademark or trademarks or products or services, are the property of NHRF and are protected by the relevant trademark legislation subject to the expressly stated exceptions. In any case, their appearance and display on NHRF’s website should not in any way be construed as a transfer or assignment of a licence or right to use them. Any copying, digital recording and mechanical reproduction, transfer, downloading, resale or creation of derivative works based on this content or misleading the public about the actual provider-operator of the website is prohibited. Content of this informative website (https://immmuredvessels.gr) of which NHRF holds the intellectual property is available exclusively for research and educational purposes under the Attribution – NonCommercial – ShareAlike 4.0 International – CC BY-NC-SA) licence, unless otherwise stated for content involving third-party rights. In particular, the storage, reproduction, republication, transmission, or distribution of any part of the database content linked to the aforementioned informative website is strictly prohibited. This content is the intellectual property of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture (such as, indicatively, the documentary descriptive material and photographs of vessels or monuments marked © Ministry of Culture and Sports – Archaeological Resources Fund. Ephorate of Antiquities [reference to the relevant regional Ephorate of Antiquities]), and may not be used without the permission of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Reproduction, republication, uploading, communication, dissemination or transmission or any other use of the content by any means or medium for commercial or other purposes (non-research or non-educational) is permitted only with the prior written permission of NHRF, which holds the copyrights or of any other legal copyright holder – in this case, the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.

4. Privacy Policy

NHRF collects and further processes the personal data of users during their visit to NHRF’s website, in accordance with the national and Union legislation on personal data protection and in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter referred to as the “GDPR”), the relevant case law of the CJEU, Hellenic Law 4624/2019 as well as the acts (Decisions, Directives and Opinions) of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority. For specific information regarding the collection and further processing of users’ personal data by NHRF, the user can refer to the Data Protection Notice, which has been posted on this website.

When users browse the website, certain necessary information related to the traffic of the application may be collected, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address and the type of browser used by the user, etc. For more information on the use of cookies on the website, the user can refer to NHRF’s Cookie Notice.

5. User Obligations

All users are obliged to use the website respecting these Terms of Use, as well as the principles of good faith and fair dealing as they derive from the Greek, EU and international regulatory framework. In the event of a breach of the following obligations, users are obliged to compensate NHRF for any damage it may suffer from such breach. Specifically, when using the website, users are obliged:

  • To use the content of the website in such a way as not to violate the rights of third parties (individual and social rights), not to offend their personality and in any event, not to violate the law as well as the principles of good faith and fair dealing.
  • Not to mislead anyone as to the origin of the content of NHRF’s website and not to harm in any way NHRF’s reputation and name.
  • Not to install, promote or make available content containing viruses or any other electronic code, files or programs designed to interfere with, destroy or limit the operation of any software so as to prevent the use of NHRF’s website by other users.

In the event that a user breaches, in any way, the content of these Terms of Use, NHRF reserves the right to restrict, suspend or terminate their access to the website, adopting all necessary measures for this purpose.

6. Dispute Resolution

These Terms of Use are governed by Greek law. In the event that a dispute arises with a user of the website, NHRF will seek to negotiate with the user in order to resolve it amicably. However, in the case of judicial resolution of disputes, the courts of Athens shall have jurisdiction.

Should any Term be deemed invalid by the Greek Courts, its invalidity shall not entail the invalidity of the remaining Terms of Use.

7. Amendment/Update of Terms of Use and Conditions

NHRF reserves the right to amend, unilaterally and at any time, these Terms of Use of NHRF’s website, in the context of its compliance with regulatory changes, upgrading its functions and optimizing its services. In case of future modification of the Terms of Use of NHRF’s website, the user will be informed and asked to re-accept the modified Terms of Use.

Latest Revision: May 2025