Terms and Conditions of Use

The PolishOrigins.com website is an internet service owned and operated by INPASSA Company (‘INPASSA’). INPASSA and its affiliates provide their services to you subject to the following conditions. If you visit PolishOrigins.com, you accept these conditions. Please read them carefully. In addition, when you use any current or future INPASSA service, you also will be subject to the guidelines and conditions applicable to such service or business.

By using this site, you signify your assent to these Terms and Conditions, and our Community Guidelines. If you do not agree to all of these Terms and Conditions of Use, do not use this site!

INPASSA may revise and update these Terms and Conditions at any time. Your continued usage of PolishOrigins.com website will mean you accept those changes. This policy was last updated April 6th, 2009.

PRIVACY

Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your visit to PolishOrigins.com, to understand our practices.

SUBMISSIONS, ENTRIES, REVIEWS, COMMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER CONTENT

Visitors may post entries, share their knowledge, experience, advise, stories, recollections, reviews, comments, and other content related to the main subject of the PolishOrigins.com website; send e-mails, PolishOrigins Forum private messages and other communications; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, material to the commission or investigation of a crime or other illegal activity, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “spam.” You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of an entry or other content. INPASSA reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content, but does not regularly review posted content for these violations.

If you do post content or submit material you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify INPASSA or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. INPASSA has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. INPASSA takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

By providing INPASSA with your email address, you agree to receive electronic communications to your email, including newsletters, notifications, and alerts. You may turn off all but the most critical notifications in your account’s settings.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that this site is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do not collect personally identifiable information from any person we actually know is a child under the age of 13.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

When you visit PolishOrigins.com or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

COPYRIGHT

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of INPASSA or its content suppliers and protected by international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of INPASSA and protected by international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of INPASSA or its software suppliers and protected by Polish and international copyright laws.

Photo credits

Unless indicated otherwise, photos by INPASSA.
Home Page – Genealogy Tours slide by courtesy of Brian Minnie
Home Page – Databases slide by courtesy of Brian Minnie
Home Page – History and Cultural Tours  slide by courtesy of Brian Minnie
Home Page – Polish Genealogy Research slide by courtesy of Brian Minnie
Home Page – Tours circle by courtesy of Brian Minnie
Home Page – Community & Resources circle by courtesy of Ethnographic Museum in Krakow
Home Page – Research circle by courtesy of Mike Malauskas
Tours Page – Genealogy Tours circle by courtesy of Brian Minnie

 

TRADEMARKS

INPASSA, PolishOrigins.com are trademarks of INPASSA Company or its subsidiaries, in Poland and other countries. Other INPASSA graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks or trade dress of INPASSA Company. or its subsidiaries. INPASSA trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not INPASSA’s, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among the public, or in any manner that disparages or discredits INPASSA. All other trademarks not owned by INPASSA or its subsidiaries that appear on this PolishOrigins.com site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by INPASSA or its subsidiaries.

LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS

INPASSA grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of INPASSA. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any listings, topics, categories, or prompts; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another site; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of INPASSA. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of INPASSA and our affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing INPASSA’s name or trademarks without the express written consent of INPASSA. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by INPASSA. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of PolishOrigins.com so long as the link does not portray INPASSA, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any INPASSA logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.

YOUR ACCOUNT

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. If you are under 18, you may use PolishOrigins.com only with involvement of a parent or guardian. INPASSA and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS

INPASSA and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please immediately report it to us to our e-mail: info (at) polishorigins.com .

ACCURACY

INPASSA does not warrant that the content of this site is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold INPASSA, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these Terms and Conditions.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, INPASSA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES’ RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. INPASSA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM INPASSA ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. INPASSA WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION, AND SEVERABILITY

Please review our other policies, such as our Privacy Policy, posted on this site. These policies also govern your visit to PolishOrigins.com. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Terms of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

TOUR OPERATOR LEGAL DOCUMENTATION

Tour Operator License,
Tour Operator Insurance,
Template of the Tour Event Agreement – Polish,
Conditions of participation in the tour event – Polish (Regulations),
Template of the Tour Event Agreement – English,
Conditions of participation in the tour event – English (Regulations).

OUR ADDRESS

http://www.PolishOrigins.com