BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. ("BBVA") hereby provides users (the "User" or the "Users") of this website “BBVA Events” www.bbvaeventos.com (the "Website”) with the following general information in accordance with article 10 of Law 34/2002 of July 11, on Information Society Services and E-Commerce (the "LSSI").
Corporate name: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
Tax ID number: CIF A-48265169.
Registered address: Plaza de San Nicolás 4, 48005 Bilbao
Registration in the Mercantile Registry: BBVA is registered in the Vizcaya Mercantile Register in Volume 2083, Folio 1, Sheet BI-17-A, entry 1.
Contact email: If the user has any queries, they can contact BBVA at this email address support-events@bbvaeventos.com.
Below are the terms and conditions of use for the Website (the "Terms of use"), which Users must comply with at all times.
TERMS OF USE
These Terms of Use regulate use of the Website that BBVA makes available to the Users.
The Terms of Use, together with the Legal Notice, the Personal Data Processing Policy and the Cookies Policy jointly constitute the terms and conditions that govern access and use of the public part of the Website (the "Website Terms and Conditions"). Users may have access to the private area of the Website, after signing the Registration Terms and Conditions.
Access to and use of the Website by the User implies the User's full acceptance of the Website Terms and Conditions and obligation to fully comply with them. BBVA reserves the right to update, modify or remove these Website Terms and Conditions.
The User agrees to make proper use of the Website, with "proper use" understood to mean that the User complies with current law, good faith, and public order. The User also agrees not to use the Website for fraudulent purposes, and not to engage in any conduct that could damage the image, interests, or rights of BBVA or of any third parties. Likewise, the User also agrees to refrain from any action that has the intention of damaging or overloading the Website or making it otherwise unusable, or that in any way impedes the normal use and operation of the Website.
The User is hereby informed that, in the case of non-compliance with any of the obligations derived from the Website Terms and Conditions or from any of the other individual terms or conditions found at the Website, BBVA reserves the right to limit, suspend, or terminate the User's access to the Website, adopting any technical measures that may be necessary for this purpose. BBVA also reserves the right to take such measures if it has reasonable grounds to believe that the User is infringing any of the terms found in the Website Terms and Conditions or any other particular terms and conditions found on the Website
BBVA reserves the right to update, modify, or delete the information contained on the Website, including the contents and/or services that are part of it, and may limit or prevent access to such information at any time and without prior notice. In particular, BBVA reserves the right to delete, limit, or prevent access to the Website when technical difficulties arise due to events or circumstances beyond BBVA's control, and which, in the judgment of BBVA, may lower or cancel the security levels or standards adopted for the adequate operation of said Website. For such purposes, BBVA reserves the right to decide at any time whether to continue to provide the information society services that it offers through the Website.
1. Website Content
Intellectual and industrial property rights for the Website, including the provision of its contents, the sui generis right to the underlying databases, the graphic design and User interface of the Website (look & feel), the underlying computer programs (including source and object codes), and the different elements that make up the Website (text, graphics, photographs, videos, sound recordings etc.) (the “Content”), all correspond to BBVA or its licensors. BBVA or its licensors also own the rights to the distinctive signs included on the Website (brands and trademarks).
The User's use of the Website does not imply the transfer of any intellectual and/or industrial property rights for the Website, the Contents and/or the distinctive BBVA signs. These Terms of Use therefore expressly prohibit Users from reproducing, transforming, distributing, publicly communicating, making available, extracting and/or reusing the Website, its Contents and/or the distinctive BBVA signs or those of any third parties included on the Website, unless legally permitted or on prior authorization from BBVA. BBVA reserves the right to take any relevant legal action against Users who violate or infringe intellectual and/or industrial property rights.
BBVA grants authorization to use the Website to Users who respect the Website Terms and Conditions of the Website, non-exclusively, for the maximum period of validity of the intellectual and industrial property rights as established in the applicable legislation (except in cases where access to the Website has been suspended for justifiable cause), so that Users can use the Website in accordance with this document.
BBVA also declares as follows:
2 Establishing links with the Website
It is prohibited to establish links to the Website unless it has been previously authorized by BBVA. In any case, once the link has been authorized by BBVA, it must be established under the following terms:
In the event that any of the aforementioned terms are breached, BBVA will take the appropriate legal measures.
3. Linked Sites
In order to help the User find further information, BBVA may include various technical linking devices that allow the User to access other websites (the "Linked Sites"). In these cases, BBVA may act as an intermediary service provider under the provisions of article 17 of the LSSI. According to the contents of the said law, BBVA will not be liable for the services and contents provided via the Linked Sites, unless it has effective knowledge of illegal content and has not been deleted nor disabled the link with due diligence.
Under no circumstance shall the existence of Linking Sites entail BBVA's recommendation, promotion, identification or conformity with the declarations, content or services provided through the Linking Sites. As a result, BBVA does not accept liability for the contents of the Linked Sites, nor for their conditions of use or privacy policies. The User is solely responsible for verifying these and accepting them each time it accesses and uses such sites.
4. Reporting activities of an illegal or inappropriate nature
If the User, or any other Internet User has knowledge that any type of information or content on the Website or provided through it is unlawful, harmful to the rights of third parties, damaging, degrading, violent, inappropriate, contrary to the provisions in these Terms of Use or otherwise contrary to morals, uses and good practice, they can contact BBVA indicating the following:
In case BBVA receives the communication provided for in this clause will not imply effective knowledge of the activities and/or content indicated by the communicator when such knowledge is not notorious or evident. In any case, BBVA reserves the right to suspend or remove content that, even if not illegal, is contrary to the rules established in these Terms of Use, weighing the conflicting legal interests in each case.
5. Responsibility of BBVA
The User must be aware that communications performed through open networks are exposed to a variety of threats and may not be considered as secure. It is the User's responsibility to adopt the suitable technical measures to reasonably control these threats, including having updated malicious software detection systems (for viruses, Trojans, etc.), and have updated security patches for the corresponding browsers. For more information, you can view BBVA's Security Policy or contact your Internet service provider who will be able to provide you with appropriate solutions for your needs. Within the maximum scope permitted by the applicable legislation, BBVA waives liability for damages or losses caused to the User as a result of risks inherent to the media employed, as well as for those caused by vulnerabilities in the User's systems and tools. Nor does BBVA guarantee the total security of its systems and although it has implemented suitable security measures, it cannot totally rule out the existence of vulnerabilities, and as a result, the User must be prudent when interacting with the Website.
In particular, BBVA shall not be responsible for the following:
Nor will BBVA be liable for any damage or loss, whether direct or indirect, that the Users may suffer by improper use of this Website or its contents, and it makes no commitment to notify of changes or change its content.
6. Personal data protection
The rules related to the processing of Users' personal data for the use of the Website are regulated by the document Data Protection Policy.
7. Use of Cookies
As with other websites with commercial content, the Website uses the technology known as “cookies." The Cookies Policy contains detailed information on how BBVA uses cookies.
For further information, please read the Cookies Policy.
8. Applicable law
Under the provisions of Article 3 of the LSSI, the laws applicable to the services of the information society that BBVA provides via the Website shall be those of Spain. Therefore, Spanish legislation will be applicable to all legal issues that may involve this Website or any disputes between the Registered User and BBVA involving this Website.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (“BBVA”) con domicilio social en la Plaza de San Nicolás 4, 48005, Bilbao (Vizcaya); email de contacto: support-events@bbvaeventos.com Inscrita en el Registro Mercantil de Vizcaya, Tomo 2083, Folio 1, Hoja BI-17-A, inscripción 1ª.
BBVA is a bank subject to the supervision of the Bank of Spain and is registered in the Administrative Registry of the Bank of Spain under number 0182. Tax Identification Number (CIF): A-48265169.
1. What is the purpose of these terms and conditions?
1.1 These terms and conditions (the ‘Terms and Conditions’) constitute a contract between BBVA and each User (as this term is defined in section 3.1) and regulate their registration, access and use of the private area of the ‘BBVA EVENTS’ website www.bbvaeventos.com (the ‘Website’).
1.2 Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions by the User as indicated in this document implies that the User accepts the incorporation of the Processing of Personal Data, as well as the General Contracting Conditions to this contract, in accordance with the Law on General Contracting Conditions which will be applied in all matters not regulated herein.
2. What does the website consist of?
2.1 The Website is a digital environment that allows Users to register for events organised by BBVA, individually or in collaboration with other entities (the ‘Event(s)’), which allows Users to register for and participate in events organised by BBVA, both in person and virtually. Prior registration is required to participate in such Events.
2.2 Users also have at their disposal the mobile application ‘BBVA EVENTOS’ (the ‘Application’) which requires registration and whose use is subject to the Terms and Conditions attached in the Annex to this document.
3. Who can have the status of ‘User’?
Those natural persons who are interested in BBVA events and activities and who expressly accept the Terms and Conditions may access, register and have the status of Users of the Website (the ‘User(s)’). Upon registration, Users may access the Website and enjoy the functionalities available at any given time (the ‘Functionality/s’).
4. What steps do I have to take to access the Website?
4.1. Users may access the Website free of charge through the link available in the various means provided for registering for each of the Events (e.g. e-mails, web notifications, etc.). It is essential to fill in the form provided, read and accept these Terms and Conditions, as well as the Terms and Conditions of the Website which can be consulted here and which will also apply to the use of the private area of the Website. In the event of contradiction between one document and the other, the provisions of this document shall prevail.
4.2. After verifying the information and completing the registration, the User will receive confirmation of successful registration. The User is recommended to protect his/her account with a password that is difficult to crack. The User undertakes to make diligent use of the access codes and to keep them secret, being responsible for any damage resulting from misuse of his/her password. Likewise, in the event of detecting knowledge and/or improper use of the access codes, the User must notify BBVA of this circumstance via the following e-mail address: support-events@bbvaeventos.com
5. What functionalities does the website have?
5.1. Users may access the Functionalities that are available at any given time on the Website, among others:
(a) Edit the User's profile. The changes made are reflected both on the Website and on the Application, except for the privacy settings of the profile, which can only be modified on the Website.
(b) Users may register as attendees or speakers at events, accepting the specific Terms and Conditions of each event.
(c) Access the agenda of each Event (including schedules and names of speakers), as well as the venue of the Event.
(d) Manage the Events in which the User has registered: follow up on them, view upcoming and past Events, as well as unsubscribe from them.
(e) ‘One to One’: Allows attendees to contact other attendees with a public profile to arrange meetings during the Event.
6. Who owns the Website?
6.1. BBVA is the owner and/or legitimate licensee of the intellectual and industrial property rights over the Website and the elements it contains from time to time, including materials, trademarks, content layout, computer programs and sui generis rights over the underlying databases (including source and object codes), graphic design and User interface (look & feel), as well as the different elements that make up the application (texts, graphics, photographs, videos, recordings, etc.) (the ‘Content’).
6.2. Access to the Site does not grant rights over these contents to Users, and BBVA maintains the right to take legal action in the event of any infringement of the rights it holds.
7. What are the obligations and responsibilities arising from the use of the Website?
7.1. The User undertakes to use the Website in accordance with the following:
(a) To make good use of the Website in accordance with current legislation, good faith and public order.
(b) Not to damage or render useless the equipment or computer systems of BBVA or third parties. Likewise, you undertake not to prevent access to or normal use of the content included on the Website.
(c) You will not annoy, intimidate or harass any other User.
(d) You will not use the Website for fraudulent purposes, or to carry out unlawful, misleading, malicious or discriminatory acts. You will not take any action that could disable, overburden or impair the proper functioning or appearance of the Website.
7.2. The User undertakes to follow the Security recommendations drawn up by BBVA and accessible here.
7.3. Each party to this contract shall be liable to the other for damages arising from breaches of obligations under these Terms and Conditions unless based on force majeure or unforeseeable circumstances.
7.4. The User shall be held liable for any damages that may be caused in the following cases:
When he/she does not use the Website in accordance with the conditions set out in this document. In the event of breach by the User of any of the provisions set out in these Terms and Conditions, BBVA may restrict and/or deny access to the Website.
When the access codes are misused by a third party, and the User has not notified BBVA of such unauthorised use without undue delay as soon as it becomes aware of it or suspects that such use has occurred.
7.5. BBVA is not responsible for the truthfulness, completeness or updating of information that is not of its own creation and for which another source is indicated, nor for that contained in other websites or applications by means of hyperlink or link from the Website, provided to the User as alternative sources of information.
8. How can a User unsubscribe from the Website?
8.1. The User may unsubscribe from the Website in writing (this will automatically lead to unsubscription from the Application) by sending an e-mail to BBVA at the following address: support-events@bbvaeventos.com.
9. Are there any reservations of rights?
9.1. BBVA reserves the right to modify, partially or totally, these Terms and Conditions, as well as to include new ones. The new Terms and Conditions will be shown to the User of the Website through the same, and the User must accept them when accessing the Website. Once the new terms and conditions have been accepted, the User will be able to access the Website's Functionalities.
9.2. BBVA may also limit access to the Site in the event of technical problems affecting security. BBVA may also use and share any suggestions or ideas provided by Users without this implying any compensation or intellectual property rights for the User.
10. What data can I include in my profile? Is my profile private or public?
10.1. The inclusion by the User of information on the Website, including in particular in his/her profile is subject to the following conditions:
Only professional data and information that the User is legally entitled to share may be included in the profile, excluding any sensitive or copyrighted content.
Contact details and other professional details will be automatically filled in on event registration forms based on the profile information, but may be modified by the User during the event registration process.
BBVA is not responsible for the content that Users include in their profiles or for the use that others may make of this information.
10.2. The User's profile will be ‘public’ by default, i.e. part of it will be visible to other Users of the Website and the Application attending the Event in which the User has registered. However, the User may set his/her profile to ‘private’ to prevent his/her information from being displayed.
10.3. All the information and profile settings that the User has determined on the Website will be automatically uploaded to the Application, and vice versa (except for changing the profile settings as public or private, which can only be done from the Website and not from the Application).
11. What does acceptance of these Terms and Conditions imply? Can this contract be terminated?
By accepting these Terms and Conditions, the User legally agrees to be bound by them. BBVA may terminate this contract with one month's notice. The User may also terminate the contract at any time by unsubscribing from the Website and the Application by notifying BBVA via email at the following address: support-events@bbvaeventos.com
12. Are there any other relevant aspects I should be aware of?
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is declared invalid, it will be withdrawn or replaced without affecting the validity of the remaining provisions. Users should report any violation of the Terms and Conditions to BBVA at the following address: support-events@bbvaeventos.com
13. What is the law applicable to these Terms and Conditions?
This contract shall be governed by Spanish law, and the Courts and Tribunals of the city of Madrid shall have jurisdiction for the resolution of all disputes arising from or related to this Website.