LEGAL NOTICE
Last updated: 29 November 2025
1. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
In compliance with Law 34/2002 of 11 July, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE), the identifying details of the owner of this website are provided below:
WEBSITE OWNER:
Tax ID / National ID: [Data available upon request]
Address: Calella, Barcelona, Spain
Email address: admin@adabida.cat
Website: www.adabida.cat
ACTIVITY:
Adabida is a digital historical archive dedicated to the preservation of oral memory and personal heritage, with an academic vocation and historiographical rigor.
2. PURPOSE
This Legal Notice governs access to and use of the website www.adabida.cat (hereinafter, the "Website" or the "Platform").
Access to and use of the Website confers the status of user and implies full and unreserved acceptance of all the provisions included in this Legal Notice, as well as the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy published on the Website.
⚠️ Important: If the user does not agree with any of the provisions set out herein, they must refrain from using the Website.
3. CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE
3.1. FREE ACCESS
Access to the Website is free of charge for users.
3.2. USER REGISTRATION
Access to certain features of the Website requires prior user registration through the creation of an account. Registration implies acceptance of the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
3.3. PROPER USE
The user undertakes to make appropriate and lawful use of the Website, in accordance with applicable law, morality, good customs and public order.
3.4. PROHIBITED USES
The following are expressly prohibited:
- Using the Website for unlawful purposes or purposes contrary to the law
- Causing damage to the Website’s systems or to third-party systems
- Introducing or spreading computer viruses or any other system that may cause damage
- Attempting to access restricted areas without authorization
- Using the Website to transmit, disseminate or make available to third parties information, data, content, messages, graphics, sounds, images, files, links, software or any other material that:
- Is contrary to the law, morality or public order
- Incorporates viruses or other physical or electronic elements that may damage or hinder the normal operation of the network, system or third-party computer equipment
- Induces, incites or promotes criminal, defamatory, violent, degrading, xenophobic, pornographic acts, dissemination of terrorism or actions contrary to human rights
- Infringes the rights to honor, personal and family privacy or the image of third parties
- Infringes intellectual or industrial property rights, trade secrets or contractual commitments of any kind
- Engages in unlawful, misleading or unfair advertising
- Contains false, ambiguous, inaccurate, exaggerated or outdated information that may mislead as to its subject matter
- Impersonates third parties
3.5. USER LIABILITY
The user shall be solely responsible for any infringements they may commit or for any damage they may cause through use of the Website, and the Website owner shall be exempt from any liability that may arise from the user’s actions.
4. WEBSITE CONTENT
4.1. GENERAL INFORMATION
The Website owner does not guarantee the absence of errors in access to the Website or its content, nor that such content is up to date at all times.
The Website owner reserves the right to modify, at any time and without prior notice, the presentation, configuration and content of the Website, as well as the conditions required for access and/or use.
4.2. USER-GENERATED CONTENT
Content published by users (entries, testimonies, documents, images, videos) is the sole responsibility of the user who publishes it.
The Website owner is NOT responsible for user-generated content, acting as a data hosting service provider in accordance with Article 16 of the LSSI-CE.
The owner reserves the right to remove, without prior notice, any content deemed inappropriate or in breach of the Terms of Use.
4.3. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
The Website owner does NOT guarantee:
- The technical availability, accuracy, truthfulness, validity or legality of the Website or its contents
- That the Website operates without interruptions or errors
- The absence of viruses or other harmful elements
- The invulnerability of the Website or the effectiveness of the security measures adopted
The Website owner excludes any liability for damages of any kind that may arise from:
- The lack of availability, maintenance or effective operation of the Website
- The lack of usefulness of the Website for any activity
- The infringement of intellectual or industrial property legislation, rights to honor, personal and family privacy and image, data protection regulations, or any other applicable regulations by users
- The unlawful use of the Website by users
4.4. DEMO PHASE
Adabida is currently in DEMO PHASE. This means that:
- There may be temporary service interruptions
- Some features may change or evolve
- Permanent service availability is not guaranteed
Users are advised to keep backup copies of important content.
5. INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
5.1. OWNERSHIP
All content on the Website (including, without limitation, texts, photographs, graphics, images, icons, technology, software, graphic design, source code, as well as its presentation and layout) is the property of the Website owner or is used under the corresponding license or authorization.
Such content constitutes works protected by intellectual and industrial property laws, and its reproduction, distribution, public communication or transformation, in whole or in part, is not permitted without the express authorization of the owner.
5.2. "ADABIDA" TRADEMARK
The trademark "ADABIDA", as well as the logos and distinctive signs appearing on the Website, are the property of the owner and are protected by industrial property laws.
Their use, reproduction, distribution or public communication without express authorization is prohibited.
5.3. USER-GENERATED CONTENT
Content generated and published by users (entries, testimonies, documents, images, videos) remains the property of the respective users.
By publishing content on the Website, the user grants the owner a license of use as specified in the Terms of Use.
5.4. REPORTING INFRINGEMENTS
If any person considers that an intellectual or industrial property right has been infringed on the Website, they may notify: admin@adabida.cat
The notification must include:
- Identification of the content subject to the infringement
- Evidence of the infringed rights
- Contact details of the notifier
6. LINKS
6.1. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely for informational purposes.
The Website owner is NOT responsible for the content, privacy policies, terms of use or practices of third-party websites.
Users access third-party websites at their own risk.
6.2. LINKS FROM THIRD PARTIES TO ADABIDA
Any website may establish links to Adabida provided that:
- It does not reproduce Adabida content without authorization
- It does not make false, inaccurate or misleading statements about Adabida
- It does not imply that the Adabida owner has authorized the link or supervises or assumes responsibility for the services offered by the linking website
If any person wishes to establish a link using a frame or similar that includes Adabida content, prior authorization must be requested at: admin@adabida.cat
7. PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
The Website owner processes users’ personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – Regulation EU 2016/679) and Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on the Protection of Personal Data and the Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPDGDD).
For complete information on the processing of personal data, please consult the Privacy Policy of the Website.
8. COOKIES
The Website uses ONLY strictly necessary technical cookies for its operation (session, language, CSRF security).
NO tracking, advertising or third-party cookies are used.
For more information, please consult the Privacy Policy.
9. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
9.1. APPLICABLE LAW
This Legal Notice is governed by Spanish law.
9.2. JURISDICTION
For the resolution of any dispute that may arise in relation to the Website or the activities carried out therein, the Courts and Tribunals of Barcelona shall have jurisdiction, with the user expressly waiving any other jurisdiction that may correspond.
9.3. LANGUAGE
In the event of discrepancies between the Catalan version and any translation into other languages, the Catalan version shall prevail.
10. CONTACT
For any queries, suggestions, questions or complaints related to the Website or this Legal Notice, users may contact:
WEBSITE OWNER:
Name: Projecte Adabida
Email address: admin@adabida.cat
Postal address: Calella, Barcelona, Spain
11. ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 524/2013, users are informed that the European Commission provides an online dispute resolution platform, available at:
https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/
Adabida is not obliged to participate in consumer alternative dispute resolution procedures, but may do so voluntarily.
12. MODIFICATIONS
The Website owner reserves the right to modify this Legal Notice at any time by publishing the changes on the Website.
Users are advised to periodically review this Legal Notice to stay informed of possible changes.
Continued use of the Website after the publication of modifications implies acceptance thereof.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE LEGAL NOTICE
Access to and use of the Website implies express and unreserved acceptance of all the conditions set forth in this Legal Notice.
If the user does not agree with any of the conditions set out herein, they must refrain from accessing and using the Website.
Date of last update: 29 November 2025