Terms & Conditions of Use
- Terms of Use
The Ministry of Culture (hereinafter referred to as “Ministry” or “MoC”) operates various digital platforms within the scope of its responsibilities. This particular website, through advanced technological infrastructures and applications based on open and proprietary software, may offer all visitors/users free services such as information, participation, and technological applications related to the Ministry, under the terms of use outlined below. Using, visiting, navigating, archiving, or cataloguing content on this website constitutes a practical and unreserved acceptance of the terms described below.
The visitor/user must read and accept these terms before using the website, which apply to all content, including but not limited to files, texts, images, photographs, designs, graphics, videos, and software applications.
If the visitor/user does not agree with the terms, they must not use the site or its services. Users are advised to regularly check the content of these terms for possible changes. Continuing to use the site after such changes implies unreserved acceptance of the modified terms.
These terms of use constitute the full agreement between the Ministry and the visitor/user and are binding only between them. Any amendments to these terms are valid only if stated in writing and integrated into the current agreement. Unless otherwise stated , these terms take immediate effect.
Visitors / users must comply with the law and these terms. The website must be used solely for lawful purposes in a way that does not limit or hinder its use by third parties. Visitors / users must refrain from acts or omissions that could damage or disrupt the site or negatively affect the services provided.
- Intellectual Property Rights
All content on this website — including, but not limited to, documents, texts, files, news, graphics, images, photographs, diagrams, videos, sketches, software applications, and services — is governed and supplemented by Greek law, EU law, and relevant international treaties. This content is the intellectual property of the Ministry and is protected under relevant legislation, including Law 4858/2021 and Law 2121/1993. Logos, trademarks, and other distinctive features found on this site belong to https://castleroute.culture.gov.gr/ and/or those identified as rightsholders and are protected under intellectual and industrial property laws.
If any term herein contradicts the current legal framework or becomes invalid, it automatically ceases to apply without affecting the remaining terms.
The Ministry reserves the right to post, display, reproduce, multiply, distribute, exploit, and generally use the content posted on this website in any conventional or electronic form, even if not explicitly mentioned in these terms. It may also modify, shorten, remove, or rearrange content at its discretion.
Use of third-party protected material not owned by the Ministry is not covered by these terms. Users must seek permission from the respective rights holders for such content.
Third-party intellectual property included in https://castleroute.culture.gov.gr/ is presented in good faith for informational purposes and will be removed upon request from the rights holders. Ministry staff or contractors who have assigned their rights in accordance with applicable intellectual property laws are not considered third parties.
- License of Use
Any form of use, reproduction, republishing, copying, storage, sale, transmission, distribution, publication, performance, downloading, translation, or modification of the content on https://castleroute.culture.gov.gr/ is strictly prohibited without prior permission.
Exceptionally, partial copying, downloading, or distribution for personal use without commercial or promotional intent is allowed — provided the source is cited and it does not imply any transfer of intellectual property rights to the user.
Other products or services mentioned on this site that bear trademarks of other organizations, companies, partners, entities, or publications are their own intellectual property and the respective entities are responsible.
For commercial or promotional use of images of monuments, archaeological sites, and historic places protected by Law 4858/2021, Article 46, paragraph 7, and Ministerial Decision ΥΠΠΟ/ΓΔΑΠΚ/ΔΜΕΕΠ/Γ2/Φ51-52-54/81397/2199/12-9-2005 (B’ 1491), as amended and in force,
licensing procedures, fees, and details are defined therein.
The Greek State (Ministry of Culture) is the exclusive rights holder for any such images and is entitled to related revenues.
Law 4305/2014 provides specific exceptions to reuse for commercial/promotional purposes in order to protect cultural heritage from theft, looting, vandalism, illicit excavation, and trafficking, as outlined in Law 3028/2002 (as amended by Law 4858/2021).
- Disclaimers and Internet Limitations of Liability
The Ministry and/or individuals listed as rights holders make every effort to ensure that content and information on this site is accurate, clear, correct, complete, up-to-date, and available. However, the Ministry is not liable for any typographical or other errors that may occur during information republishing.
Interactive features, contact forms, and notice boards may be included on the site. Users are solely responsible for the content and consequences of their communications.
The Ministry does not endorse user-submitted content and reserves the right to edit or delete it. Users grant the Ministry a license for any intellectual property (as defined by Law 2121/1993) resulting from their communication on these features.
Under no circumstances is the Ministry liable — including in cases of negligence — for any legal, civil, or criminal claims or damages (e.g., loss of profits, data, or financial satisfaction) arising from use or non-use of the site, inability to provide services, or unauthorized third-party access to services/information.
The content and services provided on the Ministry’s digital platforms are offered “AS IS” with no warranties of any kind, express or implied — including those regarding quality, suitability, compatibility, or security — all of which are explicitly disclaimed.
- Protection from Malware “Viruses”
The Ministry of Culture makes every possible effort to monitor the material uploaded to the above-mentioned website and to protect its servers and host servers from malicious software (viruses).
Given the nature and structure of the Internet, the Ministry is not liable under any circumstances for any form of damage, loss, alteration, or destruction of data, software, or hardware that the visitor/user may suffer during or after using the pages, services, options, and content of this website. It also does not guarantee that any related website or the servers through which these services are made available to the user/visitor are free of “viruses” or other malicious software.
In any case, users are advised to use antivirus and malware protection software every time they connect to the Internet.
- Disclaimer of Advice – Recommendations
No part of the content provided to users/visitors of this website should be interpreted, directly or indirectly, as encouragement, instruction, advice, or prompting for any act or omission. Rather, it is at the discretion of the users/visitors, following their personal evaluation, to act based on their own will, with any liability on our part being expressly excluded.
- Links to Other Websites
This website may contain links to third-party websites solely for the purpose of informing and assisting the user/visitor. A link to third-party websites does not constitute endorsement of their views, actions, or content, nor approval or acceptance of the content they express, publish, or post. These third-party websites are subject to their own terms of use.
The Ministry does not control the availability, content, privacy policies, quality, or completeness of services or pages of other websites and cannot ensure their content is current. It does not assume responsibility for their content or any damage resulting from their use, as access is solely at the visitor’s own risk.
Third-party website operators, who are legally responsible, bear sole responsibility for the content of their websites or for any damage that may arise from their use when the user/visitor of https://castleroute.culture.gov.gr/ accesses them. The user/visitor acknowledges that by visiting third-party websites, they are leaving https://castleroute.culture.gov.gr/ and are subject to the terms of use of those websites.
- Hyperlinks to This Website
The Ministry encourages users to create hyperlinks to its website https://castleroute.culture.gov.gr/, and users are not required to request permission to do so. However, it is not permitted to load Ministry webpages within frames of other websites. Each Ministry webpage referred to by a hyperlink must load in its own browser window.
- Content Usage Rights
The content submitted and published by users/visitors remains their property. However, they grant the website an unlimited, royalty-free license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly display, and exploit the content at any time and by any means, either electronically or in print, without violating their moral rights.
Further use of content posted on https://castleroute.culture.gov.gr/ is subject to compliance with laws on personal data protection (Law 2472/1997 and Law 3471/2006, as amended and in force).
- User Data
Through this website, the Ministry may collect personal data and information of users/visitors, either provided voluntarily or collected during browsing. Personal data refers to any information that can identify or be used to contact a user, especially those collected via submission forms, and is governed by privacy laws (Law 2472/1997, as amended by Law 3625/2007, and Law 3471/2006).
Such data is used solely for the purpose for which it was submitted. The user/visitor expressly and unreservedly consents to providing their personal data to https://castleroute.culture.gov.gr/, where required or requested.
The Ministry may use this data for informational purposes or to send emails or newsletters to registered users unless the user explicitly opts out.
The Ministry does not sell, transfer, or disclose personal data to third parties unless required by law or contractual necessity for the proper functioning of the website and its services.
The Ministry may process all or part of this data for statistical purposes or to improve the quality of services and information provided. Users may contact the site administrator to verify, correct, modify, or delete their personal data.
The website may also collect non-personal data using technologies such as cookies, IP tracking, and similar mechanisms as generated by browser-server communication. Cookies are small text files stored on a user’s hard drive that do not access files on the user’s computer or identify the user. They are used to facilitate user access to certain services/pages and for statistical purposes.
Non-personal data may also include browser type, computer type, operating system, ISP, and other similar technical information.
Users can configure their browsers to notify them when cookies are used or to block cookies entirely. If cookies are disabled, access to certain functions of the site may be limited.
All collection of personal data through this site complies with the applicable personal data protection laws (Laws 2472/1997 and 3471/2006).
The Ministry is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites linked from this site.
- Modification of Content and Services
The terms and conditions of use of this website, including any amendments, are governed by national, European, and relevant international law. These terms represent the entire agreement between the Ministry and the user/visitor and are binding.
The Ministry reserves the unilateral right to modify, add, or alter the website’s content, services, and terms of use whenever deemed necessary, without prior notice. All changes will be made in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory frameworks.
Any disputes arising shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Athens, Greece, and governed by Greek law.
For any issue regarding the website, you may contact: dbmm@culture.gr