Terms of Use

About these terms

These Terms of Use apply to the website of the CCAF–EUC MENA-MED Research Centre.

The Centre is a collaborative research initiative involving European University Cyprus and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. The website provides information about the Centre, its activities, research, collaboration, education and training, internship opportunities and related initiatives.

By accessing and using this website, you agree to use it in accordance with these Terms of Use and applicable law.

Use of this website

This website is provided primarily for informational, educational and research-related purposes.

You may access and use the website for lawful purposes. You must not use the website in a manner that could damage, disable, disrupt or interfere with the website, its infrastructure, its security, or the ability of others to access it.

You must not attempt to obtain unauthorised access to any systems, information or areas of the website that are not intended to be publicly accessible.

Information and research content

Information made available through this website is provided for general informational, academic and research purposes.

Research, publications, commentary, educational material and other content may reflect the work or views of their respective authors, researchers, institutions or other contributors.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, information on this website should not be regarded as legal, financial, investment, regulatory or other professional advice.

Users should obtain appropriate professional advice or consult the relevant original sources before relying on information for professional, regulatory, financial or other decision-making purposes.

Ownership and intellectual property

The CCAF–EUC MENA-MED Research Centre does not, merely by displaying, referencing, linking to or making material accessible through this website, claim ownership of intellectual property belonging to its partner institutions, individual authors, researchers, contributors or third parties.

Intellectual property rights in research, publications, reports, data, methodologies, educational materials, photographs, graphics, logos, trademarks and other material remain with their respective owners.

In particular, material belonging to European University Cyprus remains the property of European University Cyprus or the relevant rights holder. Material belonging to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School, the University of Cambridge or their respective authors and contributors remains the property of the relevant institution, author, contributor or other rights holder, as applicable.

Material created or owned by an individual researcher, academic, author or other contributor remains subject to the intellectual property rights applicable to that material and is not transferred to the Centre merely because it is presented or referenced on this website.

Nothing in these Terms of Use, and nothing arising from use of this website, transfers intellectual property rights from any partner, author, researcher, contributor or third party to the Centre or to a user of the website.

Partner and third-party material

The website may display, describe, reproduce where authorised, or link to material associated with partner institutions, researchers, authors and other third parties.

Such material remains subject to the ownership, copyright, licensing, attribution and other terms established by its respective rights holder.

The inclusion of material on the Centre’s website does not alter its ownership and should not be interpreted as an assignment, transfer or waiver of any intellectual property rights.

Names, logos, trademarks and other identifying marks associated with partner institutions or third parties remain the property of their respective owners and may not be used in a manner that suggests endorsement, affiliation or authorisation where none exists.

Permitted use

You may view and access publicly available material on this website for personal, academic, educational and research purposes, subject to applicable law and any terms, restrictions or licences applying to the particular material.

The fact that material is publicly accessible through this website does not mean that it is free of copyright or other intellectual property restrictions.

Where material originates from a partner institution, author, researcher or third party, users are responsible for complying with the terms imposed by the relevant rights holder before reproducing, republishing, modifying, distributing or otherwise reusing that material.

Attribution and reuse

Where research, publications, data or other materials are reused in circumstances where reuse is permitted, appropriate attribution should be given to the relevant author, institution, publication or other rights holder.

Users should consult the original publication, source or rights holder for any specific copyright notice, licence, citation requirement or reuse conditions applying to the material.

Nothing on this website grants a general licence to reproduce or commercially exploit material belonging to a partner institution, author, researcher, contributor or third party.

External websites and resources

This website contains links to external websites and resources, including websites operated by partner institutions and other organisations.

External websites are operated independently and may be subject to their own terms of use, privacy policies, copyright notices and other conditions.

A link from this website to an external resource does not, by itself, imply responsibility for or endorsement of all information, opinions, products or services available through that resource.

Website availability

Reasonable efforts may be made to maintain the accuracy and availability of this website, but uninterrupted or error-free access cannot be guaranteed.

Website content may be corrected, updated, replaced, removed or reorganised from time to time. Links to external resources may also change or cease to be available.

Limitation of responsibility

Information on this website is made available in good faith for informational, academic and research purposes.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, no guarantee is made that all information will at all times be complete, current, accurate or suitable for a particular purpose.

The respective institutions, authors, researchers, contributors and other rights holders remain responsible for their own material only to the extent provided by applicable law and any terms governing that material.

Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits any responsibility or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Changes to these terms

These Terms of Use may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the Centre’s activities, applicable requirements or the manner in which information and resources are made available.

The date shown at the top of this page indicates when these Terms of Use were last updated.

Contact

Questions concerning these Terms of Use, material appearing on this website, attribution, ownership or requests relating to the use of particular content may be submitted through the Centre’s contact page.

Where a request concerns material belonging to a partner institution, author, researcher or other third party, it may be necessary to contact the relevant rights holder directly for permission or further information.