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 Version 2, April 8, 2019

  1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1. This confidentiality policy (hereinafter the “Policy”) is published by “Eco-Vector” LLC, OGRN 1099847039907, INN/KPP 7806423692/784101001, located at: Office 1N, Bldg. 3A, Aptekarsky Lane, Saint Petersburg (hereinafter the “Operator”), to govern the processing of the personal data of any user of the Operator’s site (hereinafter the “User”).

1.2. The Policy has been developed and published by the Operator in accordance with item 2, part 1, Article 18.1 of the Federal Law dated July 27, 2006, No. 152-FZ “On personal data” (hereinafter the FL “On personal data”).

1.3. The Policy has been developed to conform with the legal requirements on personal data processing and protection, and aims to ensure the protection of human and citizen rights and freedoms during the processing of personal data, including the protection of rights to personal and family privacy.

1.4. The Policy contains information subject to disclosure in accordance with part 1, Article 14 of the FL “On personal data” and is a public document available at: books.eco-vector.com.

1.5. To keep the Policy updated with regard to personal data processing, the Operator is entitled to modify the Policy at any time by publishing the appropriate revisions. The Policy can only be changed by publishing its revised version on the Site.

  1. BASIC TERMS

2.1. Personal data–any information that is directly or indirectly related to a specific individual (subject of personal data).

2.2. Personal data processing–any activity (operation) or combination of activities (operations) performed by means of automation equipment or without such equipment, including acquisition, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (update, revision), retrieval, use, transfer (distribution, providing access), depersonalization, blocking, deletion, and disposal of personal data.

2.3. Operator of personal data–an entity that independently or together with other parties arranges and/or performs personal data processing, as well as determining the goals of personal data processing, the data content subject to processing, and activities (operations) that use Users’ personal data.

2.4. Personal data confidentiality–obligation of the Operator and any other parties given access to the personal data to neither disclose them to any third parties nor distribute them without the User’s consent, unless otherwise specified by Federal Law.

2.5. Site–entirety of programs for electronic computing machines and other information contained in the information system, accessed via the data telecommunication network (Internet) and located at books.eco-vector.com. The Site can provide links to other Internet resources. The Operator is not liable for the confidentiality of information placed by the User on any of these other sites. 

  1. USER RIGHTS

3.1. The User is entitled:

3.1.1. To receive personal data relating to the User, as well as information regarding data processing;

3.1.2. To clarify, block, or dispose personal data that are incomplete, obsolete, incorrect, illegally received, or not required for the stated purpose of processing;

3.1.3. To recall their consent to personal data processing;

3.1.4. To protect their rights and legal interests, including recovery of losses and compensation for moral harm in a court of law;

3.1.5. To appeal against actions or omissions of the Operator to the authorized body protecting the rights of personal data subjects or to a court of law. 

  1. BASES FOR PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

4.1 The Operator shall process personal data only on the legal and fair bases of fulfilling its functions, authority, and obligations under legislation, and of implementing the rights and legal interests of the Operator and the User. 

4.2 The Operator shall receive personal data directly from the User and shall process the data only with the User’s consent. The Operator shall receive the User’s personal data when the User interacts with some functions of the Site. 

  1. USER PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

5.1. The Policy shall establish the Operator’s obligations of nondisclosure and ensuring protection of the confidentiality of personal data provided by the User when using the Site.

5.2. The Operator shall process Users’ personal data for the purpose of meeting RF legislation and regulations, as well as for such purpose(s) as follows:

5.2.1. Providing Users with an access to special information.

5.2.2. Processing requests on the Operator’s Site.

5.3. Users shall be asked to indicate their consent to the Operator processing their personal data by ticking a box under the personal data acquisition form on the Site.

5.4. Categories of personal data collected by the Operator for achieving the goals specified in item 5.2 of the Policy:

5.4.1. Last name

5.4.2. First name

5.4.3. Patronymic

5.4.4. Residential address

5.4.5. Contact phone number

5.4.6. Email address

5.4.7. User ID stored in cookie

5.5. The Operator shall not process special categories of the User’s personal data.

5.6. The Operator shall not process biometric categories of the User’s personal data.

5.7. The Policy shall only apply to the information processed during use of the Site. The Operator shall not monitor and shall not be liable for information processing by the sites and services of third parties accessed by Users through links available on the Site.

5.8. The Operator shall not verify the authenticity of personal data provided by the User, and shall not have the possibility to evaluate the User’s ability to act. However, the Operator shall proceed on the premise that the User provides accurate and sufficient personal data and keeps the data updated.

  1. PROCESSING OF USERS’ PERSONAL DATA USING COOKIE FILES

6.1. Cookie files transferred by Users’ equipment can be used for providing Users with customized functions on the Site, for personal advertising shown to Users, for statistical and research purposes, and for Site improvement. 

6.2. Users are aware that the hardware and software they use to access websites can prohibit operations with cookie files (for all sites or specific sites) and allow the deletion of previously received cookie files. 

6.3. The Operator is entitled to limit certain Site functions to Users that permit cookie files to be stored. 

6.4. The structure, content, and technical parameters of cookie files shall be determined by the Operator and can be changed without prior notification of Users.

6.5. Counters placed on the site or in Site applications can be used for analysis of Users’ cookie files, for the acquisition and processing of statistical information about Site use, and for ensuring the serviceability of the entire Site and particular individual functions. Technical parameters of the counters’ operation shall be determined by the Operator and can be changed without prior notification of Users.

  1. CONDITIONS OF PROCESSING USERS’ PERSONAL DATA

7.1. Users’ personal data shall only be processed until the processing goals have been achieved.

7.2. The Operator shall process Users’ personal data by automated methods using computer equipment.

7.3. Personal data processing shall include acquisition, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, modification), retrieval, use, transfer (distribution, providing access), depersonalization, blocking, deleting, and disposal.

7.4. The confidentiality of personal data shall be protected, except where Users voluntarily provide information about themselves for public access by an unlimited range of people.

7.5. The Operator is entitled to transfer the User’s personal data to third parties in the following cases:

7.5.1. The User provided consent for such operations;

7.5.2. Transfer is required for the User’s use of certain Site functions or to fulfill a certain agreement or contract;

7.5.3. Transfer is stipulated by Russian or any other valid legislation within the scope of the procedure established by the legislation;

7.5.4. Such transfer falls within a (complete or partial) sales or business transfer whereby the purchaser assumes all the liabilities of complying with the Policy regarding collected personal data;

7.5.5. Processing of Users’ personal data produces depersonalized statistical data that are transferred to third parties for research, work performance, or rendering services under the Operator’s direction;

7.5.6. Transfer to authorized government bodies of the Russian Federation is based and in accordance with the procedure established by valid legislation of the Russian Federation.

7.6. The Operator shall conform with the following government legislation when processing Users’ personal data:

7.6.1. The FL “On personal data”;

7.6.2. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 01.11.2012, No. 1119 “On approval of requirements to personal data protection when processing in the personal data information systems”;

7.6.3. Order of the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control of Russia dated February 18, 2013, No. 21 “On approval of the content and composition of organizational and technical measures for ensuring personal data safety when processing in the personal data information systems”;

7.6.4 Order of the FSS of Russia dated 10.07.2014, No. 378 “On approval of the content and composition of organizational and technical measures for ensuring personal data safety during processing in the personal data information systems using cryptographic protection of information required for meeting requirements established by the Government of the Russian Federation to personal data protection of each level of security.”

7.7. The Operator shall implement organizational and technical measures required to protect Users’ personal data against illegal or accidental access, disposal, modification, blocking, copying, distribution, and any other illegal actions of third parties.

7.8. The Operator shall, together with the User, implement all required measures to prevent losses or any other consequences resulting from the loss or disclosure of personal data.

  1. MANDATORY DATA STORAGE

8.1. The Users’ rights specified in the Policy can be limited in accordance with the requirements of valid legislation. In particular, such limitations can stipulate the Operator’s obligation to keep information revised or deleted by the User for the period specified by the legislation, and/or to submit such information to the state authority in accordance with the legally established procedure.

  1. INFORMATION ABOUT ENSURING PERSONAL DATA SAFETY

9.1. The Operator shall appoint the person in charge of overseeing personal data processing, with responsibility for fulfilling the duties specified in the FL “On personal data” and in the regulatory enactments adopted in connection therewith.

9.2. The Operator shall use the set of legal, organizational, and technical provisions for ensuring personal data safety, confidentiality, and protection against illegal actions by:

9.2.1. Establishing rules on access to personal data processed in the Operator’s information system, as well as ensuring the registration and recording of all operations involving the data;

9.2.2. Assessing the potential harm to Users should the FL “On personal data” be violated;

9.2.3. Determining safety risks to personal data during processing in the Operator’s information system;

9.2.4. Implementing the organizational and technical measures and information protection means required to achieve the mandated level of personal data security;

9.2.5. Detecting factors of unauthorized access to personal data and implementing response measures, including the recovery of personal data modified or disposed due to unauthorized access;

9.2.6. Assessing the effectiveness of measures for ensuring personal data safety prior to making them operational in the Operator’s information system;

9.2.7. Performing internal monitoring of the compliance of personal data processing with the FL “On personal data,” regulatory enactments adopted in connection therewith, personal data protection requirements, the Policy, Provision, and any other local acts, including the monitoring of personal data safety measures and the level of security during processing in the Operator’s information system.

  1. INFORMATION ABOUT OPERATOR

10.1. The database containing the personal data of Users, as citizens of the Russian Federation, is located in the territory of the Russian Federation.

10.2. To implement their rights and legal interests, Users are entitled to apply to the Operator personally or through a representative via the address stated in item 1.1 of the Policy or the email address specified on the Site. Each request shall contain the information stated in part 3, Article 14 of the FL “On personal data.”

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CONSENT OF THE SITE USER TO PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

 

I hereby provide consent of my own free will and volition and for my own benefit to the operator of personal data, “Eco-Vector” LLC, OGRN 1099847039907, INN/KPP 7806423692/784101001, located at: Office 1N, Bldg. 3A, Aptekarsky Lane, Saint Petersburg (hereinafter the “Operator”) for the automated processing of my personal data in accordance with the following list:

  • Last name
  • First name
  • Patronymic
  • Residential address
  • Contact phone number
  • Email address
  • User identifier stored in cookie

 for the following purposes: 

  • Observance of Russian Federation legislation.
  • Providing site users with access to special information.
  • Processing requests on the Operator’s site. 

The Operator is entitled to process my personal data through the following methods: acquisition, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, upgrade, modification, use, and transfer (distribution, providing access). 

This consent shall remain in force for the period established by the current legislation of the Russian Federation (hereinafter the “RF”). The Operator’s processing of my personal data shall be terminated by the withdrawal of my consent, the Operator’s achievement of the purposes of personal data processing, or the liquidation, reorganization, of termination of the Operator’s activities 

All other matters not covered by this Consent shall be governed by the Confidentiality Policy (hereinafter the “Policy”) and the applicable norms of valid RF legislation. In case of conflict between the terms and conditions of this Consent and the Policy, the latter shall prevail.

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END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

Version 2, April 8, 2019

 

PLEASE THOROUGHLY READ AND ENSURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS DOCUMENT PRIOR TO USING THE SITE. USE OF THE SITE IS PERMITTED ONLY WHEN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE OBSERVED. BY USING THE SITE, YOU ASSUME THE OBLIGATIONS DETAILED IN THE AGREEMENT BELOW.

 

  1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 

1.1. The end user license agreement (hereinafter the “Agreement”) is published by “Eco-Vector” LLC, OGRN 1099847039907, INN/KPP 7806423692/784101001, located at: Office 1N, Bldg. 3A, Aptekarsky Lane, Saint Petersburg (hereinafter the Site Administrator) to set the terms and conditions of access to https://books.eco-vector.com (hereinafter the “Site”) by any person (hereinafter the “User”).

1.2. In accordance with item 2, Article 437 of the RF Civil Code, the Agreement is considered as the public offer. Under Article 438 of the RF Civil Code, the Agreement is considered to be accepted by undertaking any actions stipulated in the Agreement; bilateral signing is not required and the Agreement is valid in electronic format.

1.3. The User is not entitled to make this Agreement if they have not yet attained the requisite age under valid legislation.

 

  1. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

The terms used in the Agreement shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise specified:

2.1. Site Administrator–“Eco-Vector” LLC, OGRN 1099847039907, INN/KPP 7806423692/784101001, located at: Office 1N, Bldg. 3A, Aptekarsky Lane, Saint Petersburg, holding all rights related to the Site.

2.2. Site–entirety of programs for electronic computing machines and other information contained in the information system, accessed via the data telecommunication network Internet and located at books.eco-vector.com.

2.3. Offer–proposal to any person to enter into an agreement under the terms and conditions comprehensively stated in the Agreement.

2.4. Acceptance–full and unreserved consent of the User to enter into an agreement under the terms and conditions stated in the Agreement, considered to be effective from the time the User starts to use the Site.

2.5. Personal cabinet–an individual Site section accessed by the User by inputting their login name and password, known only by the User.

2.6. User account–entirety of the User data used for identifying them, including information about the User.

2.7. Content–any text, graphic, audio, video, or other materials placed on the Site.

 

  1. SUBJECT OF THE AGREEMENT

3.1. The Site Administrator provides the User with an ordinary (non-exclusive) license to use the Site and its content under the terms and conditions stated in the Agreement.

3.2. The Site Administrator confirms that it has all exclusive rights pertaining to the Site.

3.3. The User confirms that, before acceptance, they have familiarized themselves, read, and understood with the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

3.4. The text of the Agreement is placed on the Site. The Site Administrator is entitled to modify the terms and conditions of the Agreement at any time, but only by publishing the revised version on the Site.

 

  1. REGISTRATION OF USER ACCOUNT

4.1. To gain access to some functions of the Site, the User is required to register for a free user account.

4.2. To register for a user account, the User shall provide accurate, full, and correct data and specify a login name and password in the designated fields of the form placed on the Site.

4.3. The Site Administrator reserves the right to set the procedure for confirming user account registration and to introduce requirements for the login name and password to ensure the safety of the user account.

4.4. The User shall be personally liable for the safety and resistance to theft by third parties of the password selected by the User, and shall independently ensure its confidentiality. The User undertakes not to disclose their login name and password set during registration to any third parties.

4.5. The User confirms that any actions performed through their user account (including, without limitation, clicking buttons confirming consent with any agreements and rules) shall be considered as authorized by the User, unless proved otherwise.

4.6. The Site Administrator reserves the right to check data provided by the User for compliance with item 4.2 of the Agreement. If the Site Administrator believes that the data provided by the User do not comply with the said item, the Site Administrator reserves the right to withhold and/or block the User’s access to the personal cabinet.

 

  1. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

5.1. The User is entitled:

5.1.1. Access the Site at any time, except where preventive maintenance is being conducted.

5.1.2. Use the Site within the limits specified by the Agreement.

5.2. The User undertakes to:

5.2.1. Follow the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

5.2.2. Not distribute any harmful software that damages, prevents, caches, expropriates, or violates in any other way the software or hardware systems connected with the Site or any personal information of other Users.

5.2.3. Provide personal information during registration of the user account and keep it updated thereafter. The User confirms that the information they provide complies with item 4.2 of the Agreement.

5.2.4. Not copy, reproduce, repeatedly publish, or make transactions with the Site content, and not use the Site to engage in any activities similar to those of the Site Administrator.

5.2.5. Not upload, publish, or make accessible on the Site any information that violates the requirements of valid legislation, or that, in the Site Administrator’s view, violates rights and interests of other citizens or legal entities, or that, for any other reason, is undesirable content on the Site, including, without limitation, information that violates the intellectual rights of third parties; contains threats; offends; discredits honor, dignity, and business reputation; violates the personal privacy of other Users or third parties; contains coarse language or pornographic photos or videos; promotes and/or supports incitement of racial, religious, or ethnic hatred or enmity; or contains information to which access is restricted, including, without limitation, state or commercial secrets.

5.2.6. Perform other obligations specified by the Agreement and follow all valid laws and regulatory enactments when using the Site.

5.3. The Site Administrator is entitled to:

5.3.1. Terminate a User’s access or delete their account, and impose any other restrictions on Site use if the Site Administrator has any reasonable grounds to believe that the User has violated the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

5.3.2. Set restrictions on Site use, such as limiting the amount of information that can be downloaded for some categories of Users, depending on, in particular but without limitation, the User’s location and language.

5.3.3. Delete or modify any information placed by the User on the Site that violates valid legislation or the rights and interests of other citizens and legal entities, or is otherwise considered undesirable for placement on the Site.

5.3.4. Terminate the Agreement with the User and refuse its fulfillment where the User breaches the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

5.3.5. Unilaterally change the text of the Agreement at any time.

5.4. The Site Administrator undertakes to:

5.4.1. Provide anytime accessibility to the Site, except where preventive maintenance is being conducted.

5.4.2. Not perform any actions that could result in the User being unable to use the Site.

5.4.3. Not to check the content of any information transferred by the User via the Site.

 

  1. CONDITIONS OF SITE USE

6.1. The Site Administrator shall provide the User with a personal, globally valid, free, non-exclusive, limited, and unassignable license for Site use under terms and conditions stated in the Agreement.

6.2. The Site Administrator provides the User with the right to use the Site only for purposes that do not contradict valid legislation. Unless otherwise specified by the Agreement, the User is not entitled to: access, collect, copy, distribute, demonstrate, modify, or download any part of the Site using automatic tools, programs, or algorithms, except for short-term downloads (caching) for the purposes of using the Site.

6.3. The User is entitled to upload, publish, and make available information on the Site in any other way, for which they give the Site Administrator a free, non-exclusive, globally valid license to use such information for the period of validity of exclusive rights. The Site Administrator is not obliged to provide the User with any reports on the use of information placed on the Site.

6.4. The User shall be fully liable for the compliance of all information placed on the Site with the requirements of valid legislation. This includes responsibility for violating the rights and legal interests of third parties. The Site Administrator is entitled to edit (moderate) any information placed on the Site by the User.

6.5. When the Agreement is terminated, the validity of all licenses and rights for Site use is immediately terminated. Termination of the Agreement shall not affect the User’s obligations thereunder to the Site Administrator, which shall continue for a reasonable period after said termination.

 

  1. RESPONSIBILITY

7.1. The Site Administrator shall make all efforts to ensure the serviceability of the Site; however, it does not guarantee its permanent accessibility, uninterrupted and timely service provision, safety, accuracy, and the absence of errors in Site operation. The only accessible possibility for the User should any of these problems occur is immediate termination of Site use.

7.2. Site use is provided to the User as is and at the User’s own risk, without any express or implied warranties from the Site Administrator, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of quality assurance, working properties, merchantability, or suitability for use for any other purposes. The Site Administrator shall be liable only for the culpable failure to perform or improper fulfillment of its obligations under the Agreement.

7.3. The Site Administrator shall not be liable, whether in contract or tort and regardless of whether it was informed of the possible occurrence of such violations or losses connected with or consequential to Site use by the User, for any damage resulting from, without limitation:

7.3.1. The User downloading or otherwise sourcing data from the Site. No recommendations given to the User verbally or in writing by the Site Administrator shall constitute any warranty;

7.3.2. Disclosure to third parties of information contained in the User’s account for which the Site Administrator was not at fault;

7.3.3. Preventive maintenance of the Site by the Site Administrator, during which the User cannot use the Site;

7.3.4. Occurrence of any circumstances specified in section 8 of the Agreement;

7.3.5. Actions (or failures to act) of other Users.

7.4. The User shall be liable for non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of their obligations. If any person makes a claim against the Site Administrator due to violation by the User of the Agreement and/or the rights of such person, including exclusive rights, then the User undertakes to enter the court proceedings as a third person, provide appropriate compensation, and indemnify and hold harmless the Site Administrator against reimbursement of the claimant’s losses.

 

  1. FORCE-MAJEURE

8.1. Any prevention of Site use by force-majeure circumstances shall not constitute violation of the Site Administrator’s obligations to the User under the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

8.2. Force-majeure circumstances that directly or indirectly affect fulfillment of the Agreement by the Site Administrator and are beyond the Site Administrator’s reasonable control include, without limitation: natural disasters; Internet shutdown; telecommunications, computers, or any other equipment failure; electric power shutdown; government activities, including decisions of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals; or the non-fulfillment of obligations by third parties.

 

  1. CLAIMS AND NOTIFICATIONS

9.1. In case of a dispute between the Site Administrator and the User pursuant to the Agreement, a pre-arbitration procedure of dispute settlement is mandatory.

9.2. The User is entitled to send a written claim to the Site Administrator if they believe that the Site Administrator has violated the terms and conditions of the Agreement. Claims that do not identify the User shall not be processed by the Site Administrator.

9.3. The Site Administrator is entitled to send a written claim to any User who it believes has violated the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

9.4. A claim shall be processed within 30 (thirty) days after the date of its receipt by the addressee.

9.5. Should the parties fail to settle a dispute concerning the Agreement in accordance with the pre-arbitration procedure of dispute settlement, the dispute shall be settled in the local court of the Site Administrator.

 

  1. 10. DISTRIBUTION

10.1. The Site Administrator respects the right of the User to receive only those messages that they have consented to receive. When distributing such messages, the Site Administrator shall follow the Policy of distribution of notifications and advertising information placed on the Site.

 

  1. FINAL PROVISIONS

11.1. This Agreement between the Site Administrator and the User comprehensively governs Site use by the User, including all functions and services of the Site, replacing any preliminary written or verbal agreements regarding the content covered by the Agreement. Due to the gratuitous nature of Site use, the RF Law dated February 7, 1992, No. 2300-I “On protection of consumer rights” shall not apply to relations between the Site Administrator and the User in connection with the Agreement.

11.2. With regard to the principle of equality and independency of the parties, no labor, agency, or partnership relations, except for relations for Site use, can be established between the Site Administrator and the User under the Agreement. These relations, as well as any others, can only be established between the Site Administrator and the User by separate agreements.

11.3. If any provision or part thereof of the Agreement is recognized as legally invalid by any court or administrative authority of relevant jurisdiction, such provision or part shall be deleted from the Agreement without any prejudice to the legality, validity, or possibility of compulsory enforcement of the remainder of the Agreement.

11.4. Any failure or delay by the State Administrator in acting to enforce its legal rights under the Agreement, including but not limited to any claim for compensation of losses, does not constitute a waiver of the Site Administrator’s legal rights.

11.5. The Site Administrator reserves the right to change the Agreement. Any changes shall come into force from the time of their publication on the Site. The User recognizes and agrees that their use of the Site after such changes are incorporated into the Agreement automatically confirms their consent to the incorporated changes.

11.6. The names of the sections of the Agreement are solely for reference and shall not be used to determine, limit, or interpret the content of any section.

11.7. This Agreement is governed by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

11.8. This Agreement is made in the Russian language.

 

“Eco-Vector” LLC

OGRN 1099847039907

INN 7806423692