5-7 OCT 2024 Pabellón 1 · Fira de Barcelona
OCT 5-7 2024
Hall 1 - Fira de Barcelona

Legal Advice

General Information

Expohogar trade show is organized by the Association of Commercial Agents of Barcelona, with CIF No. Q-0873007-I and domiciled at Calle Casp, No. 130, CP 08013 Barcelona, Spain, is registered in the Public Register of Professional Associations of Catalonia, dated 16 October 1984, under the registration number AC/B-2. Telephone: 93 231 94 12; Email: coacb@coacb.com

2. Object

This website (www.expohogar.com), owned by the OFFICIAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL AGENTS OF BARCELONA (hereinafter, COACB), has been created and designed to publicize and allow general access of all Internet users to the information, activities, products and services, own or third parties, of the Expohogar exhibition.

The purpose of this Legal Notice is to establish the General Conditions that regulate the access and general use of this website by all users, so that the access and use of it necessarily implies the submission and acceptance of the aforementioned General Conditions included in this Legal Notice.

COACB reserves the right to make, at any time and without prior notice, any modification or update of the contents and services, these provisions of access and use and, in general, of how many elements integrate the design and configuration of its website. Therefore, it is recommended that the user read carefully and attentive to the general conditions every time he wants to enter and make use of them, since they may undergo some modifications.

3. Access to the website

The user can access the website free of charge, except for the cost of the connection through the telecommunications network provided by the Internet Access Provider (ISP) contracted on their own.

For its part, COACB informs that it is not responsible for the provision of services and supplies from third parties, including transport through telecommunications networks, whose reliability, quality, continuity and operation does not correspond to it, and therefore access can be suspended, cancelled or inaccessible for technical reasons and especially in the case of force majeure.

In addition, COACB reserves the right to interrupt if it deems it necessary to access its website at any time and without prior notice, either for security, control, maintenance, electrical supply errors or for any other cause. If the interruption is definitive, such circumstance will be communicated to users, who may suffer the loss, if necessary, of the information stored in the different services.

Consequently, in no case COACB id responsible for the consequences of possible interruptions, since it cannot guarantee the reliability, availability, or continuity of its website.

On the other hand, access to certain services is exclusive to our members or staff, for which the prior registration and acceptance, before the provision begins, of the particular conditions, which will replace, complete and / or modify those established in this Legal Notice are requirements.

4. Use of the website

The use of the website by any person attributes the condition of user, who must have the legal capacity to contract and representation necessary to contract, which accepts that the use is under their sole responsibility.

The user undertakes not to use the information, activities, products or services that the COACB makes available to them to carry out activities contrary to laws, morality or public order and, in general, to make use in accordance with these General Conditions.

In particular, it is prohibited to use the website for purposes that are harmful to COACB assets that otherwise overload, damage or disable the networks, servers and other computer equipment (hardware) or computer products and applications (software) of COACB or third parties, where appropriate.

The user can download the contents they want from the website and, where necessary, the COACB will inform them if necessary about the technical specifications necessary to proceed with the download of information and contents of its website.

The user will refrain from obtaining, or trying to obtain, the Contents by means or procedures other than those that in each case have been made available to them or have indicated for this purpose or those that are commonly used on the Internet. In this sense, the user is asked to pay attention to these warning messages, since COACB is not responsible for the damages that the user’s computer equipment may suffer because the user has improperly or negligently used the website.

Regarding the use of interactive services that, in any way, allow the dissemination of content by the user through the website will be in accordance with the law, these Conditions, the particular conditions, where appropriate, morality, good customs and public order.

5. Contents

The contents of the website are made available to the user by the COACB as their own information or, where appropriate, third parties. COACB will make reasonable means available to you so that the contents included in its website are accurate and up to date.

6. Intellectual and Industrial Property. Hyperlinks

All the contents, brands, designs, logos, icons, software, commercial names, domain names and any other sign or element susceptible to protection by intellectual or industrial property rights that are part of the Website are the property of the COACB or of public domain or of third parties who have duly authorized their inclusion in it and who appear as authors or owners of the rights. In no case shall it be understood that any license is granted or that any waiver, transmission, total or partial assignment of these rights is made, nor shall any right, and especially, of exploitation, reproduction, distribution, transformation or public communication on these contents be granted without the prior express written authorization of the COACB or the corresponding third parties. The infringements of any of the intellectual or industrial property rights referred to in this section will be persecuted through criminal and civil actions contemplated in current legislation.

Users and, in general, those who intend to establish a hyperlink between their website and the website (hereinafter the “hyperlink”) should have the express authorization of the COACB and comply with the following conditions: The hyperlink will only allow access to the home page of the Website, or to the specific moment authorized by the COACB; a frame will not be created on the web pages of the Website; false, inaccurate or incorrect statements or indications will not be made about the COACB, its managers, people and their products and/or services; it will not be declared or will be understood that the website has authorized The website on which the hyperlink is established will not contain information or illegal content, contrary to morality and generally accepted good customs and public order, as well as it will not contain content contrary to any rights of third parties. The establishment of the hyperlink does not imply in any case the existence of relations between COACB and the owner of the website on which it is established, nor the acceptance and approval by COACB of its contents or services.

7. Advertising

Advertising content is hosted on the website. The advertisers are solely responsible for ensuring that the material sent for inclusion on the website complies with the regulations that may be applicable in each case. The COACB shall not be liable for any error, inaccuracy or irregularity that may be contained in the advertising or sponsoring content.

8. Private area

Access to any private area of the Website is personal and non-transferable and the user undertakes to ensure the confidentiality of their password.

9. Responsibility and cookies

The user will be liable for damages of any kind that COACB may suffer as a result of breach of any of the obligations to which it is subject by this Legal Notice or, where appropriate, by the particular conditions that are applicable. COACB is not responsible for damages of any kind caused to the user that lead to errors or disconnections in the telecommunications networks that produce the suspension, cancellation or interruption of the service of the website during the provision of the same or prior to it. Access to the Portal does not imply the obligation on the part of COACB to control the absence of viruses or any other harmful computer element. In any case, the user is responsible for the availability of suitable tools for the detection and disinfection of harmful computer programs. COACB is not responsible for the damages caused to the computer equipment of users or third parties during the provision of the Portal service. COACB is not responsible for the decisions made based on the information provided on the website or for the damages caused to the user or third parties due to actions that have as their sole basis the information obtained through the website.

The web access service includes technical linking devices that allow the user to access other pages and Internet portals. In these cases, the COACB acts as a provider of intermediation services, in accordance with article 17 of Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Services of the Information Society and Electronic Commerce (LSSI), and will only be responsible for the contents and services provided to the Linked Sites to the extent that it has effective knowledge of the illicitness and has not deactivated the link with due diligence.

In the event that the user considers that there is a Linked Site with illicit or inappropriate content, they may communicate it to the COACB, without in any case this communication entails the obligation to withdraw the corresponding link.

The existence of links or links must not presuppose the existence of agreements with the responsible or owners of them, nor the recommendation, promotion or identification of the COACB with the manifestations, contents or services provided.

COACB does not know the contents and services of the links or links and is therefore not responsible for the damages caused by the illegality, quality, outdated, unavailability, error and uselessness of the contents and/or services of the links or for any other damage that is not directly attributable to the COACB.

In relation to cookies, consult the cookies policy in the corresponding link.

10. Legislation and Applicable Law

This Legal Notice is governed by Spanish law. In cases where the regulations provide for the possibility for the parties to submit to a jurisdiction, both parties, expressly waiving any other that may correspond to them, submit to the Courts and Tribunals of the city of Barcelona (Spain).