Terms of Use

"BRITE HELLAS SA SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY" (COMPANY) created the website www.britesolar.com to offer information and services to its users. We urge you, before browsing the website, to carefully read the following Terms of Use. The use of the website www.britesolar.com is governed by these terms and conditions, with which users are required to comply. The use of the website www.britesolar.com implies the unconditional acceptance of these terms and conditions. In the event that the visitors/users do not agree with these Terms, they must not use the services and content of our website.

These Terms of Use may be revised and updated at any time. The COMPANY reserves the right to unilaterally modify or renew these terms and/or rules and/or conditions, made through it, for any reason and without warning, informing visitors by posting the new terms and conditions on this website.

Please check these Terms of Use periodically. The COMPANY will make every effort to indicate any changes to these terms with a notice on the home page. The continued use of this website after the effective date of any changes to these Terms by the users will be deemed to be the users' acceptance of those changes.

1. DEFINED TERMS

• When we say  "internet site" or "website" we refer to website http://www.britesolar.com.

• With the use of the first person plural and the terms "BRITE HELLAS SA SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY" or "COMPANY", we mean the Société Anonyme with the name "BRITE HELLAS SA SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY" and distinctive title BRITE HELLAS S.A., headquartered at the 9TH KLM THESSALONIKIS - THERMIS, P.O. BOX: D8129, Post Code: 57001, THESSALONIKI, GREECE, with VAT number 998098787, Tax Authority FAE Thessalonikis and G.C.R number 059206004000.

• By using the second person plural and  / or "users" / "visitors", we mean visitors / users of the website.

• "Terms" means the terms of use set forth herein.

1. USER BEHAVIOR

2.1 As a visitor, you have the obligation to use the website exclusively for legal purposes and in accordance with the rules of Greek, EU and international law, acting in good faith and in accordance with fair practice.

2.2 The visitor must refrain from any illegal and abusive behavior when using the website and in relation to it, as well as from adopting practices of unfair competition or other practices that are contrary to the law and that may cause implication or damage to other visitors or malfunction of the website and consequently of the COMPANY.

1. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY 

3.1 The COMPANY bears no responsibility for any action of any person or organization, wherever they may be based, as a direct or indirect result of the information included or made available through this website, regardless of whether such information is provided by the COMPANY or some other third party.

3.2 THE COMPANY does not provide any guarantee, direct or indirect, that the content of the website will always be up-to-date, accurate, secure, without errors, will meet the requirements of users and that the results that will come from its use will be reliable, accurate and error free.

3.3 As a result of continuous developments, the information contained on this website may not always be fully up-to-date and, therefore, such information is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis.

3.4 The use of information obtained or stored from or through this website is at the sole discretion and responsibility of the user. The user agrees that they must evaluate the content and that they are responsible for any risk that the use of any content may cause.

3.5 The COMPANY bears no responsibility for any damage caused by the fact that our website is temporarily or permanently unavailable.

3.6 The COMPANY bears no responsibility for any damage caused to users if our website has been compromised by malware.

3.7 The content of our website does not constitute professional advice, nor do we offer it as such.

3.8 The COMPANY reserves the right to change or withdraw any part or the entire website at any time without prior notice. Any changes will take effect the next time the user visits the website. Users of this website are not entitled to any compensation for being unable to use the services offered by it.

1. INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS – PROHIBITION OF REPUBLICATION

4.1 All product names mentioned on this website are trademarks of the COMPANY except for those trademarks indicated to be owned by other companies.

4.2 The COMPANY authorizes users to copy and print extracts or documents from this website (except for content owned by a third party and designated as such) for non-commercial use on their part, provided that any copy or extract of documents or pages acquired retains all copyright or other proprietary notices and any disclaimers contained therein. Except this limited license, nothing on this website should be construed as granting any other right or license with respect to any copyright, patent or trademark of the COMPANY or any third party. All COMPANY logos and trademarks may not be used or reproduced without the prior written consent of the COMPANY.

4.3 Unless otherwise specified, copying in whole or in part for commercial purposes, selling, exploiting, modifying, publishing, transmitting, performing, issuing, uploading, transferring, reproducing, distributing, presenting or otherwise using part or all of the contents of this website in any form, based on it and / or its content, or the integration into other websites, of electronic retrieval systems, is prohibited. No link on this website may be included on any other website without the prior written approval of the COMPANY.

4.4 All other trademarks, distinctive features and intellectual property products of third parties, which may appear on the website, are protected under the responsibility of their legal owners. 

1. RIGHT TO USE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY USERS

5.1 All information provided to the COMPANY by users of this website (including, but not limited to, personal information, know-how, comments, ideas, questions, techniques, quotes or other similar information) is not considered confidential. The COMPANY may disclose, copy and use all or any of this information for any purpose without restriction. Under no circumstances will the COMPANY prevent the use of this information for the purpose of developing, manufacturing and promoting its products.

5.2 The user is responsible for any material they post. This may include defamatory material or anything that infringes third party copyrights or anything that is advice or solicitation for anything.

1. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT

6.1 Some of the contents of this website may be owned by third parties (e.g. articles, data or excerpts) or there may be hypertext links leading to websites owned by third parties, who have full responsibility (civil or criminal) for security, legality or validity of the content of the websites and their services, excluding any liability of the COMPANY.

6.2 The COMPANY cannot guarantee that the users of this website have the right to use the website’s content owned by third parties available on this website. Users must obtain permission from the third party before using or storing such content. Copyrighted content cannot be changed, nor can any author notice or copyright notice thereof, without securing the necessary consents first.

6.3 The COMPANY provides these links for the convenience of its website users. The COMPANY has no control over the websites owned by third parties or their content, which are visited through this website or made available on this website and, therefore, the COMPANY does not endorse, sponsor, advise or otherwise accept any responsibility for these websites or their content or the data protection policies they follow.

6.4 If visitors/users of the COMPANY's website decide to visit or use any of the websites of third parties through the provided links, they acknowledge and accept that they do this at their own risk.

6.5 The COMPANY is under no circumstances committed to any provision of services offered by or to third parties, and neither does it operate as a direct / indirect seller or reseller of the services offered, nor does it invite visitors/users to enter into any contract with them.

1. PRIVACY POLICY

7.1 The COMPANY considers the personal data safety of its website users very important and guarantees the confidentiality of all personal information provided.

7.2 The privacy policy sets out the principles governing the use of personal information received. Anyone who uses this website or registers as a user of the services provided by the COMPANY agrees to this policy.

7.3 Users are requested to read the privacy policy carefully. Any dispute that may arise with the privacy policy will be governed by this policy, the data protection notice incorporated into this website, and the terms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

7.4 The privacy policy may change from time to time. We therefore ask that it is checked regularly to ensure that users are aware of the latest version that will apply each time they visit the website.

7.5 The COMPANY undertakes not to disclose or sell the content of electronic mail (email) or other personal data of users to third parties. The COMPANY will disclose the contents of users' emails and electronic communications only in the event of a request from the Greek authorities to clarify cases of violation of the law. In this case, the COMPANY will fully cooperate with the authorities and will provide every kind of facility for the disclosure of illegal activities.

7.6 The COMPANY and its partners are open to feedback and questions about the privacy policy by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address info@britesolar.com.

1. DESCRIPTION OF DATA COLLECTED

8.1 OVERALL INFORMATION: To monitor the use of this website, data is collected jointly by various commercial entities. In this process NO identifiable personal data is collected. As a rule, information about the number of visitors and the original domain name of the Internet Service Provider is collected. This information is used to understand the use made by the visitor of the website and may be shared with other companies or with other third parties.

1. PERSONAL DATA: In cases where registration is requested in order to have the right to access specific content of the website, an online application form is filled out (e.g. to receive updates via e-mail), where personal data is stated, such as name, email address, country of residence and other information voluntarily submitted as part of the registration process. Users can request the modification of these details by contacting at any time via e-mail to the e-mail address info@britesolar.com.

1.  PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

Users' personal data is stored on a secure server protected by a password and a firewall. The COMPANY has security policies which aim to ensure, as much as possible, the security and integrity of all data, including personal data. More information about the collection of your personal data from our website can be found in the "DATA PROTECTION POLICY" posted on this website.

8.3.1 The COMPANY may keep a file and process personal data of users, which will be contained to its knowledge through the website www.britesolar.com. In this case, recipients of the file’s data for the promotion, support and execution of the transactional relationship between the COMPANY and the user, may be third parties who cooperate with the COMPANY to provide services related to the file. The COMPANY does not disclose or make users’ personal data public. 

8.3.2 Users retain the rights of articles 11 and 13 of Law 2472/97 (Right to Information & Right to Object), as amended by Law 4624/2019 in compliance with Regulation 2016/679/EU. According to the legislation on personal data protection, every user has the right to request access to their personal data which is at the COMPANY’s disposal and to request the correction of any errors without any charge.

8.4 Our website may collect user identification data using corresponding technologies, such as cookies and/or Internet Protocol (IP) address tracking. Cookies are small text files sent by website’s the management software and stored on the hard drive of each visitor / user and do not take notice of any document or file from their computer. They are used to facilitate the access of the visitor / user regarding the use of specific services on our website. Sometimes they are created and transferred with the first registration on the website and are then used to identify the computer and repeated access to the website without the need to connect, speeding up access to the website and the information that the user wishes to see. This data may also include the type of browser used by the visitor / user, the type of computer, its operating system, internet service providers and other similar information. The majority of web browsers accept cookies, but transfer may not be allowed by changing the browser settings. They may also be used for statistical purposes and to determine which areas are useful or popular. More information about the use and categories of cookies used can be found in the "Cookie Policy" posted on this website.

8.5 The website is intended for adult audience (such as investors and people looking for information about the COMPANY). The COMPANY does not collect or intend to collect information from or about a child and therefore is not required to obtain any prior parental consent.

8.6 The COMPANY may use the data it collects and/or receives in order to avoid illegal activity or activities of those who threaten the network or endanger the website’s operation.

9. CONTACTING THE COMPANY AND QUESTIONS

9.1 The website www.britesolar.com, within the framework of the services it offers, provides users/customers with the possibility, if they so wish, to receive informative messages (newsletters) of the website to their e-mail by submitting their e-mail address, in the corresponding field. From time to time, information about the products or services of the company and its business partners (e.g. updates about the latest news) may be shared. If the users do not wish to receive this type of information, they can choose not to receive it, by sending a relevant e-mail to info@britesolar.com.

9.2 All questions should also be sent via e-mail to the following email address info@britesolar.com.

10. USERS’ OBLIGATIONS

1. Your status as a user of this website is personal and therefore you must not share it with any other person. If you have been assigned a username and/or password, you agree to keep them secure and confidential and agree to (i) notify the COMPANY immediately upon becoming aware of any unauthorized disclosure or use of your personal username and/or of the password and (ii) you are responsible for any loss or damage resulting from such unauthorized use or disclosure.
2. You are responsible for providing all equipment required to access the website and for all associated third-party charges (e.g. telephone charges and Internet service provider charges).
3. You agree to use this website only in accordance with these Terms. In the event that your unauthorized use of the website results in loss or damage to any person who subsequently brings a claim against COMPANY, you agree to indemnify COMPANY for all loss and/or damage that arise from such a claim.

1. As use of this website you undertake:
   1. to use this website in accordance with the written instructions of which you will be regularly informed by the COMPANY and not to use the website for any purpose other than that for which it is provided in accordance with these Terms or as otherwise specified from time to time in the publications or in the COMPANY announcements. 
   2. not to act, when using the website, knowingly or unwittingly, contrary to any legal or regulatory requirements of any competent authority having jurisdiction over you or over any activity you undertake.
   3. not to use the website to make unauthorized attempts to access the COMPANY’s systems or third-party networks.
   4. not use the website to conduct business or other activities or to engage in activities prohibited by law.
   5. not use the Website to transmit any material which is of defamatory, offensive or threatening nature or which infringes the rights of any third party, or for the purpose of causing disturbance, harassment or undue distress to any third party, or to send messages which you know to be false.
   6. to notify the COMPANY immediately of any claim or action of any nature against you for any use of the website and, upon request of the COMPANY, to immediately cease the act for which the charge was made, and
   7. to notify COMPANY immediately of any changes affecting your registration details. It is your responsibility to ensure that your registration details are kept up to date.

1. GENERAL

1. Any provision of the above terms that becomes contrary to the law, automatically ceases to be valid and is hereby removed without affecting the validity of the other terms in any way.
2. These Terms represent the overall agreement between each user and the COMPANY within the extent of the website www.britesolar.com and governs the access and use of the website by the users/visitors and binds but them only.