1. Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions (hereinafter "Terms") govern the use of the official website of the Fundación Observatorio PyME (hereinafter "FOP") at www.observatoriopyme.org.ar (hereinafter the "Website") and any other website or online service operated by FOP that references these Terms. Please review the Terms carefully before using the website; if you do not agree to the Terms, you must refrain from using the Website.

2. Privacy, Confidentiality, and Data Security

By accepting these terms and conditions, you allow FOP to process your information in accordance with our "Privacy Policy". ​

FOP respects individuals' privacy and has taken steps to ensure that the Content lacks information that can be used to identify individuals (including, but not limited to, names, phone numbers, and email addresses) who participated in or were subjects of any research surveys or studies used to collect data. The user agrees not to attempt (and will not permit others to attempt) to determine the identity of individual respondents or obtain information about them.

3. Ownership of the Website

The Website is owned by Fundación Observatorio PyME, CUIT 30-70985552-9, with its registered office at Av. de Mayo 1147, 3rd Floor, CP 1085, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

3. Intellectual Property

The contents of the Website, including texts, images, videos, designs, logos, trademarks, and other elements, are the property of FOP or third parties who have authorized their use. All Content is protected by law, including intellectual property law, trademark law, and statistical confidentiality law.

5. Granting of License and Use of Content

Subject to continuous compliance with these Terms, FOP grants you a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, and non-transferable license to access the Content included on the Website, provided that attribution is given to FOP and not to any other entity.

To contribute to FOP's mission of promoting public debate on issues related to the situation of Argentine small and medium-sized enterprises, you may access, print, reproduce, quote, link, display, download, distribute, and transmit the Content, provided that all your actions show all copyright notices and other applicable notices to the extent such notices are present in the Content and provided that you do not use the Content in any way that implies modifications.

If you translate the Content into another language, you must include the following disclaimer: “FOP has published the original content in Spanish but has not reviewed or approved this translation.”

Under no circumstances may the Content be reproduced in its main part, mirrored, cataloged, framed, displayed simultaneously on another site, or republished in whole or in part without FOP's express written permission.

The user agrees to use the Website responsibly and diligently, with respect for other users and current regulations.

All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

6. Citation

Source: “Title of the report.” Fundación Observatorio PyME, Year of publication, URL.

7. Prohibited Conduct

The user may not access or use, nor attempt to access or use, the Content to perform any action that may harm FOP or any third party, interfere with the operation of the Website, or use the Content for unlawful purposes or purposes contrary to morality and good customs.

For example, you may not:

• Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent the Content you transmit or its origin;
• Engage in unauthorized collection of content or personal information;
• Use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper functioning of the Website or attempt to probe, scan, test the vulnerability of, or violate the security of the system or network;
• Attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any software that is part of the Website;
• Engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any person from accessing or using the Content or that, at our sole discretion, exposes us or any of the users or any other third party to any liability, damage, or harm of any kind.

Security breaches of the system or network may result in civil or criminal liability. FOP may investigate and work with authorities to prosecute users who violate these Terms. FOP may suspend or terminate your access to the Website for any reason or no reason, at any time, without notice.

8. Limitation of Liability and Warranties

FOP is not responsible for damages that may result from the use of the Website, including damages caused by errors or omissions in the Content, computer viruses, or failures in the operation of the Website.

The use of the Website is at your own risk; the Content is presented without any warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. FOP does not guarantee the adequacy, validity, accuracy, or completeness of the services or content of any third-party site.

In no event will FOP be liable for any direct or indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, loss of profits, or other damages arising in connection with the use of the Website, any interruption in the availability of the Content, delay in operation or transmission, loss of data, misuse, or manipulation of the Content.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless FOP and the users of the Website from any loss, cost, expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses), claims, damages, and liabilities related to or associated with your use of the Website and any alleged violation by you of these Terms. FOP reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense of any claim for which it is entitled to indemnification under this section. In such case, you will provide FOP with the cooperation reasonably requested.

10. Links

The Website may contain links to other third-party websites. Fundación Observatorio PyME de Argentina is not responsible for the content of linked websites or for any damages that may result from your access to or use of them.

11. Modification of the Terms and Conditions

FOP reserves the right to modify these "Terms and Conditions" at any time. Modifications will take effect from the time they are published on the Website.

12. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions are governed by Argentine law. Any dispute arising in connection with the Website will be submitted to the jurisdiction of the ordinary courts of the Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.

13. Comments and Suggestions

FOP welcomes user comments and suggestions on how to improve the Website experience and allows public comments on some Content. However, any idea, suggestion, information, knowledge, material, or other content received will be considered a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and non-exclusive license for FOP to adopt, publish, reproduce, disseminate, transmit, distribute, copy, use, create derivative works, display (in whole or in part), or act on such comments and/or suggestions without additional approval or consideration, in any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed. You hereby waive any claim to the contrary and any moral rights you may have in your comments and suggestions. You declare that you have obtained consent from all identifiable persons in your statements.

You remain fully responsible for your comments and suggestions and agree not to provide comments that:

• Infringe the copyright, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property rights of third parties;
• Are false, misleading, injurious, defamatory, obscene, abusive, hateful, or sexually explicit;
• Violate a third party's right to privacy;
• Degrade others based on gender, race, class, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual preference, disability, or other classification;
• Contain epithets or other language or material intended to intimidate or incite violence.

You understand and agree that FOP is not responsible for any comments or suggestions. FOP is not obligated to publish or use them. FOP may monitor, review, edit, delete, or disable access to your comments and suggestions at any time, without notice, and at our sole discretion, for any reason or no reason.

14. Contact

For any questions or clarifications regarding these Terms, you can contact FOP via the following email: comunicacioninstitucional@observatoriopyme.org.ar.

Last updated: March 20, 2024