Policy of terms of use and privacy

  1. USE AND RESTRICTIONS.

The use of the www.gcs-international.com portal (“Portal”) expresses the full and unreserved adhesion of the user to this Use and Privacy Policy. Through the Portal, the user will access and/or use various services and contents (hereinafter, the “Services and Content”), made available to users by GCS Systems, Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates (hereinafter together “GCS”), and/or by third-party Service and Content providers. GCS will have the right to deny, restrict or condition the user access to the Portal, in whole or in part, in its sole discretion, as well as to modify the Services and Contents of the Portal, at any time and without prior notice.

GCS does not guarantee the availability and continuity of the operation of the Portal and of the Services and Contents, nor the usefulness of the Portal or the Services and Contents in relation to any specific activity. GCS will not be responsible for any damage or loss of any nature that may be caused due to the lack of availability or continuity of operation of the Portal and/or of the Services and Contents.

  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

The intellectual property rights with respect to the Services and Content and the distinctive signs and domains of the Portal, as well as the rights of use and exploitation thereof, including its disclosure, publication, reproduction, distribution and transformation, are the exclusive property of GCS. The user does not acquire any right of intellectual property for the simple use of the Services and Contents of the Portal and at no time will such use be considered as an authorization or license to use the Services and Content for purposes other than those contemplated in this Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THIRD PARTIES.

The user agrees that the provisions set forth in paragraph 2 above regarding the ownership of GCS rights are also applicable to the rights of third parties with respect to the Services and Contents of the pages linked to the Portal.

  1. PERMITTED USES.

The use of the Services and Contents of the Portal is the sole responsibility of the user, who in any case must use them according to the functionalities allowed in the Portal itself and to the authorized uses in this Policy of Terms of Use and Privacy, so that the user undertakes to use them in such a way that they do not violate the rules of use and coexistence on the Internet, the laws of the Dominican Republic and the legislation in force in the country in which the user is using them, good customs, dignity of the person and the rights of third parties. The Portal is for personal and user use so you cannot market in any way the Services and Content.

  1. PROHIBITIONS.

The user does not have the right to place hyperlinks from and to the Portal, or the right to place or use the Services and Contents of the Portal on their own sites or pages or third parties without prior written authorization from GCS. Likewise, the user will not have the right to limit or prevent any other user from using the Portal.

  1. QUALITY OF SERVICES AND CONTENTS.

Neither GCS, nor its suppliers or commercial partners will be responsible for any loss or damage suffered by the user as a result of inaccuracies, typographical errors and changes or improvements made periodically to the Services and Contents. The recommendations and advice obtained through the Portal are of a general nature, so they should not be taken into account in the adoption of personal decisions. For this you should consult an appropriate professional who can advise the user according to their specific needs.

  1. GOODS AND SERVICES OF LINKED THIRD PARTIES.

Regarding the Services and Content provided by third parties within or through links to the Portal (such as links, banners and buttons), GCS is exclusively limited, for the convenience of the user, to: (i) inform the user about them, and (ii)  to provide a means to put the user in contact with suppliers or vendors. The products and/or services that are marketed within the Portal and/or linked third-party sites are provided by independent merchants to GCS. GCS is not and cannot be considered as a provider of the goods and/or services offered on those pages and / or sites. The inclusion of said pages and/or links does not imply the approval, endorsement, sponsorship, recommendation or guarantee, by GCS, of the services and goods that are commercialized in them or of the content of said pages. There is no type of employment relationship, partnership or partnership, between GCS and said third parties. All advice, advice, declaration, information and content of the linked third party pages or within the Portal represent the opinions and judgments of said third party, consequently, GCS will not be responsible for any damage or harm suffered by the user as a result thereof, including, but not limited to, damages caused by the loss of data or programs.

  1. CONFIDENTIALITY.

GCS undertakes to keep confidential the information it receives from the user that has such character in accordance with the legal provisions applicable in the Dominican Republic. GCS does not assume any obligation to keep confidential any other information that the user provides, either when registering to the Portal or at any other time, including any information that the user provides through newsletters, blackboards or online chat, as well as the information obtained by GCS through the Cookies described in section 11.

  1. GCS PRIVACY PROGRAM

The security of your personal information is our priority. We protect this information by maintaining physical, electronic and procedural protections that meet or exceed what is provided in the applicable legislation. We train our employees in the proper handling of personal information. When using other companies to provide services to us, we require you to protect the confidentiality of the personal information they receive.

  1. COOKIES.

The user who has access to the Portal, agrees to receive the cookies transmitted to them by the GCS servers. “Cookie” means a data file that is stored on the hard disk of the user’s computer when the user has access to the Portal. Cookies may contain information such as the identification provided by the user or information to track the pages that the user has visited. A Cookie cannot read the data or information on the user’s hard drive or read the Cookies created by other sites or pages.

  1. MODIFICATIONS.

GCS will have the right to modify the Policy of Terms of Use and Privacy at any time. Consequently, the user must read the Policy of Terms of Use and Privacy each time he/she intends to use the Portal. Certain Services and Content offered to users on and/or through the Portal are subject to specific conditions that substitute, complete and/or modify the Policy of Terms of Use and Privacy. Consequently, the user must also carefully read the corresponding Particular Conditions before accessing any Services and Contents.

  1. APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION.

For the interpretation, fulfillment and execution of this Contract, the parties agree that the Dominican and competent courts of the Dominican Republic will be applicable, expressly renouncing any other jurisdiction or jurisdiction that may correspond to them because of their present or future addresses.