Terms of use
GENERAL
The use of the online pages and services of https://www.pio.gov.cy/ by visitors requires their unreserved agreement with the following terms of use that apply to the sum of the content included on the website. Consequently, visitors have to read these terms carefully and if they are not in agreement, they should not use the services and content. Visitors are requested to check the terms of use for possible updates. The continuing use of https://www.pio.gov.cy/, even after any possible updates, is signifying the unreserved acceptance of these terms on behalf of visitors of this website.
DISCLAIMER
The Press and Information Office maintains the website https://www.pio.gov.cy/ in order to facilitate the public’s access to information produced by stakeholders of the public sector during the carrying out of their mission. At the same time, it must be noted that this information is not intended to act in lieu of legal documents and it does not constitute a legal interpretation.
These public stakeholders are making every effort to ensure that the information posted on the website is both accurate and infallible. Nonetheless, it cannot be guaranteed that every piece of information posted is accurate. When errors are identified, efforts are being made for them to be corrected.
In case of inconsistencies between a document posted on the website and a specified official document, the official document will be considered as valid in terms of its content.
The inclusion of links to external websites is done exclusively for the facilitation of visitors. This should not be perceived in any way as adherence to, recommendation or approval of their content.
COPYRIGHT
The contents of this website are licensed under: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The design of all parts of the website and its settings, constitute copyright of the Press and Information Office and are governed by the provisions of Cyprus law, European law and the international conventions.
Content reproduction is authorised, provided that the Press and Information Office of the Republic of Cyprus is always acknowledged as the original source of the material, unless otherwise stated.
SECURITY
The SSL (SecureSocketsLayer) protocol is currently the worldwide web standard for website certification among internet users and also for element encoding among users and web servers. An encrypted SSL communication requires all information sent between the client and the server to be encrypted from the sending software and decrypted from the receiving software, protecting this way personal information during the transfer. Also, all information sent with the SSL protocol is protected by a mechanism that automatically verifies if the data has been changed during the transfer.
Social Media Terms of Service (TOS)
The aim of these TOS is to create a positive environment on all social media channels run by the Press and Information Office (Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram etc.).
The PIO abides by the TOS of all social media platforms it uses.
By engaging with our social media platforms you agree with the following terms:
Users are personally liable for content they post online. We therefore ask that anyone engaging with our social media channels shows respect towards all other users, protects their personal information and abides by the Terms of Service associated with each social media platform.
Comments must not:
• Contain personal data of the user or others.
• Be defamatory of any person, deceive others, be obscene, offensive, threatening, hateful or promote sexually explicit material or violence.
• Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
• Breach any of the TOS of the social media platforms themselves.
• Contain spam or advertising.
Breach of Terms
Any information posted on our social media channels is considered public information and may be subject to monitoring, archiving, moderation or disclosure to third parties. The page administrators therefore reserve the right to forward any comments to responsible authorities for investigation as we deem appropriate.
The page administrators reserve the right to delete or mark as spam any and all comments. They also have the right to block access to anyone from posting to our pages.
Facebook pixel
Apart from the name and other information voluntarily provided by the user (in a private message), the PIO does not collect or process information from the content resulting from a user's activity on social media.
We use the Facebook pixel (code placed on the PIO website) to optimize our Facebook ads and create targeted audiences for future ads. Visitors to the pio.gov.cy website proceed after consenting to the use of strictly necessary cookies.
The PIO is not responsible for or exerts any influence on the processing of users' personal data by the networks themselves. The purpose and scope of data collection, the further processing of data by the social network and the relevant rights of users and setting options for the protection of the user's privacy can be found in the privacy policy of the respective social network (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, X, YouTube, Google).
Photographs
All images available for download on this website are the intellectual property of the Press and Information Office of the Republic of Cyprus.
For commercial use or any other inquiries regarding the use of these images, please contact PIO Head Photographer Mr Stavros Ioannides (email: sioannides@pio.moi.gov.cy).
Acknowledgment Requirements:
Please use the following format for citing images:
"Source: PIO, https://www.pio.gov.cy/"
Failure to comply with this policy may result in legal action.
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