1. This portal is owned by the Instituto de Estudos Medievais NOVA FCSH, with its registered office at Colégio Almada Negreiros, Sala 320, Campus de Campolide 1099-032 Lisboa, Portugal, (hereinafter referred to as "IEM") and is also operated and hosted on infrastructure provided by the Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, with its registered office at Avenida Berna 26 C, 1069-061 Lisbon, Portugal.
2. The contents of the Fernão Lopes Portal website are immediately freely accessible (under the Creative Commons License CC-BY-NC-ND) and follow the principle of making scientific knowledge freely available to the public (in line with Open Science and FAIR principles) as a way of providing greater democratization and valorization of knowledge. All content - texts and images - published is property of IEM and may be used freely for teaching and research purposes, or for personal use, provided that the website - https://fernaolopes.fcsh.unl.pt - is expressly mentioned as the credit or source of the information.
3. The use of any content from the Fernão Lopes Portal for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
4. IEM is not responsible for the information contained in external sites to which users may be referred through the Portal’s pages via hyperlinks or links.
5. The Fernão Portal website is governed by the relevant (national and international) legislation, namely the Copyright and Related Rights Code and the Industrial Property Code.
1. The portal user (“User”) acknowledges that by using this website, they accept these Terms of Use.
1. IEM reserves the right, at any time, without prior notice and with immediate effect, to modify, add, update, or delete, in whole or in part, these Terms of Use.
2. The User should periodically review this Terms of Use page to verify any updates or changes. If the User disagrees with any of the terms, they should refrain from using the portal
1. Access to the portal is not subject to registration. IEM has the exclusive right, at any time, to suspend, partially or entirely, access to the portal, particularly for management, maintenance, repair, modification, or modernization operations. Additionally, IEM may, at its discretion, close the portal or any of its services, either temporarily or permanently, partially or entirely, without prior notice.
Use of the portal is subject to the following rules:
a. Do not use the portal to send or make available any content that is illegal, false, misleading, threatening, malicious, abusive, defamatory, offensive, invasive of privacy, or racially, ethnically, or morally reprehensible, harmful or damaging to the dignity of individuals, harmful to minors, or that may negatively affect the image of IEM;
b) Do not use the portal to send or make available information or content that belongs to third parties and which you do not have the right to use, such as content protected by third-party copyright or content that contains personal data of others;
c. Do not use the portal to make available or transmit any material containing or potentially containing viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, or other items or computer codes, files, or programs that may interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any equipment or computer system (hardware or software) or communication equipment;
d. Do not use or exploit the portal, including its content, materials, functionalities, or features, for commercial or any paid purposes. In particular, you may not promote or advertise any brand, product, or service on the portal, including through sales offers, sponsorship requests, or contest promotion;
e. Do not remove any copyright, trademark, or proprietary rights notices;
f. Do not impersonate anyone or any entity, including but not limited to an IEM official; do not guide or receive someone as a host or falsely testify to relationships or connections with anyone;
g. Do not make available or transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized content, such as SPAM;
h. Do not collect, store, make available, transmit, exploit, or reproduce information about other users (including usernames and/or email addresses) for unauthorized purposes.
In general, the User must use the portal responsibly, prudently, and carefully, avoiding disruption or degradation of the continuity, integrity, and quality of its resources and functionalities. The User acknowledges that they will use the portal at their own risk, being solely responsible for any damage caused to their system and/or computer equipment or other damages or losses, including data loss or damage, resulting from the use of materials, content, or information obtained, in any way, through the portal.
1. The User acknowledges that the portal, its structure and layout, the selection, organization, and presentation of its content, including its features and the software used, as well as the trademarks, logos, and symbols displayed on the website, are owned by IEM or have been duly licensed to IEM.
2. The User further acknowledges that the content of this portal (texts, images, graphics, sound, and animation, along with all other information provided) is protected by intellectual property rights and agrees to respect these rights.
3. IEM is responsible for managing the design, layout, and arrangement of all information, content, and materials on the portal, and may at any time update, modify, or delete any content, services, options, or functionalities, as well as alter its presentation and configuration and change the respective URLs.
4. The User is not authorized to transmit, communicate to the public, publish, make publicly available, modify, transform, copy, sell, use, or distribute, in any way, the texts, images, or other information contained in this portal or parts of it without prior written authorization from IEM. The use of trademarks and logos on this portal, as well as the availability of materials and products on the portal, does not grant, nor may it be interpreted as granting, permission for Users to directly or indirectly use such trademarks, logos, or materials.
The use of this portal does not necessarily require the provision of personal data. However, if you wish to request contact and clarification, submit a complaint, or provide comments or suggestions, you will need to provide certain information, including your name and email, which will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
The information provided on the IEM portal is primarily intended to clarify and inform Users about aspects related to IEM’s activities and services, as well as the products it promotes and/or sells.
1. The portal was developed with our Users' interests in mind. However, we cannot guarantee that the portal or any of its available features will meet any particular needs or expectations you may have or serve your specific purposes.
2. IEM also does not guarantee that:
a. The results obtained from using the portal are correct, accurate, appropriate, or reliable;
b. Any advice, recommendation, or information of any kind, provided by IEM, presented or made available on the portal, or obtained through its use, is current, accurate, complete, or error-free – IEM clarifies that it assumes no legal duty in this regard;
c. Any material or other type of content provided by third parties through the portal is secure, legal, or appropriate;
d. The qualities, functionalities, or characteristics of the products, services, information, or other materials or content disclosed on the portal will meet users' expectations.
3. IEM ensures, however, that it makes reasonable, diligent, and enforceable efforts to ensure the reliability of the results obtained through the use of the portal.
4. IEM will not be liable for any errors that may occur due to system irregularities, temporary or permanent failure of the portal, applications, or other tools. IEM will not be held responsible for any damages resulting from the misuse or inability to use the portal.
1. IEM may provide links to pages of other entities. These websites do not belong to, nor are they operated or controlled by IEM, which therefore assumes no responsibility, endorsement, or support for the content of these websites, nor for any websites linked to or referred to therein. The establishment of links does not imply, in any way, the existence of relationships between IEM and the owner or manager of the webpage to which the link directs.
2. In light of the above, IEM is not responsible for the legality, reliability, or quality of any content made available there, nor for compliance with applicable legal rules concerning the content available there, and the use of these links is entirely the Users' responsibility.
1. IEM does not guarantee that the portal will function uninterruptedly, be free of errors or failures, or be continuously available.
2. IEM makes its best efforts to ensure that the portal is free from any viruses or other harmful elements for your computer. However, since IEM cannot fully control the flow of information through the Internet, it cannot guarantee that the portal is free from any viruses or other elements that may damage your computer.
3. To ensure the security of the portal, IEM may, at any time and without prior notice, take the necessary measures to ensure the integrity, security, continuity, or quality of the portal, including restricting or limiting access.
If any part or provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable or in conflict with applicable law, the validity of the remaining parts or provisions shall not be affected.
If you have any questions regarding these Terms of Use, please send your inquiry via email to iem.geral@fcsh.unl.pt or by letter to the following address: IEM - Instituto de Estudos Medievais NOVA FCSH, Av. De Berna 26 C, 1069-061 Lisboa, Portugal.
The management, administration, use, and application of the Terms of Use of the website shall be governed by Portuguese law.
To manage all issues and disputes that may arise regarding these Terms of Use, the exclusive jurisdiction shall be that of the District Court of Sintra (Comarca de Sintra), with express waiver of any other jurisdiction.
Creative Commons License CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 – You have the right to:
- Share – copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format. The licensor cannot revoke these rights as long as you respect the terms of the license, in accordance with the following terms:
- Attribution – You must give due credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes have been made. You may do this in any reasonable way, but not in a way that suggests that the licensor endorses it or approves of its use.
- Non-Commercial - You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- No Derivations - If you remix, transform, or create from the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
- No Additional Restrictions - You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing something that the license allows. The full terms of this Creative Commons license used by the Fernão Lopes Portal website can be found here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Date of last update: January 3rd, 2025
