General terms and conditions

General terms and conditions

  1. Ownership of Content
    The content of this website (texts and images) is protected by copyright. All rights, including those not explicitly mentioned here, are reserved. Use of any content other than that which does not conflict with these Terms of Use, without the written permission of the Maize Research Institute – Knezha, is strictly prohibited.

  2. Personal Information
    Personal information (personal data) that you provide and/or send via email or other means through our website will be used in accordance with the rules and conditions of the Personal Data Protection Act. Any other messages or materials you send to the website, such as questions, comments, suggestions, and similar, shall be considered non-confidential and without proprietary rights. Through the website, we collect, process, and store personal information (e.g., name, address, phone number, or email address) that you voluntarily provide. If you do not wish your information to be collected, please do not provide it. We will use the personal information you provide to better understand your needs and wishes, and accordingly improve our products and services or contact you.

  3. Acceptance of Terms
    By accessing and using our website, you declare under the meaning of the Electronic Document and Electronic Signature Act that you wish to use the services of the site and that you are familiar with these Terms and undertake to comply with them. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use the website.

  4. Use of the Website
    The Maize Institute – Kneja allows you to use the website as follows:

  • You have the right to browse the website and print extracts of the content solely for non-commercial, personal use and provided that you retain all notices on the content related to copyright and other proprietary rights;

  • You may not use images of people or places without the explicit written permission of the Maize Research Institute – Knezha

  • Copying, transmitting, distributing, storing, or otherwise using any part or all of the content in any form without the explicit written permission of the Maize Research Institute – Knezha is prohibited;

  • Use of the website to send or transmit any materials that are unlawful, threatening, false, misleading, offensive, abusive, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inciting, pornographic, or religiously inappropriate content, or any materials that establish or encourage behavior considered criminal, liable for civil or criminal penalties, or otherwise illegal is prohibited. In such cases, the Maize Institute – Kneja reserves the right to terminate your access to the website.

  1. Governing Law
    For all matters not settled by these terms, the provisions of the applicable Bulgarian legislation shall apply. All disputes relating to these Terms that the parties cannot resolve through negotiation and mutual agreement shall be subject to resolution before the competent Bulgarian courts.