Terms of Use

 

The website of the History of Information Technology Forum

 

 

Terms of Use

 

 

1. Introduction

 

Dear User!

 

The Informatics History Forum (hereinafter: iTF) is a professional community established in January 2009 within the framework of the John Neumann Computer Science Society (NJSZT), which aims to process the history of informatics and create a collection that serves its historical memory as a public domain, thereby serving research, education, culture and information gathering in this direction. Our mission is to support research, memory preservation and presentation activities related to the history of informatics in various places and for various purposes, primarily by providing meeting opportunities and a discussion forum for those interested in the history of informatics, as well as to keep track of such activities and promote their awareness.

 

Our goal is also to create a Data Warehouse that will help Users become familiar with the achievements of more than fifty years of IT. Furthermore, we are determined to facilitate the collection of memories related to the history of IT and to support projects exploring certain areas of domestic IT history.

 

Our logo was composed of objects of significance in the history of computing equipment.

 

 

1. Interpretative provisions

 

Website: A website operated by the Operator and edited by the Editors.

 

Terms of Use: Provisions governing the operation of the Website, which include the characteristics of the services available from the website, as well as the rights and obligations of Users, Editors and the Operator.

 

Usage Agreement: An agreement regarding the use of the service, which is concluded by entering the Tomorrow website in accordance with the rules set out in the Terms of Use.

 

Intellectual Property Rights: Any patent, database right, copyright, design right, trademark, trade name and similar rights granted by the relevant legal system to intellectual creations protected by copyright or industrial property rights.

 

Publication: Making it available on any page, subpage and/or under a specific URL of the Website, transmitting it to the public, distributing it and publishing it.

 

Service: Any service provided by iTF to our Users, including browsing the Website.

 

User: a natural person who visits the Website and thereby accepts these Terms and Conditions, browses it and/or uses any free service available on it.

 

Operator: The legal entity specified in the Imprint that maintains the website is the John von Neumann Computer Science Society (NJSZT).

 

Editors, editorial staff: Persons responsible for the content compilation, continuous expansion and maintenance of the website; the professional community of the Informatics History Forum of the John von Neumann Computer Science Society (NJSZT iTF).

 

Content: In these Terms of Use, the term "Content" refers to all text, graphics and still images on the website, regardless of whether it is downloadable or available exclusively on the website.

 

 

III. Website services

 

iTF services are free for Users.

 

By accessing and using the Website, the User accepts the Terms of Use, as part of which are the provisions contained in the Copyright Statement, as well as the data protection information, such as the information and regulations on the data processing of the Neumann János Computer Science Society issued by the operator, the information and its supplements.

 

Please read them carefully and attentively, and if you do not agree with any of the provisions, please leave the website!

 

When you enter the Website, on the main page, you will find, among other things, the News section, in which you will find brief information about significant events in the history of IT, including future events of the Forum. Here you will also find the About Us menu item, which contains information about the website.

 

In the other sections of the Website – which can be accessed via the horizontal menu bar – we can find information about the forms of manifestation of the Forum's activities:

 

• text reports on Events organized by the ITF, in chronological or alphabetical order with detailed topics and references to the video and/or audio recordings of the lectures and meetings;
• Menus prepared for the 50th anniversary of NJSZT
• The Video Archive contains a collection of image and video documents about the history of (domestic) informatics, primarily produced on the occasion of the Events. Here you can also find “Portraits from the History of Hungarian Informatics” and videos of the objects exhibited at the ITK, of course with links to the current Data Archive section, as well as other videos presenting the history of informatics.

 

The Website reviews and organizes the available knowledge and information about the history of domestic IT in the Database menu:

 

• by publishing information about people who played a role in the history of IT,
• by presenting significant domestic IT institutions (companies, research and educational institutions, offices, etc.),
• with a description of the most significant domestic Products (hardware-software products, application systems, etc.), and finally
• by publishing written studies on the history of computer science.

The website presents the virtual exhibition visit of the history of Hungarian IT, Time Journey, which is based on the collection of the Informatics History Database (iTA) and presents the path, the paradigm shifts, and the milestones that Hungarian IT has taken from its beginnings to the present day.

 

 

Using the form in the Contact menu of the Website, Users have the opportunity to send an e-mail directly to the Editors of the Website regarding the operation, structure and content of the Website.

 

The Content displayed on the website is protected by copyright. If you use or quote it, please comply with the general rules of internet source attribution. Detailed rules are provided in the Copyright Statement section of these Terms of Use.

 

 

1. User rights and obligations

 

The User may freely browse and study the content of the Website and use the information freely, subject to the provisions of these Terms of Use, within the framework specified therein.

 

By using the Website, the User acknowledges that he/she does so solely at his/her own risk.

 

The User is obliged to treat the content of the Website with respect and to act lawfully when using it, especially with regard to the personal rights and protection of personal data of the persons concerned there, as well as the good reputation of the Operator and the Editors.

 

In particular, it is prohibited to use personal data published on the Website for purposes other than those of the iTF, which would result in unauthorized data processing by the User.

 

The User may express his/her opinion only in accordance with the law and with respect for the personal rights of third parties. The User acknowledges that the Editors have the right to pre-check, moderate and refuse to publish comments and opinions. The User may not claim any legal rights for the refusal to publish any of his/her comments and opinions.

 

The User may not violate or attempt to violate the security of this website, including in particular:

 

(a) accessing data not intended for the User or logging into a server or identifier to which the User is not authorized;

 

(b) attempt to probe, spy on or test the vulnerability of a system or network, or to breach the security or authentication measures of a system without proper authorization.

 

The User acknowledges that the above behavior gives rise to reasonable suspicion of committing a crime, and if the Operator or one of the Editors detects the commission of such an act, it will in any case result in a criminal complaint.

 

The User acknowledges that he is liable for damages caused by violating the rules set forth in these Terms of Use and is fully responsible for them.

 

 

1. Rights and obligations of Editors

 

The content of the Website and the publication of any information on the Website are produced in accordance with the principle of editorial freedom of the Editors. The Editors are not liable for any information not being published.

 

The Editors exercise due care in the production and publication of the Content and make every effort to ensure the accuracy, authenticity, completeness and truthfulness of the information published on the Website.

 

The Editors exclude any liability for any inadequacy, inaccuracy, incompleteness or untruthfulness of the information provided on the Website. If you find such information, please report it to us using the form under the “Contact” menu item!

 

 

1. Rights and obligations of the Operator

 

The Website Operator ensures the operation of the Website and its access by the User.

 

The secure availability of the Website depends on the correct functioning and existence of a number of conditions, such as the correct functioning of software and hardware, the availability of hosting providers. The Website Operator cannot guarantee its non-stop (continuous) operation, although it does its best to avoid possible errors. Thus, it is possible that the Website may sometimes be down for maintenance.

 

The Website Operator is entitled to suspend access to the Website for maintenance purposes without any prior information or notification. The User acknowledges that continuous operation may be interrupted in exceptional cases despite the Operator's prior knowledge and intention. In such cases, the Operator will do everything possible to ensure that the Website is available again as soon as possible, but does not guarantee a time frame for restoration.

 

The Operator is not liable for any damages resulting from any downtime. Eliminating such damages is in the common interest, so the Website Operator strives to ensure continuous service provision.

 

The Operator assumes no liability for any damage caused/suffered to the User's computer or otherwise in connection with the use of the Website. The Operator of the Website excludes all liability arising from the use of the Website, any errors, incompatibility with the program running on the User's computer, or any Internet virus.

 

 

VII. Copyright Statement

 

 

1. Copyright protection

 

All content appearing on the Website, such as information, event descriptions, articles, images, videos, the database and the collection of materials collected as an organized, selected database, the website graphics, display method, Information Forms, tables or any other individual, original solution, are our copyrighted works (hereinafter referred to as “works”), which are protected by copyright under Act LXXVI of 1999 on Copyright. The content is protected by copyright in its entirety and in its individual parts.

 

The Website, especially the database located under the Database menu item, is the intellectual property of the Operator and the Editors.

 

The Operator and the Editorial Board reserve all property and personal rights under copyright protection that are not expressly transferred to the User of the Website.

 

 

1. Lawful use

 

By accessing the Website, the User accepts these Terms of Use, including the copyright provisions contained in this chapter, even if he is not a registered user of the Website. The Website and its content may be used as follows, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Editorial Board.

 

The content of the Website is freely browseable, and the information contained herein may be freely referenced, provided the source is indicated. Free use is permitted only for the group of users specified by law, and for the purpose and extent specified by law.

 

Documents published on the site may be downloaded free of charge for private purposes without special permission, provided that the download does not serve any commercial purpose, is not detrimental to the intended use of the work, or does not violate the interests of the author.

 

Reproduction of works on our pages - unless otherwise stated in the works - is permitted as follows: by copying the access path (link), the original, complete and unmodified content can be freely placed without special permission.

 

In all other cases, the express written consent of the Operator and the Editorial Board is required for use.

 

 

1. Infringing use

 

Otherwise, the website and its content, whether in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, distributed, or communicated to the public in any way, even in an unchanged form; it may not be copied; it may not be used to create a database, it may not be used to provide services to third parties from the information obtained from it, it may not be used to conduct its own business activities, and it may not be used in a manner that violates or endangers the rights of the Operator or the Editorial Board.

 

Further distribution of materials downloaded for private use is prohibited, and violation of this prohibition will result in compensation proceedings. In particular, it is prohibited to reproduce, adapt, distribute, communicate to the public or otherwise use the works published on the site by any technical means, on any type of data carrier, beyond the case of private copying, without the prior written consent of the Editorial Board.

 

The User is liable for any damage resulting from illegal, improper or contrary to this Copyright Statement use. Violation of the provisions governing use will result in civil and criminal consequences.

 

We would like to point out that in the event of unauthorized use of any content on the Website, the Operator and/or the Editorial Board will immediately take the necessary steps to protect the rights of the relevant Author or copyright holder, which includes taking action under civil and criminal law!

 

 

VIII. Public interest data (Imprint)

 

Editorial: NJSZT Informatics History Forum (iTF)

Editorial (https://itf.njszt.hu/szerkesztoseg)

Contact: itf@njszt.org

 

Operator: John Neumann Computer Science Society (NJSZT)

1054 Budapest, Báthori Street 16.

Tel.: (+36-1) 472-2710, 472-2730

Website: https://njszt.hu/

 

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Website storage location: Frankfurt, Germany

 

1. Complaints handling

 

If the User has any comments or complaints regarding the operation of the Website or the information contained therein, they may report them to the Editorial Board. Please contact our Editorial Board primarily through the “Contact” menu option on the Website, and we will provide a substantive response to your inquiry no later than 30 days from the date of receipt of the complaint.

 

 

1. Scope of these Terms of Use

 

These Terms of Use are effective from the date of publication.

 

The Operator and the Editors reserve the right to unilaterally amend the Terms of Use at any time, without prior notice. In the event of amendment, the amended Terms of Use shall enter into force on the date of publication.

Publication date: 2019. 02. 01.