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SPA/RAC maintains this Marine Mediterranean Invasive Alien Species Database (MAMIAS) in order to facilitate access to data relevant for the implementation of the Barcelona Convention’s Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol), and more particularly, the Action Plan concerning species introductions and invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea.

SPA/RAC will endeavour to keep this information system updated and data accurate through a participatory process and consultation with the Contracting Parties to Barcelona Convention. However, it should be understood that the information contained therein may not necessarily reflect all information made available to SPA/RAC, as some data and information may, of necessity, be preliminary in nature and must be submitted to a final review process.

This web application is developed in order to further enable the MAMIAS database, as an online platform for the collection, exploitation, and dissemination of information on marine biological invasions in the Mediterranean Sea, to support relevant regional and international policies.

SPA/RAC makes every effort to provide and maintain accurate, complete, useable, and timely information on the online database. However, these data and information are provided with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be correct or complete. Indeed, this information is subject to change and should, in each case, be independently verified before reliance is placed on it. SPA/RAC does not warrant that the information on this online database will be complete or accurate or appropriate in all situations, and SPA/RAC excludes, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any liability to any person, corporation or other entity for any loss, damage, costs or expenses resulting from any reliance on or use of this database. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the MAMMIAS data lies with the user.

Neither the web application, nor its parts, nor its database and data shall, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, sold, hired or circulated for commercial purposes. The full version of MAMIAS data is solely made available to be used for purposes in connection with the objectives proclaimed by the Barcelona Convention and its SPA/BD Protocol. Commercial use of the results in any form is strictly prohibited. Should reference be made to the present database, the source should be clearly stated and SPA/RAC shall be informed.

It is our goal to minimize disruption caused by technical errors. However, some data or information on our database may have been created or structured in files or formats which are not error-free, and we cannot guarantee that our service will not be interrupted or otherwise affected by such problems. SPA/RAC accepts no responsibility regarding such problems incurred as a result of using this database or any linked external sites. Usage of the system is monitored.

SPA/RAC is not responsible for the content of any sites directly or indirectly linked to or linked from any pages on this Site. If you consider any linked pages to be inappropriate, illegal or offensive please contact us.

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

When you view www.mamias.org your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Statement, Disclaimer and the Terms and Conditions of Use. SPA/RAC recognises the importance of protecting the privacy of anyone who visits the Website. This Privacy Statement sets out the policy adopted by SPA/RAC towards the collection and use of information obtained from those visiting and using this site. SPA/RAC (referred to as "we", "us" or "our" in this privacy notice) is the data controller and as such is responsible for your personal data. By providing us with your information you confirm that you are over 13 years of age. If you have any queries, please get in touch with us.

1. Introduction

This notice informs you of our policy regarding information we hold and record about you. It sets out the conditions under which we may process personal information that you provide to us. It covers information that could identify you ("personal information") and information that could not identify you. In the context of the law "process" means to collect, store, transfer, use or otherwise act on information. We take the protection of your privacy and confidentiality seriously. We understand that all visitors to our website are entitled to trust that their personal information will not be used for any purpose unintended by them, and will not accidentally be transferred to a third party. We undertake to preserve the confidentiality of all information you provide to us, and trust that you reciprocate. It is very important that the information we hold about you is accurate and up to date. Please let us know if at any time your personal information changes by contacting us. Our policy complies with Tunisia Organic Act n°2004-63 of July 27th 2004 on the protection of personal data and with The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Who we are

Legal name	SPA/RAC
Email address	car-asp@spa-rac.org
Postal address	Boulevard du Leader Yasser Arafet - B.P. 337 - 1080 - Tunis Cedex - Tunisie

3. How we process information about you

The law requires that we process personal information under one of six defined bases and to notify you of the basis for each category. If a basis on which we process your personal information is no longer relevant then we shall immediately stop processing your data. If the basis changes then, if required by law, we shall notify you of the change and of any new basis under which we have determined that we can continue to process your information.

4. Information we process as a contractual obligation

When you contact us about a service we provide as part of our business, create an account on our website (buy a product or service from us, or otherwise agree to our terms and conditions) a contract is formed between you and us. Any processing of information that may lead to a contract - e.g. contacting us to enquire about a service or product - is also processed in this way as it may lead to a contractual obligation. In order to carry out our obligations under that contract we must process the information you give us. Some of this information may be personal information. We may use it in order to:

verify your identity for security purposes
sell products to you
provide you with our services
provide you with suggestions and advice on products, services and how to obtain the most from using our website

We process this information on the basis there is a contract between you and us, or that you have requested we use the information before we enter into a legal contract. Additionally, we may aggregate this information in a general way and use it to provide information to monitor our performance with respect to a particular service we provide. If we use it for this purpose, you as an individual are not personally identifiable.

5. Information we process with your consent

Through certain actions when there is no contractual relationship between us, such as when you browse our website or ask us to provide you with more information about our business, products or services, you are providing your consent to us to process information that may be personal information. Wherever possible, we aim to obtain your explicit consent to process this information. Sometimes you might give your consent implicitly, such as when you send us a message by email to which you would reasonably expect us to reply. Except where you have consented to our use of your information for a specific purpose, we do not use your information in any way that would identify you personally. We may aggregate it in a general way and use it to provide information, for example to monitor the performance of a particular page on our website. We continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw your consent or it can be reasonably assumed that your consent no longer exists. You may withdraw your consent at any time by instructing us, or by choosing to unsubscribe from emails that we send you.

6. Information we process for the purposes of legitimate interests

We may process information on the basis there is a legitimate interest, either to you or to us, in doing so. Where we process your information on this basis, we do so after having given careful consideration to:

whether the same objective could be achieved through other means
whether processing (or not processing) might cause you harm
whether you would expect us to process your data, and whether you would consider it reasonable to do so.

For example, we may process your data on this basis for the purposes of:

record-keeping for the proper and necessary administration of our organisation/business
responding to unsolicited communication from you to which we believe you would expect a response
protecting and asserting the legal rights of any party
insuring against or obtaining professional advice that is required to manage organisational/business risk
protecting your interests where we believe we have a duty to do so

7. Sending a message via our website or contacting our support team

When you contact us, whether by telephone, through our website or by email, we collect the data you have given to us in order to reply with the information you need. We record your request and our reply in order to increase the efficiency of our business. We keep personally identifiable information associated with your message, such as your name and email address so as to be able to track our communications with you to provide a high quality service.

8. Complaints regarding content on our website

If you complain about any of the content on our website, we shall investigate your complaint. If we feel it is justified or if we believe the law requires us to do so, we shall remove the content while we investigate.

9. Complaints received about our business

If we receive a complaint, we record all the information you have given to us. We use that information to resolve your complaint. If your complaint reasonably requires us to contact another party, we may decide to give that party some of the information contained in your complaint. We do this as infrequently as possible, but it is a matter for our sole discretion s to whether we do give information, and if we do, what that information is. We may also compile statistics showing information obtained from this source to assess the level of service we provide, but not in a way that could identify you or any other person.

Use of information we collect through automated systems when you visit our website

10. Cookies and Local Storage

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer's hard drive by your web browser when you visit any website. They allow information gathered on one web page to be stored until it is needed for use on another, allowing a website to provide you with a personalised experience and the website owner with statistics about how you use the website so that it can be improved. Some cookies may last for a defined period of time, such as one day or until you close your browser. Others last indefinitely. Our website uses cookies. They are placed by software that operates on our servers, and by software operated by third parties whose services we use. Some examples of how cookies may be used:

to track how you use our website
to record what is held in a shopping basket
to record whether you have seen specific messages we display on our website
to record your answers to surveys and questionnaires on our site while you complete them.

Local storage

Local storage is a component of the Web storage application programming interface. It is a method by which Web pages locally store named key/value pairs inside a client's Web browser. Similar to cookies, this saved data exists even when you close a browser tab, surf away from the current website or close the main browser.

What We Use and Why

You can find more information about the individual cookie and local storage data we use and the purposes for which we use them below:

Cookie / Local Storage	Example Name(s)	Purpose
Content Management System		This website uses a content management system, and uses cookies that are required for aspects of this website to work.
Cookie Consent	cookieconsent_status	This cookie stores the status of the cookie consent message that appears when you first use this website.
Google Analytics	_ga _gat _gid _utma _utmb _utmc _utmt _utmz	This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help collect data on how users use this website. Information about the cookies set by Google, and their purpose, can be found at: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage. Google's Privacy Policy can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy To opt-out of analysis by Google Analytics, both on this website and other websites, please see https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Your web browser should allow you to delete any cookies or local storage that you choose. It also should allow you to prevent or limit their use.

If you choose to prevent the use of cookies through your browser settings, you will not be able to use all the functionality of our website.

11. Personal identifiers from your browsing activity

Requests by your web browser to our servers for web pages and other content on our website are recorded. We record information such as your geographical location, your Internet service provider and your IP address. We also record information about the software you are using to browse our website, such as the type of computer or device and the screen resolution. We use this information in aggregate to assess webpage popularity and server performance. If combined with other information we know about you from previous visits, the data possibly could be used to identify you personally, even if you are not signed in to our website.

Disclosure and sharing of your information

12. Information we obtain from third parties

Although we do not disclose your personal information to any third party (except as set out in this notice), we sometimes receive data that is indirectly made up from your personal information from third parties whose services we use. No such information is personally identifiable to you.

13. Service Providers

We may use the following third-party service providers named below to process and store your data:

Provider	Description
Google Inc.	We may use services from Google Inc. to provide various services on this website, including 'Google Analytics' to help collect data on how users use this website, and 'Google Fonts' to provide hosting for font files. Their privacy policy can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy
ELB Tunisie	We use ELB Tunisie - ELB Tunisie - to provide website hosting and marketing services on our behalf.
cdnjs.com	We use cdnjs - https://cdnjs.com/ - to provide hosting for some code libraries used by this website.

14. Data may be processed outside the European Union

This website is hosted in Tunisia. We may also use outsourced services in countries outside the European Union from time to time in other aspects of our business. Accordingly, data obtained within Tunisia or any other country could be processed outside the European Union. For example, some of the software our website uses may have been developed in the United States of America or in Australia. We use the following safeguards with respect to data transferred outside the European Union: the processor is bound to data protection requirements within their own country. the data protection clauses in our contracts with data processors include transfer clauses written by or approved by a supervisory authority in the European Union, specifically that in the country of the United Kingdom we comply with a code of conduct approved by a supervisory authority in the European Union, specifically that in the country of the United Kingdom

Access to your own information

15. Your Rights

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes. If you do not wish to receive further communication from us please contact us.

16. Access to your personal information

To obtain a copy of any information that is not provided on our website you may send us a request. After receiving the request, we will confirm we have received your request and will provide you with the information within the 28 day period required.

17. Removal of your information

If you wish us to remove personally identifiable information from our website, please contact us. This may limit the service we can provide to you.

18. Verification of your information

When we receive any request to access, edit or delete personal identifiable information we shall first take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting you access or otherwise taking any action. This is important to safeguard your information.

Other matters

19. Links

When you click on links on our website, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

20. Use of site by children

We do not sell products or provide services for purchase by children, nor do we market to children. If you are under 18, you may use our website only with consent from a parent or guardian.

21. Encryption of data sent between us

We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates to verify our identity to your browser and to encrypt any data you give us. Whenever information is transferred between you and us, you can check that it is done using SSL by looking for a closed padlock symbol or other trust mark in your browser's URL bar or toolbar.

22. How you can complain

If you are not happy with our privacy policy or if have any complaint then you should contact us. If a dispute is not settled then we hope you will agree to attempt to resolve it by engaging in good faith with us in a process of mediation or arbitration. If you are in any way dissatisfied about how we process your personal information, you have a right to lodge a complaint with Instance nationale de protection des données à caractère personnel (INPDP). This can be done at http://www.inpdp.nat.tn/formulaires.html

23. Retention period for personal data

Except as otherwise mentioned in this privacy notice, we keep your personal information only for as long as required by us:

to provide you with the services you have requested;
to support a claim or defence in court.

24. Compliance with the law

Our privacy policy has been compiled so as to comply with the law of every country or legal jurisdiction in which we aim to do business. If you think it fails to satisfy the law of your jurisdiction, we should like to hear from you. It is your choice as to whether you wish to use our website.

25. Review of this privacy policy

We will update this privacy notice from time to time as necessary. The terms that apply to you are those outlined here on our website on the day you use our website. If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us.

25. Further information on General Data Protection Regulations

For up to date information on your rights under the General Data Protection Regulations, please check the website of Instance nationale de protection des données à caractère personnel (INPDP). This can be done at http://www.inpdp.nat.tn/. This privacy policy was last updated on July 31/12/2020.

Thank you for visiting our site www.mamias.org ("the Site").

We hope that you enjoy your visit, but you should be aware that your use of the Site is regulated by these Terms and Conditions. Browsing the Site will constitute acceptance of the Terms and Conditions, so if you do not accept them either in whole or in part, you should stop using the Site immediately. You should also make yourself aware of our Disclaimer. We may vary the Terms and Conditions from time to time and any such changes will take effect from the date of posting on the Site. Your continued use of the Site indicates your acceptance of any changes which we may make to the Terms and Conditions.

Throughout the Terms and Conditions, when we refer to 'we', 'us', 'our' etc, we are referring to SPA/RAC. When we refer to 'you' we are referring to the user or browser of the Site.

We will be happy to answer any questions which you may have regarding these Terms and Conditions. You can contact us by completing the contact form or any of the other contact methods listed on the contact page of our Site. We are committed to protecting the privacy of anyone who uses the Site and any personal data which we obtain from you as a result of any enquiries will be processed in terms of our Privacy Policy.

1. Agreement

Accessing or viewing the Site constitutes your acceptance to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions you should EXIT the Site immediately.

2. Copyright

The content of this Site (except where otherwise stated) is copyright © OSPAR Commission. This includes any text, scripts, applets, images, and graphics. You may print or download the content of this site for you own personal use only but all such prints and/or downloads should acknowledge that the material is copyright © OSPAR Commission where appropriate. You may cache or store material from the Site for private on - or off - line browsing purposes only. The distribution or copying of the content of the Site or any part of the Site for any commercial purpose is specifically prohibited other than with the express written consent of OSPAR Commission. A written licence for commercial distribution or copying may be obtained on request on such terms and at such costs as we may determine. Any trade mark, service mark or other intellectual property contained in or relating to this site are, unless otherwise explicitly stated, the property of OSPAR Commission. The use of such trade marks, service marks or other intellectual property by users or viewers of this site is strictly forbidden.

3. Newsletters and Event Information

If you wish to be kept informed of forthcoming events and product releases, or if you wish to receive our newsletter, please complete the contact form on our Site. All personal data which you provide to us will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

4. Exclusions

SPA/RAC shall not be liable to you (whether directly or indirectly and whether as a result of negligence or otherwise) in respect of any losses or damage which you may incur as a result of your use of the Site. We would advise that you read the terms of our Disclaimer. We have taken, and will continue to take, all reasonable steps to ensure that the Site and all information which is published on the Site (including all newsletters) is accurate. We cannot however guarantee:

that material, information or data obtained from or through this site is complete, accurate or not an infringement of any party's intellectual or other property rights.
that material, information and data submitted via this site will be fully secure.
that material, information and data obtained from or through this site will meet your requirements.
that your access to or use of this site will be uninterrupted, timely or error-free or that defects in information contained on this site will be corrected.

Please contact us and let us know if you are aware of any inaccuracies, and steps will be taken to correct them.

5. Hyperlinks

This Site may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by other parties. These links are suggested for information only and our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of views, statements or information contained in such websites. Care is advised in visiting any external sites linked from this Site. No liability is accepted for any information contained on any external site. If you consider that the content of any external site linked from this Site is illegal, immoral or offensive please advise OSPAR Commission using any of the contact methods listed on our contact page. You should remember that when you link to another site, the terms of use of the external linked site will apply and not the terms of use of this Site.

6. Alteration of Terms and Conditions

SPA/RAC reserves the right to update or modify these Terms and Conditions. Any changes to these terms and Conditions will be posted on this Site.

7. Complaints

If you have any cause for complaint about this Site please contact us.

8. Severance

If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck out and the remaining provisions shall remain in force.

9. General

Your statutory rights are not affected.

10. Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of Tunisia, and each of the parties submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Tunisia.

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