Last date of modification: 16.05.2024

The owner and operator of the website www.ula-bg.com is the Association “Union of Landscape Architects”. The main activities of the association are:

1. Consultation, preparation and expression of expert opinions in the field of landscape architecture;
2. Organization of discussions on issues of landscape architecture and its regulations that are important to society and the members of ULA;
3. Documenting and preserving the monuments of garden-park and landscape art;
4. Organizing and conducting competitions in the field of landscape architecture, awarding the awarded projects and realizations;
5. Support for the development of landscape architecture education.
6. Organizing events and informing the public about the creative achievements of ULA members in the field of landscape architecture;

The Union of Landscape Architects provides this website to you for personal informational and educational use. The site will publish:

• news and current information related to the activity of the association;
• legal and other normative texts, as well as texts of bills affecting the work of landscape architects in Bulgaria;
• link to the website of the International Federation of Landscape Architects, as well as links to other Internet pages;
• publications

These General Terms and Conditions constitute an agreement between you, as the user of this website, and the Association “Union of Landscape Architects”, as the owner of this website, and govern the access and use of this website.

Please read these General Terms Terms and Conditions carefully before using this website. Some of the Terms apply to specific content on this Website (as defined below) or to data, material or information that you may upload or submit to the Website (“User Content”). Such specific terms may be used in addition to these General Terms of Use or, where there are expressly stated terms.

In these Terms and Conditions, the words “we” and “our” identify the Union of Landscape Architects and “you” and “your” refer to any individual or legal entity that in one way or another use this website.

Acceptance of the General Terms and Conditions
By opening and visiting this website, opening pages on the website and/or following links therein and with any action by which you access, browse the website or use it in any way, you declare that you are aware with the content of these General Terms and Conditions, you agree to them and accept them. If you do not accept them, you may not access or use this website in any way.

These General Terms and Conditions (Terms) govern the conditions of access to the website www.ula-bg.com (the Website) when used by users. If you do not agree with any of the terms below, please do not use the Website. Any loading of the Website on any device used by You will be deemed to be acceptance of these Terms.
Your personal data is processed according to our Privacy Policy, which you can find here.

Registration data of the Association
Association “Union of Landscape Architects”, with unique identification code 131254072, through its website provides services to the information society within the meaning of the Electronic Commerce Act. The seat and address of management of the Association are: Sofia, 1504, Oborishte district, Krakra street, 11. Email address for correspondence: office@ula-bg.com.

Change of Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions may be modified by The Union of Landscape Architects, at its sole discretion, at any time without notice or express notice. The date of the last modification of the General Terms and Conditions is visible to users at any time. If you continue to visit, access or use the Website, you will be deemed to accept any changes to the Terms of Use.

Union of Landscape Architects reserves the right to remove, restrict access to, or update the Website at any time without notice.

Copyrights and Trademarks
Content on this website, including but not limited to, images, design, graphics, text, formatting, sounds, photographs, images, software and other materials and information, and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, “Content”) is proprietary copyright and is subject to protection under the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The copyright in all the content of this website is owned by the Union of Landscape Architects or the persons who have authorized the Union of Landscape Architects to use the rights in part or all of the content of the website (licensors).

All rights to the website content are reserved. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, download, perform, display, publish, transmit, exploit, create similar or identical content or otherwise use any part of the content of the website in any form or by any means , without the prior written permission of the Union of Landscape Architects or the relevant intellectual property rights holder.

Union of Landscape Architects allows you to view and download the content for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided that you retain all copyright and other rights records contained in the original content. You may not modify or adapt the content in any way, or otherwise use it for public or commercial purposes.

Copying, imitating or otherwise using, in whole or in part, the front page, custom graphics, button icons and scripts on the website is prohibited without the prior written permission of the Union of Landscape Architects.

Union of Landscape Architects respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that violates your copyright, you should notify us by sending an email to office@ula-bg.com.

Links to Third Party Websites
The links and references on this website are provided for your convenience. If you use these links, you will leave our website. Union of Landscape Architects does not control websites owned by third parties. You agree that the Union of Landscape Architects has not endorsed the content of these sites, the goods or services provided on or through these external websites. By linking to such a site, you must read and accept its terms of use, and that we are not responsible for material created or posted on third-party sites. If you wish to use the links to other sites, you do so at your own risk.

The Union of Landscape Architects is not responsible for the content, legality, decency, or accuracy of the information, or any products or services, contained in third-party websites.

Union of Landscape Architects encourages you to read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of all other websites you visit.

Disclaimer of Warranties
The Union of Landscape Architects makes every effort but does not guarantee that:

(i) The site will meet the requirements and the purposes for which it was created

(ii) Free access to the Website will be unhindered, uninterrupted, timely, secure and error-free

(iii) The results that may be obtained from the use of the website will be accurate and reliable

(iv) The website is free of viruses or other harmful components

(v) In the event of errors on the website, we will correct them as soon as they are discovered

The information obtained from the website cannot be an argument for personal, business and/or financial decisions. You should consult with an appropriate professional to obtain assistance for your particular situation.

Association “Union of Landscape Architects” is not responsible for damages and lost profits for the Users of the website caused by the materials published on the website.

Disclaimer
Use of the Website is at your own risk. Under no circumstances shall The Union of Landscape Architects be liable for any damages of any kind arising out of, in connection with, or relating to your access to and/or use of, or inability to use, this website and any materials, links thereto website through other sites and/or its links to other sites or incorrect and inaccurate information on this website. This is a limitation of liability that applies to all damages, including direct and indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages (including but not limited to pecuniary damages, loss of use, loss of data, loss of business, economic loss or loss of profit ), or others as permitted by law.

Indemnity and Release
You agree to hold harmless the Union of Landscape Architects from any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including incidental fees and attorneys’ fees, arising out of or in connection with the use of this website, and any activity related to your use of the website. Any message, material and publication that is transmitted through this website and is in violation of these Terms and Conditions or infringes the rights of a third party will result in the termination of your access to this website. Disputes between you and one or more other users do not in any way engage the responsibility of the Union of Landscape Architects.

Association “Union of Landscape Architects” reserves the right to seek compensation for possible damages and claims of third parties, resulting from the violation of these General Terms of Use and/or unregulated use of website services.

Protection of personal data
Association “Union of Landscape Architects” undertakes to take all possible measures to ensure the privacy of personal data provided by users of the website, according to the Personal Data Protection Act. For more information about the measures we take to protect your personal data, you can find in our Privacy Policy.

When necessary, Website Visitors provide personal data for processing with express consent, in written (electronic) form and for each specific case.

We may be required to provide information due to a legal requirement for us or by court order. We reserve the right to disclose your personal information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government or regulatory requests for information.

Prohibited for illegal or prohibited activity

As a condition of your use of this website, you agree not to use this website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms and conditions and by law.

You agree to be responsible for Your use of the Website.

You agree not to post or transmit through this website any unlawful, threatening, degrading, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, indecent, offensive, hateful or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including any material that promotes criminal conduct or conduct that would lead to criminal, civil and administrative liability, violation of the privacy rights of others, violation of the intellectual property right of the Association “Union of Landscape Architects” and/or of third parties or otherwise violating rights recognized by national and/or international laws.

You agree not to use this website in a manner that could endanger or damage the functionality of the website.

You agree not to use this website in a manner that may interfere with the normal use of the website by other users. You agree to use all appropriate means to detect and remove any harmful viruses or destructive programs from your devices before submitting any material to this website. You may not “hack”, “crack”, “scrape”, “crawl” this website directly or indirectly through tools such as spiders, robots, crawlers, scrapers, framing, iframes or RSS feeds and the like.

Union of Landscape Architects reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate your access to this website and to prohibit any present or future use of this website (or any part thereof) by you if you fail to comply with any to be a point of these General Terms and Conditions.

Website suspension
Union of Landscape Architects reserves the right at any time and from time to time to amend, modify, improve the Website and/or temporarily or permanently terminate access to it (or any part thereof) at any time without notice or consent to users.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

Union of Landscape Architects presents materials and information on this website that you consent to and are responsible for any action you take on or through this website, access or use.

For issues related to the implementation and interpretation of this contract and not regulated in these general conditions, the provisions of the current legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria shall apply.

Separation

If any provision of these General Terms and Conditions is held to be illegal, void or for any reason unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be replaced by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision. The validity and applicability of all other provisions are not affected.