Service terms and conditions of use

Please read this document carefully. It constitutes the Legal Notice establishing the conditions of use and governing access to, browsing and usage of the Website located at the URL opendata.registradores.org (hereinafter, the "Website”).

Access to, browsing and usage of the Website attribute the status of user to the visitor (hereinafter, the "User"), entailing explicit and unreserved acceptance of all terms of this Legal Notice, with the same validity and efficacy as any contract concluded in writing and signed.

Observance and compliance will be required with regard to any person accessing, browsing or using the Website. If you do not agree with the stated terms, do not access, browse or use the site.

Identification

  • Owner: COLEGIO DE REGISTRADORES DE LA PROPIEDAD Y MERCANTILES DE ESPAÑA (hereinafter, “CORPME”)
  • Tax ID: Q-2863012-G
  • Association Headquarters: C/Príncipe de Vergara, 70 28006 – Madrid
  • E-mail: contacto@registradores.org

Object and scope of application

This Legal Notice governs access to, browsing and usage of the Website. CORPME nonetheless reserves the right to amend the presentation, configuration and content thereof, and also the conditions required for access or usage. Any amendments to the terms and conditions of this Legal Notice will be published in the same way as this notice, or via any type of communication addressed to the users. Access to, browsing and usage of the Website following the entry into force of the amendments or changes constitutes acceptance thereof.

CORPME is incorporated as a public law entity with its own legal personality and full capacity, protected by law and recognised by the State, its main purposes being the coordination of the professional practice of Registrars acting throughout the State, guaranteeing the proper performance of their functions.

As a result, and given the attributions imposed on CORPME through its General Statutes, it provides, administers and manages the Website in order to provide a means for registrars to perform their inherent functions in an alternative and efficient manner, with the same effects as requesting services via the physical Register.

The Website has, since it was first launched, focused on delivering an online portal which provides content and Services derived from information, programmes or data concerning the Land Registry (hereinafter, the "Services"), with the same qualifications and consideration as those obtained directly via the traditional offices.

Nonetheless, access to certain content and the use of specific services may be subject to individual conditions, which will in all cases be clearly displayed. These individual conditions may replace, supplement or, as applicable, amend the terms of this Legal Notice. In the event of any contradiction, the specific conditions will prevail, at all times and in all cases.

User assistance

As the controller of the Website with the task of marketing the Services offered via the site, CORPME provides users with access to a User assistance service available from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., which will duly handle any queries, complaints and suggestions raised in connection with the subscription to any of the Services.

Specifically, the contact channels made available to Users are as indicated in the Identification subsection.

CORPME will respond to any grievances or queries received at the earliest possible opportunity

Intellectual property rights

Rights regarding the Website and its Content.

CORPME is the proprietor, or otherwise holds the corresponding licences over the rights to exploit the intellectual property of the Website, and all Content offered on the site, including, by way of example but without being confined thereto: the platform itself, texts, photographs or illustrations, logos, trademarks, graphical works, designs, interfaces, or any other information or content and the services available via the site.

It will under no circumstances be understood that access to, browsing and usage of the Website by the User implies any waiver, transfer, licence or total or partial assignment of these rights on the part of CORPME. By accessing the Website, the user acquires a right to use the content and/or services of the Website within a domestic context, and solely for the purposes of benefiting from the services provided in accordance with this Legal Notice.

Any references to registered trading names or trademarks, or other distinctive signs, whether owned by CORPME or by third-party companies, implies a prohibition on the use thereof without the consent of CORPME or of the legitimate rights holders. Unless explicitly stated otherwise in writing by CORPME, access to, browsing or usage of the Website or its content at no time grants the User any right over distinctive signs included therein.

All intellectual property rights over the Website Content are reserved, and there must in particular be no modification, copying, reproduction, public communication, making available, transformation or distribution by any means and in any form of all or part of the content included therein, for public or commercial purposes, unless prior, explicit, written authorisation has been given by CORPME or, as applicable, the corresponding rights holder.

Likewise, copyright indications or other credits identifying the holders of rights in the content of the Website must not be eliminated or manipulated, nor any technical protection devices, digital hashes, or any other protection mechanism or information incorporated within such mechanisms.

Links

Links to other websites.

The Website may display links to other web pages by means of different buttons, links, banners, embedded content, etc., CORPME declares that these would be under the direct administration of third parties. CORPME does not have the power nor the human or technical resources to control or approve in advance all the information, content, products or services provided by other platforms to which links may be established from the Website.

CORPME therefore declines any type of liability resulting from any aspect concerning any platform or web page to which a link may be established from the Website, specifically, by way of example but without being confined thereto: regarding their functioning, access, data, information, files, quality and reliability of their products and services, their own links, and/or any of their content in general.

In this regard, should Users learn in practice that the activities undertaken via these third-party web pages are illegal or in breach of morality and/or public policy, they must immediately inform the Service Provider in order for it to proceed to disable the link providing access thereto.

In any event, the creation of any type of link from the Website to another external web page will not imply the existence of any relationship, collaboration or dependency between CORPME and the party responsible for the external web page.

Links to the Website on other platforms and sites or social media.

CORPME may use different tools and applications, in particular banners, to provide users with links allowing them to access the website from different pages, or even social media banners. The inclusion of such links is intended solely to assist users in accessing the Website.

The creation of such links does not imply the existence of any relationship between CORPME and the owner, manufacturer or distributor of the platform where the link is located, nor acceptance and approval by CORPME of the content or services on the platforms to which they redirect, as the owner, manufacturer or distributor is the sole party responsible for them.

Under no circumstances does CORPME share with Facebook, Twitter or any other social media platform that may be involved with the Website any type of personal information regarding its users, the sole purpose thereof being as established in this Legal Notice, and in the Website Privacy Policy. In this regard, any information that the User may wish to provide to such platforms will be subject to the User's own responsibility. CORPME is not involved in that process.

The activation and use of such links may entail identification and authentication of the User (by login or password) on the corresponding platforms, which are entirely external to the Website and outside of the control of CORPME. By accessing such external networks, the User enters an environment which is not controlled by CORPME, which will therefore accept no liability regarding the security configuration of such environments.

Since CORPME has no control over the content hosted on such channels, the User acknowledges and accepts that the former declines all liability regarding any content or services that the User might access on such sites, and regarding any content, products, services, advertising, or any other material available thereon. Users must therefore take extreme caution in their appraisal and usage of the information, content and services existing on the linked channels, and regarding their own information or that of third parties which they may wish to share via such channels.

Rules of use

Access to or usage of the Website for unlawful or unauthorised purposes, whether for financial gain or not, is not permitted, any consequences thereof thus being borne solely by the User. In particular, and without this list being restrictive in any way, the following actions are forbidden:

  • Use the Website in any way that could cause damage, interruption, inefficiency or defects in its functioning or in the computer of a third party;
  • Use the Website for the transfer, installation or publication of any virus, malware or other harmful programs or files;
  • Use the Website in a manner that would constitute a violation of the rights of CORPME or of any third party;
  • Use the Website to transmit or publish any material that is defamatory, offensive, racist, vulgar, denigrating, pornographic or of an obscene or threatening nature, or that could cause any upset to any person;
  • Use the Website in an unlawful manner, in breach of good faith, morality and public policy;
  • Access or interact with the Website with a false identity, impersonating third parties, using a profile or performing any other action that could give rise to confusion as to the identity of the originator of a message;
  • Perform unauthorised access of any section of the Website, other systems or networks connected to it, any server of CORPME, by means of piracy or counterfeiting, password extraction or any other unlawful means;
  • Breach, or attempt to breach, the security or authentication measures of the Website or of any network connected to it, or the security or protection measures inherent to the content housed on the Website;
  • Take any action causing disproportionate or unnecessary saturation of the Website infrastructure or CORPME systems or networks, and systems and networks connected to the Website; and
  • Enter data that are clearly false, whether or not the User is aware of this circumstance.

A breach of any of the aforementioned obligations by the User may prompt CORPME to adopt the relevant measures to which it would be legally entitled, and in exercising its rights or obligations it may ultimately eliminate or block the account of the infringing User, without any possibility of compensation for the damages occasioned.

CORPME reserves the right to withdraw any content, contributions or comments that are in breach of the law, morality and public policy, which would, without being confined thereto, include such examples as: any that violate personal dignity, are discriminatory, racist, xenophobic, detrimental to young people or children, pornographic, or in violation of public security. CORPME will not in any event be liable for any opinions expressed by users via forums, chat services or other participatory tools.

Liabilities and warranties

CORPME cannot guarantee the reliability, utility or accuracy of absolutely all information contained on the Website, nor the utility or accuracy of the documentation made available via the site.

CORPME therefore does not guarantee nor accept any liability for: (i) the continuity of the Website content; (ii) the absence of errors in such content; (iii) the absence of viruses or other harmful components on the Website or the server that delivers it; (iv) the invulnerability of the Website or the impossibility of breaching any security measures adopted for the site; (v) the lack of utility or performance of the content of the Website; nor (vi) any damages occasioned to themselves or to a third party by any person who breaches the conditions, rules and instructions established by CORPME, or through a violation of security systems.

CORPME nonetheless declares that it has adopted all necessary measures within its capabilities and the technical state of the art to guarantee the proper functioning of the Website and reduce system errors to a minimum, both from the technical perspective and in the content published, and also to avoid the existence and transfer of viruses and other harmful components to the computer systems of Users.

CORPME does not guarantee the lawfulness, reliability and utility of the content provided by third parties via the Website. If the User learns of the existence of any unlawful or illegal content, or any in breach of the law or that could constitute an infringement of third-party rights, they must immediately notify the Service Provider to allow it to adopt the relevant measures.

CORPME will not be responsible for the accuracy, integrity or updating of information published on the Website derived from external sources, nor the content on any other platforms where a banner linking to the Website is placed. CORPME declines all liability with regard to any hypothetical losses that could arise from the use of the aforementioned information. In the event that any user of the Website performs any action liable to be considered unlawful, illegal, in breach of the law, or a potential infringement or violation of third-party rights, it will bear all liability for that act, the Service Provider being held harmless with regard to the user's actions.

Suspension of the website

CORPME reserves the right temporarily or permanently to suspend, amend, restrict or interrupt access, browsing, use, posting or downloading of content or use of the Website services, with or without prior notice, on the part of users who are in breach of any of the provisions detailed in this Legal Notice, without the User being entitled to demand any compensation as a result..

Confidentiality and Data Protection

In accordance with REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL, of 27 April 2016, with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), the processing of the user's data will be performed in accordance with the Website Privacy Policy.

General

The headings of the various clauses are for information purposes only, and will not affect, qualify or extend the interpretation of this Legal Notice. CORPME may likewise amend the terms and conditions stipulated here, in whole or in part, by publishing any change in the same form in which this Legal Notice is presented, or through any type of communication addressed to the Users.

The time period to which this Legal Notice applies thus coincides with the duration of its publication, until it is amended in whole or in part, at which point the amended Legal Notice will then apply.

The services made available to the User may be altered by CORPME without the need for prior notice. If any of the services offered has individual conditions, they must be duly declared to the user, and must be accepted before the service is provided.

CORPME may likewise, at any time and without the need for prior notice, decide to terminate, suspend or interrupt access to the content of the Website, without the User being entitled to demand any compensation. Following such termination, the prohibitions on the use of content set out above in this Legal Notice will remain in force.

In the event that any provision of this Legal Notice is declared null and void or unenforceable, in whole or in part, by any Court or competent administrative body, such nullification or unenforceability will not affect the remaining provisions hereof.

Should CORPME fail to exercise or implement any right or provision contained in this Legal Notice, this will not constitute a waiver thereof.

Applicable laws and competent jurisdiction

The regulations in force will determine the applicable laws and the jurisdiction with authority to consider the relationship between CORPME and the users of the Website. This notwithstanding, wherever those regulations allow the option for the parties to accept a specific legal forum, any matter of litigation derived from or connected with the Website will be subject to the Spanish laws in force at the time of the events. CORPME and the Users likewise explicitly waive any other legal forum to which they might have been entitled, and accept the authority of the Courts of the City of Madrid, Spain.

To file any grievances regarding the use of our services, you may contact the email address indicated in the Identification subsection. We undertake at all times to seek an amicable solution to the dispute.

Contact address

For any clarification as to these general conditions or any other aspects, you may make use of the following addresses:
Association Headquarters of Registradores de la Propiedad y Mercantiles de España..
Calle Príncipe de Vergara, 70 28006 Madrid.
Asistencia telefónica: 91 270 17 96

e-mail: administrador@corpme.es

 

Príncipe de Vergara, 70 28006 Madrid 912701796 soporte.usuarios@corpme.es Guía de Uso