TERMS & CONDITIONS
These Terms and Conditions were updated on January 5, 2026
1. Introduction
These Terms and Conditions apply to this site and to transactions related to our products and services. You may be subject to additional contracts related to your relationship with us or any products or services you receive from us. If any clause of the additional contracts conflicts with any clause of these Terms, the clauses of those additional contracts will prevail.
2. Obligations
By registering, accessing, or otherwise using this site, you agree to comply with the Terms and Conditions set forth below. Your mere use of this site implies your knowledge and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. In some specific cases, we may also ask you to explicitly agree.
3. Electronic Communication
By using this site or communicating with us electronically, you agree and acknowledge that we may communicate with you electronically on our site or by sending an email, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide electronically meet any legal requirements, including, but not limited to, the requirement that such communications be made in writing.
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4. Intellectual Property
We or our licensors own and control all copyright and other intellectual property rights on the site and the data, information, and other resources displayed or accessible within the site.
4.1 All rights reserved
Unless specific content states otherwise, you do not receive a license or any other rights under Copyright, Trademark, Patent, or other Intellectual Property Rights. This means you will not use, copy, reproduce, perform, display, distribute, incorporate into any electronic medium, modify, reverse engineer, decompile, transfer, download, transmit, monetize, sell, trade, or commercialize any resources on this site in any form without our prior written permission, except and only to the extent stipulated otherwise by applicable mandatory law (such as the right to quote).
5. Third-Party Ownership
Our site may include hyperlinks or other references to third-party websites. We do not monitor or review the content of third-party websites that are linked from this site. The products or services offered by other websites will be subject to the applicable Terms and Conditions of those third parties. The views expressed or the material appearing on those sites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us. We will not be responsible for any privacy practices or content of those sites. You assume all risks associated with the use of those sites and any related third-party services. We will not accept any liability for any loss or damage of any kind caused by you, resulting from your disclosure of personal information to third parties.
6. Responsible Use
By visiting our site, you agree to use it only for the intended purposes and permitted by these Terms, any additional contracts with us, and laws, regulations, commonly accepted online practices, and industry guidelines. You must not use our site or services to use, publish, or distribute any material that consists of (or is linked to) malicious computer software; use data extracted from our site for any direct marketing activities; or conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities on or in relation to our site. Engaging in any activity that causes or may cause damage to the site or that interferes with the performance, availability, or accessibility of the site is strictly prohibited.
7. Submission of Ideas
Do not submit ideas, inventions, creative works, or other information that may be considered your intellectual property that you wish to present to us unless we have signed an agreement regarding intellectual property or a non-disclosure agreement. If you disclose to us in the absence of such a written agreement, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, and royalty-free license to use, reproduce, store, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute your content in any existing or future media.
8. Termination of Use
We may, at our sole discretion, at any time modify or discontinue access, temporarily or permanently, to the site or to any service contained therein. You agree that we will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of your access or use of the site or any content you may have shared on the site. You will not be entitled to any compensation or other payment, even if certain features, settings, and/or any Content that you have contributed to or may depend on are permanently lost. You must not bypass or circumvent, or attempt to bypass or circumvent, any access restriction measures on our site.
9. Warranties and Liability
Nothing in this section will limit or exclude any implied warranty by law that would be illegal to limit or exclude. This website and all content on the site are provided "as is" and "as available" and may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the availability, accuracy, or completeness of the Content. We do not warrant that:
- this site or our content will meet your needs;
- this site will be available uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.
The following provisions of this section will apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and will not limit or exclude our liability in relation to any matter that would be illegal or unlawful for us to limit or exclude from our liability. Under no circumstances will we be liable for any direct or indirect damages (including any damages for loss of profits or revenue, loss or corruption of data, software, or databases, or loss or damage to property or data) incurred by you or any third party arising from your access to or use of our website.
Except to the extent that any additional agreement expressly states otherwise, our maximum liability to you for all damages arising from or relating to the website or any products and services marketed or sold through the site, regardless of the form of legal action that imposes liability (whether in contract, equity, negligence, intentional misconduct, tort, or otherwise) will be limited to the total price you paid us for acquiring such products or services or using the site. Such limit will apply in the aggregate to all of your claims, actions, and causes of action of all kinds and natures.
10. Privacy
To access our website and/or services, you may need to provide some information about yourself as part of the registration process. You agree that all information provided will always be accurate, correct, and up to date.
We have developed a policy to address any privacy concerns you may have. For more information, please refer to our Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy.
11. Accessibility
We are committed to making the content we provide accessible to people with disabilities. If you have a disability and are unable to access any part of our website due to your disability, please let us know with a detailed description of the issue you encountered. If the problem is readily identifiable and can be resolved according to standard industry information technology tools and techniques, we will address it immediately.
12. Export Restrictions / Legal Compliance
Access to the website is prohibited from territories or countries where the Content or the purchase of products or Services sold on the site is illegal. You may not use this website in violation of the export laws and regulations of Portugal.
13. Assignment
You may not assign, transfer, or subcontract any of your rights and/or obligations under these Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, to third parties without our prior written consent. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section will be null and void.
14. Violations of these Terms and Conditions
Without prejudice to our other rights under these Terms and Conditions, if you violate these Terms and Conditions in any way, we may take the measures we deem appropriate to address the violation, including temporarily or permanently suspending your access to the website, contacting your internet service provider to request the blocking of your access to the website, and/or initiating legal action against you.
15. Force Majeure
Except for obligations to pay money under this instrument, no delay, failure, or omission by either party in performing or observing any of its obligations described herein shall be deemed a violation of these Terms and Conditions if and to the extent that such delay, failure, or omission arises from any cause beyond the reasonable control of that party.
16. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless from and against all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses related to your violation of these Terms and Conditions and applicable laws, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights. You will promptly reimburse us for our damages, losses, costs, and expenses related to or arising from such claims.
17. Cancellation
Failure to comply with any provisions set forth in these Terms and Conditions and in any Contract, or the failure to exercise any termination option shall not be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the validity of these Terms and Conditions or any Contract or any part thereof, or the subsequent right to enforce all provisions.
18. Language
These Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted and conceived exclusively in Portuguese. All notices and correspondence shall be written exclusively in this language.
19. Entire Understanding
These Terms and Conditions, together with our privacy policy and cookie policy, constitute the entire understanding between you and Instituto Português da Face - IPF Lda. regarding the use of this site.
20. Updates to these Terms and Conditions
We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. It is your obligation to periodically check these Terms and Conditions for changes or updates. The date provided at the beginning of these Terms and Conditions is the most recent revision date. Changes to these Terms and Conditions will take effect after such changes have been published on this site. Your continued use of this site following the publication of changes or updates will be considered as your acceptance of compliance with and being governed by these Terms and Conditions.
21. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and Conditions will be governed by the laws of Portugal. Any disputes related to these Terms and Conditions will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Portugal. If any part or provision of these Terms and Conditions is found by a court or other authority to be invalid and/or unenforceable under applicable law, such part or provision will be modified, excluded, and/or applied to the maximum extent permitted in order to give effect to the intention of these Terms and Conditions. The remaining provisions will not be affected.
22. Contact Information
This website is owned and operated by Instituto Português da Face - IPF Lda. You can contact us regarding these Terms and Conditions through our contact page.
