The services to which these general conditions refer are sold by Studio Progress Snc with headquarters in Via Cattaneo no. 51 25121 Brescia, tax code and VAT no. 02154470179, registered with the Register of Companies of Brescia under no. 02154470179, EAR of Brescia 316090, hereafter called the “Supplier”.

1. Definitions

1.1. The expression “online sales contract” refers to a supply contract stipulated between the Supplier and the Purchaser concerning the services provided by the Supplier either by remote communication techniques or without their support, whereby the Supplier organizes the supply electronically.

1.2. The expression “Purchaser” refers to the natural or legal person who makes the purchase.

1.3. The expression “Consumer”refers to the natural person who acts for purposes which are not to be considered as entrepreneural, commercial, artisanal or professional.

1.4. The expression “Supplier” refers to the Studio Progress Snc Company.

2. Subject matter of the contract

2.1. Through this contract the Supplier sells/the Purchaser buys the services mentioned and offered for sale on the www.studioprogress.it site, owned by the Supplier. The sale/purchase take place with the support of electronic communication tools.

2.2. The services mentioned above are illustrated on the www.studioprogress.it web page.

3. Stipulation of the contract

3.1. The contract between the Supplier and the Purchaser can be stipulated only after the Purchaser has accessed the www.studioprogress.it address, followed the instructions given and made a proposal for the purchase of the services mentioned above under point 2.1.

4. Conclusion of the contract and its effectiveness

4.1. The purchase contract is concluded once the form available online at the www.studioprogress.it address has been completed and sent after viewing a printable order recap webpage containing the following information: details of the person ordering and of the order, price of the service purchased, possible supplementary fees, payment terms, service supply time, information concerning a possible right of withdrawal and consent to the processing of personal data.

4.2. As soon as the Supplier receives the order from the Purchaser, he/she sends a confirmation email or a printable confirmation/order summary web page containing the data mentioned above.

5. Payment methods

5.1. The Purchaser may pay by using one of the methods mentioned on the relevant Supplier’s web page. They are the only methods accepted.

5.2. Any reimbursement in favour of the Purchaser shall be credited to the latter using one of the methods suggested by the Supplier and promptly chosen by the Purchaser.

6. Execution time and methods

6.1. The Supplier shall supply the service to the Purchaser in compliance with the modalities chosen/mentioned on the website at the time when the service was offered as well as in compliance with the email confirmation mentioned under point 4.2.

7. Prices

7.1. The offer of the services mentioned and illustrated on the www.studioprogress.it’ website, including the prices and these contractual terms and conditions, shall be considered as a public offer pursuant to art. 1336 of the Civil Code.

7.2. The prices of the services mentioned above include VAT as well as any other tax applicable.

7.3. The prices referring to the individual services offered to the public shall be valid until the relevant expiry date mentioned.

7.4. Should the Supplier absolutely need to modify the service provision conditions or the price after the provision has just started, he/she must notify this to the Purchaser and the latter may choose either to continue with the contract under the new conditions or to withdraw. In the case of withdrawal neither additional fees nor penalties shall apply. The choice must be notified in writing to the Supplier within 10 days.

9. Limitation of liability

9.1. The Supplier shall not be liable for situations which make it partially or totally impossible for him/her to provide the service promised.

9.2. Except for cases ofwillful misconduct or gross negligence, the Supplier shall not be made liable towards the Purchaser for any malfunctioning resulting from the use of the Internet out of his control or out of his sub-suppliers’ control.

9.3. Furthermore the Supplier shall not be liable for damage, losses and costs suffered/incurred by the Purchaser following the non-fulfilment of the contract for reasons not attributable to the Supplier. The Purchaser is entitled only to the full reimbursement of the price paid and the extra charges incurred.

9.4. The Supplier shall not be liable for any fraudolent or illegal use of credit cards, cheques or other means of payment by third parties at the time when the purchased services are paid. However he must demonstrate that he/she has used his/her best efforts and due diligence on the basis of the knowledge and experience of the moment.

9.5. The Supplier shall neither be liablefor damage resulting from the use of this website nor of any other website whose link is supplied on this website or from the use of the information given on this site or any other site whose link is supplied on the www.studioprogress.it. website.
9.6. The Supplier, as Organizational Secretariat, and the Scientific Secretariat entrusted from time to time reserve the right to change the scientific programmes of medical events if required for scientific and/or technical reasons. The ministerial regulations in force concerning CME training credits shall apply to the above changes.  

11. Purchaser’s Obligations

11.1. The Purchaser commits himself/herself to pay the price of the service purchased within the deadlines/using the methods mentioned in the contract and to communicate to the Supplier all the data necessary for correct service provision.  

11.2. After completing the online purchase procedure, the Purchaser commits himself to print this contract and to keep it in a safe place.

11.3. The informationcontained in this contract has already been viewed and accepted by the Purchaser, who has also acknowledged it, since the acknowledgement is an obligatory procedure before purchase confirmation.

11.4. The purchaser commits himself not to use the website for commercial use, but only for the following purposes:

• obtain information concerning the events organized by StudioProgress Snc
• hotel bookings
• visiting other sites through links present on this website

• use other services which may be supplied by StudioProgress Snc through the website.

The use of automatic systems or software applications for the obtainment of data from this site for commercial purposes (screen scraping) is prohibited. The only exception shall be third parties who have signed a license contract with Studio Progress Snc in order to have access to the information concerning the events organized.

12. Supplier’s obligations

12.1. The Supplier’s obligations expressly established above are considered as acknowledged and the Supplier commits himself to provide the service with the utmost diligence and fairness as well as in good faith.

13. Right of withdrawal

13.1. If the Purchaser is a consumer as defined under point 1.3, he/she shall have the right to withdraw from the contract, without need to state the reasons, within 14 working days after its stipulation. No penalty shall apply.

13.2. If the Purchaser/Consumer decides to make use of his withdrawal right, he must notify it to the Supplier by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to the Studio Progress Snc’s address in Via Cattaneo no. 51 25121 Brescia or to its Email address at info@studioprogress.it;

13.3. The Supplier shall reimburse the whole amount received to the Purchaser/Consumer within 30 (thirty) days after receiving the notification of withdrawal.

13.4. Upon receipt of the notification concerning the exercise of the withdrawal right by the Purchaser/Consumer the parties shall be released from their mutual obligations, without prejudice to the provisions established in the above points of this article.

13.5. Purchasers acting for commercial or professional purposes who cannot be considered as “consumers” are also entitled to the right of withdrawal: they may withdraw from the contract 30 days before the service starts to be provided. The possibility of withdrawal is excluded upon expiry of this period.

13.6 If the right of withdrawal is exercised within the deadline mentioned above, the Purchaser must notify this to the seller by means of a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The letter must be addressed to   Studio Progress Snc, Via Cattaneo n. 51 25121 Brescia and to its Email address: info@studioprogress.it.

13.7 In the case of withdrawal the Supplier shall reimburse 80% of the sum paid by the Purchaser within 30 (thirty) days after receiving the withdrawal notification.

4. Terms and conditions of use and intellectual property rights

14.1 No part of the published material may be reproduced in any form. This prohibition applies also in the case in which the sources are mentioned. Logos, graphics, sounds, images and texts present on this site may not be copied or forwarded without the previous express authorization of di StudioProgress Snc.
Unauthorized use is legally prohibited and may result in both civil penalties and criminal sanctions.

15. Links to the www.studioprogress.it website

No links to this site may be created or activated without StudioProgress Snc’s prior consent. This consent may be withdrawn at any time by StudioProgressSnc at its own discretion with immediate effect.

16. Protection of confidentiality and processing of Purchaser’s data

16.1. The Supplier protects his customers’ privacy and guarantees that the data processing complies with the privacy policy of Decree Law no. 1962 of 30th June 2003.

16.2. The personal and tax data collected by Studio Progress Snc (the Controller) directly and/or through third parties shall be processed on paper and by means of computers and telematic systems with the purpose of booking the order, implementing the procedures necessary for the execution of this contract, sending the relevant communications, complying with legal provisions and making commercial relationships as effective as possible in order to provide the best possible service (art 24, par. 1, let b, Decree Law 196/2003).  

16.3. The Supplier commits himself to consider the data and information supplied by the Purchaser as confidential. He shall not disclose them to unauthorized persons, use them for purposes differing from those for which they have been collected and forward them to third parties. The above data may be exhibited only if requested by judicial authorities or other legally authorized authorities.

16.4. Personal data may be communicated only to the persons authorized to execute the contract after the latter have signed a non-disclosure agreement. The communication of data must limit itself to the above purpose.

16.5. The Purchaserenjoys the rights established under art. 7 of Decree Law 196/2003, which include the right to obtain the following:

a) that the data is updated, corrected and, if necessary, completed;

b) that the data is cancelled, transformed into anonymous information or that illegally processed data is blocked, including any data which does not need to be stored for the purposes for which it has been collected or processed at a later date;

c) a confirmation of the fact that those to whom the data has been communicated have been informed of all the activities mentioned under letters a) and b), as well as of their content. This obligation shall not apply if its fulfilment is impossible or requires a disproportionate effort in relation to the right being protected.

The person involved may partly or fully object to:

i) the processing of personal data concerning him/her for legitimate reasons, regardless of the fact that this data is relevant for the purpose of collection;

ii) the processing of personal data concerning him/her, necessary in order to send advertising material or for the purpose of direct sales, market research or commercial communications.

16.6. This contract may be executed promptly and correctly only after the Purchaser has communicated his personal data. In the absence of this data, it will be impossible to comply with the Purchaser’s request.

16.7. The data obtained shall be stored only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it has been collected or processed. Its cancellation shall be absolutely safe.

16.8. The Controller of the personal data is the Supplier. The Purchaser may address any request to the latter at his headquarters.

16.9. Communications sent to the Supplier’s mail (or Email) address (requests, suggestions, ideas, information, material etc.) shall no be considered as confidential. They must not violate third parties’ rights and shall contain valid and true information. The Supplier is not be liable for the content of the relevant messages.

16.10 This contract (la presente??) shall not apply to third parties’ websites which might be accessible through hyperlinks.

17. Filing of the contract

17.1. Pursuant to art. 12 of Decree Law 70/2003 the Supplier informs the Purchaser that any order received is stored digitally/on paper on the server/at the headquarters of the Supplier in a way as to ensure confidentiality and safety.

18. Applicable law and competent Court

18.1. This contract is governed by the Italian law.