Terms of use for the SIGMA GVC portal

1. SCOPE OF APPLICATION

The Vienna University of Economics and Business (abbreviated to "WU") provides the SIGMA GVC (Global Virtual Course) portal under the URL https://learn.wu.ac.at/sigmagvc. It is a voluntary service provided by WU. Changes or additions to the terms of use, the scope of use and/or the content provided may be made at any time without notice.

The current version of the directives and policies of IT-SERVICES, available at https://www.wu.ac.at/en/it/security/policy/, must be observed.

For more information on data protection in general and personal data used, please refer to https://learn.wu.ac.at/sigmagvc/course-overview/datenschutz . This content is considered part of the present Terms of Use.

2. AUTHORIZATION OF USE

In order to be able to use the services SIGMA GVC portal and access the online modules, registration and login to the SIGMA GVC portal are required. Mandatory entries are the first name, the last name, password, and email address. The authorized users (short "USER") are obliged to handle the login data carefully. In particular, these must not be passed on! In case of suspicion of loss or misuse, a report must be sent immediately to learnpublic@wu.ac.at. USERS with access to the SIGMA GVC portal also have access to the German-language and publicly accessible portal LearnPublic with these login data.

3. PURPOSE OF THE ONLINE MODULES OF THE SIGMA GVC

WU Vienna provides the SIGMA GVC portal to host the two course editions "Managing the SDGs" and "Digital Transformation" of the SIGMA Global Virtual Course. Each of these is a joint course production consisting of individual online modules, and created by higher education institutions worldwide participating in the SIGMA consortium. The multimedia and interactive online modules are made available as part of a joint extended therapy leave exclusively to the students of the SIGMA partner universities registered for the course as well as to other persons involved in the course. Completion of the modules is part of the assessment performance.

4. OPERATION OF THE SIGMA GVC PORTAL

WU is responsible for access to the courses on the SIGMA GVC portal as well as for organizational arrangements and technical support. WU does not guarantee that the portal will operate (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) without interruption or error, nor that any errors will be corrected.

Without exception, WU is not liable for any service disruptions or damages caused or contributed to by the hardware or software used by the authorized users. This includes any damage that is incidental or consequential to the download or use of the content.

WU cannot guarantee the accuracy of the content or the legality of the content or information posted by authorized users.

The person providing the specific content is solely responsible for the legality of the content. The person assures that the use is lawful, in particular, that no illegal purposes are pursued, that copyrights, data protection rights, and other personal rights are observed, and that no discriminatory, no extremist, or no pornographic content is disseminated.

5. DUTIES OF THE USER

  • To deal with the terms of use and to use the portal according to the terms of use.
  • Each USER is obligated to maintain an appealing culture of discussion and in particular to refrain from defamatory or other personality-injuring statements as well as inaccurate and unobjective remarks.
  • If the content is made available, WU is obligated to indemnify and hold WU harmless from and against any claims asserted by third parties in connection with the provision of such content. Concerning the employees of WU, the operational agreements and the Employee Liability Act shall remain unaffected.
  • When using the portal, the applicable laws must be observed. In particular, it is not permitted to set links or to disseminate, access, and/or store content that violates existing laws, in particular pornographic content, content depicting or glorifying violence, offensive or discriminatory content (e.g. attacks on gender, sexual orientation, origin, religion or political views).

6. VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF USE

The content provided may be protected by copyright. If these are resold, for example, this may have consequences under both civil and criminal law.

WU may block access authorization in the event of a violation of the applicable terms of use. This can already happen if there is a reasonable suspicion of a violation.

Content that violates existing laws or does not comply with the described purpose online modules of the SIGMA GVC will be removed.

7. LAW AND JURISDICTION

Disputes arising from these Terms of Use shall be governed by Austrian law. The place of jurisdiction is the competent court in Vienna.