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PORTOROZ-PORTOROSE INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION

Terms of Use

1. General

These Terms of Use govern access to and use of ibc-portoroz.org, the official website of the Portorož-Portorose International Ballet Competition. By using the website, you confirm that you have read and accepted these Terms. If you do not accept them, please discontinue use of the website.
The website operator may update the website, its functionality and these Terms when reasonably necessary. The version published on this page applies from its stated effective date.

2. Website content

Unless otherwise indicated, the texts, graphics, photographs, videos, logos, design, code and other materials published on this website are owned by the operator or used with the permission of the relevant rights holder and are protected by copyright and other applicable rights.
Content may be viewed and downloaded for personal, non-commercial information purposes. Reproduction, adaptation, distribution, publication or other use requires the prior written permission of the operator or the relevant rights holder, except where permitted by law.

3. Permitted use

Users must use the website lawfully, responsibly and without interfering with its security or operation. In particular, users must not:

    • damage, misuse or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website or its systems;
    • introduce malicious code, disrupt the website or interfere with other users;
    • infringe copyright, privacy, personal-data or other rights of the operator or any third party.

4. Availability and liability

The operator takes reasonable care to keep the information accurate, current and accessible, but cannot guarantee that the website will always be uninterrupted, error-free or complete. Competition dates, schedules, eligibility requirements and other binding information are governed by the current official Regulations and notices published by the Organiser.
To the extent permitted by law, the operator is not liable for indirect loss arising solely from reliance on website content or temporary unavailability. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

5. External links

Links to third-party websites are provided for convenience. The operator does not control and is not responsible for their content, availability, security or privacy practices. Users should review the terms and privacy information of each external website.

Privacy and Cookie Policy

1. Data controller and applicable law

The controller of personal data processed through ibc-portoroz.org is Društvo baletnih umetnikov Slovenije (Slovenian Ballet Artists Association), Župančičeva 1, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Personal data is processed lawfully, fairly and transparently in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), the Slovenian Personal Data Protection Act (ZVOP-2) and other applicable legislation.

2. Categories of personal data

Depending on how you use the website and which form you submit, we may process:

    • identity and contact details, including name, date of birth, nationality, address, email address, telephone number and, where applicable, parent or legal-guardian details;
    • application and competition information, including category, competitor number, professional or educational background, programme, partners, video links, photographs, recordings and submitted documents;
    • information required to organise participation, rehearsals, ballet classes, accommodation, meals, transport, accreditation, visa support, stage requirements and communications;
    • billing and payment information and, only where necessary and lawfully provided, dietary, accessibility, health or safety information;
    • technical information such as IP address, device and browser data, server logs and cookie identifiers.
    • Where information is required to process an application or provide a requested service, failure to provide it may prevent us from completing that request. For minors, information and authorisations may be provided by a parent or legal guardian.

3. Purposes and legal bases

We process personal data only when an appropriate legal basis applies, including performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps, compliance with legal obligations, legitimate interests and consent where required. Processing purposes include:

    • responding to enquiries and providing information or support;
    • administering applications, video pre-selection, the Competition, schedules, performances, rehearsals, accommodation, accreditation and related services;
    • processing payments, issuing accounting records and meeting legal, tax and record-keeping obligations;
    • protecting participants, enforcing the Regulations, preventing misuse and maintaining website and information security;
    • analytics, optional communications, photography, recording and promotional publication where permitted by the Regulations, applicable law or valid consent.

Data may be disclosed only where necessary to authorised staff, contracted service providers, venues, accommodation or transport providers, payment and IT providers, professional advisers, competent authorities, or other recipients identified when data is collected. Where data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, an appropriate lawful transfer mechanism and safeguards will be used.

4. Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the relevant purpose and for any additional period required by accounting, tax, contractual, limitation-period, safeguarding or other legal obligations. Data processed solely on the basis of consent is retained until the consent is withdrawn or the stated retention period expires, unless another lawful basis applies.

5. Your rights

Subject to the conditions and limitations of the GDPR, you may request:

    • access to your personal data and information about its processing;
    • rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
    • erasure of personal data where the legal requirements are met;
    • restriction of processing;
    • data portability where applicable;
    • to object to processing based on legitimate interests and to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

Requests may be sent to . You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner of the Republic of Slovenia (Informacijski pooblaščenec, ip-rs.si).

6. Cookies

The website uses strictly necessary cookies required for security, language selection, form operation and other essential functions.
Analytics, preference or marketing cookies are used only after consent where consent is legally required.

The website may use:

    • strictly necessary cookies, which cannot be disabled through the consent tool because the requested service depends on them;
    • analytics and preference cookies, subject to the choices shown in the cookie banner;
    • marketing or third-party media cookies, only where enabled and consented to.

You may accept, reject or change optional-cookie preferences through the cookie settings available on the website. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

7. Security

The controller applies appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access. No internet transmission or storage system can, however, be guaranteed to be completely secure.

8. Changes to this Privacy and Cookie Policy

This policy may be updated to reflect legal, technical or organisational changes. The current version and its effective date will be published on this page.

9. Contact

For questions about these Terms, privacy, cookies or the exercise of data-protection rights, contact Društvo baletnih umetnikov Slovenije at or through the contact form on ibc-portoroz.org.

Legal information

The following Imprint / Legal Notice identifies the website operator and provides additional legal information concerning ibc-portoroz.org.

Imprint / Legal Notice

The following information identifies the operator responsible for ibc-portoroz.org.

Website operator

Registered name: Društvo baletnih umetnikov Slovenije (Slovenian Ballet Artists Association)
Registered office: Župančičeva 1, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Tax number: 10483551

Registration number: 5248981000

VAT status: Not registered for VAT

Contact details

Email: ibc-portoroz@ibc-portoroz.org

Telephone: +386 (0)40 465 160
Website: https://ibc-portoroz.org

Responsible for content

The person responsible for editorial content is: Društvo baletnih umetnikov Slovenije, represented by its President, Tomaž Rode

Copyright

Unless otherwise indicated, the website content is protected by copyright and belongs to the operator or the relevant rights holder.
Reproduction, adaptation, distribution, publication or other use requires prior written permission, except where such use is permitted by law.

Limitation of liability

The operator takes reasonable steps to provide accurate and current information but does not warrant that all content is complete, error-free or continuously available.
Nothing in this notice excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

External links

The operator is not responsible for the content, availability, security or privacy practices of independent third-party websites linked from this website.

Protection of personal data

Personal data is processed in accordance with the GDPR, ZVOP-2 and other applicable legislation.
Further information is provided in the Privacy and Cookie Policy on this page.

Governing law and jurisdiction

The use of this website and related legal matters are governed by the law of the Republic of Slovenia.
Any dispute shall be decided by the court having subject-matter and territorial jurisdiction under applicable Slovenian law.

Effective date and amendments

This Legal Notice applies from the date of publication. The operator may update it when reasonably necessary, and the current version will be published on this page.