This notice contains the general conditions governing access to and use of this Portal, which is owned by Barcelona Provincial Council.

The use of this website implies the full and unreserved acceptance of the terms and conditions of this notice, without prejudice to the specific conditions that may apply to certain contents or services of the Portal.

Barcelona Provincial Council permits the reuse of the contents and data for both commercial and non-commercial purposes by everyone and without any type of time limitation or other restriction apart from the basic conditions set forth in Article 8 of Law 37/2007 (as amended by Law 18/2015) with reference to mentioning the source, not altering or misrepresenting information, specifying the most recent update, mentioning the specific purpose of use in the event that personal data are involved, and prohibiting the reversal of dissociated data procedures.

Conditions for the reuse of information

• The reproduction, distribution and public broadcast of the work is permitted, as is its transformation to create derivative works, for everyone and without any type of time limitation, provided it does not contravene the license or notice that may apply to that work, which shall prevail.
• The name of the author or copyright holder must always be quoted: Barcelona Provincial Council, Department of (name of department)
• The reuse of works protected by intellectual property rights may be made through the use of open dissemination licenses, such as Creative Commons, which grant certain exploitation rights of the works. The content to which these kinds of licenses apply may be reused in accordance with the conditions established therein.
• It is strictly forbidden to distribute, copy, modify or transmit code pages unless expressly authorised otherwise in writing by Barcelona Provincial Council.
• DIBA is  a registered trademark. Any use or reproduction of this trademark without the prior written consent of Barcelona Provincial Council is strictly prohibited.
• Users undertake to use this service without engaging in any activities that may be considered illicit or illegal, which infringe the rights of Barcelona Provincial Council or third parties, or which may infringe current legislation. Barcelona Provincial Council cannot be held responsible for the third party use of information on its website, but must abide by the recommendations and warnings established for certain documents and applications.
• The re-user is subject to applicable law on the reuse of public sector information, including the system of penalties envisaged in Article 11 of Law 37/2007 on the reuse of public sector information.

Protection of Personal Data

• Barcelona Provincial Council complies strictly at all times with current legislation on the protection of personal data and will adopt the legally required measures to protect users' personal data, respecting their privacy and confidentiality.
• Communications from users that contain personal data are sent through the secure environment system of its electronic host, which has been established in order to guarantee, as far as possible, the confidentiality of this information and the user's privacy. This system allows the information sent between the user and the Council to be encrypted. Users can verify that they are in a secure environment by checking that there is a closed padlock in the upper left-hand side of the computer screen.
• Website users give their express and unequivocal consent, and therefore authorise Barcelona Provincial Council, to add the data provided to the 'Access to Information' file, which will be processed and used to manage access to public information in accordance with the provisions of Organic Law 15/1999 of 13 December 1999 on the Protection of Personal Data (LOPD).
• Website users who send their personal data to Barcelona Provincial Council are informed that they may exercise their right to access, rectify, cancel or oppose the use of this data in accordance with the provisions of the LOPD, by sending the relevant request.
• In order to exercise these rights, Barcelona Provincial Council offers users all the information and forms necessary at the following address: https://seuelectronica.diba.cat/serveis-de-la-seu/proteccio-dades/defaul...
• Barcelona Provincial Council has adopted all the measures and mechanisms necessary to guarantee the security of communications and transactions that take place via the website, according to the state of technology and the type of transactions and services made available to users.

Liability Disclaimer

• Barcelona Provincial Council does not guarantee that the website and its server are free from viruses and cannot be held responsible for any damages arising from interferences, omissions, interruptions, computer viruses, telephone faults or disconnections in the operation of this electronic system caused by reasons outside the control of the Council; or any delays or blockages in the use of this system caused by failures or overloads of telephone lines or overloads of the internet system or other electronic systems; or any damages which may be caused by third parties through illegal interference beyond the control of the Council.
• The administrative information provided through this website does not replace the legal publication of laws, general provisions and acts which must be formally published in official state gazettes, the publication of which is the only instrument that attests to their authenticity and content.
• Barcelona Provincial Council cannot be held responsible for the information that may be obtained via links or from outside sources.
• Barcelona Provincial Council cannot guarantee the continuous availability or operation of the website and its services. Whenever reasonably possible, it will provide advance notification of any interruptions to the operation of the website and its services.
• In order to improve the performance of its website, Barcelona Provincial Council reserves the right to unilaterally modify, at any time and without providing prior notice, the presentation, settings and content of the website along with the service offering and the conditions and technical specifications for use. The Council also reserves the right to modify at any time these conditions of use and any other specific conditions.
• Barcelona Provincial Council cannot guarantee the continuity of dissemination of reusable documents or their content or format, and cannot accept any responsibility for any errors or omissions they may contain.
• Any possible disputes related to this website shall be governed exclusively by the laws of Spain and the autonomous community of Catalonia, and the Courts of Barcelona shall have sole jurisdiction. All website users, regardless of the regional jurisdiction from which they access the site, agree to abide by this clause and expressly waives the right to any other jurisdiction to which they may be entitled.

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This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., a Delaware company whose main office is at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, USA (Google).

Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on the user's computer to help the website analyse how users use it. The information generated by these cookies (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on the website's servers. To prevent the IP address from being collected, Barcelona Provincial Council has enabled the 'Anonymize IP' option in the system itself which masks the last three digits of the IP by putting them at zero, thus anonymizing the address.

Google compiles activity reports on the website and provides other services related to this activity and the use of the  internet in accordance with its privacy policy.

If you still wish to disable the cookies that gather information, you can reject their use by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, you should be aware that by doing so you may not be able to use all the features of this website. If you continue browsing, you consent to Google processing your data in the matter and for the purposes stated above.