Terms of Use

The Megatrends Watch Institute ("MWI") and its affiliates ("MWI" or "we") provides its content on this Web site (the "Site") subject to the following terms and conditions (the "Terms"). We may periodically change the Terms, so please check back from time to time. These Terms were last updated on February 11, 2025. By accessing and using this Site, you agree to these Terms. For an explanation of MWI's practices and policies related to the collection, use, and storage of our users' information, please read below our  Privacy Policy.

Copyrights

All intellectual property found on the Site, including but not limited to content, design elements, software, databases, text, graphics, icons and hyperlinks are the property of their respective owners or licensed to MWI and as such, are protected from infringement by domestic and international legislation and treaties. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Trademarks

The trademarks, service marks, designs, and logos (collectively, the "Trademarks") displayed on the Site are the registered and unregistered Trademarks of MWI and its licensors. You agree that you will not refer to or attribute any information to MWI or its licensors in any public medium (e.g., press release, websites) for advertising or promotion purposes, or for the purpose of informing or influencing any third party and that you will not use or reproduce any Trademark of, or imply any endorsement by or relationship with, MWI or its licensors.

Use of Site Content

MWI hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license for the term hereof to access and download, display, and print one copy of the content and functionality displayed on the Site (the "Site Content") on any single computer solely for your internal, business use, provided that you do not modify the Site Content in any way and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices displayed on the Site Content. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, or disclose the Site Content without MWI's prior written consent.

Disclaimers

THE CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT MWI IS NOT HEREIN ENGAGED IN RENDERING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND SERVICES TO YOU. ALL CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MWI MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OWNERSHIP, ACCURACY, OR ADEQUACY OF THE SITE CONTENT. MWI SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON THE SITE, OR PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES. NEITHER MWI NOR ITS THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR FOR LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY.

Third-Party Web Sites

We may provide links to third-party Web sites, and some of the content appearing to be on this Site is in fact supplied by third parties, for example, in instances of framing of third-party Web sites or incorporation through framesets of content supplied by third-party servers. MWI has no responsibility for these third-party Web sites, which are governed by the Terms of Use and privacy policies, if any, of the applicable third-party providers.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of the European Union without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Any disputes shall be addressed in the courts of Barcelona.

Enforcement

MWI regularly reviews its Terms of Use. Please direct any questions or concerns to legal@megatrendswatch.com.

Privacy Policy

The Megatrends Watch Institute ("MWI") takes online privacy very seriously, and is committed to the protection of your personal information. Accordingly, MWI adheres to the privacy principles, and accompanying commentary, set out below (the "Privacy Principles"). Our Privacy Principles comply with the OECD's Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to ensure you are fully compliant. The following Privacy Principles describe our procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information (the "Personal Information") when you use our services (the "Service"). By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information by this Privacy Policy.

Accountability

MWI is responsible for all Personal Information under its control. We are responsible for Personal information in our possession or custody, including information that has been transferred to a third party for processing. We will use contractual means to provide protection when the information is being processed by a third party or where it is provided to third parties to enable us to provide the Service to you.

Identifying Purposes

We will identify and document the purposes for which we collect, use or disclose Personal Information at or before the time of collection. The purposes will be limited to those which are related to providing you the Service. We will state the identified purposes in such a manner that an individual can understand how the information will be used or disclosed.

Information Collection and Use

We collect and use certain information for purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. The types of information we collect and how we use it are detailed below: (1) Registration Data: When you request for our Service, we may collect personal details such as your name, email address, and contact information. (2) Communication Data: When you contact or interact with us, we may collect information related to your inquiries and correspondence with us. (3) Usage Data: We may collect non-personal information such as your browser type, device information, IP address, and usage statistics when you access or use our Service.

Consent

Personal Information will only be collected, used or disclosed with the knowledge and consent of the individual except where inappropriate. The way in which we seek consent, including whether it is express or implied, may vary depending upon the sensitivity of the information and the reasonable expectations of the individual. An individual can withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, by providing written instructions to us. In certain circumstances, as permitted or required by law, we may collect, use or disclose Personal Information without the knowledge or consent of the individual.

Limiting Collection

We will limit the amount and type of Personal Information collected and retained to that which is necessary for our identified purposes and we will only collect Personal Information by fair and lawful means.

Disclosure and Retention

Personal Information will not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the consent of the individual or as required by law. Personal Information will be retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the identified purposes. We will not sell, rent or transfer any Personal Information without previous consent, except as required by law.

Accuracy

We will ensure that Personal Information is as accurate, complete and up to date as is necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used. We will use our best efforts to ensure that the Personal Information that is used on an ongoing basis, including information that is disclosed to third parties and information that is used to make a decision about an individual, is accurate and up to date.

Security

We will take all reasonable precautions to secure your Personal Information. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure all of the information we collect online. All our suppliers and contractors meet the standards we require. Our website and email data storage is maintained on secure servers. Our website www.megatrendswatch.com is hosted in Google's datacenter (property of Alphabet Inc.) located in the United States, and complies with the EU-US and Swiss-US Data Privacy Frameworks (DPF). Our email domain @megatrendswatch.com and email data storage are hosted in Microsoft Office 365 which is hosted in Microsoft's datacenter in Dublin, Ireland. All e-mail received from and destined for Internet hosts is scanned for threats.

Individual Access

Upon written request, we will inform an individual of the existence, use and disclosure of his or her Personal Information and we will give the individual access to that Personal Information. An individual can challenge the accuracy and completeness of his or her Personal Information and have it amended as appropriate. We will respond to an individual’s written request within a reasonable time (generally within 15 days).

Enforcement

MWI regularly reviews its compliance with this Privacy Policy. Please direct any questions or concerns to legal@megatrendswatch.com.

Last update: February 11, 2025.