Terms of Service

1. General Provisions 1.1. These Terms of Service (hereinafter – the Terms) govern the use of MB "FOMOR", legal entity code 307642754, registered address Lithuania, Druskininkai, Liškiavos str. 7-18, LT-66281, email info@fomor.lt, phone +370 606 39912, (hereinafter – the Platform, we). The Platform is an online service designed for the publication, peer review, and professional portfolio creation of academic and scientific works. 1.2. By using the Platform, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to comply with these Terms. 2. Registration and Account 2.1. An account may be created by persons who are not younger than 14 years of age. By registering, you confirm that you meet these requirements. We are not responsible for any content of any nature that is accessible without creating an account. 2.2. During registration, you must provide accurate, complete, and current information. Your account username must not mislead other users as to your identity. 2.3. You are responsible for the security of your account password. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorised access. We reserve the right to request that you change your password if there are reasonable grounds to doubt the security of the account. 2.4. One person can create only one account. Creating multiple accounts without our separate prior consent is prohibited. 3. Permitted and Prohibited Content 3.1. The following may be published on the Platform: • scientific research, experiment reports, observation summaries; • essays, reviews, analyses, written assignments; • comments, notes, and constructive criticism of other users' works; • other academic or scientific works of a similar nature. 3.2. It is strictly prohibited to publish: • third-party content without a clearly stated attribution and permission (plagiarism); • false or misleading information (disinformation); • pornographic, violent, or other content inappropriate for minors; • promotional or commercial content without our prior consent; • content infringing the copyright, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of third parties; • personal information about other individuals without their consent; • content inciting hatred, discrimination, or violence; • malicious software or links to malicious websites. 3.3. It is prohibited to use robots, scrapers, bots, or other automated tools to collect, copy, aggregate, or compile Platform content into databases. 4. Copyright 4.1. You retain all copyright in the works you publish. 4.2. By publishing a work on the Platform, you confirm that: • you are the sole author of the work or have the written consent of all co-authors to publish the work; • the work is original and does not contain content of other authors used without permission (plagiarism); • if the work was prepared using artificial intelligence tools, this is clearly stated in the work's description; • the work does not infringe any copyright, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights of third parties. 4.3. If the work was created as part of an assignment from your educational institution, you are responsible for determining whether the institution retains any rights to the work under its internal regulations or your student agreement. If the work has previously been published on another platform or by a publisher, you are responsible for ensuring that such publication did not grant third parties exclusive rights that prohibit the work from being published elsewhere. We are not responsible for any infringements arising from exclusive licenses, known or unknown to you, granted prior to publication on the Platform. You are responsible for ensuring that the publication and use of your work on the Platform does not infringe upon any third-party rights, including copyrights, intellectual property rights, privacy rights, contractual obligations, or other legally protected rights. 4.4. By publishing a work on the Platform, you grant us permission to store the work, display it to registered users, index it in search, and use it for internal non-commercial analysis for the purposes of quality improvement. 4.5. We are not permitted to disclose your work to third parties for commercial purposes without your written consent. 4.6. Other users may quote your work in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Law on Copyright and Related Rights of the Republic of Lithuania (fair use). Any other use requires your consent or a valid open license. 4.7. We recommend specifying the license in the work description. If no license is specified, all economic rights are deemed to be reserved – the work is available on the Platform solely for viewing and commenting (as well as for citation to the extent permitted by law), and any other use requires the author’s consent. Available licenses: • CC BY 4.0 – free use with attribution; • CC BY-NC 4.0 – non-commercial use with attribution; • CC BY-ND 4.0 – distribution without modification with attribution; • © [Name Surname, year] – all rights reserved. 4.8. The Platform’s design, logo, source code, and other content created by us are our property and are protected by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania. The User does not acquire any rights to the Platform, its source code, or its database. It is prohibited to systematically copy, collect, or otherwise extract the Platform’s content using automated or manual means without our prior written consent. 5. Copyright Infringement 5.1. If you believe that content published on the Platform infringes your copyright, you may report this using the Platform's " Report Infringement" feature. The report must include: • your full name and contact information; • a link to the specific location on the Platform where the infringing content is located; • a confirmation that you have the right to act on behalf of the copyright holder or that you are the rights holder; • a statement that the content is being used without permission and is not permitted by law. 5.2. Upon receipt of a valid report, we undertake to review it within 14 business days and take appropriate action. The person who published the disputed content will be notified and given the opportunity to file an objection. 5.3. In the event of systematic copyright infringement, an account may be temporarily suspended or terminated. When assessing a systematic violation, we will consider: • the number of substantiated reports against a specific user; • whether the infringements were intentional; • whether the user responded to prior warnings. 6. User Conduct and Moderation 6.1. When interacting on the Platform (in comments, messages, etc.), it is prohibited to incite hatred, discrimination, or violence. You must interact respectfully. 6.2. We reserve the right to remove content that violates these Terms without prior notice. We will notify you of such cases via email. 6.3. In the event of systematic violations of the Terms, an account may be temporarily suspended or terminated. A warning will be sent before the account is deleted, except in cases of gross violations. The account may also be deleted due to prolonged inactivity (more than 24 months without logging in) or abuse of the Platform’s support services. 6.4. You can report any infringing content you notice to us by email at info@fomor.lt. 7. Limitation of Liability 7.1. We do not guarantee that the Platform will operate without interruptions or errors. We reserve the right to temporarily suspend or restrict the operation of the Platform without prior notice for technical reasons, security requirements, or other circumstances beyond our control. We assume no liability for any losses or inconveniences arising from such suspension or restriction. We also do not guarantee that the Platform’s security measures will be completely immune to attempts to circumvent them and/or other cyber threats. 7.2. We are not responsible for the accuracy or quality of content published by users. All published works represent the views of their authors, not those of the Platform. We reserve the right to remove or correct content that violates these Terms or the laws of the Republic of Lithuania. 7.3. We do not guarantee that published works will not be plagiarised or otherwise misused by third parties. Nevertheless, we will take reasonable measures to address such cases upon receiving a report. 7.4. If a dispute arises between you and third parties regarding content published on the Platform or other matters related to the Platform, we do not accept liability and do not undertake to become involved in such a dispute. Such disputes are resolved directly between the parties to the dispute. Disputes with other Platform users may be resolved using the Platform’s “Report Infringement” feature as described in Section 5 of these Terms. 7.5. Our liability is limited in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Lithuania. 8. Changes to the Terms 8.1. We reserve the right to modify these Terms. We will notify you of any material changes via email and/or by posting a notice on the Platform no later than 30 calendar days before the changes take effect. 8.2. Upon making material changes, we will publish the current version of the Terms on the Platform and ask you to review them again. 9. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution 9.1. These Terms are governed by the law of the Republic of Lithuania. 9.2. We strive to resolve any disputes through negotiation. Please send inquiries via email to info@fomor.lt. We will respond to inquiries within 14 business days. 9.3. If a dispute cannot be resolved by negotiation within 30 business days, it shall be resolved in accordance with the procedure established by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania.