Legal notice

1. General

The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (hereinafter: ARIS) owns the following websites and domains: the ARIS website (https://www.aris-rs.si), the RRI stičišče (RDI Hub) website (https://www.rri.si) and the Data Portal website (https://dataportal.aris-rs.si), as well as individual ARIS websites which may only be accessed by registered users (hereinafter: ARIS websites).

By accessing and using the ARIS websites, the user agrees to the terms and conditions of this legal notice and other published content, such as, in particular, the General Terms and Conditions of Use of ARIS websites and the ARIS Privacy Notice.

The information and publications on these websites are for information purposes only and have no legal effect, unless expressly stated otherwise. ARIS accepts no liability for the consequences of decisions that have been or might be taken on the basis of information provided on ARIS’s websites.

ARIS websites may also contain summaries of content obtained and compiled from publicly accessible third-party websites. These summaries are for information purposes only and do not constitute an official interpretation or a comprehensive presentation of the original publications. ARIS does not guarantee the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of information derived from external sources, and accepts no liability for any errors or omissions in such sources. All copyright in the original content is held by its authors or rights holders.

ARIS websites may contain links to other websites. ARIS accepts no responsibility for the availability, format or content of data obtained via links that are not managed or controlled by ARIS, nor does it accept any responsibility for the privacy practices of such links.

Neither ARIS nor any other legal entity or natural person who has been involved in the creation and development of the ARIS websites shall, under any circumstances, be liable to users of these websites for any damage arising from the existence, access to, use of and/or inability to use the ARIS websites and/or the information contained therein, or for any errors or omissions in their content.

ARIS reserves the right to amend the content of ARIS websites, legal notices or terms of use at any time, in any manner and for any reason, without prior notice. ARIS accepts no liability for any consequences arising from such changes.

2. RDI Hub website

The content published on the RDI Hub website is for information purposes only and is summarised and/or reproduced from publicly available sources, including portals such as www.aris.si, www.gov.si, www.spiritslovenia.si, www.podjetniskisklad.si and other relevant websites in the field of research, development and innovation (RDI).

The content for some of the RDI Hub’s web pages with static content is based on publicly available strategic documents, specialist articles, studies, databases and information sources, and are specified for each individual web page as follows:

  • The structure of the RDI Hub website and its content-related functionalities are based on the principles set out in the document Final Consultation Report on the establishment of the RDI Hub;
  • The RDI funding model website is based on the illustration of the ‘Valley of Death’ from the website EURAXESS and the article Using building simulation for moving innovations across the “Valley of Death”, which it supplements with a tailored explanation of the content;
  • The definition of pillars and stakeholder groups on the ‘Pillars of the RDI Ecosystem’ web page summarises and, in part, adapts the illustration of the Slovenian innovation ecosystem contained in the document ‘Strengthening the Innovation Ecosystem in Slovenia’ – Report with recommendations for changes;
  • website Stakeholders or information on stakeholders is obtained:
  • via automated transfer from the SPIRIT Slovenia start-up database;
  • via automated transfer from the ARIS database, and
  • manually from the websites of organisations that have publicly available contact details (e.g. ministries, knowledge transfer offices, business incubators, etc.).

Regarding the content of the Stakeholders web page, the RDI hub administrator is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of data automatically transferred from external databases (in particular the ARIS database and the SPIRIT Slovenia start-up database). If an individual wishes to have any particular piece of data corrected, amended or deleted, they must contact the controller of the source database directly. For each piece of information on the Stakeholders page, the source of the data is stated (e.g. the ARIS database and the SPIRIT Slovenia start-up database), which individuals may contact regarding the exercise of their rights in relation to their data.

In the case of data obtained manually from publicly available sources, individuals may request the rectification or erasure of their data by contacting the RDI hub controller directly. At the same time, users are able to review, update or correct their own details when registering as active participants.

3. Copyright

Under the Copyright and Related Rights Act (ZASP), ARIS is the holder of the economic rights to copyrighted content in the broadest sense (e.g. to graphic elements, photographs, illustrations or other representations of text) published on ARIS websites. This means that, without the written permission of ARIS, any copying, transcribing, reproduction or distribution for commercial purposes is prohibited.

Under ZASP, the use or reproduction of copyrighted works is permitted, by way of exception, on the basis of the public’s right to be informed, for educational purposes, and for the purposes of illustration, comparison and reference in the form of citations; however, it is mandatory to list the source and authorship of the work. The use and reproduction of a copyrighted work in limited quantities for private, non-commercial purposes is also permitted.

The ARIS websites also contain visual content, including photographs and video content, for which the relevant usage rights have been obtained from external providers of licensed digital content. Any further use of this content without the permission of the rights holders is not permitted. In addition to licensed photographs, the ARIS websites also feature visual content created using AI-powered image-generation tools. This content is intended solely for display on these websites and has not been sourced from third parties.

Any material on ARIS websites that is the property of third parties may only be modified, copied, distributed, transmitted, displayed, implemented, reproduced, published or licensed with the express permission of those parties.