Legal notice

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1. Website owner

The owner of the website [www.premipicadestats.cat] (hereinafter referred to as the “website“) is:

COL·LEGI DE PERIODISTES DE CATALUNYA

NIF: Q-5856081-D

Address: Rambla de Catalunya, 10, 08007 Barcelona

Email address: premipicadesats@periodistes.cat

Email for data protection queries: dpo@periodistes.cat

Telephone: +34 93 317 19 20

Official registration: Entered in the Register of Professional Associations of the Government of Catalonia’s Directorate General for Law and Legal Entities, on 5 December 1986, under entry number P/C-2001.

Social media profile: Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, Bluesky, Facebook.

1.2. Description of the website and services offered

The main purpose of the website is to provide detailed information about the “Pica d’Estats” Awards, including its different categories, the rules, new features and related news, and to facilitate access to the entry form and other relevant resources for participants and other interested parties.

The user (hereinafter, the “user“) can access the website to consult the rules and regulations for the Awards, check key deadlines, access current news about the event and contact the organisation to resolve queries or request additional information. The Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya makes available to users the necessary channels to enter, submit nominations and follow the award process.

1.3. The purpose of this Legal Notice

This Legal Notice informs the user about who is behind the website, as well as the services we offer.

This text is supplemented by other legal texts, including the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy.

1.4. How to contact the person responsible for the website

To contact us, please use the following email address: premipicadesats@periodistes.cat.

2. RULES FOR USING THE WEBSITE

2.1. Informative website

Our website is an information portal where the user can find all relevant information about the “Pica d’Estats” Awards, including categories, rules and regulations, key dates and news related to the competition. Users may also use the website to contact the organisation to resolve any queries or make comments regarding their participation or interest in the Awards.

Access to the website is free and does not require registration, although users are required to comply with the conditions established in the legal texts that regulate its use.

The website also has a contact section through which users can contact the organisation directly to submit queries, request information or deal with any issue related to the Awards.

2.2. Minimum age

To be a user of our website, it is not necessary to be of legal age. However, users must be over eighteen (18) years of age and have the relevant legal capacity to enter for the “Pica d’Estats” Awards.

2.3. Confidentiality

When you browse the website, we may collect your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. If, as a user, you access information related to our services or other confidential aspects of our project, you are obliged to maintain the strictest confidentiality, unless we expressly indicate otherwise and authorise the free use of this information.

2.4. Conditions of use

2.4.1. General matters

Any person accessing and browsing the website will be considered a user, which implies acceptance of the conditions of use set out in the legal notices and policies published, including those relating to data protection, intellectual property, security measures and competent jurisdiction.

As a user, by accessing our website, you assume any risks that may arise from doing so, acting under your own responsibility. It is therefore incumbent on you to use appropriate technical means to prevent any reasonably foreseeable risk.

You are also recommended to read this Legal Notice carefully each time you use the website, as it may be subject to change. If you are a registered user, you will be notified in good time of any significant changes that affect you.

As well as the conditions of use described herein, users must respect all other rules that govern this website, as their purpose is to protect the rights of users, the integrity of the website itself and, consequently, the project and the organisation responsible for it.

2.4.2. Rights of users

• Users have the right to browse our website, in accordance with the conditions established in the legal notices and applicable regulations.
• You are entitled to receive attention regarding your queries, comments or the exercise of your rights, following the procedures described on this website.
• You are entitled to have your personal information treated with respect and with the utmost confidentiality, as set out in our Privacy Policy.

2.4.3. Prohibitions

• You may not take advantage of your status as a user to access information that does not correspond to you, whether it relates to the content or services offered on the website, or to other users. Any unauthorised use or unlawful use that may cause damage to the owner of the website, third parties or other users, is also prohibited.
• Users are expressly forbidden to create links to or from websites with defamatory, pornographic, discriminatory or racist content, which contain false information or which may, in any way, negatively affect the image of our website or that of the professionals and partners associated with it.
• Under no circumstances may users remove, alter, disable or manipulate any security systems or protective devices implemented on the website with a view to committing crimes or fraud, or infringing the intellectual property rights, privacy or confidentiality of other users and of the owner of the site.

2.5. Rights of the owner of the site

The owner of this website is entitled to process users’ personal data in accordance with the provisions of this Legal Notice and the Privacy Policy. The purpose of this processing is to deal with queries and to carry out all necessary procedures, within the current legal framework, to provide our services efficiently and securely.

3. POLICY ON CONTENT, INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

3.1. Intellectual Property Policy

Our Intellectual Property Policy applies to the entire website, and to all content and materials disseminated through it. It also applies to corporate content that may be published through official social media profiles.

All the content of the website – including, but not limited to, the following: text, photographs, graphics, images, icons, technology, software, links and other audiovisual content, as well as the graphic design and source code – constitute a work whose property rights belong to the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya. Under no circumstances should it be understood that the user is granted any right to exploit this content beyond what is strictly necessary for the correct and legitimate use of the website, regardless of whether or not it is protected by intellectual property rights.

All trademarks, trade names or distinctive signs that appear on the website are the property of the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya, and use of or access to the website does not, therefore, grant the user any rights over them.

The user expressly acknowledges that all the aforementioned information and content are protected by industrial and intellectual property rights, corresponding to the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya or to third parties who have duly authorised their inclusion. Under no circumstances will it be understood that users are granted rights over this content, unless expressly stated otherwise.

The reproduction, distribution, transformation, public communication, making available or any other form of exploitation, in whole or in part, of the content of the website, without the express prior authorisation of the owner of the corresponding rights, is strictly prohibited. Any unauthorised use constitutes a serious infringement of intellectual and/or industrial property rights.

Under no circumstances will the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya accept responsibility for possible infringements of intellectual or industrial property rights owned by third parties that may be committed by the user or by others. The user assumes all responsibility in this regard and undertakes to hold the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya harmless against any claim or damage arising from breach of this clause.

3.2. Limits to users’ access to and use of our content

Access by the user to content protected by intellectual property rights does not, under any circumstances, imply the granting or transfer of any rights over it. Your use of such information and content must be strictly personal and private.

Any use, reproduction or exploitation by users – or by third parties in the future – must comply with the provisions of this Legal Notice and other applicable regulations, always respecting the legal limitations currently in force.

In particular, the reproduction, transformation, distribution, public communication, making available or any other form of exploitation of the content of this website is expressly forbidden without the prior written authorisation of the holder of the rights.

If you wish to request permission to use or publish any of the content of the website, please contact us through the channels indicated in this Legal Notice.

3.3. Authorisations and permission

As a user, you may view the content of the website and, if required, print it, copy it and store it on the hard disk of your device or on any other physical medium, provided that this is done exclusively for personal and private use. Any use for commercial purposes, distribution, modification, alteration or decompiling is therefore expressly prohibited.

However, as an exception to the above, the dissemination of content related to the website via social media platforms, through “tweeting”, “retweeting”, “sharing”, “blogging” or other actions of a similar nature, is authorised, provided that the ownership of the content is respected and the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya is explicitly mentioned.

3.4. Software used to create our website and its design

The owner of the website has the relevant permits and licences for its use, as well as the rights relating to its design. No use of the programming code, software or design by users is permitted, and users will be held responsible for any fraudulent use or use to the detriment of the website owner’s rights or those of third parties.

Under no circumstances may you extract, manipulate, copy, compile or decompile any element that comprises the website, for purposes unrelated to it or outside its purpose, and legal action may be taken if any failure to comply with this condition is detected.

3.5. Brand and corporate identity

As a user, you may not use our brand, domain name, slogan or any element of our corporate identity without our express permission.

3.6. Work submitted to the Awards

The rights relating to the work submitted for the Awards to which this website refers are regulated in the legal rules and regulations governing it, which are also available on this website.

3.7. Additional rules

In matters not covered by our notices, the provisions of current legislation and regulations regarding intellectual and industrial property will apply.

4. RESPONSIBILITIES

4.1. Responsibilities of the user

The user assumes responsibility for accessing our website and for using it correctly in accordance with the law and these conditions.

The user expressly undertakes to make appropriate use of the content and services offered by the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya, in accordance with the law, morality, public order and these conditions and not to use them for purposes which include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Intentionally introducing computer viruses into the network or carrying out actions likely to alter, spoil or interrupt its operation, generate errors or damage the physical and logical systems of the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya, creator of the website, or those of third parties, or hindering the access of other users to the website and its services through massive consumption of the IT resources through which the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya provides its services.
• Reproducing, copying, distributing, making available or in any other way publicly communicating, transforming or modifying the content, unless authorised by the holder of the corresponding exploitation rights, or if this is legally permitted.

In the event of any breach of the clauses governing the content of the website, other content that entails obligations for the user, and in general of current legislation in Spain, the user will be liable to the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya or to third parties, for any damage that may be caused by non-compliance with these obligations.

4.2. Responsibilities of the owner

The owner of the website undertakes to make every effort, as far as reasonably possible, to avoid errors in the content published and to offer a constant and permanent service through the website.

The Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya does not guarantee that its website complies, in whole or in part, with the laws of other countries. Therefore, if you live or are resident in any place other than Spain, and decide to access and/or browse this website, you do so at your own risk and responsibility, and must ensure that such access and/or browsing complies with your local legislation.

The Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya accepts no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from a denial-of-service attack, viruses or any other technologically harmful programs or material that may affect your computer, IT equipment, data or materials as a result of using this website or downloading content from it or from sites to which it redirects you. Neither can we be held responsible for temporary suspensions, breakdowns or technical faults affecting the website, resulting from factors beyond our control, viruses or computer insecurity caused by third parties, or for illegal and disrespectful behaviour by users.

The Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya does not guarantee the availability, continuity or infallibility of the website’s operation and, consequently, excludes, to the maximum extent permitted by current legislation, any liability for damage of any kind that may be caused by the non-availability of the website and the services provided by it, lack of continuity in its operations, or errors when it is accessed.

The Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya also declines all responsibility for computer damage or any other type of damage that the user may experience when accessing the content of the website. It does not, therefore, guarantee the absence of viruses or other harmful elements that could cause damage or alterations to the computer system, electronic documents or files belonging to the user or to third parties.

4.3. Respect for published content

The website of the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya may contain links to other internet sites over which it has no control. The Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya is not responsible for the content or the updating of the links published on our website, or for the information that these links provide related to other websites, applications or companies identified by search criteria.

Consequently, when you access third-party links and leave our website, this Legal Notice, the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy will no longer apply, as the websites accessed are subject to their own policies.

The Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya cannot assume any responsibility for content that may appear on third-party websites, nor does it guarantee the technical availability, quality, reliability, accuracy, comprehensiveness, truthfulness, validity or constitutionality of any material or information contained in these links or external websites. Moreover, the inclusion of these external links does not imply any kind of association, merger or participation with the entities concerned.

Although we review and update the information published on our website, we cannot guarantee that all of it is completely correct, as typographical errors, inaccuracies or incomplete information may occur for fully justifiable reasons.

Notwithstanding the limitations established by current legislation, the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya accepts no liability for damages of any kind that may arise from errors, omissions and information that is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date on our website or in any other content accessible through it.

4.4. Responsibility in relation to service failures

Generally, neither the website nor its owner will be liable for technical failures on the website and/or the inability to provide internet service: (i) when it is the result of actions or errors of third parties and/or (ii) when the cause is internal but the incident is resolved and/or it acts diligently.

4.5. Responsibility for the Awards

All responsibility relating to the Awards as such is specified in the legal rules and regulations governing them.

4.6. Other responsibilities and duties

• If the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya is found not to be liable for any harm or damage caused by the above circumstances in judicial or extrajudicial proceedings by a competent court, tribunal or government body, and the user is found to be responsible, it may claim from the user all costs that it has had to meet, including any consequential harm and loss of profit, taxes, solicitors’ and barristers’ fees, expenditure on expert witnesses, arbitration, travel, accommodation, and any other item.
• The Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya reserves the right to disclose confidential information that users have submitted to it when required to do so by law, regulations, ordinances and/or any other legal or judicial mandate or request from a government body.

5. PROTECTION AND OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE

The Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya will keep the website operational throughout the year, 24 hours a day, as long as technical considerations permit.

The Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya reserves the right to unilaterally make any modifications it deems appropriate to its portal, and may change, delete or add content and services, and interrupt access to the system temporarily when maintenance, updating or repair of the system or the internet server so requires. It is not obliged to give users advance warning of these operations or inform them of the changes.

If you detect any anomaly, interference by third parties, system errors or malfunctioning of the website, please use the email address or contact details given above to contact us, so that we can review what has happened and, if necessary, seek a possible solution.

6. AMENDMENT OF THE LEGAL NOTICE

We reserve the right to modify this Legal Notice in order to adapt it to new legislation or jurisprudence, and to make appropriate modifications in accordance with industrial or commercial practice.

If there is a material or significant change to these policies, we will provide reasonable advance notice of the changes on the website, indicating when they are expected to take full effect.

7. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS

All our legal texts and policies are governed, in each and every one of their terms, by Spanish legislation, including: Law 34/2002, on information society services and electronic commerce, Organic Law 3/2018, of 5 December 2018, on the protection of personal data and guarantee of digital rights, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and any other legal provisions applicable to the website and the services offered.

8. EXCLUSIONS

This Legal Notice only applies to the information published on our website and the data processing carried out in connection with it. Under no circumstances are the conditions set out herein necessarily related to the policies of the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya with regard to the provision of services as such, or to the way in which the services are provided by their owner.

9. JURISDICTION

In the event of any conflict or discrepancy arising in the interpretation of these conditions or the Legal Notice, the case will be heard by the Courts and Tribunals of Barcelona.

However, if you are an end consumer, the courts corresponding to your place of residence will have jurisdiction.

10. OTHER LEGAL POLICIES

This Legal Notice is complemented by the other legal policies established on our website, as referred to in this notice: the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy, the legal rules and regulations for the Awards, and any other policy that may need to be added or amended, in accordance with the legislation in force at any given time. This enables us to act always in the interests of our users, giving them a totally reliable and transparent service.

Latest version: July 2025