Terms & Conditions

Introduction

Welcome to Balkan Academic Lounge (“we,” “our,” or “us”). These Terms and Conditions govern your use of our website https://balkanacademiclounge.com (“Website”) and the services offered through it. By accessing or using our Website, you agree to comply with these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must discontinue use of the Website.

Eligibility

To use our Website and services, you must be at least 18 years old or have the permission of a legal guardian. By using the Website, you represent that you meet this requirement.

User Accounts

• To access certain features, you may need to create an account.
• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
• We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if we detect unauthorized use or a breach of these Terms.

Use of the Website

You agree not to:

• Use the Website for illegal or unauthorized purposes.
• Post, transmit, or share harmful, offensive, or misleading content.
• Engage in any activity that disrupts the Website’s operation or security.
• Attempt to collect data from other users without their consent.

Intellectual Property

All content on this Website, including text, graphics, logos, and digital materials, is our property or licensed to us. You may not use, copy, or distribute any content without our prior written consent.

Memberships and Payments

• Some services may require a paid membership.
• Payments are processed securely through third-party providers.
• Subscription fees are non-refundable unless stated otherwise.

Termination of Services

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to the Website if you violate these Terms. In case of termination, you must cease using our Website immediately.

Third-Party Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We do not endorse or assume responsibility for any content or practices of these external sites.

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

• The Website and its content are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind.
• We are not responsible for any direct, indirect, or incidental damages resulting from your use of the Website.
• We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation of the Website.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page, and continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of North Macedonia. Any disputes will be resolved in accordance with local jurisdiction.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at contact@balkanacademiclounge.com.

Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: http://balkanacademiclounge.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.