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This page contains the terms of use according to which you may make use of our website http://www.twai.it (henceforth, T.wai website). Please read these terms of use carefully before you start using the website. By using our website, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them.

About Us
http://www.twai.it is a website operated by T.wai (Associazione T.wai – Torino World Affairs Institute) . Our address is Via Ponza, 4 10121 Torino (Italy). Our fiscal code is 97714340011.
T.wai is a non-profit association.
We are not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the T.wai website. The T.wai website is available for personal, non-commercial use only.

Accessing the T.wai Website
Access to the T.wai website is free and open to all users who accept these terms of use and agree to abide by them.
In case we provide newsletter subscriptions or interactive services such as blogs, forum, etc., we require visitors to register.
T.wai processes information about registered users in accordance with the T.wai privacy policy.
As a registered user of the T.wai website, you hereby agree to (a) provide accurate current information about you as prompted by the T.wai registration form; (b) maintain the security of your password and identification; (c) maintain and update your registration data; and (d) be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place using your account.
Every user warrants and agrees that no materials of any kind submitted through his or her account or otherwise posted, transmitted, or shared through the T.wai website will violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary rights; or contain libelous, defamatory or otherwise unlawful material.
In addition, every user agrees not to use the T.wai website to:

• collect email addresses or other contact information of other users by electronic or other means for the purposes of sending unsolicited communications;
• use the website in any unlawful manner or in any other manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the T.wai website services, including uploading any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, spyware, etc.;
• upload, post, transmit, share, store or otherwise make available any content that T.wai staff may deem to be harmful, threatening, unlawful, defamatory, infringing, abusive, inflammatory, harassing, vulgar, obscene, fraudulent, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
• intimidate or harass other users.
T.wai staff reserves the right to remove any texts or other materials posted by users which are deemed in contrast to the above rules. In case of repeated violation of the T.wai terms of use, the T.wai staff reserves the right to deactivate a user’s account without notice and by their own judgement. T.wai cannot be held responsible for the loss of any data occurred in these circumstances.

Reliance on Information in T.wai Site
T.wai has taken every care in the creation and management of the content of this website. However, the staff wishes to disclaim all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials on this website or on other linked websites or on any subsequent links.
This includes, among others, any liability for damage to your computer (hardware, data…) and any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the information provided on the T.wai website.
T.wai is an independent body which does not express opinions of its own. The opinions expressed in our publications and other website content are the sole responsibility of its authors. T.wai shall not be liable for any losses or damages (including without limitation consequential loss or damage) whatsoever from the use of, or reliance on, the information in its website.

Updates and Changes
T.wai makes no warranty as to the content, accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the information provided, or that the website service will be uninterrupted or error-free or that any defects can be corrected.
The website and its services may be interrupted occasionally for maintainance or other reasons. T.wai reserves the right to change any and all content, software and other items used or contained in the website at any time without notice.
T.wai will not be liable if for any reason our site is unavailable at any time or for any period. This does not affect any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Links to Other Websites
Any links to other websites do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by T.wai of any products, services, policies or opinions of the organisation or individual.

Linking to the T.wai Webite
You may link to T.wai home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.
Any link to T.wai site other than links to T.wai home page is subject to entirely discretionary approval and permission by T.wai staff. For any information on this matter please contact info@twai.it.

Intellectual Property Rights
T.wai is the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the T.wai website, and of materials published on it. Such works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.
You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our site for your personal reference. T.wai status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on T.wai site must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of the materials on our site for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
In this regard, T.wai holds any non-complying user accountable for breach of intellectual property rights.

Jurisdiction
These terms of use shall be governed by the exclusive jurisdiction of the Italian courts in Torino and of the Italian law, although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country.
Those who choose to access this website from outside Italy are responsible for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Privacy


T.wai values our users’ private information and appreciates the degree to which they trust our capacity to guarantee the security of such information.
We hereby wish to clarify the ways in which we collect, store, and use personal information in offering our service. It is important to state clearly from the very beginning that we do not share any personal information with third parties for commercial or advertising purposes.

Registration
Access to http://www.twai.it (henceforth “the T.wai website”) is free and open. However, in case we provide newsletter subscriptions, or interactive services such as blogs, forum, etc., we require visitors to register.
During registration you are required to indicate your email address. We will not use such address for any kind of communication unless upon receiving specific consent by the user (e.g. in case the user signs up for a newsletter service).

Access to and Removal of Personal Information
You may correct/delete your personal information by e-mailing info@twai.it, or by contacting us by telephone or mail.

Newsletters and Products
Should you subscribe to any of our electronic newsletter(s), or wish to receive other available materials, we will use your e-mail address to send them. We always provide a way to unsubscribe.

Log Files
T.wai staff may use this information (log files, IP addresses, ISP, browser type, operating system, date/time, etc.) which in itself do not identify individual users, to analyze trends, administer the website, track users’ movements in the website, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.

Legal Disclaimer
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding.

Links to Other Sites
The T.wai website contains links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by our staff. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other sites.

Changes in this Privacy Statement
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time. For any further information on our privacy policy contact info@twai.it.

Information Required by Italian Law
Ai sensi dell’art. 13 D.Lgs. 196/2003 (“Codice Privacy”) ti informiamo che i dati personali da te forniti, o comunque acquisiti, dal sito T.wai (d'ora innanzi: "il sito") e, tramite questo, da T.wai – Torino World Affairs Institute (Titolare del trattamento), saranno trattati dal titolare del trattamento e/o dagli incaricati di T.wai, per lo svolgimento dell'attività di esecuzione, gestione, conclusione della tua registrazione sul sito, ove richiesta, e per l'utilizzo dei servizi offerti dal sito stesso e dal titolare del trattamento, nonchè per l'espletamento delle attività strettamente connesse, e per l'adempimento degli obblighi previsti da leggi, regolamenti, disposizioni emanate da autorità ed organi di vigilanza e controllo.
Il trattamento in oggetto è svolto secondo le modalità previste dal Codice Privacy, prevalentemente a mezzo di strumenti informatici e automatizzati nei termini e secondo i limiti di quanto obbligatoriamente previsto dalla legge e per le modalità dalla stessa specificate. I dati non sono soggetti a diffusione.
I dati potranno essere comunicati per le finalità specificate e per essere sottoposti a trattamenti aventi le medesime finalità - in Italia e all'estero - a soggetti esterni che svolgono attività connesse e strumentali alla gestione del sito (ad esempio lo sviluppatore del portale), nonché a soggetti cui la comunicazione è per legge obbligatoria, nei limiti e per le finalità previste dalla stessa legge, organi pubblici e organi di vigilanza, soggetti pubblici e privati cui sono demandate ai sensi della normativa vigente funzioni di rilievo pubblicistico.
Ti informiamo che l'art.7 del Codice Privacy ti conferisce specifici diritti, tra cui quello di conoscere in ogni momento quali sono i tuoi dati presso il titolare del trattamento o presso i soggetti ai quali vengono comunicati o che possono venirne a conoscenza in qualità di collaboratori del sito, nonché il loro utilizzo; hai altresì diritto di farli aggiornare, integrare, rettificare o cancellare, di chiederne il blocco e di opporti al loro trattamento per motivi legittimi. Per l'esercizio di tali diritti puoi scrivere un'email a info@twai.it o rivolgerti a:

T.wai
Torino World Affairs Institute
Via Ponza 4
10121 Torino (ITALY)
Tel: +39 011 195 67 788

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  • The Compagnia di San Paolo was founded in Torino in 1563 as a charitable brotherhood and it is now one of Europe’s most important private foundations. The Compagnia participates in society’s activities by pursuing ends that are of public interest and social utility, with the aim of favoring civil, cultural, and economic development in the community in which it is active.

  • The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) was founded in 1965 on the initiative of Altiero Spinelli. The IAI's main objective is to promote an understanding of the problems of international politics through studies, research, meetings and publications, with the aim of increasing the opportunities of all countries to move in the direction of supranational organization, democratic freedom and social justice.

  • The Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società of the University of Torino was established in 2013. As centre of research and educational activities, the Department investigates how human beings think and shape the society they live in, how they organize and regulate social living, the types of political institutions they create to govern those society and the interaction between different cultures.

  • SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public.

  • The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies supports research, teaching and outreach activities that advance international studies at Cornell, in order to contribute to our knowledge of the world. The Center is committed to multi-disciplinary and collaborative research, teaching and outreach promoting cross-cultural and cross-national understanding.

  • The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a non-partisan American public policy and grantmaking institution dedicated to promoting transatlantic cooperation. GMF supports individuals and institutions working in the transatlantic sphere, convenes leaders of the policy and business communities, contributes research and analysis, and provides exchange opportunities.

  • The Centre Marocain des Sciences Sociales (CM2S), based in Casablanca, is an autonomous research association, aimed at engendering institutional research questions about social change and transformation. Up to present, the main research topics have concerned urban anthropology, historical sociology, migrations, electoral processes and entrepreneurship.

  • The Fonds d’analyse des sociétés politiques, created in 2003 by researchers at the French CNRS, is an autonomous research association. It aims at contributing to a better understanding of political societies, through an approach of historical sociology of politics and economics, by comparing the thematic fields of ‘world governance’ with the concrete historical situations to which they are applicable.

  • The East Asian Institute (EAI) is an autonomous research organization of the National University of Singapore. Its main mission is to promote academic and policy-oriented research on East Asian development, particularly the political, economic and social development of contemporary China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), and China's growing economic relations with the region and the world.

  • The China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations is among China’s largest and oldest civilian research institutions for international studies.

  • The China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS), based in Beijing, was founded in 2010. Its main fields of research include international affairs, political systems and institutional architecture of foreign countries, China’s strategy towards the world, comparative studies on development models. It actively conducts exchanges and academic discussions with foreign think tanks and research institutes.

  • Established in April 2013, the Center for Italian Studies is located in Hangzhou (P.R.China), within Zhejiang University’s Yuquan campus. The CIS constitutes the most advanced outcome of the strategic partnership initiated in 2007 by the then Faculty of Political Science of the University of Torino and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Zhejiang University.

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