1. Introduction
Who we are
1.1 Watercooler (as defined below) is provided by DPOrganizer AB, 559018-1730 (“DPOrganizer”), a privacy management software company established under the laws of Sweden. For more information about DPOrganizer, go to dporganizer.com.
Who you are
1.2 Watercooler is provided to professionals worldwide. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account on or to otherwise use Watercooler.
What Watercooler is
1.3 The privacy professional community and related services provided by DPOrganizer on watercooler.community and related websites under the Watercooler brand (“Watercooler”), is an online community created for the purpose of bringing privacy professionals together. Watercooler helps privacy professionals share and solve challenges together, for the benefit of individual professionals and the profession at large.
Your acceptance of these Terms of Use and other applicable rules
1.4 By using Watercooler (including, without limitation, posting or otherwise creating and/or sharing content or communicating on or through Watercooler, creating an account or using features and functionalities available) you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, and also to abide by the Acceptable Use Policy and any other rules and policies as published from time to time.
For more information about how DPOrganizer processes personal data and how cookies are used, please see our Privacy Notice and Cookie Notice.
2. User obligations
2.1 You shall always comply with these Terms of Use and the Acceptable Use Policy and any other rules, policies or instructions provided by DPOrganizer from time to time. Furthermore, you shall always comply with applicable laws and regulations.
2.2 You are responsible for any content (in whatever form) that you create, publish, share or otherwise make available on Watercooler, including, without limitation, by creating a profile, posting a question, poll, answer or comment (“Your Content”). This means that you alone are responsible for Your Content, how it may be used and any consequences thereof.
2.3 You are responsible for keeping your Watercooler login information confidential and safe from unauthorized third parties.
3. Intellectual property rights etc.
3.1 You warrant that Your Content does not infringe any third party intellectual property rights.
3.2 You and your licensors, as applicable, retain ownership of any intellectual property rights in Your Content, subject to the non-exclusive rights granted under section 3.5 below.
3.3 Content published anonymously is subject to DPOrganizer’s review prior to publication, but also other content may be removed by DPOrganizer if deemed in breach of these Terms of Use, the Acceptable Use Policy or any other applicable rules, policies or instructions applicable from time to time.
3.4 If you remove your Watercooler account, DPOrganizer will not automatically remove Your Content from Watercooler, but will remove automatically created references to the Watercooler account they originated from.
3.5 You grant DPOrganizer a nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty free, transferable and sublicensable (through several tiers) right to copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, create derivative works from, publish, transmit, store, display, distribute, communicate and make available to the public, and otherwise use Your Content in connection with the operation or use of Watercooler or other DPOrganizer products and services, or the promotion thereof.
4. Disclaimer of warranties
4.1 DPOrganizer makes no warranties or representations about the relevance, accuracy or completeness of any content created, published or otherwise made available on or through Watercooler by its users.
4.2 Watercooler is provided on a “as is” and “as available” basis and as such, DPOrganizer makes no warranties or representations of any kind, including, without limitation, about its suitability or availability.
5. Indemnification and account suspension
5.1 You agree to protect and hold DPOrganizer harmless from and against any claims, damages and liabilities resulting from your violation of these Terms or Use (including, without limitation, the Acceptable Use Policy).
5.2 DPOrganizer reserves the right to temporarily or permanently suspend and/or delete any account, without prior notice, in case of suspected or confirmed violation of these Terms of Use (including, without limitation, the Acceptable Use Policy).
6. Limitation of liability
6.1 To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, DPOrganizer shall not be liable for any direct or indirect loss or cost of any kind relating to Watercooler or your use of it.
7. General
7.1 DPOrganizer may at any time amend these Terms of Use and other rules, policies and instructions for Watercooler. DPOrganizer will, if possible, inform you of material changes before they come into effect.
7.2 In case of questions or concerns, or to report suspected violations of these Terms of Use (including, without limitation, the Acceptable Use Policy), reach out to hello@watercooler.com.
7.2 These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Swedish law, and any dispute related to Watercooler and/or these Terms of Use shall be finally settled by a court of law in Stockholm, Sweden.