WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. By accessing this website and/or any pages thereof (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Website"), you signify your agreement with and understanding of the following Terms and Conditions and the legal information pertaining to both this Website and any material on it. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, do not access this Website. In addition, when using particular services, you and the IERC shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services that may be posted on the Website from time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms and Conditions.
The IERC reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice to you. You are therefore responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms and Conditions. Continued use of this Website following any such changes shall constitute your acceptance of such changes.

Intellectual Property

The Website was created by the IERC, Switzerland. All rights reserved. Copyright IERC 2026.

All elements of the Website, including the IERC Content, are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws relating to the protection of intellectual property. IERC shall bear no responsibility whatsoever for unauthorised copying and/or use of any material property of third parties on the Website.
Nothing in the Website is designed to grant any licence or right to use any names, logos, pictures or trademarks. No act of downloading or otherwise copying or reproducing from the Website will transfer title to you to any software or material on the Website.
Except as otherwise stated above, you are granted permission to view, store, print, reproduce, distribute any pages or download any material from the Website for personal non-commercial use only provided that (a) you do not modify any such page or any such material and (b) you include these Terms and Conditions with any reproduction. Any unauthorised reproduction for commercial purposes of the Website or any part thereof is a violation of IERC rights.

No Offer of Service

Unless otherwise expressly stated, the material on the Website is intended to be for informational purposes only. The IERC makes no representation that material on the Website is appropriate or available for use in jurisdictions other than Switzerland. Those users who choose to access the Website from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws and regulations. 

Disclaimer

Although the IERC has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within the Website is accurate at the time of publication, however no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness.
Therefore, IERC and its Board-members, content providers, members, affiliates assume no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. Your use of the Website is on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND AT YOUR SOLE RISK, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
In particular, the IERC assumes no responsibility for, and makes no guarantees that (i) the Website and services on the Website will meet your requirements, (ii) services and functions on the Website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, (iii) results that may be obtained from the use of the Website and services on the Website will be accurate or reliable, (iv) defects will be corrected, or (v) the Website or the servers that make it available will be free of viruses or other harmful elements.
Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the Website is done at your own discretion and risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material.

Links To and From the Website

You acknowledge and agree that the IERC has no responsibility for the accuracy or availability of information, material or content provided by third party linked websites, or the content, performance, terms and conditions of use or the privacy policies or practices on such websites. Links to such sites do not constitute an endorsement by the IERC of such websites or the content, products, or other materials or services presented on such websites. Information in the many webpages that are linked to the Website, and the applications and services available through the Website, comes from a variety of sources. The IERC does not author, edit, or monitor the content, links, or services provided by third parties. THE IERC SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED BY OR IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF OR RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH CONTENT, PRODUCTS, OR OTHER MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OR ON THIRD PARTY LINKED WEBSITES.
In the event that you wish to establish a link to the Website, you expressly agree:· to ask prior written approval of the IERC to establish a link to the Website; · not to include the Website into the frame of another website and to create a direct link to the IERC official Website.· not to create any third party association with the Website; and· ensure that the link does not state or imply that IERC sponsors or endorses any other website activity, company or entity, or presents the IERC and/or equestrian sport Horse Sport in a false, misleading, defamatory or derogatory mannerThe link to our Website does not permit you to use any the IERC and/or third party content, names, logos, pictures or trademarks, unless separately agreed to in writing by the relevant rights-holder.

Indemnity

As a condition of use of the Website, you agree to indemnify the IERC and its affiliates, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all liabilities, expenses (including attorneys' fees) and damages arising out of claims resulting from your use of the Website.

Privacy and Security

The IERC is subject to Swiss data protection laws when collecting and processing personal data. For details, please refer to our Privacy Policy on the Website. 

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction 

By accessing the website, you agree that the laws of Switzerland, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof, will apply to all matters relating to the use of the website.
In the case of a dispute, you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Lausanne, Switzerland.

ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY

The IERC takes your privacy seriously. Please read the following Privacy Policy carefully to learn more the use of your personal data that IERC may collect when you visit IERC official website. The IERC reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time without notice to you.

 Summary of How We Use Your Data·

IERC uses your personal data for the provision of online services in connection with our website.· Data is may be shared with third parties who work on behalf of the IERC to provide a product or service to you.· Where we rely on your consent, such as for certain electronic direct marketing activities, you can withdraw this consent at any time.· Our Privacy Policy sets out more details of this processing, including details of your data protection rights, including your right to object to certain processing.

What This Privacy Policy Covers 

This Privacy Policy covers the IERC treatment of personal data that IERC may collect when you are on the Website(s) and when you use services on the Website(s).This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of any companies or legal entities that IERC does not own or control or to any persons that IERC does not engage.

Information Collection

The IERC automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser including your Internet Protocol address (IP address), which identifies your device, IERC cookies (or similar) information and the page you requested.The IERC collects personal data when you register for certain sections of the Website, when you engage as a member on the Website / or Facebook promotions or similar services sponsored by IERC or its business partners.

Information Use and the Legal Basis for Use 

The IERC uses information collected for the following purposes:· To perform our obligations in regard to member services · As required by IERC to conduct our activities and pursue our legitimate interests, in particular:o we will use your information to provide products, content and services you have requested, and respond to any comments or questions you may send us;o we use information you provide to personalise our Website(s), products or services for you;· Where you give us consent:o we will send you direct marketing in relation to our offers or partner offers and services, or other products and services provided by us, our affiliates and carefully selected partners.o we place cookies and use similar technologies in accordance with our Cookies Policy and the information provided to you when those technologies are usedo on other occasions where we ask you for consent, we will use the data for the purpose which we explain at that time.· For purposes which are required by law:o In response to requests by government or law enforcement authorities conducting an investigation.

Withdrawing Consent or Otherwise Objecting to Use for Direct Marketing

Wherever we rely on your consent, you will always be able to withdraw that consent, although we may have other legal grounds for processing your data for other purposes, such as those set out above. In some cases, we are able to send you direct marketing without your consent, where we rely on our legitimate interests. You have an absolute right to opt-out of direct marketing, or profiling we carry out for direct marketing, at any time. You can do this by following the instructions in the communication where this is an electronic message, or by contacting us using the details set out below.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

The IERC may send your personal data to third parties when:· The IERC has your consent to share the information;· The IERC needs to share your information to provide the product or service you have requested;· The IERC needs to send the information to third parties who work on behalf of IERC to provide a product or service to you (unless otherwise stated, these third parties do not have any rights to use the personal data IERC provides to them beyond what is necessary to provide a product or service to you);· Personal data may be shared with government authorities and/or law enforcement officials if required for the purposes above, if mandated by law or if required for the legal protection of our legitimate interests in compliance with applicable laws; or· The IERC finds that your actions on the Website(s) violate IERC Website(s) Terms and Conditions or any other IERC guidelines, Statute or rules applicable for specific services.Your information is transferred and hosted outside the EEA (i.e. in Switzerland, a country which offers an adequate level of data protection according to the European Commission).

Cookies and Similar Technologies 

For more information, please click here.

Children’s Privacy 

The IERC does not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 16.The IERC does not take specific steps to protect the privacy of children who disclose their personal data to the IERC.

Your Rights

You have the right to ask us for a copy of your personal data; to correct, delete or restrict (stop any active) processing of your personal data; and to obtain the personal data you provide to us for a contract or with your consent in a structured, machine readable format, and to ask us to share (port) this data to another controller.In addition, you can object to the processing of your personal data in some circumstances (in particular, where we don’t have to process the data to meet a contractual or other legal requirement, or where we are using the data for direct marketing).These rights may be limited, for example if fulfilling your request would reveal personal data about another person, where they would infringe the rights of a third party (including our rights) or if you ask us to delete information which we are required by law to keep or have compelling legitimate interests in keeping. Relevant exemptions are included in both the GDPR and applicable local data protection legislation. We will inform you of relevant exemptions we rely upon when responding to any request you make.To exercise any of these rights, or to obtain other information, such as a copy of a legitimate interests balancing test, you can get in touch with us – or our data protection officer – using the details set out below. If you have unresolved concerns, you have the right to complain to an EU data protection authority where you live, work or where you believe a breach may have occurred.

Questions and Suggestions. Data Controller 

We hope that we can satisfy queries you may have about the way we process your data. If you have any concerns about how we process your data you can get in touch at info@ierclub.org 

COOKIE POLICY 

Introduction

When you visit our website, information relating to the pages you look at may be saved in files called “cookies”, which are stored on the device that is used to access the site. This page explains what cookies are, what they are used for and how you can adjust your settings to manage cookies.

What is a Cookie?

Cookies are text files that that may – depending on your settings – be stored on the hard drive of your device (be it a computer, a tablet, a mobile phone or any other device that can access the internet) when you visit a website or click on an advertisement. Cookies are managed by your internet browser, and only the issuer of a cookie can read or amend the information contained in it. Cookies are used to identify the device on which they are saved and are operational for a limited period of time.

What are the Cookies Issue by Our Side used for?

There are three different types of cookie that may be saved on your device while browsing our site. The intended purpose of each of these types of cookie is described below.· Technical cookiesTechnical cookies are necessary to browse our site and access the various products and services that are available. They are used to:o optimise the presentation of the website in line with your device’s display preferences (language used, screen resolution, operating system, etc.);o allow you to access personal areas (such as your user account or content that is reserved for you) on the basis of the information that you provided when creating your account;o remember some information relating to forms that you have filled in on our website;o compile statistics measuring visits to and use of our site;o implement certain security measures.These cookies must not be deactivated. If they are, you will have problems accessing the site and its services.· Audience-measuring cookiesAudience-measuring cookies are issued by us and/or our technical service providers in order to measure the number of people accessing our various types of content. These cookies are also used to identify any potential navigation problems and thus improve the website’s usability. These cookies produce only anonymised statistics and do not provide information on individual visitors.· Social media and partners cookiesSocial media and partners cookies allow you to share our site’s content with other people or tell people what you think about content on the site. A number of sharing buttons are integrated into our site using third-party applications that could issue this type of cookie. This is true, for example, of Facebook’s “like” and “share” buttons, as well as the “Twitter”, “Google+”, “YouTube” and “Instagram” buttons. The social network providing the button in question may be able to use that button application to identify you, even if you do not click on the relevant button while visiting our site. Indeed, that type of button application may allow the relevant social network to see your browsing activity on our site if your account with that social network is active on your device (i.e. an open session) while you are browsing our site. We suggest that you consult the privacy policies of those social networks to see what browsing information acquired via such button applications is ultimately used for (as regards advertising, for example). Those privacy policies should allow you to indicate your wishes to the relevant social network in respect of cookies, notably by adjusting the settings on your user account.

How to Control Cookies 

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, see aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.