Common use of Information and Publicity Clause in Contracts

Information and Publicity. 1. The LP undertakes to fulfil the information and publicity measures set out in the Regulation (EU) No. 2021/1060, and in the information and publicity guidelines included the Implementation Manual, the Visual Identity Manual for projects and the Communication toolkit of the programme with the aim to promote the fact that financing is provided from the Interreg Funds in the framework of the Programme and to ensure the adequate promotion of the project. 2. The LP shall ensure that all project official communications (e.g. any notice, publication, material or project event, including conferences or seminars) specify that the project has received contribution from the Interreg Funds, within the framework of the programme, by proper display of the programme logo including the project acronym and the EU emblem. 3. The LP shall develop and implement the following mandatory outputs: a) setting up of a project webpage within the programme website (whereby the respective activities shall start before the submission of the first PPR) and keeping it constantly updated during the whole project implementation; b) production of a poster within six months after the project approval. Each PP has to place at least one poster with information about the project, and the financial support from the EU, at a location visible to the public during the whole project implementation; c) a short description of the Interreg project, proportionate to the level of support provided by an Interreg fund, including its aims and results, and highlighting the financial support from the Interreg fund on the partner’s official website or social media sites, where such sites exist. 4. The LP shall ensure the proper means of communication between the project and the Programme, including: a) participation, whenever requested, in LP trainings organised by the MA/JS; b) participation, whenever requested, in other events organised by the Programme with the purpose of presenting/discussing/developing/sharing project results and creating synergies with other projects and relevant organisations. 5. Any notice or publication by the LP or the PPs, in whatever form and on or by whatever medium, including the Internet, must specify that it reflects the author’s views and that the MA/JS is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. 6. The MA/JS, as well as the National Authorities of the Partner States of the programme – including National Contact Points – shall be authorised to publish, in any kind of form and on or by any kind of medium, including the Internet, the following information: a) the name of the project; b) the name of the LP and its PPs; c) the amounts granted from contribution from Interreg Funds and the total budget of the project; d) the objective of the contribution from Interreg Funds and the project; e) the geographical location of the project implementation; f) summary of project activities, including abstracts from PPRs/final report; project results, evaluations and summaries; g) other information about the project, if considered relevant. 7. The MA/JS, as well as the National Authorities of the Partner States of the Programme – including National Contact Points – are entitled to furthermore use the data for information and communication purposes as listed in Article 49 of the Regulation (EU) No 2021/1060. 8. The MA/JS is entitled to use the outputs of the project in order to guarantee a wide spread of the project deliverables, outputs and results, and to make them available to the public. The LP agrees that the outputs are forwarded by the MA/JS to other Programme authorities, as well as the countries participating in the Programme, to use this material to showcase how the co-financing is used. 9. Any communication campaign, media appearance or other publicity of the project shall be communicated to the MA/JS for dissemination purposes, potential website updates or showcases. 10. In the spirit of cooperation and exchange, the LP and the PPs shall ensure that all the outputs and results produced as a result of the project are in the public interest and publicly available. They should be accessible and available to the general public in a usable format. The MA/JS and any other relevant Programme, EU and national body can use them for information and communication purposes in the framework of the Programme. 11. The LP shall inform the MA/JS if there is any sensitive or confidential information, or any pre-existing intellectual property rights related to the project that must be respected. 12. The LP furthermore authorises the relevant Programme body/ies to forward any communication and visibility materials to Programme promoters at national level, as well as to Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies. For this purpose, the LP ensures that a royalty-free, non-exclusive and irrevocable licence to use such material and any pre-existing rights attached to it is granted to the Programme and Union bodies in accordance with Annex IX of (EU) 2021/ 1060 and further specified in the Implementation manual. 13. The MA/JS shall be authorised to publish, in whatever form and on or by whatever medium, including the Internet, (parts of) the project data in order to fulfil its own reporting, communication and visibility obligations arising from the body of rules and regulations listed in Article 1. Personal data shall be processed in line with the General Data Protection Regulation.

Information and Publicity. 1. The LP undertakes to fulfil the information and publicity measures set out in the Regulation (EU) No. 2021/1060, and in the information and publicity guidelines included the Implementation Manual, the Visual Identity Manual for projects and the Communication toolkit of the programme with the aim to promote the fact that financing is provided from the Interreg Funds in the framework of the Programme and to ensure the adequate promotion of the project. 2. The LP shall ensure that all project official communications (e.g. any notice, publication, material or project event, including conferences or seminars) specify that the project has received contribution from the Interreg Funds, within the framework of the programme, by proper display of the programme logo including the project acronym and the EU emblem. 3. The LP shall develop and implement the following mandatory outputs: a) setting up of a project webpage within the programme website (whereby the respective activities shall start before the submission of the first PPR) and keeping it constantly updated during the whole project implementation; b) production of a poster within six months after the project approval. Each PP has to place at least one poster with information about the project, and the financial support from the EU, at a location visible to the public during the whole project implementation; c) a short description of the Interreg project, proportionate to the level of support provided by an Interreg fund, including its aims and results, and highlighting the financial support from the Interreg fund on the partner’s official website or social media sites, where such sites exist. 4. The LP shall ensure the proper means of communication between the project and the Programme, including: a) participation, whenever requested, in LP trainings organised by the MA/JS; b) participation, whenever requested, in other events organised by the Programme with the purpose of presenting/discussing/developing/sharing project results and creating synergies with other projects and relevant organisations. 5. Any notice or publication by the LP or the PPs, in whatever form and on or by whatever medium, including the Internet, must specify that it reflects the author’s views and that the MA/JS is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. 6. The MA/JS, as well as the National Authorities of the Partner States of the programme – including National Contact Points – shall be authorised to publish, in any kind of form and on or by any kind of medium, including the Internet, the following information: a) the name of the project; b) the name of the LP and its PPs; c) the amounts granted from contribution from Interreg Funds and the total budget of the project; d) the objective of the contribution from Interreg Funds and the project; e) the geographical location of the project implementation; f) summary of project activities, including abstracts from PPRs/final report; project results, evaluations and summaries; g) other information about the project, if considered relevant. 7. The MA/JS, as well as the National Authorities of the Partner States of the Programme – including National Contact Points – are entitled to furthermore use the data for information and communication purposes as listed in Article 49 of the Regulation (EU) No 2021/1060. 8. The MA/JS is entitled to use the outputs of the project in order to guarantee a wide spread of the project deliverables, outputs and results, and to make them available to the public. The LP agrees that the outputs are forwarded by the MA/JS to other Programme authorities, as well as the countries participating in the Programme, to use this material to showcase how the co-financing is used. 9. Any communication campaign, media appearance or other publicity of the project shall be communicated to the MA/JS for dissemination purposes, potential website updates or showcases. 10. In the spirit of cooperation and exchange, the LP and the PPs shall ensure that all the outputs and results produced as a result of the project are in the public interest and publicly available. They should be accessible and available to the general public in a usable format. The MA/JS and any other relevant Programme, EU and national body can use them for information and communication purposes in the framework of the Programme. 11. The LP shall inform the MA/JS if there is any sensitive or confidential information, or any pre-existing intellectual property rights related to the project that must be respected. 12. The LP furthermore authorises the relevant Programme body/ies to forward any communication and visibility materials to Programme promoters at national level, as well as to Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies. For this purpose, the LP ensures that a royalty-free, non-exclusive and irrevocable licence to use such material and any pre-existing rights attached to it is granted to the Programme and Union bodies in accordance with Annex IX ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ of (EU) 2021/ 1060 and further specified in the Implementation manual. 13. The MA/JS shall be authorised to publish, in whatever form and on or by whatever medium, including the Internet, (parts of) the project data in order to fulfil its own reporting, communication and visibility obligations arising from the body of rules and regulations listed in Article 1. Personal data shall be processed in line with the General Data Protection Regulation.