Terms of use
The use of this web site constitutes agreement with the following terms and conditions:
(a) The Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies (the „PSCD”) maintains this web site (the “Site”) as a courtesy to those who may choose to access the Site (“Users”). The information presented herein is for informative purposes only and all the work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License [hyperlink https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/] PSCD grants permission to Users to visit the Site and to download and copy the information, documents and materials (collectively, “Materials”) from the Site for the User’s personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell or redistribute them or to compile or create derivative works therefrom, subject to the terms and conditions outlined below.
(b) The PSCD administers this Site. All Material appears on this Site subject to the present Terms and Conditions. Any links and references to third-party web sites are not under the control of the PSCD and the PSCD is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The PSCD provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply the endorsement of the linked site by the PSCD or the Community of Democracies. Portions of the Site may contain or display information and other material supplied by third parties subject to their rights separate and apart from the rights of the PSCD („Third Party Content”). Third Party Content displayed or available through the Site contains information and other material that is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights of third party content providers. Users agree to comply with all copyright notices, information, licensing terms or other restrictions contained in or provided with Third Party Content (collectively, “Third Party Terms”). Users may not publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the Third Party Content, in whole or in part. Users may not sublicense any Third Party Content to any third party or use the Third Party Content in any other media or in any location other than at the Site. Users may not alter the Third Party Content in any way or create any derivative works from the Third Party Content.
(c) Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in the Materials on this Site are those of the various PSCD Staff Members, consultants and advisers to the PSCD who prepared the work and do not necessarily represent the views of the Community of Democracies or its participating states.
Disclaimers
Materials provided on this Site are provided “as is,” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. The PSCD specifically does not make any warranties or representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any such Materials. The PSCD periodically adds, changes, improves or updates the Materials on this Site without notice. Under no circumstances shall the Community of Democracies nor the PSCD be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered that is claimed to have resulted from the use of this Site, including, without limitation, any fault, error, omission, interruption or delay with respect thereto. The use of this Site is at the User’s sole risk.
Under no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, shall the Community of Democracies nor the PSCD or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, even if the Community of Democracies or the PSCD have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
The User specifically acknowledges and agrees that the neither Community of Democracies nor the PSCD is liable for any conduct of any User.
This site may contain advice, opinions and statements of various information providers. The PSCD does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information provided by any information provider, any User of this Site or any other person or entity. Reliance upon any such advice, opinion, statement, or other information shall also be at the User’s own risk. Neither the Community of Democracies or the PSCD nor its affiliates, nor any of their respective agents, employees, information providers or content providers, shall be liable to any User or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, alteration of or use of any content herein, or for its timeliness or completeness, nor shall they be liable for any failure of performance, computer virus or communication line failure, regardless of cause, or for any damages resulting therefrom. As a condition of use of this Site, the User agrees to indemnify the Community of Democracies and the PSCD and its affiliates from and against any and all actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of the User’s use of this Site, including, without limitation, any claims alleging facts that, if true, would constitute a breach by the User of these Terms and Conditions. If the User is dissatisfied with any Material on this Site or with any of its Terms and Conditions of Use, the User’s sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site.
This Site may contain links and references to third-party web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the Community of Democracies or the PSCD, and neither the Community of Democracies nor the PSCD is responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The PSCD or the Community of Democracies provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply the endorsement of the linked site by the Community of Democracies or the PSCD.
The User shall not use this Site for any of the following:
(a) Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; (b) Publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful material or information;
(c) Upload or attach files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy and publicity) unless the User owns or controls the rights thereto or has received all consents therefor as may be required by law;
(d) Upload or attach files that contain viruses, corrupted files or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer;
(e) Delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded;
(f) Falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded;
(g) Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services, or conduct or forward surveys, contests or chain letters, or download any file posted by another user of a Forum that the User knows, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
Further, the User acknowledges that chats, postings, conferences, e-mails and other communications by other Users are not endorsed by the Community of Democracies, and that such communications shall not be considered to have been reviewed, screened or approved by the Community of Democracies or the PSCD. The PSCD reserves the right to remove, for any reason and without notice, any content of the Forums received from Users, including, without limitation, e-mail and bulletin board postings.
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on the maps on this site do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the Community of Democracies or the PSCD.
Preservation of immunities
Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or a waiver of the privileges and immunities of the Community of Democracies or the PSCD, which are specifically reserved.
General
The PSCD reserves its exclusive right in its sole discretion to alter, limit or discontinue the Site or any Materials in any respect. The PSCD shall have no obligation to take the needs of any User into consideration in connection therewith.
The PSCD reserves the right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to this Site or any portion thereof without notice. No waiver by the Community of Democracies of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be binding except as set forth in writing and signed by its duly authorized representative.
