Terms & Conditions

TERMS OF USE

Last updated: 9 December 2015

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a multi-stakeholder international financing institution duly formed as a non-profit foundation under the laws of Switzerland and recognized as an international organization by various national governments (referred to as “the Global Fund”, “we” or “us”), provides the ispeakoutnow.org Website located at www.ispeakoutnow.org (the “Website”) subject to your compliance with all the terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced herein (the, “Terms of Use”).

BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU INDICATE THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE, AS THEY ARE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THAT YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THEM. THESE TERMS OF USE CONTAIN CONDITIONS, DISCLAIMERS AND OTHER PROVISIONS, SOME OF WHICH LIMIT THE GLOBAL FUND’S LIABILITY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR CANNOT ENTER INTO A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE. YOUR REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENTS IS TO STOP USING THE WEBSITE.

1. ACCESSING THE WEBSITE

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Website, and any content or material that we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion and without notice to you. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

(a) The Website and their entire contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement thereof) (the “Content”) are owned by the Global Fund, its licensors or other providers of such material. The Global Fund reserves sole proprietary rights including copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights over all Content. These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your non-commercial use only. No right, title or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted, are reserved solely by the Global Fund.

(b) You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on the Website, except as follows: (i) You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes; and (ii) if we provide social media features at any time, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

(c) You may not: (i) use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from the accompanying text; or (ii) delete or alter any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from the Website; or (iii) access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any content or materials available through the Website.

(d) The Global Fund name, the Global Fund logo, and all related names, logos, designs and slogans, are trademarks of the Global Fund. You may not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Global Fund. All other names, logos, designs and slogans on the Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.

3. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE

(a) You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. In particular, you may not use the Website:

• in any way that violates any applicable local or international law or regulation;
• in any way that submits or otherwise distributes unlawful, defamatory, abusive, obscene, threatening, libelous, offensive or otherwise unlawful materials;
• in any way that may violate our or any third party rights including under copyright, trademark or privacy law;
• in any way to impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Global Fund, or any other person or entity;
• in any way involve commercial activities or sales; or
• in any way to deceive or give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by the Global Fund, or any other person or entity.

(b) You must not:

• do anything that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Website or interfere with any person’s use of the Website;
• use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Website for any unlawful purpose or in violation of these Terms of Use;
• introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful;
• co-brand or frame the Website or hyper-link to it without the express prior written permission of an authorized representative of the Global Fund;
• promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act; or
• cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.

4. USER CONTRIBUTIONS

(a) We may from time-to-time provide interactive services such as message boards, chat rooms, forums, ‘share’, and other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display or transmit to other persons (hereinafter, “post”) content or materials (collectively, “User Contributions”) on or through the Website.

(b) Any User Contribution that you post will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing a User Contribution, you grant the Global Fund the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material. You promise that you own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant such license to us. You agree that you will have no claim or other recourse against the Global Fund for infringement of any proprietary right with respect to your User Contributions. You acknowledge and agree that you waive any moral (or similar) rights that you may have in any territory in respect of User Contributions, including but not limited to, the right to be attributed as the author of the User Contributions.

(c) If you provide a User Contribution to be published or displayed on public areas of the Website, or transmitted to other users of the Website or any third parties, you accept that your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. Additionally, we cannot control the actions of other users of the Website or any third parties with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.

(d) User Contributions must be accurate and comply with all applicable laws in the country from which they are posted. You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not the Global Fund, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy and appropriateness. We are not responsible, or liable to any third-party, for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Website.

5. MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT; TERMINATION

We have the right, but not the obligation, to review, screen or edit any User Contribution. You accept that such contributions do not reflect the views of the Global Fund and are not endorsed by the Global Fund.

We have the right to: (a) remove or refuse to post any User Contributions for any reason; (b) take any action with respect to User Contributions that we deem necessary or appropriate; (c) disclose your identity or other information about you to any third-party who in our opinion reasonably claims that material posted by you infringes their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy; (d) take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website; (e) terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website.

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with relevant authorities requesting us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Website. We do not undertake to review material before it is posted on the Website, and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications or content provided by any user or third-party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

6. RELIANCE ON INFORMATION POSTED

The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not make any statements regarding the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. The Website includes content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users and third-party licensors. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third-party, for the content or accuracy of materials provided by any third parties.

7. PRIVACY

All information we collect on the Website is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy. The Global Fund reserves the right to use your personal information, including submitted email addresses and IP addresses along with associated usage patterns and computer configuration, in order to tailor the Website to the your specific needs, offer information that may be of interest to you, for analysis and other institutional purposes. The Website Privacy Policy is part of these Terms of Use and is incorporated fully herein. To review the Website Privacy Policy, please visit: Privacy Policy.

8. LINKS FROM THE WEBSITE

If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any third-party websites linked to the Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such third-party websites.

9. LINKING TO THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA FEATURES

You may link to our homepage, 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 (unless you have received the express written consent of a duly authorized representative of the Global Fund). The Website may provide certain social media features that enable you to:

• Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on the Website
• Send e-mails or other communications with certain content or links to specific content on the Website
• Cause limited portions of content on the Website to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites
You may use these features solely as they are provided by us, and solely with respect to the content they are displayed with, and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features. Subject to the foregoing, you must not:
• Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you
• Cause the Website or portions of them to be displayed, or appear to be displayed by, for example, framing, deep linking or in-line linking, on any other site
• Link to any part of the Website other than the homepage
• Otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on the Website that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms of Use
The website from which you are linking, or on which you make certain content accessible, must comply in all respects with the standards set forth in these Terms of Use with respect to your use of the Website. You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to cease. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.

10. ASSUMPTION OF RISK/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY PROMISES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE GLOBAL FUND NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE GLOBAL FUND MAKES ANY PROMISE, WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE GLOBAL FUND NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GLOBAL FUND PROMISES, REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR ANY PORTION THEREOF WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS. THE GLOBAL FUND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE GLOBAL FUND, ITS LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD-PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR OF ANY WEBSITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM OUR WEBSITE. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CLAIMS AND DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE MISUSE OF THE WEBSITE BY YOU.

12. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Global Fund, members of its Board, officers, employees or agents from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities and other costs in connection with any claims, damages or losses that are related to or arise in connection with: the Website content, use of the Website, any alleged unauthorized use of the Website, or any alleged or actual breach of these Terms of Use by you.

13. AMENDMENTS

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change these Terms of Use at any time. Any changes are effective immediately upon posting to the Website. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement to all such terms and conditions.

14. REFERENCE LAW

These Terms of Use shall be governed by the UNIDROIT Principles (2004).

15. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or related to these Terms of Use or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof or to any use of the Website by you or of the content available therein and the applicable licenses, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Arbitration Rules. The Global Fund and you agree to be bound by the arbitration award rendered as a final adjudication. The appointment authority of such arbiter shall be the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration. The number of arbitrators shall be one. The place of arbitration shall be Geneva, Switzerland. The language used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English.

16. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES

Nothing in or related to these Terms of Use may be construed as a waiver, express or implied, of the privileges and immunities accorded to the Global Fund under: (i) international law, including international customary law, any international conventions, treaties or agreements, (ii) any national laws including but not limited to the United States of America’s International Organizations Immunities Act (22 United States Code 288f-6), or (iii) under the Headquarters Agreement between the Global Fund and the Swiss Federal Council dated 13 December 2004.

17. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of these Terms of Use are held by a competent authority to be contrary to applicable law, such provision shall be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law and the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use will remain in full force and effect.

18. WAIVER AND AMENDMENT

If the Global Fund fails to insist upon strict performance of your obligations under any of these terms and conditions, or if the Global Fund fails to exercise any of the rights or remedies to which it is entitled under these Terms of Use, this will not constitute a waiver of such rights or remedies and will not relieve you from compliance with such obligations. No waiver by the Global Fund of any default will constitute a waiver of any subsequent default, and no waiver by the Global Fund of any of these terms and conditions will be effective unless it is expressly stated to be a waiver and is communicated to you in writing.

The Global Fund may amend these Terms of Use at any time, and such amendments will be effective immediately upon notice being provided to you. Notice may be provided on the Website itself, and after posting of the notice, your continued use of the Website will be deemed as acceptance of the modified Terms of Use, so please check this page from time to time.

19. GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS

Although the Website may be accessible worldwide, we make no representation that materials on the Website are appropriate or available for use in your local territory or jurisdiction, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal, is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Website do so at their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Any offer for any content, materials or information made in connection with the Services is void where prohibited.

20. COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING

These Terms of Use, together with the documents expressly referred to herein, constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and the Global Fund with respect to the Website and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Website.

21. CONTACT

For questions regarding these Terms of Use, please contact the Global Fund at oiginfo@theglobalfund.org