BIRDLIFE ZIMBABWE
Terms of Use
Terms of Use for BirdLife Zimbabwe
1. Introduction
This website can be accessed at www.birdlifezimbabwe.org, (“the site”) and is owned and operated by BirdLife Zimbabwe (“BirdLife Zimbabwe”, “we”, “us” and “our”).
All users are bound by these terms and conditions (“T&Cs”). By using the site you recognise that you’ve read, accepted and agreed to be bound by these T&Cs. Should there be any clause in these T&Cs that you do not understand, the onus is on you to ask BirdLife Zimbabwe to please explain the relevant clause to you before you accept the T&Cs by using the site.
We reserve the right to amend this agreement or any parts thereof at any time and without notice. Amendments to this agreement take effect 24 hours after the agreement has been amended on our web site, and your continued use of the site implies your acceptance of the agreement as amended.
2. Privacy
Please see our Privacy Policy for more information on using this website and cookies.
3. Limitation of liability
BirdLife Zimbabwe cannot be held liable for any inaccurate information published on the Website, save where such liability arises from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of BirdLife Zimbabwe, its employees, agents or authorised representatives. You are encouraged to contact us to report any possible malfunctions or errors by way of email to info@birdlifezimbabwe.org.
BirdLife Zimbabwe shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damages which might arise from use of, or reliance upon, the website or the content in the website; or your inability to use the website, and/or unlawful activity on the website and/or any linked third party website.
You hereby indemnify BirdLife Zimbabwe against any loss, claim or damage which may be suffered by yourself or any third party arising in any way from your use of this website and/or any linked third party website.
4. Intellectual Property
All content included on the Website, including but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is our property or the property of our content suppliers and is protected in terms of intellectual property laws in South Africa (including trade mark and copyright law) as well as international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on the Website is our exclusive property and is protected by copyright law. All software used on the Website is our property or that of our software suppliers and is protected by copyright law. The trademarks, names, logos and service marks (collectively “Trademarks”) displayed on the Website registered and unregistered Trademarks belong to us. Nothing contained on the Website, except as expressly stated in the Terms, shall be construed by you as the granting of any license or right to use any Trademark without our prior written permission. All rights in and to the content and Trademarks are reserved and retained by us and/or our content suppliers. You further acknowledge that we and/or our content suppliers are the proprietors of all the content and Trademarks on the Website, whether it constitutes confidential information or not, and that you hold no right, title or interest in any such material.
5. Disclaimer of warranties; Limitation of Liability
We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error free. We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable. You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you.
You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement. In no case shall BirdLife Zimbabwe, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
7. General
7.1. License
We grant you a limited license to access the Website. This license does not permit any resale or commercial use of the Website or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of the Website or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
7.2. Terms and policy updates
Please note it is your responsibility to check the Website regularly to determine whether any changes have been made to the Terms and your continued use of the Website will be deemed your acceptance of the Terms.
7.3. Submission of personal information
Through the use of the Website you acknowledge and agree that you submit all and/or any of tour personal information willingly on our Website and for the use of such information by us as provided for in accordance with these Terms.
7.4. Framing
You may not frame or utilise framing techniques to enclose any Trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) belonging to us and our affiliates without our prior written consent.
7.5. Notice
Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices shall be sent by you by way of email to info@birdlifezimbabwe.org. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a written notice or communication actually received by a party shall be an adequate written notice or communication to it, notwithstanding that it was not sent to or delivered at its chosen address/es for that purpose. You hereby agree that we shall use the email address provided by you as your address to receive all information, notices, documents and legal process. Notice shall be deemed given 48 (forty eight) hours after email is sent, unless the sending party is notified that the email address is invalid. You acknowledge that all agreements, notices or other communication required to be given in terms of the law or these Terms may be given via electronic means and that such communications shall be “in writing”.
7.6. Termination
We may in our sole discretion terminate your account or restrict your access to the website. If we do this, you may be prevented from accessing all or parts of the website, your account or other content contained in your account. We will not be liable to you or any third party for doing so.
8. Queries and Contact Information
If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply have a query, you can contact BirdLife Zimbabwe at info@birdlifezimbabwe.org.