MyGlobalFund.org Terms of Use (see also the Membership Agreement)
The MyGlobalFund.org website (the “Website”) is made available by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the “Global Fund”). These Terms of Use apply to any person viewing, posting on or otherwise using the Website in any way (the “Visitor”). By using the Website, the Visitor agrees to be bound by the following terms and conditions:
Appropriate uses
The Global Fund maintains and operates the Website as a service and resource for the benefit of the stakeholders in its activities. Any use of the Website by Visitors that would limit or impart the availability or quality of these services and resources is prohibited and the Global Fund reserves the right to take any actions required to enforce this principle.
Assumption of Risk/Disclaimer of Warranties
The Global Fund makes no guarantee of the veracity or appropriateness of any Visitor-created content on the Website. The Visitor acknowledges that the Global Fund assumes no responsibility for oversight or monitoring of the Visitor-created content that appears on the Website. The Global Fund makes no warranty that the site will meet a Visitor’s individual needs, or that service will be timely, uninterrupted, secure or error-free. The Visitor understands that any information or data downloaded through the Website is done at the Visitor’s sole risk, and that the Visitor will be responsible for any damage or loss of data that may occur due to information or data obtained through the Website. The Global Fund expressly disclaims all liability to any person in respect to anything done or omitted to be done wholly or partly in reliance upon the contents of the Website. Global Fund employees, members of the Board or other individuals related to the Global Fund, may participate in the discussions that take place on the Website. Any content posted by such persons is not added in any official capacity, and the views expressed do not represent official positions of the Global Fund.
Website Content
The Global Fund hereby reserves sole proprietary rights over all Website content that was not originally created by Website Visitors. This includes all non visitor-created text, graphics, photographs, logos, and other items that appear on the Website. The Global Fund also reserves proprietary rights over the Website’s template, including its layout and structure.
The Visitors who would like to use the Global Fund logo for fundraising or other purposes should visit the main Global Fund website, http://www.theglobalfund.org/ for more information.
The Visitor may make use of content posted in the blog, blog comments, or message board sections of the Website under the basic terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Switzerland License. This License shall not apply to logos, interface elements and text, graphics, photographs and other works not created by Website Members (as defined in the "MyGlobalFund.org – Membership Agreement") that appear on the Website. Under this License, the Visitor may copy, distribute and transmit works posted in the blog, blog comments, or message board sections, in whole or in part, in its original form, or adapt such works. Attribution shall be made to MyGlobalFund.org as the source and to the name of the contributor as the original author and, whenever possible, a hyperlink to the original work is to be provided.
Outside Content
The Global Fund is not responsible for the content of external or third-party websites that may be accessible or displayed through external links on the Website. Navigating to outside websites through links on the Website is done at the sole risk of the Visitor, and the Global Fund expressly disclaims any liability for any content that appears on any external site.
Links to this website
The Visitor may link to the Website provided the Visitor does so in a way that indicates that the link is to the MyGlobalFund.org website and is fair and not misleading. Visitors may not integrate or make use of all or part of the Website in ways that would confuse or mislead visitors as to the nature and origin of the Website’s content.
Reporting Abuse
To report abuse of the Website, including a post containing libelous, vulgar, threatening or misleading information, misappropriation of content, or any other inappropriate use, please click on the “Report Abuse” button at the bottom of this page and other pages throughout the Website.
Dispute Settlement
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 the Visitor or of the content available therein, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Arbitration Rules. The Global Fund and the Visitor 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 three. The place of arbitration shall be Geneva, Switzerland. The language used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English. Nothing in this agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any of the privileges and immunities of the Global Fund.
Privileges and Immunities
Nothing in or related to this Agreement 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 288), or (iii) under the Headquarters Agreement between the Global Fund and the Swiss Federal Council dated 13 December 2004.
Applicable law
This Agreement shall be governed by the UNIDROIT Principles (2004).