Term of use

NHL Global Fund

Legal form: international, non-governmental, non-profit, corporate organization (association) under Swiss law.

Street Candolle 9, 1205 Geneva (GE), Switzerland

E-Mail: contact (at) nhlgf.org

This website is operated by NHL global Fund (aka NHLGF), a corporate organization (an international, non-governmental, not-for-profit corporate organization under Swiss law) at the domain address: nhlgf.org and any sub-domains. The content is written in French; English and Spanish translations are not binding, not certified and not exhaustive.

The information presented on this site is not binding and is provided for informational purposes only. All additional terms, guidelines and rules are incorporated by reference into these conditions.

These Terms of Use describe the applicable terms and conditions that govern your use of the Site. By logging on to the Site, you are complying with these Terms and Conditions and represent that you have the authority and capacity to accept them. If you do not agree with all of the provisions of these Terms, please do not log off and/or do not use the Site. These Terms require the use of a mediation and arbitration clause to resolve disputes and also limit the remedies available to you in the event of a dispute.

Responsible for the publication

The Secretary of the Executive Committee of the NHL Global Fund corporate organization (association).

Access to the Site is subject to these terms and conditions

The organization grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable, limited license to access the site solely for your own business use.

Certain Restrictions

The rights, which are granted to you in these Terms, are subject to the following restrictions: (a) you may not sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host or commercially exploit the Site; (b) you may not modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile any portion of the Site; (c) you may not access the Site for the purpose of constructing a similar, competitive website ; and (d) unless otherwise specified, no part of the Site may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means; unless otherwise specified, any future version (update or other addition of functionality) of the Site will be subject to these Terms. All copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the Site must be retained on all copies of the Site.

The Corporate Organization reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue the Site without notice. You agree that the Corporate Organization shall not be liable to you or any third party for any changes, errors, incomplete information, lack of information, interruptions or termination of the Site or any part thereof. No information on the Site should be relied upon as reliable information. The corporate organization attempts to take care of the content, however, it cannot guarantee its accuracy, quality, currency or completeness. Liability claims against the corporate organization, which refer to material or immaterial damages caused by the use or non-use of the information or the use of incorrect and incomplete information, are totally excluded. All offers are non-binding, including calls for donations. The corporate organization declines all responsibility.

No support or maintenance

You agree that the Corporate Organization has no obligation to provide you with any support or maintenance in connection with the Site.

Cookies, Web Beacons and Analytics

Like any other website, NHLGF's website uses "cookies". These cookies are used to store information, including visitor preferences and which pages of the website the visitor has accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the user experience by customizing the content of our web pages based on visitors' browser type and/or other information. Through your browser's settings or plug-ins provided for this purpose, you can prevent the installation of cookies or tags and tools at any time. This may prevent the proper display or operation of the site.

The corporate organization, in the case of references or external links, verifies the absence of illicit content, according to Swiss regulations, at the time of publishing and including them in its site. Nevertheless, it could not assume any responsibility for the content of these sites and any digital written material. Please do not hesitate to inform us of any link to inappropriate content that the corporate organization would review for possible removal.

The use of your data, as a visitor or member of the website, is reserved for the internal use of the corporate organization. Your data will not be sold, rented or voluntarily transferred to third parties.

The personal information that is requested of you, and the reasons why it is requested, will be made clear to you at the time we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you, such as your name, entity name, country, e-mail address, telephone number, the content of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you choose to provide.

The Corporate Organization uses the information it collects in a variety of ways, including to (a) provide, operate and maintain its website; (b) improve, customize and develop its website; (c) understand and analyze how you use its website; develop new products, services, features and functionality; (d) communicate with you directly to provide you with updates and other information related to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes of its actions and those of its affiliates or partners; (e) send you emails; (f) detect and prevent fraud.

The corporate organization follows a standard procedure of using log files for a short period of time. These files record visitors when they visit web sites. Typically, web hosts and content publishers do this and some hosting service analysts do this. The information collected by log files includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This data is not linked to personally identifiable information. The purpose of this information is to analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movements around the site and gather demographic information.

If you are accessing our site from an IP address jurisdiction that requires you to give consent to the processing of your personal data, please do not use our contact form and/or leave our site immediately. By using our website, you hereby accept our privacy policy and agree to its terms.

‌Disclaimer of Liability

The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and the Corporate Organization and its suppliers expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including any warranty or condition of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, title, quiet enjoyment, accuracy or non-infringement. The Corporate Organization, and its suppliers, do not warrant that the Site will be complete, secure and legal in your jurisdiction, and will meet your requirements, that it will be available on an uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free basis, or that it will be accurate, reliable, free of viruses or other harmful code. This Site could be hacked or phished and publish offensive, discriminatory, unethical, etc. information. The corporate organization cannot guarantee the security of the content of the Site. Therefore, we suggest that you send us any anomaly so that we can take note of it and try to resolve it. In any case, this information, including the content of the links, does not represent the opinion, the words or the "values" of the corporate organization. The corporate organization declines and excludes all responsibility. In this case, the corporate organization kindly asks you to leave the site and apologizes for the inconvenience caused.

The site may refer to online solutions for donations or payment for donations or similar; in this case, the general and special conditions of these sites apply without the corporate organization being able to assume any responsibility. In general, the name of the solution and/or the platform will appear on the Donations pages. Please verify that you are on the indicated platform before any transaction or transmission of information. Only the listed platforms and solutions are used by the corporate organization. Beware of phising or scamming.

‌Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event shall the Corporate Organization or our suppliers be liable to you or any third party for any loss of profits, data, costs of procurement of substitute products, or any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with these terms or your use of or inability to use the Site, even if the Corporate Organization has been advised of the possibility of such damages. 

Access to and use of the Site is at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer equipment or system, or loss of data that results.

If any legal information is missing, due to an omission, error or legislative change, please do not hesitate to inform us so that the corporate organization can take it into account and possibly take the necessary corrective measures.

Term and Termination

Subject to this section, these Terms will remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. The Corporate Organization may suspend or terminate your rights to use the Site at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion, including for any use of the Site in violation of these Terms. Upon any termination of your rights under these Terms, your account and your right to access and use the Site will terminate immediately. You understand that any termination of your account may result in the removal of your user content associated with your account from our online databases. The Corporate Organization will have no liability to you for any termination of your rights under these Terms. Even after termination of your rights under these Terms, the following provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. The Corporate Organization may suspend publication temporarily or permanently without notice.

Copyright and Trademark Policy

The corporate organization respects the intellectual property of others and asks users of its site to do the same. With respect to this Site, it has adopted and implemented a copyright policy that provides for the removal of any material that infringes on intellectual property rights, including copyrights, upon request with supporting evidence. If you believe that a material infringes the copyright(s) of a work and you wish to have it removed, the following information, in the form of a written notification, must be provided to our designated copyright agent: (a) your physical or electronic signature; (b) identification of the copyrighted work(s) that you claim has been infringed; (c) identification of the material on our services that you claim is infringing and that you are requesting us to remove; (d) information sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (e) your address, telephone number, and email address ; (f) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the infringing material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (g) a statement by you that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are either the owner of the copyright interest that has allegedly been infringed or that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Please note that any misrepresentation of a material fact in a written notification automatically renders the complaining party liable for any damages, costs, and attorneys' fees incurred by us in connection with the written notification and the claim of copyright infringement. All rights reserved, all trademarks, logos and service marks, texts, sounds, videos or any other material displayed on the site are our property or that of other third parties (see Credits). You are not authorized to use our materials for public dissemination by any means, including printing, without our prior written consent or the consent of the third party owner of the marks.

‌General

These terms and conditions are subject to revision from time to time. These changes will take effect immediately. By continuing to use our site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of its modifications.

Applicability of Jurisdiction Agreement

All claims and disputes relating to the Terms or the use of any product or service provided by the Corporate Organization that cannot be resolved informally through mediation shall be resolved exclusively by the Cantonal Civil Court of Geneva or, as a last resort, by the Federal Court of the Swiss Confederation, notwithstanding any principles or laws of extraterritoriality. All litigation proceedings will be conducted in French. This Agreement applies as between you, or any entity or person you legally represent, and the Corporate Organization, and all subsidiaries, affiliates, members, agents, employees, predecessors in interest, successors and assigns, and all users or beneficiaries, authorized or unauthorized, of the services or goods provided under the Terms.

Notice Requirements and Informal Dispute Resolution

Before a party may request mediation of a claim or dispute relating to the Site and/or the Agreement, the party must first send the other party a written notice of dispute describing the nature and basis of the claim or dispute and the relief sought. Notice to the corporate organization must be sent to its address in Geneva. After the notice is received (which may take up to sixty (60) days to process), you and the corporate organization may attempt to resolve the claim or dispute informally. If you and the corporate organization do not resolve the claim or dispute within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt of the notice, either party may commence legal proceedings in the cantonal civil court in Geneva, Switzerland. All costs of such action shall be strictly at your expense and your sole responsibility.

If you have any questions, claims or complaints regarding this agreement, please use our contact form with the reference: "Legal - To the attention of Mr. The mediator of NHLGF".

Time Limits

If you or your entity were to pursue a legal remedy, it would have to comply with the statute of limitations and time limits imposed by the laws of the Geneva Cantonal Civil Court in Switzerland for the relevant claim.

Waiver of Jury Trial

The parties expressly waive their constitutional and statutory rights to a trial by judge or jury, and elect that all claims and disputes be resolved through mediation.

Waiver of Class or Consolidated Actions

All claims and disputes under this Agreement must be submitted or litigated on an individual basis, not on a class basis; and the claims of more than one customer or user may not be submitted or litigated jointly or consolidated with those of any other customer or user.

Confidentiality

All aspects of the mediation or trial process are strictly confidential. The parties agree to maintain confidentiality, except as otherwise provided by law. This paragraph shall not prevent a party from submitting to the cantonal civil court in Geneva, Switzerland, any information necessary to enforce this Agreement, to enforce a court order or to seek injunctive or equitable relief, if permitted.

Severability

If any part or parts of this Agreement are found to be invalid or unenforceable by the Civil Court of Geneva, Switzerland, then that specific part or parts shall be ineffective and shall be severed and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

Right of Waiver

The party against whom the claim is asserted may waive any or all of the rights and limitations set forth in this Agreement. Any such waiver shall not waive or affect any other part of this Agreement.

Survival of Agreement

This Agreement shall survive the termination of your relationship with the Corporate Organization.

Claims not subject to litigation

Notwithstanding the foregoing, claims for defamation, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and infringement or misappropriation of the other party's patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secrets are not subject to this Agreement. In all circumstances where the foregoing agreement permits the parties to litigate in court, the parties hereby agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the cantonal civil court of Geneva, Switzerland, for such purposes.

Electronic Communications

Communications between you and the Corporate Organization use electronic means, whether you use the Site or send e-mails to us, or the Corporate Organization posts notices on the Site or communicates with you by e-mail. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from the Corporate Organization in electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that the Corporate Organization provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if they were on paper.

Entire Terms

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the Corporate Organization with respect to your use of the Site. The failure of the Corporate Organization to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. These Terms and your rights and obligations may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated or otherwise transferred by you without the prior written consent of the Corporate Organization, and any attempted assignment, subcontracting, delegation or transfer in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void. The Corporate Organization may freely assign these Terms.