Terms of Service


 
 

Last updated: June 28, 2022

These Site Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply when you access, visit, or use the website globalnetworkforzero.com, including its features and services, which is operated by The Global Network for Zero Ltd. (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) (“Site”).

Please also review our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and share personal information and other data.

When using our features and services, in addition to these Terms, a separate contract, guidelines document, payment terms or end user license agreement may apply to your use of that feature or service (“Additional Terms”). To the extent there is a conflict between these Terms and any Additional Terms, the Additional Terms will control unless the Additional Terms expressly state otherwise.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. By using the Site, you agree that you have read, accept, and agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

1. Acknowledgment and Representation

(a) You acknowledge and agree that:

(1) These Terms are the agreement between you and the Company governing your use of the Site.

(2) Your access to and use of the Site is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms.

2. Using Our Site

(a) 18 years or older. The Site is intended for a general audience. If you are in the United States, you must be at least 18 years old to use our Site. If you are outside the United States, you must either be at least 18 years old (or the age of legal majority where you reside) or use the Site with the consent of your parent or legal guardian who also agrees to these Terms.

(b) Account Creation. You may use parts of the Site without creating an account. To access some features, you may be required to create an account by providing a username and password and other information. You should keep your username and password confidential.

(1) You must provide accurate, current, and complete information.

(2) You are responsible for the information you provide and for any account activity. You must notify us immediately if you suspect any unauthorized activity.

To contact us about your account, see Contact Us.

(c)The Site and the material on the Site (such as digital and electronic files, images and text, the domain name, code, and the elements that make up its “look and feel”) (collectively, “Site Content”) are licensed only for the limited purposes set forth in these Terms.

3. Using Content from Our Site

(a) Authorized for Educational Use Only. You may use the Site and Site Content only for non-commercial, educational purposes provided that you properly attribute the Site Content (as noted below). Non-commercial educational use includes:

(1) Downloading Site Content that is made available for download.

(2) Using a link on the Site to share a link or Site Content as permitted by the sharing mechanism.

(3) Linking to the Site using a plain-text link from a site that you own or control.

(4) Pasting HTML or other code we provide on the Site (“Widget”) to embed Site Content on your personal web page or social networking site.

(b) Attribution. Your attribution must identify the author (if any) associated with the Site Content and The Global Network for Zero Ltd.

(c) Prohibited Uses. Use only for non-commercial, educational purposes use is authorized by these Terms. In addition, you may not:

(1) Use the Site or Site Content for any commercial purpose, such as marketing or advertising, or to provide services as a service bureau.

(2) Use the Site or Site Content surrounded by or on the same page as other content that presents false information about, disparages, tarnishes, or otherwise harms us or our products or services or may be construed as offensive, controversial, or otherwise objectionable.

(3) Imply that we or the Site is endorsing, sponsoring, or otherwise affiliated with any third-party or its products or services.

(4) Frame the Site or Site Content.

(5) Take any action that causes the Site or Site Content to stop working properly or that circumvents security.

(6) Resell, copy, distribute, transfer, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, create derivative works of, or allow third-party access to the Site or any Site Content.

(7) Change or remove any author attribution, trademark, legend, or copyright notice.

(8) Except as part of standard use of a search engine or browser, download, monitor, mine, copy, or otherwise reproduce, store, or distribute the Site or any Site Content.

Permissions. If your use is not expressly authorized by these Terms, then you do not have permission to do it. To request permission, see Contact Us[insert hyperlink]. However, we may not grant you permission.

4. Providing Content to Our Site

(a) Contributing Content to the Site. We may permit you to contribute content (such as digital and electronic files, images and text, audio, video, comments, or other material), including information that identifies you (such as your name, username, biographical information, or other characteristics) (“User Content”) for use on the Site as Site Content.

(1) You remain responsible for your User Content; however, we may (but are not required to) screen, monitor, edit, or remove any User Content or other material that (in our opinion) violates these Terms or our standards.

(2) We have no obligation to accept your User Content.

(3) You may not submit User Content that:

(A) Violates any third-party right, including copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral, privacy, publicity, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights.

(B) Contains confidential or private information.

(C) Encourages, is, or could be considered unlawful, harmful, hateful, threatening, abusive, vulgar, harassing, defamatory, obscene, an invasion of privacy, or contrary to law.

(D) Contains advertising, marketing, or promotional content.

(E) Is false, deceptive, or misleading.

(F) Is potentially harmful, such as a computer virus, Trojan horse, or corrupted data or code.

(b) Using User Content. By providing User Content:

(1) You grant to us: (A) a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, and royalty-free right to use, copy, distribute, display, perform, modify, translate, store, or otherwise exploit the User Content (including your identifying information) in any media throughout the world; and (B) the right to sublicense to other users of the Site your User Content as Site Content (meaning, for non-commercial, educational purposes as set forth in Section 3(a).

(2) You also grant to us the right to use your name, image, likeness, and other personal characteristics in connection with advertising, marketing, or promoting your User Content and the Site.

(3) You represent and warrant that: (A) you own or have all necessary rights to provide your User Content and license it to us as described in this Section; (B) your User Content is accurate; and (

C) use of your User Content does not violate these Terms or the rights of any third-party and will not cause harm.

(4) To the fullest extent permitted by law, you waive any “moral rights” you may have in your User Content, even if you do not agree with how we are using your User Content.

5. Links to Other Websites

(a) The Site may contain links to or permit interactions with third-party websites or services. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we assume no responsibility for the content, goods or services, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You acknowledge and agree that you access or interact with those third-party websites or services at your own risk, and we make no representations them.

(b) You should read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party web sites or services that you visit.

6. Termination

(a) We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms.

(b) On termination, your right to use the Site will cease.

7. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

(a) Disclaimer of Warranty. The Site is provided to you “as is” and “as available” and without warranty of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its vendors, licensors, and suppliers, and the directors, officers, employees, and other representatives of each (collectively, “Company Parties”):

(1) Expressly disclaim all warranties, express or implied, with respect to the Site, including (but not limited to) implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing or performance.

(2) Do not represent or warrant that the Site or Site Content will be uninterrupted or error- or defect-free or that the Site or a server is free of computer viruses, Trojan horses, corrupted data or code, or other potentially harmful elements.

(3) Do not represent or warrant that the Site, Site content, or any information on the Site is accurate, reliable, or complete.

(b) Limitation of Liability.

(1) To the fullest extent permitted by law, and regardless of any damages that you suffer, the Company Parties’ total liability to you will be limited to the amount that you paid to the Company (if any) for accessing the Site and, if you did not pay the Company, 100 USD. This limit is not intended to limit any obligation to pay prevailing party costs or fees as required by law or to limit or exclude liability for personal injury or property damage caused by the Company Parties, or for the gross negligence, fraud, or intentional, willful, malicious, or reckless misconduct of the Company Parties.

(2) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company Parties will not be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages (including lost profits, loss of data or other information, business interruption, personal injury, loss of privacy, or otherwise), even if the Company has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

(c) Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties, limitations of liability for certain types of damages, or limitations on certain statutory consumer rights, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to you; therefore, you may have additional rights.

(d) By accessing the Site, you understand that you may be waiving rights with respect to claims that are at this time unknown or unsuspected, and in accordance with such waiver, you acknowledge that you have read and understand, and expressly waive, the benefits of section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, and any similar law of any state or territory which provides as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.”

8. Indemnity

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company Parties from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs, and expenses, including (but not limited to) attorney’s fees arising from:

(1) your breach of any of these Terms;

(2) your content and materials, including (but not limited to) your User Content,

(3) your use of the Site or Site features as permitted by us; or

(4) your violation of law or any agreement you have with a third-party.

9. Governing Law

These Terms and your use of the Site are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States of America, excluding its conflicts of law rules.

10. Dispute Resolution

If you have any concern or dispute relating to these Terms or the Site, you agree to contact us (see Contact Us[insert hyperlink]) and to attempt to resolve the dispute informally.

11. For European Union (EU) Users

If you are a European Union consumer, you will benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you are resident in.

12. United States Legal Compliance

You represent and warrant that you are not located in a country that is either subject to the United States government embargo or has been designated by the United States government as a “terrorist supporting” country, and that you are not listed on any United States government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

13. General Provisions

(a) This is our entire agreement regarding use of any Site.

(b) No Waiver. The fact that we did not enforce a right or provision of these Terms, does not waive our right to enforce that right or provision in the future.

(c) Survival. Provisions of these Terms that would logically survive termination will survive the termination of these Terms, including Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability[insert hyperlink], Indemnity[insert hyperlink], Dispute Resolution[insert hyperlink], and Disputes[insert hyperlink].

(d) Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be modified and interpreted to accomplish its objectives to the fullest extent permitted by law and the rest of the Terms will provisions will remain in effect.

(e) Interpretation. For purposes of these Terms:

(1) The governing language of these Terms is English, and no translation will serve to modify any provision. If there is any inconsistency between the English version and a translation, the English version will control.

(2) A term defined in these Terms, when capitalized, will have the meaning assigned to it, whether it is used in its singular or plural form:

(3) The terms “including” or “include,” mean “including, but not limited to.”

(4) Titles are for convenience only and will not be considered when interpreting these Terms.

14. Changes to These Terms and Conditions

(a) We may modify these Terms at any time. If a revision is material (as determined in our sole discretion), we will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days’ notice of the revision.

(b) By continuing to access or use the Site after the Terms have been modified, you agree to be bound by the modified terms. If you do not agree to them, you should not use the Site.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:

(a) Email: [email protected],

(b) Regular mail: Global Network for Zero Ltd., a Virginia corporation with a location at: 403 Stanton Place Alexandria, Virginia, United States of America 22034.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Notice.

  1. Our Policy

(a) We respect the copyright interests of others. It is our policy not to permit materials that we know to infringe copyright to remain on our Site.

(b) If a third-party repeatedly infringes the copyrights of others, then it is our policy to terminate their privileges on our Site and take other appropriate action.

2. Notice of Infringement

(a) If you believe that material on our Site infringes a copyright, then provide us with written notice that, at a minimum:

(b) Is signed (physically or electronically) by the copyright owner (or a person authorized to act for the copyright owner).

(c) Identifies the work claimed to be infringed (or, if multiple works, a representative list).

(d) Identifies the material claimed to be infringing that you are requesting be removed (or access to which blocked) along with information that will let us locate it.

(e) Your contact information (i.e., address, telephone number, email address, preferably all three).

(f) A statement that the complaining party has “a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.”

(g) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

All DMCA notices should be sent to our designated agent as follows:

The Global Network for Zero Ltd.

403 Stanton Place

Alexandria, Virginia

United States of America 22034

or via email to:

[email protected]