Terms of Service

Terms of Use for Empathy Pledge

Introduction

These Website Standard Terms of Use shall manage your use of our website accessible at https://www.empathypledge.org (Website). These Terms will be applied fully and affect to your use of this Website. By using this Website, you agreed to accept all terms and conditions written in here.

You may only access or use the Website and database if you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not access or use the Website, do not register for and/or access the database. By using the Website and database, you are fully accepting all these terms and conditions, and giving your irrevocable consent thereto, including to our collection, use, disclosure and retention of your personal information as per our privacy policy (Read more), to the limitation of liability and our legal responsibility as described hereunder.

Intellectual Property Rights

Other than the content you own, under these Terms, Empathy Pledge (a.k.a I Pledge Empathy) owns all the intellectual property rights and materials contained on this Website. You are granted limited license only for purposes of viewing the material contained on this Website, to make your Empathy Pledge, to sign-up for our newsletter and/or to register your interest to become a member of Empathy Pledge community.

Restrictions

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to the database or portions of it using your user name, password or other security information. You shall utilize the Website and database in compliance with the requirements and/or instructions that we may specify. You are responsible for protecting your computer against interference, spyware or viruses that may be encountered for downloaded items from the service. We recommend you install a virus protection program on your computer and keep it up to date. You are specifically restricted from all of the following:

  • publishing any Website material or database information in any other media;
  • selling, sub-licensing and/or otherwise commercializing any Website material;
  • publicly performing and/or showing any Website material;
  • using this Website in any way that is or may be damaging to this Website;
  • using this Website in any way that impacts user access to this Website or could harm the Website or impair anyone else's use of them;
  • using this Website or the database contrary to applicable laws and regulations, or in any way may cause harm to the Website, or to any person or business entity or interferes with public order/morals;
  • engaging in any data mining, data harvesting, data extracting or any other similar activity in relation to this Website;
  • using this Website to engage in any advertising or marketing.

Your Content

In these Website Standard Terms and Conditions, “Your Content” shall mean any company information, logo/other marks and other information you allow us to display on this Website. By submitting Your Content, you grant Company Name a non-exclusive, worldwide irrevocable, sub licensable license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate and distribute it in any and all media. The privacy policy shall apply:(Read more). Your Content must be your own and must not be invading any third-party’s rights. We reserve the right to remove any of Your Content from this Website at any time without notice.

No warranties

This Website is provided “as is,” with all faults, and we express no representations or warranties, of any kind related to this Website, the database or the materials contained on this Website or the database. Also, nothing contained on this Website or database shall be interpreted as advising you.

Disclaimer of Warranty

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT, THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING – BUT NOT LIMITED TO – THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE WEBSITE, OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS. WE HEREBY DISCLAIM 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. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS.

Limitation of liability

Empathy Pledge (a.k.a I Pledge Empathy) shall not be liable for any results attributable to events or incidents caused by the use of the Website. In no event shall Empathy Pledge (a.k.a I Pledge Empathy), nor any of its officers, directors and employees, be held liable for anything arising out of or in any way connected with your use of this Website whether such liability is under contract, tort or equity. Empathy Pledge, including its officers, directors and employees shall not be held liable for any indirect, consequential, or special liability arising out of or in any way related to your use of this Website. Empathy Pledge will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

Indemnification

You hereby indemnify, to the fullest extent, Empathy Pledge (a.k.a I Pledge Empathy)  from and against any and/or all liabilities, costs, demands, causes of action, damages and expenses arising in any way related to your breach of any of the provisions of these Terms.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid under any applicable law, such provisions shall be deleted without affecting the remaining provisions herein.

Variation of Terms

We are permitted to revise these Terms at any time as it sees fit, and by using this Website you are expected to review these Terms on a regular basis.

Assignment

We are allowed to assign, transfer, and subcontract its rights and/or obligations under these Terms without any notification. However, you are not allowed to assign, transfer, or subcontract any of your rights and/or obligations under these Terms.

Entire agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us and you in relation to your use of this Website, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.

Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands for the resolution of any disputes.