Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy
1. Acceptance
These terms and conditions (“terms and conditions”) and the privacy policy (“privacy policy”)
shall govern the use by you of this website (“slothconservation.org site” or
“slothconservation.org services”) and together shall constitute an agreement between you
and SloCo – The Sloth Conservation Foundation of Hayfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
If you do not agree to these terms and conditions and privacy policy, you must not use this
site.
2. Organizers
SloCo provides Slothconservation.org Services.
3. slothconsservation.org Services
slothconservation.org Services is an Internet-based service that allows users to upload,
share, and download content for personal computers and mobile devices that access the
Internet.
slothconservation.org Site may include links to sites on the Internet owned or operated by
third parties. If you choose to use these links to access these sites, you agree to review and
accept their use rules before you use them. You access the third-party sites at your own risk.
SloCo does not assume any responsibility for material created or published by such
third-party sites. By providing a link to a third-party site, the Organizers do not imply that they
endorse the site or the products or services referenced in such third-party site.
4. Eligibility
slothconservation.org Services is available for thirteen (13) years of age or older users. In
addition to the preceding, if you are deemed a minor under your country’s legislation, you
should review these Terms and Conditions with your parent or legal guardian and obtain
their prior approval for registration and/or use of the slothconservation.org Site.
5. Access
To use certain features of slothconservation.org Services, you need to register. To register
for the slothconservation.org Services, you agree to provide truthful, accurate, and complete
information when registering to the slothconservation.org Services. You agree to maintain
and update any information provided. Any false identification or e-mail address, or otherwise
misleading information about your identity is strictly forbidden. Use of the
slothconservation.org Services by using your username and/or password is assumed by us
to be made by you, and thus you are personally responsible for such use. You agree to take
reasonable measures and all due care to protect your password and username against
misuse by third parties. You agree to protect SloCo against any loss or damage caused by
misuse of the slothconservation.org Services by a third party where such misuse was made
possible by your failure to take such reasonable measures and due care.
SloCo asks that you quickly notify them of any unauthorized use of your username/password
or of any other inappropriate use of the slothconservation.org Services.
6. Intellectual Property Rights
Save for all User Content (as defined in section 7 below), the contents on
slothconservation.org Services includes, with the explicit exception of photographs, are
governed by Creative Commons Attribution – License. All trade names, trademarks, and
service marks appearing on the Content are protected by SloCo or respective third-party
owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. All Content is for your
personal, non-commercial use only. SloCo permits you to establish a link to materials on the
slothconservation.org Site for personal and non-commercial use. Your access to this site
should not be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or
right to use any marks appearing on the site without the prior written consent of SloCo or the
third party owner thereof. You agree not to remove any copyright or other proprietary notices
if you download or print Content for your personal and non-commercial use. You also agree
not to circumvent or disable any security or other technical features that prevent or restrict
the use or copying of the Content where applicable.
7. Submissions of User Content
slothconservation.org Services allow (or will allow) users to upload, download, host, share
and/or publish content including, without limitation, the competition entries, images, icons,
photographs, graphics, sounds, music, videos, texts, software, feedback, data, messages,
answers, questions, comments, suggestions, scores, hints, ideas, plans, orders, requests or
the like or any other materials (“User Content”), excluding personal data other than as
provided otherwise in these Terms & Conditions.
You are solely responsible for any submission of User Content, and you agree to acquire any
consents, permissions, or licenses needed as required by these Terms and Conditions.
Suppose your User Content contains a link to the content of a third party. You will need to
get permission for creating such link before making the User Content available if the license
is required by applicable legislation or terms of use of the linked sites. Upon such
submission of any User Content to the slothconservation.org Site, for example, in
comments, by e-mail, by uploading, linking, SMS, and/or MMS, you will grant SloCo
perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, assignable, and sublicensable license to
use, reproduce and have reproduced, modify and have modified, publicly perform and
display such User Content and distribute reproduced and modified copies thereof to the
extent required for promotional and any other business purposes. This license will remain in
force as long as your User Content is available at the slothconservation.org Site and for a
reasonable period thereafter.
When other users of the slothconservation.org Site access or download your User Content,
you also grant to such users a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license
to use, reproduce and have reproduced, modify and have modified, publicly perform and
display such User Content and distribute reproduced and altered copies of such User
Content in their personal and non-commercial use.
By submitting User Content to the slothconservation.org Services, you represent and
warrant that:
You own the User Content submitted by you to the slothconservation.org Services or
otherwise have the right to grant the license outlined in this section. User Content submitted
by you does not contain content that is unlawful, defamatory, offensive, abusive, libelous,
threatening, pornographic, harassing, racially or ethnically offensive, or otherwise unfit for
publication or that encourages any illegal activity, criminal offense, or civil liability;
Your comments and replies are civil and on-topic. You do not post off-topic, inflammatory,
inappropriate, illegal, or offensive comments or articles, and you do not promote commercial
or partisan political activity. Comments can be flagged by other users as offensive and may
be removed.
User Content submitted by you does not contain a virus, Trojan horse, “sniffer” routines,
backdoors, “robots”, “spiders,” worms, time bombs, bots, or any other harmful software code,
file, program, or programming routine, or other contaminating or destructive features;
You will not submit any advertisements or solicitations of business;
User Content submitted by you does not infringe or misappropriate any patent, copyright,
trademark, trade secret or any other proprietary intellectual property rights of others; and
You will not submit any unauthorized or unsolicited bulk e-mail solicitations, chain letters,
advertisements, marketing or promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” pyramid schemes,
or any other solicitations or communications without limitation spamming other users of the
slothconservation.org Services or us. Use or collect other users’ e-mail addresses or phone
numbers, other users’ information or postings, or use the site or service to perform any data
collection, extraction or mining or gain or attempt to gain unauthorized access to our or any
slothconservation.org Services’ visitor’s computer system.
SloCo requires you to use good judgment and discretion in choosing the appropriate
subjects and subject matter for any photos or video submissions to the slothconservation.org
Site. Privacy laws may protect individuals concerning their being photographed or
videotaped, respect the privacy of others by asking for and obtaining their consent to be
photographed or videotaped, as well as for your submissions of photos or videos to the
slothconservation.org
Any User Content that doesn’t comply with the above is strictly prohibited. SloCo expressly
disclaims any liability arising out of or relating to the User Content.
Written notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to SloCo’s designated
copyright agent:
Patricio M. Silfeni
Patricio@slothconservation.org
Web Manager
The Sloth Conservation Foundation
Bank Vale Barn, Bank Vale Road,
Hayfield, Derbyshire,
SK22 2EZ, United Kingdom.
A notification, to be effective, must include the following:
Physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right
that is allegedly infringed;
Identification or description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
Identification or description of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information
reasonably sufficient to the Designated Agent to locate the material;
Your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and any other information which will
permit the Designated Agent to contact you;
A statement that you have 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; and
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury,
that you are authorized to act for the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
For written notifications of any other User Content which is inappropriate, unlawful,
defamatory, offensive, abusive, or otherwise unfit for publication, please write to the Web
Manager, The Sloth Conservation Foundation, Bank Vale Barn, Bank Vale Road, Hayfield,
Derbyshire, SK22 2EZ, United Kingdom, stating your full name and address, details of the
location of the User Content in question and a detailed explanation why it is inappropriate,
offensive or unlawful. Please feel free to contact us directly on this site.
The Organizers may remove any User Content that, in the sole judgment of SloCo, violates
these Terms and Conditions or may be offensive, illegal, or violate the rights of, or harm or
threaten the safety of, any person. SloCo assumes no responsibility for monitoring the
slothconservation.org Services for inappropriate User Content or conduct. Suppose at any
time SloCo chooses, at their sole discretion, to monitor the slothconservation.org Services.
In that case, the Organizers nonetheless assume no responsibility for the User Content, no
obligation to modify or remove any inappropriate User Content, and no responsibility for the
conduct of the User submitting any such User Content.
Other users of the slothconservation.org Services respectfully asked for their valuable help
in reporting all User Content that is inappropriate, unlawful, defamatory, offensive, abusive,
or otherwise unfit for publication to the Designated Agent, as explained above.
8. Comments and other Information
Please be aware that the submission of comments or information through another similar
medium will be published in a public forum and subject to many kinds of different users of
different ages and levels of experience, and SloCo does not assume responsibility for
monitoring the material posted and published. Your use of public forums like comments,
message boards, and chat rooms is at your own risk, and you are solely responsible for all
and any actions you take as well as for all and any activities that you take based on
information gained on such public forum.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties
This slothconservation.org site and content and user content thereof are provided by SloCo
on an “as is” and “as available” basis. The organizers do not warrant that this site will be
uninterrupted or error or virus-free. SloCo reserves the right to revise the site or withdraw
access to it without notice to you. SloCo expressly disclaims any express or implied
warranties, including, without limitation, warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, availability, accuracy, reliability, or content of these pages.
You agree and acknowledge that the slothconservation.org services is at your own risk and
that you are exposed to user content from various sources. SloCo assumes no liability or
responsibility for any content or information provided by other users of the
slothconservation.org services.
10. Privacy Policy
Personal information shall be considered as being your name, gender, address, e-mail
address, country of residence, and phone number (“personal data”)
i) submitted by you on or through this slothconservation.org Site and
ii) collected in the course of providing the service is processed in accordance with the
slothconservation.org Site’s Privacy Policy.
You acknowledge that the Privacy Policy explains how we track your usage of the service
and process your personal data thereto including without limitation the purposes for which
personal data is used, the categories of processed personal data, the disclosures of such
personal data, and the transfers of such personal data, which may take place also to
countries outside EU/EEA in the course of the provision of the service. You agree and
consent to such processing by accepting these terms and conditions. For further information
please review the Privacy Policy.
Please rest assured that above all and at no time will SloCo ever share your personal
information with anyone else.
11. Fees
The use of the slothconservation.org Services is free of charge. SloCo may from time to time
launch other services which may be subject to a separate charge and terms.
12. Limitations of Liability
Except for liability for death or personal injury or damages caused by intentional misconduct
or gross negligence, the organizers, their affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and
agents shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or
consequential,455 or other damages, lost profits, business revenue, goodwill, anticipated
savings, or data, caused by the use of or inability to use the site and service even if the
possibility of such damages has been advised. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion
of certain warranties or limitations of liability, so the above limitations or exclusions may not
apply to you. Our liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law in such cases.
slothconservation.org site is hosted and made available from the United States. If you
access the slothconservation.org site from other jurisdictions, you are solely responsible for
following the local law as it may be applicable.
13. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the organizers, their affiliates, officers,
directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all third party claims and all
liabilities, assessments, losses, costs, or damages resulting from or arising out of:
i) your breach of these terms and conditions or privacy policy;
ii) your infringement or violation of any intellectual property, other rights, or privacy of a third
party.
14. Terms
These Terms and Conditions are effective as of January 1st, 2015, and are valid until further
notice. SloCo has the right to change these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy from
time to time at their sole discretion. Such changes will become effective upon posting a
notification on this site and you agree to be bound to any and all of the changes when you
use the slothconservation.org Services. SloCo reserves the right, in their sole discretion and
with immediate effect, and without any liability, to terminate your membership and your
access to all or any part of the slothconservation.org Services without prior notice; without
limitation, the Organizers may do so if you submit User Content that is infringing or otherwise
in violation of these Terms and Conditions. You may also, at any time, terminate your
registration to the slothconservation.org Services. If you choose to terminate your
registration, you will no longer have access to the slothconservation.org Services. In the
event of termination, the provisions of these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy that
are intended to survive such termination shall remain unaffected, including, without
limitation, Clauses 12 (Limitations of Liability) and 13 (Indemnity).
15. Export Control
slothconservation.org Site is subject to applicable export control laws in the USA and other
countries, including, without limitation, regulations administered by the US Department of
Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and the Department of the Treasury’s Office of
Foreign Assets Control. You agree to follow these laws and not to transfer or make available,
by electronic transmission or otherwise any content, software, encryption, or materials
subject to restrictions under these laws to a destination that is prohibited by these laws.
16. Assignment
The Organizers shall have the right to assign these Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy
or its rights and obligations hereunder to a third party without your prior written consent. Still,
they may not be assigned by you without SloCo’s prior written consent.
17. General
Together with the Privacy Policy and other legal notices submitted by SloCo on the
slothconservation.org Site, these Terms and Conditions are the entire agreement between
you and the Organizers regarding the use of the slothconservation.org Site. The failure of
the Organizers to exercise any right of this agreement shall not be considered a waiver of
such right. If any provision of this agreement is considered unlawful or void, it does not affect
the validity and enforceability of other provisions of this agreement. A failure of the
Organizers to insist upon the performance of one or more of the terms of these Terms and
Conditions and Privacy Policy shall not be deemed to be a waiver of its rights to enforce
such terms or of any rights or remedies SloCo may have in subsequent similar situations.
Please review the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy regularly to make sure that you
are up to date as to any changes in the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Please
contact the Designated Agent (as described in Clause 7) with any questions regarding any of
the above documents.
18. Governing Law and Settlement of Disputes
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United Kingdom without regard to any
conflict of laws principles. The Parties will use reasonable efforts to settle amicably by
negotiation any dispute, controversy, or claim that arises out of or relating to this Agreement
or the breach, termination, or invalidity thereof.
Any and all disputes that may arise between the Parties under or in connection with this
Agreement, which have not been amicably settled, shall be finally settled in arbitration in
accordance with the International Arbitration Rules of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce
and Industry. The arbitration shall be conducted in Geneva, Switzerland, in the English
language. The award shall be final and binding on the Parties.
19. Order of prevalence
In case of any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy
Policy, each such document shall prevail over the other(s) in the following order:
1- Terms and Conditions
2- Privacy Policy