Terms of use

The use of this web site constitutes agreement with the following terms and conditions:

(a) The Lessons From Nature project maintains this web site (the “Site”) as a courtesy to those who may choose to access the Site (“Users”). The information presented herein is for informative purposes only. We grant permission to Users to visit the Site and to download and copy the information, documents and materials (collectively, “Materials”) from the Site for the User’s personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell or redistribute them or to compile or create derivative works therefrom, subject to the terms and conditions outlined below, and also subject to more specific restrictions that may apply to specific Material within this Site.

(b) The Lessons From Nature project consortium administers this Site. All Material on this Site appears subject to the present Terms and Conditions.

(c) Unless expressly stated otherwise, this website reflects the views only of the author, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Disclaimers

Materials provided on this Site are provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. The Lessons From Nature project consortium specifically does not make any warranties or representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any such Materials. The Lessons From Nature project consortium periodically adds, changes, improves or updates the Materials on this Site without notice. Under no circumstances shall the Lessons From Nature project consortium be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered that is claimed to have resulted from the use of this Site, including, without limitation, any fault, error, omission, interruption or delay with respect thereto. The use of this Site is at the User’s sole risk. Under no circumstances, including but not limited to negligence, shall the Lessons From Nature project consortium and the European Commission, be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages.

The User specifically acknowledges and agrees that the Lessons From Nature project consortium is not liable for any conduct of any User.

This Site may contain links and references to third-party web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the Lessons From Nature project consortium or the European Commission, and the partners is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The Lessons From Nature project consortium provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply the endorsement of the linked site by the United Nations.

If this Site contains a communication platform (collectively, “SHARE”), where the User agrees to use it only to send and like messages and materials that are proper and related to the particular topic. By way of example and not as a limitation, the User agrees that when using SHARE, he or she shall not do any of the following:

(a) Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;

(b) Publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful material or information;

(c) Upload or attach files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy and publicity) unless the User owns or controls the rights thereto or has received all consents therefor as may be required by law;

(d) Upload or attach files that contain viruses, corrupted files or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer;

(e) Delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded;

(f) Falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded;

(g) Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services, or conduct or forward surveys, contests or chain letters, or download any file posted by another user that the User knows, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.

General

The Lessons From Nature project consortium reserves its exclusive right in its sole discretion to alter, limit or discontinue the Site or any Materials in any respect. The Lessons From Nature project consortium shall have no obligation to take the needs of any User into consideration in connection therewith.

The Lessons From Nature project consortium reserves the right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to this Site or any portion thereof without notice.