Web site usage agreement

Use of this Site constitutes agreement with the following terms and conditions.

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (“UNAIDS”) maintains this web site (the “Site”) as a courtesy to those UNAIDS may choose to access the Site (“Users”). The information presented herein is for informative purposes only. UNAIDS is pleased to allow Users to visit the Site and download and copy the information, documents and materials (collectively, “Materials”) from the Site for User’s personal, non-commercial use, without any right to resell, create derivative works, subject to the terms and conditions outlined below, and also subject to more specific restrictions that may apply to specific material within this Site.

DISCLAIMERS

All rights reserved. The information in the various pages of the UNAIDS website is issued for general distribution.

Extracts of the information in the website may be reviewed, reproduced or translated for research or private study but not for sale or for use in conjunction with commercial purposes.

Any use of information in the website should be accompanied by an acknowledgement of UNAIDS as the source, citing the uniform resource locator (URL) of the article.

Reproduction or translation of substantial portions of the website, or any use other than for educational or other non- commercial purposes, requires explicit, prior authorization in writing. Applications and enquiries should be addressed to webteam@unaids.org.

The designations employed and the presentation of the information in this website do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNAIDS concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by UNAIDS in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. UNAIDS does not warrant that the information contained in the website is complete and correct and shall not be liable whatsoever for any damages incurred as a result of its use.

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.

UNAIDS specifically does not make any warranties or representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any such written Materials. UNAIDS periodically includes additions, changes, improves, or updates the Materials on this Site without notice. Under no circumstances shall UNAIDS be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered which is claimed to resulted from use of this Site, including without limitation, any fault, error, omission, interruption or delay with respect thereto. Use of this Site is at User’s sole risk. Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall UNAIDS or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, even if UNAIDS has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

User specifically acknowledges and agrees that UNAIDS is not liable for any conduct of any User.

This site may contain advice, opinions, and statements of various information providers and content providers.

UNAIDS does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information provided by any information provider or content provider, or any user of this site or other person or entity. Reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement, or other information shall also be at your own risk. Neither UNAIDS nor its affiliates, nor any of their respective agents, employees, information providers or content providers shall be liable to any User or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error, omission, interruption, timeliness, completeness, deletion, defect, failure of performance, computer virus, communication line failure, alteration of, or use of any content herein, regardless of cause, for any damages.

As a condition of use of this Site, User agrees to indemnify UNAIDS and its affiliates from and against any and all actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out User’s use of this Site, including without limitation any claims alleging facts that if true would constitute a breach by User of these terms and conditions. If User is dissatisfied with any material on this Site or with any of terms and conditions of use of this Site, User’s sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this Site.

This Site contains links to third-party web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of UNAIDS and UNAIDS is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. UNAIDS provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked site by UNAIDS.

If this Site contains bulletin boards, chat rooms, access to mailing lists or other message or communication facilities (collectively, “Forums”), User agrees to use the Forums only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Forum.

By way of example, and not as a limitation, User agrees that when using a Forum, User shall not do any of the following:

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

  • Publish post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful material or information.

  • Upload or attach files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.

  • 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.

  • Delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded.

  • Falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.

  • Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services, or conduct or forward surveys, contests, or chain letters. Download any file posted by another user of a Forum that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.

User acknowledges that all Forums or Discussion Groups are public and not private communications. Further, User acknowledges that chats, postings, conferences, e-mails and other communications by other users are not endorsed by UNAIDS, and such communications shall not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by UNAIDS.

UNAIDS reserves the right for any reason to remove without notice any contents of the Forums received from Users, including without limitation e-mail and bulletin board postings.

Privacy policy

Your privacy on the Internet is of utmost importance to the UNAIDS Secretariat, its employees and affiliates. As a general policy, UNAIDS does not collect any personal information on its websites that identify you or any demographic information about you.

This privacy statement describes UNAIDS’s policy concerning the gathering and sharing of visitors’ information through the UNAIDS web site. It applies to all “UNAIDS sites” – that is, all sites within the “UNAIDS.org” domain name.

1. WHAT INFORMATION DOES UNAIDS COLLECT?

Normal web site usage

In general, you can browse the UNAIDS site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. The only information we gather during general browsing is from standard server logs. These include your IP (Internet Protocol) address, domain name, browser type, operating system, and information such as the web site that referred you to us, the files you download, the pages you visit, and the dates/times of those visits. We use tracking technologies, such as Google Analytics, Hotjar and Facebook Pixel to better understand our audience and supporters, for example by estimating our audience size and patterns and tracking the level of interest in our campaigns.

Collection of personally identifiable information

If you register for a newsletter, log on to certain UNAIDS sites, order a publication, request information, provide feedback, apply for a job, join a discussion group or join an electronic mailing list, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, postal address and e-mail address. This information is collected only with your knowledge and permission, and is kept in secure UNAIDS databases and mailing lists. If you are purchasing something using the web or making a donation, you may be asked to provide your credit card or wire transfer details. These details are transferred to a secure, online payment service, hosted outside UNAIDS. Credit card information is not retained by UNAIDS.

UNAIDS sites with specific requirements to collect personal information may publish a privacy policy specific for that site. In these cases, the site – specific policies will be complementary to this general UNAIDS privacy policy, but will give additional details for that particular site.

For certain UNAIDS sites, registering or supplying personal information sets a cookie*. By setting this cookie, UNAIDS will remember your general details the next time you visit, so you don’t have to re-enter the information. This helps us to provide you with a better service.

Joining electronic discussion groups may mean that other participants of the discussion group (including non-UNAIDS employees) will see personal information that you have volunteered. For open discussion groups, this information will be public.

2. WHAT DOES UNAIDS DO WITH THE INFORMATION IT COLLECTS?

Normal web site usage

The information gathered during general browsing of the “UNAIDS.org” domain is used to analyze trends and usage of the UNAIDS site and to improve the usefulness of the site. It is not connected with any personal information.

Personally identifiable information

UNAIDS may use the personal information you provide to:

  • Contact you – either in response to a query or suggestion, or to mail newsletters, documents, publications etc. to you;

  • Manage and process your job application;

  • Confirm your purchases and registrations on the site;

  • Obtain payment for purchases through the site (via credit card);

  • “Remember” your online profile and preferences;

  • Help you quickly find information that is relevant to you based on your interests, and help us create site content most relevant to you;

  • Statistical analysis.

3. WHAT IF I DON’T WANT TO PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Providing personal information on the UNAIDS site is optional. If you choose not to provide personal information, you can still browse and use the UNAIDS site, but you may not be able to carry out certain actions such as purchase items, make donations, register for a newsletter or apply for a job.

4. WHAT ABOUT INFORMATION SECURITY

We do not sell or share any personally identifiable information volunteered on the UNAIDS site to any third party. Any information provided to UNAIDS by users of the UNAIDS site is held with the utmost care and security, and will not be used in ways other than as set forth in this privacy policy, or in any site – specific policies, or in ways to which you have explicitly consented. UNAIDS employs a range of technologies and security measures to protect the information maintained on our systems from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

All our employees who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of official business matters, including personal data.

The UNAIDS site contains links to sites external to the UNAIDS.org domain. UNAIDS is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.

5. OUR CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions or queries regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at webteam@UNAIDS.org

*Cookies. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent from a web server to your browser. It is normally used to assign a unique identification to your computer and securely store information such as user IDs, passwords, preferences, and online profiles. It is stored on the hard drive of your computer. You can choose not to have cookies delivered by UNAIDS sites by changing your browser settings. Different web sites can send their own cookies to your computer. To protect your privacy, your browser only allows a web site to access the cookies it has already sent you, not the cookies sent by other sites

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