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Applicable terms
Access to, and use of, any part of the website of "The Pan-African Geographical Indications information hub" (hereinafter 'the Website'), any document, material or other information, including data, text, images and sound (hereinafter 'Information') made available on the Website are governed by these general terms and conditions of use (hereinafter 'General Terms') and constitute acceptance of these General Terms by the user.
The General Terms that apply are those published on the Website.
Ownership
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Use of the Information is regulated as follows:
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- create adaptations, translations, conversions, modifications or other derivative work based on the Information provided that
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- the author of the Information and/or the party credited as its provider - whichever appears on the Website - is mentioned, and the Website is cited as its source; and
- the right to reproduce and distribute any such adaptation is explicitly granted to any third party, under the same conditions as provided herein;
- use deep linking techniques to reach specific pages of the Website beyond the home page.
Users shall not:
- perform any activity that could harm or violate security of the Website, and, in particular, upload files containing viruses or other malware that might damage the operation of another user's computer;
- use integration techniques such as framing and inline linking with the Website and the Information therein;
- use the information and personal data made available on the Website for contacting data subjects for any commercial purpose unrelated to the official registration of their marks or for any other illegal or misleading activity.
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Under no circumstance shall the users use the logo or the official name and credentials of the project stakeholders to imply affiliation, endorsement or other official link to them without prior written and formal authorisation.
Disclaimer
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