Introduction
The use of the present website, which relates to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions altogether, i.e. in synergy, constitutes agreement with the following terms and conditions (hereinafter referred to as “Terms and Conditions” or “Terms of Use”):
- The Secretariat of the BRS Conventions (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretariat") maintains this website (hereinafter referred to as the "Site") as a courtesy to those who may choose to access the Site (referred to, collectively, as "Users" and, individually, as "User"). The information presented herein are for informative purposes only. The Secretariat grants permission to Users to visit the Site and to download and copy the information, documents and materials (collectively hereinafter referred to as "Materials"), from the Site for the User's personal, for non-commercial use, without any right to resell or to commercially redistribute them or to compile or to create derivative works therefrom, subject to the terms and conditions outlined below, and also subject to more specific restrictions that may apply to specific Materials within this Site.
- The Secretariat administers this Site. All Materials on this Site from the Secretariat appears subject to the present Terms and Conditions.
- Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in the Materials on this Site do not necessarily represent the official views, respectively, of the Secretariat nor of the Parties to the BRS Conventions, of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) nor of the United Nations (UN).
Disclaimers
Materials provided on this Site are provided ‘as is’, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without being limited to warranties of merchantability, of fitness for a particular purpose, of non-infringement, etc.. The Secretariat specifically does not make any warranties nor representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any such Materials.
The Secretariat periodically adds, changes, improves or updates the Materials on this Site without notice.
Under no circumstances shall the Secretariat 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 being limited to 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 Secretariat or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damage, even if the Secretariat has been advised of the possibility of such damage.
The User specifically acknowledges and agrees that the Secretariat is not liable for any conduct of any User.
This Site may contain advice, opinions, statements and any other types of information from various information providers. The Secretariat does not represent nor endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information provided by any information provider, any User of this Site or any other person or entity. Reliance upon any such advice, opinion, statement, or other information shall also be at the User's own risk. Neither the Secretariat 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, including without being limited to, any inaccuracy, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, alteration of or use of any content herein, or for its timeliness or completeness, nor shall they be liable for any failure of performance, computer virus or communication line failure, regardless of cause, or for any damage resulting therefrom.
As a condition of use of this Site, the User agrees to indemnify the Secretariat and its affiliates from and against any and all actions, claims, losses, damage, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of the User's use of this Site, including without being limited any claims alleging facts that if true would constitute a breach by the User of the present Terms and Conditions. If the User is dissatisfied with any Materials on this Site or with any of its Terms and Conditions or Terms of Use, the User's sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site.
This Site may contain links and references to third-party websites. The linked websites are not under the control of the Secretariat, and the Secretariat is not responsible for the content of any linked website or any link contained in a linked website. The Secretariat provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply the endorsement, by the Secretariat, of the linked website and information contained therein. Mention of the names of companies and commercial products does not imply their endorsement by the UN, the FAO, UNEP nor by the Secretariat.
If this Site contains, for example, bulletin boards, chat rooms, access to mailing lists or other message or communication facilities such as the ones in connection with the clearing-house mechanism, etc. (collectively referred to as "Fora" and, individually, as "Forum"), the User agrees to use the Fora only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to a particular Forum. For instance, the User agrees that, when using a Forum, he or she shall not do any of the following, yet without being an exhaustive list:
- defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others ,for example: it is not acceptable to publicise your or anyone else's contact details including address, place of employment, name of educational establishment, telephone or mobile number, e-mail address, etc., for User’s own safety and that of everyone who uses the Fora;
- 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 under intellectual property law (e.g. publishing rights) or under privacy law or other applicable law, unless the User owns or controls the intellectual property and other rights thereto or has received all relevant consents as may be required under applicable law;
- delete any author attributions, legal notices, proprietary designations, labels or any other legal or mandatory mentions 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, or download any file posted by another user of a Forum that the User knows, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such a manner.
The User acknowledges that all Fora and discussion groups are public and not private communications. Further, the User acknowledges that chats, postings, conferences, e-mails and any other communications by other Users are not endorsed by the Secretariat, and that such communications shall not be considered to have been reviewed, screened, endorsed or approved by the Secretariat. The Secretariat reserves the right to remove, for any reason and without limitation, e-mail, bulletin board and other types of postings.
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on the maps on this site do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the Secretariat, the FAO, UNEP, nor by the UN. The designations employed and the presentation of Materials provided on this Site do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat, of UNEP, and of the UN, concerning the geo-political situations or legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of their authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The term “country” as used in the Materials also refers, as appropriate, to territories or areas.
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the six official languages of the UN, English and French being the working languages of the UN. Yet, in the event of any ambiguity or inconsistency, the English version of the webpages of the Site shall prevail.
Automated Translation or Artificial Intelligence Software in Use
The versions of the Site, which are in languages other than English, may have been translated using artificial intelligence (AI) software, or automated translators, and are provided for the convenience of Users. In principle, pages translated by means of AI tools are identified as such. While efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of AI or automated translations, automated or AI-translated text may differ from an official translation of the original English text. The Secretariat cannot guarantee the accuracy of such translations, and users relying on automated or AI-translated text do so at their own risk. As the English version of the Site prevail, if in doubt, Users are advised to seek qualified advice. Please note that documents attached to or linked to the Site as PDF files, including official translations of legal documents identified as such and other forms and documents only available in English, are not altered by AI software nor automated translators. Please also note that some portions of the Site may not be translated or may not function in translation. In the event of any ambiguity, inconsistency, or conflict between the BRS Conventions and the information provided on this Site, including translations thereof, the English version of the webpages of the Site shall prevail.
Copyright © by the Secretariat
The Materials available on this website, which are related to the BRS Conventions and owned by the Secretariat, may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the Secretariat as the copyright holder, provided appropriate credit is given and acknowledgement of the source is made. The Secretariat would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses these Materials as a source. No use of these Materials may be made for resale or for any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission in writing from the Secretariat. Unless stated otherwise, the Materials are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Use of names and emblems or logos
Use and display of the respective names and/or emblems and/or logos - and/or any abbreviations thereof - of the UN, of the FAO, of UNEP and of the BRS Conventions, are highly restricted and essentially limited to each organisation’s activities. Users may not use any UN, FAO, UNEP, BRS Conventions’ respective names and/or emblems and/or logos - and/or any abbreviations thereof - or any of their other means of promotion or publicity, to represent or imply an association or affiliation with the UN, the FAO, UNEP and the BRS Conventions, without the prior written consent(s) of, respectively, the UN, the FAO, UNEP and of the Secretariat of the BRS Conventions.
Privileges and immunities of the United Nations
Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or a waiver of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations, which are applicable to the FAO, to UNEP and to the Secretariat.
Final provisions
The Secretariat reserves its exclusive right in its sole discretion to alter, limit or discontinue the Site or Materials in any respect. The Secretariat shall have no obligation to take the needs of any User into consideration in connection therewith.
The Secretariat reserves the right to, in its soled discretion, deny any User access to this Site or any portion thereof without notice.
No waiver by the Secretariat of any provisions under the present Terms and Conditions shall be binding, except as set forth in writing and signed by its duly authorised representative.
The present Terms of Use are to be read in conjunction with the applicable privacy policy, which is also available on the Secretariat’s website.
How to contact the Secretariat
The Secretariat welcomes your views regarding these Terms of Use. If you have any questions or remarks relating to the present Terms of Use, please contact the Secretariat.