Terms & Conditions

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE

Terms of website use

This terms of use agreement (together with the documents referred to in it) sets out the terms on which you may make use of our website,www.focus-europe.org(our“website”).

By using our website, you confirm that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, you must not use our website.

Other applicable terms

These terms of use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our website:

• Our Privacy Policy, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using our website, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
• Our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our website.

Information about us

Our website is operated by Fundação Focus AssistênciaHumanitária Europa (also known as Focus Humanitarian Assistance Europe Foundation)(“Focus Europe”, “We” or “us”). We are a company registered in Portugal with NIPC (Número de Identificação de Pessoa Coletiva) 503904090, with a UKestablishmentunder establishment number BR011601 and registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under registration number 1054174.

Changes to these terms

We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. Please check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we have made, as they are binding on you. Where we make material changes to these terms of use, we will endeavour to notify registered users by email at the address associated with their account.

Disclaimer

The content on our website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely.

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our website is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

Access to our website is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our website without notice. We will not be liable to you if for any reason our website is unavailable at any time or for any period.  Please note that any of the content on our website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update it.

Children

This website is not directed toward children under 13 years of age, and Focus Europe does not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you are under 13, please do not submit any personal information to Focus Europe. Children under the applicable age of digital consent in their jurisdiction should not use this website without the consent of a parent or guardian. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that their child has provided personal information to Focus Europe without appropriate consent, they should contact us at data@focusha.org to request the deletion of such information. Focus Europe will take reasonable steps to delete any such information from its systems promptly upon receipt of a verified request.

Intellectual property rights

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our website, and in the material published on it.  Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from our website for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to content posted on our website.

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of content on our website must always be acknowledged.

You must not use any part of the content on our website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.

You may share content from our website on social media platforms or for non-commercial charitable purposes, provided that you clearly attribute such content to Focus Europe and include, where reasonably practicable, a link to the relevant page on our website. Such sharing must not alter or misrepresent the content and must comply with the other provisions of these terms of use. For any commercial use of content on our website, please contact data@focusha.org.

If you print off, copy or download any part of our website in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Limitation of our liability

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by applicable law.

Focus Europe is a charitable organisation and the content on this website is provided for general informational purposes only. Nothing on this website constitutes professional, legal, medical, financial or other specialist advice. If you require such advice, you should consult an appropriately qualified professional. Focus Europe does not accept liability for any reliance placed on the content of this website, and users (including those in vulnerable circumstances) are encouraged to seek appropriate professional assistance where needed.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our website or any content on it, whether express or implied.

We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

• use of, or inability to use, our website; or
• use of or reliance on any content displayed on our website.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our website or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our website. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Different limitations and exclusions of liability will apply to liability arising as a result of the supply of any service by us to you. Where services (including donation processing) are provided via this website, separate terms and conditions applicable to those services will apply and will be made available or linked to at the relevant point of use.

Viruses

We do not guarantee that our website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our website. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our website by knowingly introducing viruses, Trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website, the server on which our website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our website. You must not attack our website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. By breaching this provision, you may commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 or equivalent legislation applicable in your jurisdiction. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our website will cease immediately.

Links to third-party sites

Our website may provide links to several other third-party websites. While we make efforts to choose our links carefully, Focus Europe is not responsible for the content of linked websites, or for the privacy policies of websites we link to. Since we do not control those websites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites prior to any use.

Linking to our website

Generally, other websites may link to our website without seeking the permission of Focus Europe. However, any such linking:

• must clearly identify Focus Europe as the source of the information displayed and preserve the integrity of Focus Europe web pages without alteration
• must be fair and legal and must not damage our reputation or take advantage of it
• must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists
• must not establish a link to our websitefrom any website or platform over which you do not have editorial control, save that links may be established from organisational platforms, social media profiles and partner charity websites, provided that such linking otherwise complies with these terms of use.

Our website must not be framed on any other site.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

If you wish to make any use of content on our website other than that set out above, please contact data@focusha.org.

Applicable law

Without prejudice to the laws that might be applicable to your use of particular service providers on the website, including payment providers for the making of donations, these terms of use are governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Nothing in these terms of use shall affect any mandatory rights that you may have as a consumer under applicable consumer protection laws to bring claims in the courts of your country of residence.

Donations and services

Where Focus Europe accepts charitable donations or provides other services through this website, separate terms and conditions may apply to those transactions, including in relation to refunds and Gift Aid. Users should refer to any such terms made available at the relevant point of transaction. In the event of any conflict between these terms of use and any terms applicable to a specific donation or service, the terms applicable to that donation or service shall prevail to the extent of the conflict.

Severability

If any provision of these terms of use is found by any court or competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, lawful and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these terms of use.

Waiver

No failure or delay by us in exercising any right or remedy provided under these terms of use or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

Complaints and dispute resolution

If you have any complaints regarding our website or these terms of use, please contact us in the first instance at data@focusha.org. Focus Europe will endeavour to acknowledge your complaint promptly and to resolve it in good faith. We encourage users to engage with us directly before taking any formal dispute resolution steps, so that we may have a reasonable opportunity to address any concerns.

Contact us

To contact us, please email data@focusha.org.