These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the WorldFishCenter .org website (“Site”) which is managed and administered by WorldFish, a member of the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (“CGIAR Consortium”).
By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms, please promptly exit the Site. In addition, specific terms of use may be indicated in connection with certain Materials, in which case your access to such Materials shall be governed by these Terms, subject to such specific terms of use.
WorldFish reserves the right to modify these Terms in its discretion at any time, such modifications being effective when posted.
1. Materials Accessible through the Site
Throughout the Site, you may access materials including but not limited to images, information, documents, audio recordings, videos and services (“Materials”) either (i) developed and made available by the WorldFish (“WorldFish Materials“), or (ii) made available by contributorsthrough a blog or other service of the Site (“Contributed Materials”), or (iii) belonging to or originating from third parties (including other CGIAR Centers and CGIAR Research Programs and the CGIAR Consortium) and aggregated on the Site and/or made accessible through links to third party websites (“Third Party Materials”).
2. Permitted Use of WorldFish Materials
The CGIAR Consortium aims to create international public goods. For this purpose, the WorldFish Materials are made available in the most open and easily accessible way. You may download, copy, reproduce, republish, modify, post, broadcast, transmit, distribute, make available to the public, or otherwise use WorldFish Materials in any way, provided that (i) you attribute the work and any identified source, (ii) your use is for non-commercial, research, educational or personal purposes, and (iii) you, in turn, license such Materials under the same conditions. Should you wish to deviate from these conditions, please contact WorldFish in order to seek prior authorization.
3. Third Party Materials
Your use of Third Party Materials is solely governed by the terms of use contained in the third party websites such Third Party Materials originate from. Third Party Materials are outside the domain, control and responsibility of WorldFish who is providing access to them as a convenience only. No sponsorship or endorsement by the WorldFish is therefore hereby implied.
4. Contributed Materials
By posting Contributed Materials, contributors agree to grant WorldFish, and its successors and assigns, a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, copy, modify, perform, publish and disseminate the Contributed Materials on the Site and in derivative works, and warrant that the exercise of such rights does not infringe any third party rights, including copyright. If the foregoing is false, Contributor shall defend, indemnify, and hold WorldFish harmless from any resulting claims, damages or costs (including reasonable attorney fees).
5. Prohibited Use
You agree not to use this Site, including the Materials, for any unlawful purpose or in any way that would violate the rights of others, including intellectual property rights. You agree not to use the WorldFish logo without our prior written authorization.
6. Disclaimer/ Limitation of Liability
The Site is provided by WorldFish “as is”. WorldFish makes every effort to ensure, but makes no warranties, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose of any of the Materials. In no event shall WorldFish be liable for any loss or damages of any nature, including special, indirect, punitive or consequential damages, arising in connection with the access, use or reliance on any of the Materials.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold WorldFish, its employees, officers, trustees and affiliates, harmless from any claims, losses or damages, including legal fees, resulting from your violation of these Terms or your use of the Site, including any of the Materials, and to fully cooperate in the WorldFish defense against any such claims.
8. Law
These Terms are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Malaysia. You agree that any disputes or proceedings between you and us in connection with their subject matter shall be brought in a Malaysian court of competent jurisdiction. However, disputes should first be taken to arbitration.
9. No waiver
Either party’s failure to insist on or enforce strict performance of any of the Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Nothing herein shall be deemed a waiver of any of the privileges and immunities of WorldFish.
10. Entire Agreement
These Terms, including any additional specific terms of use, constitute the entire agreement between you and us relating to their subject matter and supersede all prior, contemporaneous and future communications between you and us.