Terms and Conditions

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WEB SITE USAGE AGREEMENT BETWEEN:

(1) The Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP), having its principal office at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, One Exchange Square, London, EC2A 2JN, United Kingdom and

(2) Any user or users ("User") of the NDEP Web site (the "site").

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

2. NDEP wishes to enhance public access to information about the NDEP's activities, and it maintains this Web site, and the information, documents and materials presented herein (collectively, the "materials"), for informational purposes only. NDEP is pleased to allow any User to download and copy the materials for their own personal, non-commercial use, subject to the following conditions:

2.1 The User may reproduce materials from the NDEP Web site free of charge and without written permission from the NDEP.

2.2 The User may not otherwise copy, republish, lend, post on servers, transmit or redistribute to (mailing) lists this information for commercial purposes or for compensation of any kind.

2.3 Some of the materials in the NDEP Web site may contain references to materials from third parties for which copyright must be honoured.

2.4 The User may not modify the materials found in the NDEP Web site without the prior permission of the NDEP.

DISCLAIMER

3. Materials provided on this site are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. NDEP specifically does not make any warranties or representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any such materials.

4. This site may contain advice, opinions and statements of various information or content providers. NDEP does not warrant or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information provided by any information 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 User's own risk. NDEP shall not 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 or for any damages resulting therefrom.

5. Nothing in this site or any materials shall be construed, implicitly or explicitly, as containing any investment recommendation or advice.

6. NDEP may add, change, improve, or update the information of the Web site without notice. NDEPreserves its exclusive right in its sole discretion to alter, limit or discontinue part of this site. Under no circumstances shall NDEP be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense suffered which is claimed to result from use of this site, including without limitation, any fault, error, omission, interruption or delay. Use of this site is at the User's sole risk.

7. Information contained in this Web site does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the NDEP concerning the legal status of any country or territory or of its authorities.

8. NDEP makes every effort to minimise disruption caused by technical errors. However some data or information on our site may have been created or structured in files or formats which are not error-free and we cannot guarantee that our service will not be interrupted or otherwise affected by such problems. NDEP accepts no responsibility with regard to such problems (failure of performance, computer virus, communication line failure, alteration of content, etc.) incurred as a result of using this site or any link to external sites.

9. If this site contains message or communication facilities, the User shall not do any of the following: Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights of others; Publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful material; Upload or attach files that contain software of other material protected by intellectual property laws unless the User owns or controls the rights thereto or has 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; Upload, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available unsolicited advertising of any goods or services, or conduct or forward surveys, contests, "spam" or chain letters; etc. The User specifically acknowledges and agrees that NDEP is not liable for any conduct of any other User, including, but not limited to, the types of conduct listed above.

10. This site contains links to third party Web sites. NDEP is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. These links are provided only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked site by the NDEP.

11. NDEP reserves the right to deny at its sole discretion any User access to this site or any portion thereof without notice.

LINKING TO THE NDEP WEB SITE

12. Internet Web sites may link to the site without seeking the permission of the NDEP. However, such links must clearly identify the NDEP as the source of the information displayed on the site and preserve the integrity of the site without alteration.

SEVERABILITY

13. If a competent authority finds any part of this Agreement to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable then such part shall be severed from the remainder of this Agreement which shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

NO WAIVER

14. No waiver by NDEP of any provision of this Agreement shall be binding except as set forth in writing signed by its duly authorised representative.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

15. This Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter of the Agreement and supersedes all previous communications, representations and arrangements, written or oral. The User acknowledges that no reliance is placed on any representation made, but not embodied in this Agreement.

USER'S REMEDY

16. If the User is dissatisfied with materials or with any of the terms and conditions of use of this site, the User's sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this site.

APPLICABLE LAWS

17. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales.