Your access to and use of WWW.ASSYRIANCULTURE.ORG (“the Website”)— operated by the Assyrian Cultural Institute (“the ACI”, “us”, “we”, and “our”) —is subject to the following Terms of Use (“the Terms”) and Privacy Policy (“the Policy”). By using this Website, it is assumed that you have voluntarily read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and the Policy outlined herein.

Should you not agree to the Terms and the Policy— DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE. We reserve the right to revise the provisions outlined herein at any time at our sole discretion, and without any prior notice.

Terms of Use

Intellectual Property

All components of our Website, including but not limited to audio files, brand identity, copy, designs, content, diagrams, documents, domains, graphics, icons, images, layouts, logos, service marks, slogans, symbols, text, trademarks, video files, wordmarks, and/or works of authorship (collectively “the Materials”) are the proprietary of the ACI or its licensors. You are not permitted to broadcast, copy, create derivative work from, display, distribute, print, stream, or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, the content without the prior written consent of the ACI or its licensors.

Liability

The ACI shall take reasonable steps to ensure that information published on our Website is accurate and up to date. We reserve the right to correct or remove content at any time at our sole discretion, and without any prior notice.

Links to Third-Party Sites

The ACI may publish links to and from various third-party sites. The ACI will not assume any responsibility or liability should you access these sites. You are strongly encouraged to familiarise yourself with the policies and practices these sites may have before you submit any personal information to third parties.

Warranty

The ACI will not be held liable for any damages to or viruses that may infect a user’s computer equipment or other property resulting from the use of our Website.

Indemnity

By using this Website, you agree to indemnify, keep indemnified, defend, and hold the ACI as well as its respective agents, employees, officers, supervisors, and trustees harmless from all allegations, causes, claims, costs, damages, expenses, fees (including any reasonable solicitor fees), judgements, liabilities, and losses arising from or relating to your use of or operation of the Website or any of its Materials.

Privacy Policy

The following Policy represents our commitment to your right to privacy; giving you a clear explanation on how we collect, use, communicate, disclose, and otherwise make use of personal information. This Policy applies to all systems or services offered by the ACI to the public as well as through our Website and other Websites we may operate.

Collection and Use

The ACI shall collect personal information only with the knowledge and consent of the individual concerned. Prior to the collection of personal information, we shall identify the purposes for which the information is being collected.

The ACI shall collect and use such personal information solely for fulfilling those purposes— as specified by us —and for other ancillary purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.

Types of Personal Information

While using our Websites, you may be asked to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to name, date of birth, address, telephone number, and/or e-mail address.

Retention Period

Personal information will be retained by the ACI for as long as it is necessary or as required. We shall remove any personal information from our systems once it is no longer required.

The length of time personal information will be retained will vary depending on how long we need to process it for, the reason it was collected, and in line with any statutory requirements. After this time, the data will either be destroyed, or we may retain a secure anonymised record for analytical and research purposes.

Data Sharing

There may be instances where, as required by law, we may be requested to disclose personal information collected by us to comply with law enforcement requirements and legal processes, such as court orders.