Terms of Use

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Terms and Conditions

Use of this site is provided by Oxfam America subject to the following Terms and Conditions.

1. You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes, and in a manner which does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of the site by, any third party. If Oxfam America reasonably determines that you have violated or are likely to violate the foregoing prohibitions, Oxfam America may take any action it deems necessary to cure or prevent the violation, including without limitation, termination of your access to its website at any time, without notice, and/or the immediate removal of any content from this website. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to this web site or for removal of information from the website.
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6. As noted, this website may contain links to other websites. All such links are provided as a convenience to our users. Oxfam America takes no responsibility for the content of external websites.
7. Any communication or material that you transmit to, or post on, any public area of the site, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary information.
8. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account information, user names, access permissions or passwords that you use to access this website or any portion thereof. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities occurring under your accounts, user names or passwords that are due to your conduct, inaction or negligence. If you become aware of any suspicious or unauthorized conduct concerning your account, you agree to contact us immediately and take other appropriate action to deal with such conduct.
9. If there is any conflict between these general Terms and Conditions and any rules and/or specific terms of use appearing on this site relating to specific material, then the latter shall prevail. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
10. This website is administered by Oxfam America from its offices in Massachusetts. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Massachusetts. Any disputes relating to the use of this website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Massachusetts or the United States District Court of Massachusetts.
11. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions in full, you must immediately terminate use of this website.

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September 2009