Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and the Nour Foundation, a charitable nonprofit organization existing under the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A. and our affiliates (together, “Foundation,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) that governs your use of this website, any other Foundation registration, website, mobile application, online portal, electronic form, survey, interactive exhibit, and any other channel or mobile feature that is managed or operated by the Foundation (collectively, “Site”). The words “user,” “you,” and “your” refer to entities or individuals that access or use this Site.

Your use of this Site or any third-party sites managed by us, or your provision to us of any content or information, constitutes your agreement to these Terms of Use and any other terms and conditions that may be outlined elsewhere on this Site, including but not limited to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to comply with these Terms of Use in their entirety, or your jurisdiction will not honor the terms of this Site, you are not authorized to use this Site, and you may not access or link to this Site or download any materials or content from this Site. We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time for any reason and without notice. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for keeping yourself apprised of any such changes.

Restrictions on Use of Content; Copyright

The Site is owned, operated, and maintained by the Nour Foundation. The Site does not provide direct access to its authors, instructors, volunteers, or faculties. Unless otherwise noted, all materials on this Site are provided for non-commercial use only and are protected as the copyrights, trade dress and trademarks and/or other intellectual properties owned by the Nour Foundation, and/or its grantees or affiliates or by other parties that have licensed their material to us. We expressly reserve all rights to this Site and our materials under U.S. and international laws. The materials contained in this Site may not be modified or altered in any way. You may not copy or distribute any photograph, illustration, artwork, video, or other graphic material contained on this Site for any use unless explicit permission to do so is granted on the materials themselves or on the web page containing the materials. Except as noted above, you may not copy, distribute, enter into a database, display, perform, create derivative works of, transmit, or in any way exploit any part of our Site, including computer programs and other coding.

Trademarks

You acknowledge and agree that the Site name, logo and other Nour Foundation trademarks and service marks (“Our Marks”) are trademarks of the Nour Foundation in the United States and other countries. You may not use Our Marks for any product or service that does not belong to us, nor in any manner that is likely to cause confusion about whether we are the source, affiliated with, sponsor of or endorser of any product or service. In addition, you may not use Our Marks in any manner that disparages or discredits us.

Links, Frames and Metatags

You may link to the home page of our Site as long as the link does not cast us in a false or misleading light. The Site prefers advance notice of such linking, which can be sent to [email protected]. You may not frame the content of our Site. You may not use metatags or any other “hidden text” that incorporates Our Trademarks or our name without our express prior written consent.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

THIS SITE AND ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IS PROVIDED BY US OR THIRD PARTIES “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, AND WITHOUT THE UNDERTAKING OF ANY DUTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT OR ANY DUTY OF WORKMANLIKE EFFORT OR LACK OF NEGLIGENCE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY AND EFFORT IN THIS SITE IS WITH YOU. YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL OBTAIN (INCLUDING VIA DOWNLOAD) ANY CONTENT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
ALTHOUGH WE INTEND TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF VIRUSES, WORMS, “TROJAN HORSES” OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE MATERIALS TO OUR SITE, WE AND THIRD PARTIES DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT OUR SITE OR MATERIALS THAT MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM OUR SITE ARE FREE FROM SUCH DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. WE AND THIRD PARTIES ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU ON ANY LEGAL THEORY FOR ANY DAMAGES OR HARM ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH FEATURES.
WE AND THIRD PARTIES ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU ON ANY LEGAL THEORY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, LOST PROFITS, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES OR SIMILAR DAMAGES SUFFERED OR INCURRED BY YOU THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR YOUR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF USE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN THE EVENT OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS SITE OR ANY CONTENT, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO CEASE USING THIS SITE.

Release and Indemnity

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which you acknowledge by your entry to this Site, you hereby agree to release and waive any and all claims and/or liability against the Nour Foundation and third parties, if any, arising from or in connection with your use of this Site. You also agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Nour Foundation and Third Parties, if any, from and against any and all third party claims, demands, fines, penalties, damages, liabilities, costs, fees, expenses or amounts of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, arising or resulting from or in connection with your use of this Site or failure to abide by any applicable law. You also agree to cooperate fully in the defense of any of the foregoing.

Note to Users Outside of the United States

This Site is controlled by us from offices in the United States of America. If you choose to access this Site from locations outside the U.S. you do so at your own risk and you are responsible for compliance with any local laws. You may not use or export anything from the Site in violation of U.S. export laws, regulations, or these Terms of Use.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use will be governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and performed there without regard to its conflicts of law principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State and County of New York and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.

Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us and supersede any prior understandings (oral or written).

Changes and Updates to Terms of Use

We may change or update these Terms of Use and as such we encourage you to refer back to it periodically.

Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy is part of our Terms of Use and is designed to help you understand how ostadelahi.com (this “Site” or “OE”) collects personally identifying information about you and how it uses and discloses that information. This Privacy Policy applies to data that personally identifies you, other than publicly available information (“Personal Information”) that is collected on this Site. Your use of this Site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy.

This Site may collect two kinds of information from our Site’s visitors: anonymous information and personally identifiable information.

Anonymous and Non-Personal Information

Non-personal information and data may be collected on the Site through tracking mechanisms such as “cookies” that recognize repeat visitors, facilitate your ongoing access to and use of the site, and allow us to track usage behavior and compile aggregated data that will allow content improvements. You may elect to block cookies through your browser settings. However, if you block cookies you may not have access to some of the Site’ services and features. We use tracking mechanisms only to obtain non-personal information in order to improve visitors’ online experience and facilitate your visit within our site.

Personally Identifiable Information (“Personal Data”)

We also collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us through our Site (“Personal Data”). For example, we collect Personal Data when you subscribe to an email newsletter or submit a contact form. The types of Personal Data that we collect may include your name and email address.

We never rent or sell your personal information and require all third-party application service providers, if any, to hold personal information in strict confidence. While we believe they will treat your personal information responsibly, we do not own or control them.

Data Storage Location and Duration

Our data storage facilities are located in the United States. If you are located outside of the US, by sending us your data you consent to its transfer to and storage within the US. We keep your data for as long as we think is necessary or advisable and reserve the right to retain it to the full extent not prohibited by law. We may discard your data at our discretion and you should not rely upon our storage of any personal information or other data.

Children 12 Years Old and Under

Our Site is not specifically dedicated to children and we do not actively solicit information from children. Children under the age of 12 are required to obtain permission from a parent or guardian prior to providing any personal information.

Special Note to International Users

Our Site is hosted in the United States. If you are accessing our Site from the European Union, Asia, Africa or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use or disclosure that differ from US laws, please note that you are transferring your personal data to the US, which does not have the same data protection laws as the EU and other regions. By providing your data you consent to: (i) the use of your personal data for the uses identified above in accordance with the Privacy Policy; and (ii) the transfer of your personal data to the US as indicated above and the application of US laws to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information.

Changes and Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may change or update this Privacy Policy and as such we encourage you to refer back to it periodically.