Last updated: October 1, 2024
Please read these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) carefully before using the www.chinaglobalsouth.com website (the “Service”) operated by China Global South (“we”, “our”, or “us”).**
By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the Terms, then you do not have permission to access the Service.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the website.
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically. Your continued use of the Service after the posting of changes will constitute your acceptance of such changes.
2. Legal Use of the Website
You may use www.chinaglobalsouth.com for lawful purposes only. You agree not to:
- Use the Website to impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
- Interfere with or disrupt any servers or networks used to provide the Website or its features;
- Use the Website to engage in or to instigate or encourage others to engage in illegal activities or to cause injury or damage to any person or entity;
- Gain unauthorized access to the Website, or any account, computer system, or network connected to the Website;
- Use the Website to post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, harassing, abusive, libelous, obscene, or pornographic content;
- Use the Website to post or transmit any information or content (i) that violates or infringes the rights of others, including information or content that invades the privacy or violates the right of publicity of any person; (ii) that is defamatory or libelous; or (iii) that is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the permission of the owner of such rights;
- Use the Website to post or transmit any information or content that violates any law or engage in activity that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to a civil liability;
- Use the Website to post or transmit any content or material that contains a virus or other harmful component;
- Use the Website to advertise or solicit to anyone to buy or sell products or services, or to make donations of any kind, unless we have explicitly authorized such use in a particular circumstance;
- Gather for marketing purposes any email address or other personal information that has been posted by other users of the Website;
- Engage in personal attacks, harass or threaten another user, or deliberately disrupt the conversation;
- Repeatedly post the same or similar content or otherwise impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
- Access parts of the Website to which you are not authorized, or attempt to circumvent any restrictions imposed on your use or access of the Website;
- Use any automated mechanism to collect information from the Website in any manner that fails to respect the Robots Exclusion Protocol.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
All content provided on www.chinaglobalsouth.com, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is the property of China Global South or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of China Global South, with copyright authorship for this collection by China Global South.
You are granted a limited license to access and make personal use of the website. You may not:
– Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the website for any commercial purpose without express written consent from China Global South.
– Use any automated tools or systems (such as robots, spiders, or scraping tools) to access the website for any purpose without our prior written approval.
– Modify, adapt, or hack the website or modify another website to falsely imply it is associated with www.chinaglobalsouth.com.
Please bring to our attention any material on the Website that you believe to be inaccurate. Please forward a copy of the material to our Editor-in-Chief, Eric Olander, at eric@chinaglobalsouth.com, along with an explanation of your objection.
From time to time, we may include photographs taken by others on the website, including photographs we’ve found on social media sites that we believe may interest visitors to The China-Global South Project.com. If you are the owner of the copyright in a photograph displayed on the Website and you’d prefer that we remove it, please send an email to Editor-in-Chief Eric Olander at eric@chinaglobalsouth.com, including a description of the photograph and a link to the page within the Website on which it’s displayed.
4. Privacy
To receive our newsletters, you will be required to provide your email address and some basic demographic information (such as the country you’re in). Some content and newsletters are available only to Registered Users of the Website. To register for access to this content, you will need to create a username and password and provide some basic demographic information.
Our use of any information you provide to us or that we gather while you’re visiting the Website is governed by the terms of our Privacy Policy.
You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as prompted by our registration forms. You may not sell, share, or otherwise transfer your registration information. You may cancel your newsletter subscription at any time by visiting your unique profile management page; a link is found at the bottom of every email newsletter we send you.
5. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, The China-Global South Project will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site or from any information, content, materials, or services included on or otherwise made available to you through this site, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages.
This includes, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, data, or other intangible losses resulting from:
– Your use or inability to use the website.
– Unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data.
– Any other matter relating to the website.
6. Links to Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services not owned or controlled by The China-Global South Project.
The China-Global South Project has no control over and assumes no responsibility for any third-party websites or services’ content, privacy policies, or practices. You acknowledge and agree that China Global South is not liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of any third-party website or service.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless us and our parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of our and their respective directors, officers, managers, employees, shareholders, agents, representatives, licensors, successors, and assigns from and against any and all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that arise out of your use of the Website, any information or content that is posted or submitted via the Website by you or by others using your account, violation of this Visitor Agreement by you or any other person using your account, or your violation of any rights of another. We reserve the right to control the defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this section. In such event, you agree to provide us with such cooperation as reasonably requested. We will make reasonable efforts to provide you with notice of any such claim, but our failure to provide such notice will not relieve you of these obligations.
8. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to the website, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including, without limitation, if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the website will immediately cease.
9. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed and construed by the laws of the state of Michigan in the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding related to this website shall be brought exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact CGSP’s Editor-in-Chief Eric Olander at eric@chinaglobalsouth.com or by mail at:
The China-Global South Project
625 Kenmoor Avenue, Suite 301, PMB 95914
Grand Rapids, MI. 49546
United States
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By continuing to use the www.chinaglobalsouth.com website, you agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions.