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Welcome to internationalconservation.org. The internationalconservation.org website (the “Site”) is comprised of various web pages operated by the ICCFGroup (“ The ICCF Group “). internationalconservation.org is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of internationalconservation.org constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these Terms carefully, and keep a copy of them for your reference.

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This website shares information about the nonprofit organization the ICCF Group, whose mission is to advance conservation governance by building political will, providing on-the-ground solutions.

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Electronic Communications

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Children Under Thirteen

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You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the site. The ICCF Group content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any prosperity rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of the ICCF Group and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of the ICCF Group or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

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Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. The ICCF Group does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, the ICCF Group specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized by the ICCF Group spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of the ICCF Group.

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Arbitration

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Termination/Access Restriction

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Changes of Terms

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