General terms of use for the website of the Alter Start association

1. Scope

These general terms of use (the “Terms”) govern access to and use of the website of the Alter Start association (the “Association”), available at www.alterstart.org (the “Site”).

By accessing or using the Site, any person (the “User”) accepts these Terms.

If the User does not accept these Terms, they must refrain from accessing and using the Site.

2. Publisher of the Site

The Site is published by:

• Association Alter Start
• Legal form: association within the meaning of Articles 60 et seq. of the Swiss Civil Code
• Registered office: c/o ObersonAbels, Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 5, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
• Email: info@alterstart.org

3. Purpose of the Site

The purpose of the Site is in particular:

• to present the Association, its aims, activities, projects and events;
• to make it possible to contact the Association;
• to share information, news, publications and content relating to its mission;
• where applicable, to allow registrations, donations, memberships, participation in events, or access to restricted areas.

Information published on the Site is general and for information only, unless expressly stated otherwise.

4. Access to the Site

Access to the Site is in principle free of charge, apart from internet connection and equipment costs borne by the User.

The Association makes reasonable efforts to keep the Site available. However, it does not guarantee uninterrupted access, nor the absence of errors, technical faults or malware.

The Association reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to:

• suspend, restrict or interrupt access to all or part of the Site;
• change, remove or add to all or part of the Site;
• carry out maintenance, updates or improvements.

5. Permitted use of the Site

The User undertakes to use the Site in accordance with applicable law, these Terms, public order and morality.

In particular, the User must not:

• use the Site in an unlawful, fraudulent or abusive manner;
• undermine the proper functioning, security or integrity of the Site;
• introduce viruses, Trojan horses, malicious scripts or any other harmful element;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to systems, data, accounts or restricted areas;
• systematically reproduce, extract, copy or exploit all or part of the Site's content without prior written permission;
• publish or transmit via the Site content that is unlawful, defamatory, insulting, discriminatory, threatening, violent, obscene or that infringes the rights of third parties.

The Association reserves the right to take any appropriate action in the event of use contrary to these Terms, including suspending access to the Site, removing content or taking legal action.

6. User accounts and restricted areas

Where certain features of the Site require an account or give access to a restricted area, the User undertakes to provide accurate, complete and up-to-date information.

The User is solely responsible for:

• keeping their login details confidential;
• the use made of their account;
• activities carried out through their account, unless they prove unauthorised use not attributable to their negligence.

The User undertakes to inform the Association without delay of any unauthorised use of their account or any security breach.

The Association may suspend or delete an account, without compensation, in the event of a breach of these Terms, misuse, inaccurate information or for technical, organisational or legal reasons.

7. Content published by the Association

The Association takes reasonable care to provide accurate and up-to-date information. However, it does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or ongoing relevance of all content published on the Site.

Unless expressly agreed otherwise, the Site's content does not constitute legal, tax or financial advice, nor a contractual commitment by the Association.

8. User contributions

Where the Site allows the User to submit content (for example messages, forms, comments, testimonials, documents, images or other contributions), the User guarantees that they hold all the necessary rights to that content.

The User is solely responsible for the content they submit. They guarantee that their content:

• does not infringe any third-party rights, in particular personality rights, copyright, trademarks, secrets or data protection;
• is not contrary to the law, public order or morality;
• contains no technically harmful element.

Subject to mandatory provisions and the privacy policy, the User grants the Association, to the extent necessary to operate the Site and pursue its aims, a non-exclusive, free, worldwide right, for the legal term, to reproduce, display, adapt and make available their content, solely for processing, publication or distribution in connection with the feature concerned.

The Association reserves the right, without obligation, to moderate, refuse, withdraw or delete any content submitted by a User.

9. Intellectual property

All elements of the Site, in particular texts, logos, trademarks, photographs, videos, illustrations, documents, graphics, databases, structure, design and software, are protected by applicable intellectual property rights and belong to the Association or to its partners and licensors.

Unless the Association has given prior written permission or a legal exception applies, any reproduction, display, distribution, adaptation, translation, extraction, reuse or exploitation, in whole or in part, of the elements of the Site is prohibited.

Downloading or printing pages of the Site for private, informational and non-commercial purposes is permitted, provided that copyright notices are neither removed nor altered.

10. Links to third-party sites

The Site may contain links to sites or services operated by third parties.

These links are provided for convenience. The Association has no control over the content, services, policies or practices of these third parties and accepts no responsibility for them.

Access to and use of third-party sites are the sole responsibility of the User and are subject to the terms of those sites.

11. Data protection

The Association processes personal data in accordance with applicable Swiss data protection law.

How personal data is collected and processed is described in the privacy policy, available at: www.alterstart.org/en/politique-de-confidentialite

By using the Site, the User acknowledges having read this policy.

12. Cookies and similar technologies

The Site may use cookies or similar technologies for technical, security, audience measurement or convenience purposes, or, where applicable, to embed third-party services.

Detailed information about these technologies, their purposes and the choices available to the User can be found in the privacy policy or in the Site's preference management banner, where such a tool is in place.

13. Donations, memberships, registrations and online payments

Where the Site allows donations, memberships, event registrations or other payments, specific terms may apply. They supplement these Terms.

Unless stated otherwise:

• information about amounts, services, registration or payment arrangements is given on the relevant pages;
• the User is responsible for the accuracy of the information they provide;
• payments are made through secure third-party technical providers, subject to their own terms;
• donations are not refundable, unless the law provides otherwise or the Association has expressly undertaken to refund them.

For specific events or services, the Association may set particular cancellation, postponement or refund rules.

14. Exclusion and limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Association excludes all liability for direct, indirect, consequential or intangible damage resulting in particular from:

• access to the Site, its use or the inability to access it;
• interruptions, failures, errors, bugs, viruses or other harmful elements;
• inaccurate, incomplete or outdated content;
• acts or omissions of the User or of third parties;
• third-party sites linked to the Site;
• unauthorised use of systems or data.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded under mandatory applicable law, in particular in the event of gross negligence or wilful misconduct where such exclusion is not permitted.

15. Indemnification

The User is liable for any damage caused to the Association as a result of a breach of these Terms or of applicable law.

They undertake to indemnify the Association against any claim, action, damage, loss, cost or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from their unlawful use of the Site, the content they submit or the infringement of third-party rights, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

16. Security

The User acknowledges that data transmission over the internet is never completely secure.

The Association implements technical and organisational measures appropriate to the risks, but cannot guarantee absolute security.

It is also the User's responsibility to take all appropriate measures to protect their equipment, systems, login details and data.

17. Changes to the Terms

The Association may change these Terms at any time.

The applicable version is the one published on the Site at the time of use, subject to mandatory provisions to the contrary.

In the event of a substantial change, the Association may, depending on the circumstances, inform Users by any appropriate means.

18. Partial invalidity

If any provision of these Terms is held to be void, invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, by a competent authority, the other provisions remain in force.

The provision concerned will be replaced by a valid provision that comes as close as possible to the economic and legal purpose pursued.

19. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by Swiss law, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules.

Subject to mandatory provisions to the contrary, any dispute relating to these Terms, the Site or its use is subject to the competent courts at the Association's registered office in Switzerland.

20. Contact

For any question about the Site or these Terms, the User can contact the Association at the following address:

• Association Alter Start
• c/o ObersonAbels
• Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 5
• CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
• info@alterstart.org