By entering and using this website you are deemed to have read and accepted these Terms of Use. If you do not accept them or any part of them, you should not use the website. GEF may modify these Terms of Use from time to time. Your continued use of this website (or any of the GEF other websites) following such change demonstrates your agreement to be bound by the modified Terms of Use. We will highlight any changes we make to the Terms of Use but we advise you to check them also often. If you do not agree to any change to the Terms of Use, then you must immediately stop using the GEF website. These Terms of Use apply exclusively to this website and the GEF accepts no responsibility for how your personal information is treated once you leave it.

The GEF makes every effort to ensure that the content of the website is accurate and up-to-date, but GEF does not offer any warranties (whether express implied or otherwise) as to the reliability, accuracy or completeness of the information appearing on the website. The GEF may remove material from the website at its own discretion and without giving any notice.

You acknowledge and agree that all copyright, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in the website content, software, and all HTML and other code contained in this website, shall remain at all times vested in the GEF and/or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other laws and international treaty provisions. Any other trademark remains the property of its respective owner(s). Users may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, redistribute, reproduce, publish, license, commercially exploit, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any material which may be displayed on the website from time to time without first obtaining permission to do so from the GEF in writing. The website and its contents are copyright material and the copyright is owned by the GEF unless stated otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing, copying the above listed materials to any other server or location for publication, reproduction or distribution is expressly prohibited. Generally speaking, trademarks appearing on the website are either owned by the GEF or the GEF has obtained limited use permission from the trademark owner to use the trademark on the website. Any other third-party trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. If you wish to obtain permission to make use of any of the trademarks or other material that may be displayed on the website from time to time please contact us. GEF shall not be responsible for seeking any additional authorization required for third-party use of any trademark not owned by or licensed to the GEF for such use.

You are permitted to use the material that is displayed on the website from time to time only as expressly authorised by the GEF or its licensors. This website is intended to provide information relating to the GEF concerns and the website is designed for personal, non-commercial use only. Users may not use this website, or any of the material appearing on the website from time to time, for any commercial purpose, including (but not limited to) advertising or promoting or generating activity on any other website.

The GEF may, from time to time, include links on this website to other websites or resources operated by parties other than the GEF. These links are provided for the convenience of users and the GEF is not responsible for the availability of such external websites or resources, does not endorse or accept responsibility for the content of such external websites or resources and has no responsibility for or control over the privacy policy (if any) of the operators of the external websites. You are advised to check the terms and conditions of use and the privacy policies of these external websites before entering or making use of them. If you wish to create a hyperlink to this website or to any other website operated or maintained by the GEF please contact us. The GEF generally welcomes links to its websites. However, by so linking, you agree that EFET may require the link to be removed if, in GEF 's sole opinion, any aspect of the linking website, its content or any other matter relating to the link is objectionable to the GEF.

The Internet is by its nature an unreliable medium. Consequently, you accept that this website is offered on an "as is" and "as available" basis. The GEF takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the website is properly functioning at all times but the GEF does not warrant that this website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this website or the server that makes it available are free of software viruses or bugs or other defects. By accepting these Terms of Use, you accept that the GEF cannot be liable to you for any loss or damage you suffer as a result of visiting this website or making use of the information available on the website. You must take your own precautions (including but not limited to installing adequate protective measures to guard against software viruses and ensuring that you retain up-to-date copies of all data) to protect yourself against losses or damages.

The GEF knows that you care about the way in which information about you is used and shared and we want to ensure that any such information that comes into our possession is properly looked after. This Privacy Policy sets out the steps that we take to ensure that any information provided to us is kept secure and confidential and is used only for the purposes for which it is provided.

The only personal information that we will collect is the personal information that you provide to us when you register with us or when you communicate with us through our website. Upon request, we will, at any time, provide you with a copy of any personal information that we hold about you. The GEF website only uses functional cookies for the performance of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Any personal information that you provide to us will be used only for the following purposes:

• To provide information or services to you as requested by you (e.g. newsletters, publications).
• To provide you with information or inform you about GEF services or activities which may be of interest to you.
• For internal review.
• To improve the content of the website.
• To customise the content and /or layout of the website for each individual user.
• To notify users about updates to the website.
• To compile and disclose statistics about our users and their preferences. However, these statistics are anonymous and do not identify individual users.
• To register you for an external meeting or event, upon your request, as an GEF representative. 

We will not pass any of your personal information to third-parties other than members of the GEF without your consent.

Under no circumstances shall your personal contact information ever be given, sold, or otherwise shared by the GEF with third parties for advertising or marketing purposes.

We have implemented technology safeguards, security policies and other measures to protect data under our control from unauthorised access, improper use, alteration, unlawful or accidental destruction or accidental loss. We also protect your information by requiring that all consultants working with the GEF and other parties who have access to or are associated with the processing of your data (e.g. IT specialists maintaining the GEF website and server) respect your confidentiality.