Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of use of the Aga Khan Academies website.

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Welcome to the website (the “Site”) of the Aga Khan Academies (“AKA”), which is part of the Aga Khan Education Services SA (“AKES”), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (“AKDN”). The Site is operated by the Aga Khan Foundation (“AKF”). In these Terms, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to AKF and/or AKA and/or AKES, unless the context requires otherwise.

By using the Site, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

1. Using the Site

The Site is provided for general informational, educational and non-commercial purposes only.

Where required by applicable law, users under the age of majority should obtain parental or guardian consent before providing personal information.

You may view, download and print content from the Site for your personal, educational and non-commercial use, as long as you:

keep any copyright or other ownership notices;
do not change the content; and
properly acknowledge the source where appropriate.

You must not use the Site:

for any unlawful, fraudulent, abusive or harmful purpose, including under any laws or regulations applicable to you;
to copy, sell, republish or otherwise use Site content for commercial purposes without permission;
to modify the Site content or create derivative works from it, except where applicable law allows this;
to extract or collect content from the Site by automated or systematic means without permission;
to interfere with the operation or security of the Site or try to gain unauthorised access to it; or
in a way that suggests endorsement by or affiliation with AKA, AKES, AKF, the AKDN or any related entity without permission.

We may change, suspend or withdraw the Site, or restrict access to it, at any time and without notice.

2. Intellectual Property

Unless stated otherwise, the content on the Site, including text, images, graphics, publications, audio-visual materials and design, belongs to, or is licensed to us and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

The names, logos and trademarks shown on the Site belong to their respective owners. You may not use them without prior permission.

3. Content and Links

The Site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

We try to keep the information on the Site accurate and up to date, but we do not guarantee that the Site or its content will always be accurate, complete, available, secure or error-free. You use the Site at your own risk.

The Site may include links to third-party websites for convenience only. We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their content, availability, security or privacy practices.

4. Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, AKA, AKES, AKF, the AKDN and their affiliated entities and representatives are not liable for any loss or damage arising from or in connection with:

your use of, or inability to use, the Site;
reliance on content published on the Site;
events beyond our reasonable control, including technical failures, network outages, cyber incidents, acts of public authorities, natural events or other force majeure events; or
third-party websites linked from the Site.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability where it cannot be excluded under applicable law.

5. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal data in connection with the Site are described in our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

Please review the Privacy Policy here.

If you have privacy-related questions or want to exercise your data protection rights, please use the contact details provided in the Privacy Policy.

6. Your Communications

If you send us messages, enquiries, application materials or other content through the Site, you confirm that:

the information you provide is accurate to the best of your knowledge;
your submission does not infringe any third-party rights; and
your submission does not contain unlawful or harmful material.

Unless we state otherwise, communications sent through the Site are treated as non-confidential.

Delivery or receipt of any communications transmitted through the internet, including communications sent through the Site or by email, are not guaranteed.

7. Changes, Suspension and Termination

We may update these Terms from time to time by posting a revised version on the Site.

We may also suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time if needed, including where we believe these Terms have been breached or the Site is at risk.

8. General

If any part of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the rest will remain in effect.

If we do not enforce a provision of these Terms, that does not mean we waive it.

These Terms, and any non-contractual obligations connected with them, are governed by Swiss law. The ordinary courts of Geneva have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms and the Privacy Policy.