By accessing this website of the 0KIMS ASSOCIATION (the “0KIMS WEBSITE” or “Website”) and any page thereof you agree to be bound by these terms of use (“Terms of Use”) and to comply with any applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, do not proceed to further pages of this Website.
The 0kims Association (“0kims”) reserves the right to vary or amend these Terms of Use at any time. The most recent version of the Terms of Use will govern the services on the 0kims Website and will always be available on the Website. By continuing to access or use this Website after any changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms of Use. Please visit these Terms of Use on a regular basis to ensure that you have read the latest version. These Terms of Use were updated the last time on the date indicated at the end of the terms.
The headings used for each of the paragraphs of these Terms of Use do not affect its interpretation. The reference to a “person” is a reference to an individual, a body corporate and an unincorporated association of persons. “You” means a user of this 0kims Website. “We” means the 0kims Association.
Local access restrictions and additional local information
The 0KIMS Website and all information and functionality contained within the 0KIMS Website are not directed to or intended for use by any person resident or located in any country where the distribution of such information or functionality is contrary to the laws of such country. The same applies to any person resident or located in any country where such distribution is prohibited without obtaining the necessary licenses or authorizations and such licenses or authorizations have not been obtained by the 0KIMS Association. If any such local access restriction applies to you, you are not authorized to access this Website or use any of the information on this Website.
0KIMS is an independent, non-profit-making association, organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland. 0KIMS's mission is to promote and develop digital identity technologies.
Information about the 0KIMS Association and website operation
This Website is provided by the 0KIMS Association, an independent, non-profit-making foundation, under the laws of Switzerland with registered office in Zug, Switzerland and registration number CHE-267.861.901 (“0KIMS” or “we”).
The 0KIMS Website is currently operated on a platform (the “Platform”) of a service provider with principal place of business in Arizona, U.S.A. (the “Service Provider”). The Service Provider has several data centers in the United States and Europe and provides various services to 0KIMS in connection with the operation of this Website (the “Services”). The Service Provider owns all right, title, and interest to all software, products, works, and other intellectual property created, used, or provided by the Service Provider including, but not limited to, the Platform and any other part of the Services.
The 0KIMS Website includes or may include in the future various functionalities, including, but not limited to, commenting, RSS, and downloading functionalities. Please note that certain functionalities of this Website may not work, unless you have installed appropriate software on your local station. It is the sole responsibility of each user to install the necessary software in order to effectively use the 0KIMS Website.
Services and solutions
0KIMS makes no representation that all services and solutions described on the 0KIMS Website are appropriate or available for use in your country. Furthermore, some services or solutions may only be available to certain categories of persons. Therefore, please read carefully the relevant description on this Website or request further information about the relevant service or solution.
Any materials available on the 0KIMS Website have no regard to the specific objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any specific recipient. 0KIMS does not represent that any services or solutions discussed on this Website are suitable for any individual or corporate recipient. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the materials, nor are they a complete statement of the services or solutions, markets or developments referred to therein. The materials should not be regarded by recipients as a substitute for the exercise of their judgment. Any opinions are subject to change without notice. 0KIMS is not under any obligation to update or keep current the information about services and solutions contained in this Website.
No offer
The information contained in the 0KIMS Website is just for information purposes. No information available on this Website constitutes a solicitation, an offer, or a recommendation from 0KIMS, to effect any transactions or to conclude any legal act of any kind whatsoever. You or your company may not rely on information on this Website for making any decision relating to services or solutions of the 0KIMS.
Forward-looking statements
The 0KIMS Website may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to a historical or present fact. While such statements may represent 0KIMS’s judgment and expectations, a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors could cause actual developments and results to differ materially from 0KIMS’s expectations. Therefore, users must be cautioned and not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements on this Website. 0KIMS is under no obligation to update or alter forward looking statements on this Website whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Third party statements and quotes
The 0KIMS Website may include statements and quotes of third parties relating to the 0KIMS Association. Such statements and quotes are generally labeled as information provided by third parties. 0KIMS does not and is under no obligation to verify the content of third party statements or quotes on this Website. The liability of 0KIMS for the accuracy or completeness of such third party statements and quotes shall be excluded to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Event information
The 0KIMS Website may include information about future 0KIMS or other events. Such information may not be accurate. For example, an event is cancelled due to an insufficient number of registrations after the event information has been placed on this Website. 0KIMS is under no obligation to update or alter its information about future events as a result of new or revised information. Therefore, please verify all event information directly with the event organizer before taking any steps in reliance on such information on this Website. 0KIMS will not be liable for any costs incurred based on wrong event information on this Website.
No warranties
The information and materials that are contained on the 0KIMS Website are provided “as is” and “as available”. 0KIMS, the Service Provider and third party content providers give no representation, warranty or condition, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, as to condition, satisfactory quality, performance, fitness for purpose, non-infringement, merchantability or otherwise in respect of the 0KIMS Website or its Content. Without limiting the foregoing, 0KIMS, the Service Provider and third party content providers do not warrant the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, reliability or availability of the 0KIMS Website or the information or results obtained from the 0KIMS Website (whether based on manual access, subscriptions, RSS-feeds or otherwise), or that the 0KIMS Website or downloads (e.g. PDF, pictures, podcasts, videos) from the 0KIMS Website are virus-free or error-free. All such representations, warranties and conditions are excluded, except to the extent that their exclusion is not permitted by applicable law. For the purpose of these Terms of Use, “Content” means any text, software, database, format, graphic, images, photo, video clips, written work, databases, listings, and all other materials developed by, or on behalf of, us which are or form part of the 0KIMS Website. Please also check disclaimers on or in respect of individual documents on the 0KIMS Website (e.g. disclaimers on press releases; disclaimers on documents provided by third parties).
Both 0KIMS and the Service Provider (without limiting the foregoing) disclaim all warranties with respect to the operation of the Platform and related software for the 0KIMS Website, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for particular purpose and the non-infringement. 0KIMS and the Service Provider disclaim all warranties that the Platform and related software are not interrupted or error free. 0KIMS and the Service Provider disclaim all warranties as to the results that may be obtained from the use of this Website.
No liability
Neither 0KIMS, the Service Provider, any third party content provider, nor any of their directors, employees or agents will be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive or exemplary loss, liability or costs, whether arising from negligence, breach of contract or otherwise and regardless whether the damage was foreseeable or not. Neither 0KIMS, the Service Provider, any third party content provider, nor any of their directors, employees or agents will be liable for any loss of profits, business or data. Neither 0KIMS, the Service provider, any third party content provider, nor any of their directors, employees or agents will be liable for any damage or loss (especially loss of data, alteration of data, or downtime) that may be caused to any equipment or software due to any viruses, defects or malfunctions in connection with the access or use of the 0KIMS Website or downloads from the 0KIMS Website (whether based on manual access, subscriptions, RSS-feeds or otherwise).
Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual Property Rights in the pages of the 0KIMS Website and the Content available through it belong to 0KIMS or to the Service Provider or other third parties. You do not acquire, by virtue of your use of this Website, any rights, title or interest in any of the Intellectual Property Rights in the Content and the Website. For the purpose of these Terms of Use, “Intellectual Property Rights” means (i) copyright, patents, database rights and rights in trademarks, designs, know-how and registered or non-registered confidential information; (ii) applications for registration and the right to apply for registration for any of these rights; and (iii) all other intellectual property rights and equivalent or similar forms of protection existing anywhere in the world.
User comments
You may provide comments to 0KIMS by using the commenting functionality of the 0KIMS Website, by e-mail or otherwise. Furthermore, 0KIMS may invite users to participate in own or third party surveys or polls and comment on a particular issue raised. If you provide comments to 0KIMS, 0KIMS shall be entitled, but not in any way obliged to make available all or parts of your comments with unmodified or modified content on the 0KIMS Website. If so doing, 0KIMS will label the comments, without mentioning your name, as third party comment, survey result or in another appropriate way. 0KIMS will not mention your name, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise. If you provide comments to 0KIMS you agree to grant 0KIMS all necessary rights, if any, or license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, and publicly display your comments on the 0KIMS Website for an unlimited period of time.
You agree to ensure that all comments you send to this Website are legal, decent and truthful, comply with all applicable laws and regulations, do not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights or other rights of 0KIMS or any third party, are not defamatory, unreliable or misleading or otherwise objectionable.
Contacting users
If you subscribe to mailing services, provide comments or otherwise communicate with 0KIMS through the 0KIMS Website or e-mails provided on the 0KIMS Website, you may be requested to provide your contact details, in particular your e-mail address. By providing your contact details you expressly agree that 0KIMS retains your contact information and may contact you, in particular for the following reasons: requesting for clarifications or additional comments; sending 0KIMS publications, sending information about 0KIMS events; asking for your participation in surveys or polls; sending information about services and solutions or other marketing information of 0KIMS. However, 0KIMS will not send out mass unsolicited e-mails or mails.
Please note that you may when first contacting 0KIMS or at any time thereafter inform 0KIMS that you would rather not receive any information or not receive any specific information (e.g. promotion material) from 0KIMS. You may inform 0KIMS through the general contact functionality as indicated at the end of these terms.
Links to and Feeds from External Websites
From the 0KIMS Website you are able to obtain access to websites operated by third parties (“External Websites”) by means of links or RSS functionality. We do not endorse those other websites nor do we accept any responsibility for any damage or loss you may suffer arising out of access to External Websites, including, but not limited to, damage or loss arising from your use of documents or other information found on External Websites. Links to External Websites and RSS-feeds from External Websites are not monitored or maintained by us. We are not responsible for the content of any External Website. Please read all copyright and legal notices on each External Website prior to downloading or printing items to ensure that such actions are permitted under the site’s copyright notices, legal notices and/or general terms of use.
Website Privacy
Our Privacy Policy Statement is placed on this 0KIMS Website. You understand that your use of this Website will result in our processing of personal data that you provide. The Privacy Policy determines the basis on which we will use personal data. By using this Website, you agree with the terms of the Privacy Policy. In performing your obligations under these Terms of Use, you commit to comply with applicable data protection laws.
General provisions
If a provision of these Terms of Use is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any country, that will not affect the legality, validity or enforceability in that country of any other provision or in other jurisdictions of that or any other provisions of these Terms of Use.
Certain pages or areas on the 0KIMS Website may contain additional terms, conditions, disclosures or disclaimers (the “Additional Terms”). In the event of a conflict between these Terms of Use and the Additional Terms, the Additional Terms will govern for those pages or areas.
Our rights under these Terms of Use may be exercised as often as necessary. They are cumulative and not exclusive of rights or remedies provided by law. They may be waived only in writing and specifically. Delay in the exercise or non-exercise of any such right is not a waiver of that right. An express or implied waiver of any of the provisions or of any breach of or default in performing any of the provisions of these Terms of Use will not constitute a continuing waiver and that waiver will not prevent the waiving party from subsequently enforcing any of the provisions of these Terms of Use not waived or from acting on any subsequent breach of or default by the other party under any of the provisions of these Terms of Use.
Any notice or other communication given under or in connection with these Terms of Use will be in English. All other documents provided under or in connection with these Terms of Use will be in English. A document in another language must be accompanied by a certified English translation. In such a situation the English translation will prevail, unless the document is a statutory or other official document.
Governing law / place of jurisdiction
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with Swiss law and we and you each submit irrevocably to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Zug, Switzerland.
Contact
If you have any questions relating to these Terms of Use, please contact us using the general contact functionality provided on this Website.
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