Terms & Conditions

The provider of FCC Connect and the platform is Frankfurt Conservation Center (FCC) gGmbH, Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee 1, D-60316 Frankfurt / M., Germany. FCC is represented by Felix Gaschick, PhD (Managing Director). Register Court: Amtsgericht Frankfurt. Register Number: HRB 123956.

These terms of use ("Terms") constitute a binding agreement between you and FCC. By registering for, accessing, or using FCC Connect, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you may not use FCC Connect.

FCC Connect is a professional collaboration platform for the FCC network and its authorised partner organisations. It supports member discovery, initiative development, matchmaking, events, notifications, feedback, and collaboration across conservation-related work.

"Platform" means FCC Connect and all related pages, tools, and services. "Services" means all functionality provided through FCC Connect. "User" or "you" means an individual registered for FCC Connect. "Partner Organisation" means an organisation involved in the FCC network and authorised to participate in FCC Connect. "Content" means information, text, documents, images, profile data, initiative data, feedback, or other material uploaded, posted, or shared by users.

"Personal Data" and "Contact Information" have the meanings set out in applicable data protection law and the FCC Connect Privacy Policy.

FCC may modify these Terms where changes are reasonable for users, necessary for operation of FCC Connect, required by law, or needed to reflect changes in platform functionality. Material changes will be notified through the Platform or by email before they take effect.

If you do not agree to material changes, you may stop using FCC Connect and request account closure before the changes take effect.

FCC Connect is not open to the general public. To register, you must be at least 18 years old and belong to FCC, an authorised Partner Organisation, or another group approved by FCC for legitimate FCC-related collaboration.

You agree to provide accurate, current, and truthful account and profile information. Pseudonyms, fake identities, and shared accounts are not permitted unless FCC has expressly approved a functional account for an organisational purpose.

You are responsible for keeping your password confidential and secure. You must not share account credentials or allow others to use FCC Connect through your account. If you suspect misuse or unauthorised access, you must inform FCC without undue delay.

Users may participate as FCC staff, partner organisation staff, conservation professionals, initiative owners, collaborators, event managers, administrators, or other authorised roles. If you use FCC Connect on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that you are authorised to do so and that your activities comply with that organisation's internal rules.

You are responsible for the Content you provide. You must ensure that your Content is accurate, lawful, appropriate for FCC Connect, and does not infringe intellectual property, privacy, confidentiality, or other rights of third parties.

You agree to comply with the FCC Connect Code of Conduct. FCC Connect may only be used for legitimate FCC-related collaboration, initiative development, member exchange, events, and platform administration.

FCC may provide notices and messages to you through FCC Connect or by email to the contact details associated with your account. You are responsible for keeping your contact details up to date.

Information about processing of personal data is provided in the FCC Connect Privacy Policy.

As between you and FCC, you retain ownership of the Content you provide. By posting or uploading Content to FCC Connect, you grant FCC a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use, store, display, reproduce, and process that Content solely as necessary to operate, provide, secure, moderate, and improve FCC Connect.

This licence includes showing Content to authorised users within FCC Connect according to the platform's access rules. FCC will not sell your Content or publish it outside FCC Connect without your separate consent, unless required by law or unless you have posted it in an area clearly marked as public.

FCC Connect is designed for collaboration across FCC and Partner Organisations. Registered users may see profile and initiative information according to their role and platform permissions. This may include names, organisations, roles, expertise, availability, contact information, initiative descriptions, collaboration interests, invitations, and event registration information where needed for legitimate platform use.

Staff of FCC and authorised Partner Organisation users may use visible profile information to identify relevant expertise, invite users to collaborate, coordinate initiatives, contact users about FCC Connect activities, and support conservation-related work. Contact information obtained through FCC Connect must not be used for unrelated private, commercial, recruiting, competitive, or external purposes.

FCC Connect may provide member profiles, initiative pages, document uploads, matching suggestions, expressions of interest, collaboration invitations, notifications, activity logs, event registration workflows, feedback tools, and administrative tools.

You acknowledge that Content may be provided by other users. FCC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of user-provided Content, except where FCC is legally responsible under applicable law. You are responsible for assessing information before relying on it.

FCC aims to provide a reliable and useful service but does not guarantee uninterrupted access or permanent availability of any specific feature. FCC Connect is provided free of charge on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

FCC may change, suspend, restrict, or discontinue parts of FCC Connect at any time for operational, security, legal, funding, maintenance, or strategic reasons. FCC will make reasonable efforts to notify users in advance where practical.

FCC reserves all rights in FCC Connect, including software, design, database structure, logos, trademarks, text, and other materials provided by FCC. You may not copy, reuse, or exploit FCC intellectual property without FCC's prior written consent, except where permitted by law or necessary for normal use of FCC Connect.

You must not misuse FCC Connect. In particular, you must not scrape data, harvest contact details, build external databases from platform content, use platform information to create competing structures, upload unlawful or harmful Content, bypass access controls, interfere with security, or use FCC Connect for unrelated commercial or private purposes.

FCC may limit, suspend, or block access where necessary to protect users, data, platform integrity, legal compliance, or FCC's legitimate interests.

FCC may review, moderate, remove, block, or restrict Content that violates these Terms, the Code of Conduct, applicable law, third-party rights, or the purpose of FCC Connect. Moderation may be based on user reports, administrator review, or technical security checks.

If you see Content that you believe is illegal, inappropriate, or in breach of these Terms, please report it to FCC by email at info@frankfurtconservation.org. Please include a clear explanation, the relevant URL or location, your contact details, and any information needed to identify the issue.

If FCC restricts your Content or account, FCC will inform you of the decision and reasons where legally and operationally possible. You may object by contacting FCC.

FCC is responsible for its own Content according to statutory provisions. FCC does not assume responsibility for the accuracy, relevance, availability, or completeness of Content provided by users or third parties, unless required by applicable law.

The parties are liable to each other according to applicable law. Claims for ordinary negligence are limited to foreseeable damage typical for this type of service. This limitation does not apply to damages caused by intent, gross negligence, injury to life, body, or health, violation of fundamental contractual obligations, or where limitation is not permitted by law.

You agree to indemnify FCC against third-party claims arising from your culpable breach of these Terms, unlawful use of FCC Connect, or violation of third-party rights through Content you provide.

These Terms apply for as long as you have an account or otherwise use FCC Connect. You may terminate your use at any time by contacting FCC and requesting account closure.

FCC may terminate these Terms with two weeks' notice. FCC may also suspend or terminate access without notice for cause, including serious breaches of these Terms, false identity information, illegal Content, misuse of contact details, unauthorised commercial use, data scraping, or conduct that threatens the security or integrity of FCC Connect.

Upon termination, your right to access FCC Connect ends. Personal data will be deleted or anonymised according to the Privacy Policy and statutory retention duties. Content that forms part of collaboration history may be retained or anonymised where necessary to preserve context, legal records, or platform integrity.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The exclusive place of jurisdiction for disputes arising from or in connection with these Terms is Frankfurt am Main, Germany, unless mandatory law provides otherwise.

If any provision of these Terms is or becomes invalid, the remaining provisions remain valid. Failure to enforce a provision does not waive FCC's right to enforce it later. You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without FCC's prior written consent.

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Code of Conduct, form the agreement governing your use of FCC Connect.

If you have questions about these Terms, want to report a violation, or need support, please contact FCC.

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