Terms and conditions of IMPACT website

Editor

IMPACT

Chemin de Balexert 9,

1219 Chatelaine

Switzerland

Director of publication of IMPACT website: Luca PUPULIN
Editor of IMPACT website: IMPACT Communication Department

Terms and conditions

The use of IMPACT website, as well as of any information published and available on the website or via the website, is subject to the conditions of use described hereunder. Its use implies the knowledge and the acceptance of those conditions of use.

The information related to IMPACT available on the website or via the website are of general nature and are only provided for a general use. No rights can be derived from the information.

Although IMPACT endeavours to draft the content of this website with the utmost care, it is possible that some information may be outdated, incomplete or incorrect. IMPACT cannot give any guarantees concerning the nature or the content of the information available on or via this website. Should you find errors in the information available on or via this website, please contact IMPACT Communication Department at [email protected].

IMPACT strives to avoid, as far as possible, any interruption due to technical problems. Nevertheless, IMPACT cannot guarantee that this website will be completely free of any kind of interruption or will not be subject to other technical problems. IMPACT does not guarantee any compatibility of the users’ equipment with the files being part of or present on this website, or any accessibility of those elements.

IMPACT shall not be liable for any damages arising or resulting from any direct or indirect use of this website or of the information made available on or via this website. In addition, IMPACT is not liable for damages resulting from potential interruptions of this website, caused by technical errors, viruses or any other disturbing elements, or the consultation or the use of the websites (e.g. via links) referred to on or via this website. IMPACT is not liable for electronic communications via this website, e.g. e-mails, or delays, interceptions or manipulation by third parties of those communications.

Any use of the information available on or via this website is therefore completely at the users’ own risk. Consequently, the users of this website are liable for any of their choices made based on the information available on or via this website. Information available on or via this website cannot be considered to be any personal or professional advice.

This website is protected by the provisions of the Intellectual Property Code, in particular by those of its provisions relating to literary and artistic property, copyright and the protection of databases. It is also protected more broadly by international treaties and agreements containing provisions on the portion of copyright.

All rights of reproduction and representation are reserved, including for downloadable documents and iconographic and photographic representations. The reproduction of all or part of this site on any electronic medium whatsoever is strictly prohibited, unless expressly authorized by IMPACT.

Any use of IMPACT’s name and/or logo, without authorization, constitutes an infringement and may lead to legal proceedings.

All rights are reserved on materials and pictures published on IMPACT website, and permission to copy them must be requested to the IMPACT Communication Department at [email protected].

IMPACT organisational policies

As a humanitarian NGO, the association IMPACT is independent, private and non-profit. IMPACT’s representatives and teams work with strict political and religious impartiality, according to the principles of non-discrimination and transparency, guided by the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, and the values of responsibility, impact, entrepreneurship and inspiration.

IMPACT code of conduct is core to the organization, its team, operations and management. The Code of Conduct provides clear guidance on the standards of behaviour and conduct all staff are required to abide by. Those standards are as follows:

  1. I will respect others
  2. I will maintain high standards of conduct, both personal and professional
  3. I will commit to protect IMPACT’s beneficiaries
  4. I will ensure to be attentive to the safety & security of myself & others
  5. I will protect IMPACT’s resources and assets
  6. I will protect the confidentiality of IMPACT’s information and data
  7. I will report any incident or concern relating to this Code

The Code of Conduct is governed notably by IMPACT organisational policies:

  • IMPACT’s Child Protection Policy
  • IMPACT’s Conflict of Interest Prevention Policy
  • IMPACT’s Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption Policy
  • IMPACT’s Policy Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
  • IMPACT’s Grievance Policy
  • IMPACT’s Data Protection Policy
  • IMPACT’s Anti-Terrorism Policy

Your personal data

According to the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection, any user who has deposited nominal information either directly or indirectly, may ask for the submission of this nominal information through a request to IMPACT Data Protection focal point either by email to [email protected] or in writing to IMPACT Data protection focal point, Chemin de Balexert 9, 1219 Chatelaine, Switzerland – and have them edited or suppressed.

When subscribing to our newsletter, via our website, you agree to receive information from IMPACT, and to the processing of your personal data needed to this end. You will always be able to unsubscribe from our emailing lists if you wish to do so.

When applying to an IMPACT job position or internship, you explicitly grant IMPACT the right to process any personal data provided for recruitment needs, HR administration requirement and administrative compliance checks only.

We will not use your personal data for other purposes unless specified so when you enter your personal data in any other section of IMPACT’s website. Personal data and information is managed by IMPACT with utmost confidentiality.

Processing data of IMPACT employees and potential staff

Anyone employed by or working for IMPACT shall commit to act according to IMPACT’s Code of Conduct, which outlines the expected behavior of IMPACT teams.

To ensure that funds are used exclusively for humanitarian purposes and in accordance with donors’ compliance requirements, all job / internship / volunteering offers are subject to the condition that potential staff names do not appear on anti-terrorism lists, in line with IMPACT’s anti-terrorism policy.

To this end, your data shall be automatically processed. In this framework, and in accordance with Swiss regulations related to personal data protection, you have the right to access, rectify and erase your personal information. You may exercise your rights by contacting IMPACT Data Protection focal point either by email to [email protected] or in writing to IMPACT Data protection focal point, Chemin de Balexert 9, 1219 Chatelaine, Switzerland

Liability release

While we strive to provide relevant, updated and reliant contents on this website, IMPACT shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any errors, omissions or consequences resulting from the use of all contents of the website.

IMPACT takes no responsibility for the content of external internet websites. Following links to any other websites or pages shall be at your own risk and IMPACT shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damages resulting from the use of such other websites.