TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Agreement to Terms
1.1 These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (you), and the Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL), located at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC), Building 56, Clémenceau Street, Beirut, Lebanon, (we, us), concerning your access to and use of the E-commerce (Gift for Life) Site (the Site, the Website, the App).
The Site provides the following services: Sell artwork in form of digital goods done by children with cancer who were part of the CCCL’s Wellness Program and third party artists to generate donations for CCCL (Services). You agree that by accessing the Site and/or Services, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms and Conditions.
If you do not agree with all of these Terms and Conditions, then you are prohibited from using the Site and Services and you must discontinue use immediately. We recommend that you print a copy of these Terms and Conditions for future reference.
1.2 The Site Policies and Terms and Conditions may be changed or updated occasionally to meet the requirements and standards. Therefore, the Customers are encouraged to frequently visit these sections in order to be updated about the changes on the Site. Modifications will be effective on the day they are posted.
1.3 The content provided on the Site is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country whereas such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.
1.4 The content provided on this Site is not for any individual or corporate employment without prior written acceptance from us.
1.5 Customer using the Site who are Minor/under the age of 18 shall not register as a User of the Site and shall not transact on or use the Site without parental supervision.
1.6 Lebanon is our country of domicile and the governing law is the local law.
1.7 Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this Site shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Lebanon.
2. Acceptable Use
2.1 You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than that for which we make the Site and our services available. The Site may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.
2.2 As a user of this Site, you agree not to:
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to a compile database or directory without written permission from us
- Make any unauthorized use of the Site, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses or any related data of any user type on the same platform/Site, to send unsolicited email or creating user accounts under false pretenses
- Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site
- Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords
- Make improper use of our support services, or submit false reviews or misleading comments
- Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Site or the networks and services connected to the Site
- Attempt to impersonate another user or person, or use the username of another user
- Sell or otherwise transfer your profile. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account
- Use any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person
- Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material that interfere with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Site, or any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism
- Use the Site in an inconsistent manner with any applicable laws or regulations
- Threaten users with negative feedback or offering services solely to give positive feedback to users
- Advertise products or services not intended by us
- Perform any illegal payment through the Site’s payment gateway
- Being involved in any illegal money transactions such as and not limited to money laundering
- Download or copy or save any of the digital goods without having a legal purchase process through the Site
- Copy and distribute the digital goods after purchasing them or else you will be held accountable
- Sell the digital goods downloaded or use these goods for any purpose other than personal acquisition or gifting it to another person
- Use any of the information or digital goods on the Site in any way that may affect any cancer patient
3. Information you provide to us
You can find where the information you provide us goes by reading our Privacy Policy. By using this Site, you consent to the processing described therein and warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
4. Acceptance of your order
4.1 When Customers place an order, they will receive an acknowledgment e-mail confirming receipt of their purchase. This acknowledgment e-mail will be at the same time the acceptance of the purchase since the items on the Site are only downloadable and never tangible. The moment Customers proceed with their payment, the item will be automatically theirs. Thus, we are not liable to resend or handle any form of receipts for your purchase.
4.2 We have the right to use any in-app or third party or plugin to download the digital items, which is subject to change whenever needed without prior acceptance from the users’ side.
4.3 The purchased item will not have the CCCL watermark once the Customer proceeds with the payment.
4.4 We only accept payments online using Visa and MasterCard credit/debit card in USD.
4.5 The payment will be through Amazon Payment Service. This modality is subject to change without prior notice and acceptance of the user.
5. Site Management
5.1 We reserve the right at our sole discretion, to (1) monitor the Site for breaches of these Terms and Conditions; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone in breach of applicable laws or these Terms and Conditions; (3) refuse, restrict access to or availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions; and (4) manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Site and Services; (5) host or move the application on any server in addition to using any third party services that we may find appropriate to our needs.
5.2 We do not guarantee that the Site will be secure or free from bugs or viruses since we operate as a third party through Shopify.
5.3 You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programs and platform to access the Site and you should use your own virus protection software.
6. Modifications to and availability of the Site
6.1 We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Services without notice at any time.
6.2 We cannot guarantee the Site and Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Site or Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Site or Services. We are not obliged to maintain and support the Site or Services or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases.
6.3 There may be information on the Site that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions that may relate to the Services, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information at any time, without prior notice.
7. Term and Termination
7.1 These Terms and Conditions shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site or Services or are otherwise a user of the Site, as applicable. You may terminate your use or participation at any time, for any reason, by following the instructions for terminating user accounts in your account settings, if available, or by contacting us at cccl@cccl.org.lb.
7.2 Without limiting any other provision of these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to, in our sole discretion and without notice or liability, deny access to and use of the Site and/or the Services (including blocking certain IP addresses), to any person for any reason including without limitation for breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in these Terms and Conditions or of any applicable law or regulation.
If we determine, in our sole discretion, that your use of the Site/Services is in breach of these Terms and Conditions or of any applicable law or regulation, we may terminate your use or participation in the Site and the Services or delete your profile, without warning, in our sole discretion.
7.3 If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason set out in this Section 8, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.
8. Cancellation and Refund Policy
Since we are selling digital products that are only downloadable as mentioned above, we will not be able to accept any Refund/Cancellation request from the Customer’s side, even if the Customer orders another digital good on the Website by mistake. It is at his own risk and peril. First, they have no products to return. Second, they might have shared these products beforehand. Therefore, on the checkout the “No Refund, No Cancellation Policy” will be clearly mentioned.
9. General
9.1 Visiting the Site, sending us emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.
You hereby agree to the use of electronic signatures, contracts, orders and other records and to electronic delivery of notices, policies and records of transactions initiated or completed by us or via the Site. You hereby waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances or other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of credits by other than electronic means.
9.2 These Terms and Conditions and any policies or operating rules posted by us on the Site or in respect to the Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us.
9.3 Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision.
9.4 We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time.
9.5 We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control.
9.6 If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
9.7 There is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Terms and Conditions or use of the Site or Services.
9.8 The following are trademarks of Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon. You are not permitted to use them without our approval, unless they are part of material our Site explicitly states you are permitted to use.
• CCCL, trademarked in Lebanon
10.9 In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please contact us by email at cccl@cccl.org.lb.