1. About these Terms
This website (the “Website”) is owned and operated by the Association for Risk Mitigation, Safety Management and Analysis (“ARMSMA”, “we”, “us”, “our”), an independent non-profit association under Swiss law with its registered seat in Carouge, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Website, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through it. By accessing or using the Website you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
2. Updates to these Terms
We may revise these Terms from time to time at our sole discretion. The latest version is always available on this page, together with its date of last revision. Any new version takes effect immediately upon posting and governs your use of the Website from that moment. Please check this page regularly; your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
3. Privacy and data protection
Our collection and processing of personal data is governed by our Privacy Policy and complies with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Cookie usage is described on our Cookie Policy page, where you can also manage your preferences.
4. User accounts
Certain features of the Website (volunteer applications, event registration, online learning) require an account. You agree to provide accurate and complete information when registering, to keep your credentials confidential and to notify us promptly of any unauthorised use of your account. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.
We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, applicable law or the rights of third parties. You may delete your account at any time from your dashboard; associated personal data is erased in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
5. Permitted use of materials
“Materials” include, without limitation, text, photographs, videos, animations, illustrations, charts, maps, graphs, course content and documents published on the Website.
You may use Materials for personal, educational and informational, non-commercial purposes only, provided the following attribution appears in all copies: “Reproduced with permission of ARMSMA”. Materials may not be modified, and may be copied or distributed only together with their accompanying text.
Any commercial use or reproduction of Materials (for example, in a publication) requires our prior written permission. Email addresses published on the Website may not be harvested or collected in bulk for any purpose.
In using Materials you may not state or imply that ARMSMA endorses you, your viewpoints or any product or service you provide, or represent that you or your organisation has a relationship with ARMSMA, unless that relationship is the subject of a written agreement signed by ARMSMA. Nothing herein shall be construed as conferring, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any licence or right to any ARMSMA trademark. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
6. Limitation of liability
ARMSMA strives to ensure that the information provided on the Website is accurate and up to date. However, we do not warrant or represent that any Materials are accurate, complete or error-free. Safety and preparedness content is provided for general educational purposes and does not replace professional advice, official guidance or emergency-service instructions applicable to your situation.
All content on the Website is provided “as is”. To the fullest extent permitted by law, ARMSMA makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, with respect to the Website or any part thereof, including warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will ARMSMA, its board members, officers, members, employees or volunteers be liable for any indirect, consequential, special, incidental or punitive damages arising out of the use of, or the inability to use, the Website or any information available on it.
7. Trademarks
All trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on the Website (the “Trademarks”) are protected marks of ARMSMA or of their respective owners licensed for use by us. Nothing on the Website should be construed as granting any licence or right to use any Trademark without the prior written permission of ARMSMA or the respective owner. Any unauthorised use of the Trademarks is strictly prohibited.
8. Copyright
All content on the Website, including the Materials, is protected by copyright owned by ARMSMA or licensed to us. All rights are reserved.
Beyond the personal, non-commercial use described in section 5, nobody may use ARMSMA’s intellectual property (its name, the “ARMSMA” acronym, logo, materials, datasets or software) without prior written authorisation from the Board (Statute, Art. 14.6). Facts are free to cite; please name ARMSMA as the source. The Nocton software belongs to its author and is licensed to ARMSMA; its data come from the sources each page names, under their own licences.
9. Links to third-party websites
The Website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. Such websites are governed by their own terms and privacy policies. The inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement by ARMSMA. We have not reviewed all content of linked sites and accept no responsibility for the content, accuracy or availability of any third-party website.
10. Suspension and termination
We may, without notice, suspend or terminate your access to the Website if we reasonably believe you have violated the letter or spirit of these Terms or infringed the rights of ARMSMA or any third party. We may modify the Website or discontinue access to it, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice, and shall not be liable to you or any third party as a result. These Terms survive any modification, suspension or termination of the Website.
11. General provisions
If any provision, or part of a provision, of these Terms is found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be deemed severed from these Terms, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and ARMSMA regarding the use of the Website. No failure by ARMSMA to enforce any provision of these Terms shall be construed as a waiver of any term, right or condition.
12. Applicable law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of Switzerland, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute arising out of, in connection with, or relating to these Terms or your use of the Website shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Geneva, Switzerland.