Terms & Conditions

Last Updated: November 15, 2023

Welcome to the Clean Energy Transition Project website. These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our website, services, and content. By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these Terms, please do not use our website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Clean Energy Transition Project website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms, as well as our Privacy Policy. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and the Clean Energy Transition Project.

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of our website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically for changes.

2. Website Access and Use

2.1 General Use

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use our website for personal, non-commercial purposes. This license does not include:

• Modifying or copying our website materials except as explicitly permitted
• Using the website for any commercial purpose or for any public display
• Attempting to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on the website
• Removing any copyright or other proprietary notations
• Transferring the materials to another person or "mirroring" the materials on any other server

2.2 Account Registration

Some features of our website may require you to register for an account. When you register, you agree to:

• Provide accurate, current, and complete information
• Maintain and promptly update your account information
• Keep your account credentials secure and confidential
• Accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account
• Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or other security breaches

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if we have reasonable grounds to believe that the information you provided is inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete, or if you have violated these Terms.

3. User Conduct and Responsibilities

When using our website, you agree to:

• Comply with all applicable laws and regulations
• Respect the rights and dignity of others
• Not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the website or any systems or networks connected to the website
• Not interfere with or disrupt the operation of the website or the servers or networks that host it
• Not use the website to transmit any viruses, malware, or other malicious code
• Not attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the website or any connected network

3.1 Prohibited Activities

You expressly agree not to use our website to:

• Post, upload, or transmit content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, or otherwise objectionable
• Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity
• Engage in any activity that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the website or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the website
• Collect or store personal data about other users without their explicit consent
• Promote or encourage illegal activities
• Exploit the website for any unauthorized commercial purposes

4. Intellectual Property Rights

4.1 Our Intellectual Property

The website and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by the Clean Energy Transition Project and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of the Clean Energy Transition Project.

4.2 User-Generated Content

By submitting, posting, or displaying content on or through our website (including comments, feedback, suggestions, or other materials), you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in any media.

You represent and warrant that:

• You own or control all rights to the content you submit
• The content does not infringe upon or violate the rights of any third party
• The content does not contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable

We reserve the right to remove any content that violates these Terms or that we find objectionable for any reason, without prior notice.

5. Third-Party Websites and Content

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by the Clean Energy Transition Project. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

You acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.

We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

Your use of our website is at your sole risk. The website and its content are provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis, without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or course of performance.

The Clean Energy Transition Project, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and its licensors do not warrant that:

• The website will function uninterrupted, secure, or available at any particular time or location
• Any errors or defects will be corrected
• The website is free of viruses or other harmful components
• The results of using the website will meet your requirements

Information provided on the website is for general informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as professional advice. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the Clean Energy Transition Project, its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

• Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the website
• Any conduct or content of any third party on the website
• Any content obtained from the website
• Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content

These limitations apply whether the alleged liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other basis, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damage.

8. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Clean Energy Transition Project, its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, and affiliates, from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with:

• Your access to or use of the website
• Your violation of these Terms
• Your violation of any third-party rights, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right
• Any claim that your content caused damage to a third party

This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms and your use of the website.

9. Changes to the Website

We reserve the right to withdraw or modify our website, and any service or material we provide on the website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

We may update the content on this website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

10. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to our website immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms.

Upon termination, your right to use the website will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the website, or you may notify us that you wish to delete your account.

All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

11. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.

12. Dispute Resolution

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause. The number of arbitrators shall be one. The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be London, England. The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English.

Before commencing arbitration proceedings, you agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting us at legal@cleanenergytransition.org.

13. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by us on the website, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and the Clean Energy Transition Project concerning the website.

If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect.

No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

14. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: