Terms & Conditions
Effective Date: 1/6/2025
Welcome to the Empower Diaspora website. These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of our website and the services offered by Empower Diaspora ("we", "our", "us"). By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please refrain from using our website.
1. About Empower Diaspora
Empower Diaspora is a 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to empowering and amplifying the voices of the African immigrant community in the United States. Our mission involves grassroots mobilization, strategic organizing, and targeted education to increase political participation and civic engagement among African immigrants.
2. Use of the Website
By using our website, you agree to comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. You agree not to:
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Use the website in any way that violates any law or regulation.
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Use the website to transmit or distribute any harmful, offensive, or illegal content, including but not limited to viruses, malware, or other harmful software.
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Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our website, accounts, systems, or networks.
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Interfere with or disrupt the operation of the website or the servers or networks used to make the website available.
3. Intellectual Property
All content on the Empower Diaspora website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, videos, and software, is the property of Empower Diaspora or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works based on any content without prior written permission from Empower Diaspora.
4. Donations and Financial Transactions
Empower Diaspora is a nonprofit organization, and we appreciate your financial support. By making a donation through our website, you agree to provide accurate and complete information. All donations are final and non-refundable, except as required by applicable law.
We use third-party payment processors to handle all financial transactions. By making a donation, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the third-party payment processor, which may include payment and security terms.
5. Privacy and Data Collection
We are committed to protecting your privacy. Our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms, explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of your information as described in the Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy for more details.
6. User-Generated Content
Our website may allow users to post, submit, or share content such as comments, blog posts, or messages ("User-Generated Content"). By submitting User-Generated Content to our website, you:
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Grant Empower Diaspora a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and display such content in connection with our website and promotional activities.
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Agree not to submit content that is unlawful, defamatory, discriminatory, offensive, or infringes on any third-party rights.
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Acknowledge that Empower Diaspora may, at its discretion, remove any User-Generated Content that violates these Terms or is deemed inappropriate.
7. Links to Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not controlled or operated by Empower Diaspora. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or availability of these external sites. By clicking on a third-party link, you acknowledge and agree that Empower Diaspora is not liable for any damages or losses arising from your use of such third-party websites.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Empower Diaspora and its affiliates, officers, employees, and partners shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or loss of profits, arising out of or in connection with your use of our website or services, including but not limited to damages resulting from errors, omissions, interruptions, or delays in transmission of the website or content.
9. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Empower Diaspora and its affiliates, officers, employees, and partners from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees) arising out of or related to your use of our website or your violation of these Terms.
10. Modification of Terms
Empower Diaspora reserves the right to modify, update, or revise these Terms at any time, at our sole discretion. Any changes to these Terms will be posted on this page, and the "Effective Date" will be updated accordingly. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any changes.
11. Termination
Empower Diaspora reserves the right to terminate or suspend your access to the website at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to the organization, its members, or the public.
12. Governing Law
These Terms and your use of the website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Minnesota, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any legal actions or proceedings related to these Terms or the website shall be exclusively brought in the state or federal courts located in Minnesota.
13. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us directly
By using the Empower Diaspora website, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.