Only non-profit organisations working in emergency relief may join AlertNet as a full Member and access all areas. Companies supplying relief goods and services may join the Supplier's Register.
If your organisation would like to join as a Supplier, please read the contract below, and fill in the form on the next page. You will then be contacted by AlertNet.
DEFINITIONS
"member" means a non-governmental organisation (NGO), international organisation, registered charity or equivalent voluntary body engaged in international disaster relief work and which has agreed to these terms and conditions. "Reuters Foundation" means the Reuters Foundation group of companies whose headquarters are at 85 Fleet Street, London EC4P 4AJ, United Kingdom being Reuters Foundation, Company Number 04047905, Charity Number 1082139 and Reuters Foundation Consultants Limited, Company Number 3740741. References to "we", "us" and "our" also refer to Reuters Foundation. "Reuters Group" means Reuters Group PLC and all its subsidiaries and holding companies from time to time. "Service" or "the site" means the Internet website entitled AlertNet created by the Reuters Foundation as a non-commercial venture for the benefit of the international disaster relief community. "Supplier" means an organisation engaged in the provision of materials or services for non-governmental organisations (NGOs), international organisations, registered charities or equivalent voluntary bodies engaged in international disaster relief work and which has agreed to these terms and conditions. "Supplier's Register" means the International Register of Aid Suppliers maintained by the Reuters Foundation and which contains details of contacts, products and services and information on Suppliers. "you" means the relevant member or Supplier as the context requires and "your" should be construed accordingly.
BACKGROUND TO ALERTNET - THE SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIP
AlertNet is a humanitarian service provided by Reuters Foundation. A key part of the site is news from Reuters. We provide selected news free of charge on the public pages of the site. A more extensive service of news tailored to the needs of the international relief community is provided free of charge to members of the Professional Zone.
Our driving principle is that sharing information can save lives. But we also believe that there are some kinds of information that members may be happier restricting to other professionals.
The password-protected Professional Zone therefore gives you the confidence to exchange messages in the knowledge that you are talking to other relief professionals. Because of this, certain rules and regulations are necessary.
Access to the Professional Zone is restricted to members. Membership is designed for organisations actively involved in relief work internationally. Suppliers may join the Suppliers' Register. Applications in respect of both members and Supplier can be made online. If you wish to register as a member, the Terms and Conditions for Members as well as the General Terms and Conditions set out below will apply and you should indicate your acceptance by clicking on "I ACCEPT the above and with to apply as a MEMBER" below. If you wish to register as a supplier, the Terms and Conditions for Suppliers as well as the General Terms and Conditions set out below will apply and you should indicate your acceptance by clicking on "I ACCEPT the above and wish to apply as a SUPPLIER" below.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SUPPLIERS (ONLY APPLICABLE TO SUPPLIERS)
Each Supplier will contribute and update on a regular basis the following factual information on the availability of its services for disaster/emergency relief projects: (a) the names and contact details of relevant staff at headquarters and in any branch operations; (b) names of countries and regions where services are offered; (c) type of relief supplies and services offered, including details of specifications and indicative prices where appropriate; and (d) general information related to procurement and supply, such as changes in import regulations or advice from recent visits to disaster areas by the Supplier's own staff or associates. Suppliers will in return have full access to the non-private sections of the Service, and to any element of the Service subsequently designed for the use of Suppliers. Suppliers will have access to reasonable assistance from Reuters Foundation's AlertNet staff in presenting their material on the Service, and to feedback, at the discretion of the Reuters Foundation, on usage made of information provided to the Service. Reuters Foundation will have complete discretion, and without obligation to disclose the reasons, on how such contributions are used within the Service or whether they are used at all, but will endeavour to advise Suppliers on the suitability or otherwise of their contributions.
Suppliers will be charged a fee to use the Service. The current scale of fees for inclusion on the Supplier's Register is as follows:- Companies with a turnover of up to £1million £95/year
- Companies with a turnover of between £1 million and £5 million £250/year
- Companies with a turnover of between £5 million and £10 million £500 /year
- Companies with a turnover of over £10 million £1000/year
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (APPLICABLE TO BOTH MEMBERS AND SUPPLIERS)
1. CONTRIBUTIONSYou should make all reasonable efforts to ensure that your contributions to the site are accurate, complete and up-to-date. You will not publish, upload or distribute via the site any material which:
makes unauthorised use of the copyrights, trade marks or other intellectual property rights of any other person
is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive or otherwise illegal
puts at risk member organisations, AlertNet, Reuters or their staff or contractors.
You are solely responsible for the content of your contributions. We do not and cannot review every contribution you make. However, we reserve the right to delete, move or edit contributions that are not in accordance with these terms and conditions.
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND USE
All rights in the layout, design and organisation of the Service are reserved by the Reuters Foundation. We own all rights in or have a licens to the material we publish on AlertNet. Our members own all the rights to or have a license to the material they publish on the site but you grant us the rights to use such material in accordance with these terms and conditions.
Mmebers may print or download extracts from any material appearing in the Professional Zone and make copies of these for use within their organisation. If you wish to use any material, including photographs and other images, for promotional or other purposes, please contact the AlertNet team.
Except as permitted above, you must not reproduce or redistribute any part of the site or transmit it or store it in any other web site or disseminate the material in any other form, without permission from us and, where relevant, from any other member concerned.
3. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY POLICY
We will not pass on any information you post in the Professional Zone to anyone outside the AlertNet membership without permission of the relevant member.
Members will only use the list of members of the Professional Zone for the purpose of contacting them in connection with AlertNet, or with news and information about disaster relief. You will ensure that you keep your details on the site up to date. The privacy policy also applies to this agreement. You agree to abide by all relevant pivacy laws in relation to any personal data.
4. LIABILITY
We make all reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the material which we contribute to the Service. However, given the nature and cost of the Service we will not be liable for any loss caused by you doing, or not doing, anything as a result of any material on this site or for any loss arising from your use of or inability to use the site (save for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or for fraud or any other liability that cannot, by law, be limited or excluded).
You can access other sites via links from AlertNet. These sites are not under our control and we are not responsible in any way for their content.
We do not make any claims as to the Service's comprehensiveness, quality, fitness for any particular purpose or uninterrupted operation. We also do not guarantee that the site or its contents will be virus free.
The disclaimer also applies to this agreement. You agree the above liability arrangement is reasonable given the nature and cost of the Service.
5. TERMINATION AND MODIFICATION
We may terminate your access to the Service or any part of it immediately and without notice if you are in breach of any of these terms and conditions.
We may modify the service from time to time and may terminate it at any time with one month's notice.
We may modify these terms and conditions from time to time. We will give you notice of any forthcoming change by posting it at on the site. The change will become effective one month after it is posted.
You may terminate your membership of the Service at any time by giving us one month's notice.
6. GENERAL
If any part of this agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the rest of it will not be affected.
Your participation in this Service is personal to your organisation and you may not transfer it to anyone else.
Any notice given under this agreement shall be in writing and may be given by post, fax or email. You should send notices to:
Project Administrator
Reuters Foundation
85 Fleet Street
London EC4P 4AJ
Fax: +44 (20) 7278 9345
e-mail address: alertnet@reuters.com
This agreement will be governed by English law and in the event of any dispute both parties hereny submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
I ACCEPT the above and wish to apply as a SUPPLIER.
