Terms and Conditions

The following Terms and Conditions (the "Terms") apply to all users of https://donate.abi.am/ (the "Website"), which is owned and operated by the “Armenian Bioinformatics Institute” Scientific Educational Foundation. 

BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY

Registration

In order to donate via the platform provided, you will be required to submit certain data. You can get acquainted with the scope of the data required and the procedure for further processing of the provided data in the Privacy Policy section of the Website.

You agree to provide us with accurate and complete information when registering on the Website, making a donation or communicating with our support. You also agree to update the provided information to reflect any necessary changes.

If you are registering for and using the Website on behalf of another party or organisation, you warrant that you are authorized to act on behalf of that party or organisation while using the Website.

You agree not to use the Website in any way that would affect us adversely or reflect negatively on us, the Website, our goodwill, our employees or moderators, our name or reputation, or discourage any person or legal entity from using all or any portion, features or functions of the Website, or from advertising, linking or becoming a supplier to us in connection with the Website.

Unauthorized or prohibited use of the Website may subject you to civil liability, administrative and/or criminal prosecution under the applicable law.

We do our best to make the Website available to all. However, you will not be able to create a personal Account and/or use the Website in case:

  • Your location restricts access to or use of the Website;
  • We have previously blocked your account for violating these Terms and/or applicable law.

Donation

You acknowledge and agree that as soon as donation is done ABI retains the control over the donated funds. In the event that a project is fully funded or ABI receives a donation without reference to a specific project or category, the donated funds will be allocated to ABI’s general fund.

When doing a donation you may choose to make a recurring donation. In case of providing your consent for recurring donation you will be charged automatically each month until cancellation. 

Cancellation and change of monthly donation 

Recurring donations can be cancelled at any time. If you wish to cancel your recurring donation, you can contact us at [email protected]. To avoid future charges you may cancel your recurring donation prior to the next donation date.

You may change the amount of your monthly donation by contacting us at [email protected]. The change will enter into force with the next billing cycle.

In case an issue occurred while making donations via the ABI website, please write an email to [email protected] within 5 business days describing the issue and providing your contact details. Our specialists will consider your case and get back to you within 10 business days after receiving your letter.

Liability

For the violation of these Terms, the User shall be liable for the damages (real damage and lost benefit) caused to the Foundation in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia.

The Parties acknowledge that the Foundation is not responsible for any damages of third parties caused by the User as a result of the breach of the Terms.

Disclaimer

The Foundation has the right to suspend the work of the Website for the purpose of eliminating technical malfunctions, carrying out preventive works, as well as ensuring security. In this case, the Foundation is not responsible for any inconvenience or damage caused to Users and/or to third parties as a result of the termination of the Website.

The Foundation reserves the right, at our discretion, to change, modify the Terms at any time for any reason, and we may notify you of such changes through any means, including a change to the "Last Updated" date set forth above. All changes shall be effective immediately. In the event of a material change that may directly affect your Account on the Website, if any, we may notify you via the most recent e-mail address that you have provided to us in conjunction with your Account. The Foundation considers that the User has been properly acquainted with these Terms and its subsequent changes, and has given its consent to them, if the User uses or continues to use the Website and/or the services offered on the Website.

The Website contains links to other online resources. If you follow a link to any of these resources, you acknowledge and agree that the Foundation is not responsible for the “User Content” provided by that link and the inclusion of any link on the Website does not imply our affiliation, endorsement, or adoption of the linked website or other content or any information therein.

Applicable law and dispute resolution

The legislation of the Republic of Armenia shall apply to the relations between the Foundation and the User arising from the use of the Website on the basis of these Terms.

The disputes arising between the Foundation and the User shall be resolved through negotiations. For this purpose, the User may submit their complaints/requests to the Foundation by sending an e-mail to [email protected], indicating the grounds for the complaint/request.

The Foundation undertakes to respond to the email received by the User within 10 (ten) working days. If the Parties fail to settle their dispute through negotiations within 15 (fifteen) working days, the dispute shall be subject to review by the courts of the Republic of Armenia.

The Terms (as defined above) for the Website represent a legally binding agreement between you, an individual user (the "Users"), and the Foundation regarding your use of the Website.

BY REGISTERING FOR AND/OR ACCESSING, BROWSING, OR USING THE WEBSITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AS WELL AS YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND REPRESENT TO US THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY COMPETENT TO ENTER INTO AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS. IF AT ANY TIME YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE.

Contact

The words "Website", "Foundation", "we" mentioned in these Terms refers to the “Armenian Bioinformatics Institute” Scientific Educational Foundation.

e-mail: [email protected]