TERMS AND CONDITIONS

AGREEMENT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Thank you for visiting our site. If you want to use www.doingbusinessdoinggood.com you agree to the Terms and Conditions described below. These Terms and Conditions are a legally binding contract between you and us and set out your rights and responsibilities when you use our sites. For this reason, please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. You accept these Terms and Conditions when you visit our Sites. The site www.doingbusinessdoinggood.com is owned by Sustainable Commerce Co™ SA, a company registered in Switzerland whose registered office is 36 Avenue Cardinal-Mermillod 1227 CAROUGE GE Switzerland. Any and all references to DBDG™, Doing Business Doing Good™ « we », « us », or « our » are references to Sustainable Commerce Co™ SA.

YOUR PRIVACY

We understand that your personal information is important to you, and for this reason, it is equally important to us. Our Privacy Policy details how your information is used when you use our Services. Our Privacy Policy is also part of our Terms and Conditions, so please read it here Doing Business Doing Good Privacy Policy By visiting our Sites, you consent to our processing of your personal information as described in our Privacy Policy, and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

JOINING US

You can choose to set up an account with us by completing the registration form on www.doingbusinessdoinggood.com When signing up to join the Doing Business Doing Good Community you need to provide your full name and a valid and current email address. After signing up, you will acquire a Membership. Our Membership’s prices and services, as well as other services available, are outlined on our Site, before and during Sign Up.

You must be eighteen (18) or older to use our Sites. Otherwise, you may only use our Services under the supervision of a parent or guardian. It is your responsibility to ensure the information in your account is updated regularly with any relevant changes. We may refuse at our absolute discretion any application to join us or receive our services for any reason whatsoever.

By signing up with us, you represent and warrant that your use of our Sites shall at all times be in compliance with these Terms and Conditions.

You should not register for more than 1 Account and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your Account to another person.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your Account credentials and may not disclose your credentials to any third party. You must immediately notify us if you know or have any reason to suspect that your credentials have been lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised. You are responsible for all activities and interactions that occur under your account. You must notify us immediately if you know of, or suspect, that anyone has obtained unauthorized access to your account.  

We grant you a license to use our Sites and Training Programs subject to the following restrictions:

  • You will not violate any laws in connection with your use of our Sites.

  • You will not use our Sites in a manner that falsely implies an endorsement, partnership, or any other sort of affiliation with us.

  • You will not use our Sites in connection with the distribution of unsolicited commercial messages ("spam").

  • You agree not to “crawl,” “scrape,” or “spider” any aspect of our Sites or to decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to obtain the source code of our Sites or otherwise take any action that damages or adversely affects, or could damage or adversely affect the performance or proper functioning of our Sites.

  • You must not introduce any material which is malicious or technologically harmful for our sites.

  • You must not attack our Sites via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.

  • You will not interfere with or try to disrupt our Sites, for example by distributing a virus or other harmful computer code.

We may provide you with certain legal information in writing. By using our Sites, you agree that we may provide you information electronically (by email, etc.) instead of mailing you paper copies, and that your electronic agreement is equal to your signature on paper.

MEMBERSHIP FEES AND PAYMENTS

We may charge fees to you upon signing up ("Membership Fees"). We may charge such fees to facilitate our Sites and provide you with the materials to help you become a force for good and make a positive impact for a better - sustainable – world. We reserve the right to change the Membership Fees at any time, and we will provide you adequate notice of any fee changes before they become effective.

We may also offer and provide various courses, services and products through our site to help you become a force for good and make a positive impact for a better - more sustainable - world. At any time when these are being promoted, offered or delivered, fees will be communicated on the site where they are hosted.

Any and all payment processing services through or in connection with your use of the Sites are provided to you by [Paypal] and (Stripe). [Paypal] and Stripe allows and assists DBDG to deliver, hold, or receive payment for a Membership and our Courses, Services and Products. Paypal and Stripe shall have a direct contractual relationship with you based on your respective Account and shall provide their services directly to you.

You hereby agree to the use of Paypal and Stripe Services for the payment of your Membership Fees and Courses, Services or Products that you purchase and to their own Terms and Conditions. To review Paypal Terms and Conditions, please click the following link: https://www.paypal.com/au/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full. To review Stripe Terms and Conditions, please click the following link: https://stripe.com/legal 

Membership Fees or Fees for Courses, Services or Products are non-refundable, but we shall retain our discretion in refunding you in cases where Membership Fees or Course Fees or Fees for other Services or Products were paid because of a mistake or because of our Site’s default.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Our Sites and any content and materials we make available on our Sites and through our courses, services or products are protected by copyright, trademark, and/or other Intellectual Property Rights owned by us in Switzerland and other countries. You acknowledge and agree that our Sites, content and materials are the exclusive property of DBDG™ and/or its licensors or authorizing third-parties.

You will not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying our Site, content and materials.

You must not use any part of the Sites, its content or the materials we make available to you for commercial purposes without a licence from us. You may not reproduce in any format (including on another sites or mobile app) any aspect of our Sites, its content and the materials we make available (including content, our materials, images, designs, look and feel) without our prior written consent. 

You will not use, copy, adapt, modify, prepare derivative works of, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, broadcast or otherwise exploit our Sites, its content and the materials we provide or build a similar service or application, or publish any performance, or any benchmark test or analysis relating to the Sites. No licenses or rights are granted to you by implication or otherwise under any intellectual property rights owned or controlled by us.

We hereby grant you a limited license to access and, if you have created an Account, use the Sites and the materials we make available solely for the purpose of helping you become a force for good and make a positive impact for a better - sustainable – world. 

THIRD PARTY SERVICES

Our Sites may contain links to third-party sites or resources. Such third-party services may be subject to different terms and conditions and privacy practices. We recommend you read their respective terms and conditions and privacy policies. We are not responsible or liable for the availability or accuracy of such third-party services. Links to such third-party services are not an endorsement by DBDG™ of such third-party services.

AVAILABILITY

Our Sites requires an active Internet connection. The connection can be Wi-Fi, or provided by a mobile network provider. We cannot take responsibility for the Sites not working at full functionality if you do not have access to an active Internet connection.

The requirements for our Sites' systems (and for any additional systems we decide to extend the availability of the Sites to) may change, or may be subject to maintenance or update. We will do our best to keep our Sites up-to-date, but we do not promise to always update our Sites.

Due to the nature of the Internet, We cannot guarantee the continuous and uninterrupted availability and accessibility of our Sites. We may restrict the availability of our Sites or certain areas or features thereof, if this is necessary to carry out maintenance measures that ensure the proper or improved functioning of our Sites.

We shall not be held responsible for any disruption of the Sites arising from such maintenance and/or updates.

CHANGES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS

We may change these Terms and Conditions at our sole discretion. The Terms and Conditions applicable to your access to and use of our site will be the version that is current and displayed on the site. These terms were last updated on May 2023.

TERMINATION

You may cancel your Account at any time by sending us an email at sophie@doingbusinessdoinggood.com .  

On termination of your Account, we may restore your Account if you send us an email at sophie@doingbusinessdoinggood.com.

We may immediately, without notice terminate your account if you have materially breached your obligations under these Terms and Conditions. If your access to or use of our Site has been limited because of such breach, you may not register a new Account or access and use our Site through an Account of another User.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Our Sites are provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy or functionality. To the extent permitted by law, we hereby expressly exclude all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by the law. We will not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred in connection with our Sites or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our Sites, including, without limitation any liability for loss of income or revenue; loss of business; loss of profits or contracts; loss of anticipated savings; loss of data; loss of goodwill; wasted management or office time.

DISCLAIMER

We do our best to provide you with the best experience possible when using our sites. However, your use of the sites is at your sole risk. Our sites are provided on an "AS IS",  "AS AVAILABLE" basis.

We do not warrant that the Sites will function uninterrupted, secure or available at any particular time or location; that any errors or defects will be corrected; that the Sites are free of viruses or other harmful components; or the results of using our Sites or materials will meet your requirements or expectations.

APPLICABLE LAW

Your use of our sites is governed by these Terms and Conditions and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the canton of Geneva and the laws of Switzerland. Disputes arising from your use of these sites and the services we provide are subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Switzerland.

FORCE MAJEURE

We will not be liable to you for any lack of performance, or the unavailability or failure, of our sites or our services, or for any failure by us to comply with these Terms and Conditions, where such lack, unavailability or failure arises from any cause reasonably beyond our control.

GENERAL

If any part of the Terms and Conditions is found to be unenforceable, that part will be limited to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms and Conditions will otherwise remain in full force and effect.

Our failure to enforce any part of the Terms and Conditions is not a waiver of our right to later enforce that or any other part of the Terms and Conditions.

These Terms and Conditions do not and are not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than yourself.

Unless specified otherwise, any notices or other communications to you will be in writing and given via email.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Any questions or concerns about these terms and conditions should be brought to our attention and providing us with information relating to your concern.

You can contact us at sophie@doingbusinessdoinggood.com or at the following address:

Sustainable Commerce Co SA
Attn. Doing Business Doing Good
36 Avenue Cardinal-Mermillod 1227 CAROUGE GE Switzerland