Terms of use – hosts – UKUA Together

The website www.UKUATogether.org (hereinafter the ” Website “), edited by the association UKUATogether.org (hereinafter ” UKUATogether.org” or ” us “) is a match-making website which connects Ukrainian refugees looking for emergency housing due to the current war in their country with hosts offering to house them temporarily free of charge.

Access, consultation, browsing and/or use of the Website and its associated services implies full and complete acceptance of this document (hereinafter the “Terms of Use”). The purpose of this document is to define the terms of use of the Website by any person accessing, consulting, browsing and/or using (all or part of) the Website and its associated services (hereinafter the “User”). When the User completes the “Register to host refugee(s) from Ukraine” form on the Website, he/she is invited to expressly accept the present Terms of Use via a specific checkbox. If the User rejects it in whole or in part of the document, he/she is requested not to use the Website and its associated services.

These Terms of Use are accessible at any time on the Website and will prevail, if necessary, over any other version or any other contradictory document.

Should you have any questions, you may directly contact UKUATogether.org by sending an email to help@ukuatogether.com.

ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS

“Host” means a person who offers to host one or more Refugees in his/her home for a limited period of time.

“Refugee” means a person originally residing in Ukraine seeking emergency housing in Europe due to the current war in his/her country “Website” means the website www.UKUATogether.org

“User” means the person who accesses, consults, navigates and/or uses all or part of the Website and its services. Hosts and Refugees are Users.

ARTICLE 2. WEBSITE AND SERVICES ACCESS

Access to the Website is technically possible twenty-four (24) hours a day and seven (7) days per week, except in cases involving force majeure, possible outages or breakdowns or any disruption due to maintenance, which may be necessary for the good running of the Website.

The User acknowledges having the skills and means necessary to access and use the Website and its services. In this respect, the User must have a computer or any other device with an Internet connection, whose settings must enable the proper functioning of the Website and its services.

In general, the User declares that he/she is aware of the risks associated with browsing websites and using online services and accepts them. In particular, the User acknowledges that the information that passes over the Internet or is stored there may be intercepted or altered, independently of the will of UKUATogether.org.

As such, it is strongly recommended that Users take all necessary precautions to protect themselves against the adverse effects of hacking, in particular by adopting a secure and appropriate computer configuration of their computers, cell phones or other devices (e.g., by installing regularly updated virus detection software).

ARTICLE 3. WEBSITE SERVICES

ARTICLE 3.1 MATCHMAKING SERVICE

UKUATogether.org provides the means for Refugees to be connected with Hosts in order to be housed free of charge for a limited period of time. Once the registration on the Website is approved, the User is added to the lists of Hosts providing emergency housing in Britain The connection is made on the basis of the information provided by the Refugees and the Hosts at the time of acceptance by UKUATogether.org of the Refugee/ Host web application via submission of the “Register to host refugee(s) from Ukraine” form and subsequently updated if necessary (location of the housing, number of people who can be accommodated, characteristics of the housing, etc.). The Refugee will have access to the profiles of the Hosts corresponding to his/her criteria and will be entitled to send them a contact request in order to give them his/her contact details. If one of the Hosts decides to follow up on the contact request, the Refugee and the Host will discuss the details of the housing arrangement, including the duration of the stay, by email, telephone or WhatsApp.

The Host is not obligated to house the Refugee by whom it has been contacted. Once the Host has been put in contact with a Refugee, the Host nevertheless undertakes to do everything reasonably possible to provide housing for the Refugee in view of the particular circumstances with which the Refugee is already confronted. This temporary accommodation will not give rise to any remuneration or financial compensation claims of any kind to the Host. It is an exclusively gracious act of solidarity on the part of the Host.

The service offered on the Website by UKUATogether.org is limited to enabling the contact between Refugees and Hosts registered on the Website. Once the contact request has been transmitted, UKUATogether.org does not intervene in any way in the relationship between the Refugee and the Host, in particular with regard to the determination of the housing terms, including the duration of the housing.

ARTICLE 3.2 CONDITIONS OF ACCESS TO THE MATCHMAKING SERVICE

To access the matchmaking service provided to Hosts on the Website, the User must:

be of legal age;
have the capacity and quality required to use the services as a Host;
have a housing located in Britain that can host one or more Refugees free of charge for a limited period of time;
have an email address and/or a correct telephone number to contact the
Refugees who have sent him/her a contact request;
only use the Website and its services in accordance with these Terms of Use and the applicable laws.

ARTICLE 3.3 REGISTRATION AS A HOST

To access the matchmaking service provided to Hosts on the Website, the User must first provide the information on the “Register to host refugee(s) from Ukraine” web form and submit the web form to help@UKUATogether.org.

UKUA may, after prior notice to the User, decide to decline to contact a User at any time if they are considered unlawful, offensive, threatening, defamatory, obscene or if they infringe upon the rights and interests of third parties, or upon these Terms of Use.

To learn more about the use of personal information by UKUATogether.org in this context, the User is invited to consult the privacy policy.

The User ensures the truthfulness and accuracy of all the information he/she communicates to UKUATogether.org during his/her registration and in the context of the use of the Website and its associated services. More particularly, in the context of his/her registration, the User ensures:

that he/she has housing located in Britain which can host one or more Refugees free of charge for a limited period of time;
that he/she does not create his/her personal account on the Website under a false identity or by usurping the identity of a third party;
that all the information he/she communicates is complete, accurate and up to date;
that he/she does not create several personal accounts on the Website, e.g. by using several email addresses;
that he/she will immediately update his/her personal information on the Website in case of any relevant changes.

In the event that UKUATogether.org finds that the User has provided information that is false, inaccurate, outdated, incomplete or, more generally, contrary to these Terms of Use or to applicable laws, UKUATogether.org may terminate this contractual relationship without notice or compensation, and block any future access by the User to all or part of the Website and its associated services.

ARTICLE 3.4 APPLICATION TO BE A VOLUNTEER

The User can apply to be a volunteer within UKUATogether.org from the “Contact Us” page of the Website. The User will then be contacted by UKUATogether.org if his/her profile corresponds to the needs of the association. To know more about the use of his personal information by UKUATogether.org in this context, the User is invited to consult the privacy policy.

Article 3.5 DONATION SERVICE

If he/she wants, the User can make a donation to UKUATogether.org via the secure platform GoFundMe

ARTICLE 4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE USER

ARTICLE 4.1 OBLIGATIONS OF THE USER AS HOST

The terms of housing are jointly determined by the Host and the Refugee on the basis of the information provided by them at the time of the creation of their personal account and as subsequently updated from time to time, independent of any direct or indirect involvement or intervention by UKUATogether.org. The Host undertakes to respect these housing terms and conditions, in particular the agreed housing duration.

In its exchanges with the Refugee, the Host undertakes to provide only complete, accurate and up-to-date information. In particular, the Host undertakes not to provide false information about his/her housing.

With regard to housing, the Host agrees to neither harm the physical or mental integrity of the Refugee and/or his/her family, nor personal belongings of the Refugee and/or his/her family.

ARTICLE 4.2 GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE USER

The User undertakes to use the Website and its services in a manner consistent with these Terms of Use, and in particular not to use them for commercial purposes, prospecting, solicitation or advertising.

The User also agrees not to:

behave in a manner that could undermine the integrity, functioning or security of the information system on which the Website and its services are based;
intrude or attempt to intrude into UKUATogether.org’s information systems;
attack or attempt to attack on the authentication and other security measures of the Website;
collect, extract or use, in any way whatsoever, information on the Website;
and more generally, to act in a manner likely to infringe the rights and interests of UKUATogether.org.

In the event of any breach or fraudulent use of the Website observed by UKUATogether.org, the latter may terminate this contractual relationship without notice or compensation, and block any future access by the User to all or part of the Website and its services.

ARTICLE 6. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

The service provided on the Website by UKUATogether.org is strictly limited to the match-making between Refugees and Hosts registered on the Website. Once the match-making has been completed, UKUATogether.org does not intervene in any way in the relationship between the Refugee and the Host, in particular as regards the determination of the housing arrangements.

The Website and the services it provides, including the match-making service between Refugees and Hosts, are provided to the User free of charge. While UKUATogether.org strives to provide a reliable Website, UKUATogether.org does not ensure that it is free of errors, inaccuracies or omissions, downtime, flaws or defects. Furthermore, UKUATogether.org does not ensure the accuracy, quality, legality or fitness for a particular purpose of the Website, the services provided therein, and the content published therein. In particular, UKUATogether.org does not check the identity of the Refugees and Hosts registering on the Website. Consequently, the User acknowledges that he/she uses the Website, its services and the contents published on it under his/her exclusive responsibility.

Only the User is liable for the use he/she intends to make of the Website and the preservation of the security and integrity of his/her data, hardware and software when he/she accesses the Website or services.

Thus, UKUATogether.org cannot be held liable for:

any dysfunction or bad condition of User’s IT equipment during or after User browsing on the Website, as well as in case of impossibility of access, poor using conditions on the Website attributable to these devices, the provision of Internet access, Internet network congestion, or any other reason not controlled by UKUATogether.org;
electronic or phone communications expenses induced by the use of User’s equipment which shall be exclusively borne by the User and will not be borne by UKUATogether.org;
any temporary, partial or complete unavailability of the Website, in particular in the event of maintenance, technical incident and, more generally, in case of an event beyond the control of UKUATogether.org;
any consequences that may arise from the contents of the websites referred to by external links that may be displayed on the Website;
any indirect damage that may be suffered by the User;
any damage suffered by the User or a third party resulting from the use of the Website or its services that does not comply with these Terms of Use;

Consequently, under no circumstances shall UKUATogether.org its managers, employees and, in general, its representatives and partners, be held liable for any indirect damage resulting from the use of the Website, its services, and the content published therein, and in particular for loss of profit, loss of opportunity or damage resulting from loss of data caused by the impossibility of using the Website and its associated services.

ARTICLE 7. MODIFICATION

These Terms of Use are dated accurately and may be modified and updated by UKUATogether.org at any time, particularly in the event of changes to the services offered on the Website or to applicable regulations.

The applicable Terms of Use are those published on the Website at the time of access to the Website by the User. Consequently, the User is invited to consult the Terms of Use each time he/she accesses the Website.

This version of Terms of Use replaces all previous versions.

ARTICLE 8. TERMINATION OF THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES

These Terms of Use reserve the right for UKUATogether.org to temporarily or permanently suspend access to all or part of the Website or its services, in particular in the event of cessation of activity related to the provision of the Website or in the event of insolvency proceedings.

ARTICLE 9: CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT

The User agrees that UKUATogether.org, may assign, transfer or provide, in any way, the contractual relationship hereunder to a third party.

ARTICLE 10. HYPERLINKS

The Website is likely to contain hyperlinks to other websites or internet sources, other than those published by UKUATogether.org. UKUATogether.org is not responsible for these external websites and internet sources, and thus declines all responsibility for the content, products, services, advertising or any other material available on or from these external websites or internet sources to the extent that UKUATogether.org cannot control these external websites and internet sources. The decision to use/follow any hyperlink is exclusively made by the User.

UKUATogether.org reminds the User that non-affiliated external websites or sources are subject to their own terms of use.

If the User wishes to create a hypertext link to the Website, the User must obtain UKUATogether.org’s prior written consent by sending a request by email: help@UKUATogether.org. UKUATogether.org may, in its sole discretion, accept or reject any request made to it for this purpose. UKUATogether.org is under no obligation to accept such request, nor to provide any reason for rejecting such request.

ARTICLE 11: VALIDITY OF THE TERMS OF USE

Each of the articles of the present Terms of Use applies separately. Any modification of the applicable regulations in force, or any decision of a court or a competent authority invalidating one or more articles of the Terms of Use shall not affect the validity of the entire Terms of Use. Such a modification or decision does not authorise the User to disregard the valid provisions of these Terms of Use.

ARTICLE 12: AGREEMENT OF PROOF

In the absence of proof to the contrary, the data recorded in UKUATogether.org’s IT system shall constitute proof of the entire contractual relationship between UKUATogether.org and the User.

By accepting these Use of Terms, the User agrees not to contest the probative value of the documents produced online on the basis of their electronic nature.

ARTICLE 13. LANGUAGE

These Terms of Use are written in English. In the event of any discrepancy with, or dispute regarding, a translation of these Terms of Use, only the English text shall apply.

ARTICLE 14. GOVERNING LAW / JURISDICTION

These Terms of Use are governed by, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

In the event of a dispute relating to their interpretation or execution, UKUATogether.org and the User shall seek, before any litigation, an amicable agreement and shall provide each other with all necessary information to this effect.