By accessing or using this web site currently located at www.aiic.net (the "Site") and owned by the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC - Association internationale des interprètes de conférence) the user of this Site and any individual or entity on whose behalf a user accesses or uses the Site agree to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions and by our Privacy Policy. Please read both carefully and often as they are subject to change. Your continued use of the Site after the posting of changes to these Terms of Use constitutes acceptance of the changes.

No Soliciting: You agree not to use the Site to advertise products or services or to solicit anyone to buy or sell products or services, without our approval.

No Spamming: From time to time, users post their e-mail addresses in our forums and other public posting areas. You agree not to gather these email addresses for purposes of spamming or for any non-personal or commercial purposes.

Protection of Others: The Internet allows people throughout the world to share valuable information, ideas, and creative works. To ensure continued open access to such materials, users need to protect the rights of those who share their creations on aiic.net. Although we make the Site freely accessible, we don't intend to give up our rights, or anyone else's rights, to the materials appearing on the Site. The materials available through the Site are the property of aiic.net or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws.

You may not reproduce for publication any of the materials without the prior written consent of the owner. Of course, you are free to encourage others to access the information themselves on the Site and to tell them how to find it. Requests for permission to reproduce or distribute materials found on the Site should be sent to AIIC Secretariat, 10 Av. de Sécheron, 1202 Genève, Suisse or .

Links To Third Party Sites: The Site contains links to third party web sites ("Third Party Sites"). Because aiic.net has no control over Third Party Sites, aiic.net does not endorse, has not reviewed and is not responsible for the availability of Third Party Sites. You acknowledge that use of Third Party Sites is at your own risk and that aiic.net is not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss You incur in connection with products or services available on Third Party Sites, nor for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency or other aspect of Third Party Sites.

Hyperlinking: You are free to establish a hypertext link to this site so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by aiic.net and that you inform us.

No Framing: Without the prior written permission of aiic.net, you may not frame any of the content of the Site, or incorporate into another Web site or other service any intellectual property of aiic.net or any of its licensors. Requests for permission to frame our content may be sent to .

Registration and Password: Members of AIIC receive a password that allows access to an extranet. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your personal information and password. You are responsible for all uses of your registration, whether or not authorized by You. You agree to immediately notify AIIC of any unauthorized use of Your registration or password.

Site Security Rules: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site, including, without limitation:

1. accessing data not intended for such user or logging into a server or account which the user is not authorized to access,
2. attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization,
3. attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the Site, overloading, "flooding," "spamming," "mailbombing" or "crashing,"
4. sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services, or
5. forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. aiic.net will investigate occurrences which may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.

Indemnity: You agree to indemnify and hold aiic.net, its officers, subsidiaries and owner harmless from any and all claims, demands or other liabilities, including legal fees and costs, that are made by any third party due to or arising from Your use of the Site or Your breach of these Terms of Use.

Severability: If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Belgium, exclusive of its provisions on conflicts of laws.