Updated 8 July 2024

Welcome to The Global Imams Council (GIC) website (www.imams.org). By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions. Please read them carefully.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using our website, you accept and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and our privacy policy. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use our website.

2. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to change, modify, or update these terms and conditions at any time. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

3. Use of the Website

You agree to use the website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else’s use of the website.

You must not use the website to upload, post, or otherwise transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.

4. Intellectual Property

All content, trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and icons are the property of The Global Imams Council (GIC) or its affiliates and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any of the content without prior written consent from the GIC.

5. User Content

By submitting any content to the website, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in any media. (This does not apply to confidential information related to our Community Services, such as counselling and/or divorce procedures. The Global Imams Council treats confidential information with the utmost privacy and respect.)

You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all the rights to the content you submit, that the content is accurate, and that use of the content does not violate these terms and will not cause injury to any person or entity.

6. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided for your convenience only. We do not endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any third-party websites, their content, or practices. Accessing third-party websites is at your own risk.

7. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

The website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We make no warranties, expressed or implied, regarding the website’s operation or the information, content, materials, or products included.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Global Imams Council disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

In no event shall The Global Imams Council or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or in any way connected with the use of or inability to use the website or the content.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Global Imams Council, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of these terms, or any activity related to you, or any other person accessing the website using your device(s).

9. Governing Law

These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdictions in which The Global Imams Council (GIC) operates, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please contact us by way of E-mail at: HQ@imams.org

11. Entire Agreement

These terms and conditions, along with our privacy policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and The Global Imams Council regarding the use of the website and supersede any prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral.

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.