Terms and Conditions

Legal Binding

These Terms set out by ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) shall be legally binding upon you, your family, heirs, administrators, executors and legal representatives. In accepting this document & by applying for our programs, you are not relying upon any oral or written representations or statements made by us other than what is set forth in these Terms. 

Use of Photos, Transcripts and Feedback 

By agreeing to the terms and conditions you agree that ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) can use your photos and written feedback while at the project to post on its website www.internationalpeaceleaders.com  might use such material for marketing/promotion in form of brochure/emails/ or on its website. ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) also uses photos and material from our partners and affiliations abroad and in Pakistan and is not responsible for a claims arising towards that material/photos/content. This includes photos and videos posted on our Facebook page and other social media network sites.

Personal Risks

The volunteer acknowledges and accepts the responsibilities and risks associated with their agreement to travel to, temporarily live in and provide volunteer services in any specified area of the country. Such travel and volunteer work can be often hazardous and involves a certain degree of risk, inherently risk full activities and personal perils to the volunteer, both foreseen and unforeseen, all of which are fully accepted by and solely assumed by the volunteer. Therefore, Institute of International Peace Leaders  (IIPL) including any and all of its employees, managers, directors, shareholders, host families and host country partner organizations are not liable, to the maximum extent of the law, for any loss or harm the volunteer or associates may suffer, including but not limited to loss caused by:

• Personal injury
• Accommodation
• Transportation
• Safety
• Hygiene
• Civil Unrest
• Dangers associated with wild or other animals
• Religious Activities
• High Altitude
• Food
• Water
• Emotional injury
• Death
• Illness or disease
• War or Act of Terrorism
• Damage to or loss of property 
• Accident or illness in remote regions without means of rapid evacuation or availability of medical supplies and facilities
• Adequacy of medical attention once provided

You accept and acknowledge and confirm that personal injury or illness, emotional trauma, property damage and death can occur by natural causes or activities of persons or animals, either as a result of negligence or because of other reasons.

By applying for our programs online your confirm that you have read and agree to our terms & you are waiving of any Liability that, amongst other things:

• Forever releases us, our owners, our directors, our shareholders, our employees and any persons or groups associated to us of all liability;
• Forever signifies that you are waiving any claims against us, our owners, our directors, our shareholders, our employees and any persons or groups associated to us, and expressly assuming all risks associated with participating in any of our programs.

Vaccinations and Health

We may offer you a list of suggested immunizations and travel health tips based on such publicly available sources at the country of volunteer services. However you understand that we are not medical professionals and have no medical expertise whatsoever. We strongly recommend all our participants that you visit a medical professional before your  work start; however, it is your sole responsibility to arrange and determine any required immunizations and medical procedures that you may need before, during and after your time in the field with us. It is your sole responsibility to arrange and administer any vaccinations/immunizations required to be taken for travel to the area /country of your program.

Furthermore, you accept and acknowledge that we have no responsibility regarding the adequacy of any medical care, medical equipment, medical supplies and or any evacuation plan that may be provided to you before, during or after your program. You are solely responsible for your own welfare, and you accept and acknowledge any and all risks of personal injury or illness, emotional trauma, property damage and death that may occur as a result of you joining one of our programs.

‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL)’ is an NGO (NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION) to provide programs

You understand that ‘‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL)’ is an agent NGO on behalf of suppliers, hereinafter “Local Partners/Local Coordinators” You accept, understand and acknowledge that we organize, promote and offer programs that offer accommodation, transportation and other services provided by our Local Partners/Local Coordinators, which are independent and separate entities from ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL), and over which we have no authority or oversight.

Some examples of Local Partners include but are not limited to hotels, restaurants, taxi drivers, tour guides and travel agencies, as well as the entities where you may volunteer in, for example local biological reserves, clinics and hospitals, nonprofits, local travel companies, local coordinators, staff of other local hosting companies and schools.

By applying for our programs online your confirm that you have read and agree to our terms & you are waiving us of any Liability that, amongst other things forever releases us, our owners, our directors, our shareholders, our employees and any persons or groups associated to us of all liability related to:

• Any of our Local Partners´ negligent or willful acts, or failures to act including, without limitation, their partial or complete failure to deliver services to you; any personal injury or illness, emotional trauma, property damage or death which arises out of any service provided to you by our Local Partners;

• Any error, misrepresentation or mistake, whether intentional or unintentional, made by any of our Local Partners/Local Coordinators, local staff members, travel companies etc.

Code of Conduct

You agree that you would abide by the rules and regulations set out by our partner organizations in the home country. If we or our in-country partners find your behavior unsatisfactory due to drugs, alcohol, stress, abuse or a medical condition. Your program would be terminated under the following conditions:
 

• If we find that you are engaged in any illegal activities or convicted of any criminal activities before or during the Project Period 
• If it is believed that any of your action or behavior is threatening or unacceptable to the society or anyone involved with the project based on the judgment of the project staff and/or the in country coordinator. 
• Any information provided by you to Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) during the time of enrollment is incorrect. 
• You voluntarily decide to opt out of the program in between. 
• If you are found taking drugs or using such material while in the project. 
• If you are found to be engaged in sexual behavior while your stay in the host family. 
• If you do not observe the Code Of Conduct in your host country. 
• In case the agreement is terminated due to any of the above reasons or reasons relating to the above, you will not be entitled to any refund from (IIPL).
• Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) has the right to cancel any placement of an enrolled volunteer before start date.
   
  Disclaimer
• User expressly agrees that use of ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) is at user’s sole risk. Neither ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) its affiliates nor any of their respective employees, agents, third party content providers or licensors warrant that ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) will be uninterrupted or error free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from use of ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL), or as to the accuracy, reliability or content of any information, service, or merchandise provided through ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL).
• ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) is working on an “as is” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, other than those warranties which are implied by and incapable of exclusion, restriction or modification under the laws applicable to this agreement. 

• In no event will ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) or any person or entity involved in creating, producing or distributing ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL)  or software/content, be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of the use of or inability to use ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL). User hereby acknowledges that the provisions of this section shall apply to all content on ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL)

• ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) does not take any direct responsibly for the use of third party online payment facility. Any Bank / PAYPAL will not be responsible for any malfunction in their software for online payment. 
• In addition to the terms set forth above, neither ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL), nor its affiliates, information providers or content partners shall be liable regardless of the cause or duration, for any errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or other defects in, or untimeliness or inauthenticity of, the information contained within ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL), or for any delay or interruption in the transmission thereof to the user, or for any claims or losses arising therefrom or occasioned thereby. None of the foregoing parties shall be liable for any third-party claims or losses of any nature, including, but not limited to, lost profits, punitive or consequential damages. Neither ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) nor its affiliates, information providers or content providers warrant or guarantee the timeliness, sequence, accuracy or completeness of this information. Additionally, there are no warranties as to the results obtained from the use of the information. 

• ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL)  does not take any responsibility of photos and documentation provided by our partners and affiliations abroad, who might supply such material to other businesses of similar nature as well. If anyone has any objection to any part of the site, will write to us formally, for us to take appropriate action.

• ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) does not take any responsibility of any third party links from our site and will not be held responsible for content or service provided on those sites.

 

Governing Law:

‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) will only deal with any disputes or charges in Pakistan and is governed by Pakistani Law. All copyright issues including others will only be dealt in Pakistani court of Law. All disputes and cases will be solved in ____(City)______ only.

Use of Photos and Feedback 

By agreeing to the terms and conditions you agree that ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) can use your photos and written feedback while at the project to post on its website www.internationalpeaceleaders.com  might use such material for marketing /promotion in form of brochure/emails/ or on its website. ‘Institute of International Peace Leaders (IIPL) also uses photos and material from our partners and affiliations abroad and in Pakistan and is not responsible for a claims arising towards that material/photos/content. This includes photos and videos posted on our Facebook page and other social media network sites.