Terms and Conditions

Welcome to Expat Info Almere!

These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Expat Info Almere's Website, located at https://www.expatinfoalmere.com.

By accessing this website, we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use our website if you do not agree to take all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.

1. About Us

Expat Info Almere (hereinafter: EIA) is a non-profit initiative created by Almere residents to help fellow internationals navigate information easily before and during their stay in Almere, Netherlands. Our mission is to centralise scattered information from various relevant sources to improve the quality of live in Almere.

2. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using this website ("the Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, please do not use our Service.

3. Use of the Service

3.1 Permitted Use

This Service is provided free of charge for informational purposes
You may access and use information for personal, non-commercial purposes
You may share links to our content with others

3.2 Prohibited Use

Commercial exploitation of the content without permission
Posting false, misleading, or harmful information
Harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behaviour toward other users
Spamming or unsolicited promotional activities
Any illegal activities or violation of Dutch law

4. User-Generated Content

4.1 Community Contributions

Users may contribute information, tips, reviews, and experiences through our contact form and community features
By contributing content, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute your content on our platform
You retain ownership of your contributed content

4.2 Content Moderation

EIA reserves the right to review, edit, or remove user-generated content
Content that violates these terms or is deemed inappropriate may be removed without notice
EIA is not responsible for user-generated content and do not endorse opinions expressed by users

5. Information Accuracy and Disclaimer

5.1 Best Efforts

EIA strives to provide accurate, up-to-date information
Information is gathered from various sources and compiled by volunteers
EIA makes reasonable efforts to verify information but cannot guarantee complete accuracy

5.2 No Warranty

Information is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind
Users should verify important information through official sources
EIA is not liable for decisions made based on information from our platform

6. External Links and Third-Party Content

This website contains links to external websites and third-party content
EIA is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of external sites
Inclusion of external links does not imply endorsement
Users access external links at their own risk

7. Cookies

The website uses cookies to help personalise your online experience. By accessing this website, you agree to use the required cookies.

A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

EIA may use cookies to collect, store, and track information for statistical purposes to operate this website and improve the user experience. You have the ability to accept or decline optional cookies. There are some required cookies that are necessary for the operation of our website. These cookies do not require your consent as they always work. Please keep in mind that by accepting required cookies, you also accept third-party cookies, which might be used via third-party provided services if you use such services on our website, for example, embedded maps, social media features, or video content provided by third parties and integrated into our website.

8. License

Unless otherwise stated, Expat Info Almere and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on our website. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may access this content for your own personal use subjected to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.

You must not:

Copy or republish material from our website for commercial purposes
Sell, rent, or sub-license material from our website
Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from our website without proper attribution
Redistribute content from our website for commercial gain

This Agreement shall begin on the date hereof.

Parts of this website offer users an opportunity to post and exchange opinions and information in certain areas of the website. Expat Info Almere does not filter, edit, publish or review comments before their presence on the website. Comments do not reflect the views and opinions of Expat Info Almere, its agents, and/or affiliates. Comments reflect the views and opinions of the person who posts their views and opinions. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Expat Info Almere shall not be liable for the comments or any liability, damages, or expenses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the comments on this website.

Expat Info Almere reserves the right to monitor all comments and remove any comments that can be considered inappropriate, offensive, or causes breach of these Terms and Conditions.

You warrant and represent that:

You are entitled to post the comments on this website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;
The comments do not invade any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent, or trademark of any third party;
The comments do not contain any defamatory, libellous, offensive, indecent, or otherwise unlawful material, which is an invasion of privacy;
The comments will not be used to solicit or promote business or custom or present commercial activities or unlawful activity.

You hereby grant Expat Info Almere a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, edit and authorise others to use, reproduce and edit any of your comments in any and all forms, formats, or media.

9. Hyperlinking to our Content

The following organisations may link to this website without prior written approval:

Government agencies;
Search engines;
News organisations;
Online directory distributors may link to this website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and
System-wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organisations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our website.

These organisations may link to our home page, to publications, or to other website information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

We may consider and approve other link requests from the following types of organisations:

Commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;
Dot.com community sites;
Associations or other groups representing charities;
Online directory distributors;
Internet portals;
Accounting, law, and consulting firms; and
Educational institutions and trade associations.

We will approve link requests from these organisations if we decide that: (a) the link would not make us look unfavourably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses; (b) the organisation does not have any negative records with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of Expat Info Almere; and (d) the link is in the context of general resource information.

These organisations may link to our home page so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

If you are one of the organisations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to Almere Internationals Hub. Please include your name, your organisation name, contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response.

Approved organisations may hyperlink to our website as follows:

By use of our corporate name; or
By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to; or
Using any other description of this website being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party's site.

No use of Expat Info Almere's logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

10. Privacy and Data Protection

EIA is committed to protecting user privacy in accordance with GDPR. Personal information is collected and processed only as described in our Privacy Policy. We do not sell or share personal information with third parties for commercial purposes.

11. Content Liability

EIA shall not be held responsible for any content that appears on your Website. You agree to protect and defend us against all claims that are raised on your Website. No link(s) should appear on any Website that may be interpreted as libellous, obscene, or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.

12. Reservation of Rights

EIA reserves the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Website. You approve to immediately remove all links to our Website upon request. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and its linking policy at any time. By continuously linking to our Website, you agree to be bound to and follow these linking terms and conditions.

13. Removal of links from our website

If you find any link on this website that is offensive for any reason, you are free to contact and inform us at any moment. EIA will consider requests to remove links, but we are not obligated to or so or to respond to you directly.

EIA does not ensure that the information on this website is correct. EIA does not warrant its completeness or accuracy, nor do we promise to ensure that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

14. Limitation of Liability

14.1 Non-Profit Nature

This is a volunteer-run, non-profit community service
EIA provides information as a community service without financial compensation
EIA's liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by Dutch law

14.2 Disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties, and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Nothing in this disclaimer will:

Limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury;
Limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
Limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
Exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort, and for breach of statutory duty.

As long as the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.

15. Community Guidelines

15.1 Respectful Interaction

Treat all community members with respect and courtesy
Embrace cultural diversity and different perspectives
Help create a welcoming environment for newcomers

15.2 Constructive Contribution

Share helpful, accurate information
Provide constructive feedback and suggestions
Report inappropriate content or behaviour

16. Changes to Terms

EIA may update these Terms and Conditions periodically. Users will be notified of significant changes. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance of new terms. Previous versions will be archived and available upon request.

17. Termination

EIA may suspend or terminate access for violations of these terms. Users may discontinue use of the Service at any time. Termination does not affect rights and obligations that accrued before termination.

18. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms are governed by Dutch law. Any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Dutch courts. We will attempt to resolve disputes through mediation before litigation.

19. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us:

Email: info@expatinfoalmere.com
Website contact form: Expat Info Almere contact form

20. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

21. Acknowledgment

By using our Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

Thank you for being part of the Expat Info Almere!