Terms and Conditions of Use

These Terms and Conditions of Use (“Terms”) govern access to and use of the official website of Community Development Centre (CDC) (the “Website”). The Website is operated by CDC (“CDC”, “we”, “us” or “our”).

CDC is a grassroots organisation working alongside communities in South Sudan and Uganda to promote peacebuilding, social cohesion, youth empowerment, sustainable livelihoods, food security, gender equality, social inclusion, community resilience, and locally led development.

By accessing or using this Website, downloading resources, submitting information, contacting our team, applying for opportunities, registering for activities, or interacting with any services made available through the Website, you agree to these Terms and our applicable Privacy Policy.

For the purposes of these Terms, “User” refers to any individual or organisation accessing or interacting with the Website, including community members, programme participants, researchers, donors, development partners, job applicants, volunteers, media representatives, and other visitors.

If you do not agree with these Terms, please discontinue your use of the Website.

CDC may revise, amend, or update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in its operations, website functionality, applicable legal requirements, or organisational policies.

Any revisions will be published on this page, together with an updated “Last Updated” date. Changes will take effect upon publication unless otherwise stated or required by applicable law.

Users are encouraged to review this page periodically. Where a change materially affects users’ rights or obligations, CDC will take reasonable steps to provide notice where appropriate.

Continued use of the Website after revised Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.

The Website provides information about CDC’s identity, programmes, projects, partnerships, publications, community stories, events, opportunities, and other activities.

Its purposes include:

• Sharing information about CDC’s work in South Sudan and Uganda.
• Providing access to publicly available reports, research, policies, toolkits, and other resources.
• Promoting community participation, dialogue, peacebuilding, and locally led development.
• Sharing news, events, opportunities, and community experiences.
• Facilitating communication with communities, partners, donors, institutions, and the public.
• Providing information about donations, partnerships, and ways to support CDC’s work.

CDC makes reasonable efforts to maintain accurate, relevant, and current information. However, website content may be updated, corrected, replaced, or removed as circumstances change.

Unless expressly stated otherwise:

• Website content is provided for general informational, educational, and community engagement purposes.
• Publication of information does not constitute legal, financial, medical, or other professional advice.
• Project information, statistics, and reported results should be interpreted in the context, reporting period, and methodology provided with the relevant publication.
• The publication of a partner’s name or logo does not necessarily imply endorsement of every statement or activity on the Website.

The Website and its services may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, technical issues, security incidents, or circumstances beyond CDC’s reasonable control.

CDC does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access to the Website. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded under applicable law.

Users must access and use the Website lawfully, responsibly, and respectfully.

Users must not:

• Use the Website for fraudulent, unlawful, deceptive, or harmful activities.
• Submit false, misleading, fabricated, or unauthorised information through contact forms, recruitment portals, event registrations, donation enquiries, or other submission channels.
• Upload or transmit malicious software, viruses, spyware, or other harmful code.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to CDC’s administrative systems, databases, hosting infrastructure, or payment-processing systems.
• Interfere with the Website’s operation, security, availability, or integrity.
• Misrepresent their identity, professional qualifications, organisational affiliation, or relationship with CDC.
• Use the Website to threaten, harass, intimidate, defame, or discriminate against other people.
• Infringe the intellectual property, privacy, confidentiality, or other legal rights of CDC or third parties.
• Collect, reproduce, or misuse personal information obtained through the Website without lawful authority.
• Use automated systems to access or extract Website content in a manner that violates applicable law, these Terms, or reasonable technical restrictions.
• Impersonate CDC, its staff, representatives, partners, or community participants.

CDC may investigate suspected misuse and take proportionate action, including restricting access, removing submitted material, or referring serious matters to the appropriate authorities where legally justified.

The Website may provide opportunities for users to submit enquiries, feedback, research, photographs, videos, personal accounts, community stories, testimonials, documents, or other materials.

By submitting material, you confirm that:

• You have the right and authority to submit it.
• The submission does not knowingly infringe another person’s intellectual property, privacy, or other rights.
• You have obtained any permissions or consents required for the submission, including permission from identifiable individuals featured in photographs, recordings, or stories.
• The material does not contain unlawful, threatening, defamatory, or malicious content.
• The submission does not disclose confidential or sensitive information without appropriate authority.

Ownership and permission to use submitted materials

You retain ownership of original materials you create and submit, except where ownership is otherwise governed by a separate written agreement or applicable law.

By submitting material for possible publication, you grant CDC a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to review, reproduce, edit for clarity, display, publish, archive, and distribute that material for CDC’s legitimate organisational, educational, communication, and non-commercial development purposes, subject to the scope of your submission, any agreed restrictions, applicable law, and any required consent.

This licence does not automatically authorise CDC to publish confidential information, sensitive personal data, or identifiable photographs and stories where additional consent or safeguarding measures are required.

Where material is submitted only for a private enquiry or administrative purpose, this section does not grant CDC unrestricted permission to publish it.

CDC may review, moderate, decline, edit, or remove submitted material where appropriate. We will seek to respect the original meaning of personal testimonies and community stories and will take reasonable steps to protect the dignity, privacy, and safety of people featured in our communications.

CDC respects the privacy of individuals who interact with its Website and seeks to handle personal information responsibly.

Depending on the service used, CDC may collect information such as names, contact details, organisational affiliations, application information, event registration details, messages, and information voluntarily submitted through forms.

Personal information may be processed for legitimate purposes, including:

• Responding to enquiries and feedback.
• Managing recruitment, internship, volunteer, and consultancy applications.
• Coordinating events, programme activities, and partnerships.
• Managing donation enquiries and related administrative records.
• Communicating publications, updates, and opportunities where users have requested or consented to such communication.
• Maintaining website security, diagnosing technical problems, and improving website performance.
• Meeting applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, and reporting obligations.

CDC will handle personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and applicable data protection requirements.

CDC does not sell personal information to third parties. Information may be shared with authorised service providers, relevant partners, or public authorities where necessary for a legitimate purpose and permitted or required by law, subject to appropriate safeguards.

Depending on applicable law, individuals may have rights to request access to their personal information, correct inaccurate information, request deletion, object to certain processing, or withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.

Requests concerning personal information may be submitted through CDC’s verified contact channels. Some information may need to be retained where required by law or for legitimate organisational recordkeeping.

Please refer to CDC’s Privacy Policy for further details about data collection, use, retention, sharing, and individual rights.

Unless otherwise stated, the Website’s original content is owned by CDC or used under an applicable licence or permission.

This may include:

• CDC’s name, logo, and visual identity.
• Website text, graphics, and design elements.
• Original reports, publications, toolkits, and educational materials.
• Photographs, videos, audio recordings, and other multimedia content.
• Original programme materials and communication resources.

Third-party content, partner materials, research, photographs, logos, and other works remain subject to the rights of their respective owners.

Permitted Use

Unless a specific licence or notice states otherwise, users may access and download publicly available CDC materials for personal, educational, academic, research, and other lawful non-commercial purposes, provided that they:

• Acknowledge CDC and the original author where identified.
• Preserve relevant copyright notices and attribution.
• Do not misrepresent the source or meaning of the material.
• Respect any additional restrictions attached to the resource.

Restricted Use

Without prior written permission from the relevant rights holder, users must not:

• Sell or commercially exploit CDC materials where such use is not otherwise authorised.
• Reproduce or republish protected material beyond the scope of a permitted licence or applicable legal exception.
• Alter material in a way that misrepresents its meaning, findings, or authorship.
• Use CDC’s name, logo, or branding to falsely imply endorsement, affiliation, or official partnership.
• Remove copyright notices or misrepresent another person’s work as their own.

Requests for permission to reproduce, adapt, translate, publish, or commercially use CDC materials may be submitted through CDC’s official contact channels.

The Website may contain links to external websites, partner platforms, social media services, online registration systems, payment gateways, and other third-party services.

These links are provided for convenience or informational purposes. Unless expressly stated otherwise, CDC does not own or control those external services and is not responsible for their content, availability, security practices, terms, or privacy policies.

Access to third-party websites and services is subject to their own terms and conditions.

Where the Website links to a donation or payment provider, the transaction may be processed under that provider’s terms, privacy notice, and security procedures. Users should verify the recipient, payment details, and transaction information before making a payment.

The presence of a third-party link does not automatically constitute an endorsement or guarantee by CDC.

The Website may use cookies and similar technologies to support essential functions, remember user preferences, understand website usage, maintain security, and improve performance.

Where required by applicable law, CDC will seek consent before placing non-essential cookies or using technologies that require consent.

Users may be able to manage cookie preferences through the Website’s cookie settings or their browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some website features.

Further information about the types of cookies we use, their purposes, and the choices available to you is provided in our Privacy Policy.

CDC takes reasonable steps to maintain the security and integrity of its Website. However, no website or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users are responsible for using appropriate security measures when accessing the Website, including keeping their devices and software reasonably up to date.

CDC may temporarily restrict, suspend, or terminate access where reasonably necessary to protect the Website, investigate suspected misuse, comply with legal obligations, or respond to security risks.

Where appropriate and legally permissible, CDC may take steps to restore access once the relevant issue has been addressed.

Information on the Website about donations, fundraising, and programme support is provided to help individuals and institutions understand ways to support CDC’s work.

A donation or financial contribution may be subject to separate payment-provider terms, written agreements, donor conditions, and applicable laws.

Before making a contribution, donors should verify that they are using CDC’s official donation channels and authorised payment details.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing:

• Contributions will be managed in accordance with CDC’s applicable financial procedures and legal obligations.
• Contributions designated for a specific purpose will be handled in accordance with the agreed terms and any applicable restrictions.
• CDC may contact donors regarding administrative matters associated with their contributions.
• Donation acknowledgements, receipts, and reporting arrangements will be subject to applicable procedures and requirements.

The Website does not guarantee that a particular programme, project, or fundraising initiative will remain available indefinitely. If circumstances materially affect the use of a restricted contribution, CDC will address the matter in accordance with the relevant agreement, donor conditions, and applicable law.

Tax deductibility, where relevant, depends on the applicable legal framework and the donor’s circumstances. Users should seek independent tax advice where necessary.

CDC seeks to provide useful and accurate information but does not warrant that all Website content will always be complete, current, uninterrupted, or free from errors.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, CDC will not be liable for indirect or consequential losses arising from a user’s reliance on general Website information or temporary unavailability of the Website.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by law, including any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Users are responsible for assessing whether information is suitable for their intended purpose and should seek professional advice where required.

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Sudan, subject to any mandatory legal requirements that apply to CDC’s operations in Uganda.

Where a dispute arises in connection with these Terms or the use of the Website, the parties are encouraged to seek resolution through good-faith communication and, where appropriate, mediation or another mutually agreed dispute-resolution process.

If the matter cannot be resolved amicably, it may be referred to a competent court or other authorised forum in accordance with applicable law.

Nothing in this section prevents a person from exercising a statutory right or seeking urgent legal relief where available.

For questions about these Terms, website content, intellectual property permissions, privacy, donations, or other website-related matters, please contact Community Development Centre through its official communication channels.

Community Development Centre (CDC)

Website: https://cdc.ngo

General enquiries: privacy@cdc.ngo

Telephone: South Sudan +211 928 302 000, Uganda +256 776 030 090

South Sudan Head Office: Yei, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan

Uganda Head Office: Ofua Zone, Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement, Uganda

Coordination Offices: Juba, South Sudan; Arua, Uganda

Please use the verified contact details published on CDC’s official Website.

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