Terms & Conditions of Use

These Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms") govern access to and use of the Refugee House website (the "Website"), operated by Refugee House ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and any additional legal notices published on the Website.

The term "use" refers to browsing, accessing, downloading, or interacting with any content, forms, or services provided on this Website. Users include visitors, contributors, community partners, job applicants, and any other individuals interacting with our digital ecosystem.

If you do not agree with these Terms, you must discontinue use of this Website immediately.

Updates to These Terms

Refugee House reserves the right to modify, amend, or update these Terms at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be published on this page with a revised date. Your continued use of the Website after updates are posted constitutes explicit acceptance of the revised Terms. Users are encouraged to review this page regularly to stay informed of our current legal frameworks.

Use of the Website

The Website is provided strictly for informational, educational, and community engagement purposes related to Refugee House programs, community research, cultural storytelling, and social initiatives.

While we strive to ensure technical and informational accuracy, data on this Website may be updated, changed, or corrected at any time without prior notice.

Use of this Website is entirely at your own risk. Refugee House does not guarantee that the Website will always be online, uninterrupted, secure, or free from errors, software viruses, or technical downtime.

Nothing on this Website should be construed as establishing binding professional or legal counsel unless explicitly stated via a signed institutional agreement.

User Responsibilities & Prohibited Activities

By using this Website, you agree to use our digital assets exclusively for lawful, ethical purposes. You explicitly agree not to:

Engage in unlawful, harmful, defamatory, or fraudulent activities.
Submit false, malicious, misleading, or unauthorized personal information.
Upload or transmit harmful software code, spyware, viruses, or malicious tools.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our administrative servers, user accounts, or back-end databases.
Interfere with the core performance, routing, or security protocols of the Website.
Misrepresent your identity, credentials, organizational affiliation, or status of displacement.
Harass, abuse, stalk, or cause harm to other users, writers, or staff contributors.

Users are solely responsible for protecting the confidentiality of any assigned digital credentials and for all actions taken under their account setup.

User Content & Contributions

If you submit, upload, or transmit content to our digital channels (including personal stories, comments, community research, images, or organizational files), you retain underlying ownership but remain completely legally liable for that material.

You guarantee that your submissions will not:

Violate any regional, national, or international laws.
Infringe upon the copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights of a third party.
Contain offensive, abusive, hateful, or intentionally deceptive materials.

By submitting content to public or collaborative sections of the Website, you grant Refugee House a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, display, share, and archive the material in line with our mission. Refugee House reserves the absolute right to review, edit, remove, or restrict access to any user-generated content at its sole discretion.

Personal Data & Privacy

Any personal data collected through our contact pages, donation forms, database submissions, or co-working reservations will be processed strictly in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act.

We collect and process personal data exclusively for legitimate operational purposes, including community communication, project updates, safe workspace scheduling, recruitment, partnerships, and service improvements. We never sell, lease, or misuse your personal data. Users retain the legal right to request access to, correction of, or complete erasure of their personal logs from our database.

Intellectual Property Rights

All native content hosted on this Website, including text layout, source code, logos, corporate graphics, designs, photographs, documentation, audio recordings, and structural media, is the exclusive property of Refugee House unless otherwise specified.

You are granted a limited, revocable license to view, download, or print informational materials for personal, educational, and non-commercial advocacy use.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, commercially exploit, or mirror any content without explicit, prior written permission from the executive management of Refugee House.

Unauthorized exploitation of our intellectual property may result in severe administrative or legal penalties.

External Links & Third-Party Gateways

This Website contains external hyperlinks to third-party platforms, networks, and processors (such as external registration networks or trusted payment processors). Refugee House does not exercise administrative control over, and assumes no legal responsibility for, the content, privacy measures, or transactional liabilities of external sites. Accessing any external digital space is entirely at your own discretion and risk.

This Website uses cookies to store user session parameters and maximize interface functionality. You can manage or disable cookies directly within your individual browser settings; however, please note that restricting cookies may limit access to specific interactive features on our site.

Termination of Access

Refugee House reserves the absolute right, without liability or prior warning, to temporarily suspend or permanently terminate your digital access to the Website if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, infringed upon third-party rights, or engaged in behavior harmful to the safety of our displaced community network.

Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by, interpreted by, and enforced according to the laws of the Republic of Uganda. Any disagreement, claim, or legal dispute arising directly from your use of this Website shall first be subjected to an amicable, good-faith arbitration process between both parties. If a mutual resolution cannot be reached, the dispute shall be handled within the competent jurisdiction of the national courts of Uganda.

Contact Information

For formal legal inquiries, clarity on these Terms, or permission requests regarding intellectual property, please contact Refugee House Foundation Management at refugeehouse2025@gmail.com.