Terms of Use
These terms of use do not derogate from what is stated in any separate regulation of any additional feature of the platform, and no such regulation shall derogate from these terms of use.
The terms of use are formulated in the masculine gender for convenience only and refer equally to women and men alike.
Updated 25/04/23.
Definitions:
1.1 “Company” or “Atlas”: Atlas Social Investment Management Ltd., Reg. No. 5155487098, located at Hadekel St. 6, Beer Sheva, Israel.
1.2 “Funding Sources”: Including philanthropic funds, corporate bodies, and more.
1.3 “Platform”: Depending on the context, either FundBase – the database and online tools developed by Atlas, which provide online access to tens of thousands of funding sources, and allow any subscriber to the site to identify the most suitable funding sources for their organization, while saving time and optimizing the resource acquisition process, and more; or GetGrants – the range of online tools developed by Atlas for use by local authorities to identify relevant reader voices according to tailored criteria, locate philanthropic fund grants, manage resource acquisition projects and processes, handle Tavor requests, and more.
1.4 “Qualified Entity”: (1) Regarding the FundBase platform: a registered association or public benefit company registered only as such, whose activity does not involve resource acquisition or assistance in resource acquisition for others (2) Regarding the GetGrants platform: a local authority or registered urban corporation.
1.5 “Customer”: (1) any qualified entity (2) anyone who is not a qualified entity, provided that they have informed the company of this and the company has given them prior written approval to purchase a subscription to the platform and/or to make temporary use of it as a non-qualified entity.
1.6 “Subscriber”: a customer who has been granted the right to use the platform by the company in accordance with the commercial terms agreed upon for the subscription period, as recorded by the company, which is valid.
1.7 “User”: a person who has been given access to the platform by the subscriber, including the subscriber himself, whether defined as a primary user or a secondary user, provided that they belong to the organization of the subscriber and do not belong to any other organization and/or provide services to the subscriber and/or any other third party.
1.8 “Subscriber Details”: the name and identification number of the subscriber, their address and contact details including email, phone and fax, payment information and any additional information provided by the subscriber to the company voluntarily and/or upon request.
1.9 “User Details”: the username and email address of the user as defined by the subscriber or the company, and any other information required for accessing and/or using the platform.
1.10 “Block”: blocking access to the platform for any reason by the company, including for the subscriber and all users on their behalf and/or for some of them, at the company’s discretion and in accordance with the circumstances of the case.
1.11 “Subscription Period”: a period of 12 calendar months or a different period if explicitly defined and in writing by Atlas.
General
2.1 The purpose of these Terms of Use is to regulate the use of the platform, as well as the obligations and rights associated with using it and/or the services provided through it.
2.2 Accordingly, the use of the platform is subject to these Terms of Use and is available only to users who have agreed to them. Note that the mere use of the platform constitutes agreement to these Terms of Use.
2.3 The Company may make changes to the Terms of Use at any time at its sole discretion and subject to applicable law. Such changes will take effect from the date they are available on the platform, without prior notice. Regarding changes to the Terms of Use that the Company considers significant, notice of their entry into force will be provided to users through the platform, by email or by other means, all at the Company’s discretion. The notice of the changes to the Terms of Use will include a brief summary of the changes. The use of the platform by a subscriber/user following such changes to the Terms of Use will also constitute acceptance and agreement to the new Terms of Use.
Using the platform
3.1 The use of the platform is limited to subscribed customers and users as defined in these terms of use, and to anyone who has been granted temporary access authorization by the company, only for the period of time granted. Anyone who does not fall into these categories is not authorized to use the platform, even if they have received user details from a subscriber/user, and the company is entitled to block such unauthorized access, without prejudice to any other action available to it under the law.
3.2 Anyone who is not an eligible entity as defined in these terms of use must inform the company of this fact in advance and obtain the company’s written consent in advance to use the platform, even if they are not an eligible entity. If it is found that a subscriber is not an eligible entity and has not acted as required in this section, the company may block their access, without prejudice to any other action available to it under the law.
3.3 The use of the platform is limited to the purpose of resource mobilization for subscribers and is prohibited for any other commercial purpose, such as creating an electronic or printed database, providing resource mobilization services to others, providing information services to others, and the like. In addition, the user of the platform is not authorized to distribute the information contained therein to others outside the subscription.
3.4 The number of users included in the subscription, who are eligible for temporary use of the platform, and the number of endpoints that can connect to the platform, are defined in the terms of the agreement between the customer and the company and must not be exceeded or circumvented in any way.
3.5 Subscription and/or user and anyone on their behalf shall not allow the use of user details and shall not disclose user details to any organization that is not related to the subscription, service providers, or any other third party, whether for consideration or not. The subscriber shall not open a user account or request the company to open a user account for any third party that is not related to the subscription, service providers, or any other third party. In the event that it is discovered that the subscriber/user has done any of the above, the company may block their access without prejudice to any other action available to it.
3.6 No use shall be made of the user details of others for the purpose of logging into the platform unless the user details are under the same subscription and subject to the internal authorization of the subscriber. In any case, no third party shall be allowed to use user details for the purpose of logging into the platform. The company reserves the right to use various means of identifying users who connect to the platform, including IP addresses, and reserves the right to block access in the event of suspicion of any use of user details in violation of these terms of use.
3.7 A customer whose subscription period has expired, and any user on their behalf, shall not continue to use the platform, and the company may block access until the subscription period is renewed by the customer. A customer whose subscription period has expired and anyone on their behalf shall not attempt to use the platform in any way, shall not take any action to circumvent the block and shall not use the user details of any other subscriber/user for the purpose of using the platform, whether directly or indirectly.
3.8 Atlas is pleased to receive feedback from its customers and would be happy to receive any proposal to improve the platform and user experience. However, it is important to emphasize that the use of the platform is as is, and as updated from time to time by the company and at its sole discretion.
3.9 The subscriber/user is not allowed to attempt to take any action in order to disclose its source code and/or modify its source code and/or perform reverse engineering of the platform or any part of it, and/or perform any other action that is not the use of the platform as is, including disruption to other users.
3.10 The information on the platform may not be copied and/or distributed in any way for any purpose without prior written approval from the company.
3.11 The use of the platform is intended for legal purposes only and may not be used for any illegal purpose according to any law.
3.12 All information entered into the platform by users is stored in the platform for a period determined at the sole discretion of the company, and in the event of a subscription renewal, will be available for continued use by the subscriber.
3.13 Commercial rights of the subscriber for discontinuing use of the platform initiated by the subscriber prior to the end of the subscription, blocking in the circumstances detailed in these terms of use, and unavailability or discontinuation of the services provided through the platform, are subject to the commercial terms set forth in the offer or order approved by the customer and to the general commercial terms detailed in these terms of use.
3.14 Atlas places emphasis on and invests resources through the company’s information team, in order to ensure that the information on the platform is correct, accurate, up-to-date, and complete, in order to provide the best service to subscribers and users. However, due to changes that are not dependent on the company, Atlas does not commit to updating the information at the time of use, but at the time specified on the platform. Atlas encourages users to update it on unupdated/new information and may (but is not required to) reward users who help keep the information updated and accurate on the platform. Updating information as mentioned does not grant any rights to the user on the platform, and all rights, including intellectual property rights on the platform and the information provided, belong exclusively to the company.
3.15 Atlas is not responsible for the content of the sites linked to on the platform and is not liable for these sites in any way.
3.16 The company is entitled to change the structure, appearance, programming, scope, availability of services offered on it and any other aspect related to it and its operation, without prior notice and solely at its discretion.
3.17 The company is not responsible for the results of using the platform, including the deployment of any resources, the creation of any connections or the achievement of any outcome. Any communication with entities appearing on the platform and/or with other entities resulting from the use of the platform is the full responsibility of the subscriber/user, and the company is not responsible for this in any way.
3.18 The company is authorized to block a subscription/user who violates these terms of use. Notification of the block will be delivered to the subscriber/user via email according to their details.
General Commercial Terms
4.1 In the event of a contradiction between the following and the customer’s or their representative’s approved price/order, the following will apply to the price/order.
4.2 Payment for the use of the platform will be made in advance for the entire subscription period.
4.3 For the avoidance of doubt, payment to the company constitutes payment for permission to access the platform and use it in accordance with these terms of use, and does not grant subscribers or users any additional rights in the platform and the content appearing therein.
4.4 Non-use of the platform during the subscription period or any part thereof will not entitle the subscriber to a refund.
4.5 The company reserves the right to cancel a subscription at any time without the need for justification. In the event of cancellation not due to a breach of the terms of use and not due to an act/omission of the customer or user violating any law, a proportional part of the payment for the subscription period will be refunded to the subscriber.
Intellectual Property and Advertising
5.1 All intellectual property rights, of any kind, whether registered or not, in the platform and the contents therein (to the extent that the contents are not public domain information), and in any part thereof (including its design, graphics, user interface, tools and the like), are the exclusive property of the Company and/or third parties acting on its behalf or third parties who have granted the Company permission to use them. The use of the platform does not grant the user or subscriber any right to these rights or any other right in the platform or any part thereof, and all such rights shall remain solely with their respective owners.
5.2 The information and services provided by the Company on the platform shall not be construed as granting a license or any right whatsoever in the Company’s or third parties’ intellectual property. The subscriber and user hereby waive any right or claim to any intellectual property in the platform or any part thereof, including any economic or moral right. Without derogating from the above, the subscriber and user hereby assign to the Company, irrevocably and without limitation, all such rights, without any compensation or other limitation of any kind.
5.3 There is an absolute prohibition on copying, distributing, transmitting, publicly displaying, transferring to a third party, in whole or in part, the platform and/or information on the platform, without the express prior written consent of the company. It is emphasized that the company retains all rights to the intellectual property underlying the platform, its design, trademarks, and any other action in the unique and exclusive platform to the company only.
5.4 Subscribers have the right to fair personal use, subject to the provisions of these terms of use.
Liability
6.1 The company shall not be liable in any way for any information on the platform, including its content, accuracy, reliability, and any damages, inconvenience, loss, or mental anguish that may be caused to the subscriber/user, directly or indirectly, as a result of using the information on the platform.
6.2 The company does not guarantee that the platform and its use will meet any subscriber’s needs, and it shall not be liable for the suitability of the information for the subscriber’s needs.
6.3 The use of information found on the platform does not replace obtaining professional advice and/or training in the field of resource mobilization or any other area, and reliance on such information is the subscriber’s responsibility alone.
6.4 In the event of any inconsistency between the information found on the platform and the material published in official publications, the material in the official publications shall prevail and should be relied upon.
6.5 The company shall not be liable for any activity carried out by users of the platform and/or any other party that is not under its full control.
6.6 The company will do its best to operate the platform properly and without any glitches or disruptions. However, there shall be no right to sue, demand, or claim against the company or anyone acting on its behalf for any glitch or disruption, including any direct or indirect damage resulting from such disruptions or glitches. The company shall not be responsible or liable for any interruption, error, or omission in the content of the platform. The foregoing shall not derogate from the subscriber’s right to receive a credit for a relative portion of the payment made to the company for the subscription, for a continuous period of more than 7 business days during which the platform was unavailable due to reasons dependent on the company alone, subject to the commercial terms set forth in the invitation approved by the subscriber.
6.7 Without detracting from the foregoing, the company (and/or anyone who has been explicitly authorized by it) may publish commercial information and advertisements through the platform using dedicated advertising spaces. The responsibility for the published advertisements and their content lies solely with the advertisers, and the company bears no responsibility regarding the content of the advertisements or their reliability. The publication of information on the site itself should not be considered as encouragement or recommendation by the company to purchase the services included in the advertisements, and the responsibility for showing interest and/or purchasing the services included in the advertisements will be solely on the user.
Indemnification and Compensation
7.1 The subscriber/user hereby undertakes to indemnify and compensate the company or anyone on its behalf, for any direct or indirect damage, expense, or loss, including legal expenses and attorneys’ fees, incurred by it in connection with any violation of any of the terms of use or any other action taken in connection with the platform by the subscriber/user that is contrary to any law.
Jurisdiction and Governing Law
8.1 The exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any dispute or conflict in connection with the platform and/or these terms of use shall be vested in the competent court in Tel Aviv, Israel only, and no local jurisdiction shall apply to any other court. The law applicable to any dispute or conflict as aforementioned in connection with the platform shall be solely Israeli law.
Contacting the Company
9.1 For any questions regarding these terms of use, you can contact the company by email at: support@atlas-grants.com.