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 ====== Open Foresight Hub Terms of Use ====== ====== Open Foresight Hub Terms of Use ======
-Welcome to the Open Foresight Hub (“Open Foresight Hub” or “Hub”), an online platform operated by Foresight Academy GmbH ("we" or "us" or "Foresight Academy"). The Open Foresight Hub platform facilitates  the exchange of views about futures and the forces shaping them; and about foresight methods and the people and organizations creating and using them.+Welcome to the Open Foresight Hub (“Open Foresight Hub” or “Hub”), an online platform operated by Perceptful.AI Inc. ("we" or "us" or "Perceptful.AI"). The Open Foresight Hub platform facilitates the exchange of views about futures and the forces shaping them; and about foresight methods and the people and organizations creating and using them.
  
 To foster our thriving community, we provide the necessary infrastructure and organizational framework for the development of the Open Foresight Hub and other initiatives aligned with our mission. Our goal is to make educational and informational content about futures and foresight methods freely accessible on the internet, indefinitely. To foster our thriving community, we provide the necessary infrastructure and organizational framework for the development of the Open Foresight Hub and other initiatives aligned with our mission. Our goal is to make educational and informational content about futures and foresight methods freely accessible on the internet, indefinitely.
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 =====3. Takedown Requests===== =====3. Takedown Requests=====
-We are committed to ensuring that the content hosted on our platform does not infringe upon the proprietary rights of others. In order to uphold fairness for our users, creators, and copyright holders, our policy is to address notices of alleged infringement that comply with the formalities outlined in copyright legislation such as the German Copyright Act (Urhebergesetz) and Telemedia Act (Telemediengesetz), as well as the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).+We are committed to ensuring that content hosted on our platform does not infringe the proprietary rights of others. To uphold fairness for our users, creators, and copyright holders, our policy is to address notices of alleged infringement that comply with the formalities of applicable copyright legislation, including the //Copyright Act// (Canada) — specifically the notice-and-notice regime set out in sections 41.25 to 41.27 — and, where applicable, the US //Digital Millennium Copyright Act// (DMCA). Notices may be sent to copyright@perceptful.ai and should identify the copyright owner, the work alleged to be infringed, the allegedly infringing material and its location on our platform, and the sender's contact information.
  
-According to these regulations, we provide copyright holders with the opportunity to report any infringing content found on the Open Foresight Hub to us through a formal takedown notice. If you are the rightful owner of content being improperly used on the Open Foresight Hub without your permission, you have the option to request the removal of such content by filing a takedown notice at takedown@openforesighthub.org or through our contact form you find in the footer of our website. +According to these regulations, we provide copyright holders with the opportunity to report any infringing content found on the Open Foresight Hub to us through a formal takedown notice. If you are the rightful owner of content being improperly used on the Open Foresight Hub without your permission, you have the option to request the removal of such content by filing a takedown notice at contact@perceptful.ai. 
  
 However, we acknowledge that not every takedown notice is valid or made in good faith. In such cases, we strongly encourage users to file counter-notifications if they genuinely believe that a takedown request is incorrect or improper.  However, we acknowledge that not every takedown notice is valid or made in good faith. In such cases, we strongly encourage users to file counter-notifications if they genuinely believe that a takedown request is incorrect or improper. 
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 Infringing upon the privacy rights of others, including but not limited to the EU General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) or other relevant privacy laws. Infringing upon the privacy rights of others, including but not limited to the EU General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) or other relevant privacy laws.
  
-Soliciting personally identifiable information with the intent to harass, exploit, violate privacy, or for any promotional or commercial purposes not explicitly approved by the Foresight Academy.+Soliciting personally identifiable information with the intent to harass, exploit, violate privacy, or for any promotional or commercial purposes not explicitly approved by the Perceptful.AI.
  
 **5.4** False Statements, Impersonation, or Fraud: **5.4** False Statements, Impersonation, or Fraud:
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 =====Liability=====  =====Liability===== 
-**6.1** We shall be liable for intent and gross negligence and according to the provisions of the German Product Liability Act. For slight negligence, we are only liable for injury to life, limb or health of persons. In addition, we are liable for slight negligence in the event of a breach of material contractual obligations, the fulfillment of which is a prerequisite for the proper execution of the contract and on the compliance with which the user may regularly rely. The liability in case of breach of an essential contractual obligation is limited to the damage typical for the contract. +**6.1** To the maximum extent permitted by law, Perceptful.AI Inc. shall be liable only for direct damages caused by our gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud. We shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of business opportunity, loss of data, or loss of goodwill, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our aggregate liability arising out of or relating to your use of the Open Foresight Hub, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or otherwise, shall not exceed one hundred Canadian dollars (CAD $100). \\ 
 +Nothing in this section limits or excludes our liability for: (a) death or personal injury caused by our negligence; (b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; (c) any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded under the //Consumer Protection Act, 2002// (Ontario), the //Sale of Goods Act// (Ontario), or other applicable law. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
  
 **6.2** The limitations of liability set out above shall also apply mutatis mutandis to the benefit of our vicarious agents. **6.2** The limitations of liability set out above shall also apply mutatis mutandis to the benefit of our vicarious agents.
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 =====9. Final Provisions===== =====9. Final Provisions=====
  
-**9.1** The laws of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply to the exclusion of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, unless mandatory consumer protection laws of the country in which the user has his permanent residence conflict. +**9.1** These terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter (including non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, to the exclusion of the United Nations //Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods//. The courts of the Province of Ontario shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any such dispute or claim, and each party submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts. Nothing in this clause limits the application of mandatory consumer-protection laws of the country or province in which the user has their habitual residence, where those laws would otherwise apply and cannot be contracted out of. 
  
 **9.2** Should any of these provisions be or become invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. **9.2** Should any of these provisions be or become invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.
  
  
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