Terms of Use

1. About these terms

The website historymakers.lv is operated by Biedrība History Makers (registration No. 40008223319), Biķernieku iela 53-31, Rīga, LV-1039, Latvia ("History Makers", "we", "us"). If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.

2. Using the website

You may use the website for personal, non-commercial purposes: to learn about History Makers, our events and how to support our work. You agree not to:

• use the website in a way that breaks the law or infringes the rights of others;
• try to gain unauthorised access to the website, its server or related systems;
• disrupt the website, for example with automated requests, malicious code or excessive load;
• copy content in bulk or use it to train or build commercial products without our permission.

3. Content and intellectual property

The name and logo "History Makers", texts, photographs, videos, graphics and design of the website belong to History Makers or are used with permission of their authors, and are protected by copyright and trademark law. You may view the content, share links to it and quote short passages with a reference to historymakers.lv. Any other use, including reproduction, modification or commercial use, requires our prior written permission.

4. Photos from events

Our events are photographed and filmed, and some of these pictures appear on the website and our social media. If you appear in a photo and would like it removed, write to [email protected] with a link to the image and we will remove it without undue delay.

5. Donations

• Donations are voluntary gifts to support History Makers' work. You do not receive goods or services in return.
• Card donations are processed by Stripe on its secure payment pages, and Stripe's terms apply to the payment. Bank transfers are made directly to our account at AS Swedbank.
• All donations are made in euro. Your bank or card issuer may charge currency conversion fees.
• You can cancel a monthly donation at any time using the link in your Stripe receipt or by writing to us; cancellation stops future payments.
• If you donated by mistake or the wrong amount was charged, contact us within 14 days and we will review a refund.

6. Event information

We aim to keep information about conferences, camps and other events accurate and up to date, but dates, locations, speakers and programmes may change. Registration for an event may have its own terms, which are provided at registration.

7. External links

The website contains links to other sites and services, such as Stripe, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. We do not control these sites and are not responsible for their content, availability or privacy practices.

8. Liability

The website is provided "as is". We do our best to keep it available and accurate, but we cannot guarantee that it will always be uninterrupted or error-free. To the extent permitted by law, History Makers is not liable for damage arising from the use of the website or from relying on its content. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under the law of the Republic of Latvia, nor your rights as a consumer.

9. Privacy

How we process personal data and use cookies is described in our Privacy Policy.

10. Changes

We may update these terms from time to time. The current version, with its date, is always published on this page and applies from the moment of publication.

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of the Republic of Latvia. We will try to resolve any disagreement amicably; otherwise disputes are settled by the courts of the Republic of Latvia, without prejudice to mandatory consumer protection rules of your country of residence.

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