Terms of Service

Effective Date: July 28, 2026

Welcome to Green Forest Conservation (GFC). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Green Forest Conservation website located at https://www.gfc.com.np, together with any content, publications, digital resources, research outputs, training materials, consultancy services, and other services provided through the website.

By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please discontinue using the website.

About Green Forest Conservation

Green Forest Conservation (GFC) is an organization dedicated to sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation, environmental protection, climate change adaptation, GIS and remote sensing applications, natural resource management, environmental research, technical consultancy, capacity building, and community development.

The website serves as an information platform for sharing organizational activities, research findings, technical resources, publications, project information, training opportunities, and professional services.

Acceptance of These Terms

By accessing this website, you confirm that you have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms and agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations governing your use of the website. If you are using this website on behalf of an organization or institution, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

Permitted Use

You may use this website for lawful, educational, research, informational, and professional purposes. You agree to use the website responsibly and in a manner that does not interfere with the rights of other users or the operation of the website.

You may view, download, and print publicly available materials for personal, educational, academic, or non-commercial purposes, provided that all copyright notices, acknowledgements, and proprietary notices remain intact.

Commercial use, redistribution, republication, or modification of website content requires prior written permission from Green Forest Conservation unless otherwise stated.

User Responsibilities

You are responsible for ensuring that any information you provide through this website is accurate, complete, and up to date. You agree not to submit false, misleading, unlawful, defamatory, harmful, or inappropriate content through contact forms, applications, registrations, or other communication channels.

You also agree not to attempt unauthorized access to the website, disrupt website functionality, introduce malicious software, interfere with security measures, or use automated systems to collect information without prior authorization.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise indicated, all content available on this website including text, graphics, logos, photographs, maps, GIS datasets, reports, research publications, software components, databases, training materials, videos, documents, illustrations, and design elements is owned by or licensed to Green Forest Conservation and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.

Nothing contained on this website transfers ownership of any intellectual property rights to users. Any reproduction, distribution, publication, translation, modification, or commercial use of website content without prior written permission is prohibited, except where expressly permitted by law or by an applicable license.

Where third-party materials are included on the website, ownership remains with their respective copyright holders.

Research, GIS, and Environmental Information

The website may provide access to forestry information, biodiversity records, environmental assessments, GIS data, remote sensing products, technical reports, maps, scientific publications, project documentation, and other environmental information.

While Green Forest Conservation makes reasonable efforts to ensure that such information is accurate and current, environmental conditions, scientific understanding, and available datasets may change over time. Information published on this website should therefore be used for general information, research, education, and planning purposes only.

Users are responsible for independently verifying information before making operational, financial, engineering, legal, environmental, or policy decisions based on materials obtained from this website.

Data Downloads and Publications

Where downloadable publications, reports, maps, GIS layers, or datasets are made available, they are provided subject to any applicable copyright notices, licenses, usage restrictions, project agreements, or attribution requirements.

Users agree not to misrepresent, alter, manipulate, or redistribute data in a manner that creates false or misleading interpretations or damages the reputation of Green Forest Conservation or its partners.

Consultancy and Professional Services

Information presented on this website regarding consultancy, technical services, research, or training is provided for general informational purposes only. Submission of an inquiry or request through the website does not create a contractual relationship between the user and Green Forest Conservation.

Any consultancy engagement, project implementation, research collaboration, or service agreement will be governed by separate written contracts agreed upon by the relevant parties.

Third-Party Links

The website may contain links to third-party websites, organizations, publications, software platforms, mapping services, or external resources for the convenience of users.

Green Forest Conservation does not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for the availability, accuracy, security, or content of third-party websites. Accessing external websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and privacy policies of those third parties.

Disclaimer

The website and all information, publications, datasets, maps, reports, software tools, and other materials are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Green Forest Conservation disclaims all warranties relating to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, reliability, completeness, availability, or uninterrupted access.

Nothing contained on this website should be interpreted as professional legal, financial, engineering, environmental, or governmental advice.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Green Forest Conservation, its officers, employees, consultants, volunteers, project partners, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or relating to the use of this website or reliance upon any information obtained from it.

This limitation applies regardless of the legal theory under which any claim is brought and even if Green Forest Conservation has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Privacy

Your use of this website is also governed by the Green Forest Conservation Privacy Policy, which explains how personal information and environmental data are collected, processed, stored, and protected.

Suspension or Termination

Green Forest Conservation reserves the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate access to the website, in whole or in part, without prior notice where necessary to protect the security, integrity, operation, or lawful use of the website or to comply with legal obligations.

Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms of Service from time to time to reflect changes in applicable laws, organizational practices, website functionality, or services. Updated Terms will become effective upon publication on this page together with the revised Effective Date.

Your continued use of the website after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Nepal. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the use of this website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Nepal.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding these Terms of Service, please contact us:

Green Forest Conservation (GFC)
Website: https://www.gfc.com.np
Email: app.gfc1@gmail.com

We appreciate your interest in Green Forest Conservation and your commitment to the responsible use of our website, research, publications, and environmental resources.