Terms of Use

These ‘Terms of Use’ (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of www.sandeeonline.org  and explain what information we collect from the Internet, why we collect it, and how we use that information.


By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms, please do not continue your use of the website. In addition to these Terms, specific terms of use may be indicated in connection with certain materials (as defined below), in which case your access to those materials shall be also governed by the relevant specific terms of use.


Throughout the website, you may access materials including but not limited to images, information, documents, videos, and services either:

  • Developed and made available by SANDEE-ICIMOD, or
  • Made available by contributors or partners through a blog, article, or other service of the website, or
  • Belonging to or originating from third parties and aggregated on the website and/or made accessible through links to third party websites.

SANDEE aims to create international public goods. For this purpose, SANDEE materials are made available in the most open and easily accessible way. You may download, copy, reproduce, republish, modify, post, broadcast, transmit, distribute, make available to the public, or otherwise use SANDEE materials in any way, provided that:

  • You attribute the work and any identified source,
  • Your use is for non-commercial, research, educational or personal purposes, and
  • You, in turn, license such materials under the same conditions.

Should you wish to deviate from these conditions, please contact SANDEE in order to seek prior authorization.



Contributed Materials

By posting contributed materials, contributors agree to grant SANDEE, a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable, and transferable license to use, copy, modify, perform, publish, and disseminate the contributed materials on the website and in derivative works, and warrant that the exercise of such rights does not infringe any third-party rights, including copyright. If the above-mentioned is false, the Contributor shall defend, indemnify, and hold ICIMOD harmless from any resulting claims, damages or costs (including reasonable attorney fees).



Prohibited Use

This website, including the materials, are prohibited to use for any unlawful purpose or in any way that would violate the rights of others, including intellectual property rights. The SANDEE-ICIMOD logo is also prohibited to use without prior written authorization. Our logo usage guidelines are available at: http://www.icimod.org/resource/11051


If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere on or to the website, or otherwise engage in disruptive behaviour, we may use your personal information to stop this behavior. If we have reason to believe that you are or may be in breach of any applicable laws, we may use your personal information to inform relevant third parties such as law enforcement agencies about the content and your behavior.



Disclaimer/Limitation of Liability

The website is provided by SANDEE-ICIMOD “as is.” SANDEE makes every effort to ensure, but makes no warranties – either express or implied – as to the accuracy, reliability, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose of any of the materials. In no event shall SANDEE-ICIMOD be liable for any loss or damages of any nature, including special, indirect, punitive or consequential damages, arising in connection with the access, use or reliance on any of the materials.



Modification of this Terms of Use

SANDEE-ICIMOD reserves the right to modify this Terms of Use. All modifications will be posted on this website.



How to contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about the Terms of Use, please contact us at:

SANDEE- ICIMOD
Dhapakhel, Lalitpur
Kathmandu, Nepal
G.P.O. Box 3226
Tel: (+977) 1 5275222, 5275223
Fax: (+977) 1 5275238, 5275239
Email: info@sandeeonline.org