Terms of Service

Agreement to Terms

By accessing and using the FIRST Global Team Kenya website ("Website"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access the Website.

About FIRST Global Team Kenya

FIRST Global Team Kenya is Kenya's national team participating in the annual FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics olympiad. We are dedicated to promoting STEM education and inspiring innovation among Kenyan youth.

Use of Website

Permitted Use

You may use our Website for lawful purposes only. You agree not to:

• Violate any applicable laws or regulations
• Infringe on intellectual property rights
• Transmit any harmful code, viruses, or malware
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
• Harass, abuse, or harm other users
• Use automated systems to scrape or collect data
• Impersonate any person or entity

User Accounts

When creating an account, you must provide accurate information and maintain the security of your account credentials. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account.

Intellectual Property

The Website and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by FIRST Global Team Kenya and are protected by international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

FIRST Global® and related logos are trademarks of FIRST Global, Inc. Used with permission.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, or exploit any part of the Website without our prior written permission.

User Content

If you submit content to our Website (comments, photos, videos, etc.), you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and display that content for promotional and educational purposes. You retain all ownership rights to your content.

You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to all content you submit and that such content does not violate any third-party rights.

Program Participation

Eligibility

Students aged 14-18 are eligible to apply for Team Kenya programs. Parental or guardian consent is required for all minors.

Code of Conduct

All participants must adhere to our Code of Conduct, which includes:

• Respect for all team members, mentors, and competitors
• Gracious professionalism and cooperation
• Ethical behavior and integrity in all activities
• Compliance with FIRST Global Challenge rules

Donations and Payments

All donations are voluntary and non-refundable unless otherwise required by law. We use secure payment processors to handle transactions. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information on how payment data is handled.

Disclaimers and Limitations

Website "As Is"

The Website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no warranties, expressed or implied, regarding the Website's operation or the information, content, or materials included on the Website.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, FIRST Global Team Kenya shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from your use of or inability to use the Website.

External Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of these external sites.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless FIRST Global Team Kenya, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, or expenses arising from your use of the Website or violation of these Terms.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kenya, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of any significant changes by posting the new Terms on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Your continued use of the Website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Contact Information

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