Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY!

Welcome to the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com). These Terms and Conditions of Use (otherwise known as “Terms of Use”) apply to your use of and registration with DV-Program.com (“The Website”), including access to and use of its Offered Services, Products and Software.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE BEFORE ACCESSING, BROWSING OR IN ANY OTHER WAY USING THE DV-PROGRAM.COM WEBSITE OR ITS OFFERED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. BY USING THE DV-PROGRAM.COM WEBSITE, OFFERED SERVICES OR PRODUCTS, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE, INCLUDING ALL OF THE TERMS OF USE EXPRESSLY DISCUSSED BELOW AS WELL AS ALL OF THOSE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, WITHOUT QUALIFICATION OR LIMITATION. IF YOU DO NOT UNCONDITIONALLY ACCEPT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE, OR THE DV-PROGRAM.COM OFFERED SERVICES OR PRODUCTS.

Please note that when you read the DV-Program.com Terms of Use, you are also responsible to access and read the information included in other webpages and websites made reference to in the Terms of Use, since they constitute part of the Terms of Use and contain additional terms and conditions and other details which apply to you as a user of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products. It should be noted that any underlined phrases or words in the Terms of Use are clickable links to these webpages and websites.

The Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) reserves the right to add, delete or otherwise change parts of these Terms of Use, at its sole discretion, at any time and without prior notice. You are responsible to periodically check our Terms of Use for any modifications that may have been made. By continuing to use the DV-Program.com Website, it is assumed you have read, agreed to and accepted any changes to the Terms of Use that have been made.

Before reading the articles (sections) below, please note the following preliminary terms, which constitute an inseparable part of the Terms and Conditions of Use, and which utilize some of the definitions specified in the Definitions section below.

The Terms of Use governs the use of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites and Offered Services and Products, whether in connection with the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Website, or otherwise, including without limitation, any information or data contained in or provided by the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products.

As used in the Diversity Visa Information Center Terms and Conditions of Use, the terms you, your or user are synonymous and used interchangeably to make reference to the individual using in any way the DV-Program.com Website, Offered Services, Products and/or Software.

You acknowledge and agree that by visiting or using any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products, you are entering into a legally binding contract that shall govern any use of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products by you or any third party on your behalf. Additionally, you hereby agree to the use of electronic communication in order to enter into contracts, place orders and to the delivery or acceptance of notices, policies and records of transactions initiated or completed through the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products. Further, you hereby waive any requirements or rights under any regulations or laws in any jurisdiction which require an original (non-electronic) signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, to the extent allowed under applicable mandatory law.

In the event that there is any limitation under any applicable law that limits or prevents your ability to be bound by the Terms of Use or any part thereof, you may not visit or use any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products. By visiting or using any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Products, you state explicitly that you are in full compliance with any applicable law, including without limitation, any applicable law concerning limitation applied on your ability to visit or use any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products or to enter into agreements because of your age or due to any other limitation concerning your visit or use of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products.

Important Note

When you visit or use any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products, you are aware and acknowledge that Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) is a private entity and is not and does not pretend to be, an agency of the United States Government or otherwise connected in any way whatsoever to the Government of the United States. The Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) is not part of the United States Government or immigration authorities, or a law firm. In this respect, the Diversity Visa Information Center does not intend to give nor does it claim to provide legal advice or solutions regarding a person’s particular problems.

Furthermore, you should be aware that the Government of the United States has the authority to modify or cancel the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV-Lottery Program) and/or any other U.S. immigration Programs presented in the Website at any time, and upon the approval of the governmental or legislative bodies of the United States. The Diversity Visa Information Center and the Website shall not be held responsible in case the United States Government (or one of its Agencies) suspends, prohibits, cancels or otherwise prevents (the “Prevention Announcement”) the various visa and/or immigration Programs or the Offered Benefits, Services or Products, for any reason.

Definitions

The following definitions are being used, singular as well as plural, in the Terms of Use.

Diversity Visa Information Center and DV-Program.com mean the Diversity Visa Information Center and/or any of its owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, or licensors. The DV-Program.com website is owned by Global Worldwide Online Marketing Ltd. address: Lynton House, 7-12 Tavistock Square, London, United Kingdom, WC1H 9BQ.

The Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Website or Site means any and all contents, elements and the ‘look and feel’ of the Website available under the domain www.DV-Program.com as well as all related websites owned, operated or controlled by the Diversity Visa Information Center .

The Diversity Visa Information Center’s Offered Services and Products or Offered Services and Products means the use of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Services, Products and Software, if applicable, and related services available via any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites, whether they are defined as Paid Products, as defined herein, or any other services or products provided by the Diversity Visa Information Center.

The Diversity Visa Information Center’s Software or Software means the Diversity Visa Information Center’s proprietary web-based software.

The terms you, your or user are synonymous and make reference to the individual using in any way the DV-Program.com Website, Offered Services, Products or Software.

Intellectual Property means any and all intellectual property rights, including without limitation, intangible legal rights, titles and interests, evidenced by or embodied in: (i) any invention (whether patentable or un-patentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patent, patent applications and patent disclosures; (ii) any work of authorship, regardless of copyright ability, copyrightable works and all copyrights; (iii) all trade secrets and confidential information; and (vi) any other similar rights, in each case on a worldwide basis.

Terms and Conditions of Use or Terms of Use or User Agreement means this document as may be renewed, modified and/or amended from time to time.

License and Access

The Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) grants you with a limited license to access and make personal use of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites and Offered Services and Products and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it. This license does not include any commercial use or resale of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products or its contents; any derivative use of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products or its contents; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. Any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products or any portion thereof may not be copied, duplicated, reproduced, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose. You may not frame or use framing techniques to enclose any logo, trademark, or other proprietary information (including text, images, page layout, or form) of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products or any part thereof.

You may not utilize any Meta tags or any other “hidden text” using the Diversity Visa Information Center’s name or trademarks. You are granted with a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Website so long as the link does not portray the Diversity Visa Information Center or any of its Services and Products, including without limitation, the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Offered Services or Products or Software or Websites, in a misleading, false, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner. You may not use any Diversity Visa Information Center logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark, including without limitation, as part of a link, without the Diversity Visa Information Center’s express written permission. You shall not attempt to access any other of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s systems, programs or data that are not made available for public use.

Proprietary Information

Any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites and any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Offered Services and Products, and any part thereof, including without limitation logos, names, text graphics, texts, images, videos, sounds, buttons, icons, ‘look and feel’, source code and any and all Intellectual Property, embodied in the same, including, copyrights, trademarks, patents, titles, or other proprietary information and/or any algorithms, techniques, methods or processes contained in such, in any form, in part or in whole, including without limitation, any component, extraction, modification, or development thereof made by the Diversity Visa Information Center or you or any third party, constitute proprietary information and trade secrets of the Diversity Visa Information Center and Intellectual Property, and are protected as such by this Terms of Use or by any applicable law.

You shall not make any use of such Diversity Visa Information Center proprietary information and nothing in the Terms of Use shall be construed as giving you any license or approval to do so.

You shall not authorize, permit, cause or undertake the modification, creation of derivative works, translation, reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling or hacking of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Website’s or Offered Services, Products or Software or any part thereof.

Lawful Purposes

You acknowledge and agree to use any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services, Products or Software solely for lawful purposes. In this respect you may not, without limitation (a) intercept or monitor, damage or modify any communication which is not intended for you, (b) use any type of virus, worm, Trojan-horse, spider, time bomb or any other instructions or codes that are designed to damage, distort, delete or disassemble any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services, Products or Software or communication, (c) send any unsolicited commercial communication not allowed by applicable law, or (d) expose any other user to material which is unlawful, offensive, indecent, profane, obscene, vulgar, harmful to minors, harassing, threatening, abusive, defamatory, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including, but not limited to, any material which encourages conduct that would violate the rights of others, constitute a criminal offense or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or is objectionable in any other way.

Additionally, you declare that the source of funds used by you to utilize the Offered Services, Products and/or Software used through the Website is not illegal and that you will not use the Offered Services, Products and/or the Software and/or the Websites in any way as a money transfer system. You will not use the Offered Services, Products and/or the Software and/or the Websites for any fraudulent or unlawful activity or prohibited transaction (including money laundering) under any law.

You will be responsible for and indemnify and hold harmless the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) against any claim arising from any material that you transmit or post.

Privacy Policy

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy, any material or communication that you transmit or post on or by any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or through the use of the Offered Services, Products and/or Software shall be treated as non-proprietary and non-confidential. You assume full responsibility for anything you transmit or post. If you object to your information being transferred or used in this way, please do not use any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products.

Confidential Information

With the exception of the personal details that you are required to fill in on the forms as part of the use of the Offered Services, Products and/or Software, the Diversity Visa Information Center does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through the Website. Any non-personal information or material sent to the Diversity Visa Information Center will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending the Diversity Visa Information Center any non-personal information or material, you grant the Diversity Visa Information Center an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, display, perform, reproduce, modify, distribute and transmit those materials or information, and you also agree that the Diversity Visa Information Center is free to use for any purpose any concepts, ideas, know-how or techniques that you send us.

Use of Information

Notwithstanding the Confidential Information section above, upon your registration you explicitly authorize the Diversity Visa Information Center to transmit via the Internet, telephone, facsimile (FAX) or any other means of communications, commercial, promotional material and advertisements of any kind and type in its sole discretion, whether its own or of a third party. If you want to stop receiving such material and advertisement, you may do so by informing the Diversity Visa Information Center.

Security

The Diversity Visa Information Center and the Website take every precaution to protect users’ information. When users submit sensitive information via the Website, the information is protected both online and off-line. When users are asked to enter sensitive information, such information is encrypted and is protected with the Secured Socket Layer (SSL) encryption software. When on a secure webpage, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked. Additionally, the Website operates by the official PCI security standards. While we have taken significant measures to ensure the security of information submitted in using the Offered Services, Products and Software, the Diversity Visa Information Center and the Website cannot guarantee the security of information collected during your use of the Offered Services, Products and Software and shall not be liable in any way if your data is compromised.

If you object to your Information being transferred or treated in this way, please do not register.

Registration

There is a global standard for the Internet in which IP addresses are allocated according to countries or certain areas. During registration, the Diversity Visa Information Center may use such allocation to identify the area you are calling and/or connecting from (this is done without identifying you personally). Your use of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products must be made from the area where you have registered from. You may not, by any means, cause the Diversity Visa Information Center to misidentify the area where you are registering from (including without limitation by the use of a proxy or any other service or software). You agree and acknowledge that by not complying with such terms, you may cause the Diversity Visa Information Center to be in non-compliance with or in violation of any applicable law for which you shall be held fully responsible.

Updates and Modifications

The Diversity Visa Information Center has the right at any time and for any reason to update, modify or discontinue any feature or aspect of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites, Offered Services, Products and/or Software, including but not limited to its availability, content or functionality.

At its sole discretion, and without derogating from the above said, the Diversity Visa Information Center reserves the right to add additional features or functions, or subtract or change such or to provide programming updates, upgrades or fixes, to any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites, Offered Services, Products and/or Software. You agree and acknowledge that the Diversity Visa Information Center has no obligation to make available to you any previous or subsequent versions of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites, Offered Services, Products and/or Software.

No Warranties

The Diversity Visa Information Center cannot guarantee that you shall always be able to communicate by using any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services, Products or Software, nor can the Diversity Visa Information Center guarantee that you can communicate without delays, disruptions or communication-related flaws, or that all your communication shall always be delivered. The Diversity Visa Information Center shall not be liable for any such delays, disruptions or other omissions in any communication experienced when using the Websites, Offered Services or Products or Software, even if such was incurred by or due to Diversity Visa Information Center.

The Diversity Visa Information Center shall not be responsible or held liable for any disturbances or malfunctions that any of Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services, Products or Software may cause to any other application or software, or to any computer hardware system or any part thereof, including any information or data contained in such.

The Diversity Visa Information Center may, without any prior notice, and at its sole discretion, suspend any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Software or Offered Services or Products, or any parts thereof, for updates, maintenance work, or for any other reason, or terminate any of such Websites or Offered Services or Products or Software. The Diversity Visa Information Center shall not be liable or responsible with respect to or in connection with such suspension or termination.

The Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites and Offered Products may include a pre-release ‘beta’ version of its Websites and Offered Services or Products which may be incomplete and may contain inaccuracies or errors that could cause failures or loss of data.

No Responsibility of Content

The Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites and Offered Services and Products and all information, content, materials, products and services included on or otherwise made available to you through any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products are provided on an “as is” basis. The Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) and any of its owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, licensors or suppliers make no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the operation of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services, Products or Software or the information, content, materials, products or services included on or otherwise made available to you through such Websites or Offered Services and Products.

Without derogating from the aforementioned, you understand and acknowledge that the content of the communication spread by the use of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services, Products or Software is entirely the responsibility of the individual or entity from whom such content originated. Additionally, the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products may contain links to other websites and you agree and acknowledge that the content of such is entirely the responsibility of its respective authors. Therefore, you may be exposed to content that is offensive, harmful to minors, indecent or otherwise objectionable and your linking to such websites is at your own risk and you agree and acknowledge that the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) shall not be liable for any type of communication spread by means of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services and Products.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Privacy Statement, any material or communication you transmit or post in connection with your use of the Offered Services or Products will be treated as non-proprietary and non-confidential. You assume full responsibility for anything you transmit or post, and you grant the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) the right to copy, edit, distribute and publish any information or content you transmit or post for any purpose. If you object to your Information being used in this manner, please do not register.

In this respect you should be aware that if you voluntarily disclose personal information (e.g., name, email address, etc.) on a chat room, bulletin board or on any other user or member generated webpages, that information can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other parties.

The Offered Services and Products and the Website may include chat rooms, bulletin boards and other user and member created webpages which allow you and other users and members to post information, provide feedback to the Diversity Visa Information Center, and interact in real-time.

You acknowledge that the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) and its affiliates do not control the information available on the chat rooms, bulletin boards and other user and member generated webpages and that any opinions, statements, advice, services, offers or other information or content presented or disseminated on any chat room, bulletin board or on any other user or member generated webpages are those of their respective authors who are solely liable for their content. The Diversity Visa Information Center retains the right, in its sole discretion, to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the chat rooms, bulletin boards or on any other user or member generated webpages.

Granting of Visa Is Not Guaranteed

You understand that United States visa and immigration programs, including the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery Program, are based on a U.S. governmental authority’s evaluation procedure and, therefore, there is no guarantee that a visa to the United States or a U.S. Permanent Resident Green Card will be granted.

The Diversity Visa Information Center is a private entity and is not involved in any way in issuing immigration visas.

Minimum requirements for eligibility have been listed and detailed on the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Website. You are responsible to review the eligibility requirements and ensure that you qualify within the guidelines.

Breach

The Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com), without derogating from or limiting our other remedies, shall have the right to immediately terminate your access to or use of the Offered Services, Products and/or Software in the event of any activities which are in breach of the Terms of Use or conduct which, in the judgment of the Diversity Visa Information Center, interferes with the use or operation of the Offered Services, Products and/or Software.

Termination

The Diversity Visa Information Center, without limiting other remedies, may limit, suspend, or terminate your use of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites, Offered Services and Products and/or Software, and the use of any content or other material contained therein, at any time, without any prior notice, with or without cause and without any recourse, and with immediate effect.

The Diversity Visa Information Center shall not be liable in respect for any damage caused by or arising of or in connection with the restriction, suspension or termination, irregardless of the reason thereof.

Economic Basis

The limitations of liability or damages set forth in the Terms of Use are fundamental elements of the basis of the bargain between the Diversity Visa Information Center and you. You agree and acknowledge that the Diversity Visa Information Center would not be able to provide the Offered Services and Products on an economic basis without such limitations.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The warranties stipulated in the Terms of Use, constitute the sole warranties of the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) and any of its owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, licensors or suppliers. Any warranties, expressed or implied, including without limitation, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for particular use or the legality of the any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services, Products or Software, not expressly granted by the Diversity Visa Information Center are hereby disclaimed.

ANY OF THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER’S WEBSITES OR OFFERED SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED ‘AS IS’, WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER; THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER AND ANY OF ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUBSIDIARIES, DIVISIONS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS DO NOT, EITHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, CLAIMS OR REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER’S WEBSITES OR OFFERED SERVICES, PRODUCTS OF SOFTWARE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR USE OR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER AND ANY OF ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUBSIDIARIES, DIVISIONS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS FURTHER DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER’S WEBSITES OR OFFERED SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR SOFTWARE WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE AND ERROR-FREE OR WILL OPERATE WITHOUT PACKET LOSS, NOR DO THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER AND ANY OF ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUBSIDIARIES, DIVISIONS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS WARRANT ANY SUCCESS OR ACCEPTANCE OF A VISA THROUGH ANY OF THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER’S WEBSITES OR OFFERED SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR SOFTWARE.

The Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites may allow you to access third party websites. Your access to and use of any third party websites, including any information, goods or services made available from such websites, is governed by the terms and conditions found at each third party website, if any.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com), its owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, licensors or suppliers, from and against all demands, losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made against the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) by any third party due to or arising out of or in connection with your visit or use of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Services, Products of Software.

You agree to defend, hold harmless and indemnify the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) from and against any and all liabilities, damages, actions, costs, expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ fees, resulting from or arising of any and all third party claims, including without limitation your own.

Since some jurisdictions do not allow some of the limitations or exclusions as set forth above, some of these limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. In such event, the liability will be limited as far as legally possible under the applicable legislation.

Limitation of Liability

YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER (DV-PROGRAM.COM), ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUBSIDIARIES, DIVISIONS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING FROM YOUR USE OR VISIT OF ANY OF THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER’S WEBSITES OR OFFERED SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR SOFTWARE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER (DV-PROGRAM.COM), ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUBSIDIARIES, DIVISIONS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER FORM OF LIABILITY, FOR ANY INJURIES, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LOSS OF DATA, INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER FAILURE OR PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE VISIT OR USE OF ANY OF THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER’S WEBSITES OR OFFERED SERVICES, PRODUCTS OF SOFTWARE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH, EVEN IF THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER , ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUBSIDIARIES, DIVISIONS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

YOUR ONLY RIGHT OR REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROBLEMS, DISSATISFACTION OR DAMAGE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER’S WEBSITES OR OFFERED SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR VISIT THEREOF IS TO CEASE USE OF SUCH WEBSITES OR OFFERED SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR SOFTWARE.

If, notwithstanding the other provisions of this User Agreement, the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) is found to be liable to you for any loss or damages which arise out of or is any way connected with the use of this Website or the Offered Services, Products or Software, the Diversity Visa Information Center’s liability shall in no event exceed the lesser of (a) the amount paid by you for the Paid Product; or (b) $50.00 (U.S. Dollars). Since some jurisdictions do not allow some of the limitations or exclusions as set forth above, some of these limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. In such event the liability will be limited as far as legally possible under the applicable legislation.

In any case, all guarantees or warranties given or made by the Diversity Visa Information Center with respect to the Offered Service or Product (1) are for the benefit of registered users of the Offered Service or Product that comply with the terms of the Terms of Use only and are not transferable, and (2) shall be null and void if you breach any terms or conditions of the Terms of Use.

Immigration Laws and Regulations

Immigration laws and regulations change frequently and their application can vary widely based upon the specific facts and circumstances involved. You are responsible for consulting with your own professional immigration advisors concerning your specific circumstances. The Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of any positions taken by you in your applications.

Governing Law

Dispute Resolution – You agree that all matters relating to your access to or use of the Website, Offered Products and/or Software, including all disputes, will be governed by the laws of Cyprus without regard to its conflict of law’s provisions. You agree to the personal jurisdiction by and venue in the District Court in Larnaka, Cyprus, and waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue. Any claim under the User Agreement must be brought within one (1) year after the cause of action arises, or such claim or cause of action is barred. In the event of any controversy or dispute between the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) and you arising out of or in connection with your use of the Website, Offered Products and/or Software, the parties shall attempt, promptly and in good faith, to resolve any such dispute. If the parties are unable to resolve any such dispute within a reasonable time (not to exceed thirty (30) days), then either party may submit such controversy or dispute to mediation. If the dispute cannot be resolved through mediation, then the parties shall be free to pursue any right or remedy available to them under applicable law.

Miscellaneous

The Terms of Use set forth the Diversity Visa Information Center’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy regarding any access of or use of any of the Diversity Visa Information Center’s Websites or Offered Products or Software, and is a complete statement of the agreement between you and the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com).

The Headings used in the Terms of Use are only for reference purposes and in no way describe, define, construe, or limit the extent or scope of such section. Any failure to act by the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) regarding a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.

The Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) may, at any time and at its sole discretion, amend the Terms of Use by posting the amended Terms of Use on the relevant Diversity Visa Information Center Website. Any amended Terms of Use shall govern users from the date that it is posted on such Website.

Any rights that the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com) may have under copyright, patent, trade secret, or other laws are not in any way limited by the Terms of Use. Employees of the Diversity Visa Information Center are not permitted and do not have the authority to modify the Terms of Use, or to make any additional commitments, representations, or warranties binding on the Diversity Visa Information Center, except for those made in writing and signed by an authorized officer of the Diversity Visa Information Center. In the event that any provision of the Terms of Use is unenforceable or invalid under applicable law, then it shall be, to the minimal extent possible, deemed omitted and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

The Terms of Use, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be assigned or transferred by you to others, but may be assigned without notice or restriction by the Diversity Visa Information Center (DV-Program.com).

In the event of a discrepancy or inconsistency between the original English language version of the Terms of Use and any translation of the Terms of Use in another language, the original English version shall prevail over the translation.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE EXPRESSLY THAT YOU HAVE READ THE TERMS OF USE AND THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS HEREIN SET FORTH. BY USING ANY OF THE WEBSITES OR OFFERED SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR SOFTWARE OF THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER (DV-PROGRAM.COM), YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND GRANT TO THE DIVERSITY VISA INFORMATION CENTER THE RIGHTS HEREIN SET FORTH.