Center for Knowledge Society

Disclaimer and Terms of Service

1. Use of this Mengos Project site is on an 'as is' basis. While the creators of this site do their best to provide accurate information, they are not responsible for any inaccuracies that may be found in the database nor in the information presented.
2. Both the MENGOS project and Virtual Activism cannot verify the veracity of the mission statements of every organization, whether those mentioned in the database or in the articles/reports that are published on this site. We have taken those mission statements either directly from the organizations or copied them from their websites. It is the user's responsibility to verify those statements. We are not to be held liable to any damages that occur because of use of the information as listed in this site.
3. We do not necessarily endorse the organizations listed on this site.
4. We try - to the best of our ability - to only list and provide articles/reports etc. of progressive organizations when dealing with human rights issues. If you have an issue with any of the organizations listed, please let us know your reasons and we will take your opinion into consideration and perhaps act upon it if deemed reasonable.
5. We do not -to the best of our ability - list nor endorse organizations/campaigns that promote hatred, hate speech, discrimination based on race, gender or religion, or that promote violence of any kind.
6. We reserve the right to deny a listing to anyone and to remove any listing without providing reasons for denial or removal.
7. We reserve the right to make modifications to this site and to the content therein without notice.
8. We list - to the best of our ability and knowledge:

• Nonprofit organizations whose principles agree with the principles upon which Virtual Activism was founded. Those principles are embraced in the UDHR and in other internationally acknowledged documents, and they include belief in freedom of expression, freedom of belief, democracy, human rights, and women's rights, as well non-political organizations that deal with development and developmental issues [eg. disabled, youth, environment etc].
• Nonprofit organizations whose work involves rights-related or development-related activities and whose principles agree with the principles upon which Virtual Activism was founded.
• Individuals conducting campaigns for liberal and democratic causes.