Terms & Conditions
The Family 404 website is a platform created by Stephan and Nina Calitz to raise awareness about the challenges faced by fragmented families and to fundraise for their personal legal case involving the reunification of their family.
Content and Contributions
All content on this website, including stories, essays, poems, artwork, and products sold, are provided by voluntary contributors. The views and opinions expressed in these submissions are those of the individual authors and artists and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Family 404 or its founders.
Disclaimer
Family 404 makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, or availability of the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
Limitation of Liability
In no event will Family 404 be liable for any loss or damage, including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits, arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
External Links
Through this website, you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Family 404. We have no control over the nature, content, and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorsement of the views expressed within them.
Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the country in which Family 404 is based. Any disputes arising under these Terms and Conditions are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that country.
Modification
Family 404 reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time. Users are encouraged to review the Terms and Conditions periodically for any updates.
Privacy Policy
Our website address is: https://family404.org. Family 404 collects personal information from users for the purpose of processing donations, content submissions, and communications.
Data Usage
Personal information will not be sold, traded, or otherwise transferred to outside parties without user consent, except as required by law.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
User Responsibilities
Users agree to use the website for lawful purposes only and in a manner that does not infringe on the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else’s use and enjoyment of the site.
Comments & Cookies
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.