Terms and Conditions

First of all, we would like to thank you for visiting the COLOMBIA DIVERSA website and trusting us to inform you about, learn about or ask questions about the rights of the LGBTI population in Colombia and Latin America.

We ask that you please take some time to read and understand these TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE (hereinafter the "TERMS AND CONDITIONS") before using our website. By using the website, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions described below. The Personal Data Processing Policy is an integral part of these TERMS AND CONDITIONS and will guide all the activity and processing that COLOMBIA DIVERSA may carry out with the personal data that it knows or becomes aware of.

Colombiadiversa.org is a website operated by COLOMBIA DIVERSA, a Colombian organisation dedicated to fighting for the rights of those who have been discriminated against for loving, being or appearing "different" in order to build an equal society for everyone. The website contains general information about Colombia Diversa and provides people with services such as a search engine for jurisprudence on LGBTI issues, publications produced by the organisation in accordance with its mission and a legal consultation module through which they can submit legal queries on specific cases.

Site Use Agreement: Entering the site and using the services offered by COLOMBIA DIVERSA indicates that you have agreed to accept and comply with the TERMS AND CONDITIONS. If you do not agree with these TERMS AND CONDITIONS, we ask you not to enter the site, refrain from using it and its contents.

Remember that if you decide to contact COLOMBIA DIVERSA through the website, your data will travel via electronic transmission through global communications networks and there will always be a security risk. However, COLOMBIA DIVERSA will make every effort to guarantee your right to privacy and to comply with the provisions of the Personal Data Processing Policy, which is published on the website.

COLOMBIA DIVERSA makes the reports and the entire content of the website available to the general public, but does not provide services directly through the website. It should be noted that the information published cannot be considered a legal opinion, a concept on a specific case or a legal recommendation. In the case of the legal consultation service, COLOMBIA DIVERSA will assign a professional from its team to guide the applicant on the subject matter of the legal consultation.

COLOMBIA DIVERSA reserves the right to modify these TERMS AND CONDITIONS at any time it deems necessary, in which case you must accept them again to continue using the services of the website.

The general terms of use can be summarised as follows:

  1. Changes to the content of the Site: COLOMBIA DIVERSA may, at any time and without prior notice, modify, add to, delete, suppress, amend and in any way change the contents of this site including any document, data, testimony, review, reference or information included in it.
  2. Use of the Site: Accessing the website means that you have agreed that your use of this site, its contents and the information contained herein will be for lawful and legitimate purposes and will be in compliance with these TERMS AND CONDITIONS. In particular, you agree that you will not use this site, its contents or the information contained herein to: (a) transmit to third parties or in any way publish information that is false, harmful, hostile, abusive, irritating, problematic, threatening, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, unfounded, hateful or harmful, or in respect of which you do not have the proper legal or contractual authorisations; (b) usurp the identity or personal information of persons (natural or legal) mentioned on the Site, for any purpose or purpose whatsoever.
  3. Non-interference with the Site: Any act, including the use of hardware and software, which has the purpose or effect of damaging, interfering with, impairing the integrity of, or intercepting the systems supporting this Site, its operation or the Contents is prohibited. Acts that impose unreasonable or disproportionate burdens on the Site's network systems or any other network infrastructure used by the Site are prohibited.
  4. Applicable Law: These TERMS AND CONDITIONS shall be construed and enforced exclusively in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Colombia.
  5. Modifications: No modification of the TERMS AND CONDITIONS section by the user of the Site in a unilateral manner is authorised.
  6. Enforceability: If any section or part of these TERMS AND CONDITIONS is unenforceable or invalid, in whole or in part, under any law, or is adjudged to be so by any court decision, that part shall be construed in accordance with the applicable law or court decision and its unenforceability or invalidity shall not render these TERMS AND CONDITIONS generally unenforceable.
  7. Entirety: This document constitutes the only valid TERMS AND CONDITIONS between you and COLOMBIA DIVERSA and supersedes any agreement to the contrary.
  8. Proprietary Rights, Intellectual Property Rights, Trademarks and Copyrights: COLOMBIA DIVERSA prohibits the modification, reproduction, publication or transfer of any Content to others, or its use for any purpose. Except to the extent permitted by applicable law, you may not disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to break the protection of the Content.
  9. Inapplicability: COLOMBIA DIVERSA reserves the discretion to imply any of the conditions, terms and rights included in these TERMS AND CONDITIONS and such discretion shall not be construed as a waiver or waiver of right by COLOMBIA DIVERSA.