Terms of Use

By accessing or using the FIELDS website (the “Site”), you agree to the following terms.

  1. About this Site

FIELDS is an initiative of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (“GIZ”), designed and developed by New Concept Information Systems (NCIS), India.

  1. Use of content in the Repository

The Repository brings together materials developed by GIZ and NCIS as well as materials developed by, or referred from, other organisations (including GAIN, WHO, UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, IFAD, WFP, the World Bank Group, the Agroecology Coalition, IFOAM Organics International and other knowledge partners). Each resource is labelled with its source organisation.

  • Materials developed by GIZ/NCIS for FIELDS may be used, shared and adapted for non-commercial, educational and informational purposes, with appropriate credit to GIZ and NCIS.
  • Materials sourced from other organisations remain the intellectual property of their respective publishers. Their use is governed by the terms set by that organisation, and FIELDS only links to or reproduces such materials with the necessary permissions or under fair, attributed use. If you wish to use such a resource beyond viewing/downloading it here, please refer to the original publisher.
  • Content on this Site may not be used to imply endorsement by GIZ, NCIS or any listed organisation without prior written permission, and may not be misrepresented as your own work.
  1. External links

This Site contains links to external sites and resources. GIZ is not responsible for the content of external sites linked from FIELDS. Links are checked at the time they are added; if GIZ becomes aware that a linked site gives rise to legal liability, the link will be removed promptly. GIZ expressly dissociates itself from the content of such external sites.

  1. No warranty

This Site has been compiled with care, but GIZ gives no guarantee that the information on it is current, accurate, complete or error-free. GIZ accepts no liability for damage or loss arising directly or indirectly from the use of this Site, except where caused by intent or gross negligence.

  1. Changes to the Site

GIZ reserves the right to modify, add to, or remove content from the Site, in part or in full, at any time and without prior notice, and to suspend the Site temporarily or permanently.

  1. Copyright

The layout, design and original content of the Site are protected by copyright. Reproduction of GIZ/NCIS-authored material requires prior written consent from GIZ, except where these Terms already permit non-commercial educational use as described in Section 2.

  1. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the applicable laws of India, consistent with the general legal principles set out in GIZ’s global Legal Information (giz.de/en/legal-information).

  1. Contact

Questions about these Terms, or requests to report content, should be sent via the Contact page.