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  1. Please read these Terms carefully before using and downloading materials on this website. By using This Website ("Animal International Resource Library Website"), the user ("You") accepts these Terms of Use. If You do not accept these Terms of Use, do not use or download materials on this website. Anima International may modify all or any part of these Terms of Use from time to time and may not provide notice to You. You are encouraged to check back often so You are aware of your current rights and responsibilities. Your continued use of this Website after changes to the Terms of Use have been published constitutes your binding acceptance of the updated Terms of Use. If at any time the Terms of Use are no longer acceptable to You, You should immediately cease all use of this Website.
  2. Statement of Purpose. The purpose of the Animal International Resource Library Website, is to share free resources worldwide with organisations and activists who find value in such materials and would like to use them for their personal or organisational purposes. This website is designed to share information, ideas, relating to animal welfare concepts and strategies. It is also designed to encourage the creation of a user community through contributions of content and comments. Our hope is that the site is accessible and welcoming in order to reach and support the animal rights movement.
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    1. Anima International licenses the content under these terms with the following exceptions:
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  13. Waiver and Severability. Anima International’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding will not impair the validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions.
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  15. Language. These Terms of Use are in the English language only, which language shall be controlling in all respects, and all versions of this Agreement in any other language shall be for accommodation only and shall not be binding.
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