Terms Governing Access & Use
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Capacity Knowledge Hub platform, operated by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). By accessing the platform, you agree to comply with these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the platform.
Eligibility
The Capacity Knowledge Hub platform is open to: Members of the general public (for browsing and reading publicly available content); Registered users (for submitting resources, joining Communities of Practice, and creating expert or institutional profiles). Registration requires a valid email address and accurate professional information.
User Accounts
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials. You must not share your account with others or impersonate another person or institution. ACBF reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms.
Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Capacity Knowledge Hub platform only for lawful purposes and in a manner consistent with its mission to advance knowledge for Africa's development. You must not: Upload content that is false, misleading, defamatory, or infringes third-party intellectual property rights; Spam, solicit, or advertise in Community discussion forums; Misrepresent your credentials, affiliation, or identity in an expert or institutional profile; Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other user accounts or platform systems; Use automated tools (bots, scrapers) to extract data from the platform without ACBF's written permission.
Content Submission
By submitting content (research, datasets, toolkits, case studies) to the Capacity Knowledge Hub platform, you: Confirm that you have the right to share the content; Grant ACBF a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to publish, translate, and distribute the content on the Capacity Knowledge Hub platform and associated ACBF channels; Acknowledge that submitted content is subject to review and may be declined or removed if it does not meet quality and relevance standards.
Intellectual Property
All content on the Capacity Knowledge Hub platform, including ACBF-authored publications, platform design, and branding, is protected by copyright. Unless otherwise stated, ACBF's knowledge products are published under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0), meaning you may share and adapt the material provided appropriate credit is given. Third-party content is subject to the licensing terms stated on each resource.
Communities of Practice
Participants in the Capacity Knowledge Hub Communities of Practice agree to engage respectfully and constructively. ACBF moderators may remove posts that are offensive, off-topic, promotional, or in violation of these terms. Repeated violations may result in account suspension.
Disclaimer
The content on the Capacity Knowledge Hub platform is provided for informational and capacity development purposes only. ACBF does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of all content and accepts no liability for decisions made on the basis of platform content.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, ACBF shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of or inability to use the Capacity Knowledge Hub platform.
Governing Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the legal framework applicable to ACBF as a specialized agency of the African Union.
Changes To Terms
ACBF reserves the right to amend these Terms at any time. Continued use of the platform after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.