SECTION 1: TERMS OF SERVICE AND LEGAL DISCLAIMER
Welcome to internationalmanifesto.org (the “Website”), the official online platform for the International Manifesto Group. By accessing, browsing, or using this Website, or by signing any declaration, manifesto, or open letter hosted here, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please exit the Website immediately.
1. Political, Educational, and Informational Purposes Only (Not Advice)
All content published on this Website—including the text of manifestos, declarations, open letters, analytical essays, political commentaries, data sheets, and multimedia content—is provided strictly for educational, informational, and solidarity purposes.
No Professional, Legal, or Financial Advice: Nothing on this Website or within our published declarations constitutes investment, financial, legal, or policy advice. The economic theories and political evaluations presented are intended for public discourse, grassroots organizing, and academic debate, and must not be relied upon for commercial or legal decision-making.
No Reliance: While the International Manifesto Group strives to publish rigorous, historically grounded material, we do not guarantee the absolute accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of all content. Your reliance on any information found on this Website is strictly at your own risk.
2. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Canadian law, the International Manifesto Group, internationalmanifesto.org, its drafting committees, signatories, coordinators, and operators shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or inability to access, this Website. This includes, but is not limited to, political fallout, loss of data, system downtime, network interruptions, or errors and omissions in our published text.
3. Signatures, User-Generated Content, and Comments
If you sign a manifesto, submit a declaration of solidarity, or post comments on the Website:
Public Display of Signatures: By adding your name to a manifesto, petition, or open letter, you explicitly acknowledge and grant the International Manifesto Group the right to publish your name, institutional or organizational affiliation, and country of residence on the public-facing areas of the Website.
Licensing of Submissions: You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to display, translate, and distribute your comments or submitted commentaries in connection with our public campaigns.
Moderation and Discretion: We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to monitor, edit, or delete any user content, or remove signatures found to be fraudulent, defamatory, unlawful, offensive, or otherwise disruptive to the principles of solidarity upheld by the Group, without prior notice.
4. Third-Party Links
Our manifestos, resource lists, and statements of support often link to external independent media outlets, political organizations, research institutes, or social movements. We do not endorse, control, or assume responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites.
5. Governing Law
These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any legal actions involving this platform must be brought exclusively in the courts located in Toronto, Ontario.
6. Modifications
We reserve the right to update, amend, or change these terms at any time without prior notice to reflect the evolving needs of our international coalition and campaign coordination. Your continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.
7. Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal data, campaign sign-ups, and internal communications against unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, alteration, or destruction. However, given the public nature of political advocacy over the internet, no method of digital transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
SECTION 2: PRIVACY POLICY
Designed to comply with applicable privacy laws, including PIPEDA and GDPR where applicable
Effective Date: May 23, 2026
At the International Manifesto Group, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information, in compliance with Canadian privacy laws (the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, or PIPEDA) and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Information We Collect
Voluntary Information: We collect your name, email address, country of residence, language preferences, institutional/organizational affiliation, and any text you provide only when you sign a manifesto, subscribe to our campaign mailing list, register for an international webinar, or fill out a contact form.
Automated Information: We automatically collect standard internet log data, including anonymised IP addresses, browser types, page navigation patterns, and time spent on the Website, via cookies and analytics tools to optimize global access to our platform.
2. Lawful Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:
Consent: When you explicitly give us permission (e.g., ticking a box to subscribe to our newsletter or filling out a form to add your name to a public manifesto).
Legitimate Interests: To organize public campaigns, coordinate international webinars, maintain website security, prevent automated spam, and distribute political and economic analysis.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information solely to:
Publish and display lists of signatures for manifestos and open letters as authorized by you.
Deliver campaign updates, newsletters, invitations to public panels, and urgent appeals.
Improve Website functionality, translation features, and user experience for a global audience.
Moderate comment fields and prevent coordinated spam attacks.
We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties or commercial marketing firms.
4. Third-Party Services and Data Transfers
Because we are an international network, we may use third-party tools to facilitate email communication, host digital webinars, or securely process voluntary donations. Your data may be transferred to and stored on servers located outside of your home country (including Canada and the United States). We ensure all third-party partners maintain rigorous data protection standards that respect civil liberties and digital privacy rights.
5. Your Data Protection Rights (Including GDPR Rights)
Depending on your location, you have the following rights regarding your data:
The Right to Access: You can request copies of the personal data we hold in our subscriber and coordinator databases.
The Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate biographical data or spelling mistakes in your published signature.
The Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You can request that we remove your name from a signed manifesto or delete your subscriber profile from our lists.
The Right to Restrict or Object to Processing: You can object to our processing of your data under certain conditions.
The Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer your data to another organization or directly to you.
We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the coordination, presentation, and historical documentation of our campaigns and manifestos, unless a longer retention period is requested by the user or required by law.
6. Cookies
We use cookies to maintain your preferences across site translations, keep you logged into coordinator areas, and analyze global traffic patterns. You can choose to reject cookies through your browser settings or via our website cookie banner.
7. Contact Us
To exercise any of your privacy rights, request the removal of a signature, or inquire about our international network operations, please contact us at [email protected].
SECTION 3: EXTERNAL LINKS & COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMERS
1. External Links Disclaimer
The Website (internationalmanifesto.org) contains links to external campaigns, independent media collectives, solidarity groups, and academic networks that are not provided, maintained by, or in any way affiliated with the International Manifesto Group. Please note that we do not guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any information on these external platforms. Under no circumstances shall the Group be held liable for any loss, political consequence, or damage caused by your reliance on information obtained through external links.
2. Copyright and Fair Dealing Notice
The International Manifesto Group platform publishes political journalism, geopolitical critique, historical overviews, and macroeconomic analysis. Content on this site may contain copyrighted material—such as historical photographs, map graphics, or quotes from state documentation—the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.
We make such material available entirely in a non-profit, educational, and journalistic capacity to advance public understanding of imperialism, global wealth disparity, international conflict, and social justice issues. We believe this constitutes a “fair dealing” of any such copyrighted material as provided for under Section 29 of the Copyright Act of Canada (which covers research, private study, criticism, review, and news reporting).
If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair dealing, you must obtain permission directly from the copyright owner.
If you are a copyright owner and believe your work has been used inappropriately, or without proper anti-imperialist solidarity context or credit on this Website, please contact us immediately at [email protected] so we can promptly address your concerns.
