Welcome! This site for the No Controversy Project Site (“Site”) has been developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a charitable trust existing under the laws of the state of Washington, U.S.A ("Foundation", “we,” “us”).

Purpose: the Site is intended to serve the goals of:

• offering you the opportunity to participate in a community media application by submitting (e.g., through “uploading” or connecting through Twitter, FB or other social media sites) User Generated Content so that such Content (as part of Collaborative Content, defined below) can be distributed to other social media sites or to other members of the public via links and email you generate from the Site

• creating awareness and informing the public debate about global health and development among individuals and organizations and to build support for the Foundation’s priorities in those areas.

Incorporated Terms: Your use of the Site is governed by this agreement and includes all terms and conditions of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, as amended from time to time (“Foundation Terms”). The current versions are available at http://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/Pages/terms-of-use.aspx and http://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/Pages/privacy-policy.aspx. You acknowledge that you have read and saved or printed a copy of these Foundation Terms. DO NOT USE THE SITE OR PROVIDE CONTENT OR INFORMATION ON THE SITE IF YOU DON’T AGREE TO THE FOUNDATION TERMS OR IF YOUR JURISDICTION WILL NOT HONOR THEM.

The capitalized terms used but not defined in this agreement have the definitions set forth in the Foundation Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, except that:

• "Site" (as defined in the Foundation Terms) will include this Site.

• “User Generated Content” (as defined in the Foundation Terms) will include Content wholly owned and or controlled by you, such as photos, names and likenesses and other graphical or textual materials you submit, upload and distribute or otherwise make available through the Site.

• “Foundation Content” means any and all Content (excluding User Generated Content) made available by the Site, as well as Content owned or controlled by the Foundation, its licensors (e.g., TED) or other suppliers.

• “Collaborative Content” means any customized Content that results from the incorporating User Generated Content into Foundation Content.

Supplemental Terms: The following terms and conditions apply in addition to the Foundation Terms. If there is a conflict between this agreement and the existing Foundation Terms, the more specific provision of this agreement will control the conflict:

1. By using the Site and/or creating Collaborative Content, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and that your use of the Site and any applications available through the Site does not violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation.

2. The Site is designed to allow you to post User Generated Content (e.g., photographs and information about yourself) for public review, in public forums. Accordingly, by submitting any User Generated Content, you waive any and all privacy expectations (including any privacy expectations of the other individuals who may appear in the User Generated Content or otherwise). You are solely responsible for your use of the Site, for all User Generated Content posted or distributed by you, and for all your interactions with others on any social media site linked to this Site, and the consequences thereof. You should only submit User Generated Content that you are comfortable sharing with others under these Terms.

3. Personal User Information that you submit in creating an account will be governed by the Privacy Policy. Your name and email address may also be used for the purposes of: (i) providing you with updates regarding the Site and/or the Project; and (ii) for the purposes of permitting you to forward the Collaborative Content to others. For additional information, please see Section 5 of the Privacy Policy.

4. We may also provide opportunities for you to share posts from other social media sites (e.g., Twitter) or provide additional personal information such as your gender. Unless you choose to submit anonymously, you agree that we may use your name, Twitter identity/user name, and geographic location in connection with and display and/or distribution of any Collaborative Content or Use Generated Content you may elect to create or submit.

5. Any User Generated Content you post may not contain nudity, violence or offensive subject matter and will comply with the terms set forth in Section 3 of the Foundation Terms.

6. You will at all times retain all right, title, and interest in and to any User Generated Content submitted by you (including all copyrights to the Content) subject to the non-exclusive rights granted to the Foundation under these Foundation Terms. You are free to grant similar rights to others.

7. You acknowledge that once User Generated Content is integrated into Collaborative Content (e.g., photos, files, animation or video, regardless of media format) all licenses granted in Section 3 of the Foundation Terms will apply.

8. You agree not to assert any intellectual property rights, privacy, publicity, or moral rights held by you in any User Generated Content you submit under the laws of the United States and any other countries in connection with the Foundation’s use of such materials as described herein.

9. We may modify or adapt your User Generated Content in order to transmit, display and distribute it over computer networks and in various media and/or may make changes to the Content as necessary to conform and adapt that Content to any requirements or limitations of any networks, devices, services or media. We reserve the right at all times to remove or refuse to distribute any User Generated Content through the Site.

10. By clicking on certain “forward to a friend” or “share” buttons on pages displaying your Content, you may also consent to send your Content in an email to a friend as a link. Please note that should you choose to forward Content to a friend, your friend will not be subscribed to any email list nor will his or her name or email address be permanently recorded by the Foundation.

Note Regarding Lobbying and Electoral Politics. As a private foundation, we cannot directly or indirectly support lobbying activities conducted by others nor can we endorse candidates running for office. This Site is not intended to serve as a forum for such activity. Accordingly, please refrain from posting any communications or materials that may be construed as an attempt to influence specific legislation or to endorse any candidates for office.