Terms of use and disclaimer

Thank you for choosing to find out more about Transparency International by visiting our websites. These website terms of use and the disclaimer (referred to collectively as “terms”) govern our relationship and we request that you review them carefully before using our website. If you have any questions or concerns about these terms, please contact us on [email protected].

We hold the powerful and corrupt to account through a variety of our activities including raising awareness of corruption and the impact of it, promoting transparency and accountability in politics and business, developing coalitions to address corruption, developing and disseminating tools to curb corruption as well as supporting institutions to combat corruption. We are leading global action against corruption with our international secretariat in Berlin and through national chapters in more than 100 countries.

These terms apply to all the websites of Transparency International e.V including https://www.transparency.org/en/. By using our websites, you confirm that you accept these terms and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our websites. We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference.

We amend our terms from time to time and the revised version will be effective at the time we post it, unless otherwise noted. Every time you wish to use our websites, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time. These terms were most recently updated in October 2021. Your continued use of our website following the posting of any changes to this webpage constitutes an acceptance of these terms on your part.

We may also update and change our websites from time to time to reflect changes to our activities, user needs and organisational priorities or for any other reason that we believe necessary. We do not guarantee that our websites, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our websites for operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal where possible.

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We make all reasonable effort to ensure that the information presented on its website is accurate at the time it is published, but accepts no liability whatsoever for correctness, reliability, topicality or completeness. We have no liability to you for any direct or indirect loss suffered (including loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption or loss of business opportunity) by users or third parties in connection with the use of our websites.

These terms, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by German law where applicable. You and we both agree that the courts of Germany will have exclusive jurisdiction.

The designations employed and the presentation of material on Transparency International maps showing disputed boundaries and lines of control follow the UN practice to the best of our knowledge and as of January 2023. They do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of Transparency International concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

Maps of Kosovo are without prejudice to positions on status, and are in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

Last updated: 17 January 2023