Terms of Use

Terms of Service

Last updated: June, 2025

These Terms of Service (“Terms“) govern your access and use of the Site and the Services (as defined below). Please read these Terms carefully. By visiting our Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms, as they may be amended from time to time. Your continued use of the Site following any update shall be deemed acceptance of any such amended or updated terms.

Table of Contents 

• The Basics

• Our Services

• Use Restrictions

• Content and User Content

• Representations

• Intellectual Property

• Disclaimers and Disclaimer of Warranty

• Indemnification 

• Limitation of Liability 

• General

1. The Basics
   1. Key Terms
      1. We are the Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, a legal entity created jointly by the Israeli and US governments, located at Kiryat Atidim, building 4, Tel Aviv, 61581, Israel (hereinafter referred to as the “Foundation“, “us,” “our,” or “we“).
      2. When we use the term “you,” we mean anyone using our Services. When we refer to our “Site,” we mean our website and when we refer to our “Services,” we mean, together with the Site, any services available thereon.
   2. Privacy. When you use our Services, we collect Personal Data (as defined in the Privacy Notice) about you. Check out our Privacy Notice at www.birdf.com for details about the types of Personal Data we collect, what we do with it, the security measures we use to keep it safe, and the rights you have regarding your Personal Data.
   3. Changes to these Terms. We may update these Terms from time to time and will post the updated version on this page with the date it was published. Please check this page occasionally to make sure you’re aware of the terms that apply to you. If you continue to use our Services after we update the Terms, that means that you agree to and accept the updated version.
2. Our Services. Subject to these Terms, the Foundation allows you to use the Services on a non-exclusive basis solely for your personal or internal business purposes. The Site provides details about the Foundation, the programs we offer, and guiding documentation about the submission process, among other things. It also allows visitors to contact us for further information or inquiries, to subscribe to our newsletter, and register for events. For the avoidance of doubt, your activities under the Foundation’s grants may be subject to separate dedicated agreements.
3. Use Restrictions
   1. You may not do or attempt to do or facilitate a third party in doing any of the following: (1) decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse-engineer any of the software and/or code, if and as applicable, used to provide the Services without our prior written authorization, including framing or mirroring any part of the Services; (2) copy, modify, or distribute the Services in any manner not permitted by these Terms; (3) circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content (as defined below); (4) use the Site, Services, or Content thereon in connection with any commercial endeavors in any manner, except for the purposes specifically set forth in these Terms; (5) use any robot, spider, site search or retrieval application, or any other manual or automatic device or process to retrieve, index, data-mine, or in any way reproduce the Content or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Services in any other way; (6) remove, alter, or conceal any copyright, trademark, service mark or other such notices incorporated in the Services; and (7) use the Site, Services, or Content in any manner not permitted by these Terms or applicable law.
   2. You may not use our Services if doing so is unlawful. We will cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court orders requesting that we disclose the identity, behavior, or User Content (as defined below) of anyone believed to have violated these Terms or to have engaged in illegal behavior in connection with the Services.
4. Content and User Content
   1. Definitions. We may provide certain materials, such as images, diagrams, articles, and other documents through the Services. “User Content” means materials you provide, such as the messages you submit to us through the Site’s contact form, and “Content” means any content available through the Services, including User Content that may be provided by other users.
   2. User Content Representations. You are and shall remain at all times fully and solely responsible for any User Content that you provide. You represent and warrant that any User Content that you provide (i) is complete, accurate, and up-to-date; (ii) complies with applicable law; (iii) does not infringe or violate any third-party intellectual property rights, privacy or publicity rights, or moral or other rights; (iv) our use of your User Content as allowed under these Terms will not cause us to infringe the rights of any third party; and (v) that you have all necessary rights, licenses, consents, and authorities required under applicable law to submit such User Content.
   3. User Content Restrictions. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that you will not transmit, submit, upload, or otherwise provide any User Content that (i) violates the legal rights of others; (ii) infringes the intellectual property, moral, publicity, privacy, or other rights of any third party; (iii) is (or you reasonably believe or should reasonably believe to be) in furtherance of any illegal, counterfeiting, fraudulent, pirating, unauthorized, or violent activity; (iv) does not comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations; (v) contains material we reasonably determine to be offensive, including that which promotes, hate, violence, or discrimination; (vi) constitutes a harassment or threat; (vii) contains obscene material; and/or (viii) contains any virus, worm, trojan horse, or other harmful or disruptive component.
5. Representations. By accepting these Terms, you represent that:(i) you are at least 18 years old and have the ability to form a binding contract; (ii) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or any obligation you have to a third party; (iii) ) all the registration information you submit is and will remain truthful and accurate. If you are registering on behalf of a legal entity, you further represent that you are authorized to bind the entity to these Terms. You also represent that the entity is duly organized under applicable law, it has the authority to enter into these Terms, and that by doing so and using the Services, it will not be in conflict with any obligations it has to any third party or any legal requirement.
6. Intellectual Property
   1. Our Property. We retain all worldwide intellectual property rights, title, and interest in our Site, including its overall appearance and any text, graphics, designs, videos, interfaces, the Services and the underlying source files of the Services, any Content we provide, and our name, trademarks, and logos. In some cases we have obtained the right to use certain elements from others as part of our Services and in that case, those elements are owned by their respective owner/s. Even though we’re allowing you to use our Services, that doesn’t mean that we’re transferring ownership or any other rights to you or that we’re allowing you to use our name, any trademarks, logos, or similar property as your own.
   2. Your Property. When you provide User Content through the Services, that content remains yours. By providing User Content, you do allow us to use it in connection with the Services, including copying, modifying, and preparing derivative works of it where necessary in order to provide the Services, as well as for analytics purposes and for improvement of the Services and/or any other of the Foundation’s activities, subject to any specific contract you may have in place with us. If you provide us with any feedback regarding our Services, you agree that we may use it and share it freely, without any obligation to compensate to you.
7. Disclaimers and Disclaimer of Warranty
   1. All information and Content posted on the Site, including any documentation and templates, is for informational purposes only and the Foundation provides no guarantees with respect thereto. Your use of the Services is at your sole discretion and risk. The Services and any Content are provided on an AS IS and AS AVAILABLE basis without warranties of any kind. We do not represent or warrant that the Services will be accurate or useful for your needs. 
   2. OTHER THAN THE WARRANTIES MADE EXPLICITLY IN THESE TERMS, WE DO NOT MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTIES (IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE) ABOUT THE SITE, SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE OF GOOD QUALITY, USEFUL FOR YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS OR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURATE, ERROR-FREE (OR THAT ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED), RELIABLE, SECURE, COMPLETE, CURRENT, NON-INFRINGING, OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
   3. We cannot control the functionality of services provided by third parties and assume no responsibility for any telephone or network line failure or interruption, or traffic congestion on the internet or on the Services themselves. We cannot control the actions of bad actors and do not guarantee that we will successfully prevent unauthorized access to or alteration of the Services.
   4. We are not a data retention service. It is your sole responsibility to back up any data you provide to us. If the data you provide to us is lost or corrupted for any reason, we shall not be responsible for any damage or loss you experience if you are unable to recover that data.
   5. Our Site may provide you with links to third-party sites, apps, platforms and/or services. We make no promises regarding and are not liable for the content, goods, or services provided by such third parties, including any payments submitted through such links. We also cannot make any promises about and are not liable for another party’s data protection policies. When you click on any of these links, you do so at your own risk. Your engagement with any such third party is governed by the applicable third party’s terms of service and privacy notice. We urge you to exercise caution when using third-party services.
8. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Foundation, its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, subcontractors, and agents from and against any claim, damage, or loss, including reasonable court costs, attorneys’ fees, and any fines that may be incurred, that arise directly or indirectly from your: (a) breach of these Terms, including any of your representations or warranties, whether by you or by anyone using your device, and whether or not that use was authorized by you; (b) use or misuse of the Services; (c) violation of any law or regulation, including breach of applicable data protection laws; and (d) infringement of any right of any third party.
9. Limitation of Liability. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, the FOUNDATION (AND ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR SUBCONTRACTORS) SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR MAXIMUM AND AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THESE TERMS AND UNDER ANY CAUSE OF ACTION WILL NOT EXCEED A CUMULATIVE AMOUNT OF USD $50.
10. General. These Terms will take effect when you first use the Services and shall continue in full force and effect as long as you continue to use the Services. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us and you regarding our Services, and any and all other agreements existing between us regarding the Services are hereby terminated. We may assign our rights and obligations in these Terms to any third party. You may not assign any of your rights or obligations in these Terms to anyone else and any attempt to do so will be void. If either party waives any rights regarding any breach or default of these Terms, that waiver shall not be deemed to waive any other breach or default. The courts in the State of Israel shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes regarding these Terms. The laws of the State of Israel shall govern these Terms without regard to the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods. In the event that a court rules that a provision of these Terms is unenforceable, that provision shall be replaced with an enforceable provision which most closely achieves the effect of the original and the remaining terms of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect. Nothing in these Terms creates any agency, employment, joint venture, or partnership relationship between us and you, and nothing in these Terms enables you to act on our behalf. If we are required to provide notice to you hereunder, we may provide such notice to the contact details you provided when contacting us.