These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the website operated by the International Sanctions Delisting Commission (“ISDC”), including its public case materials, institutional documents, research, commentary, submissions infrastructure and related content.
By accessing or using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, you should discontinue use of the website.
1. Institutional Status
ISDC is an independent non-governmental sanctions review institution. It is not a government authority, court, sanctions authority, regulatory body or law-enforcement agency.
ISDC does not impose, administer, maintain, suspend, amend or remove sanctions. Any assessment, finding, recommendation or other material published by ISDC is independent in nature and does not constitute a decision of any competent authority.
2. Purpose of the Website
The website is intended to provide public access to information concerning sanctions review, changed circumstances, relevant evidence, institutional methodology, published assessments and related research.
Information published on the website may include:
- public sanctions review cases;
- summaries of official designation grounds;
- descriptions of changed circumstances;
- references to documentary and public-source evidence;
- independent ISDC assessments and recommendations;
- institutional policies, standards and methodology;
- news, research and public communications.
3. No Legal Advice
Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice, financial advice, compliance advice or other professional advice.
The content is provided for research, institutional and public information purposes only. Users should obtain independent professional advice before taking action in reliance on any information published on this website.
4. No Guarantee of Outcome
The opening, acceptance, review or publication of a case by ISDC does not imply that sanctions should be removed, amended, maintained or otherwise changed.
ISDC does not guarantee that any authority will consider, adopt or act upon its findings or recommendations.
No statement on this website should be interpreted as a representation that a particular sanctions designation will be reconsidered, amended or removed by a competent authority.
5. Accuracy and Availability of Information
ISDC seeks to publish information that is accurate, appropriately sourced and clearly distinguished according to its nature, including official information, evidentiary material and independent analysis.
However, sanctions regimes, legal frameworks, official records and relevant circumstances may change over time. ISDC does not warrant that all information available on the website is complete, current or free from error at all times.
Information may be corrected, updated, expanded, archived or otherwise revised where appropriate.
6. Official Sources
References to sanctions designations, government decisions, court judgments, corporate records and other external materials may be reproduced, summarized or linked for research and evidentiary purposes.
Users should consult the relevant competent authority or official source where confirmation of the current legal status of a person, entity, measure or designation is required.
7. Case Submissions
ISDC may permit users to submit requests for review, documents, information or other materials through the website or designated communication channels.
Submission of material does not create an obligation on ISDC to:
- open a review;
- accept a case;
- publish submitted material;
- contact the person making the submission;
- reach any particular conclusion.
ISDC may decline, disregard or request clarification concerning submissions that are incomplete, irrelevant, unverifiable, abusive, misleading or outside the scope of its work.
8. Responsibility for Submitted Material
A person submitting information or documents to ISDC is responsible for ensuring, to the best of their knowledge, that the material is accurate and that they are entitled to provide it.
Users must not knowingly submit:
- false or materially misleading information;
- unlawfully obtained confidential material;
- malicious software or harmful technical content;
- content that unlawfully infringes third-party rights;
- material submitted for fraudulent or abusive purposes.
9. Independence of Review
The provision of information, documents, funding, representation or assistance in connection with a case does not entitle any person to direct, control or predetermine an ISDC assessment.
ISDC may consider material that supports reconsideration of a designation, supports the continuation of a designation or provides neutral factual context.
10. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, original text, analysis, visual design, structure and other materials produced by ISDC are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
Users may quote, reference and link to publicly available ISDC material for lawful research, reporting, academic, professional or informational purposes, provided that the material is not misrepresented and ISDC is appropriately identified as the source.
Third-party documents, images, trademarks, official records and other external materials remain subject to the rights of their respective owners.
11. Prohibited Use
Users must not use the website in a manner that:
- violates applicable law;
- interferes with the operation or security of the website;
- attempts to gain unauthorized access to systems or data;
- misrepresents an affiliation with ISDC;
- falsely presents ISDC material as an official government decision;
- uses the website for fraudulent, deceptive or abusive activity;
- automatically extracts data in a manner that materially disrupts the service.
12. External Links
The website may contain links to government websites, courts, international organizations, corporate registries, media sources, research publications and other external resources.
Such links are provided for reference and do not constitute endorsement of the content, policies, accuracy or views of the external source. ISDC is not responsible for the availability or operation of third-party websites.
13. Limitation of Responsibility
To the extent permitted by applicable law, ISDC is not responsible for loss, damage, cost or other consequence arising solely from reliance on information published on this website without appropriate independent verification.
This limitation does not exclude any responsibility that cannot lawfully be excluded under applicable law.
14. Website Availability and Security
ISDC may modify, suspend or discontinue any part of the website where necessary for maintenance, security, operational or institutional reasons.
While reasonable measures may be taken to protect the website, ISDC does not guarantee uninterrupted availability or the absence of all technical errors, vulnerabilities or third-party interference.
15. Privacy
The processing of personal information through this website is governed by the ISDC Privacy Policy.
Users should review the Privacy Policy before submitting personal data or other information through the website.
16. Changes to These Terms
ISDC may revise these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes in the website, institutional practice, applicable requirements or operational needs.
The version published on this website represents the current Terms of Use.
17. Contact
Questions concerning these Terms of Use or the use of this website may be submitted through the official ISDC contact page.