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1.  All information published on this website regarding rules and procedures for Gold Standard certification and registration, and terms and conditions of the Gold Standard Foundation is subordinate to the contents of the GSv2 Requirements and GSv2 Toolkit documents, their annexes and updates, the Gold Standard Terms and Conditions and the Gold Standard Registry Terms of Use.

2.  Although every effort is made to ensure that only reliale and accurate information is published on this site, the Foundation cannot vouch for the accuracy of any statements made relating to the activities and claims of other firms and organizations. Therefore the Foundation refuses liability for any decisions taken, based on the website content.

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4.  The Gold Standard Foundation neither knows nor endorses the creditworthiness or reputation of any Gold Standard Registry account holder.

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