This Terms of Use
Agreement (the "Agreement")
describes the terms and conditions applicable
to your use of the BdExport.com web site
that is identified by the uniform resource
locator www.bdexport.com (the "Site").
This Agreement is entered into between
you as the user of the Site (the "User")
and Lead Links Ltd. ("Mother company
of BdExport").
Application of
and Acceptance of Terms and Conditions:
1.1 For purposes of this
Agreement, a "User" is any person
who accesses the Site for whatever purpose,
regardless of whether such User has registered
with BdExport as a registered user or
whether such User is a paying customer
for a specific service provided by BdExport.
A User includes the person using this
Site and any legal entity that may be
represented by such person under actual
or apparent authority.
1.2 By accessing or using
the Site, you hereby agree to accept the
terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement as a User. The terms and conditions
of this Agreement with respect to your
access or use of this Site and any further
upgrade, modification, addition or change
to this Site shall bind you. If you do
not accept all of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, please do not use this
Site.
1.3 This Agreement applies
to each Premium Service (as defined below)
in addition to any terms and conditions
that may be applicable to such specific
Premium Service provided, however, that
(a) in the event of any conflict or inconsistency
between any provision of the terms and
conditions that may be applicable to such
Premium Service and any provision of this
Agreement, such conflict or inconsistency
shall (except as otherwise expressly provided
or agreed) be resolved in a manner favorable
to BdExport and/or its affiliates; and
(b) only to the extent that such conflict
or inconsistency cannot be so resolved,
the provisions of the terms and conditions
applicable to such specific Premium Service
shall prevail.
1.4 BdExport may amend
this Agreement at any time by posting
the amended and restated Agreement on
the Site. The amended and restated Agreement
shall be effective immediately upon posting.
This Agreement was last amended on April
18, 2006. Posting by BdExport of the amended
and restated Agreement and your continued
use of the Site shall be deemed to be
acceptance of the amended terms. This
Agreement may not otherwise be modified,
except in writing by an authorized officer
of BdExport.
PREMIUM SERVICES:
2.1 Access to the Site
and certain of its features are provided
to all Users free of charge. However,
BdExport reserves the right, without prior
notice, to restrict access to certain
areas or features of the Site ("Premium
Services") to paying Users or Users
who undergo a specific registration process.
Access to and use of these Premium Services
are governed by additional terms and conditions
under separate agreements in addition
to this Agreement.
2.2 BdExport reserves
the right to deny Premium Services to
any User for whatever reason in order
to protect BdExport's interests.
GENERAL:
3.1 Users may use this
Site solely for their own personal or
internal purposes. Each User agrees that
it shall not copy, reproduce or download
any information, text, images, video clips,
directories, files, databases or listings
available on or through the Site (the
"BdExport Content") for the
purpose of re-selling or re-distributing
the BdExport Content, mass mailing (via
emails, wireless text messages, physical
mail or otherwise), operating a business
that competes with BdExport, or otherwise
commercially exploiting the BdExport Content.
Systematic retrieval of BdExport Content
from this Site to create or compile, directly
or indirectly, a collection, compilation,
database or directory (whether through
robots, spiders, automatic devices or
manual processes) without written permission
from BdExport is prohibited. In addition,
use of the content or materials for any
purpose not expressly permitted in this
Agreement is prohibited.
3.2 Some of the BdExport
Content displayed on this Site is provided
or posted by third parties ("Third
Party Content"). Neither BdExport
nor any of our affiliates, directors,
officers or employees has entered into
any sales agency relationship with such
third party by virtue of BdExport's display
of the Third Party Content on the Site.
Any Third Party Content is the sole responsibility
of the party who provided the content.
BdExport is not responsible for the accuracy,
propriety, lawfulness or truthfulness
of any Third Party Content, and shall
not be liable to any User in connection
with such User's reliance of such Third
Party Content. In addition, BdExport is
not responsible for the conduct of any
User's activities on the Site, and shall
not be liable to any person in connection
with any damage suffered by any person
as a result of such User's conduct.
3.3 BdExport may allow
Users access to content, products or services
offered by third parties through hyperlinks
(in the form of word link, banners, channels
or otherwise) to such third party's web
site. You are cautioned to read such sites'
terms and conditions and/or privacy policies
before using such sites in order to be
aware of the terms and conditions of your
use of such sites. User acknowledges that
BdExport has no control over such third
party's web site, does not monitor such
sites, and BdExport shall not be responsible
or liable to anyone for such web site,
or any content, products or services made
available on such web site.
3.4 Messages or information
sent by a User through communication systems
provided by the Site, or through emails,
fax or letters to addressees obtained
from the Site, shall not contain any of
the materials described in the provisions
of Section 5.5 below.
3.5 BdExport reserves
the right to limit, deny or create different
access to the Site and its features with
respect to different Users, or to change
any of the features or introduce new features
without prior notice. Each User acknowledges
that inability to use the Site wholly
or partially for whatever reason may have
adverse effects on its business. Each
User hereby agrees that in no event shall
BdExport be liable to the User or any
third parties for any inability to use
the Site (whether due to disruption, limited
access, changes to or termination of any
features on the Site or otherwise), any
delays, errors or omissions with respect
to any communications or transmission,
or any damage (direct, indirect, consequential
or otherwise) arising from the use of
or inability to use the Site or any of
its features.
3.6 No User shall undertake any scheme
to undermine the integrity of the computer
systems or networks used by BdExport and/or
any other User and no User shall attempt
to gain unauthorized access to such computer
systems or networks.
3.7 We urge that you
read BdExport's Privacy Policy that governs
the protection and use of each User's
information in BdExport's possession.
Each User hereby accepts the Privacy Policy
and any updates and amendments thereto.
Each User acknowledges that BdExport may
change the Privacy Policy from time to
time provided that BdExport shall make
available the updated version of the Privacy
Policy on the Site at all times. Your
continuation of use of the Site shall
be deemed to be your acceptance of the
Privacy Policy that is then displayed
on the Site at the time of such use.
REGISTERED USERS:
4.1 Each User who has
filled out an on-line registration form
on the Site by giving its information
(such as name, address, telephone and
fax number, email address, details of
its business, etc.) is a registered user
of BdExport (a "Registered User").
BdExport will establish an account ("Account")
for each Registered User and each Registered
User will be assigned a user alias ("User
ID") and password ("Password")
for login access to its own Account.
4.2 BdExport may assign
a web-based email account with limited
storage space for the User to send or
receive email (the "Email Account").
The User shall be responsible for all
users and the content of all the messages
communicated through the Email Account,
as well as the consequences of any such
message.
4.3 If the Registered
User is a business entity, you represent
that (a) you have the authority to bind
the entity to this Agreement; (b) the
address you use when registering is the
principal place of business of such business
entity; and (c) all other information
submitted to BdExport during the registration
process is true, accurate, current and
complete. For purposes of this provision,
a branch or representative office will
not be considered a separate entity and
its principal place of business will be
deemed to be that of its head office.
4.4 By becoming a Registered
User, you consent to the inclusion of
your personal data in our Global Buyer
Database and authorize BdExport to share
such information with other Users.
4.5 BdExport may suspend
or terminate a Registered User's Account
or Email Account at any time by giving
no less than 24-hour notice or without
any notice to the Registered User; provided,
however, that notice is not required for
such termination if (a) in BdExport's
determination, there is any breach of
the provisions of this Agreement by the
Registered User; or (b) BdExport has reasonable
grounds to suspect that such information
provided by a Registered User is untrue,
inaccurate or is not current or complete,
or (c) BdExport believes that the Registered
User's actions may cause financial loss
or legal liability to such Registered
User, BdExport's other Users, or BdExport
or its affiliates.
4.6 The Registered User shall not use
the Email Account for junk mail, chain
letters or spamming or the transmission
of any unlawful, harassing, libelous,
abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar,
obscene or otherwise objectionable material
or any kind or nature. Further, the Registered
User shall not use the Email Account to
publish, distribute, transmit or circulate
any unsolicited advertising or promotional
information or any content that is obscene,
indecent, seditious, offensive, defamatory,
threatening, or which incites or results
in causing racial hatred, discrimination,
menace or breach of confidence.
4.7 A Registered User
may not sell, attempt to sell, offer to
sell, give, assign or otherwise transfer
an Account, User ID or Password to a third
party without the prior written consent
of BdExport. BdExport may suspend or terminate
the Account of a Registered User or the
transferee of a Registered User in the
event of a sale, offer to sell, gift,
assignment or transfer in violation of
this Section.
4.8 Notwithstanding Section
4.1 above, BdExport may refuse registration
and deny the issuance of an Account and/or
Email Account and associated User ID and
Password to any User for whatever reason.
USERS WHO POST INFORMATION ON
BDEXPORT:
5.1 You must be a Registered
User in order to post information on the
Site using the self-help submit and edit
tools provided through the Site. The provisions
of Section 4 above govern your status
as a Registered User.
5.2 No sales agency relationship is created
between any User and BdExport, our affiliates,
directors, officers or employees by virtue
of BdExport's display of any of the User's
information on the Site.
5.3 Each User hereby
represents, warrants and agrees to (a)
provide BdExport with true, accurate,
current and complete information to be
displayed on the Site and (b) maintain
and promptly amend all information to
keep it true, accurate, current and complete.
Each User hereby grants an irrevocable,
perpetual, worldwide and royalty-free,
sub licensable (through multiple tiers)
license to BdExport to display and use
all information provided by such User
in accordance with the purposes set forth
in this Agreement and to exercise the
copyright, publicity, and database rights
you have in such material or information,
in any media now known or not currently
known.
5.4 Each User hereby
represents, warrants and agrees that it
has obtained all necessary third party
copyright, trademark trade secret or patent
licenses and permissions, or such other
licenses or permissions as may be required
in connection with any other personal
or proprietary rights of any third party
(including but not limited to rights of
personality and rights of privacy), for
any material or information it posts on
the Site or provides to BdExport.com or
authorizes BdExport.com to display. Third
party copyrights, trademarks, trade secret
rights, patents and other personal or
proprietary rights affecting or relating
to material or information displayed on
the Site, including but not limited to
rights of personality and rights of privacy,
or affecting or relating to products that
are offered or displayed on the Site,
are hereafter referred to as "Third
Party Rights." Each User hereby represents,
warrants and agrees that it shall be solely
responsible for ensuring that any material
or information it posts on the Site or
provides to BdExport.com or authorizes
BdExport.com to display does not, and
that the products represented thereby
do not, violate any Third Party Rights,
or is posted with the permission of the
owner(s) of such rights. Each User hereby
represents, warrants and agrees that it
has the right to manufacture, offer, sell,
import and distribute the products it
offers and displays on the Site, and that
such manufacture, offer, sale, importation
and/or distribution of those products
violates no Third Party Rights.
5.5 Each User hereby
represents, warrants and agrees that information
submitted to BdExport.com for display
on the Site shall not:
Contain fraudulent information
or make fraudulent offers of items or
involve the sale or attempted sale of
counterfeit or stolen items or items whose
sales and/or marketing is prohibited by
applicable law, or otherwise promote other
illegal activities;
Be part of a scheme to
defraud other Users of the Site or for
any other unlawful purpose;
Relate to sale of products or services
that infringe or otherwise abet or encourage
the infringement or violation of any third
party's copyright, patent, trademarks,
trade secret or other proprietary right
or rights of publicity or privacy, or
any other Third Party Rights;
Violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance
or regulation (including without limitation
those governing export control, consumer
protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination
or false advertising);
Be defamatory, libelous,
unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing;
Be obscene or contain
or infer any pornography or sex-related
merchandising or any other content or
otherwise promotes sexually explicit materials
or is otherwise harmful to minors;
Promote discrimination based on race,
sex, religion, nationality, disability,
sexual orientation or age;
Contain any material
that constitutes unauthorized advertising
or harassment (including but not limited
to spamming), invades anyone's privacy
or encourages conduct that would constitute
a criminal offence, give rise to civil
liability, or otherwise violate any law
or regulation;
Solicit business from
any Users in connection with a commercial
activity that competes with BdExport;
Contain any computer
viruses or other destructive devices and
codes that have the effect of damaging,
interfering with, intercepting or expropriating
any software or hardware system, data
or personal information;
Link directly or indirectly
to or include descriptions of goods or
services that are prohibited under this
Agreement; or otherwise create any liability
for BdExport.com or its affiliates.
5.6 BdExport reserves
the right in its sole discretion to remove
any material displayed on the Site which
it reasonably believes is unlawful, could
subject BdExport.com to liability, violates
this Agreement or is otherwise found inappropriate
in BdExport.com's opinion. BdExport.com
reserves the right to cooperate fully
with governmental authorities, private
investigators and/or injured third parties
in the investigation of any suspected
criminal or civil wrongdoing. Furthermore,
BdExport.com may disclose the User's identity
and contact information, if requested
by a government or law enforcement body,
an injured third party, or as a result
of a subpoena or other legal action, and
BdExport.com shall not be liable for damages
or results thereof and User agrees not
to bring any action or claim against BdExport.com
for such disclosure. In connection with
any of the foregoing, BdExport.com may
suspend or terminate the Account of any
User, as BdExport.com deems appropriate
in its sole discretion. User agrees that
BdExport.com shall have no liability to
User, including no liability for consequential
or any other damages, in the event BdExport.com
takes any of the actions mentioned in
this Section, and that User agrees to
bear the risk that BdExport.com may take
such actions.
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BETWEEN BUYERS AND SUPPLIERS:
6.1 Through the Site,
BdExport.com provides an electronic web-based
platform for exchanging information between
buyers and suppliers of products and services.
BdExport.com does not represent the seller
or the buyer in specific transactions
and does not charge any commissions from
completing any transactions. As a result,
BdExport.com does not control and is not
liable to or responsible for the quality,
safety, lawfulness or availability of
the products or services offered for sale
on the Site or the ability of the suppliers
to complete a sale or the ability of buyers
to complete a purchase.
6.2 Users are hereby
made aware that there may be risks of
dealing with people acting under false
pretenses. BdExport.com uses several techniques
to verify the accuracy of the information
our users provide us when they register
on the Site. However, because user verification
on the Internet is difficult, BdExport.com
cannot and does not confirm each User's
purported identity (including, without
limitation, Gold Members. We encourage
you to use the various tools available
on the Site, as well as common sense,
to evaluate with whom you are dealing.
6.3 Each User acknowledges
that it is fully assuming the risks of
purchase and sale transactions when using
the Site to conduct transactions, and
that it is fully assuming the risks of
liability or harm of any kind in connection
with subsequent activity of any kind relating
to products or services that are the subject
of transactions using the Site. Such risks
shall include, but are not limited to,
mis-representation of products and services,
fraudulent schemes, unsatisfactory quality,
failure to meet specifications, defective
or dangerous products, unlawful products,
delay or default in delivery or payment,
cost mis-calculations, breach of warranty,
breach of contract and transportation
accidents. Such risks also include the
risks that the manufacture, importation,
distribution, offer, display, purchase,
sale and/or use of products or services
offered or displayed on the Site may violate
or may be asserted to violate Third Party
Rights, and the risk that User may incur
costs of defense or other costs in connection
with third parties' assertion of Third
Party Rights, or in connection with any
claims by any party that they are entitled
to defense or indemnification in relation
to assertions of rights, demands or claims
by Third Party Rights claimants. Such
risks also include the risks that consumers,
other purchasers, end-users of products
or others claiming to have suffered injuries
or harms relating to product originally
obtained by Users of the Site as a result
of purchase and sale transactions in connection
with using the Site may suffer harms and/or
assert claims arising from their use of
such products. All of the foregoing risks
are hereafter referred to as "Transaction
Risks.” Each User agrees that BdExport
shall not be liable or responsible for
any damages, liabilities, costs, harms,
inconveniences, business disruptions or
expenditures of any kind that may arise
a result of or in connection with any
Transaction Risks.
6.4 Users are solely
responsible for all of the terms and conditions
of the transactions conducted on, through
or as a result of use of the Site, including,
without limitation, terms regarding payment,
returns, warranties, shipping, insurance,
fees, taxes, title, licenses, fines, permits,
handling, transportation and storage.
6.5 In the event that
any User has a dispute with any party
to a transaction, such User agrees to
release and indemnify BdExport (and our
agents, affiliates, directors, officers
and employees) from all claims, demands,
actions, proceedings, costs, expenses
and damages (including without limitation
any actual, special, incidental or consequential
damages) arising out of or in connection
with such transaction.
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OF LIABILITY:
7.1 THE FEATURES AND
SERVICES ON THE BdExport.COM SITE ARE
PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS, AND BdExport.COM
HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF CONDITION,
QUALITY, DURABILITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ALL SUCH WARRANTIES,
REPRESENTATIONS, CONDITIONS, UNDERTAKINGS
AND TERMS ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED.
7.2 BdExport MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE
VALIDITY, ACCURACY, CORRECTNESS, RELIABILITY,
QUALITY, STABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR CURRENTNESS
OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON OR THROUGH
THE SITE. BdExport DOES NOT REPRESENT
OR WARRANTY THAT THE MANUFACTURE, IMPORTATION,
DISTRIBUTION, OFFER, DISPLAY, PURCHASE,
SALE AND/OR USE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
OFFERED OR DISPLAYED ON THE SITE DOES
NOT VIOLATE ANY THIRD PARTY RIGHTS; AND
BdExport MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND CONCERNING ANY PRODUCT OR
SERVICE OFFERED OR DISPLAYED ON THE BdExport.COM
SITE.
7.3 Any material downloaded
or otherwise obtained through the Site
is done at each User's sole discretion
and risk and each User is solely responsible
for any damage to its computer system
or loss of data that may result from the
download of any such material. No advice
or information, whether oral or written,
obtained by any User from BdExport.com
or through or from the Site shall create
any warranty not expressly stated herein.
7.4 Under no circumstances
shall BdExport.com be held liable for
an delay or failure or disruption of the
content or services delivered through
the Site resulting directly or indirectly
from acts of nature, forces or causes
beyond its reasonable control, including
without limitation, Internet failures,
computer, telecommunications or any other
equipment failures, electrical power failures,
strikes, labor disputes, riots, insurrections,
civil disturbances, shortages of labor
or materials, fires, flood, storms, explosions,
Acts of God, war, governmental actions,
orders of domestic or foreign courts or
tribunals or non-performance of third
parties.
7.5 Each User hereby
agrees to indemnify and save BdExport.com,
its affiliates, directors, officers and
employees harmless, from any and all losses,
claims, liabilities (including legal costs
on a full indemnity basis) which may arise
from such User's use of the Site (including
but not limited to the display of such
User's information on the Site) or from
its breach of any of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement. Each User hereby further
agrees to indemnify and save BdExport.com,
its affiliates, directors, officers and
employees harmless, from any and all losses,
claims, liabilities (including legal costs
on a full indemnity basis) which may arise
from User's breach of any representations
and warranties made by User to BdExport.com,
including but not limited to those set
forth in Sections 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 above.
Each User hereby further agrees to indemnify
and save BdExport.com, its affiliates,
directors, officers and employees harmless,
from any and all losses, claims, liabilities
(including legal costs on a full indemnity
basis) which may arise, directly or indirectly,
as a result of any claims asserted by
Third Party Rights claimants or other
third parties relating to products offered
or displayed on the Site. Each User hereby
further agrees that BdExport.com is not
responsible and shall have no liability
to it, for any material posted by others,
including defamatory, offensive or illicit
material and that the risk of damages
from such material rests entirely with
each User. BdExport.com reserves the right,
at its own expense, to assume the exclusive
defense and control of any matter otherwise
subject to indemnification by you, in
which event you shall cooperate with BdExport.com
in asserting any available defenses.
7.6 BdExport.com shall
not be liable for any special, direct,
indirect, punitive, incidental or consequential
damages or any damages whatsoever (including
but not limited to damages for loss of
profits or savings, business interruption,
loss of information), whether in contract,
negligence, tort, strict liability or
otherwise or any other damages resulting
from using the site BdExport.com.
TOPINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS:
8.1 BdExport.com is the
sole owner or lawful licensee of all the
rights to the Site and the BdExport Content.
The Site and BdExport.com Content embody
trade secrets and intellectual property
rights protected under worldwide copyright
and other laws. All title, ownership and
intellectual property rights in the Site
and BdExport.com Content shall remain
with BdExport.com, its affiliates or licensors
of the BdExport.com Content, as the case
may be. All rights not otherwise claimed
under this Agreement or by BdExport.com
are hereby reserved.
8.2 "BdExport",
"BdExport.com" "Gold Members"
and related icons and logos are registered
trademarks or trademarks or service marks
of BdExport.com Corporation in various
jurisdictions and are protected under
applicable copyright, trademark and other
proprietary rights laws. The unauthorized
copying, modification, use or publication
of these marks is strictly prohibited.
NOTICES:
9.1 All notices or demands to or upon
BdExport.com shall be effective if in
writing and shall be duly made when sent
to BdExport in the following manner: to
Lead Links Ltd. 9/F Park Tower, 15 Austin
Road, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
9.2 All notices or demands
to or upon a User shall be effective if
either delivered personally, sent by courier,
certified mail, by facsimile or email
to the last-known correspondence, fax
or email address provided by the User
to BdExport.com, or by posting such notice
or demand on an area of the Site that
is publicly accessible without a charge.
Notice to a User will be deemed to be
received by such User if and when BdExport.com
is able to demonstrate that communication,
whether in physical or electronic form,
has been sent to such User, or immediately
upon BdExport.com's posting such notice
on an area of the Site that is publicly
accessible without charge.
OTHERS:
10.1 Subject to any additional
agreements relating to Gold Member Services,
this Agreement and the Privacy Policy
constitute the entire agreement between
the User and BdExport.com with respect
to access to and use of the Site, superseding
any prior written or oral agreements in
relation to the same subject matter herein.
10.2 BdExport.com and
the User are independent contractors,
and no agency, partnership, joint venture,
employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee
relationship is intended or created by
this Agreement.
10.3 If any provision
herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable,
such provision shall be struck and the
remaining provisions shall be enforced.
10.4 Headings are for
reference purposes only and in no way
define, limit, construe or describe the
scope or extent of such section.
10.5 BdExport.com's failure
to enforce any right or failure to act
with respect to any breach by a User under
these terms and conditions will not waive
that right nor waives BdExport's right
to act with respect with subsequent or
similar breaches.
10.6 BdExport.com shall
have the right to assign its obligations
and duties in this Agreement and in any
agreement relating to Premium Services
to any person or entity.
10.7 This Agreement shall
be governed by the laws of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region ("Hong
Kong") without regard to its conflict
of law provisions. The parties to this
Agreement hereby submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong. |