TERMS OF USE
TECHNOINFOGADGET
Meanings and definitions used in these Terms:
Discussion Forum(s) means the chat areas, bulletin-boards or forum facilities provided on the Sites;
Site(s) means the website(s) owned and operated by:
TECHNOINFOGADGET A BRANCH OF BLUE MANTA INTERNATIONAL LTD
38 WANG CHIU ROAD, KOWLOON BAY
HONG KONG
Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us at
[email protected].
Terms means these terms of use for users of the Sites.
1. INTRODUCTION TO TERMS
1.1. This Site is owned and operated by Domain.
1.2. These Terms govern the use of the Site, including participation in the Discussion Forums.
1.3. The Sites are designed to provide a forum, enjoyable for all, for the exchange of opinions, comments
and information and, therefore, Domain requires its users to abide by these Terms. Your use of the Site will
constitute your agreement to comply with these Terms.
1.4. If you do not agree with these Terms, you should not use the Sites.
1.5. Domain may modify these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the Sites by you will constitute your
acceptance of any changes or revisions to the Terms, so it is wise to check this page regularly.
1.6. We may terminate your access to the Sites, without notice, in addition to our other remedies if you
fail to follow these Terms.
1.7. From time to time, our Sites may publish articles or features which some site visitors may find
offensive. Domain does not intend to offend, and suggests that Site visitors who find the tone or content of
the Sites offensive no longer visit the Sites. No responsibility is taken for any offence caused.
2. USE OF THE SITES BY YOU
2.1. Domain or its licensors own all material on the Sites. You may retrieve and display content from these
Sites on a computer screen, print individual pages on paper (but not photocopy them) and store such pages in
electronic form on disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network) for your own
personal, non-commercial use. You may not in any way make commercial or other unauthorized use, by
publication, re-transmission, distribution, performance, caching or otherwise, of material obtained through
the Sites.
2.2. You acknowledge that all magazine brands are trademarks and that you may not use them without prior
written permission from Domain.
2.3. You may not authorize others to use the Sites, and you are responsible for all of your own use of the
Sites. You agree not to use any obscene, indecent or offensive language, or to place on the Sites any
material that is false, defamatory, abusive, harassing or hateful. Further, you may not place on the Sites
any material that is encrypted, constitutes junk mail or unauthorized advertising, invades anyone’s privacy,
encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offence or give rise to civil liability, or that
otherwise violates any local, state, national or international law or regulation. You agree to use the Sites
only for lawful purposes and you acknowledge that your failure to do so may subject you to civil and
criminal liability.
2.4. You are responsible for all activities under your password or account, and you must keep your password
confidential. You must immediately notify us of any unauthorised use of your password or account or any
other breach of security. You must not disrupt the functioning of the Site, solicit or use another user’s
password or otherwise act in a way that interferes with other users’ use of the Site.
2.5. Other than connecting to Domain’s servers by HTTP requests using a web browser, you may not attempt to
gain access to Domain’s servers by any means, including, without limitation, by using administrator
passwords or by masquerading as an administrator while using the Sites or otherwise.
2.6. You are responsible for ensuring that any material you provide to the Sites or post in a Discussion
Forum, including but not limited to text, photographs and sound, does not violate the copyright, trade mark,
trade secret or any other personal or proprietary rights of any third party.
2.7. You agree not to disrupt, modify or interfere with the Sites or their associated software, hardware and
servers in any way, and you agree not to impede or interfere with others’ use of the Sites. You further
agree not to alter or tamper with any information or materials on, or associated with, the Sites.
2.8. You acknowledge that Domain has not reviewed and does not endorse the content of all sites linked to
from the Sites, and is not responsible for the content or actions of any other sites linked to from the
Sites. Linking to any other service or site from this Site is at your sole risk.
2.9 You accept that Domain may keep a record of your IP and/or host address for reference purposes only (in
order to keep a track on the amount of visitors per day). In the event of any breach of these Terms, Domain
may view and add your IP and/or host address to an ‘excluded database’ to prevent you gaining further access
to the Sites.
3. COPYRIGHT AND COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS
3.1. All copyright, trademarks, design rights and all other intellectual property rights (registered or
unregistered) where relevant in and on the Site and all content located on the Site shall at all times
remain vested in Domain.
3.2. Domain grants you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable licence to use the Site content
solely for personal use relating to your use of the Site. Except as expressly set out herein, neither you
nor anyone acting on your behalf acquires any intellectual property rights relating to any Site content. Any
rights not expressly granted within these Terms are reserved.
3.3. By sharing any contribution(s) with us (including but not limited to data, text, photo, message,
posting, image, logo, attachment, hyperlink and all other content (collectively 'Contribution(s)') to the
Site, you agree and grant Domain and its sub-licensees free-of-charge permission to use the Contribution(s)
at Domain' sole discretion (including modifying and adapting it for operational and editorial reasons) in
connection with the operation of the Site and our business. The licence extends to copying, distributing,
broadcasting or otherwise transmitting, adapting or editing the Contribution(s).
3.4. You agree and confirm that any Contribution(s) you provide, or upload is original to you and does not
infringe any laws, copyright or other rights of any other person, or that you have the consents necessary to
provide the Contribution(s) to Domain.
3.5. You acknowledge that Domain does not endorse the accuracy, integrity, copyright, compliance, legality,
quality or decency of any Contribution(s). Users may respond to or comment upon Contribution(s), such
comments do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Domain.
3.6. Domain respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. Domain may,
in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, terminate the access of users, subscribers, and account
holders who infringe the copyright rights of Domain and of others.
3.7. If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on any Domain Site in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement, or that the Site contains links or other references to another online
location that contains material or activity that infringes your copyright, please contact Domain immediately
using the report function on the Site.
4. TRADE MARKS
All magazine trademarks are trademarks of Domain or its sister companies and may be registered in certain
jurisdictions. All other trademarks used on these Sites are the property of their respective owners.
5. COMMENTS BY USERS ARE NOT ENDORSED BY TECHNOINFOGADGET
Domain does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify or agree with the comments,
opinions or statements posted by users in Discussion Forums or elsewhere on the Sites. Any information or
material placed online by users, including advice and opinions, is the view and responsibility of those
users and does not necessarily represent the view of Domain.
6. E-COMMERCE
Domain has joined up with selected third party partners to enable you to purchase relevant products and
services. Transactions carried out with specified third party partners (and not with Domain) will be
governed by the third party’s standard terms and conditions which may be found on their sites before you
transact.
From time to time Domain may team up with other selected third parties to offer you the opportunity to
purchase goods from the site. Such purchases will be with the named third party (and not with Domain) and
will be governed by the terms and conditions notified to you at the time of purchase. Domain cannot and does
not accept any responsibility or liability for any losses you may suffer as a result of entering into any
transaction with any third party.
7. OTHER PROMOTIONS
From time to time, Domain (or selected third parties) may include competitions, promotions or other offers
on these Sites. Each such offer shall be subject to its own express terms and may not be available in all
jurisdictions.
8. MATERIALS PROVIDED BY OTHERS
You agree that Domain is not responsible, and shall have no liability to you, with respect to any
information or materials posted by others, including defamatory, offensive or illicit material.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify Domain and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, advertisers, partners,
agents and representatives, and to hold them harmless from any and all claims, demands, liabilities,
damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees) that may arise from: (i) your submissions,
Contribution(s) or provision of content; (ii) your use or misuse of the Site; (iii) your unauthorised use of
material obtained through the Sites; (iv) your breach of these Terms; (v) any such acts arising through your
use of the Sites; or (vi) any other violation of the rights of another person or party.
10. EDITING AND DELETIONS
Domain reserves the right, but undertakes no duty, to review, edit, move or delete any material posted by
users in the Discussion Forums or elsewhere on the Site, in its sole discretion and without notice.
11. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
11.1. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE USING THE SITES AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SITES ARE PROVIDED 'AS
IS', AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TECHNOINFOGADGET AND ITS AFFILIATES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM
ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER
WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTEE OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL, IN WRITING OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN OR PROVIDED BY THE
SITES.
11.2. TECHNOINFOGADGET AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTY, IMPLIED OR EXPLICIT, THAT ANY PART OF THE SITES
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, VIRUS-FREE, TIMELY, SECURE, ACCURATE, RELIABLE OF ANY QUALITY, NOR THAT
THE CONTENT IS SAFE IN ANY MANNER FOR DOWNLOAD. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT NEITHER TECHNOINFOGADGET NOR
ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY PARTICIPANT IN THE SITES PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OF ANY KIND AND THAT USE OF
SUCH ADVICE OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK AND WITHOUT OUR LIABILITY OF ANY KIND.
11.3. SAVE FOR THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE, TECHNOINFOGADGET AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO OR INABILITY TO ACCESS THE SITES, INCLUDING FOR VIRUSES
ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE SITES, YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE SITES OR ANY OF THE INFORMATION
OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE SITES, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF CLAIM OR THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION,
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
11.4. TECHNOINFOGADGET’S LIABILITY WILL NOT BE LIMITED IN THE CASE OF DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY DIRECTLY
CAUSED BY TECHNOINFOGADGET NEGLIGENCE.
12 TERMINATION
TECHNOINFOGADGET HAS THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE YOUR ABILITY TO ACCESS THE SITES, FOR ANY REASON, WITHOUT
NOTICE.
13. PRIVACY
13.1. The information that you provide about yourself to Domain will only be used by Domain in accordance
with its Privacy policy. The Privacy Policy does not apply to third party sites.
14. SAFETY
Please remember that posting your name, contact information or any other personal information on the Site
places such information in the public domain. Always use caution when giving out information. We advise that
you do not reveal any information about yourself or anyone else (for example: full name, telephone number,
postal address, email address, home address or any other details that allow you to be personally identified)
on the Site.
15. INFORMATION AND AVAILABILITY
While Domain takes every care to ensure that the information on these Sites is accurate and complete, some
of it is supplied to Domain by third parties and Domain is unable to check its accuracy or completeness.
You are advised to verify the accuracy of any information before relying on it. Further, due to the inherent
nature of the Internet, errors interruptions and delays may occur in the service at any time. Accordingly,
Domain’s Sites are provided 'as is' without any warranties of any kind, and Domain does not accept any
liability arising from any inaccuracy or omission in the information or interruption in availability.
16. LINKS
16.1. Any third party website that links to this Site must not:
(i) create a frame or any other browser or border environment around the content of this Site; (ii) imply
that Domain is endorsing it or its products or services;
(iii) use any Domain trade mark displayed on any Domain Site without permission from Domain;
(iv) infringe any intellectual property or other right of any person;
(v) be a website that contains content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial.
16.2. Domain expressly reserves the right to request that any link in breach of these Terms be removed and
to take whatever other action it deems appropriate.
16.3. On these Sites you may be offered automatic links to other sites. While Domain hopes you will be
interested in those other sites, you acknowledge that their owners may be independent from Domain and Domain
does not endorse or accept any responsibility for their content.
16.4. Pages of the Site may contain some contextual affiliate marketing links created by third parties.
Purchases made on these third party sites are the sole responsibility of that site. Purchases made through
these links may result in a commission being earned by Domain.
17. GENERAL
17.1. These Terms together with any additional terms which are drawn to your attention constitute the
complete and entire agreement between the parties and supersede any prior agreement, whether written or
oral.
17.2. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the
invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which
shall remain in full force and effect.
17.3. These Terms are not intended to benefit or be enforceable by any third party and the Contracts (Rights
of Third Parties).
17.4. Failure of either party to exercise any right or remedy under these Terms does not constitute a waiver
of that right or remedy.
17.5. Unless otherwise specified on the Sites, the content of the Sites is directed solely at those who
access the Sites from Hong Kong. Domain makes no representation that any of the content of the Sites is
appropriate for use elsewhere, or available in any other locations. Those who choose to access the Sites
from any other location are solely responsible for compliance with local laws and regulations if and to the
extent that they are applicable.
17.6. You agree that these Terms, for all purposes, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
Hong Kong law. You also agree, subject to the following clause, to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the Hong Kong courts as regards any claim or matter arising under these Terms.
17.7. For the exclusive benefit of Domain, Domain shall retain the right to bring proceedings as to the
substance of the matter in the courts of the country of your residence.
Please leave the Sites now if you do not agree to these Terms