 |
 |
| Retailfile., “Online resource directory” Promotional Services Terms of Use |
|
| Welcome to Retailfile Resouce Directory services for promoting retail suppliers products and services .To help you understand some of the legal language used in this document, keep in mind that "Retailfile," "we," "us" and "our" all refer to RETAILFILE. The terms "User and Advertiser", "you" and "your" are used to refer to the party who is entering into a contract with Retailfile for Promotional Services. |
|
| 1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS Retailfile provides the Promotion Services to you, subject to the following Terms of Use ("TOU"), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you; provided that, we will not alter Section 7 ("Content Submitted to Retailfile.com Subscription Services ") without prior notice to and acceptance by you. You can review the most current version of the TOU at any time at Terms and Conditions. |
|
| 2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES Retailfile.com provides the retail industry access to a quality collection of online resources and communications services, it also allows the creation of own adverts through an advertisers Private Office (the "Services"). Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Services, including the release of new Services resources, shall be subject to the TOU. To use the Services, you must obtain access to the World Wide Web, either directly or through devices that access Web-based content, and pay any service fees associated with such access. In addition, you must provide all equipment necessary to make such connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device. Retailfile is not a party to, or obligated under, any transaction or rental agreement between you and any purchaser or prospective purchaser. |
|
| As part of the Services, Retailfile may make available a variety of content through the Site prepared by itself or third parties. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as tax, legal or investment advice. |
|
| 3. YOUR OBLIGATIONS In consideration of your use of the Services, you will: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself and your business as prompted by the Services' registration form (such information being the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Retailfile has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Retailfile has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof). |
|
| You will pay all advertising fees ("Fees") by authorised cheque or credit card on or before the due date specified in any invoice we send you. Payment is accepted on line for credit cards or by post for cheques. Adverts will not be made ‘live’ until full payment is received. We reserve the right to change the Fees, at our sole discretion, upon notice to you, which notice may be given by posting any change in Fees in the Pricing Package area of the Retailfile Web site (www.retailfile.com) (the "Site"). Any change in Fees shall be effective immediately upon posting. |
|
| 4. RETAILFILE.COM INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND PRIVACY POLICY As part of the Services, we will make all of your service and product listings, showings, Public Office content and all personally identifiable information related to such information available to third parties. In addition, we may disclose to third parties certain aggregate information contained in your Registration Data, your service and product listings or Public Office content or related data, provided that, such information will NOT include personally identifying information, except as specifically authorised by you or in the good faith belief that such action is reasonably necessary to comply with the law, legal process, to enforce the TOU, or under any of the other circumstances set forth in our privacy policy, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please see our full privacy policy at http://www.retailfile.com/PrivacyPolicy.asp |
|
| 5. ADVERTISER CONDUCT All information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not Retailfile, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post or otherwise transmit via the Services. Retailfile does not control the Content posted via the Services and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. |
|
| You will post Content related solely to the company, services or products that you own or manage. Your Content will not be inaccurate, misleading or inflammatory and will be kept up to date. Your Content will comply with Retailfile Advertising Policy located at http://www.Retailfile.com/AdvertisingPolicy.html. You will not mischaracterise the relationship between you and Retailfile or imply that Retailfile is a party to, or obligated under, any agreement between you and any third party. |
|
| You will not use the Services to: |
|
| (a) Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, torturous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; |
|
| (b) Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Retailfile official, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; |
|
| (c) Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Services or develop restricted or password-only access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to from another accessible page); |
|
| (d) Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements); |
|
| (e) Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party; |
|
| (f) Upload, post or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas of the Services that are designated for such purpose; |
|
| (g) Upload, post or otherwise transmit any content that requires membership or payment to access any or all of the content posted. This includes, but is not limited to, use of Services by fee-based services, rental locator services, accommodation location services, or any other company that requires additional fees or obligations to access content or information; |
|
| (h) Upload, post or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; |
|
| (i) Interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers or networks connected to the Services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Services; |
|
| (j) Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, regulation or ordinance; |
|
| (k) "Stalk" or otherwise harass another; |
|
| (l) Promote or provide instructional information about illegal or harmful activities; |
|
| (m) Use your Public Office home page (or directory) as storage for remote loading or as a door or signpost to another home page, whether inside or beyond Retailfile namely www.retailfile.com Subscription Services. |
|
| 6. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE Recognising the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the EEC, North America, or any other country in which you reside. |
|
| 7. CONTENT SUBMITTED TO RETAILFILE.COM SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES Retailfile does not claim ownership of the Content you place on your Public Office or that you otherwise submit through the Services. By submitting Content to Retailfile for inclusion on your Public Office or the Retailfile.com Site, you grant Retailfile the world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the Content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing and promoting your company, services and products on Retailfile.com. |
|
| Retailfile does not pre-screen Content, but Retailfile and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content that is available via the Services. Without limiting the foregoing, Retailfile and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOU or is otherwise objectionable. You must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. |
|
| 8. INDEMNITY You will indemnify, protect, defend and hold Retailfile, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable legal' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your Content, your use of the Services, your connection to the Services, your violation of the TOU, or your violation of any rights of another. |
|
| 9. NO RESALE OF SERVICES You will not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the web site, use of the web site, or access to the web site. |
|
| 10. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE Retailfile may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Services. |
|
| 11. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICES Retailfile reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Retailfile shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services. |
|
| 12. TERMINATION You agree that Retailfile, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, your access to Retailfile Promotional Services Site, use of the Services or use of any other Retailfile services, and remove and discard any Content within the Services, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Retailfile believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOU. Retailfile may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Services, or any part thereof, with or without notice. Any termination of your access to the Services under any provision of this TOU may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Retailfile may immediately deactivate or delete your data and all related information and files in your advert and/or bar any further access to such files or the Services. Further, Retailfile shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Services. |
|
| 13. LINKS The Services may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because As Retailfile has no control over such Web sites and resources, Retailfile is not responsible for the availability of such external Web sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such Web sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Retailfile shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or Services available on or through any such Web site or resource. |
|
| 14. FORMS The Services allow you to access forms ("Forms") prepared by third parties, such as Government/state and trade associations, exhibition organisers, commercial organisations. You are responsible for verifying the accuracy of the Forms and determining whether the Forms are appropriate for your intended use. Retailfile has no responsibility for the Forms and shall not be liable directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Forms. |
|
| 15. RETAILFILE.COM PROPRIETARY RIGHTS The Services and any necessary software used in connection with the Services ("Software") contains proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. Content contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you through the Services or advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, Services marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorised by Retailfile or advertisers, you will not modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Services or the Software, in whole or in part. |
|
| Retailfile grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and licence to use the object code of its Software on a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicence, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Services. You agree not to access the Services by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Retailfile for use in accessing the Services. |
|
| 16. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES |
|
| (a) Your use of the Services and Content is at your sole risk; |
|
| (b) The Services are provided on an "as is" and an "as available" basis; |
|
| (c) Retailfile expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, course of dealing or usage of trade and non-infringement; |
|
| (d) Retailfile makes no warranty that: (i) The Services will meet your requirements, (ii) the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure (beyond any security guarantees of our third-party SSL provider, or any other security application, which is extended to our Site users), or error-free, (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Services will be accurate or reliable, (iv) the quality of the products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you through the Services will meet your expectations, (v) any errors in the software will be corrected, or (vi) that any third party will perform as promised; |
|
| (e) Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the Services is done at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material; |
|
| (f) No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from Retailfile or through or from the Services shall create any warranty not expressly stated in the TOU. |
|
| To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, Retailfile disclaims any and all such warranties. |
|
| 17. LIMITATION OF LIABILTY Retailfile shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages or loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses (even if Retailfile has been advised of the possibility of such damages) resulting from: (i) the use or the inability to use the Services; (ii) the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services; (iii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (iv) statements or conduct of any third party on the Services; or (v) any other matter relating to the Services. |
|
| Further, Retailfile shall not be liable for any loss resulting from failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines; telephone or other interconnectivity problems; bugs, errors, configuration problems, or incompatibility of computer hardware or software; failure or unavailability of Internet access, problems with Internet service providers with intermediate computer or communications networks or facilities; problems with data transmission facilities of your telephone or telephone service; or unauthorised access, theft, operator errors, severe weather, earthquakes, acts of God, acts of war or labour disputes. Retailfile is not responsible for any damage to your computer, software, modem, telephone or other property resulting from your use of the Services. |
|
| You further agree that Retailfile shall not be liable to you or any other third party for any information submitted to you by an advertiser or user or for the suitability of qualification of any advert data or prospective advertiser. If you elect to use any new Retailfile payment services, we may accept payments from advertisers on your behalf and admit the proceeds (less any applicable fees) to you. However, Retailfile.com is not a collection agency and is not responsible for pursuing other advertisers on your behalf for any payments or any other obligation. |
|
| 18. GENERAL RELEASE |
|
| Because As Retailfile is not involved in transactions between purchasers and suppliers and service providers or any third parties, if a dispute arises between one or more Web site or Services users, each of you release Retailfile (and its agents and employees) from claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. |
|
| 19. NOTICE Notices to you may be made by e-mail or regular mail. Retailfile may also provide notices of changes to the TOU, Services or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you generally on the Site. |
|
| 20. GENERAL INFORMATION The TOU constitute the entire agreement between you and Retailfile and governs your use of the Services, superseding any prior agreements between you and Retailfile. You also may also be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use the Retailfile Payment Service, other Retailfile services, third-party content or third-party software. The TOU and the relationship between you and Retailfile shall be governed by the laws of England, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. |
|
| You and Retailfile agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within England. The failure of Retailfile to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the TOU shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the TOU is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavour to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the TOU remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Services or the TOU must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in the TOU are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect |
|
| 21. Refunds will be given at the discretion of the Company Management. |
|
|
|
