Terms of Use
IMPORTANT – please read these terms carefully. By accessing or using this Platform, you agree that you have read, understood, accepted and agreed with the terms and conditions set out hereunder (collectively, the “Terms of Use”). You further agree to the representations made by yourself below.
These Terms of Use constitute a legal agreement between you and us. In order to use the Platform (as defined below in Clause 1) you must agree to these Terms of Use that are set out below. For the avoidance of doubt, you cannot use the Platform if you do not accept these Terms of Use. By using the Platform you hereby expressly acknowledge and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, and any future amendments and additions to these Terms of Use as published from time to time at indemandly.com/terms.
“Account” means any password-protected account created by a Platform User to access, use or in any form participate in certain features of the Platform.
“Data” has the meanings ascribed to it under Clause 10 of these Terms of Use.
“Mark” has the meanings ascribed to it under Clause 10 of these Terms of Use.
“Platform” means the integrated [internet and mobile software application platform] of Indemandly, including plug-ins, software, information or other content that we may from time to time make available solely in connection with access to the Platform
“Indemandly/we/us” means Tewtor Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong, and the word “our” shall be construed accordingly.
“Platform User” means any person or entity that accesses, uses, and/or participates in the Platform in any manner, and each of his, her or its heirs, assigns, and successors.
“You” means a Platform User and the word “your” shall be construed accordingly.
As a condition of using the Platform, you warrant that at all times of your access to the Platform that:
It shall be your responsibility to protect your Account information and you shall be completely responsible for any use of your Account. You hereby acknowledge and agree that we will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorised use of your Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may be liable for any loss of us or any third party arising directly or indirectly from or in connection to any such unauthorised use.
You acknowledge and agree that you shall comply with the following terms and conditions regarding your Account that:
If you do not meet, or are unable to comply with, any of the abovementioned terms and conditions, you shall not access or use the Platform. We reserve the right to immediately terminate your use of the Platform at our sole and absolute discretion and to all compensations and damages for any breach or violation thereof.
You shall not upload, post, transmit, transfer, disseminate, distribute, circulate or facilitate distribution or circulation of any content, including text, images, video, sound, data, information, or software, to any part of the Platform, including your Account, the posting of any offer or solicitation ("Offer"), or making available any opinions or reviews in connection with the Platform, the Platform User ("Feedback") (collectively referred to herein as "Posted Content" and the act of making the Posted Content available on the Platform is referred to as "Posting") that:
In connection with the forbidden acts above, you acknowledge that:
You shall not send messages via the Platform to any other Platform User containing:
As a Platform User, you agree to exercise careful, prudent, and good judgment when leaving Feedback for another Platform User.
In the event of any dispute between Platform Users concerning Feedback, you irrevocably agree that we shall be the final arbiter of such dispute. Further, in the event of any dispute between Platform Users concerning any feedback, we have the right (but not obligations), in our sole and absolute discretion, to take actions in relation to such feedback or take any action it deems reasonable without incurring any liability therefor.
We reserve the right to terminate your access to your Account or the Platform and refuse, delete or remove, move or edit the content, in whole or in part, of any Posting; with or without cause and with or without notice, for any reason or no reason, or for any action that we determine as inappropriate or disruptive to this Platform or to any other user of this Platform. We reserve the right to restrict the number of messages that you are allowed to send to other Platform Users to a number that we deem appropriate at our sole and absolute discretion. We may report to law enforcement authorities any actions that may be illegal, and any reports we receive of such conduct. When legally required or at our discretion, we will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of alleged illegal activity on this Platform. We do not and cannot review every Posting. These prohibitions do not require us to monitor, police or remove any Posted Content or other information posted, disseminated or otherwise disclosed by you or any other Platform User on or via the Platform.
You shall not:
You agree that any Posted Content provided by you is provided on a non-proprietary and non-confidential basis and you authorise Posted Content to be made available in a searchable format to all Platform Users. You agree that Indemandly shall be free to use or disseminate such freely searchable Posted Content on an unrestricted basis.
You shall be solely responsible for your own Posted Content and the consequences resulting therefrom. In connection with Posted Content, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that:
When you submit, post, upload, embed, display, communicate, link to, email or otherwise distribute or publish any review, problem, suggestion, idea, solution, comment, testimonial, feedback, message, image, video, text, profile data or other material ("User Content") to us, any of our employee or contractor, or our Platform, you grant us and our affiliates, licensees, distributors, agents, representatives and other entities or individuals authorised by us, a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, unlimited, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully sublicensable (through multiple tiers) and fully transferable right to exercise any and all copyright, trademark, publicity, and database rights you have in the content, in any media known now or in the future, and to make, use, reproduce, copy, display, publish, exhibit, distribute, modify, sell, offer for sale, create derivative works based upon and otherwise use the User Content.
Note that we may create, facilitate or display social advertisements, whereby your name, profile and photo may be used to advertise products and services to your network based on your interactions with us. You agree that we may use your name and profile picture in connection with social advertisements to advertise products and services to your network based on your interactions with us and third parties.
By accessing or using the Platform you further agree that:
We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Platform (or any part thereof) with or without notice and at our sole and absolute discretion. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of our services.
You hereby acknowledge and agree that we, at our sole and absolute discretion, have the right (but not the obligation) to delete, terminate, or deactivate your Account, block your email or IP address, cancel the Platform or otherwise terminate your access to or participation in the use of the Platform (or any part thereof), or remove and discard any Posted Content on the Platform (a "Termination of Service"), immediately and without notice, for any reason, including without limitation, Account inactivity or if we at our sole and absolute discretion believe that you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
Upon termination of your Account, all access to and use of the Platform by you including without limitation any right to any fees or compensation shall terminate immediately. You acknowledge and agree that your right to receive any compensation (if any) hereunder is conditional upon your proper use of the Platform, your adherence to these Terms of Use, the continuous activation of your Account, and your permitted participation in the Platform. In the event of a Termination of Service, your Account will be disabled and you may not be granted access to your Account or any files or other data contained in your Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, residual Data may remain in the system of the Platform.
Upon a Termination of Service, the following shall occur: all licences granted to you hereunder will immediately terminate; and you shall promptly destroy all copies of Data, Marks and other content in your possession or control. You further acknowledge and agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Platform. Upon a Termination of Service, we retain the right to use any data collected from your use of the Platform for internal analysis and archival purposes, and all related licenses you have granted us hereunder shall remain in effect for the foregoing purpose. In no event are we obligated to return any Posted Content to you. Clauses 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 shall survive expiration or termination of the Platform or your Account.
Subject to Clause 8 of these Terms of Use, the content on the Platform (exclusive of all Posted Content and User Content), including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like ("Data") and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks", and each a “Mark”), are owned by us, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under Hong Kong laws and international conventions. The Posted Content is the property of their respective owners.
Data on the Platform is provided to you on an "as is" and "as available" basis for your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. We reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Platform, Data and Marks. You agree not to use, copy, or distribute, any of the Data other than as expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of Posted Content and User Content obtained through the Platform for any commercial purpose or use prohibited under applicable laws and regulations. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security features of the Platform or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Data or enforce limitations on use of the Platform or the Data therein.
If applicable, you agree to pay all fees or charges to your Account based on our fees, charges, and billing terms then in effect. If you do not pay on time or if we cannot charge your credit card, Applepay or any other payment method permissible under our billing terms in effect for any reason, we reserve the right to either suspend or terminate your access to the Platform and Account.
By providing a payment method, you expressly agree that we are permitted to bill you for the applicable fees, any applicable tax and any other charges you may incur in connection with your use of this Platform and the fees will be billed to your credit card, Applepay or other payment method designated at the time you make a purchase or register for a fee-based service. If you cancel your Account at any time, you may not receive any refund and any such refund shall be at the sole and absolute discretion of Indemandly. If you have a balance due on any Account, you agree that we may charge such unpaid fees to your credit card or otherwise bill you for such unpaid fees. To the extent that payment mechanisms are provided through third parties, you agree that Indemandly will have no liability to you arising out of the acts or omissions of such third parties.
By providing a payment method, you expressly agree that we are permitted to automatically renew your subscription for [one (1) year] upon expiry of your current subscription and bill you for the applicable fees, any applicable tax and any other charges you may incur for the renewal. You may give us non-renewal notice at least [thirty (30) days] before the end of a subscription term to stop the automatic renewal.
You understand that we are acting solely as an intermediary for bridging Platform Users who voluntarily enter into relationships with each other. You understand and agree that you are solely responsible for determining your own tax liabilities in consultation with tax advisers, and that we cannot and do not offer tax advice in any respect.
Each Platform User hereby acknowledges and agrees that Indemandly is NOT a party to any oral or written contract entered into between Platform Users in connection with the access or use of this Platform.
Further, by accessing or using this Platform you understand and agree that Indemandly acts only as an interface to facilitate communication between Platform Users. The Platform comprises an online hub which facilitates the connection between Platform Users. Platform Users are not employees or agents of us. Indemandly has no obligation to control the conduct of Platform Users.
No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of these Terms of Use or your use of any part of the Platform.
Your interaction with any other Platform Users on or through the Platform are solely between you and such Platform Users. You should take all precautions and make whatever investigation or inquiries you deem necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any interaction with any Platform Users, including without limitation any dealing or meeting.
By accessing or using the Platform you acknowledge and understand that:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you agree that we shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort whatsoever incurred as the result of any such transactions or dealings. If there is a dispute between participants on the Platform, or between any Platform User and any third party, you acknowledge and agree that we are under no obligation to become involved. In the event that a dispute arises between you and one or more Platform Users or any third party, you hereby release us, our officers, managers, members, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, and successors in rights from any claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, foreseeable or unforeseeable, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or the Platform.
These Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or the subject matter and businesses contemplated herein (including without limitation to non-contractual disputes or claims) shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the Hong Kong.
Any dispute, controversy, claim or difference of any kind whatsoever arising out of, relating to or in connection with these Terms of Use, or the breach, termination or invalidity hereof (including the validity, scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision) (a “Dispute”) shall first be attempted to be resolved through discussions and consultations between the relevant parties to these Terms of Use (“Parties”, and each a “Party”) in good faith for a period of [30] days after written notice has been sent by any Party to the other Party or Parties, as applicable (the “Consultation Period”). If the Dispute remains unresolved upon expiration of the Consultation Period, any Party may in his, her or its sole discretion elect to submit the matter to arbitration with notice to the other applicable Party or Parties (the “Arbitration Notice”).
The arbitration shall be conducted in Hong Kong and shall be administered by [the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”)] in accordance with the [Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce] in force at the time of the commencement of the arbitration. However, if such rules are in conflict with the provisions of this Clause 13, including the provisions concerning the appointment of arbitrators, the provisions of this Clause 13 shall prevail. There shall be [three] arbitrators for any such arbitration. The submitting Party/Parties shall nominate one arbitrator, and the responding Party/Parties shall nominate one arbitrator, in each case within [15] days after the date of the Arbitration Notice, for confirmation by the HKIAC. Both arbitrators shall agree on the third arbitrator within [30] days thereafter. Should either Party fail to appoint an arbitrator or should the two arbitrators fail, within such [30]-day period, to reach agreement on the third arbitrator, such third arbitrator shall be appointed by the HKIAC. The third arbitrator will act as the presiding arbitrator of the arbitration tribunal. The language of the arbitration shall be English, and all documentation to be submitted to and reviewed by the arbitrators shall be in the English language. Each Party shall be responsible for translating into English any document that is not originally in that language. Each Party shall cooperate with the other Parties in making full disclosure of and providing complete access to all information and documents requested by the other Parties in connection with such arbitration proceedings, subject only to any confidentiality obligations binding on such Party. The costs of arbitration shall be borne by the losing Party, unless otherwise determined by the arbitration award. When any Dispute occurs and when any Dispute is under arbitration, except for the matters under Dispute, the Parties shall continue to fulfill their respective obligations and shall be entitled to exercise their rights under these Terms of Use. The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the Parties hereto. The Parties agree that any arbitration award rendered in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 13 may be enforced by any court having jurisdiction over the Parties or over the Parties’ assets wherever the same may be located. The Parties hereby exclude any right of appeal to any court which might otherwise have jurisdiction in the matter. Any Party to a Dispute shall be entitled to seek temporary or preliminary injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction pending the constitution of an arbitral tribunal.
Indemandly may display advertisements and promotions on the Platform. The manner, mode and extent of advertising on the Platform are subject to change and the appearance of advertisements on the Platform does not imply endorsement by Indemandly of any advertised products or services. You agree that we shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred by you as a result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Platform.
The Platform may provide, or third parties may provide, links, contact forms and/or phone numbers to other websites or resources, including, without limitation, [calendar software applications, social networking, blogging and similar websites or software applications] through which you are able to log into the Platform using your existing Account and log-in credentials for such third-party websites or software applications. Certain areas of the Platform may allow you to interact and/or conduct transactions with such third-party sites or software applications, and, if applicable, allow you to configure your privacy settings in your third-party site account to permit your activities on the Platform to be shared with your contacts in your third-party site or software applications account. Because we have no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, goods or services on or available from such websites or resources. Unless expressly stated on the Platform, links to third-party sites should in no way be considered as or interpreted to be our endorsement of such third-party sites or any product or service offered through them. The third-party websites, resources and software applications may have different privacy policies and terms and conditions and business practices than us. In certain situations, you may consent to be transferred to a third-party website through a link or connected to a third-party resource by a contact form or phone but it may appear that you are still on this Platform or transacting with ours. Your dealings and communications through the Platform with any party other than us are solely between you and such third party. Any complaints, concerns or questions you have relating to any information or materials provided by third parties should be forwarded directly to the applicable third party. We take no responsibility for advertisements or any third party material posted on the Platform, nor do we take any responsibility for the products or services provided by advertisers. Any dealings you have with advertisers on the Platform are between you and such advertisers, and you agree that we are not liable for any loss or claim that you may have against such advertisers.
You agree that your use of the Platform shall be at your own risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Indemandly and its officers, managers, members, directors, employees, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates, service vendors, suppliers, and agents disclaim all warranties, express, implied, statutory or otherwise, and make no warranties, representations, or guarantees in connection with this Platform, the services offered on or through this Platform, any Data, materials, Posted Content, relating to the quality, suitability, truth, accuracy or completeness of any information or material contained or presented on this Platform, including without limitation the materials, Data and Posted Content of other users of the Platform or other third parties sites, software applications or resources. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, this Platform, the services offered on or through this Platform, Data, materials, Posted Content, and any information or material contained or presented on this Platform is provided to you on an "as is" and "as available" basis with no warranty of implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of third-party rights. Indemandly does not provide any warranties against errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of Data, content, information, materials, substance of the Platform or Posted Content, any unauthorised access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal information and/or financial information stored therein, any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like which may be transmitted to or through the Platform by any third party, any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Platform, any defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any third party, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Data, content, information, materials, substance of the Platform or Posted Content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Platform. We do not endorse, warrant, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised or offered by a third party through the Platform or any hyperlinked site or featured in any banner or other advertisement. We will not be a party to or in any way be responsible for monitoring any transaction between you and any party. As with the use of any product or service, and the publishing or posting of any material through any medium or in any environment, you should use your best judgment and exercise caution where appropriate.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Indemandly, and its officers, managers, members, directors, employees, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates, service vendors, suppliers, and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to legal expenses and fees of legal or other professional advisers) arising from your use of, access to, and participation in the Platform; arising out of a Termination of Service; your violation of any provision of these Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy; your violation of any third-party right including without limitation any copyright, property, proprietary, intellectual property, right to personal data privacy or any other privacy right; any claim that your Posted Content or User Content caused damage to any third party; any information or material transmitted through your computer, mobile or communication devices, even if not submitted by you, that infringes, violates or misappropriates any copyrights, trademark, trade secret, patent, publicity, privacy, any other rights of any person or legal entity or defames any person or legal entity, or any applicable laws or regulations (collectively, the “Restraints”) or if the use or transfer to a third party of which should so infringe, violate or misappropriate any such Restraints regardless whether you have or have not agreed to the said transfer. This defence and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Use and your use of the Platform.
You hereby irrevocably undertake to release us (and our officers, managers, members, directors, employees, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates, service vendors, suppliers, agents, subsidiaries, and employees) from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the Platform and/or any Posted Content or User Content in event of any dispute or controversies with other Platform Users.
These Terms of Use, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by us without restriction.
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in these Terms of Use, there shall be no third-party beneficiaries to these Terms of Use.
By using the Platform, you agree that we may send you with notices, including those regarding changes to these Terms of Use, by email, SMS, mobile software applications, regular mail, or Posted Content on the Platform.
Indemandly reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to change, modify, or otherwise amend these Terms of Use and/or the Privacy Policy, and we will post the amended Terms of Use and/or the Privacy Policy at the Platform and/or may communicate the amendments through any permissible method provided for herein. It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use and/or the Privacy Policy for any changes. Your access to or use of the Platform after any amendment of these Terms of Use and/or the Privacy Policy shall be conclusive evidence of your assent to and acceptance of any amended Terms of Use.
BY USING INDEMANDLY, YOU AGREE TO OUR TERMS OF USE. INDEMANDLY CAN CHANGE THESE TERMS OF USE AT ANY TIME AND WILL GIVE YOU REASONABLE NOTICE THEREOF.
These Terms of Use, together with the Privacy Policy and any other legal notices or additional policies published by Indemandly on the Platform, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and us concerning the Platform. If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect.
No waiver of any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such terms or any other terms, and our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
You hereby agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim arising out of or related to the Platform must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues. You hereby agree further that you shall waive, forsake and forgo any cause of action beyond the one (1) year-period provided for herein.
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at hello@indemandly.com.