GENERAL TERMS OF SERVICE
Acceptance of Terms
1. The
following describes the terms on which eClassifieds Portal Services, hereafter
named as “eCPS”, offers you access to and use of various products and services
offered, supplied, produced, provided, available and/or delivered by eCPS on
this website and all other websites operated by eCPS, including but not limited
to advertising services (collectively, the “Services”), but only for the lawful
purposes described herein.
2. For
the purposes of these terms, the term “Services” shall include all advertising
and other services (paid or otherwise), information, communications,
compilations, images, software, text, graphics, messages and all other paid
products and services supplied by eCPS to you, whether posted on eCPS’s
websites or otherwise offered, supplied, produced, provided and/or delivered to
you whether by way of electronic communications in the form of electronic
mails, SMS, or any other method or technology whether now known or hereafter
developed.
3. By
accessing or using the Services, you agree to be legally bound by these terms,
and any other policies, rules and regulations as may be imposed by eCPS from
time to time which are incorporated herein by reference. The right to use any
Service offered by eCPS is personal to you and may not be transferred to any
other person.
4. You
represent and warrant that you are either at least 21 years of age or if you
are below 21 years, you have obtained the consent of your parent/legal
guardian, to use and access the Services and to be bound by these terms.
5. These
Terms of Service may be revised from time to time. Your continued use of the
Services shall be deemed and construed as your conclusive and binding
acceptance of the revised terms.
6. In
addition, particular service(s) added, offered or provided to you may be
subject to additional guidelines and/or rules imposed by eCPS from time to
time. In such event, all such guidelines and/or rules shall be deemed
incorporated in these Terms of Service by reference. eCPS may also offer other
services on our websites that are governed by different terms of service or
terms of use. Use of such other services shall accordingly be subject to such
different terms of service or terms of use. If there are any fees applicable to
such other services, you shall make payment of these fees in accordance with
the stipulated terms.
About Our Services
7. You
expressly agree that your use of the Services is at your sole risk and that the
Services are provided on an “AS IS WHERE IS” basis. eCPS makes no
representation or warranty, whether express or implied (to the extent permitted
by law) : (a) as to the use, security, accuracy, reliability, non-infringement,
satisfactory quality or fitness for any particular purpose of the Services or
of any content available on or through the Services; or (b) that the use of the
Services will be uninterrupted, without error, secure or free of any viruses or
bugs; or (c) that any products, services, information or other material
purchased or obtained by you on or through the Services will meet your
expectations.
8. In no
event shall eCPS or any of our affiliates or related corporations be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages,
including but not limited to damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data
or other intangible losses (even if eCPS has been advised of the possibility of
such damages), resulting from or in connection with (i) the use of or inability
to use the Services or any interruptions or delays; (ii) any communication line
failure, or bugs, viruses, trojan horses or other harmful elements which may be
transmitted to or through the Services; (iii) any errors or omissions in any
content or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of or
reliance on any content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made
available on or through the Services; (iv) any loss or damage of any kind
incurred as a result of any goods, information or services purchased or
obtained or transactions entered into through or from the Services; (v) any
breach of intellectual property or defamation; or (vi) any other matter
relating to the Services; whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any
other cause of action, and whether or not eCPS is advised of the possibility of
such damages. The foregoing limitation of liability shall apply to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law. 9. eCPS
reserves the right to modify, discontinue, suspend the Services or any part
thereof at any time with or without notice to you, and shall have no liability
to you or any third party for any such modification, discontinuation or
suspension.
Advertising and other paid Services
10. eCPS may
make available to you certain online advertising and other paid services and
products on our websites. Without prejudice to the generality of other terms
set out herein, the following terms shall apply in the event that you subscribe
to any advertising or other paid services offered by eCPS on any of our
websites :
(a) With respect to
advertising and other paid services offered by eCPS through our websites, you
shall be informed of all terms of the offer, including but not limited to price
plans, methods of payment, credit card information, applicable taxes on the
screen where you make the purchase. You authorize eCPS to charge to the credit
card account designated during the registration process the relevant charges
according to the price plan chosen by you. You are responsible for any charges
associated to connecting to the Services, including but not limited to, any
telephone line charges or any Internet access provider charges.
(b) You shall provide
eCPS with accurate, complete and updated information as to your name, e-mail
address and credit card account information provided by you at registration.
Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of this Agreement.
(c) eCPS shall have the
right at any time to impose, change or modify our fees and billing methods, or
other terms and conditions applicable to your use of the paid Services or to
impose new terms and conditions. Such changes, modifications, additions or
deletions shall be effective immediately by posting the same on the relevant
website(s) or notification by electronic or conventional mail or such other
means as determined by eCPS at our discretion. Any use of the Services by you
after such notice shall conclusively be deemed to constitute acceptance by you
of such changes. You agree to review the terms and conditions periodically to
be aware of such revisions.
(d) You shall comply
with any additional terms and conditions imposed by third party service
providers in connection with payment gateways provided by such third parties to
facilitate your payments online. You therefore acknowledge and agree that eCPS
shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly for any damage or
loss caused by or in connection with the use of any such third-party payment
gateways.
(e) eCPS shall have the
right to immediately terminate this Agreement with respect to any user which
eCPS, in our sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in the event of
any breach by you of this Agreement. If your account is terminated or canceled
for any reason whatsoever, NO refund of any fees will be granted. You will
still be liable for payment of any amounts due or other obligations incurred
before termination or cancellation. This Clause shall survive termination of
this Agreement.
Linked Content
11. eCPS’s
websites may contain links to third-party sites and/or provide you with
opportunities to use services offered through or by third-parties. Your access
and use of these third-party sites and services is subject to terms posted by
these third-parties. eCPS has no control over any third-party site or service and
we are not responsible for the contents thereof or for any changes to any
third-party site or service, including without limitation, any links that may
be contained in or accessible through such third-party site or service. These
links and services are provided solely as a convenience to you. You will need
to make your own independent judgment regarding your interaction with these
third-party sites or services. eCPS’s inclusion of advertisements for, or links
to, a third-party site or service does not constitute an endorsement. You
therefore acknowledge and agree that eCPS shall not be responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly for any damage or loss caused by or in connection with
the use of any such third-party sites or services.
Intellectual Property
12. All
content and materials on the Services are the exclusive property of eCPS or our
content suppliers, and may be viewed, downloaded or printed for your own
personal and non-commercial use only. All copyright notices on downloaded or
printed material must be retained. Save as specifically permitted here, you may
not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, repost, modify, transmit, make
available to the public, adapt, create a derivative work or otherwise use or
exploit any content on the Services in any way or for any purpose. In addition,
you may not distribute or make available any part of the Services over any
other website or any network.
13. The
names, trade marks, service marks and logos (the "Trade Marks")
displayed on the Services are registered or unregistered Trade Marks of eCPS,
our affiliates or licensors. Nothing on the Services should be construed as
granting by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any
such Trade Marks. eCPS prohibits use of the Trade Marks as a "hot"
link or in-link to any site unless establishment of such a link is approved in
advance by eCPS in writing.
Submission of Contributions
14. eCPS may
provide facilities on the Service to permit you to submit any contribution
(including but not limited to any text, graphics, video and/or audio content,
advertisements, and other materials or information in any media or format)
(“Submissions”) to eCPS or to the Services directly. You are solely responsible
for your own Submissions and for all consequences of distribution or publishing
the Submissions on the Services; eCPS only acts as a passive conduit for the
online distribution and publication of your Submissions.
15. By
submitting your Submissions, you agree and undertake as follows :-
(a) you
will not include any content in your Submissions that is or could be unlawful,
defamatory, offensive, obscene, dangerous, false, or any content that is
protected by copyright or other intellectual property right or any other third
party rights (including privacy and publicity rights), without first obtaining
permission of the rights-owner, or any content that contains any viruses, bugs
or other harmful elements;
(b) you
hereby grant to eCPS a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive,
royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable right and licence to use,
reproduce, distribute, publish, post, modify, transmit, broadcast, make
available to the public, adapt, create a derivative work or otherwise use or
exploit your Submissions in any way or for any purpose in any media and for any
purpose;
(c) you
will not assume a false identity or the identity of another user when using the
Service, and you will not use the Service for any unlawful or illegal
activities, including but not limited to spamming, harassing or otherwise
causing distress to other users;
(d) with respect to
advertising services, you agree that it is your responsibility to check the
accuracy and contents of your advertisements before submission and eCPS shall
not be liable for any loss or damage arising from any errors or omission to
publish your advertisements;
(e) you will defend,
indemnify and hold harmless eCPS, our affiliates and related corporations from
and against any and all claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses, including
legal fees on an indemnity basis, arising out of or in connection with your
Submissions.
16. eCPS does not endorse any Submission
and hereby expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with the
Submissions. eCPS shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the
Submissions contributed to the Services, including chat rooms and forums. eCPS
shall have the right to remove, delete or refuse to post any material that
eCPS, in our sole discretion, finds to be in violation of these terms or
otherwise objectionable or inappropriate without having to assign any reason
therefor.
17. In
addition, eCPS shall have the right to suspend or terminate your use of the
Services if we believe that you have violated these terms or for any other
reason whatsoever at our sole discretion, with or without notice to you. eCPS
shall not be liable to you for any suspension or termination of your account or
access to or use of the Services.
Personal Information
18. You
hereby warrant that all information provided in the creation of your account is
complete and accurate. You are responsible for any and all activity that occurs
on your account and you are solely responsible for ensuring the security of
your account. You agree to be liable for any and all loss or damage which may
be caused to or incurred by eCPS resulting from any authorised or unauthorised
use of your account. eCPS will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by
any unauthorised use of your account.
19. If you
submit or provide any personally identifiable information to eCPS, you
expressly acknowledge and consent to eCPS collecting and using such information
for various purposes as we deem appropriate in our sole discretion, including
but not limited to the following :
(a) To
provide goods and services by eCPS or our designated representatives and/or
business partners to you or parties designated by you and matters ancillary
thereto.
(b) To
verify and process payment when you purchase goods and services through the
Services.
(c) For
verification and record of your personal particulars including comparing it
with information from other sources and using the information to communicate
with you.
(d) To
conduct statistical analysis of the users of our sites including the number of
users, the frequency of use, profile of users and using such analysis for our
business plans, the enhancement of our products and services, targeted
advertisements and conveying such information in broad terms (but not
information in relation to specific individuals) to third parties who have or
propose to have business dealings with us.
(e) To send
you emails, newsletters, information and updates (whether electronically or
otherwise) to keep you informed about new services and promotions, including
marketing and advertising materials in relation to our goods and services and
those of third party organizations selected by us.
(f) To
comply with any request from any third party or any order of court or directive
from authorities investigating any alleged offence, misdeeds and/or abuse or
for the purposes of taking legal action against any users for breach of these
terms.
(g) To
disclose, transfer, assign, licence, sell or grant to any third parties
(including eCPS’s affiliates and business partners) all or any portion of your
particulars for any purpose.
20. You
hereby release eCPS from and against any and all claims, suits, liabilities, or
damages which you may have in connection with your particulars or information,
being (i) used by eCPS (or any third party which eCPS has released the
particulars/information to) in any manner or format; or (ii) disclosed or
otherwise provided by eCPS to any third party as provided herein.
Venue Only
21. Where
you subscribe for or use any Services that relates to any advertisement or other
similar services, whether as a potential seller or buyer, you hereby expressly
acknowledge and agree that eCPS’s websites act as a venue only and eCPS is not
responsible for the reliability, accuracy or truthfulness of any information
that is posted by other users.
22. Your
dealings or transactions with other users or advertisers found on or through
the Services, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and
any terms, conditions, warranties or representations in relation thereto, are
solely between you and such user or advertiser and eCPS shall not be
responsible or liable for any loss or damage as a result of such dealings or
transactions.
Indemnity
23. You
agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless eCPS, our affiliates and related
corporations from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, costs and
expenses, including legal fees on an indemnity basis, arising out of or in
connection with (i) your access or use of the Services; (ii) any breach of these
terms; or (iii) any infringement of any third party rights. In addition, eCPS
may use whatever information that is available about you to stop any such
breach or any unlawful or inappropriate use of the Services, including
informing any third party eCPS deems appropriate of such breach or use and/or
disclosing your personal information to such third party.
Severability
24. If any
of these terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such term shall be
struck out and the remaining terms shall be enforced. Any failure to act by
eCPS with respect to any breach by you or others of any of the provisions of
these terms and conditions does not waive eCPS’s right to act with respect to
subsequent or similar breaches.
Notices
25. You agree
that eCPS may (but shall not be obliged to) send you notices, including those
regarding changes to these terms or the Services, by email, regular mail,
postings on our websites or any other mode of communication as eCPS deems
appropriate.
26. You hereby agree and acknowledge :-
(a) that
all electronic communications made in connection with the Services shall be
given legal effect, validity and enforceability and shall have, between the
parties thereto, comparable evidential value to that accorded to a signed
written document;
(b) not to
contest the legally binding nature, validity or enforceability of any
transaction in connection with the Services on the ground that it was entered
into electronically.
Governing Laws
27. These
terms shall be governed by Malaysia laws and any dispute arising out of the use
of the Services shall be referred to the Malaysia courts. You agree to submit
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Malaysia courts.
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