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Welcome to www.playfullbox.com! PLAYFULL INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. (hereafter referred to as "playFULL", "We", "Us", or "Our") provides rental (hereafter referred to as the "Subscription", "Subscription Plan") and sale (hereafter referred to as the "Products") services (hereafter referred to collectively as "Services"). All toys available for rent with Subscription Plans will hereafter be referred to as "Items".
These terms of services (hereafter referred to as "Terms") set out the terms of use of www.playfullbox.com (hereafter referred to as the "Site") and the purchase of playFULL Services. Please read these Terms carefully before accessing or using Our Site.
By using Our Site and/or Services, You agree to be legally bound by the following Terms. These Terms apply to all users of the Site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content. All users of Our Site, and/or Services are hereinafter referred to as "Members", "You", "Your", "They". You agree to be bound by these Terms, whether or not You purchase Our Services. If You do not agree to all the Terms, then You cannot obtain information from or otherwise access this Site and should not register or purchase Our Services.
These Terms govern Your access to and use of the Site, Services and all content (defined below), and Your participation in referral and other promotion programs undertaken by Us from time to time, and constitute a binding legal agreement between Members and playFULL. playFULL reserves the right to amend, remove, or add to these Terms at any time without notice. Such modifications shall be effective immediately. Please continue to review these Terms whenever accessing or using this Site. Failure to use the Site and Services in accordance with these Terms may subject Members to civil and criminal penalties.
1. About the Services
1a. Introduction
1b. Eligibility
1c. Modification of Services or Terms
1d. Privacy
2. Subscription
2a. 18 Years or Older
2b. Limits
2c. Collections
2d. Return Packaging
2e. Receipt of playFULL Box
2f. Use of Items
2g. Membership Subscription
2h. Fees
2i. Coupon and Promo Codes
2j. Upgrading Subscription Plans
2k. Cancelling Subscription Plans
2l. Delivery
2m. Report of Missing and Damaged Items
2n. Returns
2o. Additional Obligations
2p. Failure to Return Items
2q. Changes to and Termination of Subscription
2r. Failure to Pay Fees
3. Products
3a. 18 Years or Older
3b. Limits
3c. Collections
3d. Orders and Payment
3e. Product Descriptions and Defects
3f. Returns
3g. Resale of Product
3h. Incorrect Products
3i. Delivery
3j. Bounced Parcels
3k. When You Become Responsible for the Product
3l. Termination
4. Use of the Services
4a. Accuracy, Completeness and Timeliness of Information
4b. Third-party Links
4c. Member Responsibilities
4d. Prohibited Activities and Fraud Prevention
4e. Indemnification
4f. Severability
4g. Right to Assign
4h. General Conditions
4i. Services and Limitations
5. Intellectual Property
5a. Ownership of the Services
5b. Member Content
5c. Notice and Take Down Procedures; Copyright Agent
6. Termination
6a. Effects of Termination
6b. Termination By You
6c. Termination by playFULL
7. Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability
7a. Disclaimer of Warranties
7b. Limitation of Liability
8. Dispute Resolution
8a. Informal Process First
9. Miscellaneous
9a. Location of Site
9b. Governing Law
9c. Entire Agreement
1. About the Services
1a. Introduction
Through the Services, We aim to give You access to a wide range of educational toys, learning tips and other content to help You select the best toys that will cater to Your child's interest, develop Your child's skills and maximise learning opportunities for Your child.
1b. Eligibility
You may not become a Member if You are under the age of 18 or You are unable to form legally binding contracts. playFULL reserves the right to refuse membership to underage users. By providing information to use through the Site and agreeing to purchase a Service, You agree that You are at least 18 years of age.
1c. Modification of Services or Terms
Any new features or tools added to the current Site and Services shall also be subject to these Terms. Members can review the most current version of these Terms at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change, or replace any part of these Terms by posting updates and/or changing or replacing any part of these Terms by posting updates and/or changes to Our website. It is Your responsibility to check Our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
1d. Privacy
To learn more about Our privacy practices, please read Our Privacy Policy.
2. Subscription
This Section sets out Terms that apply to You when You are subscribed to a Subscription Plan on Our site.
2a. 18 Years Or Older
Items may be rented for use by individuals under 18 years of age, but We rent only to adults, who may rent the Items with a payment card or other approved payment method. By using Our Service and thus agreeing to these Terms, You represent that You are 18 years or older and that You are authorized to use the chosen payment method (including, without limitation, credit cards) for the purpose of renting the Items as described in these Terms.
2b. Limits
You acknowledge and agree that We may place limits on the rental of Items, including but not limited to restricting orders placed under a single customer account, payment card or billing or shipping address. We reserve the right to limit, cancel or prohibit any rentals of Items for any reason, including but not limited to availability concerns.
2c. Collections
If You do not pay the amounts You owe to playFULL when due, then We will need to institute collection procedures. You agree to pay playFULL's costs of collection, including without limitation to reasonable attorneys' fees.
2d. Return Packaging
With delivery of the Items, playFULL will provide You with a playFULL carrying case, box or mailing envelope (as the case may be) as well as instructions for Your use in returning the Items to playFULL ("Return Packaging"). The playFULL carrying case or box is not Yours to keep unless otherwise stated. If the carrying case or box is not returned You will be charged a $10 fee. playFULL will try to include a pre-paid, pre-addressed label mailing envelope with the delivery of the box. However, in the event that the mailing envelope is not addressed, You will be responsible for printing the label listed on the site (located under Current Rental, labelled as Print Label) and attaching it to the mailing envelope
2e. Receipt of the playFULL Box
Upon delivery, You bear responsibility for the Items(s). You acknowledge that a Secure Shipping Address is highly recommended. In the event that an un-secure shipping address is provided, playFULL does not bear liability for Items left unattended. Furthermore, You acknowledge that providing anything other than a Secure Shipping Address may result in delivery delays and additional delivery fees for which playFULL will not be liable. You will be liable for all such delays and additional delivery fees.
If You wish to exchange any of the toys in your playFULL box if your child does not like them, You must contact playFULL within 2 days of receiving Your box. You will pay the $15 for return delivery. playFULL has the right to reject any requests for exchanges.
2f. Use of items
You agree to treat the Items with great care, as if it was borrowed from Your close friend. You are responsible for loss, destruction or damage to the Items due to theft, mysterious disappearance, fire, major stains or any other cause, other than normal wear and tear. Normal wear and tear encompasses minor stains, scratches, or other minor damages. If You return an Items that is damaged beyond normal wear and tear, then You agree that We shall charge You, and You shall pay, for the price for repairing or replacing the Items, as determined in Our discretion, up to the Retail Value for the Items.
2g. Membership Subscription
As part of Your membership, You will be issued 3 toy credits every 30 days. All of Our toys are each assigned a value of 1 to 3 credits. You will be entitled to rent toys with a total value of 3 credits at any time from a range of Items designated on the Site. Subject to Your compliance with these Terms (including payment of fees) and Our right to terminate the subscription. Your Items must be returned to playFULL at the end of 30 days to avoid additional fees. The scheduled return date of Your Items is listed in "Current Rental" on the site.
2h. Fees
Upon subscription, playFULL will charge You a monthly or pre-paid (6-monthly, yearly) subscription fee, depending on the Subscription Plan selected. Subscription operates on an auto-renewal basis. Subscription fee will automatically be charged for the same period as their most recently completed subscription period and You will be billed at the then current fee to Your payment method on file. The current monthly subscription fees are set out here, but are subject to change at Our discretion and any such change will be effective for any subsequent renewal subscription period. You hereby authorise playFULL or Our third party payment processor to charge Your payment card for the applicable subscription fees on a monthly or recurring pre-pay basis until You cancel and You further agree to pay any charges so incurred. The subscription fees include two attempts to deliver the Items to Your specified address and two scheduled collection attempts of Items from Your specified address to be delivered to playFULL warehouse facility. You will be charged for any delivery charges for undelivered Items after two deliver. You will also be charged for any delivery charged related to failure to collect Product to be returned to playFULL warehouse facility after two collection attempts. Subscription fees and charges are non-refundable except as expressly set forth below. Taxes may apply on the subscription fees.
All payments made are non-refundable. If You dispute any charges, Members must let playFULL know within thirty (30) days after the date that playFULL charges them.
2i. Coupon and Promo Codes
Coupons are only redeemable on www.playfullbox.com. Each coupon is identified by a coupon code and has different requirements and rewards. Please check Your coupon — all requirements stated on the coupon must be met to receive the discount. Coupon values are as specified on the coupon. Coupons are intended for single use only. Coupons are redeemable only on the Site. Coupons may be limited to one specific Service and Members must check their coupon to verify which Service the coupon applies to. If a coupon has a minimum purchase requirement, taxes, shipping and handling and other charges do not apply towards the minimum purchase amount. Only one coupon code may be used per order. Each coupon is valid for a limited time only and expires on the date specified in the offer. Coupons do not have a cash value.
2j. Upgrading Subscription Plans
You can choose a different Subscription Plan at any time up to 24 hours before the end of Your subscription period. The new Subscription Plan will commence once the previous Subscription Plan has ended. If You do not make any changes within this timeframe, the Subscription will be automatically renewed for the same period as the most recently completed subscription period and You will be billed at the current fee to Your payment method on file.
2k. Cancelling Subscription Plans
No refunds will be given to a pre-paid membership. Your Subscription automatically renews and You will be billed every 30 days if You are on a monthly membership, every 180 days if You are on a 6-monthly membership and 360 days if You are on a yearly membership. To cancel Your membership, email Us at email@example.com. You must return Your Items to playFULL warehouse facility and make payment for all outstanding fees owed to playFULL before the end of Your current billing period (located in Your billing history) to avoid additional fees. If playFULL does not receive Your Items by the end of Your billing period in which want to cancel Your membership, playFULL reserve the right to renew Your membership and charge You the subscription fees for the same period as the most recently completed subscription period.
In the event that You do not return the Items at the end of the billing period and make the necessary payment required for Your membership renewal (i.e. the subscription fees for same period as the most recently completed subscription period), playFULL will charge You the full retail price of each Product, including a restocking fee. You will not be entitled to any refund of subscription fees.
All payments made are non-refundable. If Members dispute any charges, Members must let playFULL know within thirty (30) days after the date that playFULL charges them.
2l. Delivery
All deliveries will be through playFULL's shipping partners, which may change from time to time at Our discretion. The shipping method used will be at the discretion of playFULL. We will provide You with information about estimated delivery date of Items through the Site. playFULL ensures that Items are sent from its warehouse facility in a sanitary condition, however playFULL cannot guarantee the condition of the Items following the shipment process. You hereby acknowledge that the use of the Items is at Your own risk and playFULL shall not be liable for any health-related complaints associated with any Product.
In an effort to get Our Items to You as soon as possible, the Items will be delivered and collected from the address provided during the check out of the box. This address will be stated on Your rental invoice (located in Your rental history). Our delivery service does not include the redirecting forwarding to an updated address.
2m. Report of Missing and Damaged Items
playFULL does not represent that the toy is new or equal to new but that the toy shall be in good condition and fit for normal use. You have the obligation to report any missing or damaged Items within 48 hours of receiving the Items. Damaged Items will be reviewed and, if applicable a replacement will be issued. Replacement will only be provided for damaged Items at the discretion of playFULL. If We are unable to provide You with a replacement, We may offer a full refund of the credits used to redeemed the Product, which You could use to redeem Items in Your next Subscription month.
2n. Returns
With each shipment of Items We send You, You will receive a return packaging which You can use to return all of the Items You currently have. We will use reasonable efforts to send You new Items promptly upon processing Your return and/ or receiving information on the new Items that would like to rent, but You acknowledge that as a result of processing and delivery, there will be a delay between Your return of a Product and receipt of a new Product. You agree to return the Items using the Return Packaging, including the playFULL box.
2o. Additional Obligations
Without limiting the application of the rest of these Terms, all of Your obligation set out under Section X, including but not limited to the obligations related to receipt and care of Items, apply to Your participation.
2p. Failure to Return Items
Unless You cancel Your Subscription, it will automatically renew on a monthly or recurring pre-paid basis. You expressly authorize Us to collect the applicable subscription fee and any taxes, using any payment card on record for You, in connection with any such auto-renewal. You may cancel Your Subscription or find out more information about Your Subscription including Your monthly or recurring pre-pay renewal date, by contacting email@example.com. As soon as You cancel, You will not be eligible to receive any additional Items. You may continue to keep Items that You have already received, but You must return to playFULL all such Items on or before the last day of applicable subscription period during which You cancel. If playFULL does not receive Your Items by the end of Your billing period in which want to cancel Your membership, playFULL reserve the right to renew Your membership and charge You the subscription fees for the same period as the most recently completed subscription period.
In the event that You do not return the Items by your specified box return date while on subscription, you will not be allowed to checkout your next box of Items.
In the event that You do not return the Items on or before the end of the applicable subscription period and make the necessary payment required for Your membership renewal (i.e. the subscription fees for same period as the most recently completed subscription period), playFULL will charge You the full retail price of each Product, including a restocking fee. You will not be entitled to any refund of subscription fees.
All payments made are non-refundable. If Members dispute any charges, Members must let playFULL know within thirty (30) days after the date that playFULL charges them.
2q. Changes to and Termination of Subscription
We reserve the right to modify (including the subscription fee) or terminate Your Subscription at Our sole discretion. If We terminate Your Subscription, We will provide You with, as determined in Our sole discretion, either (a) a prorated refund for the remainder of Your current applicable Subscription, or (b) continued access for the remainder of that applicable period, in accordance with these Terms. However, We will not give any refund for termination related to conduct that, in Our discretion, violates any Terms set out in these Terms or any applicable law. If We choose to provide You with continued access for the remainder of that applicable period of Your subscription, You will continue to have access during that period. Prior to the end of that period (or, if We do not provide You with continued access, immediately upon Our termination of Your subscription), You must also return to playFULL all Items You have received. If You do not return the Items prior to the end of that period, playFULL will charge You the full retail price of each Product, including a restocking fee.
2r. Failure to Pay Fees
We reserve the right to pursue any amounts You fail to pay in accordance with these Terms.
3. Product
This Section sets out Terms that apply to You when You purchase Products on Our site.
You can access these Products for sale either from Our "Shop" link or via individual buy links available only for selected rental Items.
3a. 18 Years Or Older
Products may be purchased for use by individuals under 18 years of age, but We sell only to adults, who may buy the Products with a payment card or other approved payment method. By using Our Service and thus agreeing to these Terms, You represent that You are 18 years or older and that You are authorized to use the chosen payment method (including, without limitation, credit cards) for the purpose of buying the Products as described in these Terms.
3b. Limits
You acknowledge and agree that We may place limits on the sale of Products, including but not limited to restricting orders placed under a single customer account, payment card or billing or shipping address. We reserve the right to limit, cancel or prohibit any sale of Products for any reason, including but not limited to availability concerns.
3c. Collections
If You do not pay the amounts You owe to playFULL when due, then We will need to institute collection procedures. You agree to pay playFULL's costs of collection, including without limitation to reasonable attorneys' fees.
3d. Orders and Payment
Any order for Products made through the Site is an offer by You to purchase those Products for the price of those Products (together with all applicable delivery fees) at the time Your order is transmitted to Us through the Site. We will charge You, and You agree to pay, the price of each Product ordered on the Site together with all delivery fees and any other fees and charges set out in these Terms. Prices for Products are shown on the Site at the time You place Your order and are inclusive of GST.
All Products listed on the Site, their descriptions, and their prices are each subject to change. playFULL reserves the right, at any time, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the sale of any Product with or without notice. We shall not be liable to You or any third-party for any modifications, price change, suspension or discontinuance of any Products.
In the event that a Product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information, We reserve the right to decline or terminate the order and notify You of such termination, regardless of whether or not the Products have been dispatched or are in transit and whether payment has been charged to You. If payment has already been charged to You, We shall issue a refund to Your credit card or PayPal account in the amount of the charge. This refund may not include delivery fees.
You must provide Us with any additional details and/or confirm Your details if requested by Us in connection with any order. You must provide Us with complete and accurate details when making an order through the Site. You may place an order with Us by completing and submitting the order form on the Site. You shall be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of all orders. All orders will be deemed to be irrevocable and unconditional upon transmission through the Site, and We shall be entitled, but not obliged, to process such order(s) without Your further consent and any further reference or notice to You.
We reserve the right to accept or decline any and all orders received from or through the Site in Our sole and absolute discretion. Our acceptance of Your order will take place when a confirmation email is sent to Your registered email address with Us, at which point a contract will come into existence between You and Us. Each fully-paid order accepted by Us shall constitute a separate and individual contract governed by these Terms. We will assign an order number to Your order when We accept Your order. Please tell Us the order number whenever You contact Us about Your order.
We may reject Your order in Our absolute discretion (including, without limitation, where any Product in the order is not available, if there is an error or omission in the price or description of the Product on the Site, because a credit reference We have obtained for You does not meet Our minimum requirements, because of unexpected limits on Our resources for which We cannot reasonably plan, or because We are unable to meet a delivery deadline You have specified).
If We reject Your Order, We will endeavour to notify You within a reasonable time. We will send You an email confirmation of each order accepted by Us. We may cancel the whole or any part of an order (including any orders that We have accepted) at any time without any liability to You if: (a) any Product in the order is not available; (b) there is an error or omission in the price or description of any Product in the order on the Site; (c) We reasonably believe You are in breach of any term or condition of this Agreement; or (d) payment in respect of the order is unable to be processed.
All payments are made by a secure server, which will encrypt each transaction as a security precaution, and all payments must be made in Singapore Dollars only. We accept all major credit cards and PayPal. If We are unable to successfully process payment for Your order, then We may reject or cancel Your order. You authorise Us to debit the amount that is payable for an accepted order from Your nominated credit card or PayPal account. You must not pay, or attempt to pay, for Products through any fraudulent or unlawful means.
3e. Product Descriptions and Defects
We try to be as accurate as possible in Our descriptions of Products available for purchase through the Site. However, Our Products may vary slightly from their pictures. The images of the Products on Our Site are for illustrative purposes only. Colours may appear slightly different in reality due to studio lighting conditions, or variances in computer screen calibration. We do not warrant that Product descriptions or other content on the Site are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.
We do not provide exchanges and refunds. Once a payment is successfully submitted, it may not be cancelled or refunded. An exchange will only be provided if You receive a defective Product (see Returns).
3f. Returns
All sales from Our shop are final. Once a payment is successfully submitted, it may not be cancelled or refunded. We accept returns for Products only if they are defective. We do not provide exchanges or refunds for unwanted Products.
playFULL is to be notified of all defective Products within 48 hours of receiving Your Products. The defective Products are to reach Us within 10 business days from the day You receive Your acknowledgement email. Any case of late reporting and playFULL's late receipt of the defective Products will not be entertained.
Defective Products will be reviewed and, if approved, a replacement of the same Product will be issued. We do not consider normal wear and tear (including but not limited to: slight manufacturing variations, minor paint flaws, figure positioning, scratches, chips, discolouration, or other minor damages) as defects. Blemishes or damages to packaging are not considered defects. playFULL reserves the right to reject any requests for a return without explanation to You.
playFULL may request for You to provide Us with a photograph or a video of the defective Product by emailing it to email@example.com. We may then provide You with a confirmation email if Your Product is eligible for an exchange.
Once You have received confirmation that the Product is eligible for return, pack the Product in its original packing material with the invoice and send the parcel back to Us. Return parcels are to reach us within 10 working days from receipt of the acknowledgment email.
If We are unable to provide You with a replacement, We may then offer a full refund of the Product; not including the cost of shipping paid during time of purchase, credited back to Your account. All replacements and if applicable, returns, will be at the discretion of playFULL.
If You return a Product that does not meet the requirements for returns set out above, We reserve the right to reject the return. In case of dispute, playFULL will have the right to make the final decision.
You are responsible for the Product until it reaches Us and kindly retain all proof of mailing until an acknowledgement has been sent.
If We accept Your return, We will make any exchanges and/or refunds (if applicable) only after We receive the defective Product. Refunds will be returned via the same mode of payment Used to purchase the Products.
3g. Resale of Product
playFULL sells Products to end-use customers only. We do not sell Products to customers who intend to re-sell or export the Products.
3h. Incorrect Products
If You believe You have received the wrong Product, email email@example.com within 48 hours of receiving the Product with Your order number, and a photograph of the Product. We will then send You an acknowledgement email with further instructions.
Please note that the Product and packaging must be its original intact condition and show no signs of use. If the correct Product is no longer in-stock, a full refund (of the cost of the Product paid during time of order) will be issued instead to the account used at time of purchase.
3i. Delivery
The cost of delivery of Your Order will be displayed to You on Our Site. All orders below S$50.00 will incur a S$7.00 delivery fee. Orders of and above $50.00 will be eligible for free shipping.
Orders are processed and dispatched from Our warehouse to Our local delivery partner. Our local delivery partner shall deliver the Product to the address specified in Your Order. Our local delivery partner may change from time to time at playFULL's discretion. The shipping method used will be at the discretion of playFULL.
playFULL cannot guarantee the condition of the Products following the shipment process. You hereby acknowledge that the use of the Products is at Your own risk and playFULL shall not be liable for any health-related complaints associated with any Product.
In an effort to get Our Products to You as soon as possible, the Products will be delivered and collected from the address provided during the checkout of the box. This address will be stated on Your invoice (located in Your billing history). Our delivery service does not include the redirecting forwarding to an updated address.
If delivery of Your Product is delayed, We will inform You accordingly and the Product will be dispatched after it becomes available. The time for delivery shall not be of the essence, and neither We nor Our agents shall be liable for any delay in delivery howsoever caused.
We only deliver Products on the Site within certain postcodes in Singapore. You agree to comply with all delivery requirements (including, without limitation, any delivery location restrictions) as set out by Us on the Site. For some Products, We may contact You to make arrangements for delivery. We will only deliver Your order if someone is at the delivery address to accept delivery of the order. We may require the person accepting the delivery of Your order to provide Us with proof of identity and/or the credit card Used to pay for the order (if applicable). If no one accepts delivery of Your order at the delivery address, We will endeavour to contact You, or You may contact Us, to arrange for delivery at a different time.
We only offer two delivery attempts, after which You will incur any further re-delivery charges. This You acknowledge and agree that any person at the delivery address who receives the Products is authorised by You to receive Your order.
Risk in the Products and title in the Products ordered on the Site passes to You upon delivery to You at Your delivery address. Upon delivery, You bear responsibility for the Product(s) and/or Services. You acknowledge that a Secure Shipping Address is highly recommended. In the event that an un-secure shipping address is provided, playFULL does not bear liability for Products left unattended. Furthermore, You acknowledge that providing anything other than a Secure Shipping Address may result in delivery delays and additional delivery fees for which playFULL will not be liable. You will be liable for all such delays and additional delivery fees.
3j. Bounced Parcels
We will be in touch via email in the event of a bounced parcel. However please note that, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to Us, We may charge You for storage costs and any further delivery costs if You repeatedly fail to take delivery of the Product.
Bounced parcels that are unclaimed after 1 year will be deemed as playFULL's property and no compensation will be offered as sufficient response time has been given. Payment for storage costs and other costs will need to be made to playFULL.
3k. When You Become Responsible for the Product
The Product will be Your responsibility from the time We deliver the Product to the address You provided Us. You own the Product which is the subject of Your Order once We have received payment in full for Your Order.
3l. Termination
We may terminate the Order at any time by writing to You if:
You do not make payment to Us when it is due;
You do not, within a reasonable time of Us asking for it, provide Us with information necessary for Us to provide You with the Product (e.g. delivery address);
You do not, within a reasonable time, allow Us to deliver the Product to You;
If We terminate the Order in the situations set out above, We will refund any money You have paid in advance for Products We have not provided, but We may deduct or charge You reasonable compensation for the net costs We will incur as a result of Your breaking the contract.
4. Use of the Services
4a. Accuracy, Completeness and Timeliness of Information
We are not responsible if information made available on this Site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this Site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at Your own risk.
Occasionally, there may be information on Our Site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to but are not limited to, Service descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges, transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after Members have submitted their orders).
We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Service or on any related website, including without limitation, pricing information, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Service or on any related website has been modified or updated.
This Site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for Your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this Site at any time, but We have no obligation to update any information on Our Site. Members agree that it is their responsibility to monitor changes to Our Site.
We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible the colours and images of Our Products and Items that appear on Our Site. We cannot guarantee that Your computer monitor's display of any colour will be accurate.
4b. Third-party Links
Certain content, products and services available via Our Service may include materials from third-parties.
Third-party links on this site may direct You to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and We do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties.
We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Members should review carefully the third-party's policies and practices and make sure They understand them before They engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.
4c. Member Responsibilities
Members understand that playFULL does not in any way screen its Members, nor does it attempt to verify the information posted by its Members. playFULL makes no representations or warranties as to the conduct of Members and their interaction with other Members. In no event shall playFULL be liable for any damages whatsoever, whether direct or indirect arising out of the use of the Service. Members are solely responsible for the content or information They publish on the Site. Members agree to not post on the Site inaccurate, abusive, offensive, or illegal material, or any material that infringes or violates another party's rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, and rights of privacy and publicity). We reserve the right, but We have no obligation, to reject any information or photo that does not comply with the prohibitions toy forth in this section, as determined solely in Our discretion. We reserve the right to refuse Service to anyone, at Our sole discretion.
4d. Prohibited Activities and Fraud Prevention
In connection with Your use of Our Site and Services, Members may not and Members agree that They will not:
violate any local, national, or other law or regulation, or any order of a court;
infringe the rights of any person or entity, including without limitation, their intellectual property, privacy, publicity or contractual rights;
interfere with or damage Our Site or Services, including, without limitation, through the use of viruses, cancel bots, Trojan horses, harmful code, flood pings, denial-of-service attacks, packet or IP spoofing, forged routing or electronic mail address information or similar methods or technology;
use Our Site or Services to transmit, distribute, post or submit any information concerning any other person or entity, including without limitation, photographs of others without their permission, personal contact information or credit, debit, calling card or account numbers;
register for more than one playFULL Account or register for a playFULL Account on behalf of an individual other than Yourself;
impersonate any person or entity, or falsify or otherwise misrepresent Yourself or Your affiliation with any person or entity;
use automated scripts to collect information or otherwise interact with the Site or Services;
use the Site and Services in such a way as to circumvent the obligation to pay any Member fees related to playFULL's provision of the Services;
submit any account or payment information for Services with false or misleading information;
submit or transmit any information that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any conduct that would violate, any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability; (iii) is fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive; (iv) is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, vulgar or offensive; (v) promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment or harm against any individual or group; (vi) is violent or threatening or promotes violence or actions that are threatening to any other person; or (vii) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances;
systematically retrieve data or other content from Our Site or Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, in single or multiple downloads, a collection, compilation, database, directory or the like, whether by manual methods, through the use of bots, crawlers, or spiders, or otherwise;
use, display, mirror or frame the Site or Application, or any individual element within the Site or Services, playFULL's name, any playFULL trademark, logo or other proprietary information, or the laYout and design of any page or form contained on a page, without playFULL's express written consent;
access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Site or Application, playFULL's computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of playFULL's providers;
attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any playFULL system or network or breach any security or authentication measures;
avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble, or otherwise circumvent any technological measure implemented by playFULL or any of playFULL's providers or any other third party (including another user) to protect the Site, Services, Application or Collective Content;
forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting, or in any way use the Site, Services, or Application to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information;
attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software used to provide the Site or Services; or
copy, store or otherwise access any information contained on the Site or Services for purposes not expressly permitted by these Terms;
advocate, encourage, or assist any third party in doing any of the foregoing.
playFULL will have the right to investigate and prosecute violations of any of the above, including any and all fraudulent use of the Services, to the fullest extent of the law. playFULL may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who violate these Terms and engage in fraudulent activities. playFULL may access, preserve and disclose any of Your information if We are required to do so by law, or if We believe in good faith that it is reasonably necessary to (i) respond to claims asserted against playFULL or to comply with legal process, (ii) enforce or administer Our agreements with users, such as these Terms, (iii) for fraud prevention, risk assessment, investigation, customer support, product development and de-bugging purposes, or (iv) protect the rights, property or safety of playFULL, its users, or members of the public.
4e. Indemnification
Members agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless playFULL, its partners, officers, directors, shareholders, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, employees and agents from any damage suffered directly or indirectly as a result of their use of the Site and/or Service. Members agree to pay any and all costs, damages and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs awarded against or otherwise incurred by or in connection with or arising from any such claim, suit, action or proceeding attributable to any such claim. playFULL cannot and will not act as a mediator or arbitrator between Members in any dispute arising from the use of the Service.
In the event We appoint any agents (including but not limited to the appointment of attorneys) in connection with Your breach, whether direct or indirect, of these Terms, Members agree to be fully liable and shall fully indemnify us for all costs and expenses incurred therewith.
4f. Severability
In the event that any provision of these Terms is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.
4g. Right to Assign
playFULL may assign its rights to this Agreement without the Member's consent. If playFULL assigns its rights, is sold to another entity, or enters into an agreement with another company to share information, playFULL or its successor will give notice to the Member who may opt out by terminating their membership.
4h. General Conditions
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of Our Service, use of Our Service or any contact on the Site through which Our Services are provided, without express written permission by us.
In addition, Members should ensure that They do not use Our Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, nor may They, in the use of the Services violate any laws in Your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).
The failure of playFULL to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of future enforcement of that right or provision. The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of playFULL. Except as expressly brought forth in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms will be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise. If for any reason an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the other provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.
A breach or violation of any of these Terms will result in an immediate termination of the Service.
The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.
4i. Services and Limitations
playFULL does not guarantee the delivery, sale or rental of any kind of toy.
playFULL Rental and Sale Services enables Members to select from a range of toys that might change from time to time.
Members acknowledge that They are satisfied that the toy is suitable for the purposes intended by them and They are responsible for inspecting the toy within 48 hours of receiving the Product and/or Items.
All descriptions of Services and pricings are subject to change at anytime without notice, at Our sole discretion. We reserve the right to discontinue any Service at any time. Any offer for any Service made on this Site is void where prohibited.
We do not warrant that the quality of any Service, information, or other materials purchased or obtained by Members will meet their expectations or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.
5. Intellectual Property
5a. Ownership of the Services
playFULL owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Site and the Services, including without limitation, all content, graphics, video, sound, logos, software, trademarks, service marks, information sheets and other material therein (the "Content") and all intellectual property rights associated with the Content. All individual elements making up the Site and Services are also copyrighted works. You agree to abide by all applicable copyright and other laws, as well as any additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in the Site. Copying any content from this site to any other site, or reselling, distributing, or publishing that content in any way is prohibited.
Any violation of this paragraph shall subject the violator to severe penalties and You shall indemnify and hold playFULL harmless from and against any and all costs and damages incurred by playFULL as a result of such violation. Any photos or descriptions submitted on the Site become the property of playFULL and You assign to us, with full title guarantee, all copyright with respect to any information and photographs that may be used for promotional or other purposes. playFULL may remove any identification or watermark language that appear on photographs submitted to the Site.
Except for that information or content which is in the public domain or for which You have been given written permission, You may not copy, modify, publish, republish, mirror, frame, transmit, distribute, perform, display, sell, or otherwise make available to third parties, the Site or any Content. All Content are the registered or unregistered trademarks and property of playFULL. All rights in and to the Site not expressly granted herein are reserved by playFULL.
5b. Member Content
playFULL allows Members to post content, including text, video, audio or pictures. All content that Members may provide to use whether through the Site, email or Our social networking sites or otherwise will remain Your property. Members keep all ownership rights in, and are solely responsible for, the content They post. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any content in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any content; or (3) to respond to any content. By submitting, sending or uploading content on Our sites Members agree that playFULL shall have an unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide royalty-free right and license to copy, modify, transmit, post, distribute, display and perform all such content for promotional and other purposes without attribution or consideration to Members, as determined solely by playFULL.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that We determine in Our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libellous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party's intellectual property or these Terms. Members agree that their comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. Members further agree that their comments will not contain libellous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. They may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than themselves, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. Members are solely responsible for any content They post and their accuracy and They agree to indemnify us from any and all liability arising from and in connection with the same. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by Members or any third-party.
5c. Notice and Take Down Procedures; Copyright Agent
If You believe any playFULL Content infringes Our copyright, You may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) by contacting playFULL at email@example.com and providing the following information: identification of the copyrighted work that You believe to be infringed, including a description of the work, and where possible a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work; identification of the material that You believe to be infringing and its location, including a description of the material and its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow Us to locate the material; Your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address; a statement that You have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; a statement that the information that You have supplied is accurate, and indicating that "under penalty of perjury," You are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf; and a signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.
In an effort to protect the rights of copyright owners, playFULL maintains a policy for the termination, in appropriate circumstances, of subscribers and account holders of the Services who are repeat infringers.
6. Termination
6a. Effects of Termination
The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes. These Terms are effective unless and until terminated by either Members or Us.
6b. Termination By You
Members may terminate these Terms at any time by notifying Us at email@example.com that They no longer wish to use Our Service, or when They cease using Our Site.
If You wish to terminate Your Subscription Plan, refer to "Cancelling your Subscription" under "Subscription".
6c. Termination by playFULL
playFULL reserves the right to terminate or suspend Your account at any time, with or without notice, if We determine that Members have violated these Terms, or for any other reason at the discretion of playFULL.
Members will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly playFULL may deny Members access to Our Service (or any part thereof).
7. Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability
7a. Disclaimer of Warranties
We may provide Members with access to third-party tools over which We neither monitor nor have any control or input.
Members acknowledge and agree that We provide access to such tools "as is" and "as available" without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to Your use of optional third-party tools.
Any use by Members of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at their own risk and discretion and They should ensure that They are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).
7b. Limitation of Liability
In no case shall playFULL, Our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from Your use of any of the Products and/or Items procured using the Service, or for any other claim related in any way to Your use of the Service, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the Service or any content posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Service, even if advised of their possibility.
Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages. In no event shall playFULL be liable for any amount in excess of the membership fees paid by the Member.
We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that Your use of Our Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the Service will be accurate or reliable. Members agree that from time to time We may remove the Service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the Service at any time, without notice.
Members expressly agree that Your use of, or inability to use Our Site and/or Service is at Your sole risk. The Site and/or Service delivered to Members through the Site are (except as expressly stated by us) provided 'as is' and 'as available' for Your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, playFULL disclaims all warranties regarding the Site or Services, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property.
We offer third party Products for rent and sale through the Site. We cannot guarantee the quality or safety of such Products and Items. Any use of third party products through the Site is at Your own risk and Members should use their reasonable judgement in confirming the safety and appropriateness of such Products and Items for their children. playFULL expressly disclaims any liability or warranty with respect to third party Products.
8. Dispute Resolution
8a. Informal Process First
You agree that in the event of any dispute between You and playFULL, You will first contact playFULL and make a good faith sustained effort to resolve the dispute before resorting to more means of resolution, including without limitation any court action.
9. Miscellaneous
9a. Location of Site
The Site is controlled and offered by playFULL from the Republic of Singapore and all information is processed in Singapore. Those who access or use the Site from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law. Any information Members provide through the Site may be maintained and processed in Singapore.
9b. Governing Law
These Terms are governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of Singapore, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. Any disputes in connection with these Terms that result in court action, in accordance with these Terms, will be resolved exclusively by a court located in Singapore, and you specifically consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and waive any claim of forum non conveniens.
9c. Entire Agreement
Members acknowledge that They have read and understood the terms, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms. These Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by Us on this Site and/or Services constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between Members and Us and govern Members' use of Our Site and/or Services, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between Members and Us (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms).
Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms shall not be construed against the drafting party. If any provision of these Terms are held invalid, the remainder of the Terms shall continue in full force and effect.
If any Terms of this Agreement are not accepted by Members in full, They do not have permission to access the contents of the Site and therefore should cease using this Site immediately.
Contact Us
If You have any questions about these Terms or about Our Services, please do not hesitate to contact us at email@example.com.
Terms of Services for Friend Referral Program
These are the Terms and Conditions (hereafter referred to as "Terms") applicable to the playFULL Referral Program (the "Program"). Under the Program, PLAYFULL INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD. ("We", "playFULL" or "Company") offers its members ("You") the opportunity to provide their friends, family, or other individuals ("Prospective Member") with a unique referral ID link ("Personal Link") that a friends can use to sign up for playFULL services ("Membership", "Subscription"). For each Qualified Referral (defined below) generated through the Member's personal link ("Personal Link"), You may receive a playFULL credit ("Credit") as specified below. We reserve the right to terminate this Program at any time for any reason.
You and the Prospective Member that wish to take part in the Program are bound by these Terms. If You do not agree and abide by these Terms and Conditions in their entirety You are not authorized to participate in the Program. You and the Prospective Member may not participate in the Program where doing so would be prohibited by any applicable law or regulations. We reserve the right to modify or amend at any time these Terms and the methods through which any Credits may be earned. We reserve the right to disqualify any You or Prospective Member at any time from participation in the Program.
Children: No part of the Program is directed to persons under the age of 18. IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE, PLEASE DO NOT USE OR ACCESS THE PROGRAM AT ANY TIME OR IN ANY MANNER.
Prospective Members that wish to use Your Personal Link must submit personal information about themselves, such as name and e-mail address information, so that the Company can track the Member's Personal Link to their account and award the Credit to You. The personal information will be collected, processed and used in accordance with the Company's Privacy Policy.
In addition, personal information provided by the Prospective Member may be used by the Company or its service provider, on Company's behalf, to contact You and/or Prospective Members in regard to their participation in the Program and to receive e-mail communications from Company about its products and services. The Company may send out additional follow-up communications to either the You or Prospective Member to encourage or remind them to refer more Prospective Members or to complete the registration process. By participating in the Program, You consent to receiving such communications by email.
How the Program Works
a. Program Participation
Generally to participate, You shall provide the Prospective Member with Your Personal Link. The Prospective Member must click on the Personal Link and complete the sign up in the same session. If the Prospective Member does not complete the sign up in the same session, You will be not be credited for that referral and will not be eligible for the Credit, even if the Prospective Member subsequently signs up for a Membership.
For purposes of clarification, completion of sign-up in the same session means clicking the Personal Link provided by the Member and completing the playFULL membership sign-up within a reasonable period of time and without the Prospective Member closing their Internet browser or pressing the back button.
b. Eligible Member
To be eligible for the Program and to receive Credits, a Member must:
Be at least 18 years old;
Have provided the Prospective Member with their correct unique Personal Link; and
Have a Membership account in good standing with playFULL
c. Making a Referral
You can refer Prospective Members by giving their Personal Link to the Prospective Member. Your earned credit/s will be automatically added to Your account in the next subscription month after the Prospective Member has completed the first month of paid membership using the Your Personal Link.
You and/or the Prospective Member may email the Company with any comments or questions in regard to a failed invitation, but whether to award the Credit to You shall be at the Company's sole discretion. Prospective Members must satisfy the requirements of these Terms and consent to playFULL's Terms, Privacy Policy and receiving communications from playFULL. You may not invite yourselves. For purposes of emphasis and clarification, by using Your Personal Link, a Prospective Member acknowledges and affirms his/her understanding that some of his/her personal information, including but not limited to his/her name and email address, may be sent to You, who provided the Personal Link as confirmation of the Prospective Member's successful referral and sign-up with playFULL.
Accordingly, playFULL strongly advises that Prospective Members only use a Personal Link they receive from someone whom they personally know and trust. For their own security, Prospective Members should not use a Personal Link if it is received from an unknown, untrusted, or public source, such as an internet forum.
d. Qualified Referrals
A "Qualified Referral" means that all the following conditions are met:
The Prospective Member completed the registration process and paid the first month of their Membership using the Your Personal Link. If a Prospective Member registers for a Membership using any other link, promotion or method, the registration will not count as a Qualified Referral and You will not be rewarded any Credit;
The Prospective Member was not previously registered with playFULL under any other email address or alias; and
The Prospective Member is a) at least 18 years old; b) meets the eligibility requirements to become a Member of playFULL's services; and c) has consented to playFULL's Terms and Privacy Policy and receiving communications from playFULL; and
The Member must be have a current Subsciption Plan in order to claim their credits. If the Member is not on a current Subsription Plan, They must first purchase a Subscription Plan in order to use their credit.
e. Earning Credits
The Credit amount will be determined by playFULL in its sole discretion as specified on these Terms. As a general matter, You shall receive a free credit for every 3 verified Qualified Referrals that signed up for a one-month subscription, a free credit for every 1 verified Qualified Referral that signed up for a six-month subscription and 2 free credits for every 1 verified Qualified Referral that signed up for a 12-month subscription, generated through the Member's Personal Link. You may obtain an unlimited number of Credits, but any Qualified Referral shall be subject to review at any time by playFULL and the legitimacy and validity of such Qualified Referral is determined solely at the discretion of playFULL.
f. Verified Qualified Referrals
All Credits are subject to verification. The Company may delay a Credit for the purpose of investigation. Company may also refuse to verify and process any transaction Company deems, in its sole discretion, to be fraudulent, suspicious, or in violation of these Terms, or Company believes will impose potential liability on Company beyond what is reasonable for this Program, its subsidiaries, affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents. Company may cancel, amend or revoke the Credit at any time due to business considerations or circumstances beyond Company's control. Company is not responsible for errors, omissions, malfunctions, interruptions, deletions, delays or failures of operations. All of the Company's decisions are final and binding, including decisions as to whether a Qualified Referral or Credit is verified.
g. Use of Credit
Any credit earned through the Program can only be redeemed along with the credits provided for monthly membership subscription unless You choose to redeem at least 3 referral credits. You will only be allowed to redeem Your referral credits independent of Your monthly membership subscription credits if You redeem at least 3 credits.
h. Value of Credit
Credits have absolutely no monetary value and may not, under any circumstances, be redeemed for cash or any cash equivalent including but not limited to gift cards, certificates, or refunds. Company may cancel, amend or revoke the Credit at any time for any reason.
i. Transfer of Credits
Credits are personal to You and are not transferable and may not be auctioned, traded, bartered or sold, whether by operation of law or otherwise. Upon termination of the Program or any portion thereof for any reason, or upon cancellation of a Member's account for any reason, any unredeemed Credits (including without limitation any unapplied credits) accumulated by You are forfeited.
By participating in the Program, both You and Prospective Members agree:
a. To be bound by these Terms, the decisions of the Company and their designees (including the any possible service providers), the Terms of playFULL's services, and the Privacy Policy of the Company;
b. To Defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless the Company, its service providers and their respective parent companies, affiliates and subsidiaries, together with their respective employees, directors, officers, licensees, licensors, shareholders, attorneys and agents including, without limitation, their respective advertising and promotion entities and any person or entity associated with the production, operation or administration of the Program (collectively, the "Released Parties"), from any and all claims, actions, demands, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses caused by, arising out of, in connection with, or related to their participation in the Program (including, without limitation, any property loss, damage, personal injury or death caused to any person(s) and/or the awarding, receipt and/or use or misuse of the Program or any Credit); and
c. They shall receive communications from the Company from time to time.
d. That the Company shall not be liable for:
i. Late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected, incomplete, inaccurate, unreliable, garbled or unintelligible registrations, links, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of transmission;
ii. Data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of account information or other materials;
iii. Any injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a Credit, or from participation in the Program, that were not reasonably foreseeable to the Company at the relevant time;
iv. Any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any websites or materials associated with the Program; or
v. Claims, demands, and damages in disputes among users of the Program.
a. The Company disclaims any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with the Program, and reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Program should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention or other causes beyond the Company's control, corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Program.
b. The Company shall not be liable to any Member for failure to supply any Credit or any part thereof for any reason, including by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action(s), regulations(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), equipment failure, threatened terrorist acts, terrorist acts, air raid, blackout, act of public enemy, earthquake, tornado, tsunami, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other similar or dissimilar cause beyond the Company's' control.
c. The Company reserves the right to cancel or suspend the Program in its sole discretion, including a determination by the Company that the administration, security or fairness of the Program has been compromised in any way.
d. Disclaimer of Warranties:
YOU AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT: (A) YouR USE OF THE PROGRAM IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS AND TERMS (COLLECTIVELY, "PROMISES") OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW OR CUSTOM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROMISES AS TO PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE USE OF THE PROGRAM, IMPLIED PROMISES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; (B) THE COMPANY MAKES AND GIVES NO PROMISE THAT (i) THE PROGRAM WILL MEET YouR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY You THROUGH THE PROGRAM WILL MEET YouR EXPECTATIONS, AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED; AND (C) ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE PROGRAM IS ACCESSED AT YouR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND You WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YouR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OR USE OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification
a. YOU AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBER) EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE COMPANY, INCLUDING ANY VENDORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING THE PROGRAM, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU 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 THE COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH, FROM, OR AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON OR THROUGH THE PROGRAM; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE PROGRAM. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROMISES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS IN THIS PARAGRAPH MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
b. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMPANY'S, INCLUDING ANY VENDORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE), WILL NOT EXCEED $100 (ONE HUNDRED SINGAPORE DOLLARS).
c. IN NO EVENT DOES THE COMPANY EXCLUDE OR LIMIT ITS LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH CAUSED BY ITS NEGLIGENCE, FRAUD, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED BY LAW.
a. Prohibited Conduct, Generally.
Members agree not to use the Program to:
Violate applicable law;
Stalk, harass, or harm another individual;
Collect or store personal data about other Members;
Impersonate any person or otherwise misrepresent Member's identity;
Interfere with, disrupt or violate the Terms or servers or networks connected to the Program; or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of such networks;
Interfere with another Member's use of the Program;
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Program, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the Program;
Transmit any file that contains viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or any other contaminating or destructive features;
Conduct any illegal activity or solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity that infringes the rights of others;
Resell, barter, trade, auction or otherwise generate income by providing access to the Program to others;
Submit personal information relating to third parties to the Program without the consent of those third parties.
b. Bulk Distribution ("Spam").
If a Member provides a Personal Link to a Prospective Member by email, the email must be created and distributed in a personal manner that is appropriate and customary for communications with friends, colleagues and family members. By using a Member's Personal Link, the Prospective Member represents that he/she has given consent to Company to send Member his/her personal information such as full name and email address.
Bulk email distribution, distribution to strangers, or any other promotion of a Personal Link in a manner that would constitute or appear to constitute unsolicited commercial email or "spam" in the Company's sole discretion is expressly prohibited and may be grounds for immediate termination of the Member's account and deactivation of the Personal Link. We have a zero-tolerance spam policy.
The Company has no obligation to monitor the content provided by Members; however, the Company may choose to do so and block any email messages, remove any such content, or prohibit any use of the Program.
c. Fraudulent and Suspicious Behavior
The Company may prohibit a Member from participating in the Program or receiving a Credit, in its sole discretion, if the Company determines such Member, either directly or indirectly is attempting to undermine the fairness, integrity or legitimate operation of the Program in any way by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair playing practices that would in any way annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other users or representatives of the Company.
Use of any automated system, script, or macro to participate in the Program or generate Qualified Referrals is strictly prohibited and will result in the responsible Member's disqualification from the Program.
Members may not enter with multiple or fake email addresses or accounts, use fictitious identities or use any system, bot or other device or artifice to participate in the Program or receive a Credit.
The Company reserves the right to disqualify any Member and/or cancel any Credit(s) if they determine a Member has tampered with the operation of the Program or violated these Terms.
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Tiny Home Lifestyle
Happy Labor Day Weekend all,
As summer comes to an end and we celebrate all the workers' and their contributions to their respective countries, it gives me pause to think about what that meant yesteryear and what it means today. Unfortunately, I see a lot of people trying to cram a lot of fun into a three-day weekend before they head back to 12 hour work days. In the United States, so many people are living to work, while most other countries are working to live. Do we really need to have that big house with all of those rooms? What is really important? How much space do we really need.
As a residential drafter, I have worked with companies that design new construction with track homes and larger custom homes. When I went out on my own and started The Chipman Group, I decided to focus on remodeling, renovations, and additions. Now with the tiny home movement, I feel I have found my true calling. I want to design tiny homes for people to be able to reduce their carbon footprint, reduce their debt and gain their independence so that they can learn to work to live.
There are small homes and tiny homes. Small homes are considered to be between 400 sq. ft. and 1,000 sq. ft. Tiny homes are considered to be any home under 400 sq. ft. The average home in the U.S. today is 2,687 sq. ft. People are conditioned to think they cannot possibly live in a small space. I don't believe this is true. I think you need to evaluate what is important to you and what you really need, not want. Tiny home plans are so creative and have so many bells and whistles, you can have everything you need.
I do not believe tiny home living is a fad. It is certainly a lifestyle. There will definitely be an adjustment period. If designed right, with your needs put first, I believe it can be an easy transition. So many companies are now designing products for tiny homes and there are also RV size appliances that make for all the comforts of a larger home. With a main floor master and two lofts, you will have enough room to move about and not be on top of each other. Another concern for people is having enough storage. Again, creativity comes into play here. With storage built into the stairs, under the built-in sofa and under the floor and beds, there are many options to find places for everything you want to keep.
This leads to the question, how much "stuff" do you really need? Living tiny helps you to take stock of your life and what is important. It is very freeing to remove "stuff" from your life and have the freedom to work less and enjoy more. This also keeps you from buying more "stuff". Tiny living is financially beneficial on many levels.
Personally, I have decided that tiny living is for me. Not only personally but professionally. My business partner and I are opening a tiny home resort in the southern part of Belize. I cannot wait to move there and start living tiny. We have planned a resort with 2 owner tiny homes and 8 tiny homes for guests. We want to offer people a place to vacation and get a feel for tiny living so that they can see if it is for them. Of course, I still want to have a home in the states for when I have things to do there. I will have a tiny home there as well. I am fully embracing the tiny home lifestyle and can't wait to tell you more.
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Rustic Retreat
by Anita. B
Homestay as a concept is fairly alien to India; at any rate, it was to me. When Sonal, Uma and myself were doing our research on a holiday plan, it was Sonal who first mentioned homestays. Not having heard the word before, I assumed that she had decided to call it off and wanted to stay at home. That's when she explained that it meant staying with a family in their house and paying for it. A thorough net search had yielded a place next to Coorg. We all agreed that this seemed an interesting, non-touristy and inexpensive alternative.
That's how we found ourselves outside the Mysore railway station waiting for our taxi to pick us up. Sunticoppa, our destination, was about a 100 kms from here. The road, however, was like a cross-country trainer's dream and the journey would take 3 hours. Darkness falls rather soon in these parts and the road creeps through the forest – a beautiful sight in the daytime but spooky by night. Especially if you have been stupid enough to discuss your cash position in front of the driver just before starting off. Luckily we reached Sunticoppa at eight in the night with no incidents. The estate we were staying in was about half an hour away, to be reached through an even more poorly lit, deserted, winding road surrounded on both sides by trees and bushes. In short, the exact setting where one can expect the spirits of the dead to come rushing. We turned into the dark, silent estate and true to expectation, there stood a cottage with no one around but a small boy staring calmly into the headlights.
As it turned out, fairly sane (and alive) people stayed there. That was our destination and our host, Giri, was waiting for us. Giri's little son (the small boy) and Giri's dad were introduced to us. Giri's psychologist wife, Suja, was expected back from Mysore after conducting a soft skills seminar. Infact, the whole place felt like we had come to a well-to-do cousin's house with none of the obligation to make polite small talk about the family.
The house was old fashioned with railings running on the ceiling, wooden doors and windows. The family had added some welcome amenities like big modern bathrooms. It was a fairly self-sufficient place, the family grew it's own supply of fruits, vegetables and rice. They used bio-gas instead of LPG and solar lamps in addition to the State Electricity Board's supply. Their cows gave them milk, and of course all around them was their coffee estate. Possibly this is when I realised a home stay is the closest you can get to experience a community firsthand if you have only three days to spare. Giri and Suja made an effort to feed us the local cuisine and chatted about their wedding rituals, family history and the local circles.
We had reached without any game plan on hand. I wanted to do a trek, Uma wanted to shop and Sonal was torn between the two of us. Finally we made the arrangements for a trek when Uma was busy lazing around and could not protest. Uma took it rather well when we told her about the trek, especially when we omitted the fact it would be 12 kms totally.
It was a perfect place and day to trek. Nishanidotta, the mountain we were gunning for was not too tall or challenging. It was 4600 ft. There was a two-km trek to a village house from the road. And a further eight kms up and down from the village house/'base camp'. And then back to the road. The countryside was perfect. The first two kilometers were a mixture of loud buzzing trees and green paddy fields. The rest of the trek went through a muddy track with a bit of forest and a lot of breathtaking views tossed in.
Our hired guide, Puneet, had taken the son of our village house along for company and as a substitute for a GPRS. We were a bit skeptical about the rather young age of this supplementary guide – around seven. In the event, he proved to know his way better than Puneet and kept running ahead. We were panting to catch up with him and were rather sour about it till Puneet mentioned that we stood a better of chance of escaping leeches if we moved too fast for them to climb on. After that even Uma bucked up considerably.
After two hours of climbing, we finally started approaching the top. This was the only steep part, but there is something to be said about running to the summit of a hill with gentle raindrops hitting your face and the wind rushing past your ears. We took triumphant snaps complete with a flagpole left behind by previous enthusiasts. After that it was a quick descent back to the village house for lunch.
The pre-lunch ritual consisted of checking for leech bites – something all of us were nervous about since leeches have a tendency to cling on, suck your blood and look gross. Uma gently undid her shoes and discovered one well-fed specimen entangled in her socks. Sonal checked and got a zero. I began to slowly roll up the leg of my track pants and saw a black mark above my ankle. Losing no time, I went into hysterics. This prompted everyone in the house to come and watch bemused. I was hoping they would have sympathised if not called the paramedics. But apparently it is a daily phenomenon in their lives and I was left to my own devices to cope. Luckily a leech bite is not lethal or even harmful. Local remedies like squeezing lemon on the leech till it falls off followed by Soframycin on the wound helps.
After the trek, we were too tired to take in any of Coorg's tourist delights. Which it seemed to have quite a few of going by the brochure Puneet waved in front of our faces for the tenth time that day. We humoured him and decided to stop at Rajah's Seat - one of those panoramic views of the hillside you get at all hill stations - in front of which families with huffing grandparents and fidgeting children cluster to pose for a snap. We skipped Dubare, an elephant camp around 40 kms away, a 200-year-old Shiva temple, a dam and other such treats. Puneet, being a loyal local, was quite upset that we could resist traveling 40 kms up and down Coorg to visit all these places. Possibly being a local was why he did not understand that Coorg's beauty lay in the sparsely populated countryside, mountains, backwaters and such other places we could visit only from the estate we were staying in.
Giri and Suja proved to be brilliant hosts and had hot food, hot tea and hot water ready for us to use upon our return. We also happily borrowed from their wonderful collection of trashy and intelligent novels. The only blot on the spot was Giri's tendency to chat incessantly. Mostly interesting, at times it could have a dramatic climax, leaving the listeners a bit nonplussed. During dinner one day, he ended a happy trekking story with someone falling off the hillside. I quickly left before he could tell the story of someone who died of a leech bite.
On our final day, we found ourselves back on the road to Mysore – this time in the daylight where we could admire Coorg's lush forests. On the way we stopped at the Tibetan settlement in Kushal Nagar. The place is colourful, to say the least. The main temple has lovely golden statues of Buddha, Buddha Amistava and Guru Padmanabha. There are murals all over the place with gory pictures of people suffering in hell. We assumed it was the senior monks' way of enforcing discipline among the juniors. One quick peek by a believer into the picture of a monk being roasted in a frying pan would keep all minor transgressions under control.
From there we proceeded to Mysore and to see the famed Mysore Palace. The ruling dynasty seemed to have had considerable wealth. Perhaps too much wealth, because every previous owner of the throne had added the style of his era to the décor, giving it a look of complete overkill. Delicate marble arches would be superimposed on wooden frames and surrounded by garish green paint. There are some lovely pieces though if you watch out for them – a lovely threshold, an intricately carved door, random glimpses into good taste.
With that, we boarded the train back home and bade good-bye to the lush forests, fresh air and endless greenery. The leech mark on my leg still glowed red, but what is a trip if you don't have a souvenir to show the people back home?
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Rustic Retreat
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2 comments:
can you give the contact details of your homestay?
- April 11, 2007 1:08 AM
- Mostly Harmless said...
you can get the contact from the net on the holidaymantra site or call them on 080-23312568/9845664340. we did the bookings through them. There is another homestay in Coorg one of my friends used later on called Eden at Madapur. This place apparently had more privacy. Holiday mantra will be able to book you on this too.
more info on travel in my blog http://royalvilla.blogspot.com
- April 11, 2007 9:54 PM
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