1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Welcome to Velki. Velki provides its service to you, subject to the
following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated
by us from time to time without notice to you. You can review the
most current version of the TOS at any time at: http://www.velki.com/terms.asp
. In addition, when using particular velki operated services, you
and Velki shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules
applicable to such services which may be posted from time to time.
All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the TOS. Velki
may also offer other services that are governed by different Terms
of Service.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Velki currently provides users with access to a rich collection of
resources, including, various communications tools, forums, search
services, email, personalized content. You also understand
and agree that the Service may include advertisements and that these
advertisements are necessary for Velki! to provide the Service. You
also understand and agree that the service may include certain
communications from Velki, such as service announcements,
administrative messages and the Velki Newsletter, and that these
communications are considered part of Velki membership and you will
not be able to opt out of receiving them. Unless explicitly stated
otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current
Service, including the release of new Velki properties, shall be
subject to the TOS. You understand and agree that the Service is
provided "AS-IS" and that Velki assumes no responsibility
for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any
user communications or personalization settings. You are responsible
for obtaining access to the Service and that access may involve
third party fees (such as Internet service provider or airtime
charges). You are responsible for those fees, including those fees
associated with the display or delivery of advertisements. In
addition, you must provide and are responsible for all equipment
necessary to access the Service.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you represent that you
are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person
barred from receiving services under the laws of Bangladesh or other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to: (a) provide
true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as
prompted by the Service's registration form (such information being
the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly
update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and
complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate,
not current or incomplete, or Velki has reasonable grounds to
suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or
incomplete, Velki has the right to suspend or terminate your
account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service
(or any portion thereof). Velki is concerned about the safety and
privacy of all its users.
4. Velki PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject
to our Privacy Policy. Velki
will not rent or sell users personally identifiable information to
anyone.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will receive a password and account designation upon completing
the Service's registration process. You are responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are
fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password
or account. You agree to (a) immediately notify Velki of any
unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of
security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end
of each session. Velki cannot and will not be liable for any loss
or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section 5.
6. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music,
sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials
("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately
transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which
such Content originated. This means that you, and not Velki, are
entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email,
transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. Velki does
not control the Content posted via the Service and, as such, does
not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content.
You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to
Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no
circumstances will Velki be liable in any way for any Content,
including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any
Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result
of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise
made available via the Service.
You agree to not use the Service to:
- Upload, post, email, link, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene,
libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
- Harm minors in any way;
- Impersonate any person or entity, including,
but not limited to, a Velki official, forum leader, guide or
host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your
affiliation with a person or entity;
- Forge headers or otherwise manipulate
identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content
transmitted through the Service;
- Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that you do not have a right to make
available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary
relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and
confidential information learned or disclosed as part of
employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
- Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark,
trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights
("Rights") of any party;
- Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising,
promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam,"
"chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any
other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as
shopping rooms) that are designated for such purpose;
- Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any material that contains software viruses or any
other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt,
destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or
hardware or telecommunications equipment;
- Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a
screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the
Service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that
negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time
exchanges;
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service or
servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any
requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks
connected to the Service;
- Intentionally or unintentionally violate any
applicable local, state, national or international law.
- Collect or store personal data about other
users.
You acknowledge that Velki may or may not
pre-screen Content, but that Velki and its designees shall have the
right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to
pre-screen, refuse, or move any Content that is available via the
Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Velki and its designees
shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS or
is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and
bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including
any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such
Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on
any Content created by Velki or submitted to Velki, including
without limitation information in Velki Message Boards, and in all
other parts of the Service.
You acknowledge, consent and agree that Velki may
access, preserve, and disclose your account information and Content
if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such
access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a)
comply with legal process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to
claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; (d)
respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the
rights, property, or personal safety of Velki, its users and the
public.
You understand that the technical processing and
transmission of the Service, including your Content, may involve (a)
transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and
adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
You understand that the Service and software
embodied within the Service may include security components that
permit digital materials to be protected, and use of these materials
is subject to usage rules set by Velki and/or content providers who
provide content to the Service. You may not attempt to override or
circumvent any of the usage rules embedded into the Service. Any
unauthorized reproduction, publication, further distribution or
public exhibition of the materials provided on the Service, in whole
or in part, is strictly prohibited.
7. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you
agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and
acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all
applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data
exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
8. CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR
INCLUSION ON THE SERVICE
Velki does not claim ownership of Content you
submit or make available for inclusion on the Service. However, with
respect to Content you submit or make available for inclusion on
publicly accessible areas of the Service, you grant Velki the
following world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive license(s), as
applicable:
- With respect to Content you submit or make
available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of Velki
Groups, the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Content on the
Service solely for the purposes of providing and promoting the
specific Velki Group to which such Content was submitted or
made available. This license exists only for as long as you
elect to continue to include such Content on the Service and
will terminate at the time you remove or Velki removes such
Content from the Service.
- With respect to photos, graphics, audio or
video you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly
accessible area of the Service other than Velki Groups, the
license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly
perform and publicly display such Content on the Service solely
for the purpose for which such Content was submitted or made
available. This license exists only for as long as you elect to
continue to include such Content on the Service and will
terminate at the time you remove or Velki removes such Content
from the Service.
- With respect to Content other than photos,
graphics, audio or video you submit or make available for
inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service other than
Velki Groups, the perpetual, irrevocable and fully
sublicensable license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display
such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such
Content into other works in any format or medium now known or
later developed.
"Publicly accessible" areas of the
Service are those areas of the Velki network of properties that are
intended by Velki to be available to the general public. By way of
example, publicly accessible areas of the Service would include
Velki Message Boards and portions of Velki Groups, Photos and
Briefcase that are open to both members and visitors. However,
publicly accessible areas of the Service would not include portions
of Velki Groups that are limited to members, Velki services
intended for private communication such as Velki Mail or Velki
Messenger, or areas off of the Velki network of properties such as
portions of World Wide Web sites that are accessible through via
hypertext or other links but are not hosted or served by Velki.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold Velki, and its
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other
partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand,
including reasonable legal fees, made by any third party due to or
arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit or make available
through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the
Service, your violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights
of another.
10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or
exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service
(including your Velki I.D.), use of the Service, or access to the
Service.
11. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that Velki may establish general
practices and limits concerning use of the Service, including
without limitation the maximum number of days that email messages,
message board postings or other uploaded Content will be retained by
the Service, the maximum number of email messages that may be sent
from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum size of
any email message that may be sent from or received by an account on
the Service, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on
Velki's servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times
(and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Service in a
given period of time. You agree that Velki has no responsibility or
liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and
other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by
the Service. You acknowledge that Velki reserves the right to log
off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You
further acknowledge that Velki reserves the right to modify these
general practices and limits from time to time.
12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
Velki reserves the right at any time and from
time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently,
the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree
that Velki shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any
modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
13. TERMINATION
You agree that Velki may, under certain
circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate
your Velki account, any associated email address, and access to the
Service. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be
limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the TOS or other
incorporated agreements or guidelines, (b) requests by law
enforcement or other government agencies, (c) a request by you
(self-initiated account deletions), (d) discontinuance or material
modification to the Service (or any part thereof), (e) unexpected
technical or security issues or problems, and (f) extended periods
of inactivity. Termination of your Velki account includes (a)
removal of access to all offerings within the Service, including but
not limited to Velki Mail, Groups, Messenger, Chat, Domains,
Personals, Auctions, Message Boards, Greetings, Alerts and Games,
(b) deletion of your password and all related information, files and
content associated with or inside your account (or any part
thereof), and (c) barring further use of the Service. Further, you
agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in Velki's sole
discretion and that Velki shall not be liable to you or any
third-party for any termination of your account, any associated
email address, or access to the Service.
14. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or
participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the
Service, including payment and delivery of related goods or
services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or
representations associated with such dealings, are solely between
you and such advertiser. You agree that Velki shall not be
responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as
the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of
such advertisers on the Service.
15. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may
provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because
Velki has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge
and agree that Velki is not responsible for the availability of
such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not
responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or
other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You
further acknowledge and agree that Velki shall not be responsible
or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or
alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on
any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such
site or resource.
16. Velki'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any
necessary software used in connection with the Service
("Software") contain proprietary and confidential
information that is protected by applicable intellectual property
and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content
contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you
through the Service or advertisers is protected by copyrights,
trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and
laws. Except as expressly authorized by Velki or advertisers, you
agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create
derivative works based on the Service or the Software, in whole or
in part.
Velki grants you a personal, non-transferable and
non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of its
Software on a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not
allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of,
reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover
any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest
in or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to
modify the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified
versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the
purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Service. You agree
not to access the Service by any means other than through the
interface that is provided by Velki for use in accessing the
Service.
17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
- YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS. Velki EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
- Velki MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE
WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS
THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE
ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS,
SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED
BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V)
ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
- ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED
THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE
DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
- NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR
WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM Velki OR THROUGH OR FROM THE
SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE
TOS.
- A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF USERS MAY EXPERIENCE
EPILEPTIC SEIZURES WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN LIGHT PATTERNS OR
BACKGROUNDS ON A COMPUTER SCREEN OR WHILE USING THE SERVICE.
CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAY INDUCE PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED EPILEPTIC
SYMPTOMS EVEN IN USERS WHO HAVE NO HISTORY OF PRIOR SEIZURES OR
EPILEPSY. IF YOU, OR ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY, HAVE AN EPILEPTIC
CONDITION, CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN PRIOR TO USING THE SERVICE.
IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE AND CONSULT YOUR
PHYSICIAN IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS WHILE
USING THE SERVICE -- DIZZINESS, ALTERED VISION, EYE OR MUSCLE
TWITCHES, LOSS OF AWARENESS, DISORIENTATION, ANY INVOLUNTARY
MOVEMENT, OR CONVULSIONS.
18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT Velki
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 Velki HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE
INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA,
INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED
OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii)
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA;
(iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v)
ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
19. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF
CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE
LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS 17 AND 18 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
20. SPECIAL ADMONITION FOR SERVICES RELATING TO
FINANCIAL MATTERS
If you intend to create or join any service,
receive or request any news, messages, alerts or other information
from the Service concerning companies, stock quotes, investments or
securities, please read the above Sections 17 and 18 again. They go
doubly for you. In addition, for this type of information
particularly, the phrase "Let the investor beware" is apt.
The Service is provided for informational purposes only, and no
Content included in the Service is intended for trading or investing
purposes. Velki and its licensors shall not be responsible or
liable for the accuracy, usefulness or availability of any
information transmitted or made available via the Service, and shall
not be responsible or liable for any trading or investment decisions
made based on such information.
21. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly
provided in this TOS, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to
this Agreement.
22. NOTICE
Velki may provide you with notices, including
those regarding changes to the TOS, by either email, regular mail,
or postings on the Service.
23. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
The Velki logo, trademarks and service marks and
other Velki logos and product and service names are trademarks of
Velki. (the "Velki Marks"). Without Velki's prior
permission, you agree not to display or use in any manner, the
Velki Marks.
24. NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT OR
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT
Velki respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our
users to do the same. Velki may, in appropriate circumstances and
at its discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users
who may be repeat infringers. If you believe that your work has been
copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your
intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please
provide Velki's Copyright Agent the following information:
- an electronic or physical signature of the
person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright
or other intellectual property interest;
- a description of the copyrighted work or other
intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
- a description of where the material that you
claim is infringing is located on the site;
- your address, telephone number, and email
address;
- a statement by you that you have a good faith
belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent, or the law;
- a statement by you, made under penalty of
perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate
and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or
authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property
owner's behalf.
Notice of claims of copyright or other
intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows: www.velki.com/contact.asp
25. GENERAL INFORMATION
Entire Agreement. The TOS constitute the
entire agreement between you and Velki and govern your use of the
Service, superceding any prior agreements between you and Velki.
You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may
apply when you use or purchase certain other Velki services,
affiliate services, third-party content or third-party software.
Choice of Law and Forum. The TOS and the
relationship between you and Velki shall be governed by the laws of
Bangladesh.
Waiver and Severability of Terms. The
failure of Velki to exercise or enforce any right or provision of
the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If
any provision of the TOS is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the
court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as
reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the TOS
remain in full force and effect.
No Right of Survivorship and
Non-Transferability. You agree that your Velki account is
non-transferable and any rights to your Velki email or login I.D. or contents
within your account terminate upon your death. Upon receipt of a
copy of a death certificate, your account may be terminated and all
contents therein permanently deleted.
Statute of Limitations. You agree that
regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause
of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or the TOS
must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of
action arose or be forever barred.
The section titles in the TOS are for convenience
only and have no legal or contractual effect.
26. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the TOS to our Customer
Care group.
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