TERMS
This agreement together with any additional terms, conditions, notices and disclaimers contained elsewhere on VAITOHI Enterprises (VE) form the conditions of supply of material on, use of and access to VE. Your continued use of VE constitutes an affirmative, acknowledgment and agreement by you that you accept and agree to abide and be bound by these conditions and any modifications.
Should you object to any of these conditions or any subsequent modifications your only recourse is to immediately discontinue your use of VE.
VAITOHI Enterprises
The websites which form the ‘VE’ are operated by VAITOHI Enterprises. These VE Conditions of Use govern your use of all sites which form part of VE.
From time to time, VE may run competitions, prize draws and promotions on VE. These will be subject to additional terms and conditions, which will be made known to you at the time.
All terms and conditions, which govern your use of VE (including disclaimers) may only be amended in writing signed by an authorised officer of VE and VE may amend them from time to time.
Online Payment Terms & Conditions
The online payment system provides and an easy method for you to pay for your online publication edition. You can pay in one payment using either a Master Card or VISA card.
An confirmation email with a download link will be sent to your specified email address after your payment transaction is successful.
Terms and Conditions for online credit card payments are subject to change at any time. Each transaction shall be subject to the specific Terms and Conditions that were in place at the time of the transaction.
We are committed to keeping personal information secure and confidential.
Accuracy of information and disclaimer of warranties
All material on VE is provided in good faith. It is derived from sources believed to be accurate and current as at the date of publication. Your use of VE is at your sole risk. Access to VE is provided on an ‘as available’ basis. Neither VE its related bodies corporate nor its or their directors or employees make any representation or warranty that (i) any material on VE will be reliable, accurate or complete (nor do they accept any responsibility arising in any way for errors in, or omissions from that material); or (ii) your access to VE will be uninterrupted, timely or secure. VE will not be liable for loss resulting from any action or decision by you in reliance on the information on VE, nor any interruption, delay in operation or transmission, virus, communications failure, Internet access difficulties, or malfunction in equipment or software.
General information only – non advisory
The material on VE provides general information only. It is not intended as advice and must not be relied upon as such. You should make your own inquiries and take independent advice tailored to your specific circumstances prior to making any decisions.
Copyright
The material provided on VE is copyright protected. You may use this material for your own personal reference only. Except for the temporary copy held in the computer’s cache and a single permanent copy for your personal reference, the material may not otherwise be used, copied, reproduced, published, stored in a retrieval system, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means in whole or part (except where such use constitutes fair dealing under the Copyright Act) without the prior written approval of VE or the appropriate supplier or licensor of VE.
You may not use any part of the material on a VE site to establish, maintain or provide, or assist in establishing, maintaining or providing your own publications, Internet site or other means of distribution.
Trademarks
The VE logo, the logo’s of the VE sites and the newspaper mastheads on VE sites are registered trademarks of VE or its related bodies corporate. Other trade marks may be displayed on VE from time to time. These may belong to third parties. Nothing displayed on VE should be construed as granting any licence or right of use of any logo, masthead or trade mark displayed on a website, without the express written permission of the relevant owner.
Your conduct
As a condition of your use of VE or any services on VE, you warrant to VE that you will not use VE for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms & conditions or any other terms, conditions or notices appearing anywhere on VE. You agree to abide by all applicable laws and regulations.
In particular, you agree not to:
- use VE to defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise offend others;
- publish, distribute, e-mail, transmit or disseminate any material which is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, indecent, offensive or inappropriate;
- use any automated scripting tools or software;
- engage in or promote any surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, unsolicited e-mailing or spamming via VE;
- impersonate any person or entity;
- upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available using VE any material that you do not have a right to make available under any law or contractual obligation or which contains viruses, or other computer codes, files or programs designed to interrupt, limit or destroy the functionality of other computer software or hardware;
- breach any applicable laws or regulations.
VE has no obligation to monitor any user’s use of VE, however VE retains the right at all times to monitor, retain and disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.
You will indemnify VE if VE or its related bodies corporate suffer any loss or damage or incur any costs in connection with any breach of these conditions or any other legal obligation by you or your use of or conduct on VE.
Third party links and advertising
Hyperlinks and pointers to websites operated by third parties will appear on VE from time to time. These websites do not form part of VE and are not under the control of VE or its related bodies corporate and neither VE nor its related bodies corporate have any responsibility for the contents of any such hyperlink or linked website. If you link to any such websites you leave VE and do so entirely at your own risk.
VE displays third party advertisements, which may or may not contain hyperlinks or referral buttons to websites operated by third parties. The display of such advertising does not in any way imply a recommendation or endorsement by VE or its related bodies corporate of the relevant advertiser, its products or services or any such linked website.
If you contact a third party using functionality provided on VE, including via e-mail, VE accepts no responsibility for any actions taken by that third party in response to your communication or for any transactions entered into between you and the relevant third party.
Applicable law
You expressly agree and understand that in no circumstances will VE or its related bodies corporate be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, special and/or consequential losses or damages or loss of profits of whatever nature howsoever arising (including but not limited to any act or omission by VE or its related bodies corporate) which result from (i) the use of or access to or any inability to use or access VE or any material on VE; (ii) unauthorised access to or alterations of your transmissions or data; or (iii) statements or conduct of any third party on VE.
Applicable law
These conditions and all other specific and additional terms which govern your use or membership of and access to VE will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Kingdom of Tonga.