Terms of service
Article 1. Applicability,
changes
1.1. Unless otherwise agreed in writing,
these general terms and conditions ("Terms") will apply to any and
all offers, quotations, orders, order confirmations, agreements, use of
services or software, sale or delivery of products, as marketed and/or supplied
("Products") by VRxpert Limited with
registered offices at Hong Kong SAR, China, registered with the Companies
Registry of Hong Kong under number 3076045, as well any of its affiliates or
subsidiaries (hereinafter jointly referred to as "VRxpert").
1.2. In these Terms "Customer"
means any person or entity that applies for or receives any offer, quotation,
order or order confirmation from VRxpert or otherwise actually or potentially
enters into any agreement with VRxpert regarding any Products. In these Terms
"User" means (i) any person or entity that
actually uses any Products of VRxpert, irrespective of whether or not that
person or entity is also a Customer of VRxpert, and (ii) Customer.
1.3. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, any
and all general terms and conditions of any Customer do not apply to any of the
Products or any other contractual relationship between VRxpert and a Customer.
1.4. VRxpert expressly reserves the right to
modify the Terms from time to time.
1.5. Any use of Products requires the prior
acceptance of the Terms by the User and any use of Products without such
acceptance is not permitted.
1.6. Acceptance of the Terms is done (i) by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where this
option is made available by VRxpert in any user interface for any Product, (ii)
by acceptance in writing, or (iii) by actually using any Product.
1.7. A User is not entitled to assign or
otherwise transfer any right, obligation or agreement without VRxpert's prior written consent. VRxpert is entitled to
assign ort otherwise transfer any right, obligation or agreement at its sole
discretion.
Article 2. Offers /
quotations and prices
2.1. Any and all offers and quotations
submitted by VRxpert are without engagement to VRxpert and may at all times be
revoked by VRxpert, unless expressly stated otherwise.
2.2. All prices offered or quoted by VRxpert
are net cash, without reduction and exclusive of any taxes, duties, costs and
charges owed at the time of delivery. If an order is placed and no definite
price has been agreed in advance, the order will be subject to the prices which
are valid at the time of the execution of the order, irrespective of any offer
made before or any price charged before.
2.3. All prices and/or tariffs are exclusive
of Customer’s country, unless specifically stated otherwise.
Article 3. Acceptance of an
offer
3.1. Any reply to an offer or quotation which
contains additions, limitations or other modifications, such as modifications
regarding price, payment, quality and quantity of the products or services,
place and time of delivery, will be deemed to be a rejection of the offer or
quotation and to constitute a counter offer.
3.2. Any obligation or agreement only becomes
binding upon VRxpert if and when the Customer's acceptance of an offer or any
other request or proposal from a User is acknowledged and confirmed by VRxpert.
Article 4. Use of the
Products
4.1. User agrees to use any Products and all
information (such as data files, written text, computer software, music, audio
files or other sounds, photographs, videos or other images) which may be
accessed to as part of, or through use of, the Products (such information
hereinafter referred to as "Content") only for purposes that are (a)
permitted by these Terms and (b) any applicable law, regulation or generally
accepted practices or guidelines in the relevant jurisdictions.
4.2. User agrees that any registration
information given to VRxpert will always be accurate, correct and up to date.
4.3. User shall not access (or attempt to
access) any of the Products or Content by any means other than through an
interface that is provided by VRxpert.
4.4. User shall not engage in any activity
that interferes with or disrupts the Products or the Content (or the servers and
networks which are connected to the Products or Content).
4.5. Unless otherwise agreed in writing with VRxpert,
User shall not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade or resell the Products
or the Content for any purpose.
4.6. The User is responsible (a) for
maintaining the confidentiality of passwords associated with any account used
to access the Products or the Content and (b) for all activities that occur
under its account(s).
4.7. User shall immediately notify VRxpert if
User becomes aware of any unauthorized use of any of its passwords or accounts.
Article 5. Performance
5.1. Any use of (ant part of) the Product or
Content is at the User's sole risk and the Products and the Content are
provided "as is" and "as available".
5.2. Any performance specifications given by VRxpert
only refer to the average performance of (the relevant part of) the Products,
unless otherwise agreed.
5.3. Any complaints by User concerning
non-performance of any part of the Products or Content shall be in writing and
specify (a) the Products or Content concerned, (b) the related agreement and
(c) the nature of the problem with as much detail as reasonable required for VRxpert
to properly evaluate the complaint.
5.4. In the event that VRxpert deems a
complaint justified, it shall at its sole discretion, (a) adjust the Products
in question free of charge, (b) provide the Products again, (c) give a price reduction
or (d) send a credit invoice.
Article 6. Exclusion of
warranties
6.1. VRxpert and its licensors do not
represent or warrant that: (a) User's use of the Products will meet User's
requirements, (b) User's use of the Products will be uninterrupted, timely,
secure or free from error, (c) any information obtained by User as a result of
User's use of the Products will be accurate or reliable, and (d) that defects
in the operation or functionality of any software provided as part of the
Products will be corrected.
6.2. Any material downloaded or otherwise
obtained through the use of the Products is done at User's own discretion and
risk and User will be solely responsible for any damage to its computer systems
or other devices or loss of data that results from the download of any such
material.
6.3. Unless otherwise agreed, no advice or
information obtained by User from VRxpert, including through the Products,
shall create any warranty.
6.4. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, WARRANTIES OF PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, OMISSIONS, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS AND
DELAYS OF SERVICE, ARE EPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.
Article 7. Intellectual Property
7.1. VRxpert and its VRxpert's
licensors own all legal right, title and interest in and to the Products and
the Content. This right, title and interest includes any and all intellectual
property rights which subsist in the Products or the Content, irrespective of
whether these rights are registered or not and wherever in the world these
right exist ("Intellectual Property Rights") .
7.2. User is not entitled to use or exploit
any part of the Products, the Content or any of the Intellectual property
Rights other than as expressly provided for in these Terms or as otherwise
agreed in writing with VRxpert.
7.3. User shall not remove, obscure, or alter
any proprietary rights notices (including copyright and trade mark notices)
which may be affixed to or contained within the Products or the Content.
Article 8. License from VRxpert
8.1. Provided that a User has been provided
access to the Content and/or uses the Products in compliance with these Terms
and any applicable agreement with VRxpert, a User has a personal, worldwide,
royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to use the Products and
the Content for the sole purpose of enabling the User to use and enjoy the
benefit of the Products and the Content as provided by VRxpert and in the manner
permitted by these Terms and any applicable agreement with VRxpert.
8.2. User shall not (and shall not permit
anyone else to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer,
decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Products or
the Content or any part thereof, unless this is expressly permitted or required
by law.
8.3. User may not assign (or grant a
sub-license of) its rights to use the Products and the Content, grant a
security interest in or over its rights to use the Products or the Content, or
otherwise transfer any part of its rights to use the Products and the Content.
Article 9. License from
User - User Content
9.1. User retains any copyright and any other
Intellectual Property Rights it already holds in any Content which User may
submit, post or display on or through, the Products ("User Content").
9.2. By submitting, posting or displaying
User Content, the User grants VRxpert a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide,
royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate,
publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such User Content on
or through the Products or the Content. In addition, this license includes the
right to make such User Content available to other companies, organizations or
individuals with whom VRxpert has relationships for the provision of syndicated
services, and to use such User Content in connection with the provision of
those Products, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the parties.
9.3. User confirms and warrants to VRxpert
that User has all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above
license to VRxpert.
Article 10. Confidentiality
10.1. VRxpert agrees not to divulge to any
third party and not to use, except for the purpose of rendering the Products,
any information of a confidential nature with regard to a User or any of its
the end-users, including students.
Article 11. Reservation of
title
11.1. Title in and to any products delivered,
will remain with VRxpert until all VRxpert invoices that are outstanding at
that time – whether for the relevant products or any Products – have been fully
paid by User.
Article 12. Prices and
Payment
12.1. All prices as quoted will remain
subject to any general VRxpert-wide price increases and any such general VRxpert-wide
price increases will apply (i) upon renewal or
extension for any existing agreements or purchase offers and (ii) with
immediate effect for any new Customers.
12.2. Subject to any other specific written
agreement, invoices of VRxpert will be due 30 days from the date of the
invoice. The User shall not be entitled to suspend payment at any time or to
set of any amount due to VRxpert, irrespective of any complaints by User with
regard to (any part of) the Products or Content.
12.3. Payments must be made at the bank
account indicated by VRxpert on the respective invoice.
12.4. The User shall be in default by the
mere expiry of the payment term without any notice of default being required.
If the User does not pay the invoice price due in time, it will owe VRxpert an
interest of 1% of the invoice price for every month or part of the month by
which the term of payment has been exceeded.
12.5. VRxpert reserves the right to suspend
performance of any Products until full payment has been received.
Article 13. Suspension of
Products - Termination
13.1. VRxpert shall be authorized to suspend
or terminate any Products in whole or in part, with immediate effect, without
notice, notwithstanding any other rights or remedies to which VRxpert is
entitled, where (a) the User breaches any provision of a specific agreement
between the parties or these Terms; (b) suspension of payment or bankruptcy is
requested or granted with regard to the User; (c) the business of the User is
shut down or liquidated.
13.2. In the cases described in 10.1 above,
any invoices and other claims of VRxpert shall be immediately payable by the
User.
Article 14. Liability
14.1. VRxpert, its licensors, agents,
distributors, employees or associates shall not be liable for (a) any direct,
indirect, special, consequential or exemplary damages, however caused and under
any theory of liability, including but not limited to any loss of profit, any
loss of goodwill or business reputation, any loss of data suffered, cost of
procurement of substitute Products or any other intangible loss; (b) any loss
or damage by User, including but not limited to loss or damage as a result of (i) any changes which VRxpert may from time to time make in
the Products of or any temporary or permanent cessation in the provisions of
(any part of) the Products, (ii) the deletion, corruption or failure to store
any Content or communication data maintained or transmitted as part of the use
by User of the Products, (iii) User's failure to provide VRxpert with accurate
account information or (iv) User's failure to keep any passwords and account
details secure and confidential.
14.2. The limitations of liability shall
apply irrespective of whether VRxpert, its licensors, agents, distributors,
employees or associates have been advised or should have been aware of the possibility
of any such loss or damage.
14.3. The fulfillment of the obligations
provided for in Article 5 shall be the sole and final remedy with regard to
such claims of User. Any other claims or liabilities, for any reason
whatsoever, are expressly excluded.
14.4. The User shall indemnify VRxpert and
hold VRxpert harmless against any claims of third parties with regard to any
damages or losses resulting from any use of (any part of) the Products or
Content, where and in so far as such damages or losses are caused by negligence
of the User, including any of its agents, employees, associates or other party
that obtain access to or otherwise benefit from any use of the Products or the
Content by or through the User.
14.5. Any liability, in particular for any
inaccuracy, omission, lack of correctness or any delay of any part of the
Products or any Content, including any hyperlinks and other sites or sources
referred to, is expressly excluded.
14.6. Nothing in these terms shall exclude or
limit VRxpert's warranty or any liability for damages
or losses which may not be lawfully excluded or limited by applicable law, in
which case the relevant liability will be limited to the maximum extent
permitted by such applicable law.
Article 15. Law and
jurisdiction
15.1. Any and all claims and liabilities
arising out of or related to any use of the Products or in connection with any
agreement governed by these Terms shall be solely governed by the law of the Hong
Kong SAR, without regard to its conflict of laws
provisions.
15.2. The competent court at Hong Kong SAR,
will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claims and disputes arising out of or
related to any use of the Products or in connection with any agreement governed
by these Terms.
15.3. However if the User is domiciled in a
jurisdiction that is not subject to a treaty providing for the direct execution
of judgements by a Hong Kong SAR court, VRxpert may, at its sole discretion,
have the dispute finally settled in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of
the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), in which case (a) the
arbitral tribunal shall be composed of one arbitrator, (b) the place of
arbitration shall be Hong Kong SAR and (c) the arbitral procedure shall be
conducted in the English language.