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These terms, conditions and privacy policies outlined apply to all users of websites controlled by or owned by Jade Networks Ltd, including users who contribute content such as video, images, advertisements, suggestions and other materials or services to the websites.

It is forbidden to use or cause to be used any automated website browsing systems such as spiders and robots that access the Sites utilizing requests that occur more rapidly than would be possible by one person accessing the Sites using one conventional online browser (such as Internet Explorer).

Operators of public search engines may allow their spiders to crawl the Sites for the sole purpose of creating publicly searchable indices of the content of the Sites, but not caches or archives.

Account names may not be harvested from the Sites.

Copyrights

Copyright 2007 Jade Networks Ltd. All Rights Reserved. The text, images, graphics, sound files, animation files, video files (the “Content”) and their arrangement on the Jade Networks Ltd Internet site(s) are all subject to copyright and other intellectual property protection. The Content is owned or licensed to Jade Networks Ltd. These objects may not be copied for commercial use or distribution, nor may these objects be modified or re-posted to other sites. By using this Site you agree not for yourself or through or by way of assistance from any third party to distribute, copy, extract, or commercially exploit such material or content without prior consent. Some Jade Networks Ltd Internet sites also contain images that are subject to the copyright rights of their providers.

Jade Networks Ltd's websites may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by Jade Networks Ltd. Jade Networks Ltd assumes no responsibility for the content on these sites or their policies of use. We recommend you read and adhere to the terms, conditions and privacy policies of external websites that you visit.

Trademarks and patents

Unless otherwise indicated, all marks displayed on Jade Networks Ltd's Sites are subject to the trademark and patent rights of Jade Networks Ltd.

User Submissions

The Sites currently permit the contribution of advertising listings and other communications submitted by you and other users ("User Submissions"). User Submissions are made available to the public.

User Submissions are the submitting user's responsibility. You affirm that you

1. have the appropriate permission, license, rights, consent and/or ownership of any User Submissions submitted to the Sites. You authorise Jade Networks Ltd to use, display and/or offer for download any User Submissions.
2. have written permission (for example, in the form of a model release) for any identifiable individual person to enable Jade Networks Ltd to use the User Submissions in this website.

Your ownership rights in your User Submissions are retained by you, however, by making a submission you grant Jade Networks Ltd a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, sell, sublicense, create derivative works, reproduce or display in any media formats and channels in connection with the Sites and their successors, including for promotion of the Sites.

Should you delete a User Submission from the Sites, the foregoing license terminates for any new activity.

Disallowed User Submissions

You must only submit User Submissions for which you have the rights of ownership or distribution.

You must not submit material that:

1. Is copyrighted or protected by other rights (e.g. privacy, proprietary, trade secrets, etc) unless you have specific written permission to do so from the owner of the respective rights.
2. Are libellous, defamatory, unlawful, obscene, threatening or harassing, racially or ethnically offensive or pornographic. This includes User Submissions that encourage conduct that would breach another's legal rights, incite violence, give rise to civil liability, or violate any law.
3. Are advertisements for products and services that do not exist

Jade Networks Ltd will remove any User Submissions that violate these terms and conditions upon proper and accurate notification, including proof of the infringement. Jade Networks Ltd may remove content without prior notice, and may terminate a user's right to access the Sites in the case of repeated infringement at its sole discretion.

No Warranties or Representations

The information on this website is provided by Jade Networks Ltd "as is" and without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including (but not limited to) any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, or non-infringement. While the information provided is believed to be accurate, it may include errors or inaccuracies.

Jade Networks Ltd does not endorse any User Submission or any opinion or advice expressed within, and expressly disclaims liability in connection with User Submissions.

Your use of the Sites indicates you understand that you will be exposed to User Submissions that may contain inaccuracies. Jade Networks Ltd is not responsible for the end use of any User Submissions or other content in the Sites.

Limitation of liability

Use of the Sites is at your sole risk. Jade Networks Ltd, its directors, employees and agents disclaim all warranties, express or implied in connection with the Sites and your use thereof.

Forward-Looking Statements

This web site contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs of Jade Networks Ltd management. When used in this web site, words such as "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "plan" and "project" are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the views of Jade Networks Ltd as of the date made with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Jade Networks Ltd disclaims any intention or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Damages, legality and disputes

In no event will Jade Networks Ltd be liable for any damages including, without limitation, indirect or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use, data, or profits, whether in action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Site. Jade Networks Ltd does not warrant that the material contained in this site will be error free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials.

If any of these Legal and Privacy terms should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these Legal and Privacy terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction which that Term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from this clause and the remaining Legal and Privacy terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.

These Legal and Privacy terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand. Disputes arising here from shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand.

No Licenses

Jade Networks Ltd has sought to achieve an innovative and informative Internet site. However, Jade Networks Ltd must protect its intellectual property, including its patents, trademarks and copyrights. Accordingly, please appreciate that this Internet site has granted no license to Jade Networks Ltd’s intellectual property.

Privacy

Jade Networks Ltd websites (the "Sites"), any unique URLs they appears on, and all personal information collected from users of the Sites, are owned solely by Jade Networks Ltd . In this Privacy Policy references to "us", "our", and "we" are references to Jade Networks Ltd .

This Privacy Policy details how we treat your personal information, and is part of the Terms and Conditions of the Sites. This Privacy Policy applies only to the Sites, not to websites that we have no control over (i.e. sites that link to our Site, or sites that we link to).

Your use of the Sites signifies your consent to us collecting and using personal information about you in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

You can access the majority of the Sites without disclosing any personal data. However, in order to provide you with a range of other services (such as listing an advertisement), we may collect other information. In any case when we collect information, you will be the one that personally supplies it to us, predominantly when filling in a form to order a product or service, or fill in a survey. This may be, for example, your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, gender and preferences, and we may store this for future reference.

When creating your account you must supply accurate and complete information and keep your account password secure. You are completely and solely responsible for activity that occurs on your account. You must not access another user's account without their permission. If you become aware of a breach in the security on your account, notify Jade Networks Ltd immediately. Please be aware that if you have not divulged your password to anyone, your computer may be infected with spyware such as key loggers. We recommend the use of anti-spyware software.

Jade Networks Ltd will never install malicious spyware on your machine.

How do we use your information?

Any personal data relating to you is used and stored in accordance with this Privacy Policy and current data protection best practices. We may use your personal information to let you know about new features or offerings on the Site, for record keeping purposes, to track activity on our site, or to improve usefulness and content, for example.

We may operate an opt-in mailing list to send you Jade Networks Ltd-related news. We only send emails to you if you have subscribed to the mailing list. You can unsubscribe at any time. We currently do not share, license or sell these e-mail addresses.

We reserve the right to disclose your personal information:

1. To another entity taking over the running of the Sites or purchasing our assets
2. To any law enforcement agency reasonably requesting it on the condition that we are satisfied as to the circumstances surrounding the request.
3. In order to comply with applicable laws a lawful government requests.
4. To protect our users and ourselves.

Security

We take every precaution to protect your personal information. We may ask you for proof of identity before disclosing any personal information to you.

Competitions

From time-to-time we may run competitions. If we contact you to inform you of a competition, your entry is voluntary. Should you choose to enter a competition, we will treat the information you provide with the same high standard of care as all other customer information. You may be required to register for an account to enter a competition.

Cookies

The Sites may send you a cookie automatically when you use it. Cookies are used, for example, to compile anonymous usage statistics and patterns of browsing. When used in this manner you are not personally identifiable.

Some of our business partners may use cookies on the Sites or their own sites. We have no access to, or control over these cookies. You can set your internet browser to reject cookies, though some features of the Sites may become unusable.

Correcting and Updating Personal Information

If your personal information changes, or if you believe we are storing incorrect data about you, you may ask us to correct or update it by using the form in the Contact Us page. We may require you verify your identity before effecting any changes.

Site and Service Updates

We may send you service announcements or updates relating to the Sites. You cannot unsubscribe from these as they will contain important information about the services provided on the Site.

Notification of Changes

We may occasionally modify our Privacy Policy.

Welcome to the ecommerce facility in the Site ("the Store"). By accessing the Sites and/or placing an order you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set out below. We ask that you read them carefully and only proceed with your order if you are happy to be bound by them:

Products in the Store (such as an advertisement for a homestay) are supplied either by Jade Networks Ltd, or via Jade Networks Ltd from various suppliers.

You must not use any branded merchandise to represent yourself as being employed, affiliated with, a contractor to, or servant of Jade Networks Ltd or its suppliers unless you are authorised to do so.

If you have not obtained a commercial license from us you must not resell or apply any trade marks to any product that you purchase from the Site, nor can you use any products for any form of advertising or promotional purpose.

Nothing in these Conditions affects or detracts from your statutory rights under New Zealand law, including the Fair Trading Act and Consumer Guarantees Act.

To process your order we will need various information, including your name, e-mail address, telephone number, delivery address, invoicing address, billing address and such other details as may be appropriate. Please review our Privacy Policy, above, regarding how we manage this information. Once you have placed an order with us we will send you an email acknowledging your order details. However acceptance and confirmation of your order only take place when we send you an email confirming dispatch and we reserve the right at any time to reject any offer made by you to purchase products. If products are out of stock or subject to a delay, we will email you as soon as possible.

All prices shown on the Site are for online purchases only and are priced in RMB or US Dollar. Prices may change without notice. Please note that you must comply with all laws and regulations of the country where you are receiving the order as you will be considered the importer and may be subject to additional import duties and taxes which must be borne by you and of which we are not aware. Where prices have been displayed in error, we are not bound to honour them but will, at our discretion; either contact you before dispatch to confirm whether you wish to continue with the purchase at the correct price or cancel your order and notify you of such cancellation.

We currently accept on-line payments with Visa and MasterCard, conditional on validation of the card transaction with the issuer at the time of purchase. You confirm that the credit card being used is yours. We may share your personal information with such third parties as are necessary to enable us to do such checks and we reserve the right not to dispatch any order prior to the completion of security checks, which may delay dispatch of the order by up to 48 hours.

If relevant, postage and packaging charges are shown when you place an order (but prior to you finally submitting the order request) and are calculated according to the chosen product and the type of delivery selected. All packages will be required to be signed for on delivery. Please note that if your country is not listed when you enter your address details, it is because we cannot deliver there and we reserve the right to withdraw delivery to any location at any time.

Once you have ordered a product and it has been dispatched or enabled (in the case of a paid listing), you cannot cancel your order. Paid listings are non-refundable. Physical products are subject to our Faulty Products Returns Policy.

Faulty Products Returns Policy

In the highly unlikely event that you receive a damaged or defective product, you must return it to us within 14 days for a full refund or exchange at your choice. Please use the Returns Procedure below. Refunds of the price of the goods (excluding additional services such as shipping) will be made directly onto the credit card used in the initial purchase within 30 days of the return of the item. Postage rates will be reimbursed in the same way, providing they are reasonable, appropriate and accompanied with a postage receipt. We bear no responsibility for the secure arrival of your return.

We ask that you securely package up your product and attach a copy of your invoice. Send it to us at Rm 2602 /A1, Global Trade Mansion, No 9 Jia, Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China or 6C, Tower Hill Building, One Emily Place, PO Box 1101, Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand. We do not accept hand delivered returns.

We will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations under these Conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause which is beyond our reasonable control.

You are responsible for ensuring that your computer system meets all relevant technical specifications necessary to use our Site, that it is compatible with our Site and that you have implemented sufficient procedures and virus checks. We cannot guarantee or warrant that any material available for downloading from our Site will be free from infection, viruses and/or other code that has contaminating or destructive properties.

We accept no responsibility for variances in colour, style, finish or appearance due to your computer settings or any minor differences in product detailing due to the fact that our goods are not mass produced.

We accept no liability for loss or damage suffered by you arising out of or in connection with the viewing, use or performance of our Site or its contents other than as a direct result of your purchasing goods, except where we have been negligent.

The Website is controlled and operated in New Zealand. These Conditions and all matters connected with any order you place on the Website are governed by New Zealand law and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand in relation to all matters connected with or arising out of the Site or any order you place on the Site. Customers who access the Site from outside New Zealand do so at their own risk and on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with their own local laws, to the extent that any local laws are applicable.

Nothing in these Conditions in any way is an attempt to restrict or affect your statutory rights under New Zealand law.

Jade Networks Limited