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Terms of Use of tt-intl.com

WELCOME TO TT-INTL.COM!
Please do read these terms and conditions of use ("these Terms of Use") carefully before using tt-intl.com ("this Site"). Your access to and use of this Site, including any information, services or materials including text, graphics, links or other items found on this Site (the "Site Services"), is subject to the following terms and conditions and all applicable laws.

By accessing and using this Site, you would be signifying your assent to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use this Site. These Terms of Use may be amended or modified, or new conditions may be imposed, at any time. Any such changes or additions will be reflected by an update of this posting. Please check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of this Site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.


1 Ownership and Use

1.1

This Site (bearing the domain name "tt-intl.com") is owned and operated by [TT International Limited] ("TT").

1.2

1.2 All materials and information (including pictures, graphics, text, page headers, buttons, images, animated pictures and sound) found in or published by this Site and all intellectual property rights (including copyrights, trade marks and other similar rights) relating to such materials and information are owned by or licensed to TT, its suppliers, its service providers and/or professional advisors.

1.3

1.3 TT maintains this Site for YOUR PERSONAL USE ONLY. In this regard:

(a)

you MAY download material displayed on this Site to any single computer only for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials;

(b)

however, you MAY NOT reproduce, retransmit, disseminate, sell, distribute, publish, broadcast, circulate or commercially exploit any part of this Site in any manner without the express written consent of TT.

Please also note that modification of any materials displayed on this Site is a violation of TT's copyright and other proprietary rights.

1.4

1.4 Any use of this Site save as provided in these Terms of Use is strictly prohibited, unless the written permission of TT is first obtained in writing.

2 Restrictions on Deep Linking and Framing Activities

2.1

TT is concerned about the integrity of this Site when it is accessed in a manner solely determined by third parties or viewed in a setting solely created by third parties.

2.2

Specifically, TT is concerned with activities such as linking to an internal or subsidiary page of this Site that is located one or several levels down from the home page of this Site ("Deep Linking") and the incorporation of any part of this Site as part of your own web page ("Framing").

2.3

2.3 Deep Linking to or Framing any part of this Site or any similar activity may not be carried out by you unless you have first obtained the express written permission of TT to do so.

3 Responsibility and Compliance with Law

3.1

Your use of this Site is subject to all applicable laws and regulations (whether having the force of law or not), and you agree that you shall:

(a)

not use this Site for illegal purposes;

(b)

not interfere with or disrupt computer networks or systems connected to, supporting or hosting this Site;

(c)

comply with all regulations, policies and procedures of networks connected to or which may be hosting this Site.

3.2

You also may not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on this Site or the services comprised in this Site or its associated infrastructure (including any computers supporting this Site).

3.3

You may be able to transmit inquiries, orders, instructions or messages via this Site. In this regard you are solely responsible for the content of any such data transmissions through this Site. In any event you must not transmit anything that:

(a)

restricts or inhibits any other user from using and enjoying this Site;

(b)

is unlawful, threatening, abusive, bigoted, hateful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, offensive, pornographic, profane, sexually explicit or indecent;

(c)

constitutes, advocates or encourages conduct that would constitute or give rise to a criminal offense, civil liability or other violation of any law;
(d) violates, plagiarizes or infringes the rights of third parties including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, rights of privacy or publicity or any other proprietary right;

(e)

contains a virus or other harmful component; or

(f)

constitutes or contains false or misleading statements.

4 Links to other web sites

4.1

While TT may provide certain hyperlinks from this Site to other web sites, any such web site is independent from this Site, and TT has no control over, or responsibility with respect to the information provided or activities undertaken by any such web site. TT therefore makes no warranties about any other web site you may access directly or indirectly via this Site.

4.2

Please note that a link between this Site and another web site does not mean that TT endorses that web site. You should make your own independent decision regarding interactions or communications with any web site.

5 Data Transmissions & Submissions

5.1

You shall be responsible for the confidentiality of all passwords, personal Identification Number (PIN), or other such security information or device (the "Security Device") which TT may stipulate are to be used to gain access to any Site Service or which are to be used in connection with any Site Service. You shall also abide by all regulations, rules, conditions, practise statements, or policies relating to the use of the Security Device. TT shall not be liable for consequences that flow from any unauthorised use of any Security Device, and you agree to indemnify TT any claim or damage whatsoever arising from such use.

5.2

There will be an irrebuttable presumption that any instruction or message received by TT through any Security Device, purporting to be given by you, is actually given by you, and you shall be bound by and be responsible and liable for all consequences relating thereto, as if such instructions or messages had been given by you. You should therefore keep confidential your Security Device (e.g. your password or PINs) and not divulge the same to any third party.

5.3

TT does not wish to receive any confidential information from you and by transmitting any message or submitting creative ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, suggestions or materials to or via this Site (collectively, "Submissions"), you are automatically granting TT a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, perform or display such Submissions, in whole or in part, in any form, media or technology known or hereafter developed for any purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising and promotional purposes. This means that anything submitted by you to TT, whether solicited or unsolicited, may be used by TT for any purpose, now or in the future, without any payment to you.

6 Specific Service Terms and Conditions

6.1

Certain Site Services are provided by TT subject to and in accordance with certain other Specific Terms and Conditions relating to such Site Services. Copies of such Specific Terms and Conditions relating to a particular Site Service will be accessible from the web page or web pages offering or relating to the Site Service. You should only use a Site Service provided you are agreeable to the Specific Terms and Conditions relating to that Site Service.

6.2

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these Terms of Use and the provisions of any Specific Terms and Conditions relating to any Site Service, the provisions of the Specific Terms and Conditions shall prevail.

7 Third Party Services

7.1

While certain third party services may be accessible through this Site (the "Third Party Services"), such services are provided by third parties and not TT. Accordingly, and notwithstanding that:

(a)

any Third Party Services are co-branded with this Site;

(b)

any logos or trademarks of this Site or TT appears on any web pages relating to or offering the Third Party Services; or

(c)

any web site or web page may be framed with in this Site,

TT gives no warranty of any kind, implied, express or statutory (including but not limited to warranties of availability, satisfactory quality or fitness for a particular purpose) in conjunction with any Third Party Services and your access and use of any Third Party Services is at your own risk.

7.2

TT shall also not be liable, (whether under contract or tort or other legal theory), for any damages or expense (including any direct, indirect, consequential or special damages) which you may suffer or incur as a result of using any Third Party Services.

7.3

Further if you wish to use any Third Party Services you will have to abide by any terms and conditions imposed by such third parties in respect of such services.

8 Risks

8.1

Due to the nature of the Internet, you must acknowledge and accept the risks of the possibility of:

(a)

unauthorised copying, amendment, recording or reading of or interference with messages or this Site by third parties;

(b)

delay in or inability to access or use this Site due to any hardware, software, system or connection failure, error, omission, interruption, delay in transmission or computer virus; and

(c)

loss of data or information that may occur due to any cause whatsoever, including any failure of any electrical, electronic, computer, microprocessor, recording or communication system of TT or any other party,

and you release TT from any claim which you may have as a result of your assuming such risks.

9 Warranties and Limitation of liability

9.1

While TT will use its reasonable commercial endeavours to ensure that at the time of their first publication information and material published by TT and found in this Site is accurate or opinions expressed in such material are fair, TT does not warrant the accuracy, correctness or completeness of such information or materials. The information contained in or made available through this Site cannot and is not intended to replace or substitute for the services of trained professionals in any field.

9.2

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, TT does not warrant that the appearance of any product sold or offered for sale appearing (which expression shall include the colour and dimension thereof) via this Site will be accurate, adequate or complete and TT expressly disclaims any liability for errors or omissions in such appearance. The web pages of this Site may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. TT therefore reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.

9.3

In any event TT shall not be liable, whether under tort or contract, for any damages, losses or expenses (including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages or economic loss) arising from or in connection with:

(a)

the use, inability to use or defects in the Site or the Site Services;

(b)

data transmissions through or relating to the Site Services;

(c)

unauthorised access to, or alteration of your data transmissions;

(d)

any access, use or the inability to access or use this Site, or reliance on any of the contents of this Site;

(e)

any system, server or connection failure, error, omission, interruption, delay in transmission, or computer virus;

(f)

any use of or access to any other web site or web page linked to this Site,

even if TT or its agents or employees are advised of the possibility of such damages, losses and/or expenses.

9.4

Please note that should you chose to use this Site or the Site Services, the allocations of liability mentioned in these Terms of Use, including those mentioned in this clause 9, represent the agreed and bargained for understanding of the parties with respect to TT's liability. Please note that the limitations set out in this clause 9 are integral to the amount of fees (if any) charged for the services provided hereunder by TT to you and that were TT to assume any further liability beyond that set forth in this clause 9, such fees would be substantially higher.

10 Indemnity

10.1

You agree to indemnify and hold TT, its affiliates, members, directors, officers and employees, harmless from any claim, demand or cost (including solicitors' fees on a full indemnity basis) which TT may suffer or incur due to or arising out of or in connection with (a) your breach of any of the provisions of these Terms of Use, (b) your infringement of any rights or intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks or rights of confidence of any person or entity, (c) any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by TT pursuant to any instructions, notice or request by you, (d) the enforcement of TT's rights against you under these Terms of Use, (e) claims of third parties which may be brought or asserted in respect of this Site or the Site Services; or (f) otherwise in connection with these Terms of Use, this Site or the Site Services.

11 Modifications & Termination

11.1

TT reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Site, including the Site Services, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that TT shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of this Site including the Site Services.

11.2

You agree that TT, in its sole discretion, may terminate your right to use this Site (including the Site Services) or any part thereof, and remove and discard any content (including content originating from you) within this Site, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if TT believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Use. TT may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing this Site or the Site Services, or any part thereof, with or without notice.

11.3

You agree that any termination of your access to this Site or the Site Services (or any part thereof) under any provision of these Terms of Use may be effected without prior notice. Further, you agree that TT shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to this Site or the Site Services.

12 Access Software

12.1

In order to access or use this Site or the Site Services, you may have to install certain computer programs or software plug-ins, which may be licensed or provided to you by third parties or by ourselves, into your computer system or other equipment (the "Software"). Where the Software is provided by TT, TT grants you a non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use the Software provided that you are permitted only to: (a) load the Software into and use it on a single computer which is under your control; and (b) use the Software for private and personal purposes only.

12.2

Please note however that TT makes no warranty of merchantability, satisfactory quality or fitness for any particular purpose with respect to the Software or source of the Software, or that the Software or source of the Software is free of defects or computer virus.

12.3

You also agree that you will not (and will 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 this Site or the Site Services.

13 Other Provisions

13.1

No failure, delay, relaxation or indulgence on TT's part in exercising any of TT's power or right conferred in these Terms of Use shall operate as a waiver of such power or right, nor shall any single exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or future exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other power or right under these Terms of Use.

13.2

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held or interpreted by any governmental authority to be illegal or invalid under present or future laws or regulations, such provisions shall be fully separable and these Terms of Use shall be construed as if such illegal or invalid provision had never comprised a part of these Terms of Use and the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal or invalid provision or by its severance from these Terms of Use.

13.3

TT shall not be liable whatsoever or be deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in performance under these Terms of Use resulting from acts beyond the control of TT including without limitation acts of God, acts or regulations of any governmental or supra-national authority, war or national emergency, accident, fire, lightning, equipment failure, telecommunication line failure, riot, strikes, lock-outs, industrial disputes (whether or not involving TT's employees) or epidemics or infectious diseases.

13.4

These Terms of Use, as amended from time to time and posted on this Site, embody all the terms and conditions agreed between the parties as to the subject matter of these Terms of Use and supersedes and cancels in all respects all previous agreements and undertakings, if any, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, whether such be written or oral.

13.5

Any communication in connection with these Terms of Use must be in writing and be delivered personally, or by post, facsimile or e-mail to such address as the recipient may have notified to the other party. Proof of posting or despatch of any notice or communication to a party shall be deemed to be proof of receipt:

(a)

in the case of a letter posted in Singapore, on the third working day after posting;

(b)

in the case of facsimile, when confirmed by an activity report indicating that the correct number of pages was sent to the correct facsimile number and that such facsimile message was well-received; and

(c)

in the case of e-mail to TT where such e-mail has actually been received by a person designated by TT to receive such message and such message is in a format readily decipherable by TT's message or information system.

13.6

Any electronic records relating to these Terms of Use, this Site or the Site Services kept and/or maintained by TT shall be conclusive evidence of the contents thereof. You agree to the admission as evidence in any court such electronic records maintained or kept by TT and any part, copy or computer output thereof, as an original document, and you further agree not to challenge or dispute the admissibility, authenticity or accuracy of such electronic records or computer output thereof.

13.7

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore and you irrevocably agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore Courts.