Conditions of Use of ShoeMap.com
1 Introduction

1.1 By using ShoeMap.com you are agreeing to the conditions of use set out below.

1.2 ShoeMap.com is owned, operated and made available by ShoeMap Limited of Suite 2104, Sun Life Tower, Harbour City, 15 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

2 Application of these Conditions of Use

2.1 By accessing or using any part of ShoeMap.com you agree to be bound by the following Conditions of Use. If you do not wish to be bound by these conditions, you may not access or use ShoeMap.com.

2.2 ShoeMap Limited may change these Conditions of Use at any time without any notice to you. By your continued access and use of ShoeMap.com you agree to be bound by the most current version of the Conditions of Use. Please check these Conditions of Use each time you access ShoeMap.com for any changes that have been made.

 

3 Copyright

3.1 Except where otherwise noted, the content of ShoeMap.com (including all pages, the design, text, graphics and arrangement thereof) and the software used therein, is the property of and is owned and controlled by ShoeMap Limited and is the copyright material of ShoeMap Limited or of those who have contributed to ShoeMap.com.

3.2 Information displayed as ShoeMap.com search results is extracted from a copyright work owned by ShoeMap Limited. This compilation is a copyright work of ShoeMap Limited.

 

4 Trademarks

"ShoeMap.com" and "ShoeMap" are service marks of ShoeMap Limited. All other service marks, trade marks, product names and company names or logos cited anywhere on ShoeMap.com are the property of their respective owners.

 

5 Permitted Uses

5.1 Save as provided below, no materials from ShoeMap.com may be copied, downloaded, reproduced, broadcast, shown or played in public, republished, uploaded, posted, stored, transmitted or distributed in any way or adapted or changed in any way.

5.2 Subject to applicable third-party content-providers' licences, you may electronically copy and print in hard copy, portions of ShoeMap.com for your personal use only. You are not permitted to sell or trade in material so copied. Any other use, modification, distribution or republication without the prior written consent of ShoeMap Limited is similarly strictly prohibited.

 

6 No Licence

Except as expressly provided, nothing contained in these conditions or anywhere on ShoeMap.com shall be construed as conferring any licence under any of ShoeMap Limited's or any third party's intellectual property rights.

 

7 Third Party Sites

7.1 While using ShoeMap.com you may access third-party web sites through search results displayed on ShoeMap.com and links contained on ShoeMap.com. Such third-party web sites are not under the control of ShoeMap Limited and ShoeMap Limited is not responsible for the availability of such sites or their contents.

7.2 Any links provided on ShoeMap.com are provided for your interest or convenience only and do not represent or imply any endorsement by ShoeMap Limited of such linked site. You acknowledge that the use of such third-party Web sites is governed by the terms and conditions of use applicable to such sites.

7.3 Searches of the World Wide Web on ShoeMap.com are conducted by an automated system. ShoeMap Limited makes no representation or warranty, either express or implied as to the accuracy, currency, content or quality of such search results. Additionally, your searches of the World Wide Web using ShoeMap Limited may produce results or link you to sites that you may find inappropriate or offensive.

7.4 ShoeMap Limited shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly for the accuracy, content, timeliness, completeness, legality, reliability, quality, suitability, merchantability or decency of any information, advice, content, service, product or merchandise contained in sites listed in ShoeMap.com or linked to ShoeMap.com.

 

8 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties

8.1 ShoeMap.com is provided by ShoeMap Limited on an "as is" and "as and when available" basis to users. You use ShoeMap.com at your own risk.

8.2 ShoeMap Limited and its associated content-providers make considerable efforts to make information made available via ShoeMap.com as accurate as possible but no warranty or fitness for purpose is implied.

8.3 Neither ShoeMap Limited nor any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, affiliates, agents, third-party content providers, sponsors, licensers, or the like, makes any representation or warranty or condition, either express or implied, to you:

8.3.1 that ShoeMap.com will be uninterrupted or error-free;

8.3.2 that ShoeMap.com or the computer server from which ShoeMap.com is made available, are free of viruses or other harmful components;

8.3.3 to the accuracy, content, timeliness, completeness, legality, reliability, quality or suitability of any information, advice, content, service, search results, products or merchandise provided through or referred to in ShoeMap.com;

8.4 ShoeMap Limited makes and you receive, no representations, warranties or conditions, express or implied, statutory or otherwise with respect to:

8.4.1 ShoeMap.com, its content, merchandise, services, documents, information, items or materials provided by ShoeMap Limited in connection with the use of ShoeMap.com; or

8.4.2 any goods or services or information received through or advertised on ShoeMap.com or received through links provided on ShoeMap.com;

including without limitation no representations, warranties or conditions of merchantability, suitability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of proprietary rights or otherwise.

8.5 No oral advice or written information given by ShoeMap Limited or its affiliates, or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, providers, merchants, sponsors, licensers, or the like, will create a representation, a warranty or condition nor should you rely on any such information or advice.

8.6 In jurisdictions that do not allow the exclusion or disclaimer of certain warranties, the above exclusion may not apply to you.

 

9 Provision of Advice

9.1 ShoeMap Limited is not an agent for and does not vouch for those persons, companies and other organisations whose goods or services may be displayed or referred to in ShoeMap.com, nor for the availability, suitability or prices of such goods and services nor for the legal entitlement, competences, professional qualifications, trade certifications, or memberships of trade associations of such persons, companies or other organisations.

9.2 ShoeMap Limited advises users to satisfy themselves as to the exact type and nature of goods or services being offered or qualifications held by those persons, companies and other organisations whose goods or services may be displayed or referred to in ShoeMap.com.

9.3 ShoeMap.com may make available certain information provided by third parties. ShoeMap Limited recommends that before you use any such information with respect to any issues or questions that you may have relating to medicine, law, accounting or any other profession you seek advice from a qualified professional.

9.4 ShoeMap.com may make available certain trade or financial information provided by third parties, including information regarding goods industries, companies, stocks, investments and securities. Such information is for information purposes only and you should not construe it as advice or use it for trading or investing purposes. Trade and financial investments bear varying degrees of risk. ShoeMap Limited strongly discourages you from making any kind of decision based upon information that you cannot confirm and strongly recommends that you seek advice from qualified advisors before you make any decision.

 

10 Limitation of Liability

10.1 Neither ShoeMap Limited nor its associated content-provider organisations seek to limit or exclude liability for death or personal injury arising from their negligence.

10.2 Under no circumstances will ShoeMap Limited or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, affiliates, agents, sponsors, licensers, or any other party involved in the creation, production, maintenance or distribution of ShoeMap.com be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages (including but not limited to loss of profits, business, anticipated savings, goodwill, use of data or other intangible losses) that result from either:

10.2.1 the use and reliance on ShoeMap.com; or

10.2.2 the inability to use ShoeMap.com; or

10.2.3 mistakes, omissions, interruptions, suspension, termination, deletion of files or email, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation, transmission or service response time, or any failure of performance with respect to ShoeMap.com including without limitation those arising from acts of God, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorised access to ShoeMap Limited's records, programs or services; or

10.2.4 merchandise, products or services received through or advertised on ShoeMap.com and merchandise, products or services received through or advertised on any links provided on ShoeMap.com; or

10.2.5 information or advice received through or advertised on ShoeMap.com and information or advice received through or advertised on any links provided on ShoeMap.com; or

10.2.6 any information, data, text, messages and other materials that you email, post, upload, reproduce, transmit or is otherwise distributed using ShoeMap.com.

10.3 ShoeMap Limited is unable to ensure or guarantee the security of any information transmitted over the Internet. Any information or data which you transmit to or by using ShoeMap Limited is done at your own risk and ShoeMap Limited shall not be responsible or liable for any damages or injury that may result from transmitting such information.

10.4 If any jurisdiction does not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

11 Miscellaneous

These Conditions of Use and any and all documents specifically referenced herein constitute the entire agreement between you and ShoeMap Limited with respect to the subject matter hereof. If any provision contained in these Conditions of Use is determined by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from these conditions and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

 

12 Jurisdiction and Governing Law

These conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples' Republic of Hong Kong ("Hong Kong"). ShoeMap Limited controls ShoeMap.com from within Hong Kong. It can, however, be accessed from other places around the world. Although these places may have different laws from those of Hong Kong, by accessing ShoeMap.com you agree that the laws of Hong Kong, without regard to rules relating to conflict of laws, will apply to all matters relating to your use of ShoeMap.com. You and ShoeMap Limited also agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts, with respect to such matters. Users of ShoeMap.com accessing it from places outside of Hong Kong acknowledge that they do so voluntarily and are responsible for complying with Domestic laws.

 

13 Headings

The headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of these Conditions of Use.

 

In the event of a discrepancy or difference in interpretation between various language versions of this Conditions of Use of ShoeMap.com, the English language version shall prevail.