By using or accessing the Platform, or purchasing Projects, Works, Deliverables or Services via the Platform, you (the “Client”) hereby agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Any changes or amendments to this agreement will be at the discretion of GetCRAFT and the continued use of the platform will serve as an acceptance and agreement of these changes.
- DEFINITIONS
- In this Agreement the following words shall have the following meanings:
- "Affiliate" means an entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with another applicable entity, where "Control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, by an entity with the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of another entity, including through the ownership of shares, the composition of the board of directors, management, contract, agency or otherwise;
- "Agreement" means these terms and conditions, and the Platform’s terms of use, which can be found here, as amended from time to time by GetCRAFT;
- "Applicable Laws" means all applicable laws, regulations, decrees, decisions, by-laws, codes issued by Competent Bodies;
- "Budget" means the budget of Fees relating to the applicable Project as confirmed by the Client;
- "Competent Body" means any judicial, governmental or regulatory authority in the applicable jurisdiction;
- "Creator" means any person or entity providing Works, Deliverables and/or related services via the Platform;
- "Deliverables" means the deliverables confirmed by the Client in relation to each Project;
- "Fees" means any and all costs relating to the provision of the Services and the delivery of the Deliverables in accordance with the Budget;
- "Intellectual Property" means patents, utility models, rights to inventions, copyright and neighbouring and related rights, moral rights, trademarks and service marks,business names and domain names, rights in get-up and trade dress, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off or unfair competition, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world;
- "Platform" means the online platform getcraft.com including all content management tools;
- "Project" means any Works or Services commissioned by the Client via the Platform; and
- "Services" means services provided by GetCRAFT to the Client under this Agreement including access to the Platform and facilitation of Creator services.
- In this Agreement:
- clause headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement;
- the singular includes the plural and vice versa and words denoting any gender include all genders; and
- "including” means ‘including but not limited to’.
- In this Agreement the following words shall have the following meanings:
- TERM
- This Agreement shall come into force on the Commencement Date and, unless terminated early in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall continue until completion of the Services, delivery by GetCRAFT to the Client of all applicable Deliverables and payment of all sums due under this Agreement (the "Term").
- SERVICES
- Subject to the Terms of this Agreement, GetCRAFT will provide the Services throughout the Term with all reasonable skill and care.
- BUDGET AND PAYMENT
- The Client shall pay all Fees to GetCRAFT prior to the commencement of Services in respect of each Project, without deduction for any reason, according to payment terms agreed on the Platform.
- If a payment due from the Client under this clause is subject to tax (whether by way of direct assessment or withholding at its source), GetCRAFT shall be entitled to receive from the Client such amounts as shall ensure that the net receipt, after tax, to GetCRAFT in respect of the payment is the same as it would have been were the payment not subject to tax.
- The Client acknowledges that GetCRAFT shall not be required to undertake any Services that are not provided for in the Budget, except as approved in advance by GetCRAFT in writing (including via the Platform).
- GetCRAFT may at any time without notice to the Client set-off any liability of the Client to GetCRAFT against any liability of GetCRAFT to the Client, whether either liability is present or future, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not either liability arises under this Agreement.
- SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION
- GetCRAFT shall be entitled to immediately suspend or terminate performance of all Services upon any form of communication (including by email) including if GetCRAFT reasonably believes that the Client:
- is in breach of Applicable Laws; or
- is in material breach of any undertaking, representation or warranty under this Agreement and such breach (if remediable) is not remedied within two days of written notice (including by email) to do so; and/or
- suspends payment to its creditors or generally is unable to pay its debts, ceases business operations or commences any form of insolvency process.
- GetCRAFT and the Client shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement without cause by giving no less than 30 days’ prior written notice (including by email) in respect of all or some of the Services.
- In the event of a reduction or cancellation of any Services or in the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Client shall not be entitled to a refund.
- Following termination of this Agreement by either Party for any reason, save for the provisions of this Agreement that by their nature shall survive such termination (including clauses 4.4, 5.4, 7, 8, 9 and 11), the Parties shall be relieved of any further obligations under this Agreement.
- GetCRAFT shall be entitled to immediately suspend or terminate performance of all Services upon any form of communication (including by email) including if GetCRAFT reasonably believes that the Client:
- GETCRAFT WARRANTIES
- GetCRAFT hereby warrants and represents to the Client that GetCRAFT has the capacity to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and no further action will be or is necessary on the part of GetCRAFT to make this Agreement legal, valid, binding and enforceable on GetCRAFT in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
- CLIENT’S WARRANTIES
- The Client acknowledges, covenants, warrants and represents that:
- the Client has the capacity to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and no further action will be or is necessary on the part of the Client to make this Agreement legal, valid, binding and enforceable on the Client in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
- the Client is not subject to any contract, order, or judgment that will (whether owing to the giving of notice, lapse of time, or both) prohibit or prevent the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the performance of its obligations under this Agreement;
- the Client shall at all times be in compliance with all Applicable Laws and will assist GetCRAFT to co-operate with the requirements of any Competent Body;
- all information and documents supplied by the Client or any of its agents or representatives under this Agreement (whether in writing, verbally or by any other means and whether directly or indirectly) have been prepared and disclosed with utmost good faith, care and diligence and shall be at all times in all respects true, accurate, complete and not misleading; and
- the Client shall not do any act to bring GetCRAFT into disrepute.
- The Client acknowledges, covenants, warrants and represents that:
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Subject to clause 8.4, any and all Intellectual Property existing and owned by a Party prior to the Commencement Date shall remain exclusively owned by that Party ("Existing IP"). The Client licenses to GetCRAFT the royalty free, irrevocable right to use the Client’s Existing IP as is reasonably necessary for GetCRAFT to provide the Services.
- Subject to clause 8.4, ownership of all Intellectual Property in and to the Project shall at all times remain vested in and belong to the Client as author of the Project on a worldwide basis for the maximum time allowable by Applicable Laws. All Intellectual Property in all documents and materials produced by GetCRAFT in connection with the Services (including but not limited to the Deliverables, all text, audio, visual, audio-visual, photographs, research, images, designs, models, sketches, drawings, recordings and plans including all preliminary drafts or earlier versions of the materials and documents) (the "Works") shall vest in the Client. Where any Works include GetCRAFT’s Existing IP, GetCRAFT licenses to the Client the worldwide, royalty free right to use the Existing IP only as is necessary for the unfettered exploitation of the Project.
- Subject to clause 8.4, to the extent any rights cannot be automatically assigned by GetCRAFT to the Client due to any Applicable Laws or third-party rights, GetCRAFT hereby grants to the Client to the fullest extent permissible in respect of the Works an exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, irrevocable, worldwide licence (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicenses) to practice such non-assignable rights, including, but not limited to, the right to use, reproduce, distribute and modify any future Works.
- Subject to clause 8.4, GetCRAFT hereby waives any and all moral rights applicable to the Works.
- The Client acknowledges and agrees that the Client shall have sole and exclusive liability for ensuring that the Client’s use of the Works or any other act in relation to a Project does not infringe any Applicable Laws or third party Intellectual Property rights or other rights.
- Clauses 8.1 to 8.4 (inclusive) shall be strictly subject to receipt of all Fees by GetCRAFT.
- The Client shall comply with any restrictions (including with respect to medium, territory and duration of use) in relation to the Works communicated to Client by GetCRAFT, or a Creator or any other party (including via the Platform).
- LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
- Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Client acknowledges that in no event shall GetCRAFT be liable to the Client or any third party (including for any delay) arising from:
- GetCRAFT’s suspension of the Services or termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
- the acts, omissions (whether negligent or otherwise) of any Creator;
- the decisions, acts or omissions of the Client or its representatives; or
- any loss or damage due to viruses that may infect equipment, data or other property of the Client used in connection with the Services.
- GetCRAFT fully indemnifies the Client against all claims, losses, damages or expenses (including reasonable legal and other professional fees) arising from any breach by GetCRAFT of any warranty or representation given or made by GetCRAFT under clause 6.
- In no event shall either Party be liable for any indirect, punitive, exemplary or consequential loss or damages, or any loss of reputation, income, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, use of money, or loss or damages arising from or connected in any way to business interruption.
- For the purposes of Clause 9.5 a reference to GetCRAFT shall include GetCRAFT's Affiliates and assignees, and the provisions of this clause shall be for the benefit of GetCRAFT and each such Affiliate and assignee, and shall be enforceable by each such Affiliate and assignee, in addition to GetCRAFT.
- The Client shall indemnify GetCRAFT against all liabilities, costs (whether internal or paid to third parties), expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by GetCRAFT arising out of or in connection with:
- any breach of the warranties or covenants of the Client under this Agreement;
- the Client's breach or negligent performance or non-performance of this Agreement;
- the enforcement of this Agreement by GetCRAFT;
- any claim made against GetCRAFT for actual or alleged infringement of a third party's Intellectual Property rights or other rights in relation to any Project;
- any claim made against GetCRAFT by a third party arising out of or in connection with the provision of the Services, to the extent that such claim arises out of the Client’s breach, negligent performance or failure or delay in performance of this Agreement or any act or omission by the Client, its employees, agents or subcontractors; and
- any claim made against GetCRAFT by a third party for death, personal injury or damage to property arising out of or in connection with the Services, to the extent that such death, personal injury or damage is attributable to GetCRAFT acting on the instructions of the Client, its employees, agents or subcontractors.
- Nothing in this clause 9 shall restrict or limit the Client's general obligation at law to mitigate a loss it may suffer or incur as a result of an event that may give rise to a claim under this clause.
- GetCRAFT’s total liability for any loss or damage directly caused to the Client by GetCRAFT in connection with the Services shall be limited to a sum equivalent to 50% of the Fees in relation to the Project in respect of which the breach occurred.
- Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Client acknowledges that in no event shall GetCRAFT be liable to the Client or any third party (including for any delay) arising from:
- FORCE MAJEURE
- In the event that GetCRAFT is unable to perform any obligation under this Agreement because of a matter beyond its reasonable control including lightning, flood, exceptionally severe weather conditions, fire, disruption to the national power grid, explosion, war, civil disorder, industrial disputes, royal demise or acts of local or central government or other Competent Body, or events beyond the reasonable control of GetCRAFT and/or if GetCRAFT’s suppliers are requested, required or ordered to cease or suspend the performance of any Services by any Competent Body, GetCRAFT shall have no liability to the Client for that failure to perform any part of this Agreement.
- Where either Party is unable to perform its obligations at the due time for performance prescribed by this Agreement, GetCRAFT shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement without prejudice to GetCRAFT’s liability to perform all obligations and/or the Client’s obligation to pay the sums due for services rendered prior to the event of force majeure under this Agreement.
- CONFIDENTIALITY
- The Parties shall keep in confidence any information (whether written or oral) of a confidential nature (including software and manuals) obtained under this Agreement and shall not disclose that information to any person (other than their employees, independent contractors or professional advisers, or in the case of the Client, the employees of the Client company or its suppliers who need to know the information or any other telecommunications or broadcast service providers associated with provision of the Services) without the consent of the other Party.
- Clause 12.1 shall not apply to any information:
- which has been published other than through a breach of this Agreement;
- lawfully in the possession of the recipient before the disclosure under the Agreement took place;
- lawfully obtained from a third party who is free to disclose it; or
- which a Party is required by the Applicable Laws to disclose.
- The Client shall not make any announcement or otherwise publicise that any negotiations, discussions or agreements have, were or are taking place between the Parties or publicise the existence of or disclose to any person the provisions of this Agreement or any of the Services contemplated herein without the prior written consent of GetCRAFT.
- NOTICES
- Any notice to be served by either party shall be in writing and by email and delivered by hand or courier (recorded delivery) sent to GetCRAFT at reza@getcraft.com and to the Client at the contact email address provided on the Platform.
- PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION
- The Client acknowledges and agrees that, provided that such activities are conducted in compliance with prevailing and applicable data protection laws and regulations, GetCRAFT shall be entitled to store, use, publish and disseminate information received from the Client or its representatives in such manner as GetCRAFT deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.
- Data may be used to enhance, customize and personalize your GetCRAFT experiences and communications; operate, provide, improve and maintain GetCRAFT’s products and services, including analyzing user behavior and trends; provide insight and analysis into performance of projects; send administrative messages and other information about GetCRAFT; communicate with you about your interactions, account information or customer service; communicate with you about our products, services and events, and for other promotional purposes; administer promotions, events, surveys or other features; display relevant marketing to you.
- We may disclose information upon governmental request, in response to a court order, when required by law, to enforce policies, or to protect GetCRAFT or others' rights, property or safety. We may share information to prevent illegal uses of GetCRAFT’s products and services or violations of the Terms of Use, or to defend GetCRAFT against third-party claims. We may also share information with companies assisting in fraud protection or investigation.
- Information may be transferred to a third party as a part of business assets in a sale of a part or all of GetCRAFT. If this should happen, notice will be provided by posting to the website or other form of communication.
- GetCRAFT use a variety of security measures, including encrypting our services using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), to help protect your information. GetCRAFT use secure servers and databases and restrict access to personal information to employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to process it on behalf of GetCRAFT.
- However, like other companies, GetCRAFT cannot guarantee 100% the security or confidentiality of the information you provide to us.
- MISCELLANEOUS
- This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Singapore.
- Disputes arising in connection with this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Singapore.
- This Agreement represents the entire understanding and agreement between GetCRAFT and the Client in relation to the Services and all previous courses of dealing, written or oral understandings, discussions, representations, correspondence and communications between GetCRAFT and the Client relating to the matters covered by this Agreement are hereby superseded.
- Any condition, warranty or other term concerning the supply of goods or services which might otherwise be implied, whether by legislation or otherwise, is hereby excluded.
- The Client has not relied upon, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any warranty, statement, representation or understanding made by any Party including GetCRAFT unless it is expressly set out in this Agreement.
- Any waiver by either Party of a breach by the other of any provision of this Agreement shall be limited to the particular breach and shall not operate in any way in respect of any future breach by any Party. No delay on the part of a Party to act upon a breach shall be deemed to be a waiver of that breach.
- Neither Party may assign, transfer or novate any or all of the rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party can sub-contract its obligations provided that the Party sub-contracting remains primarily liable to meet all payment or other obligations to the other Party.
- If any provision of this Agreement is held by any Competent Body to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions of this Agreement and the remainder of the provisions in question shall not be affected.
- Each Party shall be under a duty to mitigate all losses in the event of any suspension or breach of this Agreement and/or event of Force Majeure.
- All of the terms, agreements, covenants, representations, warranties, and conditions of this Agreement are binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and are enforceable by, the Parties hereto and their respective employees, Affiliates, parent entities, subsidiaries, successors and assigns.