Terms & Conditions
Expat Media FZE ("Expat Media") allows you access to expatmedia.net and its related services (collectively, the "Site").
This Terms of Use shall be applicable to all web pages operated by Expat Media. By proceeding with access to the Site, you agree to all terms, conditions and rules of conduct that Expat Media may implement.
If you do not agree with the Terms and Conditions as they apply to the Site, please refrain from accessing or using the Site.
Changes to Terms of Use
We reserve the right, with or without notice to you, to change our Terms of Use at our sole discretion.
Our Terms of Use is applicable to your access to and use of the Site will be the version that is current and accessible at each date you access the Site.
Your use of the Site after changes are made means that you agree to be bound by such changes. If you do not wish to accept the new Terms of Use, you should not continue to use the Site.
Using the website
You must be 21 years old or older to use the Site. If you are under 21, you must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian before accessing or using the Site or registering for an account.
It shall be your responsibility to screen and access content appropriate to your age level. Wherever you are asked to provide information in connection with the Site, you agree to provide your own true, accurate, current and complete details. You also confirm that you are not impersonating any person or entity.
Legal Agreement
By using the Site, you agree to be bound to the Terms of Use and accept full responsibility and liability for your use of any content.
You agree that you will not use the Site or its content other than for its intended purpose only.
You acknowledge that you do not have the right to copy, create, publish, distribute, create derivative works from or use any content in the Site except as expressly permitted under this Terms of Use or by Expat Media.
As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to Expat Media that you will not use the Site, or any of its components, for commercial purposes or any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices.
You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site.
You may not sell or auction any accounts, characters, items or copyrighted material in or from the Site.
You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Sites.
You agree to indemnify Expat Media, its officers, employees, and licensors in respect of any loss that it or they may suffer as a result, directly or indirectly, of any breach by you of this undertaking.
Content
While we strive to make sure the information on the Site is accurate and up-to-date, the content on our Site is provided for general information only.
Please get professional or specialist advice before taking or refraining from any action on the basis of the content on our Site. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Expat Media is not responsible for the information on the Site and makes no warranty to its timeliness, accuracy or availability.
We are not liable for any action or result following your reliance placed on information from the Site.
Where the Site contains details, information or material provided by third parties or other users of the Site, we do not guarantee the accuracy or authority of such information or user generated content.
Any user generated content, information or view is not verified, approved or endorsed by us and does not represent our views or values. The Site and its content are delivered on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis. Expat Media may suspend, withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our Site for whatever reason.
Expat Media reserves the right to remove any information or material on the Site without warning, including those it deems to be harmful, offensive, unlawful or in violation of this Terms of Use, and/or make available such information or material when required to do so by law or when requested to do so by regulatory bodies or law enforcement organisations.
If you find any of the materials or content in the Site to be offensive, defamatory, racist, harmful, unlawful, inaccurate, illegal or deceptive, please let us know by emailing editorial@expatmedia.net.
Your complaint, at our sole discretion, may result in the removal or rectification of the content in question.
Links to Third Party Sites
The Site may contain links to other websites (collectively, the "Linked Sites").
The Linked Sites are not under the control of Expat Media and Expat Media is not responsible for the contents or transmission of any Linked Site, including without limitation, any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site.
We provide these links only as a convenience to you and the inclusion of any link does not imply our endorsement of the company or any association with its operators.
We may also use embedded players from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok in the Site and its contents. Your continued access and use of the Site, where players for these Linked Sites are involved, is subject to their own Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which you agree to be bound by.
Registration, subscription
Some parts of the Site and its services may not be available to visitors, and may require you to register or subscribe for a membership account with us in order to access these pages or services.
This will require that you provide us with your personal information. If there are changes to the information you provided, it is your responsibility to update your registration details through your account page.
As a registered user, you will be provided with a username and password, and must treat this information as confidential. By registering or subscribing, you consent to us using your data for the provision of the services and/or products.
Your name, username and profile may be displayed publicly on the Site when you submit content to the Site or as otherwise specified. We may transfer your data to any of our affiliates or third parties, or if it is necessary for us to comply with applicable laws or regulations.
Further information regarding our processing of your personal data can be found in our privacy policy at https://expatmedia.net/privacy-policy.
We may temporarily or permanently disable your login or registration at any time if we believe you have failed to comply with the Terms or when it is necessary to do so to protect the integrity of our business or your personal information.
Premium Subscription
Some features on the Site may require Premium Subscription where you may be required to make a payment or a recurring payment (“Premium Subscription”).
Specific terms and may apply to your Premium Subscription, including charges. We will notify you of these terms, and any changes, from time to time. By subscribing, you agree to comply with these terms.
Products and services
Specific terms of use may apply to the different products, services and content that is offered or made available on the Site which we will notify you of from time to time.
Where products and services are provided by third parties, Expat Media does not control or endorse the product or service, its accuracy or delivery, therefore, Expat Media specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the products or services and any and all actions resulting from your participation or engagement with such products or services.
User Generated Content
When using the Site or services, you may be asked to submit, add, post, upload or publish content, including pictures, artwork, videos and comments (collective, “User Content”).
By submitting or uploading User Content to our Sites, you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, perpetual, royalty-free worldwide licence to use, copy, distribute and disclose to third parties any such User Content for any purpose and you also irrevocably waive the benefit of any moral rights you may have in any such User Content material.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your User Content as provided herein. Expat Media is under no obligation to post or use any User Content you may provide and may remove any User Content at any time in its sole discretion.
In posting your User Content, you confirm to us that you are the owner or have consent from the owner to post the User Content and that the User Content is not harmful, false, misleading or unlawful in any way and does not defame any person, company or business or violate the privacy rights, copyright and other intellectual property rights, contract rights or any other rights of any person.
You also confirm that the User Content is not a derivative work. You shall not use the Site’s User Content functionality to advertise or sell fake, unlawful or harmful goods or services, or to collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.
If we identify that you have uploaded prohibited User Content to the Sites, we reserve the right to edit or remove the prohibited content, suspend or discontinue your ability to add content to the Sites, block you from using the Site or terminate your membership account, if applicable. We may also issue legal action against you and disclose such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary; or any other action we deem appropriate.
Expat Media does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any User Content, and therefore, Expat Media specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the User Content and any and all actions resulting from your participation or engagement with any User Content.
Competitions, promotions
The Site may contain competitions, votes, events and other offers (collectively, the “Promotions”) that you may be eligible to enter.
Each promotion is subject to specific terms of use that you agree to comply with. On entering Promotions on our Site, you agree that if you win, we can publish your full name and photo, if applicable, in association with the promotion. Please notify us at the time of entering Promotions if you do not want us to use your name and photo in this way.
Winner or winners will be contacted by email for details on how to claim the prize. No prize is exchangeable for cash or any other prize.
All Promotions are subject to availability and we reserve the right to withdraw Promotions at any time, without notice to you.
We accept no responsibility or liability for any failure by a third party sponsor to send your prize, if any. Third party sponsors may have additional terms of use which apply to your participation in their Promotion, which you agree to.
Advertisements
The Site may contain advertisements. Expat Media is not responsible for and does not endorse the content of such advertisements, and does not accept any responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies in such advertising material.
Liability disclaimer
Use of the Site is entirely at your own risk. To the fullest extent possible, Expat Media expressly excludes and disclaims all warranties, terms, conditions and representations that might otherwise be implied by law in relation to the Site, including, without limitation, warranties of technical efficiency, satisfactory quality, availability, non-infringement, completeness and fitness for a particular purpose.
Expat Media shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the use or performance of the Site, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information obtained through the Site, or otherwise arising out of the use of the Site.
Expat Media cannot guarantee that the Site is virus-free and secure, and Expat Media shall not be liable for any loss or damage which occurs as a result of any virus or breach of security.
By using the Site, you guarantee that you will not misuse it by introducing malicious technological materials, including viruses, worms and trojans.
You acknowledge that access to the Site may be interrupted to perform maintenance or for reasons beyond the control of Expat Media.
Expat Media shall not be liable for any interruption and/or access delay or failure to the Site resulting from any causes beyond its reasonable control or for any disruptions arising from or attributable to your actions.
In no event shall Expat Media and/or its suppliers, partners, affiliates, directors, officers, employees or agents be liable to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the website, with the delay or inability to use the website or related services, the provision or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services, content and related graphics obtained through the Site or otherwise arising out of the use of Expatmedia.net, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, even if Expat Media or any of its suppliers has been advised of the possibility of damages.
Privacy
Expat Media does not guarantee the security of any of your private transmissions against unauthorized or unlawful interception or access by third parties.
You authorize Expat Media to disclose any information about you to private entities, law enforcement agencies or government officials, as Expat Media, in its sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to investigate or resolve possible problems or inquiries, or as otherwise required by law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Expat Media’s sole discretion.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Expat Media, its partners, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or suppliers, its licensees, distributors and Content Providers, from all damages, liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees and costs, arising from your breach or violation of any of the conditions of this Terms of Use.
