Effective Date: January 10, 2022
1. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Asialongdrive.com (the “Site”) or mobile app (the “App”), the official site and app of the ASIA LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP and ASIA LONG DRIVE ASSOCIATION. (“ALDA”). ALDA and any and all entities that control, are controlled by, or are affiliated with ALDA are collectively referred to herein as “we,” “us” or “our”.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE AND THE PRIVACY STATEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SITE OR APP. Your use of the Site or App signifies your agreement to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Statement. ALDA does not sell products for purchase by children. If you are under eighteen (18), you may use the Site and App only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use and the Privacy Statement, you may not use the Site or App. Each time you access or use the Site or App, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and any additional terms that will apply to you.
BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS DURING ACCOUNT SETUP OR WHEN MAKING A PURCHASE ON THE SITE OR APP, YOU ARE INDICATING THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE.
2. USE OF MATERIALS
We or our licensors own all content and materials on the Site and App, including, without limitation, all trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, and copyrights. Material from the Site or App may not be copied, displayed, distributed, downloaded, licensed, modified, published, reposted, reproduced, reused, sold, transmitted, used to create a derivative work, or otherwise used for public or commercial purposes without the express non-electronic written permission of ALDA. You may not use material from the Site or App for public or commercial purposes or in any way that is unlawful or harms us or any other person or entity, as determined in our sole discretion.
3. REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND SECURITY
If you register with the Site or App, you agree to provide, maintain, and update true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as prompted by our registration processes. We have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site or App (or any portion thereof) at any time for any reason.
We explicitly disclaim liability for any and all losses and damages arising from your failure to comply with this section.
4. RESTRICTIONS
Unless you have first obtained our non-electronic consent in each instance, you may not:
create a link to this Site use any incomplete, false or inaccurate biographical information or other information for purposes of registering as a user of the Site or App, or for purposes of registering for any promotions offered through the Site or App;
take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Site’s or App’s infrastructure;
use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or App or any activity being conducted on the Site or App;
use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (including without limitation browsers, spiders, robots, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Site or App to harvest or otherwise collect information from the Site or App;
frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary content (including page layout, or form); use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing PTHK’s name or trademarks;
allow any other person or entity to use your username or password; post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any laws. We may fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing it to disclose the identity of anyone providing any such information or materials;
attempt to decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Site or App; or violate any law, contract, or intellectual property right, or commit a tort. It is our policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances any (if any) account or right of access for repeated infringement, and we reserve the right to terminate your account or access for even one violation.
You further agree not to violate or attempt to violate the security of the Site or App, including, without limitation:
accessing data not intended for you or logging into a server or account that you are not authorized to access;
attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, by way of submitting a virus to, or overloading, “flooding”, “spamming”, “mailbombing” or “crashing” the Site or App;
sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services; or forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or posting. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability.
We may investigate occurrences that may involve violations of the security of the Site or App or of the law and we may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.
We may change the Site or App or delete content or features in any way, at any time and for any reason or no reason.
5. PRIVACY STATEMENT
We are committed to protecting your privacy and security and we have explained in detail the steps we take to do so in the Privacy Statement, a copy of which you should review by clicking here. You, in turn, agree and consent to the terms of the Privacy Statement by your use of the Site or App.
6. PRICING; AVAILABILITY; ORDERS; SHIPPING
Prices on the Site and/or App are presented in U.S. dollars for U.S. purchasers only. All purchases are subject to applicable taxes to be paid by the purchaser, and prices do not include shipping and handling. Title (i.e., ownership) and risk of loss for all goods ordered pass to you when we deliver the goods to the carrier for shipment.
You acknowledge and agree there may be unintentional inaccuracies, omissions, or errors regarding price, offers, descriptions, promotions, availability, or other matters and except as provided by law, ALDA will not be liable for these inaccuracies, omissions, or errors. ALDA will attempt to correct such inaccuracies, omissions, or errors when brought to its attention. Items may be out of stock or discontinued and prices are subject to change upon notice. ALDA reserves the right to limit the quantity of items purchased, to change and update information, as well as cancel orders you may have submitted (even if you received an automated confirmation) if information on the Site or App is found to be inaccurate. The products described in this Site or App may not be available in your region. ALDA does not claim that the information on the Site or App is appropriate for or applicable to your jurisdiction or that the products described on the Site will be available for purchase in all jurisdictions.
Product information is for information purposes only and although ALDA makes every effort to display products (including their colors) as accurately as possible, sometimes your computer, monitor, or device display settings can affect what you see when you look at the Site or App. Consequently, ALDA cannot guarantee you will accurately be able to see the actual colors and specific features in every case.
7. PURCHASES
You represent and warrant that (a) you are at least eighteen (18) years of age prior to purchasing products; (b) you agree to pay all charges and losses incurred in connection with your purchase of products, including shipping fees; (c) you agree to pay all taxes related to your purchase transactions on the Site or App; and (d) if ALDA does not receive payment from your credit card issuer, You agree to pay all amounts due upon demand. ALDA’s acknowledgement of an order is not acceptance of an order and ALDA may reject or cancel an order at any time. You must either have an existing account on the Site or App or provide a valid and authorized credit card information and agree that ALDA may charge the credit card at the time of your transaction. All charges are non-refundable. ALDA reserves the right to change its prices and billing methods at any time, effective immediately upon publication. You agree that ALDA disclaims all damages related to purchase transactions, and ALDA’s sole and exclusive liability for any claims related to the products or transactions through the Site or App is the amount you paid for such products. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless, ALDA and its affiliates from and against any third party claims in connection with your purchase or use of products from ALDA.
8. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
We reserve the right to comply with any subpoena, order or otherwise cooperate with law enforcement or other government officials or any other party regarding the identification of any user alleged to be using the Site or App in violation of the law. If we deem appropriate in our sole discretion, we reserve the right to preserve a record of any such Submissions and turn all or a portion thereof over to such parties. We also reserve the right to remove any Submissions in our sole discretion for any reason at any time.
9. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of this Terms of Use to [email protected].
10. NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you believe that any of your work has been copied and is accessible on the Site or App in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with the following information:
identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Site or App that is requested to be removed;
your name, address and daytime telephone number, and an e-mail address if available, so that we may contact you if necessary;
a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work is not authorized by the you or the law;
a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are, or are authorized to act on behalf of, the owner of an exclusive copyright right that is allegedly infringed; and an electronic or physical signature of you or someone authorized on the copyright owner’s behalf, to assert infringement of copyright and to submit the statement.
We reserve the right to remove any posted Submission which infringes the copyright of any person or organization under the laws of Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong law provides significant penalties for submitting such a statement falsely.
11. CONTENT LINKED TO THE SITE OR APP
The Site or App may contain links to other web sites that are not created or maintained by ALDA. ALDA is not responsible in any way for such sites, including for such sites’ content, materials, terms of use, or privacy policies. ALDA is not responsible for the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of those third party sites. The inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by ALDA of the site. ALDA disclaims any liability for links (a) from another site to our Site or App and (b) to another site from our Site or App. ALDA cannot guarantee the standards of any site to which links are provided on our Site or App. For this reason, ALDA does not represent or warrant that the contents of any third party site is accurate, compliant with HONG KONG law, or compliant with copyright or other intellectual property laws. You hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such sites, and any information, content and materials you provide to such sites (including, without limitation, credit card and other personal information).
12. DISCLAIMER
YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND/OR MOBILE APP IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, AND MATERIALS ON THE SITE AND APP ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND PTHK MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE OR APP OR THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, QUALITY, TIMELINESS, OR USEFULNESS THEREOF, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, PTHK DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. PTHK DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE OR APP OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE SUCH INFORMATION, CONTENT, AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. PTHK DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED ON OR OFFERED, MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH, OR OTHERWISE RELATED IN ANY WAY TO ANY THE SITE OR APP, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SUBMISSIONS, OR ANY THIRD PARTY SITES OR SERVICES LINKED TO FROM THE SITE OR APP IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, SAFETY OR OTHERWISE.
Without limitation and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or on the Site or App, ALDA, its affiliates and their respective agents, administrators and employees shall not be responsible for and shall not be liable to you or to any third parties for any claims, losses, costs, expenses, damages, lost profits, business interruption, loss of programs, or other data on your information handling system or otherwise arising out of or in connection with:
failure to perform, delays, interruptions, communication line or system failures including communication malfunctions that affect the transmission, accuracy or timeliness of information, materials, messages, or instructions between you and ALDA and/or which prevent information, materials, messages or instructions from being transmitted in whole or in part between you and ALDA; your inability to access, at any time, any part of this Site or App or any content, products or services provided on it;
interception, loss or disclosure of confidential or sensitive information transmitted over the Internet, including personal information;
lack of suitability, reliability, timeliness or availability of this Site or App or any content, products or services offered on this Site or App; or PTHK’s failure to take corrective measures.
Your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using and accessing this Site and App.
IF APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW ALL OR ANY PART OF THE ABOVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO APPLY TO YOU, THE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY TO YOU ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
13. INDEMNIFICATION
You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username(s), password(s), and your account(s), as well as all activities that occur under your account(s). You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold ALDA, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, consultants, licensors, licensees, distributors, agents, representatives and other authorized users, and each of the foregoing entities’ respective resellers, distributors, service providers and suppliers, and all of the foregoing entities’ respective officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities and costs (including, without limitation, settlement costs and any legal or other fees and expenses for investigating or defending any actions or threatened actions) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim or threatened claim arising out of (i) your use of or access to the Site or App, or that of any other person to whom you have provided access to your computer system, username, password, or account; (ii) any breach by you of these Terms of Use; (iii) any content or material you upload to the Site or App; or (iv) your violation of any intellectual property rights of PTHK or any third party. You shall use your best efforts to cooperate with us in the defense of any claim. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to employ separate counsel and assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL ALDA, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, CONSULTANTS, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS, PERSONAL INJURY (INCLUDING DEATH) AND PROPERTY DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, THAT RESULT FROM OR RELATE IN ANY WAY TO (A) YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR APP, OR CONTENT, MATERIALS OR FUNCTIONS THEREON, OR (B) THE CONDUCT OR ACTIONS, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE, OF ANY USER OF THE SITE OR APP OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY ALDA, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, CONSULTANTS, OR AGENTS TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE REXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, OR $100 (WHICHEVER IS LESS) FOR ANY CLAIM RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM THE SITE OR APP.
MOREOVER, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ALDA, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, CONSULTANTS, OR AGENTS, OR THEIRLICENSORS AND LICENSEES, OR ANY OF THE FOREGOING ENTITIES’ RESPECTIVE RESELLERS, DISTRIBUTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM AN ACT OF FORCE MAJEURE OR CAUSES BEYOND OUR OR THEIR REASONABLE CONTROL INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTS OF GOD, WAR, EQUIPMENT AND TECHNICAL FAILURES, ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURES OR FLUCTUATIONS, STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES, RIOTS, CIVIL DISTURBANCES, SHORTAGES OF LABOR OR MATERIALS, NATURAL DISASTERS, EPIDEMICS OR PANDEMICS, GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS, ORDERS OF DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN COURTS OR TRIBUNALS, NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIRD PARTIES, OR ANY REASONS BEYOND THE REASONABLE CONTROL OF US OR OUR LICENSORS AND LICENSEES, OR ANY OF THE FOREGOING ENTITIES’ RESPECTIVE RESELLERS, DISTRIBUTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS.
YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NEITHER ALDA, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, CONSULTANTS, OR AGENTS, NOR THEIR LICENSORS AND LICENSEES, NOR ANY OF THE FOREGOING
ENTITIES’ RESPECTIVE RESELLERS, DISTRIBUTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS ARE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR (A) ANY INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE SITE OR APP AND ANY WEB SITE, SERVICE, SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE OR (B) ANY DELAYS OR FAILURES YOU MAY EXPERIENCE WITH ANY TRANSMISSIONS OR TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO THE SITE OR APP IN AN ACCURATE OR TIMELY MANNER.
THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS, AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION AND ELSEWHERE IN THESE TERMS OF USE APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
15. JURISDICTIONAL AND VENUE ISSUES
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of HONG KONG, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use shall be filed, and that venue properly lies, only in courts located in HONGKONG, and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.
16. CHANGES TO THE TERMS OF USE
ALDA may modify, alter or otherwise update these Terms and additional terms and conditions applicable to this Site or App from time to time, without prior notice, by updating this posting. You agree that ALDA may provide notice to you of such modifications by posting them on the Site or App. The date of the last modification will appear at the top hereof. You agree to review the terms of use each time you access and use this Site or App and to be bound by such terms of use as are in effect at the time when you access this Site or App. If we make a material change to this Terms of Use we will post the changes on this page. If the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice. Please refer to these Terms of Use regularly. Your use of the Site or App following any such notice will signify and constitute your assent to and acceptance of such revised Terms of Use.
17. INVESTIGATIONS
ALDA reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms, including without limitation any violation arising from any submission, posting, or e-mails you make or send to any Forum. ALDA may seek to gather information from the user who is suspected of violating these Terms, and from any other user. ALDA may suspend any users whose conduct or postings are under investigation and may remove such material from its servers as it deems appropriate and without notice. If ALDA believes, in its sole discretion, that a violation of these Terms has occurred, it may edit or modify any submission, posting or e-mails, remove the material permanently, cancel postings, warn users, suspend users and passwords, terminate accounts or take other corrective action it deems appropriate. ALDA will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing ALDA to disclose the identity of anyone posting any e-mails, or publishing or
otherwise making available any materials that are believed to violate these Terms. BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT YOU WAIVE ALL CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST AND HOLD HARMLESS PTHK, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, CONSULTANTS, OR AGENTS, FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS OR FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUNCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER ONE OF THE FOREGOING OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES
18. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Your use of the Site or App signifies that these Terms of Use are supported by reasonable and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged. Except as otherwise prohibited by law, any claim or dispute must be brought within one (1) year from the date such cause of action arises. If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. No waiver of any provision of these Terms of Use by us shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision, and our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST ALDA ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITE OR APP MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE PERMANENTLY BARRED.
These Terms of Use do not create any fiduciary relationships between you and ALDA, service providers, or other companies that assist with providing the products or operating the Site or App. These Terms of Use do not create any relationship of principal and agent, partnership or similar relationship. Where appropriate in context, the conjunctive shall include the disjunctive, any shall include all, the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa. Section headings in these Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Except as otherwise provided in these Terms of Use, the terms and covenants contained in these Terms of Use which by their nature, sense and context survive or are expressly intended to survive the expiration or termination of these Terms of Use will so survive and continue in full force and effect until they are satisfied or by their nature expire
All rights not expressly granted to you in these terms are reserved by ALDA. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right under any copyright, patent, trademark, or other intellectual right of ALDA or any other person or entity.
19. INQUIRIES
If you have any questions or concerns about the Terms of Use, email us at [email protected] with the phrase “ TERMS OF USE” in the subject line.