Terms and Service
Article 1
The purpose of these Terms of Use is set forth any and all matters regarding the terms and conditions of use and operation of services on "Timo van Wyk Jewellery"
Article 2 Definitions The major terms used herein shall have the following meanings.
Members mean users who have registered with the Website by agreeing to the terms and service of the Website and providing their personal information and who have executed the user agreement with the Website and use the Website.
User Agreement means the agreement entered into by and between the Website and a Member with regard to the use of the Website.
member's ID means a combination of a unique sequence of characters and numbers, which is granted to each Member of the identification of the Member and the use of services by the Member.
Password means a combination of character and numbers, which is selected by a Member to verify that the ID is granted to the same Member and to protect the rights and interests of the Member.
Operator means the person/entity that has opened and operated a website that provides services.
Termination means that the Members terminate the user agreement.
Article 3 Applicable Rules Other than Standard Terms of Use
The Operator may separately announce and provide guidance on operational policies, if necessary. If these Terms of Use and operational policies overlap, then the operational policies shall prevail.
Article 4 Execution of User Agreement
The user agreement shall be constituted when a person who wishes to use the Website agrees to these Terms of Use and then the Operator accepts the application for membership made by such a person.
Any person who wishes to use services as a Member shall indicate his/her intention to agree to these Terms of Use by reading these Terms of Use when applying for a membership and clicking "I agree" in the below.
Article 5 Application for the Use of Services
Any user who wishes to use the Website as a Member shall provide any and all information such as User ID, Password, and nickname, which is requested by the Website.
A Member who has not registered his/her genuine information by stealing another person's information or registering false information may not claim any right to use of the Website and may be subject to punishment under relevant statutes.
Article 6 Operators' Obligations
The Operator shall deal with any opinions offered or complaints raised by the Members as soon as possible if such options or complaints are deemed just. However, if the Operator finds it difficult to deal with such opinions or complaints swiftly due to its personal reasons, then it shall do its best by making a post announcement or sending the Members messages or e-mail.s
If there is any breakdown in equipment or any equipment lost, then the Operator may request the Website to repair or restore such equipment without any delay for the continuous and stable provision (or operation) of the Website. However, in case of natural disasters or unavoidable reasons on the part of the Website or the Operator, the operation of the Website may be temporarily suspended.
Article 7 Members' Obligations
The Members shall comply with the matters stipulated in these Terms of Use, any and all regulations established by the Operator, matters including notices and operational policies to which users are notified via the Website, and relevant statutes. The Members shall not commit acts to disrupt other businesses of the Website or to tarnish the reputation of the Website.
The Members may neither assign, give away, nor provide as security the right to use services and their contractual status under the user agreement, unless the Website gives its the express consent.
Customers shall take considerable care in managing their IDs and Passwords and may not allow any third party to use their IDs without the consent of the Operator or the Website.
The Members shall not infringe on the intellectual property rights of the Operator, the Website, and any third party.
Article 8 Limitations on the Use of Service
The Members shall not conduct any act that falls under any of the following. If the Members are found to have committed any such act, the Website may place restrictions on the use of services by the Members, take legal measures, terminate the user agreement, or suspend services for a specified period of time.
Restringing false information upon signing up for the membership or changing information so that it is after signing up for membership.
Hindering others from using the Website or stealing others' information.
Impersonating the management, staff, or related personnel of the Website.
Infringing on the moral rights or intellectual property rights of the website or any other third party or disrupting their business or operations.
Fraudulently using another Member's ID.
Collecting, storing, and disclosing another Member's personal information without its consent.
Committing any act that is objectively believed to be related to crimes.
Violating other relevant statutes.
Article 9 Copyrights to Postings
Members shall own copyright to materials posted by them within the Website. In addition, the Website may not use such materials commercially without the consent of the Members making such postings. However, the Website has the right to use such materials for non-profitable purposes and to post such materials within services.
Members may not use materials posted in the services for commercial purposes, including processing and selling the information acquired through the services at their discretion.
If the Operator determines materials or content posted or registered by Members to fall under any of the items in Paragraph of Article 10, then it may delete, move, or refuse to register such materials or content without any prior notice.
Article 10 Management of Postings
1] The Operator shall be responsible for the management and operation of postings and materials of the Website. The Operator shall always monitor postings and materials. if the Operator finds or receives a report on faulty postings and materials, then it shall delete such postings and materials and give a warning to the Member that registered such postings and materials.
Meanwhile, as the Member is responsible for postings made by him/her, he or she may not put up postings that violate the Terms of Use.
2] If the public institutions, make a demand for the correction of any postings, then the Operator may delete or move such posting without the Member's prior consent.
3] The criteria for determining any posting to be faulty are as follows.
Postings that seriously insult another Member or any third party or tarnish its' reputation.
Postings that distribute or offer links to content in violation of good public order and customs.
Postings that promote illegal copies or hacking.
Postings that aim to make advertisements or purposes of profit
Postings that are objectively acknowledged to be associated with crimes.
Postings that infringe on the rights of another Member or any third party, including copyrights.
Other postings that are deemed to violate relevant statutes.
4] If the Website and the Operator are requested by any third party to suspend putting up postings due to reasons such as defamation of infringement or rights, including intellectual property rights, then they may temporarily do so. In addition, if the Website is informed of any lawsuit, settlement between any person/entity requesting the suspension of putting up postings and any person/entity registering such postings, or any decision of relevant institution similar to the foregoing, then it shall comply with such settlement or decision.
Article 11 Damages
The Members shall primarily bear all civil and criminal liability that arises within the Website.
If a Member suffers from any damage caused by force majeure events, such as natural disasters or its wilful misconduct or negligence, then the Website may offer no compensation for damages.
Article 12 Indemnification
If Members do not earn any profit from the rendering of the services at the Website or if there arises any damage from the the optional selection of services materials or use of services, then the Operator shall be relieved from any liability arising from the foregoing.
The Operator shall be relieved form liability caused by any disruption in services at the Website or in telecommunication services offered by other carriers. These Terms of Use shall apply mutatis mutandis to the damage caused in connection with the service base at the Website.
The Operator shall not be liable to materials stored, posted, or transmitted by the Members.
The Operator shall not be liable for any disruption in the use of services due to a reason attributable to the Members.
The Operator shall not be liable for any and all activities, including data transmission and other community activities, between the Members, and between the Members and any third parties, regardless of whether such activities occur within the Website or through any outside services.
The Operator shall not be liable for authenticity, trustworthiness, and accuracy of materials posted or transmitted by the Members or all materials provided for the Members via Website.
The Operator shall not be liable for any and all damage which is caused by goods transactions between the Members, as well as between the Members and any third parties via services.
The Operator shall not be liable for any disputes that occur between the Members or between the Members and any third party without a reason attributable to the Operator.
The Operator shall not be liable for any damage suffered by the Members if such damage is caused by disruptions in systems that can occur without its wilful misconduct or gross negligence. In this case, such misconduct can be considered similar to misconduct in the course of managing, checking, repairing, and replacing equipment, such as servers or operating software. The Operator is also not liable for any damage suffered by the Members if it is caused by any third party's attack, the distribution of computer viruses for which any anti-virus/vaccines have not been developed by domestic or foreign prestigious research institutions or security-related companies, or force majeure events that cannot be otherwise controlled the Operator.