Terms of Service
Published: «02» February 2023
Thank you for using Paywall!
These Terms of Service (“Agreement/Terms”) are a binding legal agreement between Master Software and Advertising LLC with its principal place of business located at (“Paywall”) and you (and the organization you represent) (“Author”).
As part of this Agreement, Paywall offers you the use of the Platform on the terms and conditions set forth below.
The Platform is a service that helps Authors set up automatic monetization for ongoing Projects in closed messenger groups.
Please read this Agreement carefully before using this Platform. This Agreement governs your access to and use of the Platform. The Platform is available for your use only on the condition that you agree to the Agreement set forth below. If you do not agree to all of the Agreement, do not access or use the Platform. By accessing or using the Platform, you and the entity you are authorized to represent ("you" or "your") signify your agreement to be bound by the terms of use.
1. Definitions
Paywall – is a limited liability company Master Software and Advertising, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, UAE (reg. number 2219750), the Platform owner.
Platform – a software and hardware complex owned by Paywall, a website located at https://paywall.pw and designed to monetize the Author's content through instant Messengers.
Author – is a person who has accepted the Agreement and uses the Platform to monetize the Author's content through instant Messengers.
Subscriber – a person who has accepted the Agreement and uses the Platform for a paid subscription to subscribe to the Author's Project (Channel) in Messengers.
Messenger – an information system and (or) a computer program that are intended and (or) used for the electronic messages exchange exclusively between these information systems and (or) computer programs users, in which an electronic message sender determines an electronic message recipient or recipients, there is no provision for the public information placement by the Internet information users on the Internet and the electronic messages transmission to persons an indefinite circle.
Channel/Chatbot – a channel or chatbot in the Messenger on which the Author posts Content and for which a paid Subscription is carried out.
Paywall chatbot – is a program that is able to correspond with users in the Messenger chat, including @Paywall_en_paybot, @Paywall_manager_bot, etc.
Subscription – voluntary consent of the Subscriber to pay rewards for access to the Author's Channel/Chatbot.
Content – means any material uploaded by any User (whether a Author or a Subscriber), including any photos, videos, audio (for example music and other sounds), livestream material, data, text (such as comments and hashtags), metadata, images, interactive features, emojis, GIFs, memes, and any other material whatsoever.
User – joint mention of the Author and the Subscriber in the text of this Agreement.
Personal Account (Account) – a secure part of the Platform created during registration and authorization of the User on the Platform, allowing the User to use the functionality of the Platform.
2. Fundamentals of using the Platform
Paywall provides Users with services to provide access to the Platform and its functionality (“services”). Access to the Platform is considered granted from the moment of obtaining actual access to the Platform or payment for services, whichever happened first.
This Agreement regulates the relationship between Paywall and the Users, and also establishes the conditions on the basis of which the User can access and use the Platform with the proposed functionality.
Users may use the Platform only within the limits of those rights and in the ways provided for by this Agreement and the Privacy Policy.
The User has the right to use the Platform, its functionality for their intended purpose, including by accessing the Platform using personal computers / mobile devices and using the explicit functions of the Platform in the territory of access to the Platform, Account, and their functions, for a period during which The Platform and its features remain available to the User.
3. Account
Account registration. The User (in an Author or Subscriber status) undergoes the Registration procedure. The User-Author creates a Personal Account as Registration, a result.
User registration is carried out by authorization via Messenger.
After choosing a Subscription on the Platform and paying for it the user receives a link to access the paid Channel/Chatbot.
If the User does not agree with this Agreement clause, the User is not entitled to use the Platform. The fact that the User uses the Platform after Registration is equivalent to the full and Agreement, unconditional acceptance.
In order to register and gain access to the Platform full functionality, the User undertakes to provide reliable and complete information about himself on the issues proposed in the appropriate fields for entering information, and to keep this information up to date in his Personal Account.
Paywall has the right at any time to require the User to confirm the information specified in the gaining access process to the Platform full functionality.
All actions performed by the User on the Platform using the Personal Account are considered to be performed by the User personally.
The User is solely responsible for all actions performed under the User account, including data voluntary transfer cases by the User to access the user account to third parties on any terms.
If you use Platform, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your account from any devices, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. The Platform shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, in any way for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of, or in connection with, your failure to comply with this section.
Account blocking. Establishing the fact or whether the Paywall has grounds to believe that the information provided by the User is unreliable gives rise to the Paywall's right to temporarily block or completely delete the User's account.
Account deleting. The User has the right to delete his Account at any time, after which access to the Platform will be unavailable. However, deleting the Account does not release the User from current obligations and liability.
The Аuthor has the right to delete his Channel. At the same time, Paywall is not responsible to Subscribers for the actions of the Author.
4. How to use the Platform
Relations between the Author and the Subscriber are governed by a separate Agreement (Standard Contract).
Channel/Chatbot Selection by Subscriber. The Channel/Chatbot choice for the subsequent Subscription is made by the Subscriber.
5. Subscription
The Subscription fee may vary depending on the tariff chosen by the User.
Information about the amount of the Subscription fee, methods of its payment and the Subscription period is indicated when choosing the Subscription.
Unless otherwise provided when purchasing a Subscription, fees will be charged for each Subscription period determined when subscribing.
The Subscription period, equal to one month, begins to run from the date of payment for the Subscription and expires on the corresponding day of the calendar month following the date of payment for the Subscription.
The Subscription period, equal to one year, begins to run from the date of payment for the Subscription and expires on the corresponding month and day of the calendar year following the date of payment for the Subscription.
For the purpose of issuing a Subscription and the further possibility of paying for the Subscription, the User links his bank card and / or electronic means of payment (Linked Card). For the purposes of this Agreement, any bank card and/or electronic means of payment (including those linked when Subscribing, prior to its execution, or after its execution) are considered to be a Linked Card. Paywall has the right to charge the amount equal to the cost of the Subscription from any of the Linked Cards.
When specifying the data of the Linked Card and further using the Linked Card, the User confirms and guarantees that he is provided with reliable and complete information about a valid bank card issued in his name; compliance with the rules of international payment systems and the requirements of the issuing bank that issued the Linked Card, including with regard to the procedure for conducting cashless payments; providing them with reliable and complete information about the electronic means of payment; compliance with the requirements of the electronic money operator.
Access to the Subscription is considered to be provided to the User for the specified period of the Subscription in full from the moment the User pays for the Subscription, provided that the fact of payment is reflected in the Paywall electronic payment accounting system.
Paywall's obligations to provide the User with access to the Subscription are considered fulfilled to the User, regardless of whether the User requested the corresponding performance from Paywall during the Subscription period, as well as regardless of the actual number and volume of use by the User of the relevant functionality under the Subscription.
When subscribing, the User instructs Paywall for each selected Subscription period to charge the fee set by the Author on the day of payment for the relevant Subscription (subscription fee) until the User refuses to renew the Subscription for the next Subscription period.
The User understands and agrees that any Subscription by default is issued indefinitely from the moment of payment for the first subscription period, unless otherwise specified when paying for it. The User has the right to refuse to renew the Subscription for the next Subscription period. In this case, the User's access to the Subscription is terminated from the day following the last day of the paid Subscription period.
The User who has completed the Subscription Activation (acceptance) instructs Paywall on behalf of the User to draw up instructions to debit funds from the account (to which the Linked Card is linked) in favor of Paywall for the Subscription, and also send these instructions to the issuing bank of the User through the Bank- acquirer.
The User gives his consent to the automatic periodic debiting of funds from his account in payment for the corresponding Subscription on his order, given in the manner provided for in this chapter of the User Agreement, and acknowledges that the instructions for debiting funds from his account, sent in accordance with this chapter of the User Agreement are the instructions of the User himself, and the actions of the processing center and the acquiring bank aimed at debiting funds in accordance with this chapter of the User Agreement are performed with the consent of the User.
The debiting of funds in accordance with this chapter of the User Agreement begins to occur on an automatic basis, subject to the following conditions:
input by the User of all necessary details of the Linked Card;
activation of the service for debiting funds on an automatic basis from the Linked Card in the following way: automatically when making the first payment;
pressing the "Pay", "Connect Subscription" button (or another button similar in functionality) confirming the User's consent to the terms of the Subscription.
6. Fees
Pricing. The Platform organizes settlements between the Subscriber and the Author. All settlements are made through the Platform functionality with the third party's involvement.
The User himself/herself shall indicate the payment details of each User for the funds transfer. By indicating the payment information, the User confirms and guarantees that the information they have provided is true and complete.
The Paywall shall have the right at any time to request the User to confirm the payment information, including the data for making payments, and to request in this regard the supporting documents provision (in particular, identity documents). Failure to provide supporting documents at the Paywall's request is grounds for terminating the User's access to the Platform and deleting his account.
The Subscription is made by Recurring Payments or through a one-time charge, depending on the tariff chosen by the User.
Paywall, on behalf of and at the expense of the Author, through the Platform, participates in settlements with Subscribers with retention of remuneration by Paywall in the amount and in the manner established by the Agreement and Platform.
Paywall receives a reward for providing access to the Platform in the form of a commission from each Subscriber's payment for paid access to the Author's channel. The size of the commission is determined in the Author's Account.
All User Transactions are contracts between Authors and Subscribers on the terms of the Standard Contract between Authors and Subscribers.
Although we facilitate User Transactions by providing the Paywall platform we are not a party to the Standard Contract between Authors and Subscribers or any other contract which may exist between Users, and are not responsible for any User Transactions.
Authors are solely responsible for determining the pricing applicable to User Transactions and the Content to which you may be given access.
Payments. All payment obligations are non-cancelable and all amounts paid are non-refundable, except for amounts paid in error that are not actually due under this Agreement.
The fees paid by User are exclusive of all taxes, levies, or duties imposed by relevant taxing authorities, if any, and User shall be responsible for payment of all such taxes, levies, or duties. User represents and warrants that the billing and contact information, including any payment card information, provided to Paywall is complete and accurate, and Paywall shall have no responsibility for any Invoices that are not received or for payment card charges not successfully processed due to inaccurate or missing information provided by User.
All charges related to transfer of funds, including but not limited to wire transfer, letter of credit, and confirmation charges, will be borne by the User, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
We can change the third-party payment providers used to process payments on Paywall.
VAT. Paywall reserves the right to charge VAT (as may be stipulated under UK law), including, without limitation, with respect to any fees payable by Users from time to time in relation to the services.
7. Content
If we suspend access to or delete any of your Content, we will notify you via email or electronic message to your Paywall account, but we are not obligated to give you prior notice of such removal or suspension.
Upon termination of your account, we may deal with your Content in any appropriate manner in accordance with our Privacy Policy (including by deleting it) and you will no longer be entitled to access your Content. There is no technical facility on Paywall for you to be able to access your Content following termination of your account.
We can investigate any suspected or alleged misuse, abuse, or unlawful use of Paywall and cooperate with law enforcement agencies in such investigation.
We can disclose any information or records in our possession or control about your use of Paywall to law enforcement agencies in connection with any law enforcement investigation of any suspected or alleged illegal activity, to protect our rights or legal interests, or in response to legal process.
You agree to indemnify us for any losses that we incur in connection with your violation of the requirements of this Terms on the placement and use of the Content.
License. You agree to grant us a license under all your Content to perform any act restricted by any intellectual property right (including copyright) in such Content, for any purpose reasonably related to the provision and operation of Paywall. Such acts include to reproduce, make available and communicate to the public, display, perform, distribute, translate, and create adaptations or derivative works of your Content, and otherwise deal in your Content.
The license which you grant to us is perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, assignable and transferable by us. This means that the license will continue even after your agreement with us ends and you stop using Paywall, that we do not have to pay you for the license, and that we can grant a sublicense of your Content to someone else or assign or transfer the license to someone else. This license will allow us, for example, to add stickers, text, and watermarks to your Content, to make your Content available to other Users of Paywall, as well as to use your Content for other normal operations of Paywall. We will never sell your Content to other platforms, though we may sell or transfer any license you grant to us in the Terms of Service in the event of a sale of our company or its assets to a third party.
Сontent requirements. Only use Paywall in a manner and for a purpose that is lawful. Do not upload, post, display, or publish Content on Paywall that is illegal, fraudulent, defamatory, hateful, discriminatory, threatening or harassing, or which encourages or promotes violence or any illegal activity.
Do not upload, post, display, or publish Content on Paywall that relates to:
Minors. Do not use Paywall in any way which may exploit, harm, or attempt to exploit or harm any individual under 18 years old, for example by exposing them to inappropriate Content. Do not use Content that shows, includes or refers to any individual under 18 years old (or which refers to individuals under 18 years old generally); or any other individual unless you have written documentation which confirms that all individuals shown or included or referred to in your Content are at least 18 years old, and you have a written consent from each individual to use their name or images (or both) in the Content;
Illegal Content. It is forbidden to use Content that shows, promotes, advertises or refers to firearms, weapons, or any goods whose sale, possession or use is subject to prohibitions or restrictions; drugs or drug paraphernalia; self-harm or suicide; incest; bestiality; violence, rape, lack of consent, hypnosis, intoxication, sexual assault, torture, sadomasochistic abuse or hardcore bondage, extreme fisting, or genital mutilation; necrophilia; urine, scatological, or excrement-related material; porn; escort services, sex trafficking, or prostitution; contains unsolicited sexual content or unsolicited language that sexually objectifies another User or anyone else in a non-consensual way, or contains fake or manipulated sexual content in relation to another User or anyone else (including "deepfakes").
Do not use Paywall to stalk, bully, abuse, harass, threaten or intimidate anyone else.
It is forbidden to use Content that gives the impression that it comes from or is approved, licensed or endorsed by us or any other person or company; causes or is calculated to cause inconvenience, or anxiety to anyone else or which is likely to upset, embarrass, or cause serious offense to anyone else; is used or is intended to be used to extract money or another benefit from anyone else in exchange for removal of the Content; involves or promotes third-party commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, product placements, advertising, or job posting or employment ads without our prior express consent.
Discrimination and disrespect. It is forbidden to use Content that contains, promotes, advertises or refers to hate speech (being Content intended to vilify, humiliate, dehumanize, exclude, attack, threaten, or incite hatred, fear of, or violence against, a group or individual based on race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, caste, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, serious disease, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic);
Confidential information. It is forbidden to use Content that contains or refers to anyone else's personal data or private or confidential information (for example, telephone numbers, location information (including street addresses and GPS coordinates), names, identity documents, email addresses, log-in credentials for Paywall including passwords and security questions, financial information including bank account and credit card details, biometric data, and medical records) without that person's express written consent; in the case of Content featuring public nudity, was recorded in or is being broadcast from a country, State or province where public nudity is illegal; or in the case of Content featuring sexual activities, was recorded in or is being broadcast from a public place where members of the public are reasonably likely to see the activities being performed;
Misleading. Do not use Paywall to engage in misleading or deceptive conduct, or conduct that is likely to mislead or deceive any other User.
Do not impersonate us, one of our employees, another User, or any other person or company or falsely state or suggest any affiliation, endorsement, sponsorship between you and us or any other person or company.
Do not provide false account registration information or make unauthorized use of anyone else's information or Content.
Do not post or cause to be posted any Content which is spam or which is otherwise inauthentic, repetitive, misleading or low quality.
Security. Do not knowingly introduce any viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material into Content which is or may be malicious or technologically harmful.
Do not decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to discover or derive the source code of Paywall.
Do not use Paywall in a way that could adversely affect our systems or security or interfere with any other User’s use of Paywall, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through Paywall.
Do not use any automated program, tool or process (such as web crawlers, robots, bots, spiders, and automated scripts) to access Paywall or any server, network or system associated with Paywall, or to extract, scrape, collect, harvest or gather Content or information from Paywall.
Illegal intellectual property. Do not do anything that violates our or someone else's rights, including intellectual property rights (examples of which are copyright, trademarks, confidential information, and goodwill), personality rights, unfair competition, privacy, and data protection rights.
Do not use Paywall' name, logo or any related or similar names, logos, product and service names, designs, or slogans other than in the limited ways which are expressly permitted in the Terms of Service or with our prior written agreement.
Advertising Content. If you post or upload Content to your account which is designed to promote, directly or indirectly, a third-party goods, services or image in return for payment, other valuable consideration, or self-promotional purposes (including advertising, sponsorship, and product placement) (together "Advertising Content"), then you must comply with the requirements set out in Terms.
You must ensure that any Advertising Content which you post to your account does not: (a) prejudice respect for human dignity; (b) include or promote discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;(c)encourage behavior prejudicial to health or safety; (d) encourage behavior grossly prejudicial to the protection of the environment; (e) cause physical, mental or moral detriment to any person; (f) directly urge persons to purchase or rent goods or services in a manner which exploits their inexperience or credulity; (g) directly encourage persons to persuade others to purchase or rent goods or services; (h) exploit the trust of persons in others; or (i) unreasonably show persons in dangerous situations; (j) does not advertise cigarettes and other tobacco products, electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette refill containers, illegal drugs, or any prescription-only medicine; (k) does not advertise, promote, or facilitate illegal gambling, and (l) in respect of any Advertising Content for alcoholic drinks, is not aimed at minors and does not encourage immoderate consumption of alcohol.
What we are not responsible for. We will use reasonable care and skill in providing Paywall to you, but there are certain things which we are not responsible for, as follows:
Won't be liable to you if your Content is copied, distributed, reposted elsewhere or its copyright is infringed by another User or any third party;
We do not authorize or approve Content on Paywall, and views expressed by Users on Paywall do not necessarily represent our views.
We do not grant you any rights in relation to Content. Any such rights may only be granted to you by Authors.
All Content is created, selected, and provided by Users and not by us. We are under no obligation to monitor Content or to detect breaches of the Terms of Service.
Any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense or violate any law is strictly prohibited. The Paywall is not the author of the Content, does not initiate the creation of the Content and does not determine its subject. Paywall is not responsible for the content and actions of the Author and his Subscribers. However, Paywall has the right to block the User's Account if he uses illegal content.
Paywall is also not responsible for the quality of the Author's content, the frequency of its publication by the Author, and also for the absence of publication of any content by the Author.
You acknowledge that once your Content is posted on Paywall, we cannot control and will not be responsible to you for the use which other Users or third parties make of such Content. You can delete your account at any time, but you acknowledge that deleting your account will not of itself prevent the circulation of any of your Content which may have been recorded by other Users in breach of the Terms of Service or by third parties prior to the deletion of your account.
You agree that you will be liable to us and indemnify us if any of the warranties/responsibilities at this Terms is untrue. This means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of any warranty being untrue.
We do not have any obligation to monitor any Content and have no direct control over what your Content may comprise.
8. Intellectual Property
Any and all intellectual property rights (“Intellectual Property”) associated with the Platform and its contents excluding Author and Subscriber content (the “Paywall Content”) are the sole property of Paywall. The content is protected by copyright and other laws in both the United Arab Emirates and other countries. Elements of the Platform are also protected by trade dress, trade secret, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. All custom graphics, icons, and other items that appear on the Platform are trademarks, service marks or trade dress (“Marks”) of Paywall, its affiliates or other entities that have granted Paywall the right and license to use such Marks and may not be used or interfered with in any manner without the express written consent of Paywall. Except as otherwise expressly authorized by this Agreement, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, lease, loan, sell, create derivative works from, upload, transmit, or distribute the Intellectual Property of the Platform in any way without Paywall's written permission. Except as expressly provided herein, Paywall does not grant to you any expressed or implied rights to Paywall's or any third party's Intellectual Property.
Paywall grants you a limited, personal, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use only the Platform, content, and services only in the manner presented by Paywall.
Except to the extent required by law or as expressly provided herein, none of the content and/or information may be reverse-engineered, modified, reproduced, republished, translated into any language or computer language, re-transmitted in any form or by any means, resold or redistributed without the prior written consent of Paywall. You may not make, sell, offer for sale, modify, reproduce, display, publicly perform, import, distribute, retransmit or otherwise use the content and Platform in any way, unless expressly permitted to do so by Paywall.
9. Restrictions on the use
In addition to other restrictions set forth in this Agreement, you agree that:
You shall not disguise the origin of information transmitted through the Platform.
You will not place false or misleading information on the Platform.
You will not use or access any service, information, application, or software available via the Platform in a manner not expressly permitted by Paywall.
You will not input or upload to the Platform any information which contains viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, interfere with, intercept or expropriate any system, the Platform, or information or that infringes the Intellectual Property rights of another.
You may not use or access the Platform in any way that, in Paywall judgment, adversely affects the performance or function of the Platform or interferes with the ability of authorized parties to access the Platform.
You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any portion or aspect of the content or the information, without the express written consent of Platform.
Any use of automated inquiry devices, robots, or repetitive data gathering and extraction tools, routines, scripts or other mechanisms with similar functionality is expressly prohibited.
10. Warranties. Liability
We may make changes to or suspend or withdraw Paywall: We may update and change Paywall from time to time for any reason, including to reflect changes to our services, Users' needs and our business practices or to improve performance, enhance functionality or address security issues. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any major changes. We do not guarantee that Paywall, or any Content on it, will always be available or accessible without interruption. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of Paywall for business or operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal if it affects you.
Office foreign assets control (OFAC) sanctioned countries. The Paywall will not trade with or provide any services to individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, OFAC targeted countries and individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under the OFAC programs that are not country specific representations by you.
Our services are provided to you on an “as is” basis without representations, warranties or conditions of any kind. We disclaim all warranties, conditions, and representations of any kind, whether express, implied or collateral, including, but not limited to, all conditions, representations or warranties of merchantability, of fitness for a particular or general purpose, of non-infringement, of compatibility or that our services are secure or error free or will operate without interruption or will be provided in a timely or proper manner or at all.
By visiting the Paywall/Channel/Chatbot, you represent, warrant and covenant that (a) you are at least 18 years old. If the laws of the country or State/province where you live provide that you can only be legally bound by a contract with us at an age which is higher than 18 years old, then you must be old enough to be legally bound by a contract with us under the laws of the country or State/province where you live; (b) that all materials of any kind submitted by you through the Platform or for inclusion on the Platform will not plagiarize, violate or infringe upon the rights of any third-party including trade secret, copyright, trademark, trade dress, privacy, patent, or other personal or proprietary rights. If you do not meet the above requirements, you must not access or use Paywall.
You warrant, represent and undertake that:
you shall fully comply and will at all times continue to fully comply with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations, including, without limitation, all privacy laws and content regulation;
you have full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and make payment in accordance with this Agreement; and
if you purchase a product on behalf of a business entity, you represent that you are authorized to act on behalf of such business and bind the business to this Agreement.
You agree to indemnify and hold us, our subsidiaries and affiliates and our and their directors, officers, agents, employee, suppliers, subcontractors or licensors harmless from and against any losses, damages, and expenses (including legal fees and attorney’s fees) arising out of or relating to:
a. any claims or demands made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Site and our services;
b. your violation of provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any of the warranties, representations, and undertakings; or
c. your violation of any applicable laws.
No spam policy. You understand and agree that sending unsolicited email advertisements or other unsolicited communications to the Paywall addresses or through the Paywall computer systems are expressly prohibited by this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that from time to time the Paywall may monitor email usage using human monitors or automated software to flag certain words associated with spam or scams in emails that are sent between one User to another in the Paywall’s email system. Any communication between yourself and any other User utilizing the communication features available on the Service and the Platform may be used only in accordance with this Agreement.
Any unauthorized use of the Paywall computer systems is a violation of this Agreement and certain applicable laws, in particular the UAE Cybercrimes legislation. Such violations may subject the sender and his or her agents to civil and criminal penalties. Please note that the UAE Cybercrimes legislation carries significant penalties, including imprisonment. In case you intend to solicit or contact Users by obtaining their email or phone numbers from our Platform, we may report this behavior to the relevant authorities, who then may decide to prosecute you under the relevant UAE laws.
Disclaimer of Warranties. Paywall makes no representations about the results to be obtained from using the Platform. The use of the same is at your own risk.
The Platform is provided on an “as is” basis. Paywall, its licensors, and its suppliers, to the fullest extent permitted by law, disclaim all warranties, either express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, non-infringement of third parties' rights, and fitness for a particular purpose. Paywall and its affiliates, licensors, and suppliers make no representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness, security, or timeliness of the Platform.
Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranty, so the limitations and exclusions in this section may not apply to you. You agree and acknowledge that the limitations and exclusions of liability and warranty provided in this Agreement are fair and reasonable.
In no event will we, our parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates, and our and their directors, officers, agents, employees, suppliers, subcontractors, or licensors be liable, whether based on an action or claim in contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise arising out of or in relation to this Agreement for loss of profits, loss of data or information, business interruption or other pecuniary loss or for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages, even if we, our affiliates, directors, officers, agents, employees, licensors, subcontractors, or suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
In no event shall Paywall’s liability under this Agreement, regardless of the cause of action and losses suffered by a User, exceed AED 1,000.
User agrees to defend, at its expense, Paywall against any claim to the extent such claim arises from User's negligence or wilful misconduct, and User shall pay all costs and damages finally awarded against Paywall by a court of competent jurisdiction as a result of any such claim.
11. Term and Termination
The Agreement comes into force from the date of acceptance and is valid until terminated by the Parties or the offer is withdrawn.
Unconditional acceptance by the User of the Agreement is the registration of the Account.
The Agreement may be terminated:
By mutual agreement of the Parties;
At the initiative of Paywall unilaterally out of court in case of violation by the User of the terms of this Agreement. At the same time, Paywall has the right to demand compensation for losses caused by such a violation;
At the initiative of the User unilaterally out of court by deleting his account or deleting the Paywall Chatbot.
12. Generals
You may not assign this Agreement or any of your interests, rights, or obligations under this Agreement.
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.
Modifications. Paywall may revise and update this Agreement at any time. Your continued usage of the Platform after any changes to these Agreement will mean you accept those changes. Any aspect of the Platform may be changed, supplemented, deleted or updated without notice at the sole discretion of Paywall.
Jurisdiction. All disputes arising in connection with this Agreement shall be heard only by a court of competent jurisdiction in U.A.E.
You expressly waive any objection that you may have now or hereafter to the laying of the venue or to the jurisdiction of any such proceeding. You agree that any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to your use of the Platform must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose.
Governing Law and Language. To the fullest extent permitted by law, this Agreement is governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the controlling language for this Agreement is English. Any translation has been provided for your convenience.
Compliance with Laws. You agree to use the Platform in strict compliance with all applicable laws, rulings, and regulations and in a fashion that does not, in the sole judgment of Paywall, negatively reflect on the goodwill or reputation of Paywall and shall take no actions which would cause Paywall to be in violation of any laws, rulings or regulations applicable to Paywall.
Platform is based in the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates and certain other jurisdictions control the export of products and information. You agree to comply with all such applicable restrictions and not to export or re-export the Content (including any software or the services) to countries or persons prohibited under any applicable export control laws or regulations. If you access and download the content (including any software or the Services) or information, you represent that you are not in a country where such export is prohibited or are not a person or entity to which such export is prohibited. You are solely responsible for compliance with the laws of your local jurisdiction and any other applicable laws regarding the import, export, or re-export of the content (including any software or the Services).
Written Document. You may preserve this Agreement in written form by printing them for Your records, and You waive any other requirement that this Agreement be evidenced by a written document.
Complete Agreement. Except as expressly provided in a separate license/service or other written agreement between you and Paywall, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Paywall with respect to the use of the Platform, information, and content contained therein, and supersede all discussions, communications, conversations, and agreements concerning the subject hereof.
Account Details. If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.
We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether decided by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement.
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