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Important Terms
A reference to this "Website" is to http://www.shareinvestor.com/ and any pages thereof including but not limited to the information, data, text, images, links, sound, graphics and video sequences displayed therein ("Materials").

By registering as a "Member" of this Website, you signify your acceptance to enter into the agreement of membership with us and be bound by the membership terms and conditions set out fully below. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions below, please do not register or access this Website or any pages thereof. We will not grant membership to anyone below the age of 21 years of age.

We, ShareInvestor Pte Ltd, strongly suggest that you carefully read through the entire membership terms and conditions, however we have highlighted a few of the more important terms here:
  1. Whenever you supply us with information about yourself, it must be accurate, complete and current. While we permit the use of pseudonyms, pen names or handles, we discourage members of this Website from adopting false persona, identities or characteristics. We will not hesitate to take swift and strong action, including legal action, against any user if any aspect of impersonation and cheating comes to our knowledge.
  2. You must take all measures and steps as may be necessary to protect your user identification code and/or password. You must notify us if you become aware of or you reasonably believe that there is any unauthorised use of your user identification code and/or password, or any other breach of security. We expect maximum co-operation from you in all such investigations.
  3. The services information and data made available on or accessible via this Website including facts, views, advice, analyses, opinions and recommendations of individuals and organisations are for general information purposes only. It is not intended as investment advice and must not be relied upon as such. We and our Information Providers are not giving or purporting to give or representing or holding ourselves out as giving financial, investment, tax, legal and other professional advice. Any facts, views, advice, analyses, opinions and recommendations expressed or made available by any individual or organisation are those of the respective author(s). We cannot and do not endorse, and cannot be responsible for such facts, views, advice, analyses, opinions and recommendations expressed. We further cannot and do not advocate any commercial dealings in any securities, investments or classes of securities or investments, nor does the inclusion of a link to other web site(s) or resources imply any form of endorsement by us. You are to use the Materials displayed on or accessible via this Website at your own risk. You must always consider your own financial situation, objectives and needs, conduct your own investigations and analysis and seek the relevant professional advice before otherwise making any financial, legal, investment or commercial decisions. WE DO NOT PROMULGATE OR PUBLICISE ANALYSES OR REPORTS AS PART OF OUR REGULAR BUSINESS. ANY ANALYSES OR REPORTS THAT MAY APPEAR ON THIS WEBSITE ARE MERELY INCIDENTAL TO OUR MAIN BUSINESS. We, our related companies, directors, officers, agents, employees, contractors and Information Providers do not (a) give any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the reliability, accuracy or completeness of any Materials displayed on or accessible via this Website; or (b) warrant that any of the functions contained in any information displayed on or accessible via this Website or your access to this Website will be uninterrupted or error-free.
  4. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove part or parts of these terms and conditions at any time and any such change, modification, addition or deletion shall be effective upon its posting at this Website. PLEASE CHECK THESE TERMS PERIODICALLY FOR CHANGES. YOUR CONTINUED REGISTRATION AS MEMBER AND USE OF THIS WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF CHANGES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WILL MEAN YOU ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES.
Operational Provision
  1. Definitions and Interpretation
    1. This "Agreement" means these provisions in the Membership Terms and Conditions as from time to time amended, modified or varied.
      "Community" has the meaning given to it in Clause 3.4.
      "Community Provider" has the meaning given to it in Clause 3.4.
      "Community Provider's Terms" has the meaning given to it in Clause 3.4.
      "Information Providers" means the third parties hosting, managing and/or providing the Materials displayed on or accessible via this Website or utilised on the Services.
      "Loss" includes disputes, complaints, demands, suits, actions, claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis), charges and/or expenses of whatsoever nature and howsoever arising whether direct, indirect, consequential, joint, several, actual, contingent or otherwise.
      "Members" mean persons who have registered with SI under these terms pursuant to the Registration Form and who can gain access, view and interact with this Website, and "Member" shall mean any one of them.
      "Member's Account" means the facility provided to the registered Member for uniquely identifying that person as a Member of the Website and for so accessing the Services.
      "Registration Form" means the registration form found on the Website which has to be completed in order to register for the use of the Services.
      "Registration Information" means any and all information provided in the Registration Form.
      "Services" means access to data, information, reports, opinions and news in various formats relating to foreign exchange, equity and debt markets, including such data or information provided by Information Providers; chat rooms, discussion forums and other message exchange facilities; calendaring tools; such software (as is necessary) to access such information, data and services; registration, login and customisation facilities; and any other additional features for this Website as may be introduced from time to time by SI.
      "SI" means ShareInvestor Pte Ltd.
    2. The headings to the clauses hereof are for ease of reference only and shall not be taken into account in the interpretation or construction of this Agreement or any clause(s) hereof. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa, reference to any clause is to a clause of this Agreement, and words denoting any one gender shall include any and all other genders. Any phrase introduced by the terms "including" or "include" or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms. The recitals to this Agreement found at the beginning of this Agreement and labelled as "Important Terms" shall be and form an integral part of this Agreement.

  2. Services
    1. Member warrants that all his personal particulars provided to SI pursuant to the Registration Form and from time to time is accurate, complete and current. SI will provide Member with a Member's Account, to be accessed by way of the SI issued user identification code and a password. All applications for membership shall be subject to the approval of SI which decision shall be final.
    2. Subject to SI's approval of membership and Clauses 2.3 and 2.4, SI shall provide to Member the relevant Services subscribed and paid for by Member under the various types of membership offered by SI from time to time, but this shall be without prejudice to the right of SI, if in its sole discretion it deems appropriate, to vary, discontinue or change any part of the Services at any time, including but not limited to the removal of content on its news service, and the editing, blocking or filtering of data and Materials for whatever reason, without having to give prior notice to the Member. For the avoidance of doubt and without prejudice to the generality of this clause, SI may (but is not obliged to) conduct any form of editing, blocking or filtering of data or Materials displayed on or accessible via this Website. SI EXPECTS ALL MEMBERS TO COMPLY WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, AS WELL AS THE RULES SET OUT IN CLAUSE 4.6. UPON RECEIVING REASONABLE NOTIFICATION, SI MAY TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE LAW AND THE RULES ARE OBSERVED AND COMPLIED WITH (INCLUDING THE REMOVAL, EDITING, BLOCKING OR FILTERING OF ANY DATA OR MATERIALS DISPLAYED ON OR ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEBSITE AND TERMINATION OF ANY MEMBER'S ACCOUNT), IN SI'S SOLE DISCRETION.
    3. While use of the part or parts of the Services identified by SI as being available to "Guest Membership" is currently free, SI reserves the right to impose such charges or fees for use of such part or parts of the Services on such terms and conditions as prescribed by SI, upon giving notice to the Members.
    4. For Services that are not offered free and require the payment of membership fees and charges, the Member shall upon receiving approval from SI of his membership application pay in advance all such membership fees and charges for the relevant Services subscribed for at the applicable rate indicated in the Registration Form or such other rates as may be prescribed by SI from time to time before access to the relevant Services are granted. Activation of the relevant Services will be made as soon as is practicable after receipt by SI of the membership fees and charges from the Member. If a Member wishes to continue using the Services after expiry of his membership, the Member must pay SI the prevailing membership renewal fees and charges. Members will be notified of the prevailing renewal membership fees and charges not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the expiration of the membership. All sums paid to SI at any time shall not be refundable even if the Member chooses not to use the Services.

      All membership fees and charges are exclusive of taxes and bank charges which may be imposed when Member makes payment to SI. All such taxes and bank changes payable shall be borne solely by the Member.

      SI reserves the right to vary the membership fees and charges described above on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by SI, upon giving notice to the Member.

      In the event that a Member does not make payment of any sums due to SI within the period(s) stated in any written notice given to a Member, SI shall have the right to charge interest on the outstanding amount (at SI's usual rate) from the date when such payment is due as so stated in the said written notice until the date of full payment (both before and after judgment) and/or terminate the provision of the relevant Services to the Member.

      Without prejudice to any of the other provisions of this Agreement and to any other rights and remedies which SI may possess, Member shall at all times be liable for and shall indemnify SI against all Loss which SI may sustain, incur, suffer or pay in protecting or enforcing any rights under this Agreement (including but not limited to Member's failure to pay fees or charges when due).

  3. Access and Use
    1. SI's only responsibility is to make available the Services on this Website. As such, the Member shall: a) be solely responsible for the set-up, configuration or compatibility of his hardware, equipment and software for access to the Services (including such changes as may be made to the Services by SI from time to time) and shall provide at his own expense all facilities or resources necessary for such proper access to the Services including without limitation power points, electricity, conduits, pipes, access, license, or easement; b) comply with the rules of any network through which the Member accesses the Services; and c) be solely responsible for all Materials and information retrieved, stored and transmitted through the Services by him. SI shall not be liable for any Loss suffered by Member as a result of Member's failure to carry out his obligations as stated in this clause.
    2. As a responsible user of the Services, Member agrees to: a) access the Services only via his Member's Account, by using his issued user identification code and his password; b) take all such measures and steps as may be necessary (including but not limited to changing his password from time to time and choosing non-obvious passwords) to protect his user identification code and/or password and to prevent unauthorised use of his Member's Account and publication of his user identification code or password; c) notify SI if Member becomes aware of or reasonably believes that there is any unauthorised use of his Member's Account or any other breach of security, and to co-operate with SI in all such investigations; d) comply with all notices, directions or instructions given by SI from time to time in respect of the use of the Services; and e) obtain the prior written approval of SI if Member reasonably contemplates that using the Services for any activity would or is likely to generate a change in traffic in excess of the Member's normal usage and/or is likely to interfere with the usage of the Services by other Members of this Website.
    3. Member undertakes: a) to comply with and not contravene all applicable laws, regulations and directives including, without limitation, the laws of Singapore, relating to the use of the Services; b) not to use or permit anyone to use the Services for any unlawful purposes, and c) not to allow any person or individual to use the Services or to share the Services with such person or individual.
    4. As part of the Services, in order to facilitate sharing of information by Members, SI has made available on this Website access to a social media community for purposes of sharing and discussion (the “Community”). The Community is hosted, managed and moderated by SI’s Information Provider (the “Community Provider”) in accordance with the Community Provider’s terms and conditions as may be amended from time to time (the “Community Provider’s Terms”). As such, in accessing, using, participating in and/or publishing any content in the Community, Member is deemed to have agreed to and shall abide by the Community Provider’s Terms. SI AND THE COMMUNITY PROVIDER DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY AND MEMBER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT SI AND THE COMMUNITY PROVIDER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY CONTENT PUBLISHED IN THE COMMUNITY). MEMBER SHALL INDEMNIFY SI AND THE COMMUNITY PROVIDER AGAINST ALL LOSS WHICH THEY MAY SUSTAIN, INCUR OR SUFFER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY CONTENT PUBLISHED BY MEMBER IN THE COMMUNITY). FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, MEMBER MAY (BUT IS NOT OBLIGED TO) ACCESS, USE, PARTICIPATE IN AND/OR PUBLISH ANY CONTENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
    5. Member agrees that the Services and the Materials and information appearing on or accessible via this Website are for informational purposes only.

  4. Intellectual Property and Limitations on Use
    1. All Materials provided within this Website or pursuant to the Services remains and/or shall be the copyright or intellectual property of either SI, its Information Providers or third parties (as the case may be).
    2. Member shall grant a non-exclusive, transferrable, irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide licence to SI to use, reproduce and/or display on this Website all Materials posted or published by Member on this Website, in the Community and/or in connection with the Services, except for Material belonging to third parties which shall remain the copyright or intellectual property of such third parties. For the avoidance of doubt, such licence granted by Member to SI shall continue notwithstanding any expiry, suspension or termination of Member’s membership with SI.
    3. Member represents, warrants and undertakes that all Materials posted or published by Member on this Website, in the Community and/or in connection with the Services do not and will not violate the copyright or intellectual property rights of any third party.
    4. Member agrees that the Services may only be used for the Member's own and non-commercial use, and not for publication, distribution, transmission, retransmission, redistribution, broadcast, reproduction or circulation to anyone else, and not for posting to forums, newsgroups, mailing lists, electronic bulletin boards, Internet Relay Chats or other websites.
    5. Member may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any Materials, information, data, software, products or services obtained from the Services.
    6. Member is expected to comply with all relevant laws concerning electronic communications, the exchange of messages and the dissemination of confidential secret or proprietary information especially with regard to the subject matter of securities and securities trading. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, in any chat rooms, discussion forums (including the Community) and other message exchange facilities, Member :
      1. shall not assume a false persona or identity of some other Member or person when transmitting messages or posting materials, or generally when using the Services;
      2. shall not transmit messages or make statements that are false, unreliable, libellous, harassing, vulgar, irreligious or otherwise objectionable;
      3. shall not post materials that are the subject matter of any copyright or other intellectual property rights claimed or owned by any third party. Before Member posts any third party materials such as text, photographs, charts, graphs and other write-ups, Member shall ensure that he has obtained actual permission from the author or publishers of such materials. A mere acknowledgement to these authors or publishers may not be sufficient if Member goes beyond what is fair dealing in such materials by depriving these authors and publishers of their opportunities for dealing commercially with these materials. It is Member’s judgment in every instance as to whether what he has posted is fair. Member shall be solely responsible for any infringing material he posts and shall indemnify SI against all Loss arising out of or in connection with his posts. SI shall not be responsible for any infringing material posted by Member. When in doubt, Member should not put up these materials at all;
      4. shall not transmit messages or make statements that amount to advertising, touting or sale of, or offer to sell, any product or service;
      5. shall not transmit information that are price sensitive and protected by insider-dealing rules, business trade secrets, proprietary information and information that may embarrass and harm others, financially and otherwise; and
      6. shall not use the Services for any unlawful or illegal activities.
    7. Member acquires no rights to the user identification code or password assigned to him by SI and SI reserves the right to change the same at its sole discretion without being liable to Member for any Loss suffered.
    8. Use of any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy the pages on this Website or the Materials by Member is strictly forbidden.

  5. Data/Information Handling
    1. As information transmitted through the Internet in general is not confidential, SI cannot and shall not guarantee the privacy of Members.
    2. Member acknowledges and agrees that SI may from time to time share Member's contact information collected from the Registration Form to advertisers to send Member promotional material and advertisements unless specifically stated otherwise. Demographic and profile data is also collected at this Website. SI uses this data to tailor the Member's experience at this Website and show Members content that SI thinks they might be interested in, and display the content according to Member's preferences.
    3. SI reserves the right to disclose part or all information concerning Member and his use of the Services at such time and in such manner as is permitted or required by law to the relevant authorities.
    4. Member acknowledges and agrees that SI may from time to time access his Member's Account and other parts of the Services as necessary to identify, investigate or resolve technical problems or to respond to service complaints. Member acknowledges and agrees that certain technical processing of information is and may be required
      1. to send and receive such data;
      2. to perform planning and scheduling functions;
      3. to conform to the technical requirements of connecting networks;
      4. to conform to the technical requirements of the Services; or
      5. to conform to other similar technical requirements.

  6. Suspension and Termination
    1. Member may terminate his Member's Account with SI through the use of the relevant function when he accesses his Member's Account.
    2. However, Member's continued use of any of the Services is deemed to be his continued acceptance of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, for such part or parts of the Services, and be bound by them.
    3. SI may suspend or even terminate Member's Account and Member's access to all or part of the Services (with no refund of any sums paid) with immediate effect if: a) in the sole opinion of SI, Member has breached any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement; b) Member has at any time provided any false or incomplete information to SI; c) in the sole discretion of SI, SI suspects that Member's Account has been accessed in an unauthorised manner or that the security of Member's Account has been compromised in any way; d) in the opinion of SI or any regulatory authority, it is illegal or not in the public interest to continue providing the Services to Member for any reason whatsoever; e) Member dies or is declared a bankrupt; or f) in the sole discretion of SI, SI decides to withdraw or terminate all or part of the Services or this Website.
    4. SI also reserves the right to withdraw or terminate all or part of the Services, or even to terminate this Website, in its sole discretion and for its own reasons.
    5. In the event of termination of Member's Account, Member's access to all or part of the Services or this Website for whatever reason, SI shall not be liable to any Member or third party for any failure and any consequence arising from such failure to access, use or provide all or part of the Services or this Website.

  7. Disclaimer
    1. The Services, Materials, information and data made available on or accessible via this Website including facts, views, advice, analyses, opinions and recommendations of individuals and organisations are provided and made available for general information purposes only. It is not intended as investment advice and must not be relied upon as such. SI and its Information Providers are not giving or purporting to give or representing or holding themselves out as giving financial, investment, tax, legal and other professional advice. Member is to use the Materials displayed on or accessible via this Website at his own risk. Member shall always consider his own financial situation, objectives and needs, conduct his own investigations and analysis and seek the relevant professional advice before otherwise making any financial, legal, investment or commercial decisions.
    2. Any facts, views, advice, analyses, opinions and recommendations expressed or made available by any individual or organisation are those of the respective author(s). SI cannot and do not endorse, and cannot be responsible for, the messages, views, advice, analyses, opinions and recommendations of its Information Providers, Members, and any individuals or organisations. SI further cannot and do not advocate any commercial dealings in any securities, investments or classes of securities or investments, nor does the inclusion in the Services of a link to other web site(s) or resources imply any form of endorsement by SI.
    3. SI has the right (but is not obliged to) review or edit the messages, views, advice, analyses, opinions and recommendations of Members even if such messages, views, opinions and recommendations are made by Members using the Services. SI EXPECTS ALL MEMBERS TO COMPLY WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, AS WELL AS THE RULES SET OUT IN CLAUSE 4.6. UPON RECEIVING REASONABLE NOTIFICATION, SI MAY TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE LAW AND THE RULES ARE OBSERVED AND COMPLIED WITH INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OR EDITING OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEBSITE, IN SI'S SOLE DISCRETION.
    4. While the Materials and information displayed on or accessible via this Website have been obtained from external third party sources believed to be reliable, none of the data, news, information, reports or opinions nor any of the recommendations (if any) has been customised for any specific person or class of persons.
    5. No such data, news, information, reports or opinions or recommendation provided via the Services or this Website is to be construed as an offer, solicitation or recommendation to any person or class of persons to buy any of the securities or class of securities referred to in the Services or this Website or to use the services of any advertiser herein. SI accepts no liability for any Loss arising out of the use of or reliance on the data, news, information, reports, opinions or recommendations displayed on or accessible via this Website.
    6. The information and data available on the Services presented in text, graphics or whatever form, may include inaccuracies or errors and SI and its Information Providers reserve the right to periodically make changes to the information or data on the Services.
    7. While periodically updated data feeds (including stock quotes, currency rates or other price or information feeds (if any)) as available from the Services are generally believed to be timely and accurate, SI cannot and do not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to its accuracy or completeness.
    8. Due to the inherent hazards of electronic distribution, Member agrees and accepts that the Services may be unavailable from time to time due to required maintenance, telecommunications or electronic or other systems failures or interruptions (whether of SI or any third party) or other disruptions. SI shall not be liable to Member for any Loss suffered by Member as a result thereof.
    9. THE MATERIALS INFORMATION AND DATA PRESENTED IN ALL ITS VARIOUS FORMS ON THIS WEBSITE OR PURUSANT TO THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS'.
    10. IN SO FAR AS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND SUBJECT TO CLAUSE 7.12, SI, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS AND AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ANY TYPE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY AS TO ACCURACY, CORRECTNESS, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR TITLE, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ANY WARRANTY OF CONTINUOUS SERVICES AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME, ANY WARRANTY OF INTEGRITY OF DATA STORED OR TRANSMITTED VIA THE SERVICES OR VIA THIS WEBSITE, ANY REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND THAT THE SERVICES WILL PERFORMED AT ANY PARTICULAR STANDARD OR BE FREE FROM ANY BUGS, ERRORS OR REMAIN UNAFFECTED BY COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER SIMILAR FEATURES AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEBSITE, AND FURTHER DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE AND LACK OF REASONABLE CARE.
    11. IN SO FAR AS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW SI, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS AND AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR:
      1. THE INADVERTENT CORRUPTION, ERASURE OF DATA TRANSMITTED OR RECEIVED OR STORED ON OR ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEBSITE, MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES, ERRORS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN OPERATION, OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT LIMITED TO ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATION FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO SI'S RECORDS OR THIS WEBSITE. THIS CLAUSE SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENTS DISPLAYED ON OR ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEBSITE; AND/OR
      2. ANY LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MATERIALS DISPLAYED ON OR ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEBSITE.
    12. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS TO THE CONTRARY, SI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ALL OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR PROPERTY OR FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, BUSINESS, REVENUE, GOODWILL OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, HOWSOEVER CAUSED ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR RELIANCE ON BY ANY MEMBER OF THE SERVICES OR OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS APPEARING ON OR ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTIONS, SERVICES OFFERED OR CONTEMPLATED BY SI OR ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, DEFAULT OR ANY ACTS OF SI, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, REPRESENTATIVES OR INFORMATION PROVIDERS, LOSS OF DATA, INABILITY TO ACCESS THE INTERNET, INABILITY TO TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE INFORMATION CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM DELAYS OR INTERRUPTIONS, EVEN IF SI HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
    13. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, SI'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO ANY PARTICULAR MEMBER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MEMBERSHIP FEES AND CHARGES PAID BY THAT MEMBER AND RECEIVED BY SI OR SUCH OTHER APPLICABLE LIMIT ON DAMAGES AS MAY BE FURTHER AND/OR SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED BY SI.
    14. THE LIMITATION ON DAMAGES SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 7.12 ABOVE APPLIES TO LOSS AND DAMAGES OF ALL TYPES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, COMPENSATORY, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCURRED BY MEMBER THAT ARE CAUSED BY RELIANCE ON OR USE OF THE SERVICES OR THIS WEBSITE. THIS LIMITATION ON DAMAGES APPLIES AS WELL TO LIABILITY UNDER CONTRACT, TORT AND ANY OTHER FORM OF LIABILITY CLAIM. THE LIMITATION ON DAMAGES SHALL BE THE SAME REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS OR CLAIMS RELATED TO ANY ONE PARTICULAR MEMBER. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS LIMITATION ON DAMAGES IS EXCEEDED, THE AVAILABLE LIMITATION ON DAMAGES SHALL BE APPORTIONED FIRST TO THE EARLIEST CLAIMS TO ACHIEVE FINAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION, UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. IN NO EVENT SHALL SI BE OBLIGATED TO PAY MORE THAN THE LIMITATION ON DAMAGES AS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 7.12, REGARDLESS OF THE METHOD OF APPORTIONMENT AMONG CLAIMANTS TO THE AMOUNT OF THE LIMITATION ON DAMAGES.
    15. Member shall take all necessary measures to preclude SI from being made a party to any lawsuit or claim regarding the use of the Services.
    16. Member shall indemnify SI against any and all Loss suffered or incurred by SI as a result of any posting made by Member in relation to the Services or any breach of this Agreement.

  8. Complaints Procedure
    1. In the event Member wishes to complain about any aspect of the Services provided or against another Member who has breached any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Member should put his complaint in writing. In making such a complaint, Member should set out the facts supporting the complaint and the conclusion he has drawn from those facts. In other words, state what actually has happened and why Member feels that such events warrant a complaint. Member should also include copies of all relevant documents and furnish full personal particulars, including name, address, phone and fax number and e-mail address. Member's complaint should be addressed to:
      ShareInvestor Pte Ltd
      151 Lorong Chuan, #04-07B, New Tech Park
      Singapore 556741.
    2. SI will normally acknowledge receipt of Member's complaint within three (3) working days of receiving it and SI aims to provide a full response within the period stated in the acknowledgement. However, where SI needs to ask for further information, it may take longer to respond to Member's complaint. If, on the other hand, SI reasonably anticipates providing a quick full response, SI may not send a separate initial acknowledgement. If SI is unable to help, SI will provide Member with an explanation. SI EXPECTS ALL MEMBERS TO COMPLY WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, AS WELL AS THE RULES SET OUT IN CLAUSE 4.6, UPON RECEIVING REASONABLE NOTIFICATION, SI MAY TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE LAW AND THE RULES ARE OBSERVED AND COMPLIED WITH INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OR EDITING OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEBSITE AND TERMINATION OF ANY MEMBER'S ACCOUNT, IN SI'S SOLE DISCRETION.
    3. SI may not be able to help Member if Member's complaint is subject to litigation or is pending before the courts.
    4. SI will also not investigate any complaint which is beyond the scope of this Agreement, including but not limited to any complaint concerning matters that do not relate to the Members, the terms of their Membership, the Services provided hereunder, any other matter not touched upon by these terms and conditions or any matter which is properly disposed of by any regulatory or dispute resolution body. In particular, this includes the provision of investment advice, terms of takeover offers, and any complaint Member may have about the commercial management of a quoted company. If SI believes that the complaint should be handled by another regulatory or dispute resolution body, SI will send it to the appropriate body and let Member know that SI is doing so.
    5. If SI considers that a complaint made by Member is vexatious or frivolous, SI will advise that Member complainant that no action will be taken. In addition that Member shall bear all reasonable incidental expenses incurred by SI in the investigation of such complaint.
  9. Copyright Complaints
    1. If any Member believes that his copyrighted work has been copied and is accessible on this Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, Member shall provide SI the following information by way of written notice:
      1. Member's physical signature or that of the person authorised to act on the Member's behalf.
      2. a description of the copyrighted work that Member claims has been infringed and a description of the infringing activity.
      3. identification of the location where the original or an authorised copy of the copyrighted work exists, for example the URL (i.e., web page address) where it is posted or the name of the book in which it has been published.
      4. identification of the URL or other specific location on this Website where the material that Member claims is infringing is located, including enough information to allow SI to locate the material.
      5. Member's full name, address, telephone number, and email address.
      6. a statement by Member that he has a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorised by him, his agent, or the law.
      7. a statutory declaration made by Member that the above information in Member's written notice is accurate and that Member is the copyright owner or authorised to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
    2. SI will respond to Member according to its legal obligations under the laws of Singapore. SI EXPECTS ALL MEMBERS TO COMPLY WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, AS WELL AS THE RULES SET OUT IN CLAUSE 4.6. UPON RECEIVING REASONABLE NOTIFICATION, SI MAY TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE LAW AND THE RULES ARE OBSERVED AND COMPLIED WITH INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OR EDITING OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEBSITE AND TERMINATION OF ANY MEMBER'S ACCOUNT, IN SI'S SOLE DISCRETION.
  10. General
    1. Severability
      If any provision in this Agreement is found or held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the meaning of such provision shall be construed to the fullest extent allowed by law so as to render the provision valid and enforceable, and if no such construction is possible, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or unenforceability shall remain in full force and effect and the parties to this Agreement shall use their best efforts to negotiate, in good faith, a substitute, valid and enforceable provision or agreement which achieves to the greatest extent possible the economic legal and commercial objectives of the invalid or unenforceable provision.
    2. Agency
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