Terms & Conditions

WELCOME TO HINGED! PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS WEBSITE IN ANY MANNER, YOU OR THE ENTITY YOU REPRESENT AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ, AGREE TO COMPLY AND BE BOUND BY AND BE A PARTY TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT UNCONDITIONALLY AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING THIS WEBSITE.

This Website is not for use by any minors (those who are below 18 years old). Please refrain from using this if you are a minor.

The term “Hinged” or “us” or “we” refers to HeplusUS Inc, the owner of this Website, a duly registered company in the Philippines, whose registered office address is at Weremote Center, 2nd Floor, Building C, Metrowalk Commercial Complex, Meralco Ave., Pasig City 1604 Philippines. The term “you” or “user/s” or “recipient” or “sender” refers to the user or viewer of this Website and the Hinged Smart Locker.

• GENERAL
  • These Terms and Conditions of Use apply to every agreement between Hinged and the User on which these general terms and conditions, in so far as not is deviated by parties from these terms and conditions expressly and in writing or electronically (by e-mail).
  • The present terms and conditions are also applicable to all agreements with Hinged for the execution of which third parties need to be involved.
  • The applicability of possible purchase conditions or other conditions of the User is expressly declined.
  • Should one or more stipulations in these terms and conditions of use be null and void or need to be rendered null and void, then the other stipulations of these general terms and conditions remain fully applicable. Hinged and the User subsequently will enter into negotiations in order to agree on new stipulations as replacement for the null and void e.g. annulled stipulations, whereby in case of and as far as possible the objective and the purpose of the original stipulation is observed.
• POLICY STATEMENT

  We do not charge fees for browsing this Website. As the web has become a vast source of information from which we ourselves have benefited, it is our shared mission to help spread knowledge that will improve human conditions.
  
  Even as we do so, we remain mindful of our need to respect laws concerning intellectual property and proprietary rights. We likewise enjoin you to do the same as a condition for citing our resource materials. Give credit where credit is due. Let us acknowledge the correct source of copyrighted data.
  
  As we undertake to screen information posted on this Website, it is equally incumbent upon our users to act responsibly at all times. Note that you are prohibited from using this Website, or the information and resources available herein, for any unlawful activity, whether or not they will cause loss or damage to any person, organization, business entity or governmental authority.
  
  By using this Website, you acknowledge and agree that other sites linked to our domain do not bear our express endorsement or approval. We have no control over their content and must consequently bear no responsibility for their actions. Neither do we vouch for the accuracy of their disclosed information. Even so, we encourage you to call our attention to any false statement or instances that may constitute clear violations of law.
  
  Responsibility for the use and application of any and all information, service or product posted herein should solely be that of the reader or user, client, subscriber or affiliate. By using this Website, you not only acknowledge our inherent limitations but likewise agree not to hold us liable for losses or damages of any kind, including business reverses, lost clients, loss of income or opportunities, decrease in profits, or any other form of financial or economic prejudice.
  
  Even though it is our sincere hope that success will crown your efforts, we do not (and cannot) absolutely guarantee tremendous results. Remember that every business has its risks, and you should be ready to take them if you are to embark on an Internet business. Consequently, we stand by our claims concerning what we attained through faithful adherence to the principles we share.
  
  We reserve the right to update this Policy Statement at any time without prior personal notice ― which is impractical given the sheer number of users and visitors to this Website.
  
  Should there be occasions when we allow or require you to provide personal data, material or information, such request bears our assurance that we will strive to maintain confidentiality regarding the same. In the same way, you are duty bound to provide correct information pertaining to matters you are legally permitted to disclose.
  
  Lastly, we invoke and incorporate herein by direct reference, the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 in so far as they apply to the products and services we provide. We appreciate your commitment to uphold our standards in this Website!

• CHANGES WITH THE TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE

  Hinged reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to revise or amend these Terms & Conditions of Use, guidelines, notices, operating rules, policies and instructions, or change, suspend, or discontinue the Website which includes without limitation, the availability of any feature, database or content, at any time. You are deemed notified and bound by any changes to the foregoing upon their publication on this Website. Likewise, your continued use of this Website is acceptance of those changes and amendments.

• ACCESS AND USE OF THE SERVICES
  • Use of this Website is limited to authorized Users that are of legal age and who have the legal capacity to enter into and form contracts under any applicable law. Users who have breached or are in breach of these terms and conditions and Users who have been permanently or temporarily suspended from use of this Website may not use the Website even if they satisfy the requirements stated here. Unauthorized use of this Website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense.
  • The content of the pages of this Website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice. Your use of any information or materials on this Website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your sole responsibility to ensure that any products or information available through this Website meet your specific requirements. No representations or warranties of any kind, implied, express or statutory, including the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, satisfactory quality or fitness for a particular purpose, are given in conjunction with this Website.
  • Purchases made available on this Website may require creation of an account with us and for you to provide Personal Data. Username and Password will be provided by you and accepted by us in our sole and absolute discretion in connection with the use of this Website. We may at any time in our sole and absolute discretion, request that you update your Personal Data or forthwith invalidate the Username and/or caused by you or arising out of or in connection with or by reason of such request or invalidation. You hereby agree to change your Password from time to time and to keep the Username and Password confidential and shall be responsible for the security of your account and liable for any disclosure or use (whether such use is authorized or not) of the Username and/or Password. You should notify us immediately if you have knowledge that or have reason for suspecting that the confidentiality of the Username and/or Password has been compromised/breached or if there has been any unauthorized use of the Username and/or Password or if your Personal Data requires updating. Likewise, you are prohibited to use the Username and/or Password of another user. Only the person who matches the profile registered under the subject Username and/or Password can access & use this Website and Hinged Smart Locker Services. Hinged shall not be liable for any breach of security or any loss, injury or damage suffered arising from such failure to safeguard the assigned Username and Password.
  • Assigned QR Code: The Hinged website will generate a personal QR code for your account that you can use to access your account on the website or any Hinged Smart Locker without the need of logging in with your username and password. Similar to the Username and Password, it is your sole responsibility to safeguard your personal QR code for the security of your account and are liable for any disclosure or use (whether such use is authorized or not). You should notify us immediately if you have knowledge that or have reason for suspecting that the confidentiality of your personal QR code has been compromised/breached or if there has been any unauthorized use of it or if your Personal Data requires updating. Likewise, you are prohibited to use the QR code of another user. Only the person who matches the profile registered under the said QR code can access and use this Website and Hinged Smart Locker services. Hinged shall not be liable for any breach of security or any loss, injury or damage suffered arising from such failure to safeguard the assigned personal QR code.
  • All registered users are given their own personal Hinged QR code that they may save to their mobile device and use to log-in to any Hinged Smart Locker. It is the User’s responsibility to safeguard the QR code as they would their Username and/or Password. You should notify us immediately if you have knowledge that or have reason for suspecting that the confidentiality of your personal QR code has been compromised/breached or if there has been any unauthorized use of its image. Likewise, you are prohibited to use the QR Code image of another user. Hinged shall not be liable for any breach of security or any loss, injury or damage suffered arising from such failure to safeguard the assigned personal QR code image.
  • Hinged system sends an OTP (One Time Password) or Passcode via SMS/text message to the recipient’s mobile number to allow recipient to retrieve contents of the assigned locker. If you are the recipient or if you have received the Passcode, it is your responsibility to safeguard this Passcode and not share this to anyone else other than those you authorize to retrieve the contents of the assigned locker on your behalf. You shall be liable for those you authorize and have shared the passcode to. Hinged shall not be liable for any breach of security or any loss or damage to the contents of the assigned locker arising from such failure to safeguard the Passcode.
  • Hinged does not warrant the accuracy, timeliness, adequacy, commercial value or completeness of all data and/or information contained in this Website nor does it warrant that the Website or that any of the materials will be provided uninterruptedly, secure or free from errors or omissions, or that any identified defect will be corrected or free from any computer virus or other malicious, destructive or corrupting code, agent, program or macros; nor does it warrant the security of any information transmitted by you through the Website, and you accept the risk that any information transmitted or received through the Website may be accessed by unauthorized 3rd parties and/or disclosed by us or our officers, employees or contractors to 3rd parties purporting to be you or purporting to act under your authority. Transmissions over the internet and electronic mail may be subject to interruption, transmission blackout, delayed transmission due to internet traffic or incorrect data transmission due to the public nature of the Internet.
  • Hinged will make an effort, to the best of its ability, to ensure that the software, used for the operation of Hinged Smart Lockers is updated and adapted to adhere to relevant legislation or other regulations given by competent authorities.
  • Hinged reserves the right, but shall not be obliged to monitor, screen or otherwise control any activity, content or material on this Website or User’s use of Hinged Smart Lockers; prevent or restrict access of any User to this Website or use of Hinged Smart Lockers; report any activity it suspects to be in violation of any applicable law, statute or regulation to the appropriate authorities and to co-operate with such authorities; and/or request any information and data from you in connection with your use of the this Website or any of its Hinged Smart Lockers at any time and to exercise our right under this paragraph if you refuse to divulge such information and/or data or if you provide or if we have reasonable grounds to suspect that you have provided inaccurate, misleading or fraudulent information and/or data or have been using this website or any of its Hinged Smart Lockers for illegal activities.
  • All listed prices are subject to taxes, unless otherwise stated. Hinged reserves the right to amend the listed prices at any time without giving any reason or without any prior notice.
  • Hinged is entitled at all times to block the access to the product (temporarily) without previous notification or to disconnect certain functions of the product (temporarily), as far as this is necessary for maintenance or carrying out (necessary) updates/improvements of the product. The User has no right to damages from Hinged if the temporary unavailability of the product is not unreasonably long. Hinged will make an effort in these cases to limit the inconvenience to an absolute minimum and shall – if possible – inform the User timely.
  • User shall not store any perishable, contraband, illegal drugs, weapons, foul-smelling item, dangerous item, and/or hazardous or flammable items in any Hinged Smart locker. Only non-perishable and lawful items can be deposited in the Hinged Smart Lockers. All items shall be claimed by the recipient within 24 hours. Any item that exceeds 24 hours will be removed from the Hinged Smart Locker, tagged and kept with corresponding additional storage fee. If the item removed from the locker (exceeds 24 hrs) is found to be a perishable item, it will be immediately discarded. The recipient of the discarded item acknowledges that Hinged will not owe anything to them for any of the items discarded. Hinged will notify the recipient via SMS to its registered mobile number used in the transaction if their item that exceeded 24 hours in the Hinged Smart Locker has been tagged & stored or discarded. Recipients whose items have been tagged and stored should contact Customer Service to retrieve their item/s. Additional charges will be incurred for the tagged and stored items.
  • Users will not force fit the package into the locker’s compartment. Hinged will not be liable for any damage to the package caused by mishandling or force fitting the package into the compartment by the user. Any damage on the Hinged smart locker caused by a deliberate act of the user is a criminal offense that is punishable by law.
  • After retrieving their items from the Hinged Smart locker, all users should ensure that they have closed the door of the compartments.
• USER REQUIREMENTS AND CONDUCT
  • You agree to access and/or use this Website and the Hinged Smart Lockers only for lawful purposes and in a lawful manner at all times and further agree to conduct any activity relating to this Website and the Hinged Smart Lockers in good faith and to ensure that any information or data you post or cause to appear on this Website is accurate and agree to take sole responsibility for such information and data. You agree that whatever content, item or package you store in Hinged Smart Lockers is not or will not be used for any illegal activities. User will indemnify Hinged regarding the contents, items and/or packages it stores or retrieves from any of Hinged Smart Lockers.
  • You agree and undertake not to impersonate any person or entity or to falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; use this Website or the Hinged Smart Lockers for illegal purposes; attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere or disrupt other computer systems or networks connected to this Website and Hinged services; interfere with another’s utilization and enjoyment of this Website and Hinged Services or use this Website and Hinged Services other than in conformance with the acceptable use, policies of any connected computer networks, any applicable Internet standards and any other applicable laws.
  • You give your full, free, and unequivocal consent and authority to the collection, processing and use of any information provided by you for the purposes of sending informational and promotional e-mails and any and all communications, notices, updates and other information to you. Your agreement to these provisions shall constitute your consent for the purpose of the provisions of any spam control laws (whether in Philippines or elsewhere). You may subsequently opt out of receiving promotional e-mails by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink in any promotional e-mail.
  • You agree and acknowledge that any use of Hinged Services and/or any access to this Website and any information, data or communications referable to your Username and Password and/or assigned QR Code shall be deemed to be, as the case may be, either an access to the relevant Website and/or purchase or use of its services by you; or information data or communications posted, transmitted and validly issued by you. You agree to be bound by any access of the Website (whether such access or use are authorized by you or not) and you agree that we shall be entitled (but not obliged) to act upon, rely on or hold you solely responsible and liable in respect thereof as if the same were carried out or transmitted by you. You further agree and acknowledge that you shall be bound by and agree to fully indemnify us against any and all losses attributable to any use of any of its access to this Website and Hinged services referable to your Username and Password and assigned QR code.
  • You grant us non-exclusive license to use the materials or information that you submit to this Website and/or provide to us, including but not limited to questions, reviews, comments, feedback and suggestions. When you post comments or reviews to this Website, you also grant us the right to use the name that you submit or your Username in connection with such review, comment, or other content. You shall not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself or otherwise mislead us or third parties as to the origin of any submissions. We may, but shall not be obligated to, publish, remove or edit your submission.
  • You acknowledge that parties other than Hinged (i.e. Hinged Smart Locker services) list and promote their products and services on this Website and on Hinged Smart Locker installations.
  • Your use of this Website and any dispute arising out of such use of this Website is subject to the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.
• LOCKER FEES, USER POINTS AND PAYMENTS
  • Locker Fees
    • Hinged at its own discretion, will charge locker fees as payment for temporarily storing items in its Smart Lockers.
    • Hinged can impose additional charges for items that exceed 24 hours use of locker (refer to item IV.l.).
    • Hinged and or its affiliates or operators have the right to set the locker fees based on location of the locker, market use, size of the compartments and/or duration of use.
    • All the locker fees can be viewed on all Hinged Smart Lockers. It is advisable for the user to check the prices before the transaction is completed. Once the delivery or storage process is completed, set prices will be followed and can not be changed. Hinged assumes that the user has verified the locker fees and accepts these charges. If you need clarification, please contact Customer Service at customer.service@hinged.ph.
    • Locker fees vary and may change without notice.
    • Before an item is deposited in the Hinged Smart Locker, the sender will set who the Payor is, whether the Sender or Recipient.
    • Locker fees are paid by deducting the points from the account of the Payor (Sender or Recipient). All payors should be registered on the Hinged.ph website.
  • Payments
    • Payor can purchase or add points to their account at Hinged.ph website for future use of Hinged Smart Lockers. Minimum purchase is One Hundred Pesos. Payment options in the website include Gcash and Paymaya.
    • User will need to log-in using his/her registered username and password or assigned QR code on the Hinged Smart Locker’s display panel to pay for the locker fee.
    • All payments using Hinged.ph website’s “PAY FEE” or directly on Hinged Smart Locker’s display panel will be deducted from Payor’s points balance.
    • If Payor’s points are insufficient to cover the Hinged locker fee, Payor may purchase points using Gcash (thru a 3rd party payment provider). Minimum transaction amount for Gcash is ₱100. Maximum transaction is ₱1000.
    • There is a 2.5% transaction fee for Gcash which shall be deducted from total amount paid. For example, User paid ₱100 to Gcash. Only ₱97.50 (less ₱2.50 or 2.5% of 100) will be converted to points and added to User’s points balance.
    • The 3rd Party Payment provider shall email a transaction receipt to the Payor. An electronic acknowledgement receipt is automatically sent by Hinged system to Payor’s registered email address. It is the Payor’s responsibility to ensure that their email address listed in their profile in Hinged.ph website is correct and current.
  • User Points
    • User may purchase points using Gcash. Net Gcash transaction amount (less 2.5% transaction fee) shall be converted to points and added to the User’s points balance.
    • The 3rd party payment provider shall email a receipt in behalf of Hinged and/or HeplusUS Inc. User must ensure that their email address in their profile is valid and correct to receive the receipt.
    • User may view history of points transaction in their profile. Any disputes may be raised to inquiries@hinged.ph. Hinged will evaluate the merits of the dispute and notify user of decision. Any applicable refunds arising from disputes, if any, shall be added to User’s points balance.
    • Hinged may opt to award user points for registering, referrals or promos. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, it is expressly agreed that any awarded points given by Hinged to the User shall not be considered compensation that he is contractually entitled to, Hinged reserves the right to discontinue or revise at any time, at its sole discretion its awarding of points. Furthermore, incidents when Hinged gives any award points shall not be considered as an established practice or a precedent and shall not form part of those due and demandable under this Terms & Conditions of Use.
    • All award points are non-refundable nor convertible to cash.
    • Should user opt to discontinue use of Hinged Smart Lockers, he/she may terminate her account by emailing a request to inquiries@hinged.ph stating effectivity and reason for termination. Any unused purchased points in his/her account balance shall be refunded to the User’s registered Gcash account within 2 weeks from receipt of email or effectivity date, whichever is later. Please note that any user who has terminated his/her account may no longer register as a Hinged User.
• LICENSE AND TRADEMARKS
  • This Website contains materials which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, its logo, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
  • All trademarks reproduced in this Website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on this Website.
  • All hardware, software and other materials to be used by Hinged remain property or object of intellectual and industrial property of Hinged.
• CONFIDENTIALITY & NON-DISCLOSURE
  • Confidential Information: The information and all data, proprietary knowledge, financial information, or other documents prepared by Hinged, containing or based upon, in whole or in part, any such disclosed information, hereinafter collectively called the “Confidential Information”, is secret and proprietary to Hinged, and Hinged desires to keep such Confidential Information confidential.
  • That Confidential Information shall not include information which:
    • is or becomes lawfully in the public domain other than through a breach of any non-disclosure agreement or any confidentiality obligation
    • was known to the Receiving Party prior to the disclosure, as evidenced by it
    • was independently developed by or for the Receiving Party without reference to or use of Confidential Information received from the Disclosing Party
    • was lawfully obtained by the Receiving Party from a third party without violation of a confidentiality obligation
    • the Disclosing Party agrees in writing that it may be disclosed by the Receiving Party
    • is required or compelled by law to be disclosed, provided that the Receiving Party gives reasonable prior written notice to the Disclosing Party to allow it to seek protective or other court orders.
  • The Receiving Party will hold any and all Confidential Information in strict confidence and will not itself, and that of each of the other party’s personnel:
    • Disclose any Confidential Information to any person without the prior written consent of the other party;
    • Make use of Confidential Information or any part of it except for the proper performance of the party’s obligations under this Agreement;
    • Make use of the Confidential Information or any part of it to the competitive disadvantage of the other party;
    • Copy or duplicate Confidential Information or any part of it without the prior written consent of the other party, except to the extent necessary for the proper performance of the party’s obligations under this Agreement.
  • You understand that the Confidential Information is any information obtained during the existence and by reason of the relationship between the parties and is of a commercially valuable and highly sensitive nature. Hinged shall be entitled to exercise any and all legal and equitable remedies available with respect to the breach of this Agreement and to further protect the Confidential Information.
  • Confidentiality of information: All Confidential Information of a Disclosing Party is and shall remain the property of the Disclosing Party. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring any rights by license or otherwise, either express, implied or by estoppel, to any Confidential Information of a Disclosing Party, or under any patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret of the Disclosing Party.
  • This provision survives the termination of the Agreement.
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  • You shall not use any intellectual property belonging to Hinged without Hinged’s prior written approval with respect to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, trade names, technology and IT developments or other intellectual property rights relating to Hinged’s services, products and content.
• NOTICES
  • All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) on the date of publication or broadcast if communicated through print media; (b) upon notification on its website; (c) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (d) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile during normal business hours of the recipient; and if sent outside business hours, then on the next business day; (e) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail with return card return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (f) one (1) day after its deposit with a nationally recognized and licensed overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt as confirmed through the tracking number on the courier’s website.
• TERMINATION
  • In our sole and absolute discretion, we may, with immediate effect, upon giving notice, terminate your use of this Website and/or disable your assigned QR Code, Username and Password. We may bar access to this Website or use of Hinged Smart locker for any reason whatsoever, including a breach of any of these Terms and Conditions of Use or where, if we believe that you have violated or acted inconsistently with any terms or conditions set out herein, or if in our opinion or the opinion of any regulatory authority, it is not suitable to continue providing the services relating to this Website or Hinged services.
• DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
  • Use of this Website, Hinged Smart lockers and any matter connected thereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Philippine law. Any dispute arising therefrom, parties shall attempt, in fair dealing and in good faith, to settle such dispute before resorting to the courts of law.
• FORCE MAJEURE
  • Force Majeure, for purposes of this Agreement, is defined as any circumstance beyond the control of the parties, which directly prevents either of them from performing their obligations under this Agreement, including, but not limited to:
    • War and other hostilities (whether war be declared or not), invasion, act of terrorism and act of foreign enemies;
    • Ionizing radiation or contamination by radio-activity from any nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel, radio-active toxic explosive, or other hazardous properties of any explosive nuclear assembly or nuclear components thereof;
    • Riot, rebellion, revolution, insurrection and civil war;
    • Acts or omissions of any government, any rules, regulations or orders issued by any governmental authority or by any officer, department, agency or instrumentality thereof; and
    • Fire, flood, storm, earthquake, accident or any other natural calamity or other Acts of God.
  • Neither party shall be considered in default or in breach of their respective obligations under this Agreement to the extent that the performance of such obligations is directly prevented by any circumstance of Force Majeure that arises, and only to the extent and for the duration of the Force Majeure. Nevertheless, if the party is unable to perform an obligation (other than an obligation to pay money) under this Agreement by reason of Force Majeure, that obligation is suspended for the duration of the Force Majeure provided that:
    • In the event of an occurrence of a Force Majeure, the Party shall give a notice of suspension as soon as it is reasonably practicable to the other, stating the date and extent of such suspension and the cause thereof, and that the Party shall resume the performance of its obligations as soon as reasonably practicable and shall promptly undertake all reasonable efforts necessary to remedy the circumstance or remove such cause and avoid further effects arising thereon;
    • The Party exercised commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the effect of Force Majeure on its obligations herein or prevent any loss of damage during the occurrence of the Force Majeure;
    • The nature, quality and standard that the Party shall provide after the occurrence of Force Majeure shall be substantially the same as the nature, quality and standard that the Party provides to its Affiliates and its other business components with respect to such Product; and
    • In such event and during the term of this Agreement, you shall be relieved of any and all obligation to pay any charges for the suspended delivery of the products and within the period such delivery is suspended by reason of Force Majeure.
• ANTI-BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
  • Hinged shall adopt measures towards ensuring compliance with all applicable anti-corruption laws, including but not limited to (i) national anti-corruption legislation of the Philippines and the jurisdictions where its counter parties are bound, (ii) anti-corruption legislation where the work or services is performed, (iii) international anti-corruption regulations such as the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the OECD Anti-Bribery convention, the UK Bribery Act (2010), and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (1977) (collectively referred  to as “anti-corruption laws”).
  • Gifts and hospitality: In order to avoid violations of the prohibition against corruption, the offer or receipt of gifts, hospitality or expenses as part of regular business relations shall be done consistent with relevant anti-corruption laws. The giving or receipt of gifts and hospitality are only allowed within reasonable limits and when supported by a clear business reason.
  • Hospitality shall include entertainment, meals, social events and other instances analogous to the foregoing. Travel and accommodation by Hinged’s employees must always be paid by Hinged.
  • Hinged shall make no offer nor receive any gifts, hospitality or expenses that are intended to affect the outcome of specific business transactions. The same applies to gifts and hospitality towards parties of which Hinged is in a tender process with.
  • Political contributions: Hinged shall not make direct or indirect contributions to political parties, organizations or individuals engaged in politics in order to obtain an advantage with respect to any contract, services or other transactions.
• MISCELLANEOUS
  • Our failure to enforce these Terms and Conditions of Use shall not constitute a waiver of these terms and such failure shall not affect the right later to enforce these Terms and Conditions of Use. We would still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these Terms and Conditions of Use.
  • If at any time any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use shall be or shall become illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby, and shall continue to be in force as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision was severed from these Terms and Conditions of Use.
  • These Terms and Conditions of Use including the Privacy Policy shall constitute the entire agreement between you and us relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces in full all prior understandings, communications and agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof.

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