Global Shipping Business Network Limited - Identity Management Application Terms of Use
Last updated on Jul 31, 2024
This Terms of Use ("Terms") explains your rights and obligations as a user of the Identity Management Application of Global Shipping Business Network Limited (the “Company” or “GSBN”).
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Identity Management Application is an application offered by the Company (“App”). Any access or use of any website by you with an authorised link to the GSBN website and/or the App, and/or registering an account and/or accessing, using or providing any consent, authorisation, data, information or resources available or enabled via the GSBN website and/or the App (collectively, the "Information"), clicking on a button or taking any similar action signify your acceptance of this Terms, and in particular, you: (1) agree to be bound by this Terms and any future amendments and additions to this Terms as published through the website and/or the App; (2) represent that you have the authority to enter into this Terms on behalf of any company, organisation or other legal entity on whose behalf you provide or use the Information; and (3) undertake that any Information you provide to or via the App, at the time of uploading data to the App, is true, lawful, accurate and authentic.
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Except as otherwise provided herein, if you do not agree to be bound by this Terms, you may not access, provide or use the Information and/or the App.
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1. REGISTRATION AS A USER
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1.1. You become a user of App ("User") by completing the registration of an account (“Account”). This Terms takes effect as soon as you indicate your acceptance of these terms.
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1.2. When registering an Account, you agree to provide only true, lawful, accurate, current and complete information requested by the registration form (the "Registration Data") and to promptly update the Registration Data thereafter as necessary. The Registration Data may include personally identifiable information such as, your email address, name, company registered address, personal data relating directly or indirectly to you, practicable for the identity of you and other information. Your submission of Registration Data is governed by Company’s Privacy Policy at https://www.gsbn.trade/privacy (the “Privacy Policy”), which we strongly advise and require you to read before providing or using the Information.
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1.3. You represent that you are not barred from providing or using the Information under any applicable law and that you are authorised and responsible for all activities that occur under your Account. You agree to monitor your Account to restrict its use by unauthorised users and agree not to share your Account or password with anyone. You further agree to notify the Company immediately of any unauthorised use of your password or any other breach of the security of your Account and to exit from your Account at the end of each session. You agree not to create an Account using a false identity or alias. The Company reserves the right to remove or reclaim any usernames at any time and for any reason.
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1.4. As a User of the App, you undertake that you (i) will not share your password/login details with anyone and (ii) shall comply with any instructions provided by GSBN for the use of or access to the App.
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2. THE USE OF IDENTITY MANAGEMENT APPLICATION
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2.1. The App enables the creation and centralises management of company profile(s) for data exchanges and sharing across different Service Providers on GSBN Platform.
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2.2. The Company reserves the right to (i) adjust the scope of Service, features, and functions of the App from time to time without prior notice; and (ii) the terms of the Terms from time to time.
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2.3. By using the Services in the App, you shall provide the following consent to the Company:
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Consent to allow other Users of the App relevant to the company profile(s) and/or Service Providers you created via the App to search, view, or access the data you have provided via the App
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Consent to allow the Company and/or its System Operator, which is engaged and authorised by the Company to manage the day-to-day operations of the App to monitor your usage of the App and view the data you have provided via the App for the purpose of providing the Service.
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2.4 Users of the App should ensure that the data provided is accurate and complete and have no data quality issues.
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2.5. Users are responsible to ensure that access is promptly revoked for individuals who are no longer affiliated with User’s organization. Termination of users shall be executed either through a written notice to the Company or through the administration functionality within the App
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2.6 Users of the App have the right to terminate User’s company profile by providing a written notice to the Company. The termination will be processed in accordance with the Company's standard procedures and timeframes for account closure.
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2.7 The Company reserves the right and at its sole discretion to reject a registration or terminate an existing account at any time and for any reasons.
3. LICENSE AND THE USE OF YOUR DATA
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3.1. As User of the App, the Company grants you a non-exclusive license to search and view the Data for the purposes of utilizing the Services in the App.
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3.2. As User of the App, you grant the Company a non-exclusive license to allow other users of the App relevant to the request you made to access and view the data you have provided via the App. You are fully aware and consent to any parties who may have right to access and view the data you have provided, including the Company or the users of this App or whoever you grant authorisation or consent to have access to the data.
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3.3. The Intellectual Property Rights of the App belong to GSBN and no intellectual property rights whatsoever of the App are assigned, licensed or transferred under this Terms.
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3.4. Unless otherwise expressly permitted in these terms, you may not: (i) sell, sublicense, distribute, display, store, copy, modify, decompile or disassemble, reverse engineer, translate or transfer the data in the App or the App in whole or in part, or as a component of any other product or service; (ii) use the data in the App or the App itself to create any derivative works or competitive products; or (iii) use any programmatic, scripted or other mechanical means to access the data in the App.
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3.5. GSBN will keep your Information in accordance with applicable laws and/or GSBN’s retention policies. GSBN shall delete your Information upon expiry or termination of accounts or relevant services and upon written request within 180 days (unless a shorter period is required by law), except to the extent that your Information forms part of a blockchain transaction on the GSBN platform in which case GSBN shall not be obligated to delete your Information.
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3.6. GSBN may, from time to time, disclose or delete the Information to comply with lawful requests from a court of competent jurisdiction or relevant governmental authority.
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3.7. All use by you shall be subject to Privacy Policy.
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4. DISCLAIMER
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General Disclaimer. All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or law are excluded to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws. Unless expressly provided, the data available on the App are presented “as is” without warranty of any kind. The Company does not warrant or represent that the Data and/or the Service will be free of any inaccuracies, interruptions, delays, omissions or errors (“Faults”), or that all Faults will be corrected. The Company shall not be liable for any loss, damage or cost resulting from any such Faults. Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this Terms shall limit GSBN’s liability which cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law. As User of the App, you assume sole responsibility and entire risk as to the suitability and results obtained from the Data and/or the Service, and any decisions made or actions taken based on the Data and/or the result rendered by the use of the Service contained in the App. You are solely responsible for the preparation, content, accuracy and review of any documents, data, or output prepared or resulting from the use of the Data and/or the Service. In no event shall the Company or its third-party providers be liable for any penalties, interest or taxes assessed by any governmental or regulatory authority.
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5. ONLINE CONDUCT AND ILLEGAL BEHAVIOUR
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5.1. Your use of the App, online conduct and interaction with other Users should be guided by common sense and basic etiquette and should comply with applicable law. The Company may terminate your Account at any time for any conduct or activity that we deem as illegal, improper or otherwise negatively affects the use of Data and/or the Service contained in the App by other Users. You acknowledge that the Company is not required to provide you notice before terminating your Account. To the fullest extent permitted by law, GSBN shall not be liable to Users or any other third party for any suspension or termination of your user account, termination of this Terms, or termination or change to the App unless provided otherwise.
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5.2. You agree not to upload the App with: (i) any viruses, trojan horses or other malware; or (ii) any information or data that is in any way illegal, offensive, abusive, violent or incites hatred or violence, defamatory, discriminatory, deceptive or otherwise inappropriate or that infringes or makes unauthorised use of any rights of a third party or breaches the privacy of any individual.
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6. INFORMATION ON THE APP AND PRE-SCREEN OF INFORMATION
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6.1. If you provide the Company with any feedback or suggestions about the App, the Company is free to use the feedback or suggestions however it chooses, without any obligation to account to you.
6.2. The Company has no obligation to pre-screen any content. You use all the Data and/or the Services provided via the App at your own risk and volition. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to reject any Information. The Company shall have the right to remove any Information that violates this Terms or is otherwise objectionable at the Company’s discretion.​
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7. MISCELLANEOUS​
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7.1. Questions, Complaints, Claims
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If you have any questions, complaints, or claims concerning the App, please contact us at info@gsbn.trade. We will do our best to address your concerns.
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7.2. Revision Date
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This Terms was last updated in July 2024. The Company may, at any time and without liability, modify or discontinue all or part of the App or change the Terms. In the event of any updated Terms, it replaces your existing agreement with the Company.
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8. DEFINITIONS
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“Intellectual Property Rights” means all rights in inventions (whether patentable or not), patents, registered designs, design rights, database rights, copyrights and related rights, semiconductor topography rights, trademarks, service marks, logos, get up, trade names, business names, domain names, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including any applications for registration and any renewals or extensions of any of the foregoing, confidential information and trade secrets, and any rights or forms of protection of a similar nature or having equivalent or similar effect to any of them which subsist anywhere in the world.
“Service” refers to any service provided or delivered by the Company or the System Operator via the App.
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"Service Provider" means any company, entity, or organization that provides services, solutions, or
functionalities through the GSBN Platform, including but not limited to carriers, electronic Bill of Lading
(eBL) solution providers, financial institutions, and any other parties involved that offer their services
via the GSBN platform.
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“System Operator” refers to the entities engaged and authorised by the GSBN to develop and maintain the App, and a reference to the “System Operator” shall include any person duly engaged and authorised to replace and substitute the System Operator from time to time.