1. Acceptance of Terms
    1. Afizan Pte Ltd provides services to users based on the Terms of Use ("TOU"). We can update these TOU whenever needed. You can always find the latest version by clicking the "Terms of Use" link at the bottom of our webpages.
    2. Afizan.com offers its services based on these Terms of Use. Sometimes, we might add extra guidelines for specific features or content on our website (called "Supplemental Terms"). By using Afizan.com beyond just reading this agreement, you agree to all the terms and conditions. Remember, your access to Afizan.com is only for your personal use and can't be passed on to others. You're also responsible for everything done under your account (username and password) and making sure it follows this agreement. Make sure to keep your password safe (if you have one).
    3. Afizan Pte Ltd can change or stop any part or feature of Afizan.com at any time. This includes things like content, when the website is available, and what equipment you need to access or use it.

  2. Changed Terms
    1. Afizan Pte Ltd can change the rules that control how you use Afizan.com. This might mean adding new rules, changing old ones, or introducing fees. We'll let you know about any changes in different ways, like putting updates on Afizan.com, sending emails, or using other ways to communicate. If you keep using Afizan.com after we announce these changes, you agree to follow the new rules. Service Description

  3. Description of Services
    1. Afizan Pte Ltd provides lots of things on its website, Afizan.com, like stuff you can download, places to chat, and info about products (we call all this stuff "Services"). These Services, and anything new we add later on, like updates or improvements, are all controlled by these Terms of Use ("TOU").

  4. Equipment
    1. To use Afizan.com, you'll need the right gear like phones, computers, and internet access. It's your responsibility to get and take care of all this, and you'll also need to cover any costs that come with it.

  5. User Conduct
    1. Afizan.com is meant for lawful use only. Please avoid posting or sending any material that:
      1. Breaks other people's rights, like copyright or trademarks
      2. Is against the law, threatening, mean, invasive of privacy, or rude
      3. Encourages crime or breaks any laws
      4. Includes unapproved ads or asking for products or services

    2. Afizan Pte Ltd also doesn't want users to do anything that spoils other people's fun on Afizan.com. This includes using the site for ads or selling stuff without permission, like promoting other online services.
    3. All the content on Afizan.com, like text, software, pictures, videos, and music, is protected by copyright and other laws. This goes for both the little bits and the whole website. You can download this stuff for your own use only. But copying, changing, or using it for business is not allowed without written permission from Afizan Pte Ltd and the people who own the rights. If you do copy it, you have to give credit and follow any copyright rules. Downloading stuff from Afizan.com doesn't mean you own it.
    4. Afizan.com wants users to respect copyright and other rights. You can't upload anything that's protected by copyright, trademarks, or other rights unless you have permission from the owner. You're responsible for making sure what you share doesn't break these rules.
    5. If you post stuff in public parts of Afizan.com, you give Afizan Pte Ltd permission to use it however they want, without paying you. This includes using, changing, publishing, and sharing it worldwide, now or in the future. Other users can also see, keep, or use this stuff for themselves. Afizan Pte Ltd can edit, copy, publish, and share anything you put on the site.
    6. The rules in this section (Section 5) are to protect Afizan Pte Ltd, its partners, and people who make the content. Everyone mentioned here can enforce these rules themselves.

  6. Use of services
    1. Afizan.com has different ways for you to communicate, like email, forums, chat rooms, and photo albums (we call these "Communication Services"). These are meant for chatting and sharing things that are relevant and okay. When you use Communication Services, please avoid doing the following:
      1. Don't use Communication Services for promotions, like surveys, contests, or spam emails.
      2. Be nice when you use Communication Services. Don't bully, harass, or threaten others, and respect people's privacy.
      3. Don't share anything rude or illegal when you use Communication Services, like stuff that's nasty, offensive, or breaks the law.
      4. Only share your own stuff on Communication Services. Don't upload files with images, software, or other stuff that's protected by laws like copyright or trademarks, unless you have permission.
      5. Don't share anything that belongs to someone else when you use Communication Services, like their pictures or writings, without their permission.
      6. Don't upload any bad files that could harm someone else's computer or stuff when you use Communication Services, like viruses or other nasty stuff.
      7. Keep Communication Services for personal chats, not for selling stuff or doing business, unless it's allowed.
      8. Be careful when you download stuff from Communication Services. Don't download anything if you think it's been shared without permission.
      9. Respect copyright when you use Communication Services. Don't change or remove any copyright info on stuff you upload.
      10. Be nice and don't do anything that stops other people from using Communication Services.
      11. Follow any rules or guides for Communication Services. These help keep things friendly for everyone.
      12. Be genuine when you use Communication Services. Don't try to get info about other users without their permission, like their email addresses. This is sometimes called "harvesting."
      13. Don't break any laws or rules.
      14. Don't pretend to be someone else to trick people.
      15. Don't copy or share info about other users or how they use the Services, unless it's allowed.

    2. Afizan Pte Ltd doesn't have to check Communication Services all the time. But we can look at what's been shared and take down anything we don't like. We can also stop you from using Communication Services, without telling you first, for any reason. We can also give info to the law, or edit or remove anything shared, if we think it's needed.
    3. Sometimes, there are rules about how stuff shared on Communication Services can be used, copied, or shared. If you download anything, it's up to you to follow these rules.
    4. Be careful about sharing personal info on Communication Services. Afizan Pte Ltd doesn't control or support what's shared on Communication Services, so we're not responsible if anything bad happens because of it. People who run the services aren't Afizan Pte Ltd's spokespeople, and what they say doesn't always match what Afizan Pte Ltd thinks.

  7. Member Account, Password, and Security
    1. If you need to make an account for any of the Services, you have to fill in the registration form with all the right details. You also need to pick a password and a username. It's really important to keep your password and account info secret. You're responsible for everything that happens with your account.
    2. If someone else uses your account without permission or there's any kind of security problem, you have to tell Afizan Pte Ltd straight away. Afizan Pte Ltd won't be responsible for any losses you have if someone else uses your password or account, even if you didn't know about it. But if someone else uses your account or password and it causes losses for Afizan Pte Ltd or someone else, you might have to pay for that.
    3. You're not allowed to use anyone else's account without their permission.

  8. Notice specific to software available on this website
    1. Any software you can download from the Services ("Software") belongs to Afizan Pte Ltd and/or its suppliers and is protected by copyright. You can only use the Software if you agree to the terms of the end user license agreement (if there is one) that comes with it ("License Agreement"). You can't install any Software that comes with a License Agreement without agreeing to its terms first.
    2. The Software is for you to download and use according to the License Agreement. If you copy or share the Software in a way that goes against the License Agreement, it's against the law and could lead to serious penalties. Anyone who breaks these rules could be prosecuted as much as possible.
    3. You're not allowed to copy or reproduce the Software to share it somewhere else, unless the License Agreement says you can. The Software is only guaranteed, if at all, according to the terms of the License Agreement. Afizan Pte Ltd doesn't give any other warranties about the Software, including whether it's good quality, fit for a certain purpose, legally okay, or doesn't break any rights.
    4. As part of the Services or Software products, Afizan Pte Ltd might offer tools and utilities for you to use or download. But Afizan Pte Ltd can't promise these tools and utilities will always give accurate results. When you use them, make sure you respect other people's intellectual property rights.

  9. Notice specific to documents available on this website
    1. You're allowed to use Documents (like white papers, press releases, datasheets, and FAQs) from the Services, but only if you follow these rules:
      1. You have to include the copyright notice in all copies, and both the copyright notice and this permission notice have to be there.
      2. You can only use these Documents for getting information, and it's just for personal or non-commercial use. You can't copy them or put them on any network computer or in any media.
      3. You can't change any of the Documents.

    2. If you're an accredited educational institution, like a university or college, you can download and copy the Documents for using in classrooms. But if you want to share them outside the classroom, you need to ask for permission first. Using them for anything else is against the law and could lead to serious penalties. Anyone who breaks these rules could be prosecuted as much as possible.
    3. Afizan Pte Ltd and its suppliers don't guarantee that the information in the documents and related graphics published as part of the services is suitable for any particular purpose. All this stuff is provided "AS IS" without any warranty. Afizan Pte Ltd and its suppliers don't give any other warranties about this information, including whether it's good quality, fit for a certain purpose, legally okay, or doesn't break any rights. Afizan Pte Ltd and its suppliers won't be responsible for any special, indirect, or consequential damages, or any loss of use, data, or profits that happen because of using this information, whether it's because of a contract, negligence, or some other legal problem.
    4. The documents and related graphics published on the services might have mistakes or errors. Sometimes, changes are made to this information. Afizan Pte Ltd and its suppliers can make improvements or changes to the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in the documents at any time.

  10. Notices regarding software, documents and services available on this website
    1. Afizan Pte Ltd and its suppliers won't be responsible for any special, indirect, or consequential damages, or any damages at all, that happen because of losing the ability to use, data, or profits. This could be because of a contract, being careless, or other legal problems, connected to using software, documents, getting or not getting services, or information from the services.

  11. Material Provided to our company or posted at any of our website
    1. Afizan Pte Ltd doesn't own the stuff you give us (like feedback or suggestions), or anything you post, upload, or send to any of our Services or related services for everyone to see. Each thing you give us is called a "Submission." But when you give us a Submission, you're letting Afizan Pte Ltd and its affiliated companies use it for their internet businesses. This includes all our Services. This means we can copy, share, show to the public, perform, and edit your Submission. We might also publish your name with your Submission. We can also let other companies that help us with the Services do these things too.
    2. We won't pay you for using your Submission, as explained here. Afizan Pte Ltd doesn't have to put up or use any Submission you give us, and we can take down any Submission whenever we want. When you give us a Submission, you're promising that you own it or have all the rights to it, as explained in these Terms of Use. This means you can give, post, upload, or submit the Submissions legally.
    3. In addition to the promises mentioned earlier, when you post an image or a picture ("Images"), you're promising that:
      1. You own the copyright for those Images, or you have permission from the copyright owner to use them in the way you're using them on the Services.
      2. You have the right to give the permissions mentioned in these Terms of Use.
      3. Anyone shown in those Images has agreed to them being used as mentioned in these Terms of Use. For example, being shown publicly or being copied.

    4. By posting Images, you're letting:
      1. Members of your private community use your Images for their own use within that community.
      2. The general public use your Images on the Services, except in private communities.

    5. This includes the right to copy, share, show to the public, perform, edit, translate, and change the format of your Images without your name being shown with them. These rights can also be given to any company that helps run the Services.
    6. The permissions for using your Images stop when you remove them from the Services completely. But this doesn't affect any permissions given to use those Images before you removed them. You won't get paid for anyone using your Images.

  12. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability
    1. User agrees that using Afizan.com is entirely at their own risk. Neither Afizan Pte Ltd nor any of its affiliates, employees, agents, third-party content providers, or licensors guarantee that Afizan.com will always work perfectly. They also don't promise that using Afizan.com will always give the expected results or that the information, services, or items provided through Afizan.com will always be accurate or reliable.
    2. Afizan.com is provided "AS IS" without any kind of warranty, either express or implied. This means that apart from warranties that the law says can't be excluded, restricted, or changed, there are no other warranties, such as warranties of title or merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
    3. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or harm caused by things like mistakes, interruptions, viruses, or unauthorised access to information, whether because of breaking a contract, doing something wrong, or for any other reason. User understands that Afizan Pte Ltd isn't responsible for any harmful behaviour from other users or third parties, and that the risk of this happening rests with the user.
    4. Afizan Pte Ltd, or anyone involved in creating, producing, or distributing Afizan.com or Afizan Pte Ltd software, won't be responsible for any damages, including things like direct, indirect, or special damages, because of using or not being able to use Afizan.com. This applies to all content on the site.
    5. Apart from what's already mentioned, neither Afizan Pte Ltd nor its affiliates, information providers, or content partners will be responsible for any errors, delays, or other issues with the information on Afizan.com, or for any claims or losses because of them. This includes things like lost profits or serious damages.
    6. Before making any stock trades, users should talk to their broker or financial advisor to double-check prices or other information. Afizan Pte Ltd, its affiliates, information providers, or content partners won't be responsible for any investment decisions based on the information provided. They also don't guarantee that the information is timely, accurate, or complete, or that users will get any particular results from using it.
    7. Force majeure – If something unexpected happens that's out of anyone's control, like natural disasters or power failures, neither party will be responsible for not being able to do what they're supposed to under this agreement. The affected party has to tell the other party about it within fifteen days. Then, the agreement will be put on hold until things go back to normal.

  13. Links to third party sites
    1. The links in this section will take you away from Afizan Pte Ltd's website. Afizan Pte Ltd doesn't control these linked sites and isn't responsible for what's on them or for any changes or updates to them. Afizan Pte Ltd also isn't responsible for any webcasts or other transmissions from these linked sites. These links are provided for your convenience only, and just because a link is included doesn't mean Afizan Pte Ltd endorses the site.
    2. Afizan Pte Ltd distributes content from third parties and users but doesn't create it. So, Afizan Pte Ltd doesn't have control over this content any more than a public library does over the books it holds. Any opinions, advice, or other information from third parties or users, including information providers, is their own, not Afizan Pte Ltd's. Afizan Pte Ltd and third-party information providers don't guarantee that this content is accurate, complete, useful, or suitable for any particular purpose.
    3. The content available on Afizan.com often comes from different people or organisations, not Afizan Pte Ltd. Afizan Pte Ltd doesn't endorse or take responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any opinions, advice, or statements made by anyone other than authorised Afizan Pte Ltd employees acting officially. Afizan Pte Ltd won't be responsible for any losses or damage from a user relying on information from Afizan.com. It's up to the user to check if the information, opinions, advice, or other content on Afizan Pte Ltd is accurate, complete, or useful. If needed, users should consult professionals for advice on specific information, opinions, or advice.

  14. Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy
    1. Afizan Pte Ltd and its staff don't accept or think about ideas that haven't been asked for. This includes ideas for new adverts, promotions, products, technologies, ways of working, materials, marketing plans, or names for new products. Please don't send any original creative work, samples, demonstrations, or other creations. We have this rule to avoid any confusion or disagreements if our products or marketing seem similar to ideas sent to us. So, please don't send us any ideas unless we've asked for them. Even if you still send us your ideas and creations after we've asked you not to, please understand that we can't promise to keep them secret or treat them as your property.

  15. Monitoring
    1. Afizan Pte Ltd might check what's on Afizan.com, like chat rooms and forums, to make sure it follows this Agreement and any rules set by Afizan Pte Ltd. This is also to follow any laws or requests from the government. Afizan Pte Ltd can decide on its own to change, not post, or delete anything sent or posted on Afizan.com. This includes removing anything that Afizan Pte Ltd thinks breaks the rules or is not good.

  16. Indemnification
    1. User agrees to protect, cover, and keep Afizan Pte Ltd, its partners, and their directors, bosses, workers, and agents safe from any claims and costs, like lawyer fees, that happen because of using Afizan Pte Ltd by User or User's Account.

  17. Termination
    1. Either Afizan Pte Ltd or User can end this Agreement whenever they want. Afizan Pte Ltd can also close User's Account right away if User does something Afizan Pte Ltd thinks is not okay, or if User breaks this Agreement.

  18. Miscellaneous
    1. This Agreement and any rules for using Afizan.com set by Afizan Pte Ltd are the complete agreement between the parties about what they're agreeing to, and they replace any earlier written or spoken agreements between them about the same things. This Agreement follows the laws of Singapore, without considering any conflicts between laws. If either party doesn't enforce a rule in this Agreement, it doesn't mean they're giving up the right to enforce it later. The headings in this Agreement are just for organization and don't change its legal meaning.

  19. Copyright Notice
    1. Afizan Pte Ltd and its logos are trademarks owned by Afizan Pte Ltd. All rights are reserved. Any other trademarks you see on Afizan Pte Ltd belong to their respective owners.

  20. Trademarks
    1. The names of real companies and products mentioned here may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The example companies, organizations, products, domain names, email addresses, logos, people, and events mentioned here are made-up. They're not linked to any real company, organization, product, domain name, email address, logo, person, or event.

  21. All rights that aren't specifically granted here are still held.

This document was last updated on 1st December 2024