Terms of Use

1. GENERAL

Please read these Terms of Use carefully. Your attention is drawn to the limitations and exclusions of liability contained in section 7 below.

By accessing, using, viewing, downloading content from, browsing, creating an account on this website, or proceeding from this page onwards, you conclude a legally binding agreement with us, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, and you accept without limitation or qualification the Terms of Use of this website, including the choice of law and jurisdiction clause set out in section 9.

If you are not prepared to accept these Terms of Use, or if you are not authorised to do so, do not sign up for an account and cease using the website, or any portion thereof.

References in these Terms of Use to "IPOS" (or "we", "us" or "our") refer to the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, a statutory board established under the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act.

Section headings are provided for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of any section.

Changes in the Terms of Use

IPOS reserves the right to, at any time and without notice, make changes and corrections, alter or withdraw any part of the website, its services and its contents, including the removal of news, messages, profile information, discussion, comments, or posting, the blocking and filtering of data, as well as changes and correction to this agreement.

IPOS reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. If you do not agree to the changes you should cease using the ideas2IP site. Using of the website following any such modification constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the Terms of Use as modified. The obligations created by these Terms of Use can be changed only by IPOS. Certain provisions of these Terms of Use may be superseded by expressly designated legal notices or terms located on specific pages of this website.

You should regularly visit these Terms of Use from time to time to review the current terms because they shall be equally binding on you.

These Terms of Use were last updated on 19 May 2011 and replace all previous Terms of Use for ideas2IP.

2. ACCESS AND USE

Service Eligibility

You represent and warrant that you (a) are not under the age of 18, or alternatively you are accessing and using the website with consent and guidance from your parent/guardian (b) have not previously been suspended or removed from using IPOS–related services (c) do not have more than one account at any given time, and (d) have full power and authority to enter into this agreement and in doing so will not violate any other agreement into which you are a party. In addition, you must provide all equipment and software necessary to connect to the website, including but not limited to, if our service contains a mobile element, a mobile handset or other mobile access device that is in working order and suitable for using the website and any part thereof.

Accounts Contrary to this Agreement

If you believe that you are entitled or obligated to act contrary to this Agreement under any mandatory laws, you agree to provide us with a detailed, written notice, which should be received by us 60 days prior to you acting contrary to this Agreement so that we may assess whether we may, at our sole discretion, provide an alternative remedy for the situation.

Intellectual Property Rights

All material available on the ideas2IP Site (the "Content") belongs to IPOS or its licensors. IPOS or its licensors own all intellectual property rights (including copyright and database rights) in the Content and any selection or arrangement of the Content. You may retrieve and display Content on a computer screen, PDA or mobile telephone, print individual pages on paper and store such pages in electronic form on disk or on your mobile telephone (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network) for your personal, non-commercial use.

You may not use the ideas2IP site for any purpose not expressly set out above. Without limitation, you may not do (nor permit any third party to do) any of the following without IPOS’ prior written consent:

reproduce, publish, broadcast, transmit, modify, adapt, create derivative works of, store, archive or in any way commercially exploit any of the Content; or
redistribute any of the Content, (including by using it as part of any syndication, content aggregation, archive or similar service); or
remove the copyright or trade mark notice from any copies of the Content made under these Terms of Use; or
create a database in electronic or structured manual form by systematically downloading and storing all or any of the Content; or
deep link to, frame, spider, harvest or scrape any of the Content or otherwise access the Content for similar purposes; or
use any machine, electronic, web based or similar device to read or extract any of the Content by automated or machine based means.

You acknowledge that " ideas2IP " and " Logo " are trade marks of IPOS and that you may not use them without written permission from IPOS.

If you would like to link to the ideas2IP site, please read and comply with the following guidelines and all applicable laws. A site or service that links to the ideas2IP site:

may display any of IPOS’ logos in the same proportion to the text on the site next to which it appears, as is used on this website but must not otherwise use any IPOS’ trade mark without permission from IPOS;
may not remove, distort or otherwise alter the size or appearance of any of the IPOS’ logos;
may link only to the homepage of an ideas2IP site unless IPOS has otherwise given prior written permission;
must not in any way imply that IPOS is endorsing it or its products or services;
must not misrepresent its relationship with IPOS or present false information about IPOS;
must not be a site or service that infringes any intellectual property or other right of any person or that otherwise does not comply with all relevant laws and regulations;
must not be a site or service that contains content that could be construed as distasteful or offensive.

IPOS expressly reserves the right to require that any link in breach of these Terms of Use be removed. You agree to remove any such link immediately upon request and to take whatever other action it deems appropriate.

3. REGISTRATION AND PRIVACY

Registration

On registration, whether to create an account, or to upgrade your account to gain access to the Inventor’s Workspace, you must provide IPOS with accurate, complete registration information and it is your responsibility to update and maintain changes to that information on the applicable ideas2IP site registration pages. IPOS is entitled to rely on any information you provide to us and to use any information, including personal data supplied by you, for the purposes of operating and controlling this website and providing the services offered by the website.

Each registration is for a single user only. On registration, you will provide us with your email address and choose a user name and password ("ID"). Upon successful registration, the system does not allow any changes made to the user name and email address, subject to IPOS’ rights in the following.

The user name that you choose is subject to availability. You may not use trade marks belonging to third parties, whether such trade marks are registered or registrable. IPOS reserves the right to immediately cancel and reassign your user name or to insist that you change your user name, should IPOS be of the opinion that your user name is or becomes undesirable, immoral or offensive. IPOS does not always check the user names, and IPOS’ delay in exercising its right under this clause does not constitute a waiver of IPOS’ rights under this clause. You hereby indemnify IPOS against any third party claim whatsoever arising out of the use of your user name in the website.

IPOS does not permit any other person sharing your user name and password or access through a single name and password being made available to multiple users on a network. IPOS may cancel or suspend your access to the ideas2IP site if you do this, without further obligation to you.

You are responsible for all use of the ideas2IP site made by you or anyone else using your ID and for preventing unauthorised use of your ID. If you believe there has been any breach of security such as the disclosure, theft or unauthorised use of your ID, you must notify IPOS immediately through Contact Us We recommend that you do not select an obvious user password (such as your name) and that you change it regularly.

Your supply of personal data (meaning information which identifies you as an individual, or which is capable of identifying you as an individual, such as cookies) indicates your consent to our use of such personal data in accordance with the IPOS Privacy Policy or as otherwise expressly permitted by you from time to time.

Any communication or material transmitted to the website (other than the secured Inventor’s Workspace) by email or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions or similar type of information is, and will be treated, as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything transmitted or posted may be used by IPOS, its subsidiaries and affiliates for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting.

Information Provided By Users

You undertake that any information or data you supply to this website:

shall not be false, inaccurate or misleading;
shall not be fraudulent or involve the representation of counterfeit or stolen items;
shall not infringe any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of privacy;
shall not violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including without limitation those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, antidiscrimination or false advertising);
shall not be defamatory, trade libellous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing;
shall not be obscene or contain pornography;
shall not contain any viruses or other computer programming routines that may or will damage, detrimentally interfere with, intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information;
shall not create liability for us or cause us to lose (in whole or in part) the services of our internet service providers or other suppliers;
shall not be such as to cause us to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance, regulation, code, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, notice or determination; or bring us into disrepute with any professional body, trade organisation, political party, national, state or local government, government-owned/government controlled association, organsation, business or enterprise, or inter-governmental organisation.

Termination

You may terminate your ID at any time, by giving IPOS written notice, which shall be effective upon IPOS processing such notice.

IPOS may, but shall not be obliged to, send reminders to you at your email address or such address provided during registration if you fail to use the services or log into your ID for not less than 365 continuous days. IPOS may terminate your ID if you fail to use the services or log into your ID for a continuous period of more than 30 days following the reminder sent to you. However, your continued use of any of the services in this website is deemed to be your continued acceptance of these Terms of Use.

IPOS may terminate your ID and/or your access to all or any services with immediate effect if:

in the sole opinion of IPOS, you have breached any of the terms or conditions of these Terms of Use;
you have at any time provided any false or incomplete information to IPOS;
in the sole discretion of IPOS, IPOS suspects that your ID has been accessed in an unauthorised manner or that the security of your ID has been compromised in any way;
in the opinion of IPOS or any regulatory authority, it is illegal or not in the public interest to continue providing you access to this website for any reason whatsoever;
you behave in a manner that negatively affects the use of this website by other users; or
in the sole discretion of IPOS, IPOS decides to withdraw or terminate all or part of this website.

4. USER GENERATED INFORMATION – USERS

"User Generated Information" means any information made available to other users through your use of this website or to IPOS through your use of this website. You are fully responsible for any User Generated Information you post on this website. User Generated Information may include, but is not limited to, forum posts, screen names, usage data, and suggestions about ideas2IP site, and error notifications. Subject to the IPOS Privacy Policy, as applicable, by posting User Generated Information to this website, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant and hereby grant, to IPOS an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully-paid, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, distribute, translate, transmit, broadcast, and otherwise communicate, and publicly display and perform the User Generated Information and derivative works thereof in any form, anywhere, and to grant and authorize sublicenses through multiple tiers of the foregoing with or without attribution to you, and without any notice or compensation to you of any kind. You also understand and agree that IPOS, in its sole discretion, may delete any User Generated Information for any reason.

This section is without prejudice of your Inventor’s ownership rights over your content submitted in the Inventor’s Workspace or the Showcase. For the applicable Terms of Use applicable to the Inventor Workspace, please refer to the [http://ideas2ip.sg/terms_for_inventor]. For the applicable Terms of Use applicable to the Showcase, please refer to [http://ideas2ip.sg/terms_for_showcase].

5. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

The ideas2IP site is best viewed using the internet browsers [Internet Explorer 8] (or later versions). Any older browser versions may work but users could have limited browsing experience.

6. SERVICES AND THIRD PARTY SITES

You understand that all listings, messages, text, files, images, photos, video, audio or other materials ("Third Party Content") posted on, transmitted through, or linked from the services are the sole responsibility of the person or organization from whom such Third Party Content originated. IPOS does not actively review or edit and cannot and do not endorse, and cannot be responsible for, the messages, views, opinions, research and recommendations of individuals, users, and organisations of deemed interest, or advocate any commercial dealings in any securities, investments or classes of securities or investments nor does the inclusion on this website of a link to other internet website(s) or resources imply any form of endorsement by IPOS. While the information on this website has been obtained from 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. By making available information and data pursuant on this website, including facts, views, opinions and recommendations of individuals and organisations of deemed interest, IPOS is not giving or purporting to give or representing or holding itself out as giving professional advice. You shall always seek relevant professional advice before making any decisions based on any of the Content or Third Party Content.

You also understand that IPOS does not control and is not responsible for Third-Party Content made available through this website, and that by using ideas2IP, you may be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, misleading or otherwise objectionable. The information and data available on this website presented in text, graphics or whatever form, may include inaccuracies or errors and IPOS reserves the right to periodically make changes to the information or data on this website.

The ideas2IP site contains links to other internet websites or online and mobile services provided by independent third parties ("Third Party Sites"), either directly or through frames. IPOS is not responsible for the availability or content of Third Party Sites and will not be a party to, or in any way responsible for, any transaction concerning goods or services available from such Third Party Sites. If you purchase products or services from a Third Party Site your contract for such products or services will be with the third party and not with IPOS. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to Third Party Sites.

IPOS shall not be liable for your interactions with any organizations and/or individuals found through this website. This includes, but is not limited to, payment and delivery of goods and services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings. These dealings are solely between you and such organizations and/or individuals. You agree that IPOS is not responsible for any damage or loss incurred as a result of any such dealings. IPOS is under no obligation to become involved in disputes between users, or between users and any third party. In the event of a dispute, you release IPOS, its officers, employees, agents and successors in rights from claims, damages and demands of every kind, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and our service.

The ideas2IP site may from time to time contain advertising and sponsorship. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the ideas2IP site complies with international and national law. IPOS will not be responsible for any error or inaccuracy in advertising or sponsorship material.

7. UNDERTAKINGS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The Content is only for your information and use, and is not intended to address your particular requirements. In particular, the Content does not constitute any form of advice, recommendation, representation, endorsement or arrangement by IPOS and is not, intended to be relied upon by users in making (or refraining from making) any specific commercial or other decisions. Any agreements, transactions or other arrangements made between you and any third party named on (or linked to from) the ideas2IP site is at your sole risk and responsibility. Any information that you receive via the ideas2IP site whether or not it is classified as "real time", may have ceased to be current by the time it reaches you. IPOS is not responsible for any use of the Content by you outside its scope as stated in these Terms of Use.

While IPOS uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up to date information in the website, this website is published “as is” and “as available” without any warranties or representations as to the information, content or materials contained in it. IPOS assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the website. You expressly agree that your use of browsing in and reliance on any information contained in this website is at your own risk and imposes no obligation or other liability on IPOS.

In the event that any portion of these Terms of Use or the application thereof shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, such provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining portions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect. Any invalid or unenforceable provision of these Terms of Use shall be replaced with a provision which is valid and enforceable and most nearly reflects the original intent of the invalid or unenforceable provision.

Neither IPOS, staff/associate of IPOS, nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the website shall be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages (including without limitation loss of profit, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, loss of management time, third party liability, business interruption, loss of use of any tangible or intangible asset including data recorded on any computer or other machine, or loss of any anticipated benefit arising out of your access to, or use of, the website, save in the case of fraudulent misrepresentation, or death or personal injury caused by the negligence of IPOS or its staff.

Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the website is provided without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for particular purpose, or non-infringement. Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to all users of the website or you may have additional rights.

IPOS uses reasonable endeavours to protect the website from viruses but assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damage to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property, including data, on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the website or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from the website. IPOS does not warrant that this website, its servers or any email sent on its behalf are free from viruses or other harmful components.You are recommended to take all appropriate safeguards before downloading information from this website.

Although reasonable endeavours are used to maintain this website, IPOS shall not be liable for any losses caused by data or information leakage, failure or stoppage of the website for any reason, including without limitation virus contamination, deliberate damage by hackers, failure of hardware software or systems, power failure, failure of telecommunications lines or any criminal activity of a third party.

Without limiting the above, IPOS is not liable for matters beyond its reasonable control. IPOS does not control telephones, third party communications networks (including your Internet Service Provider) or the Internet or the acts of third parties.

8. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless IPOS, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, from and against any and all liabilities, claims and expenses, including without limitation legal and accounting fees (on a full indemnity basis), that directly or indirectly arise from or in connection with but not limited to, your acts, omissions and errors and wilful negligence, your breach of these Terms of Use, access to and use of this website or any service, or any User Generated Information or Third Party Content. IPOS reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. In that event, you shall have no further obligation to provide indemnification to IPOS in that matter. This section regarding Indemnification shall survive termination of your ID or this agreement.

9. CHOICE OF LAW AND JURISDICTION

These Terms of Use shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Singapore.

To the extent possible in the applicable jurisdiction, the parties irrevocably agree that the courts of Singapore shall (subject to the paragraph below) have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of, under, or in connection with these Terms of Use, and for those purposes irrevocably submit all disputes to the jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore.

For the exclusive benefit of IPOS and to the extent possible in the applicable jurisdiction, IPOS shall retain the right to bring proceedings as to the substance of the matter in the courts of the country of your residence or, where these Terms of Use are entered into in the course of your trade or profession, the country of the place of business in which you agreed to these Terms of Use or (if different) the country of your principal place of business.

10. OTHER GENERAL TERMS

You may not assign, sub-license or otherwise transfer any of your rights under these Terms of Use.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect.

You agree that these Terms of Use is not intended to confer and does not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties to these Terms of Use. IPOS’ obligations are subject to existing laws and legal process and IPOS may comply with law enforcement or regulatory requests or requirements notwithstanding any contrary term.

Failure by either party to exercise any right or remedy under these Terms of Use does not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy. Headings in these Terms of Use are for convenience only and will have no legal meaning or effect.