ご利用条件

1.一般

1.1 本規約は、PriceWatch.ai(「PRICEWATCH」、「PriceWatch.ai」)として取引される Nidhyana Price Watch Analytics Private Limited(「PriceWatch.ai」)により、またはその代理として、PriceWatch.ai が受理し履行する署名された注文(「注文書」)を通じて随時お客様から注文される、PriceWatch.ai が提供するすべての商品およびサービスに適用されます。

1.2 各注文書には、お客様が注文する特定のPriceWatch.ai商品およびサービス、支払料金、および本規約に対する特定の修正が明記されています。すべての注文書は、本規約の対象となり、本規約に組み込まれるものとします。注文書が本規約のいずれかの条項を修正する場合、注文書の条項が支配するものとします。

1.3 注文書で特に許可された場合を除き、本規約に基づき付与されたライセンスは、お客様の関連会社には及ばないものとし、お客様は、PriceWatch.aiの書面による明示的な事前承認がある場合を除き、PriceWatch.aiの製品およびサービスをその関連会社に利用させてはならないものとします。

1.4 PriceWatch.aiが、1人または複数のお客様の関連会社によるPriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスの使用を明示的に許可する場合、当該お客様の関連会社は、許可された関連会社として該当する注文書に追加されるものとします。お客様は、各許可アフィリエイトが、PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスへのアクセスまたは使用の制限を含む本規約を遵守することを保証するものとします(支払義務を除き、お客様が単独で責任を負うものとします)。

1.5 お客様は、お客様の許可された関連会社の行為および不作為について責任を負うものとし、お客様は、その会社組織、従業員、ユーザー数、または使用状況に変更があった場合、PriceWatch.aiが追加料金を請求する権利を有することに同意するものとします。お客様は、その関連会社によるライセンス対象物へのすべてのアクセスおよび使用について責任を負うものとします。

2.ライセンス条項およびユーザー制限

2.1 お客様が本規約に基づく義務を履行し、全料金を速やかに支払うことを条件として、PriceWatch.aiは、お客様およびそのライセンス対象業務機能のライセンス対象ユーザーに対し、許可された目的に限り、いつでも本規約に従うことを条件として、PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスならびにライセンス対象物にアクセスし、ライセンス対象場所で使用するための、非独占的、譲渡不能、サブライセンス不能、期間限定、取消可能なライセンスを付与します。その他のすべての使用は明示的に留保され、禁止されています。

2.2 上記を条件として、お客様およびそのライセンスユーザは、以下を行うことができます:(i) ライセンス対象物を通じてアクセスされたデータを検索し、照会し、画面上に表示すること。(ii) PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスに含まれる印刷コマンドを使用して、ライセンス対象物に含まれるアイテムの限定された数の印刷を行うこと。(iii) ライセンス対象物の実質的でない部分のコピーを1部、機械可読形式でダウンロードし、保存すること。(iv) お客様の監査および規制目的のために、関連するライセンス対象物のコピーを1部、ダウンロードし、保存すること。

2.3 本ライセンスにおいて、以下のものは許可されない:

  • 2.3.1 派生素材の作成、
  • 2.3.2 第三者への転売または配布。
  • 2.3.3 PriceWatch.aiの書面による同意なしに、PriceWatch.aiのデータを公共のプラットフォーム上で公開すること。

2.4 顧客は、以下を行うことはできません:

  • 2.4.1 本規約または注文フォームで明示的に許可されている場合を除き、ライセンス対象物の要約、ダウンロード、保存、複製、送信、表示、コピー、または使用;
  • 2.4.2 PriceWatch.aiの製品およびサービス、またはライセンス対象物のいかなる部分も、貸与、販売、再販、ライセンス付与、サブライセンス付与、配布、利用可能化、レンタル、またはリースすること、あるいはサービスビューローまたはアウトソーシングサービスに含めること;
  • 2.4.3 PriceWatch.aiの書面による明示的な許可なく、PriceWatch.aiの製品およびサービスまたはライセンス対象物を改変すること;
  • 2.4.4 以下のいずれかのアルゴリズム、アプリケーション、デバイス、方法、システム、またはソフトウェアを使用すること:(i)PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスからデータまたはその他のライセンス対象物にアクセス、使用、検索、コピー、監視、マイニング、抽出、もしくはスクレイピングすること、または(ii)PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスの一部、またはPriceWatch.aiが使用する使用状況追跡アプリケーションもしくはプログラムを無効化もしくは無能化すること;
  • 2.4.5 明示的か黙示的かを問わず、ライセンス対象物をライセンスユーザー以外の者に配布、流通、または利用可能にすること、ライセンス対象物を複数回プリントアウトまたはコピーすること、またはその他の方法でこれを許可すること(ただし、以下の第2.5条(プレゼンテーションへのアドホックな組み込みに関する規定)を除きます);
  • 2.4.6 許容された目的を達成するために必要な場合を除き、PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービス、またはライセンス対象物を、ローカルエリアネットワーク、ワイドエリアネットワーク、またはイントラネットもしくはエクストラネット上でライセンスユーザー以外の第三者が利用できるようにすること;
  • 2.4.7 PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスの一部以外として、PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスに組み込まれたソフトウェアを使用すること、または使用を許可すること;
  • 2.4.8 PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスの可用性、性能もしくは機能を監視する目的、またはその他の競争目的のために、PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスを使用またはアクセスすること;
  • 2.4.9 PriceWatch.aiの製品およびサービス、またはそこに含まれるライセンス対象物を、違法な目的のために、または違法な目的とともに使用すること;
  • 2.4.10 PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービス、またはそこに含まれる第三者のデータの完全性または性能を妨害または混乱させること;
  • 2.4.11 PriceWatch.aiの製品およびサービス、またはライセンス対象物に含まれる、または含まれている著作権またはその他の所有権の表示を削除すること;
  • 2.4.12 契約上の使用制限を回避する方法で、PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスへの直接的または間接的なアクセスまたは使用を許可または取得しようとすること;
  • 2.4.13 適用法で許可されている場合を除き、PriceWatch.ai商品およびサービスに組み込まれたソフトウェア、またはその一部、機能、機能もしくはユーザーインターフェースをコピー、リバースエンジニアリング、逆コンパイルもしくは修正すること、またはPriceWatch.ai商品およびサービスを提供するために使用されたソースコードもしくはスクリプトを発見するその他の試みを行うこと;
  • 2.4.14 PriceWatch.ai、その関連会社、PriceWatch.aiの第三者データプロバイダーおよび/またはその他の第三者の知的財産権を侵害する可能性のある方法で、PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスを使用すること;
  • 2.4.15 PriceWatch.aiまたはPriceWatch.aiのアフィリエイトと、その第三者プロバイダーまたはその他の第三者との関係を危険にさらすと合理的に想定される行為をすること。
  • 2.4.16 本条件または注文フォームで明示的に許可されていない方法で、PriceWatch.aiの製品およびサービス、ならびにライセンス対象物を使用すること。

2.5 注文フォームにおいて、PriceWatch.aiが、顧客および見込み客に対するプレゼンテーションにおいて、ライセンス対象物の小部分の抜粋をアドホックベースで含めることに同意した場合、顧客は、PriceWatch.aiをデータソースとして認め、かかるプレゼンテーションの全てにおいて、以下の免責事項を添付するものとします:

  • "この情報はPriceWatch.aiの製品から抜粋されたものです。PriceWatch.aiは、この文書に記載された結論、推奨、その他の見解を見たり、検討したことはありません。PriceWatch.aiは、明示または黙示を問わず、データの正確性、妥当性、適時性、完全性、または特定の目的への適合性について保証するものではありません。PriceWatch.aiは、法律が許容する最大限の範囲において、そのデータおよびその他のコンテンツの使用に関連または起因する一切の責任を否認します。"

2.6 PriceWatch.aiは、PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスから利益を得る、使用する、またはこれに依存する第三者、またはライセンス対象物にアクセスする第三者に対して、いかなる責任または義務も負いません。お客様は、かかる第三者によるPriceWatch.aiに対する請求に関連してPriceWatch.aiが負うすべての責任、損失、損害、費用および経費からPriceWatch.aiを免責するものとします。

2.7 PriceWatch.ai製品およびサービスの使用およびアクセスには、注文書に指定された数量を含む使用制限が適用されます。

2.8.ユーザーアカウントと登録

2.8.1 創造

本サービスの特定の機能にアクセスするには、ユーザーアカウントの作成が必要な場合があります。アカウントを作成する際には、正確かつ完全な情報を提供し、オーダーフォームに従った資格基準を満たす必要があります。PriceWatch.aiは、独自の裁量で登録を拒否し、またはアカウントを取り消す権利を留保します。

2.8.2 セキュリティ

お客様は、パスワードを含むお客様のアカウント情報の機密性を維持し、お客様のアカウントの下で発生するすべての活動について責任を負うものとします。お客様は、お客様のアカウントへの不正アクセスもしくは不正使用、またはその他のセキュリティ違反があった場合、直ちにPriceWatch.aiに通知することに同意するものとします。

2.8.3 終了

PriceWatch.aiは、お客様が本規約に違反した場合、PriceWatch.aiまたはそのユーザーに有害な行為を行った場合、その他PriceWatch.aiの独自の判断により、お客様のアカウントおよび本サービスへのアクセスを停止または終了することができます。また、お客様はPriceWatch.aiのカスタマーサポートに連絡することにより、いつでもアカウントを停止することができます。

2.8.4 アカウントの共有と使用

個人使用

PriceWatch.aiで作成された各アカウントは、個人使用のみを目的としています。アカウントを他人と共有することは固く禁じられています。各ユーザーは、各自でアカウントを作成し、個別に本サービスを利用する必要があります。

アカウント共有の検出

PriceWatch.aiは、アカウント共有の兆候を示すパターンを検出する高度な技術を利用しています。

PriceWatch.aiは、パスワードが複数の人物または発行されたライセンスユーザー以外の人物によって使用されていると疑われる場合、または該当する注文書に指定されたライセンス使用量を超えるライセンス対象物の使用を検出した場合、サービス料金を払い戻すことなく、お客様および/または個々のアカウントによるアクセスを直ちに停止するか、または該当するパスワードを取り消すことができます。

アカウント共有の結果

アカウントの共有は、お客様自身のアカウントのセキュリティと完全性を損なうだけでなく、サービスに悪影響を及ぼし、他のユーザーの権利を侵害する可能性があります。アカウントの停止または終了に加え、PriceWatch.aiは、必要と判断したその他の法的または技術的措置を講じる権利を留保します。

2.8.5 アピール

If you believe that your account has been unfairly suspended or terminated due to alleged account sharing, you may appeal the decision by contacting PriceWatch.ai customer support with a detailed explanation of the situation.

3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

3.1 Customer agrees that the Intellectual Property Rights comprised in or relating to all PriceWatch.ai Products and Services, Licensed Material, and Licensed Material within any Derived Materials and all compilations thereof and in documentation supplied by PriceWatch.ai are and shall remain the sole property of PriceWatch.ai or (as applicable) their third party licensors.

3.2 No rights in any PriceWatch.ai Products and Services or Licensed Material are granted or conveyed by PriceWatch.ai other than the limited licence to use them as set forth in these Terms, and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to grant any licence, sub-licence, Intellectual Proprietary Right or other claim against or interest in PriceWatch.ai’s Intellectual Property Rights.

The Customer shall comply with all of PriceWatch.ai’s instructions relating to the security of the PriceWatch.ai Products and Services and the Licensed Material. Customer shall have in place and maintain appropriate and up-to-date technical and organisational measures designed to protect all Licensed Material against unauthorised access, disclosure, copying or distribution, and Customer shall comply with PriceWatch.ai’s reasonable instructions from time to time in any matters relating to the protection of and the prevention of piracy of Licensed Material.

3.3 In the event that Customer were to own any rights in any PriceWatch.ai Products and Services or Licensed Material, Customer shall assign to PriceWatch.ai, with full title guarantee for all purposes, applications and field of use (including by way of assignment of future Intellectual Property Rights) all such Intellectual Property Rights including the right to take action for any past, present and future damages and other remedies in respect of any infringement. Customer must execute, and will procure that any Affiliates and Customer Representatives execute, such documents and do such things as PriceWatch.ai may consider reasonably necessary to give effect to this Clause.

4. CHANGES TO THE PRODUCT, SERVICES & REPLACEMENT

4.1 PriceWatch.ai shall be entitled to update, enhance, withdraw or otherwise change the PriceWatch.ai Products and Services from time to time, at any time without notice.

4.2 Where such change will lead to a material decrease in functionality, PriceWatch.ai shall provide thirty (30) calendar days’ notice.

4.3 During a period of thirty (30) calendar days starting on the day that PriceWatch.ai provided the notice, Customer may terminate the licence relating to the affected PriceWatch.ai Products and Services, by giving notice, and may request to replace with available alternative product or services. If Customer does not exercise this right to terminate within thirty (30) calendar days from PriceWatch.ai’s notice, Customer has accepted the changed product, and may no longer exercise this termination right.

4.4 Once a product is activated and confirmed by the Customer on the Platform, it is considered final and non-replaceable. The Customer acknowledges that after activation, no requests for deletion, substitution, or replacement will be accepted, and any changes to the activated product will require a new request, approval process at additional cost.

– Exceptions: The foregoing restrictions shall not apply in the event of (i) a defect in the product that is determined by PriceWatch.ai to be attributable to an error or fault on the part of PriceWatch.ai, or (ii) a material issue with the product that prevents the Customer from using the product as intended, in which case PriceWatch.ai may, at its sole discretion, agree to replace or correct the product at no additional cost to the Customer.

4.5 It is the sole responsibility of the Customer to thoroughly review and confirm the product(s) to be activated before such confirmation is provided to PriceWatch.ai.

5. CHANGES TO THE TERMS

PriceWatch.ai may at its discretion change these Terms and provide notice to Customer. During a period of thirty (30) calendar days starting on the day that PriceWatch.ai provided the notice, Customer may terminate the licence relating to the affected PriceWatch.ai Products and Services, by giving notice. If Customer does not exercise this right to terminate within thirty (30) calendar days from PriceWatch.ai’s notice, Customer has accepted the changed terms, and may no longer exercise this termination right.

6. FEES

6.1 Customer shall pay all applicable fees, and agrees that its access to and use of PriceWatch.ai Products and Services and Licensed Materials is contingent on Customer paying all applicable fees.

6.2 Payment obligations are non-cancellable, and fees paid are non-refundable except as otherwise expressly foreseen in these Terms.

6.3 Quantities or levels of usage licensed cannot be decreased during any Contract Year.

6.4 Invoiced charges are due net thirty (30) days from the invoice date. Customer is responsible for providing complete and accurate billing and contact information to PriceWatch.ai and notifying PriceWatch.ai of any changes to such information.

6.5 If any invoiced amount is not received by PriceWatch.ai by the due date, then without limiting its rights or remedies, PriceWatch.ai may suspend or terminate Customer’s access to the PriceWatch.ai Products and Services until such amounts are paid in full.

6.6 PriceWatch.ai’s fees do not include any taxes, levies, duties or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including, for example, value-added, sales, use or withholding taxes, assessable by any jurisdiction whatsoever (collectively, “Taxes”) except as expressly set out in an invoice. Customer is responsible for paying all Taxes associated with Customer’s purchases and use hereunder. If PriceWatch.ai has a legal obligation to pay or collect Taxes, PriceWatch.ai will invoice Customer, and Customer will pay that amount unless Customer provide PriceWatch.ai with a valid tax exemption certificate authorised by the appropriate taxing authority.

7. TERM; SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

7.1 The term of an order will commence on the Start Date.

7.2 Except to the extent stated otherwise in an Order Form, each order shall renew automatically for further periods of twelve (12) months (or such other term stated in the Order Form), unless either party provides the other party with no fewer than thirty (30) calendar days’ notice in advance of the expiry to cancel the renewal.

7.3 The fees due for each renewal term shall be assessed at the then current prices for the PriceWatch.ai Products and Services ordered.

7.4 PriceWatch.ai shall additionally be entitled to suspend supply of the PriceWatch.ai Products and Services to the Customer if it reasonably suspects that the Customer or any Licensed User is in breach of these Terms, and may impose a reasonable charge to the Customer for restoring the PriceWatch.ai Products and Services.

8. CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION OR EXPIRY

8.1 On expiry, or on termination or cancellation for any reason, the Customer, its Affiliates, all Customer Representatives, and all Licensed Users shall immediately cease using all of the terminated PriceWatch.ai Products and Services(s) and Licensed Material. Customer shall provide confirmation to PriceWatch.ai for not sharing, publishing restored data and content of PriceWatch.ai Products and Services(s) in their system outside customer’s / subscriber’s organization for commercial or non-commercial purpose post termination of their contract.

14.2 The undertaking to delete Licensed Material does not apply to any data which the Customer is required to retain under any applicable legal or regulatory obligation including the rules of a professional body (in each case only to the extent and for such time as is required under any such obligation), provided that and for as long as Customer (i) continues to comply with the provisions of these Terms and retains such copies in its archives and does not use the Licensed Material in any part of its business for any reason.

14.3 In no event will the termination or expiry relieve Customer of its obligation to pay any fees payable to PriceWatch.ai for the period prior to the effective date of termination.

14.4 If the Order Form is terminated for any reason other than discontinuation of the applicable PriceWatch.ai Products and Services, Customer must pay any unpaid fees covering the remainder of the term of existing Order Forms to PriceWatch.ai.

9. PLATFORM UPTIME AND DOWNTIME

9.1 Uptime Guarantee: PriceWatch.ai(the “Service Provider”) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Platform is available and operational for a minimum of 99.9% of the time annually, excluding (i) scheduled maintenance, (ii) force majeure events, (iii) downtime caused by the Customer’s own equipment, network, or software, and (iv) downtime resulting from third-party service interruptions outside the control of PriceWatch.ai.

9.2 Scheduled Maintenance: PriceWatch.ai shall provide the Customer with no less than 15 days’ written notice of any scheduled maintenance, during which time the Platform may be temporarily unavailable. PriceWatch.ai shall, where reasonably practicable, schedule such maintenance during periods of low usage to minimize disruption to the Customer.

9.3 Unscheduled Downtime and Emergency Maintenance: In the event of unscheduled downtime, system outages, or the need for emergency maintenance, PriceWatch.ai shall make commercially reasonable efforts to restore service promptly. PriceWatch.ai shall notify the Customer of such downtime as soon as reasonably practicable and shall provide regular updates on the status of the restoration process.

9.4 In the event that PriceWatch.ai fails to meet the agreed-upon uptime guarantee of 99.9% during any calendar month, the Customer shall be entitled to an extension of the service term. The amount of such extension shall be determined in accordance with the specific terms and conditions outlined in the Service Level Agreement (“SLA”) between the parties. The service time extension shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the Customer for any breach of the uptime guarantee, and the Customer hereby waives any other claims, remedies, or damages arising from such breach.

9.5 Exclusions: The uptime guarantee set forth herein shall not apply and PriceWatch.ai shall have no liability for any downtime or failure to provide services that result from:

  • Any interruption, delay, or failure caused by the Customer’s own equipment, network, or internet connection.
  • Any failure or interruption caused by third-party providers, including but not limited to internet service providers, cloud hosting providers, or telecommunications services.
  • Acts of God, natural disasters, government action, strikes, or other events of force majeure that are beyond the control of PriceWatch.ai.
  • Customer’s unauthorized use, misuse, or modification of the Platform or its underlying infrastructure.

9.6 Notification of Downtime: In the event of any unscheduled downtime, PriceWatch.ai shall promptly notify the Customer through [email, dashboard alert, or other communication means] and shall provide reasonable estimates for the duration and resolution of the issue.

9.7 Limitation of Liability: Notwithstanding the foregoing, PriceWatch.ai shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of data, loss of business, or other economic losses, arising out of or in connection with any downtime or interruption of service, except where such downtime results from PriceWatch.ai’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

10. WARRANTIES; LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY

10.1 The PriceWatch.ai Products and Services and Licensed Material are provided by PriceWatch.ai on an ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ basis. PriceWatch.ai excludes to the extent permitted by law all implied warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, accuracy, timeliness, and completeness. PriceWatch.ai is not responsible for errors and omissions in the Licensed Materials of any kind, regardless of the cause, or for results obtained from using PriceWatch.ai Products and Services or Licensed Material.

10.2 Nothing in these Terms or any Order Form shall exclude or limit either party’s liability: (i) for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; (ii) for losses arising from breach of the provisions of the confidentiality obligations in these Terms; and (iii) matters that cannot, as a matter of law, be limited or excluded.

10.3 In no event shall the aggregate liability of each party together with all of its Affiliates arising out of or related to these Terms exceed the total amount paid by Customer and Customer’s Affiliates hereunder for the PriceWatch.ai Products and Services giving rise to the liability in the twelve (12) months preceding the first incident out of which the liability first arose. The foregoing limitation will apply whether an action is in contract or tort and regardless of the theory of liability, but will not limit Customer’s and Customer Affiliates’ payment obligations, even if a party or its Affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages or if a party’s or its Affiliates’ remedy otherwise fails of its essential purpose.

10.4 In no event will either party or its Affiliates have any liability arising out of or related to these Terms and/or any Order Form for any: (i) loss of profits, business or revenues; (ii) loss of anticipated savings; (iii) loss of goodwill; (iv) business interruption; (v) loss of data (including use or receipt of data); or (vi) for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or exemplary damages. The foregoing limitation will apply whether an action is in contract or tort and regardless of the theory of liability, even if a party or its Affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages or if a party’s or its Affiliates’ remedy otherwise fails of its essential purpose.

10.5 Without prejudice to any of the foregoing, PriceWatch.ai will not be liable for breach of any term of these Terms arising from or in relation to: (i) the use of any PriceWatch.ai Products and Services in breach of these Terms; (ii) any alterations to any PriceWatch.ai Products and Services made by anyone other than PriceWatch.ai or someone expressly authorised by PriceWatch.ai to make that alteration; (iii) any delay or failure in the provision of any PriceWatch.ai Products and Services to Customer caused by anyone other than PriceWatch.ai; or (iv) any breach of these Terms by Customer or any other wrongful or negligent act or omission by Customer, any Customer Affiliate, or any Customer Representative.

10.6 The PriceWatch.ai Products and Services may contain links to external sites. PriceWatch.ai is not responsible for and has no control over the content of such sites and, to the extent permissible by law, disclaims all responsibility and liability in relation to information available on such sites or accessible from the PriceWatch.ai Products and Services via hypertext links.

11. COPYRIGHT AND LIMITATIONS ON USE

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