Please read these Terms of Service carefully. They contain the legal terms and conditions that govern your use of services provided to you by AppleVis, including information, text, images, graphics, data or other materials and products and services provided through www.applevis.com. These services are operated by AppleVis.
By using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with any of these terms, please do not use our services.
1) Availability
Our services are provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis, and we reserve the right to modify, suspend or discontinue our services at any time and without notice. You agree that AppleVis is not liable to you for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of our services.
2) Privacy
AppleVis has a firm commitment to safeguarding your privacy. Please review our Privacy Policy. The terms of our Privacy Policy are incorporated into, and form a part of this Terms of Service page.
3) Permitted Users
AppleVis is designed for use by adults. You must be thirteen years of age or older to use it. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of thirteen, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from a child under the age of thirteen, please contact us. When you use the Site and Services, you represent and warrant that you have the legal capacity to form a binding contract with us and are doing so by your agreement to these Terms of Service.
4) Trademarks
All brand, product and service names used by us which identify AppleVis or third parties and their products and services are proprietary marks of AppleVis and/or the relevant third parties. Nothing in our services shall be deemed to confer on any person any license or right on the part of AppleVis or any third party with respect to any such image, logo or name. use of our branding, name and/or content without proper permission will be voiding these Terms of Service.
5) Copyright
The AppleVis Content is intended for your personal, non-commercial use, with the sole exception that limited portions of AppleVis Content may be reproduced in other works, including commercial works, if properly attributed inline with the material that is used. Copying or storing any AppleVis Content for other than these uses is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from us.
All materials published or available on the AppleVis Site are protected by copyright and owned or controlled by AppleVis or the party credited as the provider of such materials. AppleVis also owns copyright in the selection, coordination, compilation, and enhancement of the AppleVis Content (“Arrangement”). You shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any AppleVis Content accessed through the Site and Services.
Non-commercial use does not include the use of AppleVis Content without prior written consent from AppleVis in connection with providing archived or cached data sets containing AppleVis Content to another person or entity.
The Services and AppleVis Content are protected by copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, database rights, sui generis rights, and other intellectual or proprietary rights in or to the Services and AppleVis Content pursuant to U.S. and international laws. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce (except for your personal use only), create new works from, distribute, perform, embed, display, communicate to the public, or in any way exploit, any of the AppleVis Content (or its Arrangement) or the Services in whole or in part.
We own our stuff; you own yours. You retain ownership of all content you share with us (“Submissions”). However, by sharing your content, you grant us a non-exclusive, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to access, use, and display your content in connection with the site and services we provide to you. This license permits us to perform any services that you registered for; for example, it permits us to store your Submissions on redundant data servers, but it does not permit us to sell or license your content to advertisers, artificial intelligence companies, or display your Submissions other than to those you have authorized to view it, nor does it transfer the copyright to us.
You are solely responsible for the content of your Submissions. However, while we do not and cannot review every Submission and are not responsible for the content of these messages, we reserve the right to delete, move, or edit Submissions that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, in violation of these Terms of Service, or otherwise unacceptable.
Also, by making a Submission, you are consenting to its display and publication on the AppleVis Site and in the Services and for related online and offline promotional uses.
6) External Links
We may provide links to third-party websites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that AppleVis is not responsible or liable for the availability or accuracy of such websites or resources, or the content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources. Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement by AppleVis of such websites or resources or the content, products, or services available from such websites or resources. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources.
7) Third Party Software
We may make third-party software available through our services as a convenience to you. To use the third-party software, you must agree to the terms and conditions imposed by the third-party provider, and the agreement to use such software will be solely between you and the third-party provider. By downloading third-party software, you acknowledge and agree that the software is provided on an "AS IS" basis without warranty of any kind. In no event shall AppleVis be liable for claims or damages of any nature, whether direct or indirect, arising from or related to any third-party software downloaded through our services.
8) Conduct
You agree not to interfere with or disrupt the services or servers or networks connected to the services or to disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the services. You also agree not to provide any false or misleading information to AppleVis or attempt to hide your identity. AppleVis does not endorse any content placed on the services by third parties or any opinions or advice contained in such content. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless AppleVis, its officers, directors, employees, and agents, from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and expert fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the services or your violation of these Terms of Service.
You may not access or use, or attempt to access or use, the AppleVis Content or Services to take any action that could harm us or a third party. You may not use the AppleVis Content or Services in violation of applicable laws, including export controls and sanctions, or in violation of our or any third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary or legal rights. You further agree that you will not attempt (or encourage or support anyone else’s attempt) to circumvent, reverse engineer, decrypt, or otherwise alter or interfere with the AppleVis Content or Services, or make any unauthorized use of the AppleVis Content or Services. Without our prior written consent, you shall not:
a) access any part of the Services, AppleVis Content, data or information you do not have permission or authorization to access, or for which we have revoked your access;
b) use robots, spiders, scripts, services, software, or any manual or automatic device, tool, or process designed to data mine or scrape the AppleVis Content, data or information from the Services, or otherwise use, access, or collect the AppleVis Content, data or information from the Services using automated means;
c) use services, software or any manual or automatic device, tool, or process designed to circumvent any restriction, condition, or technological measure that controls access to the Services in any way, including overriding any security feature, bypassing or circumventing any access controls or use limits of the Services, or failing to abide by exclusionary protocols such as the Robots Exclusion Protocol or the Automated Content Access protocol (our robots.txt notice does not constitute our prior written consent under these Terms of Service);
d) cache or archive the AppleVis Content (except for a public search engine’s use of spiders for creating search indices solely for the inclusion of links and short, non-AI synthesized snippets of the AppleVis Content in search results);
e) take action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our network or infrastructure;
f) do anything that could disable, damage, or change the functioning or appearance of the Services, including the presentation of advertising; and
g) perform text and data mining activities under Art. 4 of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.
Engaging in a prohibited use of the AppleVis Content or Services may result in civil, criminal, and/or administrative penalties, fines, or sanctions against the user and those assisting the user.
9) Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability
APPLEVIS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS TO THE OPERATION OF THESE SERVICES, OR THE CONTENT OR PRODUCTS, PROVIDED THROUGH THESE SERVICES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THESE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. APPLEVIS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. APPLEVIS MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND PERFORMANCE OF THESE SERVICES. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT APPLEVIS IS NOT LIABLE FOR YOUR DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT, OR SUCH CONDUCT BY THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU EXPRESSLY ASSUME ALL RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES AND LOSSES ARISING FROM SUCH CONDUCT. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS, LIMITED REMEDIES PROVIDED HEREIN, AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, APPLEVIS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM USE OF THESE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF APPLEVIS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS, WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF OR LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR DAMAGES. THEREFORE, SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL APPLEVIS AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO APPLEVIS PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT.
10) Terms of Service Amendment
We may amend these Terms of Service from time to time in our sole discretion. We will post the revised Terms of Service on the site and indicate the date of the most recent update. Your continued use of our services after the effective date of the revised Terms of Service constitutes your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree to the revised Terms of Service, your sole remedy shall be to discontinue using our services.
11) General
These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between AppleVis and you with respect to your use of the services. AppleVis failure to enforce any right or provision in these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If a court should find that one or more provisions contained in these Terms of Service is invalid, you agree that the remainder of the Terms of Service shall be enforceable. AppleVis shall have the right to assign its rights and/or delegate its obligations under these Terms of Service, in whole or in part, to any person or business entity. You may not assign your rights or delegate your obligations under these Terms of Service without the prior written consent of AppleVis. These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the UK. Any disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms of Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts of the UK.
12) Paypal Usage
We use PayPal on the website for processing donations to support the operation of AppleVis. This ensures a secure payment method SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology so our supporters feel safe and are safe from people trying to steal valuable information.
13) Comments & Queries
If you have any comments or queries about our services, please contact us.
14) Cease & Desist Notifications
We reserve the right to send out formal Cease & Desist notifications if you are violating our copyright, trademarks or content, or acting in a way that may put one of our users at risk.
15) Additional Information
Additional information about AppleVis and guidelines on using our services are available in the Help section of this website.
This document was last updated on 14 June 2024.