﻿{"id":8616,"date":"2018-06-01T13:22:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T05:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?page_id=8616"},"modified":"2018-06-01T13:22:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T05:22:58","slug":"terms-of-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/terms-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Terms of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gigabud Terms of Service <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re committed to keeping your data secure, your private information private, and being transparent about our practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective date: May 25, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note that your use of and access to our Services (defined below) are subject to the following terms; if you do not agree to all of the following, you may not use or access the Services in any manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Gigabud Terms of Use<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello and welcome to the Gigabud suite of software solutions, the parent company of Written Chinese. Continue reading to learn all about the rules and restrictions that govern the use of our website(s), products, services and applications (collectively, the \u201cServices\u201d). These Terms of Use (the \u201cTerms\u201d) are a binding contract between you and Gigabud Technology, Ltd. (\u201cGigabud,\u201d \u201cwe\u201d and \u201cus\u201d). If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding these terms or the Services, please contact us at support@writtenchinese.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must agree to and accept all of the Terms, or you don\u2019t have the right to use the Services. Your using the Services in any way means that you agree to all of these Terms, and these Terms will remain in effect while you use the Services. These Terms include the provisions in this document, as well as those in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/privacy-policy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privacy Policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Will these Terms change?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, we need to keep up with the times and improve the services as necessary. Our goal is to serve you best and sometimes this means we need to update these terms to better serve you. We reserve the right to change the Terms at any time, but if we do, we will bring it to your attention by placing a notice on https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com, and\/or by sending you an email, and\/or by some other means. No tricksters here!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t agree with the new Terms, you are free to reject them; unfortunately, that means you will no longer be able to use the Services. If you use the Services in any way after a change to the Terms is effective, that means you agree to all of the changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. What does it cost to use Gigabud apps?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though many of our Services are currently free, we reserve the right to require payment of fees for certain or all Services. Our developers need to eat and so do their kids! Refer to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/pricing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/pricing\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0for details on pricing information. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You shall pay all applicable fees, as described on the Website in connection with such Services selected by you. All fees are non-refundable. If you select a plan that requires payment, you will be required to provide Gigabud accurate credit card and other payment information, and you agree to promptly update your account information with any changes. The monthly or annual fee will be charged to you in advance, to the credit card you provided upon enrollment in the plan. Gigabud reserves the right to change its price list and to institute new charges at any time. If you are an existing customer and we change prices, we will notify you by email at least 30 days before the change is to take effect for your next billing cycle. Your use of the Services following such notification constitutes your acceptance of any new or increased charges. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may cancel your subscription at any time, but again, no refunds will be granted for fees paid. We\u2019re not trying to be jerks, but actually what you pay is not what we receive. The transactions cost money to process (up to 30%!) and in the case of purchases on iTunes and Google Play, Apple and Google do not provide us with a method to offer a refund. Sorry about that. So please take care when making purchases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Confidentiality<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You acknowledge that, in the course of your relationship with Gigabud and in using the Services, you may obtain information relating to the Services and\/or Gigabud (\u201cProprietary Information\u201d). Such Proprietary Information shall belong solely to Gigabud and includes, but is not limited to, the features and mode of operation of the Services, trade secrets, know-how, inventions (whether or not patentable), techniques, processes, programs, ideas, algorithms, schematics, testing procedures, software design and architecture, computer code, internal documentation, design and function specifications, product requirements, problem reports, analysis and performance information, benchmarks, software documents, and other technical, business, product, marketing and financial information, plans and data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. What about my privacy?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gigabud takes the privacy of its users very seriously. For real, we do. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/privacy-policy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is Gigabud\u2019s current Privacy Policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from children under 16; if you are a child under 16, please do not attempt to register for the Services or send any personal information about yourself to us. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that a child under 16 may have provided us personal information, please contact us at support@writtenchinese.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your use of the Services is subject to the following restrictions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You represent, warrant, and agree that you will not contribute any Content or interact with the Services in a manner that:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infringes or violates the intellectual property rights or any other rights of anyone else (including Gigabud);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Violates any law or regulation, including, without limitation, any applicable export control laws;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is harmful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeopardizes the security of your Written Chinese account or anyone else\u2019s (such as allowing someone else to log in to the Services as you);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attempts, in any manner, to obtain the password, account, or other security information from any other user;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Violates the security of any computer network, or cracks any passwords or security encryption codes;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runs Maillist, Listserv, any form of auto-responder or \u201cspam\u201d on the Services, or any processes that run or are activated while you are not logged into the Services, or that otherwise interfere with the proper working of the Services (including by placing an unreasonable load on the Services\u2019 infrastructure);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCrawls,\u201d \u201cscrapes,\u201d or \u201cspiders\u201d any page, data, or portion of or relating to the Services or Content (through use of manual or automated means);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Copies or stores any significant portion of the Content;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decompiles, reverse engineers, or otherwise attempts to obtain the source code or underlying ideas or information of or relating to the Services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A violation of any of the foregoing is grounds for termination of your right to use or access the Services.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. What are my rights in Gigabud?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The materials displayed or performed or available on or through the Services, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, data, articles, photos, images, illustrations, User Submissions, and so forth (all of the foregoing, the \u201cContent\u201d) are protected by copyright and\/or other intellectual property laws. You promise to abide by all copyright notices, trademark rules, information, and restrictions contained in any Content you access through the Services, and you won\u2019t use, copy, reproduce, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, upload, display, license, sell or otherwise exploit for any purpose any Content not owned by you, (i) without the prior consent of the owner of that Content or (ii) in a way that violates someone else\u2019s (including Gigabud\u2019s) rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Services may allow you to copy or download certain Content; please remember that just because this functionality exists, doesn\u2019t mean that all the restrictions above don\u2019t apply \u2013 they do!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gigabud has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, accuracy, privacy policies, or practices of or opinions expressed in any third party websites or by any third party that you interact with through the Services. In addition, Gigabud will not and cannot monitor, verify, censor or edit the content of any third party site or service. By using the Services, you release and hold us harmless from any and all liability arising from your use of any third party website or service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. What if I want to stop using Gigabud products?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No problem, just contact us at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:support@writtenchinese.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">support@writtenchinese.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and we will delete your account. Account termination may result in deletion of any Content associated with your account, so keep that in mind before you decide to terminate your account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following termination or deactivation of your account, or if you remove any Content from your account, we may keep your Content for a reasonable period of time for backup, archival, or audit purposes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the way, Gigabud is also free to terminate (or suspend access to) your use of the Services or your account, for any reason in our discretion, including your breach of these Terms. Gigabud has the sole right to decide whether you are in violation of any of the restrictions set forth in these Terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. Disclaimer<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Service and all content on Gigabud is provided on an &#8220;as is&#8221; basis without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gigabud specifically disclaims any and all warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, and any warranties arising out of course of dealing or usage of trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gigabud takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content that you or any other person or third party posts or sends using our Service. You understand and agree that you may be exposed to User Content that\u2019s inaccurate, objectionable, inappropriate for children, or otherwise unsuited to your purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re a consumer in the EEA, we don\u2019t exclude or limit any liability for gross negligence, intent, or death or personal injury caused by our negligence or willful misconduct. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9. Disputes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ideally, if you have any concerns or complaint against Gigabud, we would like to resolve the issue without resorting to formal court or arbitration proceedings. Therefore, before filing a claim against Gigabud, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting support@writtenchinese.com. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gigabud will attempt to resolve the dispute informally (and will contact you via email). If a dispute is not resolved within 30 days of submission, you may bring a formal proceeding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May the Chinese-learning gods be with you!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gigabud Terms of Service We\u2019re committed to keeping your data secure, your private information private, and being transparent about our practices. &nbsp; Effective date: May 25, 2018 &nbsp; Please note that your use of and access to our Services (defined below) are subject to the following terms; if you do not agree to all of&#8230; <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/terms-of-service\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["use-editor no-single","post-8616","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Terms of Service Written Chinese<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/terms-of-service\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Terms of Service Written Chinese\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gigabud Terms of Service We\u2019re committed to keeping your data secure, your private information private, and being transparent about our practices. &nbsp; Effective date: May 25, 2018 &nbsp; Please note that your use of and access to our Services (defined below) are subject to the following terms; if you do not agree to all of... 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