Terms and Conditions
 
1. Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Terms and Conditions

The following terms and conditions comprise the entire agreement between the user who is registering, subscribing or using the QuestNet services and DP Information Network Pte Ltd (DP INFO), and supersedes all prior agreements between both parties regarding the subject matter contained herein. These terms and conditions shall govern the services to be provided by DP INFO and the payment and use of such services by the User. By using the services offered on QuestNet, the User is deemed to be bound by all of the terms and conditions as follows:-

2. Definition of Terms

  1. "Agreement"
    Completed registration or subscription form read with the terms and conditions herein.
  2. "DP INFO"
    DP Information Network Pte Ltd.
  3. "QuestNet”
    The Internet web site of DP INFO at http://www.QuestNet.com.sg
  4. "Services"
    Services to be provided by DP INFO to the User at QuestNet, including any system, software or data (whether electronically transferred or in printed form).
  5. "User"
    An individual subscriber for the Services, whose particulars are stated in the registration or subscription form.
  6. "Commencement Date"
    The date specified by DP INFO in writing in its notice to the User through email, indicating the acceptance of the registration or subscription by the User for the Services.
  7. "Access"
    The entitlement of the User to access QuestNet.
  8. "Information"
    Information made available to the User through QuestNet.
3. Access
  1. DP INFO grants the User a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to access QuestNet and the Information included therein during its normal hours of operation solely for the purpose of performing research and related work in the regular course of the User's business. Except otherwise stated, such license includes the right to transfer insubstantial portions of Information in machine-readable form to a storage device under the User's exclusive control. The User shall not store or use the Information in a searchable database.
  2. DP INFO reserves the right at any time and without prior notice to the User to change QuestNet’s hours of operation or to limit the User's access to QuestNet in order to perform repairs, make modifications or as a result of circumstances beyond DP INFO's reasonable control. DP INFO may add or withdraw products or services to or from QuestNet from time to time or change prices for transactions and will notify the User of such changes.
  3. DP INFO does not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, error free or virus free. Under no circumstances shall DP INFO be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result in any way from the use of or inability to use the Services. DP INFO will also not be liable for any reliance on or use of Information through the Services, mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, errors, defects, delays in operation or any failure of performance.
4. User's Obligations

The User shall, where applicable :

  • Be responsible for the set-up or configuration of his equipment for access to QuestNet.com;
  • Comply with all notices or instructions given by DP INFO from time to time in respect of the use of QuestNet;
  • Comply with the rules of any network or Internet Service Provider through which the User accesses QuestNet;
  • Be solely responsible for all Information retrieved, stored and transmitted through QuestNet by the User;
  • Be solely responsible for the maintenance and confidentiality of the login name and password, and all activities and transmission performed using his login name;
  • Notify immediately DP INFO of any unauthorized use of his login name or any other breach of security known to the User.
5. Prohibited Use

The User shall :

  • Restrict or inhibit any other users from using QuestNet;
  • Post or transmit any information or data which is unlawful, offensive on moral, religious, racial or political grounds, threatening, abusive, defamatory, indecent, obscene, pornographic or any objectionable information of any kind;
  • Introduce, post or transmit any information or software which contains virus or other harmful components onto DP INFO's network system;
  • Upload, post, publish, reproduce or distribute any information through QuestNet, which is protected by copyright or proprietary rights, without obtaining the necessary permission;
  • Use QuestNet for any unlawful purpose including but not limited to criminal purposes;
  • Violate or attempt to violate the security of QuestNet and/or web sites linked to QuestNet. This includes but not limited to accessing data and information not intended for them or logging onto a server or account, which the User is not authorized to access, attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or attempting to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
  • Do anything or cause anything to be done which may be in breach of the Internet Code of Practice, any regulations, guidelines or instructions in whatsoever form that the Singapore Broadcasting Authority may issue from time to time relating to the Services or otherwise;
6. Payment Terms

  • The User shall pay all subscription fees and/or usage charges of QuestNet, according to the stated price list and subscription plans. For online payment, all rates and charges will be immediately charged to the credit card authorized by the User. DP INFO reserves the right to change the rates and charges upon thirty (30) days prior notice to the User.

    1. Liability for the subscription fees shall accrue from the Subscription date.
    2. In the event that the User notifies DP INFO to terminate his subscription, for whatever reason, there will be no refund of his subscription fees.
7. Maintenance of Services

DP INFO may from time to time deactivate or suspend the User's access to QuestNet and/or the Services without notice in order to carry out system maintenance, upgrading, testing, repairs and other related work. Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Agreement, DP INFO shall not be liable for any loss and damage, costs and expense that the User may suffer or incur, and no fees or charges, payable by the User to DP INFO shall be deducted, refunded or rebated, as a result of such deactivation or suspension.



8. Termination and Modifications

  • The terms of this Agreement will extend from the Commencement Date and shall continue unless terminated by either party upon fourteen (14) days' notice.
  • Notwithstanding clause 8(a), DP INFO may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect if :
    • In the opinion of DP INFO, the User has breached any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including but not limited to clauses 4 and 5);
    • The User has provided any false or incomplete information to DP INFO;
    • In the opinion of DP INFO or any regulatory authority, it is not in the public interest to continue providing the Services to the User for any reason;
  • DP INFO reserves the right, at any time and without assigning any reason, to terminate its Services upon fourteen (14) days prior notice to the User who has subscribed or with immediate effect to the User who has registered.
  • DP INFO reserves the right to modify the terms of this Agreement at its sole discretion upon fourteen (14) days' prior notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the User's continued use of the Services following the modifications constitutes an acknowledgement and acceptance of the amended terms and conditions and also constitute an agreement by the User to abide and continue to be bounded by the amended terms and conditions.
  • Subscription units are valid for one(1) year from the date of subscription, and will thereafter be regarded as expired. No refund will be made on such expired units after this date.





Disclaimer

  • DP INFO makes no warranty on the performance of the network or the accuracy of any indexing, data entry or any information included in QuestNet.

    1. DP INFO is not authorized to make any representations or warranties or endorsements whatsoever with regard to the Services to be provided to the User.
    2. The User acknowledges that DP INFO does not warrant or guarantee the timeliness, currency, accuracy, completeness or fitness for a particular purpose of the Information or Services provided.
    3. The User has the responsibility of evaluating the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of all opinions, Information and the quality of the Services provided through QuestNet.
    4. The User acknowledges that every business decision involves the assumption of a risk and that DP INFO, in furnishing the Information to the User, does or will underwrite that risk in any manner whatsoever. The User therefore agrees that DP INFO will not be liable for any loss, damage or injury caused in whole or in part by DP INFO's negligence in procuring, compiling, collecting, interpreting, reporting, communicating or delivering the Information.
    5. Whilst every care is taken by DP INFO in the provision of the Services, DP INFO shall not be liable for any loss of information caused whether as a result of any interruption, suspension or termination of the Services.
    6. DP INFO's liability under this Agreement shall not in any event exceed the amount of subscription fees paid by the User to DP INFO.
    7. DP INFO does not warrant that any other web sites linked to Questnet will be free of any operational errors nor that it will be free of virus or other harmful component. DP INFO is not liable for any information provided by other websites linked to QuestNet and vice versa.