| Terms
and Conditions
YOU MUST READ THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES. BY SIGNING UP TO
BE A MEMBER OF GonPay AND/OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU SHALL BE DEEMED
TO HAVE ACCEPTED AND BE BOUND BY ALL THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
1. The Terms and Conditions
(a) The Services provided by APIBIZ Limited ("APIBIZ")
are subject to the following terms and conditions which shall form
part and partial of the mandates, agreements and documents made
between the Member and APIBIZ. Only individual natural person is
permitted to apply to be a Member. The Services are available only
to individual who can form legally binding contract under the laws
of Hong Kong. Without limiting the foregoing, the Services are not
available to minors or where not permitted by law. If you do not
qualify, please do not use the Services. Every individual natural
person is limited to one membership.
(b) APIBIZ shall be entitled
to amend and/or change and/or delete and/or add and/or substitute
to any of the terms and conditions set out herein from time to time
and at any time without prior notice to the Member and such terms
and conditions shall be effective and binding on the Member. By
using the Services and/or any part thereof on each and every occasion,
the Member agrees to and/or is deemed to have agreed to all the
terms and conditions in relation to the Services and shall be bound
by them absolutely as issued or adopted by APIBIZ from time to time.
As such, the Member should visit this page periodically. These Terms
and Conditions were last revised on 8 November 2000.
2. Definitions & Interpretation
The following expressions shall have the following meanings respectively
:
"Hong Kong" means
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic
of China;
"Instruction" means
a payment or other request, instruction or direction made, sent,
or communicated through the Internet and/or other electronic system
or device (whether wired or wireless and whether fixed or mobile)
in respect of any matters, actions, services or transactions eligible
for the Services and/or provided by or available at GonPay;
"Member" means any
person who is signed up as a member of GonPay;
"GonPay" means the
Web site (including but not limited to the Web pages comprised therein)
with the domain name of "http://www.GonPay.com" on the
Internet hosted, operated and maintained by APIBIZ for the provision
of the Services;
"Services" means
the services or facilities or any part thereof offered and provided
by APIBIZ to Members through GonPay, which enable and facilitate
any Member to make payment of money or fund to other Member and
other services or facilities as offered and provided by APIBIZ through
GonPay from time to time; and
"User Guide" means
the guides or procedures (whether online or not and whether in electronic
or written from) specified or adopted by APIBIZ for the use of the
Services and/or the browsing and operation of GonPay (such guide
or procedures may be varied, amended, updated or substituted by
APIBIZ from time to time without prior notice to the Member).
Words importing the singular
include the plural and vice versa, and words importing a gender
shall include every gender.
3. Payment Method
(a) Payment by paying Member may be made from or through the following
means only :
(i) money transfer from a Hong Kong dollar savings account or current
account maintained with a licensed bank in Hong Kong, with the Member
being the sole bank account holder; and
(ii) MasterCard credit card with the Member being the sole credit
card holder.
(b) Payment to receiving Member may be made to or through the following
means only: (i) money transfer to a Hong Kong dollar account maintained
with a licensed bank in Hong Kong, with the Member being the sole
bank account holder;
(ii) cheque in favour of the receiving Member issued by APIBIZ and
drawn on a licensed bank in Hong Kong.
(c) If a Member requests money transfer from or to his bank account,
the Member is requested to provide an initial authorization in favour
of APIBIZ in such from and content and in accordance with the instructions
of APIBIZ. The Member agrees to pay all charges or fees charged
by the Member's bank or credit card issuer for the setting up of
the initial instruction and for all transfers of money or payments
from and to the Member's bank account or credit card account. All
payments of money shall be in Hong Kong dollar.
4. Membership & Access to the Services
(a) Before using the Services for the first time, you are required
to apply and sign up as a Member online at GonPay or in such other
manner as APIBIZ may from time to time specify, and indicate your
acceptance of all the terms and conditions governing the use of
the Services and GonPay, and to provide such information as APIBIZ
may reasonably specify or require. The Member will be requested
to verify and identify his identity in accordance with the validation
procedures as APIBIZ may from time to time specify.
(b) The granting of access
to or availability of the Services to the Member shall be at the
sole discretion of APIBIZ who may at any time without prior notice
to the Member suspend or cancel the Services or any part thereof
as it deems fit or for any reason whatsoever. The Member does not
have any claim whatsoever against APIBIZ for any such cancellation
or suspension by APIBIZ.
(c) The Member may, subject
to these Terms and Conditions, obtain access to the Services through
the Internet and/or other electronic system or device (whether wired
or wireless and whether fixed or mobile) during such service hours
specified by APIBIZ from time to time.
5. Member ID & Password
(a) The Member shall follow the procedures specified by APIBIZ online
in designating the Member identification code (the "Member
ID") and the password (the "Password"') for identifying
the Member for the purposes of the access and/or uses of the Services.
(b) The Member ID cannot be
changed by the Member. The Member may apply to APIBIZ for change
of the Password, and any change of the Password shall be effective
only if accepted by APIBIZ.
(c) The Member agrees and acknowledges
that the Member ID and/or Password is confidential and shall not
disclose the Member ID and/or Password to any person and shall exercise
all due care and precaution to prevent the Member ID and/or Password
being used by any other person. Any action or omission whether intentionally
or unintentionally breaching that confidentiality shall render the
Member liable to APIBIZ for all the losses and damages whatsoever
arising from or as a result of such breach.
(d) The Member shall notify
APIBIZ immediately of any actual or possible unauthorized use or
loss of the Member ID and/or the Password and shall on each occasion
confirm in writing to APIBIZ. Unless and until APIBIZ shall have
received such notification, the Member shall : (i) bear and be liable
to all the Instructions, consequences and transactions of the use
of the Services whether authorized by the Member or not, and shall
have no claim whatsoever against APIBIZ; and (ii) be liable to and
indemnify APIBIZ for all costs (legal or otherwise), expenses, losses
and damages suffered or incurred by APIBIZ in respect of any use
of the Services whether authorized by the Member or not.
(e) Upon receipt of report
or notice of unauthorized use or loss of Member ID and/or Password,
APIBIZ shall have the absolute right to suspend or cancel the relevant
Member ID and/or Password and/or to suspend, terminate or stop all
or any part of the Services to the relevant Member.
6. Instruction
(a) The Member is required to quote the Member ID and Password in
order to log-on or access to the Services and give Instructions
to APIBIZ online. Instructions in connection with the Services shall
not be considered to be received by APIBIZ unless they are given
in accordance with the User Guide and until APIBIZ has actually
received them. The Member acknowledges and agrees that APIBIZ may
refuse to act upon an Instruction for any reason whatsoever and
may defer acting thereon or seek further information with respect
to the Instruction as it thinks fit.
(b) APIBIZ is authorized (but
not obliged) to act on any Instruction which APIBIZ in good faith
believes to be given by the Member by quoting the Member ID and
the Password and in accordance with the User Guide. All Instructions
shall be irrevocable and unconditional and may be acted or rely
upon by APIBIZ irrespective of any other circumstances. Any Instruction,
once given, may not be rescinded or withdrawn without the consent
of APIBIZ. Where use of the Services has been in compliance with
the User Guide, such use shall be treated or be deemed to have been
made or duly authorized by the Member, and shall be binding on the
Member in all respects and for all purposes.
(c) APIBIZ shall not be under
any obligation to verify the identity or authority of any person
giving Instruction and the authenticity of such Instruction. APIBIZ
shall not be liable for relying or acting in good faith on Instruction
which are given or purported to be given by any person(s) whom APIBIZ
genuinely believes to be the Member, regardless of the circumstances
prevailing at the time of such Instructions, the nature of the arrangement,
services or transaction made pursuant to such Instruction or the
amount of money involved and notwithstanding any error, misunderstanding,
fraud, forgery or lack of clarity or authorization in the terms
of such Instruction.
(d) The Member has the sole
responsibility for accurately describing or identifying the receiving
Member and all the necessary information of the receiving Member
in order to enable APIBIZ to carry out any Instruction. APIBIZ is
not responsible for confirming such information, or for monitoring
or refusing to process duplicate Instructions. If the Member gives
an Instruction that is incorrect, the Member agrees that APIBIZ
may charge the Member's bank account or credit card for the payment
whether or not the error could have been detected by APIBIZ. APIBIZ
is not obligated to detect errors in the Member's Instruction.
(e) APIBIZ may transmit a confirmation
upon receipt of a Instruction via the Services. The Member is responsible
to ensure the confirmation agrees with the Instruction and shall
transmit a re-confirmation within the time specified by APIBIZ from
time to time. The Member agrees that it cannot countermand, revoke
or terminate the Instruction after re-confirmation has been received
by APIBIZ. Completion advice that an Instruction and/or a transaction
has been received and/or effected through the Services will be provided
by APIBIZ online through GonPay. Such completion advice shall be
deemed to have been received by the Member immediately after transmission
and it is the duty of the Member to check such completion advice.
It is also the duty of the Member to enquire with APIBIZ if the
Member does not receive any completion advice within the time usually
required for a similar advice to be received.
(f) The Member agrees and authorizes
that upon receiving from the Member an Instruction for paying money
to another Member, APIBIZ may act upon such Instruction and to transfer
money or fund from or debit the bank account or credit card account
of such paying Member.
(g) The Member agrees and authorizes
that upon receiving from the Member an Instruction for receiving
money from another Member, APIBIZ may act upon such Instruction
and to transfer money or fund to or credit the bank account or credit
card account of such receiving Member. The money or fund so transferred
or credited to APIBIZ is money or fund entrusted by the paying Member
to APIBIZ as agent of the paying Member so as to enable APIBIZ to
pay or transfer the said money or fund to the receiving Member (the
"Payment Money"). Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, the paying Member is not entitled to demand APIBIZ to return
or refund the Payment Money to the paying Member.
(h) APIBIZ will return or refund
the Payment Money to the paying Member in the following circumstances
:
(i) if APIBIZ is enable unable to contact the receiving Member within
a period to be determined by APIBIZ;
(ii) if the receiving Member does not agree to receive the Payment
Money;
(iii) if, for any reason, APIBIZ cannot send or transfer the Payment
Money to the receiving Member within a period to be determined by
APIBIZ;
(iv) if, for any reason, the Instruction of the paying Member in
respect of the Payment Money is rescinded, withdrawn, terminated
or cancelled with the consent of APIBIZ; and
(v) if, for any reason, APIBIZ determines to return or refund the
Payment Money to the paying Member.
(i) Any Instruction, order or transaction executed after the cut-off
time of the Services (such cut-off time shall be determined by APIBIZ)
on any business day may at the absolute discretion of APIBIZ be
treated as to have effect on the next business day. APIBIZ reserves
the right to change the cut-off time without prior notice to the
Member. The Member agrees that Instruction submitted or placed by
the Member on any day may at the discretion of APIBIZ be processed
on the day of the Instruction or the next business day.
(j) The Member hereby agrees
that APIBIZ's record of all the Instructions given or transactions
effected shall be conclusive evidence of such Instructions and use
which shall be binding on the Member in all respects and for all
purposes.
7. Fees and Charges
(a) The Member agrees to pay APIBIZ all and any fees and charges
as advised by APIBIZ from time to time in connection with the provision
or use of the Services. APIBIZ shall determine and notify the Member
of the rate of any fee and charge from time to time which shall
be binding on the Member if the Member continues to maintain or
use the Services after the effective date for imposing the fee or
charge or the revised fee or charge.
(b) The Member hereby authorizes
APIBIZ to debit or transfer from the Member's bank account or credit
card account with the amount of such fees or charges. The fees and
charges of APIBIZ shall be payable in advance and are non-refundable.
8. Member's Acknowledgement,
Undertakings and Agreement
(a) The Member shall provide such information as APIBIZ may from
time to time reasonably request for the purposes of providing the
Services. The Member undertakes and confirms that information given
by the Member true, correct, complete and up-to-date and is not
misleading. The Member undertakes to inform and update APIBIZ with
any change of the Member's information.
(b) The Member shall not, and
shall not attempt to de-compile, reverse-engineer, translate, convert,
adapt, alter, modify, enhance, add to, delete or in any way tamper
with any part of the Services or the GonPay or any software and/or
know-how and/or technology comprised in them. The Member agrees
to comply with the terms of licence agreement of any software made
available by APIBIZ to the Member.
(c) The Member hereby agrees,
confirms and acknowledges that information received via the Services
or posted on or available at GonPay is for reference only and APIBIZ
shall not be held liable for or in connection with the accuracy
or completeness of such information or error occasioned by omission,
act, fault or negligence of or by any machine, system, programme,
person and/or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of APIBIZ.
APIBIZ reserves the right to update and vary such information from
time to time and at any time.
(d) The Member acknowledges
that (i) APIBIZ and/or GonPay is not a bank or deposit-taking company,
(ii) APIBIZ does not maintain any bank account or any current, savings
or deposit account for the Member.
(e) The Member acknowledges
that (i) interest or other money earned on the Payment Money awaiting
clearance, pending payment to the receiving Member, or until return
or refund to the paying Member, or (ii) payment or money attributable
to the Payment Money but arising from other arrangement made by
APIBIZ will be the property of APIBIZ.
(f) The Member acknowledges
that APIBIZ and/or GonPay is not an escrow service provider, and
understands that APIBIZ does not make any guarantee regarding purchase
made when using the Services. The Member acknowledges that APIBIZ
does not ensure the quality, safety, or legality of any transaction
consummated.
(g) The Member is fully responsible
for any goods bought or sold or any services provided by or to another
user or Member and settled through GonPay and the Services. The
Member agrees that a payment received from or paid to another Member
is final and not reversible. APIBIZ does not have and assumes any
responsibility or obligations in any disputes that arise between
Members relating to payments made or any other transactions between
Members.
9. Member's Responsibilities
and Liabilities
(a) The Member agrees to comply with the laws that apply to the
Member's use of the Services and GonPay. The Member shall be fully
liable and responsible for all consequences arising from or in connection
with use of the Services and/or access to any information as a result
of such use by the Member.
(b) The Member shall at all
times be responsible at his own costs and expenses for selecting,
obtaining, installing, operating and maintaining suitable, reliable
and capable equipment and software to obtain access to the Services.
APIBIZ is not responsible for any errors, failures, or malfunctions
of the Member's equipment or software, or for any computer virus
or related problems that may occur with the Member's use of the
Services.
(c) Payment to receiving Member
will not be made until money or fund has been duly cleared or transferred
from the paying Member. Some transactions may take a very long time
to be received by the receiving Member. Member is advised to give,
send and place Instruction to APIBIZ at a time reasonably before
the payment is due. It is the Member's responsibility to arrange
that payment be made in such a manner that they will be paid on
time. The Member is solely responsible for any loss or damages,
such as late charges, that may be imposed as a result of the Member's
failure to identify the correct payment date and give, send and
place Instructions to APIBIZ in a timely manner.
(d) The Member shall not use
or knowingly allow any other person to use the Services for or in
connection with any illegal purpose or activity. The Member shall
notify APIBIZ immediately if he becomes aware of such use. The Member
shall also notify APIBIZ immediately of any actual or possible unauthorized
use of the Member's bank account or credit card account, or use
of the Services and shall on each occasion confirm in writing to
APIBIZ. Unless and until APIBIZ shall have received such notification,
the Member : (i) shall bear and be liable to all the consequences
and transactions of all the aforesaid uses whether authorized by
the Member or not, and shall have no claim whatsoever against APIBIZ;
and (ii) shall be liable to and indemnify APIBIZ for all costs (legal
or otherwise), expenses, losses and damages suffered or incurred
by APIBIZ in respect of any of the aforesaid uses whether authorized
by the Member or not.
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