These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute legally binding agreement between you and WOT Services Oy ("WOT"). The Terms govern your use of WOT's websites, web service API or other online services (all collectively "Services"), or of the add-on software ("Software" -- for the clarity, the Software is not a part of "Services"). By accessing or using the Services or Software, you agree to be bound by the Terms. You agree that the Terms are like any written negotiated agreement signed by you. If you do not agree to the Terms, do not use the Services or Software.
The Services and Software are protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. WOT or its licensors shall retain ownership in and to the Services (excluding the Content) and Software, , and to all related intellectual property rights, including without limitation trademarks, trade names, database rights and patents. You are granted only a limited right to use the Services and Software subject to the Terms.
WOT hereby grants to you and you fully accept, upon delivery, a personal, limited, non-exclusive and non-transferable right to use the Services. This license enters into force through aforementioned procedure and no title shall pass to you. In addition to the license granted in this section, you shall have the right to access the Services in accordance with the Terms. The license does not allow you to use WOT name, WOT trademarks or other commercial symbols. All rights and licenses not expressly granted to you under this agreement shall be retained by WOT.
You shall also have a personal, limited, non-exclusive and non-transferable right to use the Software in connection with your use of the Services. In case you wish to use the Software and/or web service API as a part of your own application or to redistribute and modify the Software, separate terms and conditions apply (see http://www.mywot.com/terms/api).
All content ("Content") submitted to or available through the Services is the sole responsibility of the person who originated the Content. By submitting, posting, or displaying Content through the Services, you give WOT a right to use such Content as a part of the Service.
WOT does not control, monitor, or have any detailed knowledge of the Content and other information presented and received through the use of the Services. Therefore, you may be exposed to information that is erroneous, indecent or otherwise objectionable. WOT shall not be liable for the Content and other information spread or delivered through or in connection with the Services. You agree that you shall bear all risks associated for the use of such information.
By providing the Services, WOT does not recommend any single website or web service. The website ratings provided in connection with the Services may not be accurate as they are based on subjective evaluations of the users. WOT makes no representations or warranties about the suitability, reliability, and accuracy of such ratings. For the avoidance of doubt, WOT shall always have the right to remove any Content from the Services.
You agree that any information you may give to WOT as the user of the Services or Software are accurate and up to date. You agree to use the Services and Software only to lawful purposes and you shall at all times comply with all applicable laws and regulations governing the use of the Services and Software. You will explicitly agree not to abuse the rating system.
You shall not distribute, sell, rent, lease or by any commercial means use the Services or otherwise transfer for value the Services or the Content. You agree not to challenge WOT's rights in or otherwise attempt to assert any rights in the Services, except those provided under the Terms. You agree not to use the Services except as expressly permitted under these Terms.
The Services or the Content may not be used in any way, which is harmful or otherwise offensive for WOT, other users of the Services, or third parties.
WOT is committed to the protection of privacy of the users of the Services. WOT handles and stores personal information only in connection with the registration to the Website. All other personal information including without limitation IP addresses are made anonymous before any use (see the Privacy Policy below for further details). You acknowledge that the Software will contact WOT and send limited information about the websites you visit to WOT's databases.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW WOT MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR THE SOFTWARE, THEIR QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. AS A RESULT, THE SERVICES AND SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND YOU ARE ASSUMING THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THEIR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE.
You understand and acknowledge that WOT will not be liable for network-related problems attributable to the operation of the Services or Software and that network configuration changes may affect the Service's and Software's performance.
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE WOT SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS AND GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, THE SOFTWARE OR THE CONTENT, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. In particular, and without limitation, WOT shall have no liability for any information stored or processed with the Services or Software, including the costs of recovering such information. Your only right or remedy with respect to any problems or dissatisfaction with the Services or Software, is to uninstall the Software and cease use of the Services.
WOT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE VALIDITY AND CORRECTNESS OF THE CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH AND IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF THE SERVICES OR SOFTWARE. ANY USE OF THE ADVICE, RATINGS OR INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES AND SOFTWARE SHALL BE DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.
WOT shall have no obligation to provide support or maintenance for the Services or Software under this agreement. However, WOT may, at its sole discretion, provide limited technical support, upgrades and updates for the Services or Software.
Your right to use the Services continues until this agreement is terminated. WOT may terminate this agreement and your use of the Services at any time, without cause and without notice. You may terminate this agreement at any time by uninstalling the Software and ceasing the use of the Services. This agreement will automatically terminate if you fail to comply with the Terms. Upon any termination, you agree to stop using the Service. You will not be refunded any part of Services, Software or license fees, if any.
Provisions of sections No warranty, Limitation of liability, and Termination shall survive any termination of this agreement.
If any of the terms, or portions thereof, of these Terms are invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, the court shall reform the Terms to include an enforceable term as close to the intent of the original term as possible; all other terms shall remain unchanged.
The waiver or failure of WOT to exercise in any respect any right provided for in the Terms shall not be deemed a waiver of any further or future right under the Terms.
WOT may freely assign and transfer this agreement to any third party.
These Terms shall be governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Finland excluding its choice of law rules. All disputes relating to these Terms shall be settled at District Court of Helsinki, Finland having the sole jurisdiction.
WOT Services Oy ("WOT") is endeavoured to protect the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") is intended to provide the users of the WOT Software Product ("Licensed Software"), related My WOT portal ("Portal") and other WOT services (all collectively "Services") information on what kind of personal information, if any, WOT collects and how the personal information is handled and used after collection. By accessing and using the Services, your use indicates you agree with the terms of this Policy. Please notice that if you do not agree with this Policy, you should stop using the Services.
When you download the Licensed Software for the first time WOT automatically creates for you a random (anonymous) identifier that will be used later to connect you with the requests from the Services. While using the Licensed Software it sends information about the identifier, the date and time of the request and the host name for each site you visit to WOT servers for identifying the visited web sites and retrieving their rating information. This information will be stored only temporarily and will be erased after a month.
You can also give your opinion ("Rating") on the web site you visit. These Ratings are stored on the servers for the future use as long as found appropriate by WOT.
Some parts of the Services, like the Portal, might require registration and you will be asked for some personal information (name, user name, email address and password). This information is collected only to help you to retain your previous Ratings in case like changing your computer, and the user name and the email address will be used only within the Portal. Your password is processed so that it cannot be recovered. Your email address will be used only in connection with your possible request of a new password, unless you explicitly allow us to do so.
When you register yourself at the Portal, you are asked to give certain background information that describes you (country, city, year when born etc.). This information together with your Ratings and web site usage is used for statistical purposes only without any connection to your personal information. The statistical data may be stored and used as found appropriate by WOT.
If you optionally choose to register with us, and participate in conversation forum or leave feedback about a web site, we will show your nickname together with your comments and feedback.
WOT uses so-called "cookies" in connection with the Services. Cookies are pieces of information stored on your computer's hard drive or browser to enable WOT to identify the users. The use of cookies is a standard in this area of business. The cookies are stored on your computer only during the usage of the Services and they will be erased when the browser of your computer is turned off. Cookies do not enable any access to and/or inspection of other information on your computer. If you do not wish to receive cookies, or want to be notified of when they are placed, you may set your web browser to do so, if your browser so permits. Please understand that if cookies are turned off, you may not be able to use certain parts of the Services or certain functions & features within the Licensed Software.
WOT will not disclose any user-originated personal information to any third parties or to any affiliate companies, cooperation partners or other similar entities without an explicit consent from you. For the avoidance of doubt, WOT may disclose background information (containing no personal information) to third parties.
However, WOT may, in good faith, disclose and use personal information if reasonably necessary to i) satisfy any applicable law and regulation, ii) enforce applicable user agreements, iii) detect and prevent misuse of the Services according the Finnish Act on Data Protection in Electronic Communications (516/2004) and other applicable laws, iv) protect against violations of proprietary rights and safety of WOT, its users or the public as required or permitted by law or v) to conclude a merger, acquisition, or any form of sale of some or all of its assets.
WOT shall comply with the Finnish Personal Information Act (523/1999) and other rules and regulations applicable to protection of privacy and personal information in force in Finland, as well as good practices of personal information usage. WOT shall take appropriate measures to prevent unauthorized access to, improper use of and the reasonable accuracy of your personal information and other information submitted to WOT via the use of Services. All the information transferred in connection with the Licensed Software is strongly secured.
WOT may on its own initiative, or at your request, replenish, rectify or erase any incomplete, inaccurate or outdated personal information retained by WOT in connection with the operation of the Services.
You shall always have the right to inspect and verify any data regarding you. You may exercise this right by providing WOT with an undersigned request for inspection, which will be sent to WOT at the address mentioned below.
It is the policy of WOT to request that persons under the age of 18 do not give any information to the Services without the consent of a parent or legal guardian, and they are not allowed to or engage in legal acts on the Services without the said consent or unless permitted by applicable law.
WOT may at any time with or without a separate notice change this Policy, you are encouraged to review this Policy from time to time. In case of substantial changes, WOT shall notify all its users by email or via notice on the Portal.
If you have any additional questions about this Policy, you are always encouraged to contact WOT. Our contact information is: WOT Services Oy, Itälahdenkatu 27 A, 00210 Helsinki, Finland. You can also send your enquiries via email to info@mywot.com.