TERMS AND CONDITIONS
These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement
made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and Lhotelpass
("lhotelpass," “we," “us," or “our”),
concerning your access to and use of the LHOTELPASS website as well as any
other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related,
linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). You agree that by
accessing the Site, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of
these Terms of Use. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE TERMS OF USE, THEN
YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SITE AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE
IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be
posted on the Site from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein
by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or
modifications to these Terms of Use at any time and for any reason. We will
alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of these Terms
of Use, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change.
Please ensure that you check the applicable Terms every time you use our Site
so that you understand which Terms apply. You will be subject to, and will be
deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any
revised Terms of Use by your continued use of the Site after the date such
revised Terms of Use are posted.
The information provided on the Site is not intended for
distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country
where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which
would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or
country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Site from other
locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for
compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
The Site is intended for users who are at least 18 years
old. Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to use or register for the
Site.
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS
Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary
property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website
designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site
(collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos
contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to
us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other
intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the state of Kuwait
, international copyright laws, and international conventions. The Content and
the Marks are provided on the Site “AS IS” for your information and personal
use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the
Site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated,
republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated,
transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any
commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.
Provided that you are eligible to use the Site, you are
granted a limited license to access and use the Site and to download or print a
copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access
solely for your personal, non-commercial use. We reserve all rights not
expressly granted to you in and to the Site, the Content, and the Marks.
By using the Site, you represent and warrant that: (1) all
registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and
complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly
update such registration information as necessary; (3) you have the legal
capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms of Use; (4) you are not a
minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (5) you will not access the Site
through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or
otherwise; (6) you will not use the Site for any illegal or unauthorized
purpose; and (7) your use of the Site will not violate any applicable law or
regulation.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate,
not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your
account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site (or any
portion thereof).
You may be required to register with the Site. You agree to
keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your
account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a
username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username
is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other
than that for which we make the Site available. The Site may not be used in
connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically
endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Site, you agree not to:
6. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
The Site may invite you to chat, contribute to, or
participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality,
and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display,
transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to
us or on the Site, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio,
photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information or other
material (collectively, "Contributions"). Contributions may be
viewable by other users of the Site and through third-party websites. As such,
any Contributions you transmit may be treated as non-confidential and
non-proprietary. When you create or make available any Contributions, you
thereby represent and warrant that:
Any use of the Site in violation of the foregoing violates
these Terms of Use and may result in, among other things, termination or
suspension of your rights to use the Site.
7. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE
By posting your Contributions to any part of the Site, you
automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to
grant, to us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive,
transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to host,
use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle,
archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate,
transmit, excerpt (in whole or in part), and distribute such Contributions
(including, without limitation, your image and voice) for any purpose,
commercial, advertising, or otherwise, and to prepare derivative works of, or
incorporate into other works, such Contributions, and grant and authorize
sublicenses of the foregoing. The use and distribution may occur in any media
formats and through any media channels.
This license will apply to any form, media, or technology
now known or hereafter developed, and includes our use of your name, company
name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any of the trademarks, service
marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you provide. You
waive all moral rights in your Contributions, and you warrant that moral rights
have not otherwise been asserted in your Contributions.
We do not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You
retain full ownership of all of your Contributions and any intellectual
property rights or other proprietary rights associated with your Contributions.
We are not liable for any statements or representations in your Contributions
provided by you in any area on the Site. You are solely responsible for your
Contributions to the Site and you expressly agree to exonerate us from any and
all responsibility and to refrain from any legal action against us regarding
your Contributions.
We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, (1)
to edit, redact, or otherwise change any Contributions; (2) to re-categorize
any Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations on the Site; and
(3) to pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason,
without notice. We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions.
8. GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS
We may provide you areas on the Site to leave reviews or
ratings. When posting a review, you must comply with the following criteria:
(1) you should have firsthand experience with the person/entity being reviewed;
(2) your reviews should not contain offensive profanity, or abusive, racist,
offensive, or hate language; (3) your reviews should not contain discriminatory
references based on religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital
status, sexual orientation, or disability; (4) your reviews should not contain
references to illegal activity; (5) you should not be affiliated with
competitors if posting negative reviews; (6) you should not make any
conclusions as to the legality of conduct; (7) you may not post any false or
misleading statements; and (8) you may not organize a campaign encouraging
others to post reviews, whether positive or negative.
We may accept, reject, or remove reviews in our sole
discretion. We have absolutely no obligation to screen reviews or to delete
reviews, even if anyone considers reviews objectionable or inaccurate. Reviews
are not endorsed by us, and do not necessarily represent our opinions or the
views of any of our affiliates or partners. We do not assume liability for any
review or for any claims, liabilities, or losses resulting from any review. By
posting a review, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide,
royalty-free, fully-paid, assignable, and sublicensable right and license to
reproduce, modify, translate, transmit by any means, display, perform, and/or
distribute all content relating to reviews.
If you access the Site via a mobile application, then we
grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to
install and use the mobile application on wireless electronic devices owned or
controlled by you, and to access and use the mobile application on such devices
strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this mobile application
license contained in these Terms of Use. You shall not: (1) except as permitted
by applicable law, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive
the source code of, or decrypt the application; (2) make any modification,
adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation, or derivative work from the
application; (3) violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations in
connection with your access or use of the application; (4) remove, alter, or
obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark)
posted by us or the licensors of the application; (5) use the application for
any revenue generating endeavor, commercial enterprise, or other purpose for
which it is not designed or intended; (6) make the application available over a
network or other environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or
users at the same time; (7) use the application for creating a product,
service, or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in
any way a substitute for the application; (8) use the application to send
automated queries to any website or to send any unsolicited commercial e-mail;
or (9) use any proprietary information or any of our interfaces or our other
intellectual property in the design, development, manufacture, licensing, or
distribution of any applications, accessories, or devices for use with the
application.
The following terms apply when you use a mobile application
obtained from either the Apple Store or Google Play (each an “App Distributor”)
to access the Site: (1) the license granted to you for our mobile application
is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on a device
that utilizes the Apple iOS or Android operating systems, as applicable, and in
accordance with the usage rules set forth in the applicable App Distributor’s
terms of service; (2) we are responsible for providing any maintenance and
support services with respect to the mobile application as specified in the
terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these
Terms of Use or as otherwise required under applicable law, and you acknowledge
that each App Distributor has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any
maintenance and support services with respect to the mobile application; (3) in
the event of any failure of the mobile application to conform to any applicable
warranty, you may notify the applicable App Distributor, and the App
Distributor, in accordance with its terms and policies, may refund the purchase
price, if any, paid for the mobile application, and to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, the App Distributor will have no other warranty
obligation whatsoever with respect to the mobile application; (4) you represent
and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S.
government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. government as a
“terrorist supporting” country and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S.
government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (5) you must comply with
applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the mobile application,
e.g., if you have a VoIP application, then you must not be in violation of
their wireless data service agreement when using the mobile application; and
(6) you acknowledge and agree that the App Distributors are third-party
beneficiaries of the terms and conditions in this mobile application license
contained in these Terms of Use, and that each App Distributor will have the
right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce the terms and
conditions in this mobile application license contained in these Terms of Use
against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
10. SUBMISSIONS
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments,
suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the Site
("Submissions") provided by you to us are non-confidential and shall
become our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights, including all
intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and
dissemination of these Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or
otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. You hereby waive all moral
rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant that any such
Submissions are original with you or that you have the right to submit such
Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged or
actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your
Submissions.
We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1)
monitor the Site for violations of these Terms of Use; (2) take appropriate
legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or
these Terms of Use, including without limitation, reporting such user to law
enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole discretion and without limitation,
refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the
extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof;
(4) in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to
remove from the Site or otherwise disable all files and content that are
excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5)
otherwise manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and
property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Site.
We care about data privacy and security. Please review
our Privacy Policy: L'Hotel Pass Privacy
Policy (lhotelpass.com). By using the Site, you agree to be
bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Use.
Please be advised the Site is hosted in the STATE OF KUWAIT. If you access the
Site from any other region of the world with laws or other requirements
governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ from
applicable laws in the STATE OF KUWAIT, then through your continued use of the
Site, you are transferring your data to the STATE OF KUWAIT, and you agree to
have your data transferred to and processed in the STATE OF KUWAIT.