Conditions

Conditions of Use (Conditions)

Please read these terms of use carefully. By working with Crux Fides Consulting LLP (“CFC”) you agree to be bound by these rules as established by CFC and/or any its affiliates (as verified by CFC) [collectively “CFCA”]. CFCA may from time to time revise these terms by updating these terms on its website at crux-fc.com or any other website that may be designated by CFCA from time to time (“website”) and/or providing you copies of updated versions in physical or electronic forms. By visiting this website, you agree to be bound by the rules CFCA has established for their websites, services and products and should therefore periodically visit this page to determine the current terms to which you are bound. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use this website and/or CFCA’s products and services. You are encouraged to visit the website regularly to view any updates.

You agree and undertake that you shall not: 

1. access or use the website and any material provided by CFCA for any illegal purpose or in violation on any applicable laws. You agree that you shall access and use such material in good faith; 

2. attempt to gain unauthorized access to or otherwise interfere or disrupt other computer systems or networks connected to the websites; or 

3. interfere with another user’s utilization and enjoyment of the website and CFCA’s services and products.

Restrictions on Use of Materials

The website is produced and operated by CFCA. The entire contents of the website are copyrighted under relevant copyright laws. All rights, title and interest in the "Crux Fides Consulting" mark and its various iterations are vested absolutely in, and shall not be used without, the prior written consent of CFCA. CFCA Users may download material for their own non-commercial use. The copying, redistribution, or publication of any part of the website (including for clarity any materials posted or linked on the website) or provided by CFCA, is prohibited.

Submissions

By submitting content to the website or to CFCA you automatically grant CFCA, or warrant that the owner of such content has expressly granted CFCA, the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and distribute the content (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such content. You warrant that you own the material you are submitting and that it does not infringe any copyrights owned by others. You also permit others to access, view, store or reproduce the content for their personal use. Subject to this grant, the owner of content placed on this website retains all rights which may exist in such content. CFCA shall have no obligation to use material you submit and reserves the right not to use material that it finds objectionable. By submitting any material or form which contains your name, address and/or e-mail address, you acknowledge that your name, address and/or e-mail address may be placed on one or more CFCA mailing lists for the purpose of (i) providing information related to CFCA, the use of this website and any change in policies; (ii) improving CFCA’s services and for internal business purposes, including marketing surveys, analysing consumption patterns and choices; and (iii) any other purposes disclosed to you at the time you provided your personal data, in accordance with the Privacy Policy that you have read and understood and any prevailing applicable laws. Please note that if you do not provide us with all the information we need, you cannot provide or process the provision of the relevant service or product.

Indemnification

You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless CFCA, or any of their principals, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives from all liability arising from and/or out of your breach of the Contract or from the representations and warranties made on materials you are submitting and from the use of the same by CFCA. 

Limitation of Liability

CFCA does not represent or warrant that the website will be accessible or available on a timely basis, or that access to this website will be uninterrupted or error free. This website is distributed on an "as is" basis, without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall CFCA or any of their officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, information providers or licensors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or other damages (regardless of the form of action). Apart from CFCA's affiliated corporations’ and services and products, CFCA is not affiliated or associated with entities which hyperlink to or from this website and CFCA does not endorse and/or claim any association with the content appearing in other sites.

Use of our website and/or our services is not meant to serve as a substitute for professional legal or other advice. Please consult with your own legal, financial, or other relevant professionals before using or relying on any material provided by CFCA. CFCA does not give or intend to give any answers to legal or financial or other questions requiring professional advice and the CFCA material does not replace any professional resource. CFCA does not represent itself as a legal professional nor is this implied. CFCA makes no representation or warranty as to its goods or services or its fitness for purpose, in particular any third-party goods or services recommended by CFCA for which CFCA expressly disclaims any liability arising from or in connection with such services or goods.

CONTRACT FORMALISATION

The information set out in the Contract and the details on the websites do not constitute an offer for sale for any service or product. No contract in respect of any service or product shall exist between CFCA and you until your request has been accepted by us, as evidenced by your receipt of a Confirmation e-mail containing a Work Instruction or other document in writing approved by CFCA expressly setting out the agreed services or products and rates (“Confirmation”).  Please note that if we do not accept your request or are unable to proceed with an engagement and funds you have provided have been deducted, they will be fully refunded within a reasonable time. The Confirmation (in particular a Work Instruction), Conditions, Conditions of Engagement, and our Privacy Policy (which may be issued from time to time), together with any amendment thereto as approved in writing by CFCA constitutes the entire agreement between CFCA and you, and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and undertakings between you and us, whether written or oral, relating to an engagement (collectively referred to as “Contract”). 

Any typographical, clerical, or other error or omission in any acceptance, invoice or other document on our part shall be subject to correction without any liability on our part. 

Unless otherwise agreed between CFCA and you, all invoices issued by CFCA for services or products rendered shall be payable within fourteen (14) days of the date of issuance.

GUIDELINES FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK or SEEKING CLARIFICATION

If you wish to share feedback with us about the website, our products and services, please contact us directly through “Contact Us” details as set out on the website. We endeavour to respond with 72 hours of receipt of any business query subject to these Conditions. 

THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

CFCA may provide content of third parties (“Third Party Content”) including links to the social media sites and other third-party websites (collectively “Third Party Websites”) as a service to those interested in this information. CFCA does not monitor, approve, or have any control over any Third-Party Websites or Third-Party Content and the inclusion of Third-Party Content including the Third-Party Websites does not imply any association or relationship between CFCA and such third party. 

CFCA does not guarantee, endorse, or adopt the accuracy or completeness of any Third-Party Content or any Third-Party Websites. CFCA is not responsible for updating or reviewing Third Party Content or Third-Party Websites. You use Third Party Content and Third-Party Websites at your own risk. You acknowledge and agree that CFCA is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from any Third-Party Websites or the availability of any content on the linked sites. You further acknowledge and agree that CFCA shall not be responsible or liable, directly, or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any Third-Party Websites. 

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

CFCA reserves the right to modify, discontinue or disable the website or any part of the websites and/or any services or products at any time, either on a permanent or temporary basis. CFCA will however endeavour to ensure that clients are made aware of such changes through the website or other electronic means CFCA deems reasonable.

All provisions of the Contract that expressly survive termination or that by their nature are intended to survive such termination (including disclaimers and limitations of liability, all disclaimers of representations, warranties and conditions, and all statements recognizing CFCA and third-party intellectual property rights) shall survive such termination. 

CFCA may access, preserve, and disclose your account information and content, information, or other material that you provide (collectively “Content”), if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access, preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: 

a.              comply with legal process; 

b.              enforce the Contract; 

c.               respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; 

d.              respond to your requests for service or otherwise communicate with you; 

e.              verify and process your registration particulars or payment particulars; or 

f.               protect the rights, property, or personal safety of CFCA (and its employees), its users and the public. 

DISCLAIMERS

 CFCA does not make any representation or warranty: 

a.  regarding the accuracy, timeliness, adequacy, commercial value or completeness of all data and/or information contained in the website or provided by CFCA; 

b.  regarding the security of any information transmitted by you or to you through the website or by CFCA; 

c.   that website will be provided uninterrupted, secure or free from errors or omissions; or 

d.   that the website and communications from CFCA is or will be free from any computer virus, worms or other potentially malicious, destructive or corrupting computer program or file. 

To the extent permitted by law, CFCA will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the use of the website and CFCA services and goods. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties. 

CFCA will not be liable for any claim arising out of your incorrect or improper use of any or any goods, products or services offered by or obtained through the website or CFCA, including use that does not comply with any instructions or that would be otherwise unexpected or unreasonable. 

To the maximum extent permitted by law, is CFCA not liable for claims arising from your procurement and/or use of CFCA services and/or products unless due to the gross negligence of CFCA.

Notwithstanding anything in these Conditions, certain legislation may impose guarantees or imply warranties or conditions or impose obligations upon CFCA which cannot be excluded, restricted, or modified except to a limited extent. Such legislation may, for example, impose non-excludable guarantees that goods are of acceptable quality or that services will be rendered with due care and skill. To the extent that such legislation applies, these Conditions must be read subject to these statutory provisions and nothing in these Conditions is intended to alter or restrict the operation of such provisions save that to the extent that CFCA is found liable by a court or other venue of competent jurisdiction, CFCA’s liability to you shall be limited to S$5,000 or 50% of the fees you paid CFCA in aggregate (for an engagement or series of engagements, whichever is the lower).

FORCE MAJEURE

Transmissions over the Internet and electronic mail may be subject to interruption, blackout or delays due to internet traffic, or incorrect data transmission due to the public nature of the Internet. We will not be liable for any non-compliance or delay in compliance with any of the obligations we assume under a Contract when caused by events that are beyond our reasonable control (“Force Majeure Events”). 

Force Majeure Events shall include any act, event, failure to exercise, omission or accident that is beyond our reasonable control, including, among others, the following: 

a)      strike, lockout or other forms of protest; 

b)      civil unrest, revolt, invasion, terrorist attack or terrorist threat, war (declared or not) or threat or preparation for war; 

c)      fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, collapse, epidemic, pandemic or any other natural disaster or medical emergency or conditions; 

d)     inability to use trains, ships, aircraft, motorized transport, logistics delivery or other means of transport, public or private; 

e)       inability to use public or private telecommunications systems; 

f)     acts, decrees, legislation, regulations or restrictions of any government or public  authority; or 

g)    failure or accident in maritime or river transport, postal transport or other type of transport. 

It shall be understood that our obligations deriving from Contracts are suspended during the period in which a Force Majeure Event remains in effect, and we shall require an extension of the period at our discretion for the full period of such disruption as determined by us to fulfil these obligations. You agree that any services provided by CFCA are specific to the CFCA employee undertaking such work. To the extent that such employee is unable or unwilling to undertake such work due to reasons not specified as a Force Majeure event, CFCA reserves the right to terminate any such arrangement and refund in full any sums paid by you towards such arrangement without being otherwise liable or accountable to you in anyway.

WAIVER

CFCA’s failure to enforce the Contract shall not constitute a waiver of the Contract, and such failure shall not affect the right later to enforce the Contract. We would still be entitled to our rights and seek remedies in any other situation where you breach these Contract. 

SEVERABILITY

If at any time any clause or provision of the Contract shall be or shall become illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, it shall be severed or modified to the extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant clause or provision shall be deemed deleted. The legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of the Contract shall not be affected or impaired by any such modification or severance, and shall continue in force as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable clause or provision was severed from the Contract. 

RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES

A person or entity who is not a party to the Contract shall have no right under any legislation in any jurisdiction to enforce any of these Contract. 

GOVERNING LAW

The Contract, and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation, shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore without giving effect to any principles of conflict of laws. 

You agree that the courts of Singapore shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with the Contract or its subject matter or formation. 

Additional Information

All CFCA services, products, materials, and information appearing on this website are intended for clients and users based in and operating in Singapore.

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