Terms & Conditions
By signing up for a Lotus18 Account (as defined in Section 1) or by using any Lotus18 Services (as defined below), you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms and conditions (the “Terms of Service”).
As used in these Terms of Service, “we”, “us” and “Lotus18” means the applicable Lotus18 Contracting Party.
The services offered by Lotus18 under the Terms of Service include various products and services to help you sell goods and services to buyers online (“Online Services”). Any such services offered by Lotus18 are referred to in these Terms of Services as the “Services”. Any new features or tools which are added to the current Services shall be also subject to the Terms of Service. Lotus18 reserves the right to update and change the Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to the Lotus18 website. You are advised to check the Terms of Service from time to time for any updates or changes that may impact you. and if you do not accept such amendments, you must cease using the Services.
1. Account Terms
1.1. To access and use the Services, you must register for a Lotus18 account (“Account”) by providing your full legal name, current address, phone number, a valid email address, and any other information indicated as required. Lotus18 may reject your application for an Account, or cancel an existing Account, for any reason, in our sole discretion.
1.2. You must be the older of: (i) 18 years, or (ii) at least the age of majority in the jurisdiction where you reside and from which you use the Services to open an Account.
1.3. You confirm that you are receiving any Services provided by Lotus18 for the purposes of carrying on a business activity and not for any personal, household or family purpose.
1.4. You acknowledge that Lotus18 will use the email address you provide on opening an Account or as updated by you from time to time as the primary method for communication with you.
1.5. You are responsible for keeping your password secure. Lotus18 cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to maintain the security of your Account and password.
1.6. You are responsible for all activity and content such as photos, images, videos, graphics, written content, audio files, code, information, or data uploaded, collected, generated, stored, displayed, distributed, transmitted or exhibited on or in connection with your Account (“Materials”).
1.7. A breach or violation of any term in the Terms of Service, including the AUP, as determined in the sole discretion of Lotus18 may result in an immediate termination of your Services.
2. Account Activation
2.1 Store Owner
2.1.1 Subject to section 2.1(2), the person signing up for the Service by opening an Account will be the contracting party (“Store Owner”) for the purposes of our Terms of Service and will be the person who is authorized to use any corresponding Account we may provide to the Store Owner in connection with the Service.
2.1.2 If you are signing up for the Services on behalf of your employer, your employer shall be the Store Owner. If you are signing up for the Services on behalf of your employer, then you must use your employer-issued email address and you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind your employer to our Terms of Service.2.1.3
2.1.3 Your Lotus18 Store can only be associated with one Store Owner. A Store Owner may have multiple Lotus18 Stores. “Store” means the online store or physical retail location(s) associated with the Account.
2.2 Staff Accounts
2.2.1 Based on your Lotus18 pricing plan, you can create one or more staff accounts (“Staff Accounts”) allowing other people to access the Account. With Staff Accounts, the Store Owner can set permissions and let other people work in their Account while determining the level of access by Staff Accounts to specific business information (for example, you can limit Staff Account access to sales information on the Reports page or prevent Staff Accounts from changing general store settings).
2.2.2 The Store Owner is responsible and liable for the acts, omissions and defaults arising from use of Staff Accounts in the performance of obligations under these Terms of Service as if they were the Store Owner’s own acts, omissions or defaults.
2.2.3 The Store Owner and the users under Staff Accounts are each referred to as a “Lotus18 User”.
3.General Conditions
3.1 Technical support in respect of the Services is only provided to Lotus18 Users.
3.2 The Terms of Service shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to these Terms of Service and is hereby expressly excluded.
3.3 You acknowledge and agree that Lotus18 may amend these Terms of Service at any time by posting the relevant amended and restated Terms of Service on Lotus18’s website and such amendments to the Terms of Service are effective as of the date of posting. Your continued use of the Services after the amended Terms of Service are posted to Lotus18’s website constitutes your agreement to, and acceptance of, the amended Terms of Service. If you do not agree to any changes to the Terms of Service, do not continue to use the Service.
3.4 You may not use the Lotus18 Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws), the laws applicable to you in your customer’s jurisdiction, or the laws of Canada and the Province of Ontario. You will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in your use of the Service and your performance of obligations under the Terms of Service.
3.5 The Lotus18 API License and Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Lotus18 API (as defined therein). You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs using your API Credentials (as defined in the API Terms) and for keeping your API Credentials secure.
3.6 You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Services, or access to the Services without the express written permission by Lotus18.
3.7 You shall not purchase search engine or other pay per click keywords (such as Google Ads), or domain names that use Lotus18 or Lotus18 trademarks and/or variations and misspellings thereof.
3.8 Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to Lotus18 Support.
3.9 You understand that your Materials (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.
3.10 The Services allow you to send certain communications to your customers by short message service (SMS) messaging (for example, sending order confirmation notifications via SMS) (the "SMS Services"). You will only use the SMS Services in compliance with these Terms of Service and the laws of the jurisdiction from which you send messages, and in which your messages are received.
3.11 You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Services, including information transmitted to or stored by Lotus18, is governed by its privacy policy.
3.12 The Terms of Service may be available in languages other than English. To the extent of any inconsistencies or conflicts between these English Terms of Service and Lotus18’s Terms of Service available in another language, the most current English version of the Terms of Service will prevail.
3.13 All the terms and provisions of the Terms of Service shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to the Terms of Service and to their respective heirs, successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives. Lotus18 shall be permitted to assign these Terms of Service without notice to you or consent from you. You shall have no right to assign or otherwise transfer the Terms of Service, or any of your rights or obligations hereunder, to any third party without Lotus18’s prior written consent, to be given or withheld in Lotus18’s sole discretion.
3.14 If any provision, or portion of the provision, in these Terms of Service is, for any reason, held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, then such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision (or the unaffected portion of the provision) of the Terms of Service, and the Terms of Service will be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision, or portion of the provision, had never been contained within the Terms of Service.
3.15 Sections 1, 3(2)-(5), 4, 5-7, 11-12, 14, 21 will survive the termination or expiration of these Terms of Service.
4.Lotus18 Rights
4.1 We reserve the right to modify or terminate the Services for any reason, without notice at any time. Not all Services and features are available in every jurisdiction and we are under no obligation to make any Services or features available in any jurisdiction.
4.2 We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
4.3 We may, but have no obligation to, remove Materials and suspend or terminate Accounts if we determine in our sole discretion that the goods or services offered via a Store, or the Materials uploaded or posted to a Store, violate our Terms of Service.
4.4 Verbal or written abuse of any kind (including threats of abuse or retribution) of any Lotus18 customer, Lotus18 employee, member, or officer will result in immediate Account termination.
4.5 Lotus18 does not pre-screen Materials and it is in our sole discretion to refuse or remove any Materials from the Service, including your Store.
4.6 We reserve the right to provide our services to your competitors and make no promise of exclusivity in any particular market segment. You further acknowledge and agree that Lotus18 employees and contractors may also be Lotus18 customers/merchants and that they may compete with you, although they may not use your Confidential Information in doing so.
4.7 In the event of a dispute regarding Account ownership, we reserve the right to request documentation to determine or confirm Account ownership. Documentation may include, but is not limited to, a scanned copy of your business license, government issued photo ID, the last four digits of the credit card on file, your status as an employee of an entity, etc.
4.8 Lotus18 retains the right to determine, in our sole judgment, rightful Account ownership and transfer an Account to the rightful Store Owner. If we are unable to reasonably determine the rightful Store Owner, without prejudice to our other rights and remedies, Lotus18 reserves the right to temporarily disable an Account until resolution has been determined between the disputing parties.
5.Confidentiality
5.1 “Confidential Information” shall include, but shall not be limited to, any and all information associated with a party’s business and not publicly known, including specific business information, technical processes and formulas, software, customer lists, prospective customer lists, names, addresses and other information regarding customers and prospective customers, product designs, sales, costs (including any relevant processing fees), price lists, and other unpublished financial information, business plans and marketing data, and any other confidential and proprietary information, whether or not marked as confidential or proprietary. Lotus18’s Confidential Information includes all information that you receive relating to us, or to the Services, that is not known to the general public including information related to our security program and practices.
5.2 Each party agrees to use the other party’s Confidential Information solely as necessary for performing its obligations under these Terms of Service and in accordance with any other obligations in these Terms of Service including this Section 5. Each party agrees that it shall take all reasonable steps, at least substantially equivalent to the steps it takes to protect its own proprietary information, to prevent the duplication, disclosure or use of any such Confidential Information, other than (i) by or to its employees, agents and subcontractors who must have access to such Confidential Information to perform such party’s obligations hereunder, who each shall treat such Confidential Information as provided herein, and who are each subject to obligations of confidentiality to such party that are at least as stringent as those contained herein; or (ii) as required by any law, regulation, or order of any court of proper jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter contained in these Terms of Service, provided that, if legally permitted, the receiving party shall give the disclosing party prompt written notice and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such disclosure is accorded confidential treatment. Confidential Information shall not include any information that the receiving party can prove: (A) was already in the public domain, or was already known by or in the possession of the receiving party, at the time of disclosure of such information; (B) is independently developed by the receiving party without use of or reference to the other party’s Confidential Information, and without breaching any provisions of these Terms of Service; or (C) is thereafter rightly obtained by the receiving party from a source other than the disclosing party without breaching any provision of these Terms of Service.
6.Limitation of Liability
6.1 You expressly understand and agree that, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, Lotus18 shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses resulting from the use of or inability to use the Service.
6.2 To the extent permitted by applicable laws, in no event shall Lotus18 or our suppliers be liable for lost profits or any special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with our site, our Services or these Terms of Service (however arising including negligence). You agree to indemnify and hold us and (as applicable) our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, Lotus18 partners, officers, directors, agents, employees, and suppliers harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of these Terms of Service or the documents it incorporates by reference (including the AUP), or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
6.3 Your use of the Services is at your sole risk. The Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any warranty or condition, express, implied or statutory.
6.4 Lotus18 does not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.
6.5 Lotus18 does not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the Services will be accurate or reliable
6.6 Lotus18 does not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other materials purchased or obtained by you through the Services will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Services will be corrected.
7.Waiver and Complete Agreement
The failure of Lotus18 to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The Terms of Service, including the documents it incorporates by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and Lotus18 and govern your use of the Services and your Account, superseding any prior agreements between you and Lotus18 (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).
8.Intellectual Property and Customer Content
8.1 We do not claim any intellectual property rights over the Materials you provide to the Lotus18 Service. All Materials you upload remains yours. You can remove your Lotus18 Store at any time by deleting your Account.
8.2 By uploading Materials, you agree: (a) to allow other internet users to view the Materials you post publicly to your Store; (b) to allow Lotus18 to store, and in the case of Materials you post publicly, display and use your Materials; and (c) that Lotus18 can, at any time, review and delete all the Materials submitted to its Service, although Lotus18 is not obligated to do so.
8.3 You retain ownership over all Materials that you upload to the Store; however, by making your Store public, you agree to allow others to view Materials that you post publicly to your Store. You are responsible for compliance of the Materials with any applicable laws or regulations.
8.4 Lotus18 shall have the non-exclusive right and license to use the names, trademarks, service marks and logos associated with your Store to promote the Service.
9.Theme Store
9.1 You may establish the appearance of your Lotus18 Store with a design template from Lotus18’s Theme Store (“a Theme”). If you download a Theme, you are licensed to use it for a single Store only. You are free to transfer a Theme to a second one of your own Stores if you close your first Store. To initiate a transfer of a Theme to a second one of your Stores, please contact Lotus18 Support. You are not permitted to transfer or sell a Theme to any other person’s Store on Lotus18 or elsewhere. Multiple Stores require multiple downloads and each download is subject to the applicable fee. Lotus18 gives no assurance that a particular Theme will remain available for additional downloads.
9.2 You may modify the Theme to suit your Store. Lotus18 may add or modify the footer in a Theme that refers to Lotus18 at its discretion. Lotus18 may modify the Theme where it contains, in our sole discretion, an element that violates the Lotus18 AUP or other provisions of the Terms of Service, even if you received the Theme in that condition. Lotus18 may modify the Theme to reflect technical changes and updates as required.
9.3 The intellectual property rights of the Theme remain the property of the designer. If you exceed the rights granted by your purchase of a Theme, the designer may take legal action against you, and, without prejudice to our other rights or remedies, Lotus18 may take administrative action such as modifying your Store or closing your Store.
9.4 Technical support for a Theme is the responsibility of the designer, and Lotus18 accepts no responsibility to provide such support. Lotus18 may be able to help you contact the designer.
9.5 It is the responsibility of the user, and not Lotus18, to ensure that the installation of a new theme does not overwrite or damage the current or preexisting theme, or UI, of the user.
10. Lotus18 Email
10.1 You may generate or send email from your Account using the Lotus18 email services (the “Email Services”). In addition to the terms applicable to the Services generally (including Lotus18’s Acceptable Use Policy, and Privacy Policy), the following terms apply to your access and use of the Email Services:
10.2 Lotus18 employs certain controls to scan the content of emails you deliver using the Email Services prior to delivery (“Content Scanning”). Such Content Scanning is intended to limit spam, phishing, or other malicious content that contravenes these Terms of Service, or Lotus18’s Acceptable Use Policy (collectively, “Threats”). By using the Email Services, you explicitly grant Lotus18 the right to employ such Content Scanning. Lotus18 does not warrant that the Email Services will be free from Threats, and each Lotus18 merchant is responsible for all content generated by their respective Stores.
10.3 BY GENERATING OR SENDING EMAIL THROUGH THE EMAIL SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS (THE “EMAIL SERVICES REQUIREMENTS”). LOTUS18, OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS, MAY SUSPEND OR TERMINATE YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE EMAIL SERVICES IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE EMAIL SERVICES REQUIREMENTS.
10.4 Your use of the Email Services must comply with all applicable laws. Examples of applicable laws include laws relating to spam or unsolicited commercial email (“UCE”), privacy, security, obscenity, defamation, intellectual property, pornography, terrorism, homeland security, gambling, child protection, and other applicable laws. It is your responsibility to know and understand the laws applicable to your use of the Email Services and the emails you generate or send through the Email Services.
10.5 Your use of the Email Services must comply with Lotus18’s Privacy Policy. It is your responsibility to read and understand the Privacy Policy applicable to your use of the Email Services and the emails you generate or send through the Email Services.
10.6 You will use commercially reasonable efforts not to send sensitive personal data, including information regarding an individual’s medical or health condition, race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or other sensitive data (collectively, “Sensitive Data”) through the Email Services. It is your responsibility to read and understand your obligations in relation to Sensitive Data.
10.7 Your use of the Email Services must follow all applicable guidelines established by Lotus18. The guidelines below are examples of practices that may violate the Email Services Requirements when generating, or sending emails through the Email Services:
10.7.1 using non-permission based email lists (i.e., lists in which each recipient has not explicitly granted permission to receive emails from you by affirmatively opting-in to receive those emails);
10.7.2 using purchased or rented email lists;
10.7.3 using third party email addresses, domain names, or mail servers without proper permission;
10.7.4 sending emails to non-specific addresses (e.g., webmaster@domain.com or info@domain.com);
10.7.5 sending emails that result in an unacceptable number of spam or UCE complaints (even if the emails themselves are not actually spam or UCE);
failing to include a working “unsubscribe” link in each email that allows the recipient to remove themselves from your mailing list;
10.7.7 failing to comply with any request from a recipient to be removed from your mailing list within 10 days of receipt of the request;
10.7.8 failing to include in each email a link to the then-current privacy policy applicable to that email;
10.7.9 disguising the origin or subject matter of any email or falsifying or manipulating the originating email address, subject line, headers, or transmission path information for any email;
10.7.10 failing to include in each email your valid physical mailing address or a link to that information; or
10.7.11 including “junk mail,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” incentives (e.g., coupons, discounts, awards, or other incentives) or other material in any email that encourages a recipient to forward the Email to another recipient.
10.8 If You or a customer knows of or suspects any violations of the Email Services Requirements, please notify Lotus18 at abuse@Lotus18.com. Lotus18 will determine compliance with the Email Services Requirements in its discretion.
10.9 Lotus18’s Email Services utilize Third Party Providers, including SendGrid (a Twilio Company). Your use of the Email Services is subject to SendGrid’s Acceptable Use Policy as it may be amended by SendGrid from time to time.
11.Limitation of Liability
11.1 You will pay the Fees applicable to your subscription to Online Service and/or POS Services (“Subscription Fees”) and any other applicable fees, including but not limited to applicable fees relating to the value of sales made through your Store when using all payment providers other than Lotus18 Payments (“Transaction Fees”), and any fees relating to your purchase or use of any products or services such as Lotus18 Payments, POS Equipment, shipping, apps, Themes, domain names, Experts Marketplace, or Third Party Services (“Additional Fees”). Together, the Subscription Fees, Transaction Fees and the Additional Fees are referred to as the “Fees”.
11.2 You must keep a valid payment method on file with us to pay for all incurred and recurring Fees. Lotus18 will charge applicable Fees to any valid payment method that you authorize (“Authorized Payment Method”), and Lotus18 will continue to charge the Authorized Payment Method for applicable Fees until the Services are terminated, and any and all outstanding Fees have been paid in full. Unless otherwise indicated, all Fees and other charges are in U.S. dollars, and all payments shall be in U.S. currency.
11.3 Subscription Fees are paid in advance and will be billed in 30 day intervals (each such date, a “Billing Date”). Transaction Fees and Additional Fees will be charged from time to time at Lotus18’s discretion. You will be charged on each Billing Date for all outstanding Fees that have not previously been charged. Fees will appear on an invoice, which will be sent to the Store Owner via the email provided. As well, an invoice will appear on the Account page of your Store’s administration console. Users have approximately two weeks to bring up and settle any issues with the billing of Subscription Fees.
11.4 If we are not able to process payment of Fees using an Authorized Payment Method, we will make a second attempt to process payment using any Authorized Payment Method 3 days later. If the second attempt is not successful, we will make a final attempt 3 days following the second attempt. If our final attempt is not successful, we may suspend and revoke access to your Account and the Services. Your Account will be reactivated upon your payment of any outstanding Fees, plus the Fees applicable to your next billing cycle. You may not be able to access your Account or your storefront during any period of suspension. If the outstanding Fees remain unpaid for 60 days following the date of suspension, Lotus18 reserves the right to terminate your Account.
11.5 All Fees are exclusive of applicable federal, provincial, state, local or other governmental sales, goods and services (including Goods and Sales Tax under the Goods and Services Tax Act, Chapter 117A of Singapore), harmonized or other taxes, fees or charges now in force or enacted in the future (“Taxes”).
11.6 You are responsible for all applicable Taxes that arise from or as a result of your subscription to or purchase of Lotus18’s products and services. To the extent that Lotus18 charges these Taxes, they are calculated using the tax rates that apply based on the billing address you provide to us. Such amounts are in addition to the Fees for such products and services and will be billed to your Authorized Payment Method. If you are exempt from payment of such Taxes, you must provide us with evidence of your exemption, which in some jurisdictions includes an original certificate that satisfies applicable legal requirements attesting to taxexempt status. Tax exemption will only apply from and after the date we receive evidence satisfactory to Lotus18 of your exemption. If you are not charged Taxes by Lotus18, you are responsible for determining if Taxes are payable, and if so, self-remitting Taxes to the appropriate tax authorities in your jurisdiction.
11.7 For the avoidance of doubt, all sums payable by you to Lotus18 under these Terms of Service shall be paid free and clear of any deductions or withholdings whatsoever. Other than Taxes charged by Lotus18 to you and remitted to the appropriate tax authorities on your behalf, any deductions or withholdings that are required by law shall be borne by you and paid separately to the relevant taxation authority. Lotus18 shall be entitled to charge the full amount of Fees stipulated under these Terms of Service to your Authorized Payment Method ignoring any such deduction or withholding that may be required.
11.8 You must maintain an accurate location in the administration menu of your Lotus18 Store. If you change jurisdictions you must promptly update your location in the administration menu.
11.9 Lotus18 does not provide refunds.
12.Cancellation and Termination
12.1 You may cancel your Account and terminate the Terms of Service at any time by contacting Lotus18 Support and then following the specific instructions indicated to you in Lotus18’s response.
12.2 Upon termination of the Services by either party for any reason:
12.3 Lotus18 will cease providing you with the Services and you will no longer be able to access your Account;
12.4 unless otherwise provided in the Terms of Service, you will not be entitled to any refunds of any Fees, pro rata or otherwise;
12.5 any outstanding balance owed to Lotus18 for your use of the Services through the effective date of such termination will immediately become due and payable in full; and
12.6 your Store website will be taken offline.
12.7 If you purchased a domain name through Lotus18, upon cancellation your domain will no longer be automatically renewed. Following termination, it will be your sole responsibility to handle all matters related to your domain with the domain provider.
12.8 If at the date of termination of the Service, there are any outstanding Fees owing by you, you will receive one final invoice via email. Once that invoice has been paid in full, you will not be charged again.
12.9 We reserve the right to modify or terminate the Lotus18 Service, the Terms of Service and/or your Account for any reason, without notice at any time. Termination of the Terms of Service shall be without prejudice to any rights or obligations which arose prior to the date of termination.
12.10 Fraud: Without limiting any other remedies, Lotus18 may suspend or terminate your Account if we suspect that you (by conviction, settlement, insurance or escrow investigation, or otherwise) have engaged in fraudulent activity in connection with the use of the Services.
13.Modifications to the Service and Prices
13.1 Prices for using the Services are subject to change upon 30 days’ notice from Lotus18. Such notice may be provided at any time by posting the changes to the Lotus18 Site (Lotus18.com) or the administration menu of your Lotus18 Store via an announcement.
13.2 Lotus18 reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to modify or discontinue, the Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice.
13.3 Lotus18 shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
14.Cancellation and Termination
14.1 Lotus18 may from time to time recommend, provide you with access to, or enable third party software, applications (“Apps”), products, services or website links (collectively, “Third Party Services”) for your consideration or use, including via the Lotus18 App Store, or Experts Marketplace. Such Third Party Services are made available only as a convenience, and your purchase, access or use of any such Third Party Services is solely between you and the applicable third party services provider (“Third Party Provider”). In addition to these Terms of Service, you also agree to be bound by the additional service-specific terms applicable to services you purchase from, or that are provided by, Third Party Providers.
14.2 Lotus18 Experts is an online directory of independent third parties (“Experts”) that can help you build and operate your Lotus18 Store.
14.3 You can engage and work with an Expert directly or through Experts Marketplace. Experts Marketplace provides you with recommendations on Experts that can assist you with different aspects of your Store. Using Experts Marketplace, you can find, hire, and communicate with Experts directly from your Account admin.
14.4 Any use by you of Third Party Services offered through the Services, Lotus18 Experts, Experts Marketplace or Lotus18’s website is entirely at your own risk and discretion, and it is your responsibility to read the terms and conditions and/or privacy policies applicable to such Third Party Services before using them. In some instances, Lotus18 may receive a revenue share from Third Party Providers that Lotus18 recommends to you or that you otherwise engage through your use of the Services, Lotus18 Experts, Experts Marketplace or Lotus18’s website
14.5 We do not provide any warranties or make representations to you with respect to Third Party Services. You acknowledge that Lotus18 has no control over Third Party Services and shall not be responsible or liable to you or anyone else for such Third Party Services. The availability of Third Party Services on Lotus18’s websites, including the Lotus18 App Store or Experts Marketplace, or the integration or enabling of such Third Party Services with the Services does not constitute or imply an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, or affiliation by or with Lotus18. Lotus18 does not guarantee the availability of Third Party Services and you acknowledge that Lotus18 may disable access to any Third Party Services at any time in its sole discretion and without notice to you. Lotus18 is not responsible or liable to anyone for discontinuation or suspension of access to, or disablement of, any Third Party Service. Lotus18 strongly recommends that you seek specialist advice before using or relying on Third Party Services, to ensure they will meet your needs. In particular, tax calculators should be used for reference only and not as a substitute for independent tax advice, when assessing the correct tax rates you should charge to your customers.
14.6 If you install or enable a Third Party Service for use with the Services, you grant us permission to allow the applicable Third Party Provider to access your data and other Materials and to take any other actions as required for the interoperation of the Third Party Service with the Services, and any exchange of data or other Materials or other interaction between you and the Third Party Provider is solely between you and such Third Party Provider. Lotus18 is not responsible for any disclosure, modification or deletion of your data or other Materials, or for any corresponding losses or damages you may suffer, as a result of access by a Third Party Service or a Third Party Provider to your data or other Materials. Google Maps is a Third Party Service that is used within the Services. Your use of the Services is subject to your acceptance of the Google Maps and Earth Enterprise Universal Acceptable Use Policy, Google Maps and Google Earth Additional Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy as it may be amended by Google from time to time.
14.7 You acknowledge and agree that: (i) by submitting a request for assistance or other information through Experts Marketplace, you consent to being contacted by one or more Experts at the Store Owner’s registered email address (or such other email address provided by you) as well as the applicable user email address; and (ii) Lotus18 will receive all email communications exchanged via Experts Marketplace or in any reply emails (each a “Reply”) that originate from Experts Marketplace (directly or indirectly) between yourself and Experts. You further agree that Lotus18 may share your contact details and the background information that you submit via the Experts Marketplace with Experts. Experts may require access to certain admin pages on your Lotus18 Store. You choose the pages that the Experts can access.
14.8 The relationship between you and any Third Party Provider is strictly between you and such Third Party Provider, and Lotus18 is not obligated to intervene in any dispute arising between you and a Third Party Provider.
14.9 Under no circumstances shall Lotus18 be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, extraordinary, exemplary or other damages whatsoever, that result from any Third Party Services or your contractual relationship with any Third Party Provider, including any Expert. These limitations shall apply even if Lotus18 has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The foregoing limitations shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
14.10 You agree to indemnify and hold us and (as applicable) our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, Lotus18 partners, officers, directors, agents, employees, and suppliers harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of a Third Party Service or your relationship with a Third Party Provider.
15.Rights of Third Parties
15.1 Save for Lotus18 and its affiliates, Lotus18 Users or anyone accessing Lotus18 Services pursuant to these Terms of Service, unless otherwise provided in these Terms of Service, no person or entity who is not a party to these Terms of Service shall have any right to enforce any term of these Terms of Service, regardless of whether such person or entity has been identified by name, as a member of a class or as answering a particular description. For the avoidance of doubt, this shall not affect the rights of any permitted assignee or transferee of these Terms.
16. Privacy & Data Protection
16.1 Lotus18 is firmly committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information and the personal information of your customers. By using the Service, you acknowledge and agree that Lotus18’s collection, usage and disclosure of this personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy
16.2 Additionally, if: (a) you are established in the European Economic Area (EEA); (b) you provide goods or services to customers in the EEA; or (c) you are otherwise subject to the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, Lotus18’s collection and use of personal information of any European residents is also subject to our Data Processing Addendum.