Terms & Conditions

FOUNDERS DOC

TERMS OF USE

EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 JUNE 2022

These Terms of Use were last updated on June 2022.
  1. SCOPE OF APPLICATION
    1. Terms of Use. Together with our Privacy Policy, these terms of use, our community guidelines and all other policies or notices posted by us from time to time (the “Terms“) govern your access to and use of all platforms (as well as the information and materials on such platforms, whether online or offline) that are owned, managed and administered by Founders Doc Pte. Ltd., a private limited company incorporated in Singapore, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates (“Founders Doc“) as incorporated from time to time. This includes but is not limited to:
    2. (collectively, the “Platforms” and the services provided through such Platforms, including any enquiries or orders submitted by you, the “Services“.)

    3. By Accessing Our Platforms, You Accept These Terms. Your access to and use of our Services and/or Platforms shall be deemed as an acknowledgement that:
      • you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms, and your continued use of our Platforms amounts to acceptance of these Terms (as updated from time to time);
      • you agree that we reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms, at any time. The latest version of these Terms will always be posted on our website, and when we amend or update these Terms (as updated from time to time), we will update the date listed above. It is your responsibility to check these Terms periodically for changes and you are responsible for ensuring that you comply with the latest Terms;
      • your continued use of the Platforms following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes;
      • you may use the Platforms provided that (i) you are over eighteen (18) years of age, (ii) you do not copy the Platforms or any part of them, (iii) you do not modify the Platforms or any part of them and (iv) you comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and court orders; 
      • if you are accessing and using our Services and/or Platforms on behalf of another person (whether an individual or a company), you confirm that you are duly authorised to agree to these Terms on behalf of such person and that such person shall be bound by these Terms; and
      • your use of the Services shall be subject to terms applicable to such Services and/or a separate written agreement between you and Founders Doc.
    4. Please do not use our Services and/or Platforms if you do not agree to these Terms. If you have proceeded to make payment and commence the use of our Platforms and/or Services, it will be deemed that you have accepted these Terms in full.

    5. Non-Reliance. While we take reasonable efforts to ensure that the information on our site is accurate, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, regarding the content on our Platforms including but not limited to their completeness, accuracy, timeliness, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from computer viruses. We do not provide legal or other specific advice on our Platforms. The content on our Platforms is provided for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to legal advice or to be a substitute for advice from qualified counsel on which you should rely. Without limiting the foregoing, the information may not reflect recent developments in the law, may not be complete, and may not be accurate in or applicable to your jurisdiction. As legal advice cannot be given without consideration of all relevant information relating to your particular circumstances, you must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from taking, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Your use of any information contained in the content on our Platforms is entirely at your own risk. Of course, we will be happy to refer you to the appropriate professionals. 😊 
    6. Third-Party Platforms. The Platforms may include links to third-party platforms, such as social media and file-sharing sites to distribute our content. When you access such platforms, you are subject to third-party terms of use and privacy/security policies, which we recommend that you review. We are not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, legality, practices, or availability of linked sites (including any related services, content, software applications, and other technologies). In addition, we are not responsible for any interruption of services, malfunctions, or security breaches involving these third-party sites. References or links in the Platforms to any commercial products or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name do not constitute an endorsement by us.
    7. Our Status. We are not a law firm, but we are run by lawyer(s). If you need to be represented by a law firm, we are happy to put you in touch with our founder-friendly lawyers that can represent you or act on your behalf. You must remember that our Services are not intended to be a substitute for legal or other professional advice. 
    8. Authorised Areas of Practice and Certifications. While our legal counsel(s) practise law in the jurisdiction(s) in which our office(s) are located, each legal counsel from Founders Doc is licensed to practice only in the jurisdictions as indicated in writing to you from time to time. 
    9. No Solicitor-Client Relationship. Founders Doc enters into solicitor-client relationships with its clients only in accordance with certain procedures which include executing a letter of engagement, the consideration by Founders Doc of potential conflicts of interest and professional responsibility as prescribed by the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015 of Singapore and such other applicable regulations as may apply to us from time to time. You agree that your access or use of our Platforms and/or Services, your receipt of information contained in our Platforms and/or Services, or your transmission of or communication of any information (whatever its nature, including but not limited to electronic mail to addresses on the Platforms) does not create a solicitor-client relationship between you and Founders Doc. Further, because a solicitor-client relationship will not result from any access or use of the Platforms by you or transmission or communication of information to us by you, such actions shall not prevent us from representing any other party, including without limitation any party with business or legal interests adverse to you.
    10. No Legal Professional Privilege. You agree that electronic mail sent by you to us will not be treated as confidential or invoke legal professional privilege; provided, however, that if you are an existing client of us and you send an electronic mail to us pertaining to a matter in which we then represent you, such electronic mail may be entitled to be treated as confidential or privileged. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you acknowledge that electronic mail and the internet are generally insecure mediums of communication, and we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any electronic mail sent to or received by it or any information submitted by you to us through the Platforms.
    11. No Confidentiality. You acknowledge and agree that, unless you are an existing client of us, any electronic mail, voicemail, telephone call, or other communication from you to us or any of our counsel or other employees, whatever the nature of such communication, shall not be treated as confidential. If you are not already an existing client of us, you should not communicate or transmit to us any information of a sensitive, confidential, or proprietary nature, as we make no guarantees or representations regarding the security, use, disclosure, or return of any information or communication received from you, absent an independent, explicit agreement between you and us.
    12. No Advertising or Solicitation. Any content or information on our Platforms is intended and provided for general informational purposes only, and is not intended to be, and should not be interpreted as, advertising or solicitation. 
    13. No Warranty of Results. Where applicable, the content on our Platforms may contain descriptions of matters in which we achieved a successful outcome for our current or former clients. The results of these matters were dependent on their specific circumstance, and are in no way intended to be predictive of future results, even in similar circumstances, or offer any type of guarantee or assurance of outcome. Further, such descriptions should not imply our continued or current representation of, or endorsement by, any clients mentioned. Any references in any content to past awards, designations, or rankings granted to or achieved by us should not imply the continued retention or future grant or achievement by us of such awards, designations, or rankings. 
    14. Complaints. If you wish to lodge a complaint about any content available on our Platforms and/or our Services, please contact us at administrator@foundersdoc.com.
  2. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
    1. Your Responsibilities. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to ensure that:
      • you provide true, complete and accurate information in your dealings with us (including when submitting an enquiry) and promptly update that information so that it remains true, complete and accurate;
      • the terms of any enquiry submitted to us are true, complete and accurate;
      • you co-operate with us in all matters relating to the use of our Platforms and/or Services and comply with any community guidelines that may be issued from time to time;
      • you provide us with such information and materials we may reasonably require in order to supply the Services, and ensure that such information is true, complete and accurate; and
      • you and your use of our Services and/or Platforms are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
    2. Prohibited Uses. You shall not, through our Platforms and/or Services, directly or indirectly engage in:
      • any activity that violates any copyrights and other proprietary or intellectual property rights in the Platforms or the content therein;
      • the removal or modification of any copyright notices, other proprietary notices or references to these Terms in the Platforms and the content therein;
      • any activity that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation or that is unlawful, false, inaccurate, harmful, obscene, fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect, or is otherwise objectionable in any form whatsoever;
      • the misrepresentation of the Platforms or the content therein, or misinforming others regarding the origin or ownership of the Platforms and the content therein;
      • any activity that involves the dissemination of advertising or promotional materials, “spam” or any other form of solicitation;
      • any activity that has the effect of bullying, insulting, intimidating or humiliating any person;
      • any activity or use that results in the transmission of any data or material that contains viruses, trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware, or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware;
      • accessing the website other than using standard web browsers. In particular, you shall not engage in scraping, deep-linking, harvesting, data mining, use of a robot or spider, automation or engagement in any similar data gathering, extraction or monitoring method without our consent;
      • any misuse of our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful;
      • any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Platforms, including but not limited to imposing an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Platforms, or attempting to circumvent the security features of the Platforms;
      • any probing, scanning or testing of the vulnerability of the Platforms or any network connected to the Platforms, nor breach the security or other authentication measures on the Platforms or any network connected to the Platforms;
      • any attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site;
      • an attack on our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack; 
      • any activities that decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, reproduce, duplicate, copy, lease, distribute, sell or resell any part of our Platforms and/or Services;
      • an impersonation of any person or entity, including but not limited to any Founders Doc employee or representative; and/or
      • any activity that involves the transmission of defamatory materials.
    3. Your Default. If our ability to perform the Services is prevented or delayed by your failure to comply with this Clause 2 (Your Responsibilities) (the “default“):
      • we shall be entitled to suspend and/or cancel performance of the Services until you remedy such default; and
      • we shall not be responsible for any costs or losses you sustain or incur arising directly or indirectly from our failure or delay to perform the Services.
  3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
    1. Content. All information, confidential information, proprietary information, text, graphics, user interfaces, photographs, trade marks, sounds, music, computer code (including but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, “look and feel” and arrangement of content), logos, software programs, artwork, pictures, diagrams, animations, documents, and other content and materials on the Platforms are owned, controlled or licensed by us and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws (including but not limited to design, copyright, patent and trade mark laws) and unfair competition laws.
    2. IP Rights. We retain all right, title and interest in and to the intellectual property rights (including but not limited to all copyright, trade mark, trade secret, patent and other rights) in or arising out of or in connection with the Platforms and/or Services shall be owned by us. If you provide us with feedback on the Platforms (such as recommendations for improvements or features), such feedback shall be deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary, and the implementation of such feedback shall be owned by us and may become part of the Platforms without compensation to you. We reserve all rights in and to the Platforms unless we expressly state otherwise. We may grant you a fully paid-up, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free perpetual and irrevocable licence to copy the deliverables specified in your order (excluding materials provided by you) for the purpose of receiving and using the Services and such deliverables in your business. You may not sub-license, assign or otherwise transfer the rights granted in this Clause 3 (Intellectual Property Rights).
    3. Proprietary Rights. We own all proprietary and intellectual property rights and the material published on our Platforms, including all information, data, text, graphics, artwork, photographs, logos, icons, sound recordings, videos and the look and feel.
    4. How You May Use Our Material. Unless otherwise permitted, you shall not copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, publicly display, encode, translate, transmit or otherwise distribute in any way (including mirroring) the content on our Platforms to any other computer, server, website or other medium for publication or distribution or for any commercial enterprise without our express written consent. You may download publicly available content on the Platforms only for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that (i) you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices and (ii) if your copying or use of copyrighted materials on the Platforms is other than “fair use” under applicable copyright laws, you must seek authorisation directly from us. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials, excluding our template documents (as may be uploaded from time to time), that you have printed or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text. Our status as authors of the content on our Platforms must always be acknowledged.
    5. Marks And Domain Name. Founders Doc does not grant to you any rights in its marks. Although you may link to any publicly available page on our Platforms, you agree to immediately remove any such link upon our written request. 
    6. User-Generated Content. Our Platforms may include information and materials uploaded by other users of the Platform. This information and these materials have not been verified or approved by us and their views do not represent our views or values.
  4. DISCLAIMERS
    1. No Liability. The Platforms and the content therein are provided on an “as is, as available” basis, and may be subject to errors, inaccuracies or omissions. We shall have no liability or responsibility to you or any other person for any loss of revenue, profits or data or any other claim, damage, loss, liability or cost in connection with:
      • any reliance on any part of the content made available on the Platforms and/or Services;
      • any of the Platforms being unavailable (in whole or in part) or performing slowly;
      • any error in, or omission from, any information made available through the Platforms;
      • any business interruption or exposure to viruses or other forms of interference which may damage your computer system or expose you to vulnerabilities when you access or use our Platforms; and
      • any site linked from any of our Platforms. Any link on our Platforms to other sites does not imply any endorsement, approval or recommendation of, or responsibility for those sites or their contents, operations, products or services.
    2. Modifications To Our Documents. Where applicable, in the event that you intend to download and use our template documents, you are responsible for any wording, figures, or documentation that you have modified. Founders Doc does not review or check the legal status, enforceability, or consistency of your additions to our template documents and we will not be responsible or liable with respect to any subject matter or terms contained therein. The modified template documents should not be used as a substitute for qualified legal, tax, accounting or financial advice in respect of these modifications or documents.
    3. Our Support. We communicate with you via electronic mail, WhatsApp, Slack or other means to give you the necessary service support. However, nothing that we render you through our Platforms and/or Services constitutes legal advice provided through Founders Doc Pte. Ltd.
    4. Disclaimer of Warranty. The content on the Platforms and/or the Services rendered are provided without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not warrant and hereby disclaim any warranty:
      • as to the accuracy, completeness, correctness, reliability, timeliness, quality or fitness for any particular purpose of any of the content of the Platforms and/or Services; and
      • that the Platforms and/or Services will be uninterrupted or error-free or that defects will be corrected or that the hardware or software system will be free of all viruses and/or other harmful elements.
    5. Singapore Only. Our Platforms and Services are directed to people residing in Singapore. We make no representation or warranty that our Platforms and Services are appropriate or available for use in all countries or that the content satisfies the laws of all countries. You are responsible for ensuring that your access to and use of the Platforms and Services is not illegal, prohibited or in contravention of the applicable laws.
  5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
    1. Limitation of Liability. You access and use the Platforms and/or Services at your own risk. To the maximum permitted under the applicable laws, we shall not be liable or responsible to you or any other person for any damages (including but not limited to any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages), any losses, claims or liabilities (known or unknown, including but not limited to loss of revenue, profits, goodwill, use, sales, business, data, agreements, contracts, anticipated savings), any damage, any complaints or any indirect or consequential loss arising from or in connection with the use of (or inability to use) the Platforms and/or Services.
    2. Scope of Disclaimers. For the avoidance of doubt, the disclaimers set out in the Terms, including but not limited to Clause 4 (Disclaimers) and Clause 5 (Limitation of Liability) of these terms of use, shall apply to any damages, liability or injuries caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction of or unauthorised access to, alteration of, or use, whether for breach of contract, tort, negligence or other cause of action.
    3. Exclusion of Implied Terms. These Terms apply to the exclusion of any other terms that you seek to impose or incorporate or which are implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing.
  6. OUR SERVICES
    1. Specifications of Services. Any descriptions on our Platforms are published for the sole purpose of giving an approximate idea of the services described in them. They will not form part of the contract with you or have any contractual force. We reserve the right to amend the specification of the Services.
    2. Timelines. We hope to provide the Services to your satisfaction. All dates and deadlines specified by us are estimates only and failure to perform the Services by such dates shall not result in any liability on our end.
    3. Events Out of Our Control. We shall not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any obligation that is caused by events beyond our reasonable control. If an event out of our control takes place:
      • we will contact you as soon as reasonably possible; and
      • our obligations shall be suspended and the time for performance of our obligations will be extended for the duration of the event. We will arrange a new date for performance of the Services with you after the event is over.
  7. ANTI-HARASSMENT
    1. Anti-Harassment. Founders Doc will not tolerate any harassment of our officers, members and/or employees and we will take immediate action upon becoming aware of such cases. You acknowledge and agree that you shall not, through our Platforms and/or Services, directly or indirectly engage in acts of harassment, including but not limited to:
      • bullying, intimidation or offensive jokes;
      • acts of discrimination; 
      • verbal harassment or comments that are offensive or unwelcome regarding a person’s national origin, race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, appearance, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status or other protected status, including epithets, slurs and negative stereotyping; and
      • nonverbal harassment includes distribution, display or discussion of any written or graphic material that ridicules, denigrates, insults, belittles or shows hostility, aversion or disrespect toward an individual or group because of national origin, race, colour, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, appearance, disability, sexual identity, marital status or other protected status.
  8. SUSPENSION AND INDEMNIFICATION
    1. Suspension and Termination. Without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to us, if we consider that you have breached these Terms or consider your use of our Platforms and/or Services inappropriate, we may immediately, and without notice, suspend or terminate your access and/or block your future access to the Platforms (or any part of them). On suspension or termination, you must immediately cease using the Platforms and must not attempt to gain further access.
    2. Indemnity. You agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless from any and all claims, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses made against, suffered or incurred by us arising directly or indirectly out of your access to and/or use of the Platforms and/or Services; and/or your breach of any of these Terms.
  9. GENERAL
    1. Electronic Mail. Subject to Clause 2 (Your Responsibilities), you may send electronic mail to those addresses made available on the Platforms for the purposes of requesting alerts or other news notification services, submitting voluntary survey responses, responding to or making inquiries regarding our events, requesting information regarding us or legal or other services offered by us, and inquiring about employment opportunities. You agree to cease sending electronic mail to any Founders Doc address upon our request.
    2. Entire Agreement. These Terms contain all the terms, representations and warranties made to you relating to the matters dealt with in these Terms and supersede and cancel all prior discussions and agreements covering the subject matter of these Terms. You have not relied on any representation, warranty or agreement relating to the subject matter of these Terms that is not expressly set out in these Terms, and no such representation, warranty or agreement has any effect from the date of these Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, our obligations, if any, with regard to our Services are governed solely by the agreements pursuant to which they are provided, and nothing on the Platforms should be construed to alter such agreements.
    3. Remedies. You agree that any violation by you of these Terms will constitute an unlawful and unfair business practice, and will cause irreparable harm to us, for which monetary damages would be inadequate, and you consent to us obtaining any injunctive or equitable relief that we deem necessary or appropriate in such circumstances. These remedies are in addition to any other remedies we may have at law or in equity.
    4. Partial Invalidity. If at any time, any provision of these Terms is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any law of any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions nor the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or impaired.
    5. Governing Law. These Terms, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by the laws of Singapore.
    6. Dispute Resolution. In the event of a dispute, we agree to try and resolve such dispute amicably. If such dispute cannot be resolved within sixty (60) days of active and ongoing discussions, we agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore.

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