1. Your use of our Services
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1.1
Your use of the Samsung Apps website at www.samsungapps.com and any other application, software,
services, websites, wap and other related services provided by us or any third party designated by us ("STORE")
(collectively "Services" excluding any services provided to you by us, Samsung, under a separate written agreement)
is subject to the terms set out below and any other terms applicable to you from time to time, including but not limited to,
Samsung’s privacy policy (collectively "Terms").
By using the Services, you can (1) download and access updates to certain applications already provided on your mobile phone as well as any related content, (2) download additional optional applications for your mobile phone, and (3)access content and other software applications (collectively "Applications").
"We" or "Samsung" means Samsung Electronics GmbH, whose principal place of business is at Am Kronberger Hang 6 65824 Schwalbach/Ts., Germany. You may contact us at the Help menu of the STORE.
It is important that you take the time to read these Terms. These Terms and any of the documents referred to in the Terms form the legally binding agreement between us relating to the Services and your use of the STORE.
Most of the Applications within the STORE are produced by third parties but Samsung also supplies some of the Applications. In the former case, you will be contracting with the third party Application provider. In making these purchases, it is the third party and not Samsung who has the contractual obligation to you.
4. Registration for Services
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4.1
In order to access certain Services, you may be required to provide information about yourself as part of the registration process for the Services, or as part of your continued use of the Services.
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4.2
You may be required to provide a username using your email address, your date of birth and passwords to create your account with us ("STORE Account"). You understand that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username, your date of birth and passwords. Accordingly, you agree that you will be solely responsible to Samsung for all activities that occur under your STORE Account and we are not responsible for problems with your STORE Account due to misuse of your username, the date of birth and/or passwords. If you become aware of, or suspect, any unauthorized use of your username, your date of birth, passwords or of your STORE Account, you agree to notify us immediately at the Help menu of the STORE.
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4.3
Upon completion, verification and acceptance by us of your registration data you will be given STORE membership as a buyer.
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4.4
You can opt for the credit card settings option when you submit your registration data or when you purchase Applications (by providing your credit card details at that point). Your credit card information and billing information will be stored, managed and kept by credit card companies or our payment gateway provider. Their privacy policies will apply in relation to your credit card information and other personal details submitted to them. Samsung does not store, manage and/or keep your credit card information.
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4.5
If your residency does not match with your credit card details or phone billing details, you cannot purchase Applications.
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4.6
You can also register as a seller using your Buyer ID. Additional terms apply to seller members of the STORE.
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4.7
You can register with the STORE either on a computer or through your mobile device.
5. Privacy and your personal information
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5.1
In order to make the Services available to you and process the transactions contemplated by these Terms, Samsung will have to collect information and/or personal data from you. This information may be subject to data privacy laws in your jurisdiction.
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5.2
The data and/or information collected will be used in accordance with Samsung’s privacy policy. This policy explains how Samsung treats your personal information, and protects your privacy, when you use the Services.
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5.3
You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information required to register with the Service and at other points as may be required in the course of using the Service ("Registration Data"). You further agree to maintain and update your Registration Data as required to keep it accurate, current, and complete. The STORE may terminate your rights to any or all of the Service if any information you provide is false, inaccurate or incomplete.
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5.4
You agree to the use of your data in accordance with Samsung’s privacy policies.
6. Ordering Applications using the STORE
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6.1
To order Applications from the STORE, you will need to register with us and agree to these Terms. We only accept orders if you are 18 years or older (or if you are 13 or over but younger than 18, then when you are under parental supervision and on the understanding that a parent has agreed to these Terms on your behalf).
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6.2
To order Applications, you will need to follow our ordering process. We only accept orders through this process.
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6.3
On the STORE, we make available Applications either from third parties or Samsung developed Applications.
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6.4
Third party Applications are licensed to you by the third party so your contract is with that third party. You will be told who this is when you buy the Application.
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6.5
Samsung Applications are licensed to you by Samsung.
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6.6
In both cases, you will pay the price for the Application to Samsung.
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6.7
There will only be a legally binding order when we either deliver the Application to your device or we email you our order confirmation, whichever happens first. We are not obliged to accept your order.
7. License of Application
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7.1
The contents, applications and other software applications made available through the Service are licensed, not sold, to you. Your license to each Application you obtain through the Service is subject to your acceptance of the Licensed Application End User License Agreement set forth below and you agree that the terms of this Licensed Application End User License Agreement will apply to each Application you license from the Services. The licensor reserves all rights not expressly granted to you.
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7.2
You acknowledge that your license of each third party Application through the Services is a binding agreement between you and the third party Application provider only, and that third party Application provider is solely responsible for the Application, the content therein and warranties to the extent such warranties have not been disclaimed, and any claims you or any third party may have relating to that Application or your use of that Application. You acknowledge that Samsung is solely acting as agent for the third party Application provider in providing the Application to you; is not a party to such license, and is not responsible for the Application, the content therein, or any warranties or claims you or any third party may have relating to that Application or your use of that Application. Please note that the price charged for the Application is liable to change and the currency or price may vary depending on the country of your residency.
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7.3
The Services license Applications to end user customers for non-commercial uses only. Applications may only be used on a single device but can be downloaded any number of times (provided that no more than one copy is installed on the single device at any one time) while the Applications are available for distribution through the STORE. For clarity, Applications may be withdrawn by Samsung in case of Applications provided by Samsung and/or third parties in case of Applications provided by third parties. Licences are non-transferable and non assignable.
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7.4
You understand that the Services and Applications licensed through the Services, include a security framework using technology that protects digital information ("Security Framework"). Your usage of the Applications is limited to certain usage rules established by Samsung and its principals set out in these Terms. You acknowledge that your usage of the Applications is limited to such rules. You agree to use Applications in compliance with such rules.
9. Content Classification of Applications
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9.1
Where applicable, we will try and provide a content classification for each Application we place on the STORE in accordance with applicable standard classification procedures in your jurisdiction. Where the Application is developed by a third party, we will rely on the classification provided by that third party.
12. Refund Policy and cancellation rights
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12.1
Applications successfully purchased are not subject to refund or cancellation.
If an Application has a material defect, the Application will be replaced, downloaded again or a coupon will be provided for an equivalent value to the purchase.
15. Software updates and availability of Services
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15.1
The software which you use during the Services may automatically download and install updates from time to time from Samsung. These updates are designed to improve, enhance and further develop the Services and may take the form of bug fixes, enhanced functions, new software modules and completely new versions. You agree to receive such updates (and permit Samsung to deliver these to you) as part of your use of the Services.
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15.2
Samsung reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, improve and correct the Services. The Services may not be available during maintenance breaks and other times. Samsung may also decide to discontinue the Services or any part thereof in its sole discretion. In such case, you will be provided with prior notification.
16. Ending your relationship with Samsung
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16.1
This Agreement will continue to apply until terminated by either you or Samsung as set out below.
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16.2
If you want to terminate the Agreement, you may do so by (a) notifying Samsung of your intention to terminate and (b) closing your STORE Accounts for all of the Services which you use by going through the process set out in this section, where Samsung has made this option available to you. You should notify us at the Help menu of the STORE. Upon receipt of your notice, we will give you a notice of closure of your STORE Account by email and your account will be closed. You will be required to settle (or we will settle) any outstanding sum by the next immediate payment/settlement date following the date of closure of your account. Termination of your relationship with Samsung as buyer will not affect your use of our Services as seller.
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16.3
Samsung may at any time, terminate the Agreement with you by giving written notice of termination to the email address held in our records for you. Following delivery of this email notice, your account will be closed. You will be required to settle (or we will settle) any outstanding sum by the next immediate payment/settlement date following the date of closure of your account. Termination of your relationship with Samsung as buyer will not affect your use of our Services as seller.
18. Copyright and trade mark policies
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18.1
It is Samsung’s policy to respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable international intellectual property law and to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.
3. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
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3.1
Your only right to use the Application is by virtue of this Licence and you acknowledge that all intellectual property rights in or relating to the Application and all parts of the Application are and shall remain the exclusive property of Licensor or its licensors.
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3.2
You agree that you will not remove or alter any copyright notices or similar proprietary devices, including without limitation any electronic watermarks or other identifiers, that may be incorporated in the Application or any copy of the Application.
6. LIMITATION AND EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
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6.1
Licensor does not exclude its liability (if any) to you:
- for personal injury or death resulting from Licensor’s negligence;
- for fraud; or
- for any matter for which it would be illegal for Licensor to exclude or to attempt to exclude its liability.
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6.2
Licensor makes no express warranties with respect to the Application and Licensor hereby excludes (to the fullest extent permissible in law), all conditions, warranties (including without limitation any warranty that the Application will meet your requirements or that its operation will be uninterrupted or error free) and stipulations, express (other than those set out in this Licence) or implied, statutory, customary or otherwise which, but for such exclusion, would or might subsist in favour of you. Except as set out in this Licence you assume the entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Application.
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6.3
Subject to clause 6.1 Licensor will be under no liability to you whatsoever (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, restitution or otherwise) for any injury, death, damage or direct, indirect or consequential loss (all three of which terms include, without limitation, pure economic loss, loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, loss of savings, depletion of goodwill and like loss) howsoever caused arising out of or in connection with:
- the Application, or the manufacture or sale or supply, or failure or delay in supply, of the Application by Licensor or on the part of Licensor’s employees, agents or sub-contractors;
- any breach by Licensor of any of the express or implied terms of this Licence;
- any use made of the Application; or
- any statement made or not made, or advice given or not given, by or on behalf of Licensor.
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6.4
Subject to clause 6.1 and without prejudice to clauses 6.2 and 6.3, Licensor’s aggregate liability under this Licence (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, restitution or otherwise) for any injury, death, damage or direct or consequential loss (all three of which terms include without limitation of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and like loss) howsoever caused (other than for death or personal injury caused by Licensor’s negligence) will be limited to the higher of the price paid by you to use the Application or €50.
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6.5
You acknowledge that the above provisions of this clause 6 are reasonable given the charges made (if any) for the Application and you will accept such risk and/or insure accordingly.
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6.6
Any rights that you have as a consumer are not affected by this clause 6.
8. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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8.1
The formation, existence, construction, performance, validity and all aspects whatsoever of this Licence or of any term of this Licence will be governed by the law of England and Wales.
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8.2
The courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with this Licence. The parties irrevocably agree to submit to that jurisdiction.
9. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW
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9.1
You acknowledge and agree that notwithstanding the fact that this Licence is governed by the laws of England and Wales, you may be subject to additional laws in other jurisdictions with respect to your use of the Application. You will comply with the laws of any jurisdiction that apply to the Application, including without limitation any applicable export laws or regulations.
Last updated : 30 July 2010