Terms & Conditions

 

Welcome to the Hoowalt official website (www.hoowalt.com). Your use of the services on this website is governed by all the terms, conditions, and statements contained in this Agreement ("Agreement"). When you use any Hoowalt service (e.g., customer reviews), you are also subject to the rules, guidelines, policies, terms, and conditions applicable to that service, which are incorporated herein by reference. Hoowalt reserves the right to change this website and the terms of this Agreement at any time.

By accessing, browsing, or otherwise using this website, you agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of this Agreement. Please read this Agreement carefully before using the website.

I. Website Use Terms

1.1 Eligibility to Use

You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age or are accessing the website under the supervision of a parent or guardian. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Hoowalt hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, and non-exclusive license to access and use this website solely through your internet browser for the purpose of purchasing personal items sold on this website and not for any commercial use or on behalf of any third party, except as expressly permitted by Hoowalt in advance. Any breach of this Agreement shall result in the immediate revocation of the license granted in this paragraph without notice to you.

1.2 Use Restrictions

Except as permitted in the preceding paragraph, you may not copy, distribute, display, sell, lease, transmit, create derivative works from, translate, modify, reverse-engineer, disassemble, decompile, or otherwise exploit this website or any part of it without the prior written express permission of Hoowalt. You may not make any commercial use of any information provided on this website or use this website for the benefit of another business without the prior express permission of Hoowalt.

1.3 Content Posting Guidelines

You may not upload, distribute, or otherwise publish through this website any content, information, or other material that:

(a) Infringes any copyright, patent, trademark, service mark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of any person;

(b) Constitutes defamation, threats, libel, obscenity, indecency, pornography, or could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under U.S. or international law;

(c) Contains any bugs, viruses, worms, backdoors, trojan horses, or other harmful code or properties.

1.4 Account and Security

Hoowalt may assign you a password and account identification to enable you to access and use certain parts of this website. Each time you use the password or identification, you are deemed to be authorized to access and use this website in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and Hoowalt has no obligation to investigate the authorization or source of any such access or use.

You will be solely responsible for all access to and use of this website using the password and identification initially assigned to you, whether or not such access to and use of this website is actually authorized by you, including but not limited to all communications and transmissions and all obligations (including but not limited to financial obligations) incurred through such access or use. You are solely responsible for protecting the security and confidentiality of the password and identification assigned to you. You shall immediately notify Hoowalt of any unauthorized use of your password or identification or any other breach or threatened breach of this website's security.

II. Reviews and Comments

2.1 Submission Authorization

Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement or elsewhere on the website, any content you submit or post to the website and any content provided to Hoowalt (including but not limited to ideas, know-how, techniques, questions, reviews, comments, and suggestions, collectively "Submissions") shall be deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary. By submitting or posting, you agree to irrevocably license to Hoowalt the Submissions and all intellectual property rights related thereto (excluding moral rights such as authorship rights) free of charge. Hoowalt shall own royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, and transferable rights to use, copy, distribute, display, publish, perform, sell, lease, transmit, adapt, create derivative works based on such Submissions, and translate, modify, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or decompile such Submissions. All Submissions will automatically become the sole and exclusive property of Hoowalt, will not be returned to you, and you agree not to dispute any future use of Submissions by Hoowalt.

2.2 Warranty of Rights

You warrant that your Submissions (in whole or in part) are clear and free from any intellectual property infringement, dispute, or third-party claim. Hoowalt assumes no liability for any infringement of third-party copyrights or other rights by you. You undertake to defend and indemnify Hoowalt against any loss arising from the use of Submissions for any purpose.

2.3 Right to Use Name

In addition to the rights applicable to any Submissions, when you post comments or reviews to the website, you also grant Hoowalt the right to use the name you submit (if any) in connection with such reviews, comments, or other content. You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights to the reviews, comments, and other content you post on this website and that Hoowalt's use of your reviews, comments, or other content will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party. You may not use a false email address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead Hoowalt or third parties as to the origin of any Submissions or content. Hoowalt may (but is not obligated to) remove or edit any Submissions (including comments or reviews) for any reason.

III. Intellectual Property Protection

3.1 Ownership of Content

All text, graphics, photographs or other images, button icons, audio clips, logos, slogans, trade names or word software, and other content (collectively "Content") on the Hoowalt website are exclusively the property of Hoowalt or its appropriate content suppliers. You may not use, copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, display, publish, sell, license, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise dispose of any Content in any way not permitted by Hoowalt, nor commercially exploit any Content, without the prior express written consent of Hoowalt.

3.2 Use Restrictions

The use of data mining, robots, or similar data collection and extraction tools on the Hoowalt website, as well as the use of Hoowalt trademarks or service marks in meta tags, is strictly prohibited. You may view and use the Content solely for your personal information and for the purpose of shopping and ordering on the website, and not for any other purpose.

IV. Service Termination and Account Cancellation

Hoowalt reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse service, terminate accounts, and/or cancel orders, including but not limited to cases where Hoowalt believes that customer conduct violates applicable laws or is harmful to the interests of Hoowalt.

V. Agreement Modification and Updates

Hoowalt reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time. Any modifications will be effective upon posting on the website. Your continued use of the website following any such modification constitutes your acceptance of the modified Agreement.

VI. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Agreement, please contact us at: service@hoowalt.com

Important Notice: This Agreement is originally written in English. In the event of any inconsistency between any translated version and the English version, the English version shall prevail. Users should carefully read this Agreement before using the website, especially the clauses concerning intellectual property rights and submission authorization. Use of the website constitutes your acknowledgment that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.