Member Terms and Conditions

BY ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THE "AGREEMENT") GOVERNING YOUR USE OF FINGATIPS LTD'S ("FINGATIPS") WEBSITES AND SERVICES INCLUDING OFFLINE COMPONENTS (TOGETHER, THE "FINGATIPS SERVICES" OR "THE SERVICE").


THE FINGATIPS SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS WHO DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MUST TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.


1. Introduction

  • 1.1 Fingatips Ltd (Registered number 6374021) ("Fingatips") operates an online database and review service allowing registered users ("Members") to access reviews and recommendations of web sites made by other Members, to join focused communities, and to accumulate a personal database of bookmarks and contacts, in order to organize and share their knowledge in a particular area.
  • 1.2 Fingatips will display certain links or adverts ("Ads") on the Website. The Advertiser is responsible for the content of its Ads including ensuring Ads are legal and do not infringe the rights of anyone else.
  • 1.3 Members shall not
    • copy, replicate, reproduce, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise commercially exploit or make available to any third party the Fingatips Service or any Ads or other Content posted on the Website in whole or in part in any way;
    • make derivative works based upon the Fingatips Service
    • Create Internet links to the Fingatips Service or frame or mirror any part of the Service on any other server or wireless or Internet-based device; or
    • Reverse engineer or access the Fingatips Service in order to (a) build a competitive product or service, (b) build a product using similar ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Fingatips Service, or (c) copy any ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Fingatips Service.
  • 1.4 You may use the Fingatips Service only for your bona fide investigation of web sites and shall not:
    • Compile or distribute material in violation of applicable laws;
    • Send or store infringing, obscene, threatening, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material;
    • Send or store material containing software viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful computer code, files, scripts, agents or programs;
    • Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Fingatips Service or the data contained therein; or
    • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Fingatips Service or its related systems or networks.


2. Fingatips's Responsibilities

  • 2.1 Fingatips will:
    • Provide the services covered by these Terms using reasonable care and skill;
    • Allow Members to register, search for, review, organize and share information about web sites
    • Maintain the availability of the Website in accordance with clause 5.
    • Maintain and use your personal information in accordance with Fingatips’s Privacy Policy which forms part of these Terms and Conditions.
    • Ensure the effectiveness of the Service for Advertisers and Members by, at its sole discretion, suspending or removing access to the Service from any Member suspected of acting in a manner contrary to the interests of Fingatips, including but not limited to nuisance applications.


3. Your Rights and Responsibilities

  • 3.1 Members may use the Service only for personal use and in accordance with these terms.
  • 3.2 You may browse the Website using a compatible web browser. Fingatips may from time to time provide guidance on the compatibility of various web browsers, however it is and remains your responsibility to use and configure your web browser in order to browse the Website effectively. You are responsible for providing and maintaining your own broadband internet connection(s) and computer network and equipment as required in order to access the Website.
  • 3.3 Permission to browse the Website includes permission to make transient or cached copies of parts of the Website to the extent that this occurs in the normal course of using your browser and that these copies are used only to facilitate current or subsequent access to the Website by you; and print a copy of any page of the Website or email a section of the Website to another person to the extent permitted on the Website, for your own personal purposes, provided you do not do any of the things set out under 1.3 or 1.4.
  • 3.4 You are responsible for all activity occurring under your account and shall abide by all applicable laws in connection with your use of the Fingatips Service. You shall:
    • Notify Fingatips immediately (at support@fingatips.com) of any unauthorised use of any password or account or any other known or suspected breach of security;
    • Report to Fingatips immediately and use reasonable efforts to stop immediately any copying or distribution of content that is known or suspected by you or your Members to be in breach of any applicable laws or regulations; and
    • Not provide false identity information to gain access to or use the Fingatips Service.
  • 3.5 Except to the extent expressly set out in these terms, you are not allowed to make any copies of any part of the Website; you may not remove or change anything on the Website except your registered details or include or create links to or from the Website; you are not allowed to copy or use any material from the Website for any commercial purpose; you are not allowed to remove or change any copyright, trade mark or other intellectual property right notices contained in the original material or from any material copied or printed off from the Website.
  • 3.6 You must only use the Website and anything available from the Website for lawful purposes, and you must comply with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations. You must not use the Website or Service in any of the ways described in clause 4.4.
  • 3.7 Fingatips Ltd accepts no obligation to monitor the use of the Website. However, Fingatips Ltd reserves the right to disclose any information as required by law and/or to remove, refuse to post or to edit any information or materials; to block your access and to take such other action as may be reasonably necessary to prevent any breach of these terms and conditions or any breach of applicable law or regulation. Fingatips Ltd will also in its absolute discretion fully co-operate with law enforcement and other relevant authorities with respect to any investigation of suspected unlawful activity or violation of network security.
  • 3.8 You agree that in the event that Fingatips Ltd undergoes reorganisation or is sold to a third party any personal information Fingatips Ltd holds about you may be transferred to that reorganised entity or third party.
  • 3.9 For registration and use of the Website your Member name will be different to the email address you supply. During registration you will create a confidential password to be used when using the Services. You must keep your password confidential at all times, and must not disclose it to anyone else or permit anyone else to use it. Any breach of any of these terms by anyone to whom you disclose the password will be treated as if the breach had been committed by you, and will not relieve you of your obligations under these terms and conditions.
    • 3.9.1 In the event of any failure or error in the operation of a password you shall cease using the password and exit the Website immediately, and notify Fingatips Ltd of such failure or error by sending an email to support@fingatips.com. Fingatips Ltd reserves the right to change, or to require you to change, your password at any time in its sole discretion.
    • 3.9.2 You warrant that you are entitled to receive emails at the email address you provide. You should note that many companies prohibit their employees using the company email for private use and we encourage you to open a private account and use an external computer network to visit the Website.
    • 3.9.3 You agree to notify Fingatips Ltd promptly by using the update facility on the Website of any changes to your registration details.


4. Use of the Website by Members

  • 4.1 Fingatips shall allow Members to use the Website and to search for web sites by entering specific Search Criteria Information. Fingatips shall use reasonable efforts to match the Search Criteria Information to relevant web sites held in the database.
  • 4.2 Fingatips will generate a list of relevant web sites for Members. The list will be displayed in order of review scores based on a threshold relevance to Search Criteria Information and Members shall be able to view detailed web sites from this list. Fingatips shall not keep a record of Search Criteria Information selections.
  • 4.3 Fingatips reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse access to the Website and/or the search services and/or the contact methods to any person or class of persons for reasons including but not limited to inappropriate or excessive use or abuse of the services or causing a nuisance to Members, or Advertisers, such reasons to be assessed by Fingatips at its sole discretion.
  • 4.4 When sending, posting, uploading or otherwise transmitting information using the forum, chat or similar facilities and when submitting Content to the Website you should do so in accordance with the following rules:
    • You must not use obscene or vulgar language;
    • You must not submit Content that is unlawful or otherwise objectionable. This includes, but is not limited to, Content that is abusive, obscene or pornographic, threatening, harassing, menacing, offensive, defamatory, ageist, sexist or racist, or otherwise unlawful;
    • You must not submit Content that is intended to promote or incite violence;
    • It is advised that posts on message boards, chat facilities or similar and communications with Fingatips are made using the English language(s) as we may be unable to respond to enquiries submitted in any other languages;
    • Content submissions are required to be made using the English language(s). Content in any other language may be removed at our sole discretion;
    • You must not post links to other web sites containing any of the above types of Content;
    • The means by which you identify yourself must not violate these terms of use or any applicable laws;
    • You must not engage in any form of commercial advertising. This does not prohibit references to businesses for non-promotional purposes including references where advertising may be incidental;
    • You must not impersonate other people or otherwise misrepresent your identity or status, particularly as employees and representatives of Fingatips or our affiliates;
    • You must not submit material that may contain viruses or any other software or instructions that may damage or disrupt other software, computer hardware or communications networks; and
    • You must not use our System for unauthorised mass-communication such as "spam" or "junk mail".
    • You must not send or upload files that contain software or other materials in breach of any intellectual property rights or in breach of confidence;
    • You must not harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the rights of others or harm or threaten to cause harm to minors;
    • hack into the Website or any other related computer system, make excessive traffic demands, deliver viruses or forward chain letters, surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or otherwise engage in any other behaviour that may reasonably be expected to inhibit other Members from using and enjoying the Website or any other web site or damage or destroy the reputation of Fingatips Ltd or any third party
  • 4.5 You acknowledge that Fingatips reserves the right to monitor any and all communications made to us or using our System.
  • 4.6 In order to use the forum, chat or similar facilities and any other communication facility that may be added in the future, or to submit Content, you are required to submit certain personal details. By continuing to use this Website you represent and warrant that:
    • Any information you submit is accurate and truthful; and
    • You will keep this information accurate and up-to-date.