Almost Read platform User Agreement
Please read the User Agreement carefully before using the Almost Read platform.
You may not use the Almost Read platform unless you accept the terms and conditions set forth in the following documents:
This User Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") governs the relationship between KUKI Agency LLC, the copyright holder of the Almost Read platform, and any person who corresponds to the term "User" and who has expressed a desire to use the Almost Read platform, collectively referred to hereinafter as the "Parties".
The Agreement defines the terms of use of the "Almost Read" platform (access mode: https://almostread.com/user-agreement), as well as the mutual rights and obligations of the Parties.
The fact of accession to the Agreement and its acceptance in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 408 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter - the Civil Code) is recognized as the User's performance of actions indicating his agreement with the terms of the Agreement, including, but not limited to, downloading, installation, registration on the platform, as well as any use of the platform.
You may not use the Almost Read platform unless you accept the terms and conditions set forth in the following documents:
- User Agreement;
- Privacy Policy;
- Almost Read Platform Terms of Use.
This User Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") governs the relationship between KUKI Agency LLC, the copyright holder of the Almost Read platform, and any person who corresponds to the term "User" and who has expressed a desire to use the Almost Read platform, collectively referred to hereinafter as the "Parties".
The Agreement defines the terms of use of the "Almost Read" platform (access mode: https://almostread.com/user-agreement), as well as the mutual rights and obligations of the Parties.
The fact of accession to the Agreement and its acceptance in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 408 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter - the Civil Code) is recognized as the User's performance of actions indicating his agreement with the terms of the Agreement, including, but not limited to, downloading, installation, registration on the platform, as well as any use of the platform.
1. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT
1. User - any natural person, individual entrepreneur, legal entity (represented by its employees and other authorized representatives) using the Almost Read platform, accessed through the website [almostread.com], who have completed the registration procedure as a User of the platform.
2. Company (use of pronouns "we", "us" or "our" refers to the term Company) - Limited Liability Company "KUKI Agency" registered on 26.01.2024 in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs under No. 193739886, as well as persons authorized by it to manage the platform, acting on behalf of the right holder.
3. Administration - authorized persons of the Company managing the work of the platform and controlling the Users' compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
4. Platform (Almost Read) - an organized set of commands and data presented in an objective form, intended for use on a computer and other computer systems and devices for tracking the User's reading activity, as well as using other functionality provided by the platform. Part of the platform are the documents included herein that describe in detail the functioning of the platform, including interaction with the User and external components.
Almost Read platform access mode: https://almostread.com.
5. Content is any materials, including musical, literary and audiovisual works, phonograms, images, text materials, hypertext links, as well as fragments thereof, information resources, widgets and other objects of intellectual property. Content also includes any other messages and information of any nature that are not subject to copyright and (or) related rights.
Content is posted voluntarily and free of charge by Users on the Almost Read platform on their personal pages (diaries).
Depending on the type of material, Content is categorized into:
6. Account - a set of authentication data and personal data of the User necessary to identify the User on the "Almost Read" platform.
7. Personal Data is the information provided by the User necessary to register and maintain an Account, including but not limited to name, email and other information provided by the User during registration or while using the platform.
8. Authentication Data - a unique identifier (login) and password used for authorization and access to the User's Personal Page on the platform.
9. Registration - the procedure for creating an Account with Almost Read by filling out a questionnaire and assigning authentication credentials.
10. Authorization - the process of verification by the software part of the platform of the data entered by the User, which determines the right of access to the personal page and functionality of the platform.
11. Personal page - a personal section of the User on the platform, containing the User's Personal Data, statistical and other data, information and documentation, allowing the User to use the Almost Read platform, which is accessed through the platform interface.
12. Unauthorized access - an attempt to enter the User's personal page made:
Definitions used in the singular in the Contract may also be used in the plural and vice versa.
The Contract (including its annexes) may use terms not defined in this Section of the Contract. In this case the interpretation of such term shall be made in accordance with the text of the Contract (including its annexes). If there is no unambiguous interpretation of a term in the text of the Agreement, the interpretation of the term shall be guided by: first of all, by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, secondly, by the established (commonly used) in the Internet.
2. Company (use of pronouns "we", "us" or "our" refers to the term Company) - Limited Liability Company "KUKI Agency" registered on 26.01.2024 in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs under No. 193739886, as well as persons authorized by it to manage the platform, acting on behalf of the right holder.
3. Administration - authorized persons of the Company managing the work of the platform and controlling the Users' compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
4. Platform (Almost Read) - an organized set of commands and data presented in an objective form, intended for use on a computer and other computer systems and devices for tracking the User's reading activity, as well as using other functionality provided by the platform. Part of the platform are the documents included herein that describe in detail the functioning of the platform, including interaction with the User and external components.
Almost Read platform access mode: https://almostread.com.
5. Content is any materials, including musical, literary and audiovisual works, phonograms, images, text materials, hypertext links, as well as fragments thereof, information resources, widgets and other objects of intellectual property. Content also includes any other messages and information of any nature that are not subject to copyright and (or) related rights.
Content is posted voluntarily and free of charge by Users on the Almost Read platform on their personal pages (diaries).
Depending on the type of material, Content is categorized into:
- User Content is information posted by User on his/her Personal Page, including but not limited to notes, personal diary entries, comments, illustrations, reviews and any other material.
- Copyrighted content means works or fragments thereof posted on the Platform in accordance with applicable copyright laws, including, but not limited to, books, journals, articles, reviews, abstracts, textbooks, scholarly works, catalogs, including audio and video materials, as well as other intellectual property objects.
6. Account - a set of authentication data and personal data of the User necessary to identify the User on the "Almost Read" platform.
7. Personal Data is the information provided by the User necessary to register and maintain an Account, including but not limited to name, email and other information provided by the User during registration or while using the platform.
8. Authentication Data - a unique identifier (login) and password used for authorization and access to the User's Personal Page on the platform.
9. Registration - the procedure for creating an Account with Almost Read by filling out a questionnaire and assigning authentication credentials.
10. Authorization - the process of verification by the software part of the platform of the data entered by the User, which determines the right of access to the personal page and functionality of the platform.
11. Personal page - a personal section of the User on the platform, containing the User's Personal Data, statistical and other data, information and documentation, allowing the User to use the Almost Read platform, which is accessed through the platform interface.
12. Unauthorized access - an attempt to enter the User's personal page made:
- by a person who has not been registered or authorized;
- by a person who has unlawfully obtained data sufficient for logging in.
Definitions used in the singular in the Contract may also be used in the plural and vice versa.
The Contract (including its annexes) may use terms not defined in this Section of the Contract. In this case the interpretation of such term shall be made in accordance with the text of the Contract (including its annexes). If there is no unambiguous interpretation of a term in the text of the Agreement, the interpretation of the term shall be guided by: first of all, by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, secondly, by the established (commonly used) in the Internet.
2. PROCEDURE FOR CONCLUDING AND AMENDING THE AGREEMENT
1. This Agreement is developed in accordance with the Civil Code of the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter - the Civil Code), other normative legal acts of the Republic of Belarus, defines the rules of use of Almost Read and by virtue of Article 398 of the Civil Code is a contract of adhesion, the subject of which is the provision by the Company to the User of access to the use of Almost Read and its functionality.
2. The conclusion of this Agreement is made by means of accession, i.e. by means of acceptance (acceptance) by the User of the terms and conditions of this Agreement as a whole, without any conditions, exceptions and reservations (Article 398 of the Civil Code).
3. Communication of the text of this Agreement to the User on the website https://almostread.com (hereinafter - the website) is a public offer of the Company in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 407 of the Civil Code.
4. The actual use of Almost Read means the User's unconditional agreement with all the clauses of this Agreement and unconditional acceptance of their terms and conditions with the obligation to comply with the obligations imposed on the User by this Agreement.
5. The Company has the right to change the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all its integral parts with notification of the User by posting on the website a new version of this Agreement. The User undertakes to independently monitor the actual changes.
6. The new version of the Agreement shall become effective from the date of its publication on the website, unless a different effective date is determined by the Company at the time of its publication.
7. The current version of the Agreement and all annexes to it is always publicly available on the website. Previous versions of the Agreement can be provided upon request of Users.
8. If you disagree with any provision of this Agreement, User must immediately stop using Almost Read on your device.
9. Provision of certain services may be regulated by special rules and/or agreements, which are an integral part of this Agreement. In case of contradiction or inconsistency between the text of this Agreement and special rules and/or agreements, the latter shall apply.
10. Nothing in this Agreement grants the User the right to use the Company's trade name, trademarks, domain names and other distinctive marks.
2. The conclusion of this Agreement is made by means of accession, i.e. by means of acceptance (acceptance) by the User of the terms and conditions of this Agreement as a whole, without any conditions, exceptions and reservations (Article 398 of the Civil Code).
3. Communication of the text of this Agreement to the User on the website https://almostread.com (hereinafter - the website) is a public offer of the Company in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 407 of the Civil Code.
4. The actual use of Almost Read means the User's unconditional agreement with all the clauses of this Agreement and unconditional acceptance of their terms and conditions with the obligation to comply with the obligations imposed on the User by this Agreement.
5. The Company has the right to change the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all its integral parts with notification of the User by posting on the website a new version of this Agreement. The User undertakes to independently monitor the actual changes.
6. The new version of the Agreement shall become effective from the date of its publication on the website, unless a different effective date is determined by the Company at the time of its publication.
7. The current version of the Agreement and all annexes to it is always publicly available on the website. Previous versions of the Agreement can be provided upon request of Users.
8. If you disagree with any provision of this Agreement, User must immediately stop using Almost Read on your device.
9. Provision of certain services may be regulated by special rules and/or agreements, which are an integral part of this Agreement. In case of contradiction or inconsistency between the text of this Agreement and special rules and/or agreements, the latter shall apply.
10. Nothing in this Agreement grants the User the right to use the Company's trade name, trademarks, domain names and other distinctive marks.
3. USER REGISTRATION
3.1. The use of Almost Read is possible both after going through the registration procedure and without it.
3.2. In case of failure to complete the registration procedure, some functionality of the platform may not be available to the User. In particular, publishing content, displaying statistics, access to the book club, as well as the diary function and communication with the protagonist are only possible after registration.
3.3. The User understands that one of the purposes of the platform is to advertise events, goods, services, etc. The User hereby consents to the distribution (placement) of advertising on the platform.
3.4. Registration on the platform confirms that the User has the necessary authority to accept the terms and conditions of the Agreement, is able to fulfill them and is responsible for possible violations.
3.5. All actions performed using the Personal page are considered to be performed personally by the User. All information obtained through the use of the Personal page is considered to be information used personally by the User or with the User's consent.
3.6. The User is obliged to ensure the confidentiality of authentication data. In case of loss or compromise of the data, the User must immediately change the password.
3.7. When registering for the purposes of verifying the declared data, the Administration has the right to request supporting documents (in particular, identity documents and (or) powers from individuals and documents of state registration from individual entrepreneurs and legal entities), the failure to provide which may be equated to the provision of false information. If the data specified in the submitted documents do not correspond to the data specified at registration, as well as in the case when the data specified at registration do not allow to identify the User, the Administration has the right to deny the User access to the platform.
3.8. To register, the User undertakes to provide true and complete information about himself/herself and to keep this information up to date.
3.9. If the User provides incorrect, and/or unreliable, and/or irrelevant information, or the Administration has reason to believe that the information provided is incomplete, and/or unreliable, and/or irrelevant, the Administration has the right at its discretion to block or delete the Personal Page and refuse to allow the User to use the platform.
3.10. The right to use certain functionalities of the platform may be granted to the User subject to payment of remuneration to the Company in accordance with the terms of special rules and/or agreements.
3.11. After registration, the User receives the right to create, use and determine the content of his/her own Personal Page for personal purposes, as well as the ability to create and edit Content and use other functionalities of the platform, except for the functionality provided on a reimbursable basis.
3.12. In case of inability to authorize on the platform due to loss of password, blocking of Personal page and for other reasons, the User can contact the support service of the Administration. Methods of restoring the User's authorization may be changed unilaterally by the Administration.
3.13. The User has the right to store login and password in any convenient way that will ensure the protection of this information. The User has the right to use any technical methods of storing login and password, including cookies, which allow subsequent automatic authorization of the User.
3.14. The User is entitled to have no more than one Personal Page on the Platform.
3.15. The period of posting a Personal Page is not limited and is determined by the User, except in cases of violation of the terms of this Agreement, as a result of which the Administration has the right to block or delete the Personal Page. The Administration also has the right to delete the User's Personal Page in case of prolonged inactivity. Long-term inactivity means the absence of User's actions within the platform for 24 (twenty-four) calendar months, including, but not limited to, the absence of publications, comments, logins to the platform or other actions indicating the actual use of the Personal Page.
3.2. In case of failure to complete the registration procedure, some functionality of the platform may not be available to the User. In particular, publishing content, displaying statistics, access to the book club, as well as the diary function and communication with the protagonist are only possible after registration.
3.3. The User understands that one of the purposes of the platform is to advertise events, goods, services, etc. The User hereby consents to the distribution (placement) of advertising on the platform.
3.4. Registration on the platform confirms that the User has the necessary authority to accept the terms and conditions of the Agreement, is able to fulfill them and is responsible for possible violations.
3.5. All actions performed using the Personal page are considered to be performed personally by the User. All information obtained through the use of the Personal page is considered to be information used personally by the User or with the User's consent.
3.6. The User is obliged to ensure the confidentiality of authentication data. In case of loss or compromise of the data, the User must immediately change the password.
3.7. When registering for the purposes of verifying the declared data, the Administration has the right to request supporting documents (in particular, identity documents and (or) powers from individuals and documents of state registration from individual entrepreneurs and legal entities), the failure to provide which may be equated to the provision of false information. If the data specified in the submitted documents do not correspond to the data specified at registration, as well as in the case when the data specified at registration do not allow to identify the User, the Administration has the right to deny the User access to the platform.
3.8. To register, the User undertakes to provide true and complete information about himself/herself and to keep this information up to date.
3.9. If the User provides incorrect, and/or unreliable, and/or irrelevant information, or the Administration has reason to believe that the information provided is incomplete, and/or unreliable, and/or irrelevant, the Administration has the right at its discretion to block or delete the Personal Page and refuse to allow the User to use the platform.
3.10. The right to use certain functionalities of the platform may be granted to the User subject to payment of remuneration to the Company in accordance with the terms of special rules and/or agreements.
3.11. After registration, the User receives the right to create, use and determine the content of his/her own Personal Page for personal purposes, as well as the ability to create and edit Content and use other functionalities of the platform, except for the functionality provided on a reimbursable basis.
3.12. In case of inability to authorize on the platform due to loss of password, blocking of Personal page and for other reasons, the User can contact the support service of the Administration. Methods of restoring the User's authorization may be changed unilaterally by the Administration.
3.13. The User has the right to store login and password in any convenient way that will ensure the protection of this information. The User has the right to use any technical methods of storing login and password, including cookies, which allow subsequent automatic authorization of the User.
3.14. The User is entitled to have no more than one Personal Page on the Platform.
3.15. The period of posting a Personal Page is not limited and is determined by the User, except in cases of violation of the terms of this Agreement, as a result of which the Administration has the right to block or delete the Personal Page. The Administration also has the right to delete the User's Personal Page in case of prolonged inactivity. Long-term inactivity means the absence of User's actions within the platform for 24 (twenty-four) calendar months, including, but not limited to, the absence of publications, comments, logins to the platform or other actions indicating the actual use of the Personal Page.
4. RIGHTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE USER
4.1. The user undertakes to:
4.1.1. Use the platform only in ways authorized by the Company.
4.1.2. Not to post on the Almost Read platform content of provocative, offensive, rude and aggressive nature, as well as materials that contradict moral and ethical norms, violate the current legislation of the Republic of Belarus or international legal norms, as well as the rights of third parties, including intellectual property rights.
4.1.3. Comply with the norms of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus in the field of intellectual property, including the provisions of the Law "On Copyright and Related Rights", when publishing content in records, comments and other materials on the platform.
4.1.4. When using borrowed materials, the User is obliged to respect the personal non-property rights of the author, in particular, to indicate the author's name, if it is known and available in the source. In case it is impossible to establish the authorship, the User is obliged to indicate the © symbol (copyright mark) or otherwise note that the material is borrowed.
4.1.5. Hyperlinks to the source of the borrowed material are welcome and recommended. In case the source requires a link, the User is obliged to fulfill this requirement.
4.1.6. The user has no right to assign the authorship of other people's texts, images, audio and video materials, as well as other objects of intellectual property. Publication of someone else's work without attribution or with distortion of information about it is an infringement of copyright and may entail liability in accordance with the law.
4.1.7. The User warrants that the content he/she posts does not violate the rights of third parties, including intellectual property rights, and that he/she has the appropriate rights or legal basis for its use.
4.1.8. If there are doubts about the legality of any actions, including posting Content or providing access, refrain from performing the latter.
4.1.9. Provide the documents and information requested by the Administration within 2 (two) working days from the date of receipt of the relevant request.
4.1.10. Independently assess all risks associated with the use of content posted on the platform.
4.1.11. In case the User has claims against another User in connection with the latter's use of the platform and/or content posted by him, to present these claims to the appropriate person and resolve disputes independently and without the participation of the Company.
4.1.12. Immediately notify the Administration of any case of unauthorized (not authorized by the User) access to the platform using the User's Personal Page and/or any violation (suspected violation) of the confidentiality of its means of access to the Personal Page.
4.2. The user shall have the right to:
4.2.1. Notify the Administration of the presence of Content that violates its rights or does not comply with the terms of this Agreement or the laws of the Republic of Belarus.
4.2.2. Block the Personal Page by contacting the Administration.
4.2.3. Utilize the functionality of the platform, including by creating a Personal Page, posting and processing Content, etc.
4.2.4. Exercise other rights provided for by the Agreement.
4.3. The user is prohibited from:
4.3.1. Register as a User on behalf of or in place of another person ("fake account").
4.3.2. Disseminate by means of the platform information the dissemination of which is prohibited by legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus, in particular information aimed at propaganda of war, extremist activities or containing calls for such activities, pornography, violence and cruelty, including information promoting or encouraging suicide, information promoting the use of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues, toxic and other intoxicating substances, inappropriate advertising, etc.
4.3.3. Send commercial and other advertising (spam) to persons who have not expressed a desire to receive it.
4.3.4. Attempt to access the Personal Page of another User by any means.
4.3.5. Take any actions, including those of a technical nature, aimed at disrupting the proper functioning of the platform.
4.3.6. Use any technical means prohibited by law to collect and process information on the platform.
4.3.7. Unlawfully collect and process personal data of other Users.
4.3.8. To use the platform in any other way than through the interface provided by the Company, unless such actions were expressly authorized to the User in accordance with a special agreement with the Administration.
4.3.9. Upload, send, transmit or in any other way post and/or distribute any material containing viruses or other computer code, files or programs that may disrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer or telecommunications equipment or programs, or provide unauthorized access to the platform.
4.3.10. To place links to sites, the content of which contradicts the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, as well as otherwise violate the norms of legislation, including the norms of international law.
4.3.11. Post on the platform, send anywhere through the platform any material of the following nature:
4.4. The user is responsible for:
4.4.1. For breach of the obligations under Section 4 of the Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to concurrently or at its option:
4.4.2. In case of making claims to the User, the User undertakes to take all necessary measures aimed at excluding the Company-owner of the service from the list of defendants.
4.1.1. Use the platform only in ways authorized by the Company.
4.1.2. Not to post on the Almost Read platform content of provocative, offensive, rude and aggressive nature, as well as materials that contradict moral and ethical norms, violate the current legislation of the Republic of Belarus or international legal norms, as well as the rights of third parties, including intellectual property rights.
4.1.3. Comply with the norms of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus in the field of intellectual property, including the provisions of the Law "On Copyright and Related Rights", when publishing content in records, comments and other materials on the platform.
4.1.4. When using borrowed materials, the User is obliged to respect the personal non-property rights of the author, in particular, to indicate the author's name, if it is known and available in the source. In case it is impossible to establish the authorship, the User is obliged to indicate the © symbol (copyright mark) or otherwise note that the material is borrowed.
4.1.5. Hyperlinks to the source of the borrowed material are welcome and recommended. In case the source requires a link, the User is obliged to fulfill this requirement.
4.1.6. The user has no right to assign the authorship of other people's texts, images, audio and video materials, as well as other objects of intellectual property. Publication of someone else's work without attribution or with distortion of information about it is an infringement of copyright and may entail liability in accordance with the law.
4.1.7. The User warrants that the content he/she posts does not violate the rights of third parties, including intellectual property rights, and that he/she has the appropriate rights or legal basis for its use.
4.1.8. If there are doubts about the legality of any actions, including posting Content or providing access, refrain from performing the latter.
4.1.9. Provide the documents and information requested by the Administration within 2 (two) working days from the date of receipt of the relevant request.
4.1.10. Independently assess all risks associated with the use of content posted on the platform.
4.1.11. In case the User has claims against another User in connection with the latter's use of the platform and/or content posted by him, to present these claims to the appropriate person and resolve disputes independently and without the participation of the Company.
4.1.12. Immediately notify the Administration of any case of unauthorized (not authorized by the User) access to the platform using the User's Personal Page and/or any violation (suspected violation) of the confidentiality of its means of access to the Personal Page.
4.2. The user shall have the right to:
4.2.1. Notify the Administration of the presence of Content that violates its rights or does not comply with the terms of this Agreement or the laws of the Republic of Belarus.
4.2.2. Block the Personal Page by contacting the Administration.
4.2.3. Utilize the functionality of the platform, including by creating a Personal Page, posting and processing Content, etc.
4.2.4. Exercise other rights provided for by the Agreement.
4.3. The user is prohibited from:
4.3.1. Register as a User on behalf of or in place of another person ("fake account").
4.3.2. Disseminate by means of the platform information the dissemination of which is prohibited by legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus, in particular information aimed at propaganda of war, extremist activities or containing calls for such activities, pornography, violence and cruelty, including information promoting or encouraging suicide, information promoting the use of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues, toxic and other intoxicating substances, inappropriate advertising, etc.
4.3.3. Send commercial and other advertising (spam) to persons who have not expressed a desire to receive it.
4.3.4. Attempt to access the Personal Page of another User by any means.
4.3.5. Take any actions, including those of a technical nature, aimed at disrupting the proper functioning of the platform.
4.3.6. Use any technical means prohibited by law to collect and process information on the platform.
4.3.7. Unlawfully collect and process personal data of other Users.
4.3.8. To use the platform in any other way than through the interface provided by the Company, unless such actions were expressly authorized to the User in accordance with a special agreement with the Administration.
4.3.9. Upload, send, transmit or in any other way post and/or distribute any material containing viruses or other computer code, files or programs that may disrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer or telecommunications equipment or programs, or provide unauthorized access to the platform.
4.3.10. To place links to sites, the content of which contradicts the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, as well as otherwise violate the norms of legislation, including the norms of international law.
4.3.11. Post on the platform, send anywhere through the platform any material of the following nature:
- Containing threats and insults, discrediting other persons, violating the rights of citizens to privacy or public order, having the character of obscenity.
- Violating to a greater or lesser extent the honor and dignity, rights and legally protected interests of other persons.
- Promoting or containing calls to incite religious, racial or interethnic discord, containing attempts to incite hatred or calls to violence.
- Other materials that induce other persons to engage in unlawful behavior that entails criminal, civil or other liability or in any way violates the provisions of the law.
4.4. The user is responsible for:
4.4.1. For breach of the obligations under Section 4 of the Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to concurrently or at its option:
- To warn the User in writing about the violation committed and to demand its elimination within the established period of time;
- Restrict User functionality, including, but not limited to, temporarily disabling the ability to publish content, comment, interact with other Users, or utilize certain features of the platform;
- Block the User's Personal Page for a certain period of time or as a whole, in case of repeated violation or gross violation of the terms of the Agreement;
- Remove content posted by the User in case of its non-compliance with the requirements of this Agreement, including copyright infringement, distribution of inaccurate information, offensive language, advertising, spam and other prohibited materials;
- Take measures to protect the rights of third parties, including transferring information to law enforcement authorities or to court, if the User's actions violate the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, including regulations governing the protection of personal data, copyrights, protection of honor, dignity and business reputation, as well as other regulations.
- Require the User to reimburse the losses incurred by the Company due to violation of the terms of this Agreement.
4.4.2. In case of making claims to the User, the User undertakes to take all necessary measures aimed at excluding the Company-owner of the service from the list of defendants.
5. RIGHTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPANY
5.1. The company is committed to:
5.1.1. Not to transfer to third parties the information of the User, which is not placed in the public domain except for the cases specified in clause 5.1.2. of the Agreement.
5.1.2. At the request of the authorized state body in accordance with the current legislation, to transfer to such state body the available information about the User.
5.1.3. Ensure that the Almost Read platform operates within the technical capabilities and terms set forth in this Agreement.
5.1.4. If a complaint is received from the User or a third party alleging a violation of the terms of this Agreement, conduct an inspection and take action in accordance with established procedures.
5.1.5. The obligations imposed by this Agreement on the Administration shall apply to the Company in full and vice versa. The Company shall be responsible for compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including ensuring compliance of the platform functionality with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus
5.2. The company is entitled to:
5.2.1. Modify the platform at any time and in any way, including changing or adding sections, changing its structure, design and content, as well as supplementing, modifying, restricting, expanding the platform, including the terms of access of Users to the platform and its elements.
5.2.2. At any time in its sole discretion, randomly check content for compliance with this Agreement, including automatically using software tools.
5.2.3. Provide Users with paid services on the terms and conditions stipulated in a separate agreement.
5.2.4. To send Users messages related to the subject matter of the platform, as well as its use.
5.2.5. Request documents and information necessary to determine the User as a party to this Agreement and/or a party using paid services, as well as documents confirming the accuracy of the information provided.
5.2.6. Without notifying the User, to carry out preventive maintenance work that entails suspension of the Platform for a period not exceeding 48 (forty-eight) consecutive hours.
5.2.7. Perform other activities aimed at improving the quality of the platform's performance and usability.
5.2.8. Dispose of statistical information related to the functioning of the platform, as well as information of Users to ensure targeted display of advertising information to different audiences of Users. For the purposes of organizing the functioning and technical support of the platform, execution of this Agreement, the Administration has a technical possibility of access to the Personal Pages of Users, which is implemented only in cases specified in this Agreement.
5.2.9. Remove any content, including text, images, comments, without notice or explanation.
5.2.10. To impose any restrictions on the use of the platform, whether for individual Users or for all, without giving any reason.
5.2.11. Modify, suspend or close the platform without prior notice to Users.
5.3. The company is responsible for:
5.3.1. For providing Users with accurate information about the platform functionality, terms of use, possible limitations and other important aspects.
5.3.2. For ensuring compliance of the platform functionality with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, including regulations governing personal data protection, copyrights, protection of honor, dignity and business reputation, as well as other regulations.
5.4. The company is not liable:
5.4.1. For User actions that violate the terms of this Agreement, including copyright infringement, distribution of inaccurate information, offensive language, advertising, spam and other prohibited materials.
5.4.2. For the actions of third parties, including advertisers, partners, service providers and other entities that are not employees or representatives of the Company.
5.4.3. For losses resulting from the User's improper use of the Platform, including the use of incompatible software, modification of the client part of the Platform, use of unauthorized tools and other actions that violate the terms of this Agreement.
5.4.4. The Administration does not control the way Users visit and use the Almost Read platform and is not responsible for the possible impact of the posted content on the audience. The Company does not regulate the Users' interpretation of the information posted on the platform and does not control their further actions after familiarizing with the content.
5.4.5. Any consequential, incidental, unintentional damages, including lost profits or lost data, harm to honor, dignity or goodwill, caused in connection with the use of the Platform, Platform content or other materials accessed by the User or others through the Platform, even if the Company has warned or indicated the possibility of such harm.
5.4.6. Use of trademarks, logos of third parties by Users.
5.4.7. Possible loss or corruption of data, as well as other consequences of any nature that may occur due to the User's breach of this Agreement.
5.4.8. Any damage to the User's computer, mobile devices, any other hardware or software caused by or related to the use of the websites accessible through hyperlinks posted on the platform, whether by Users or third parties.
5.4.9. Security (strength) of the password selected by the User.
5.4.10. Gaining access to the User's Personal Page by third parties.
5.4.11. Delays or defaults if directly or indirectly attributable to acts of God, acts of duress or caused by causes beyond reasonable control, including, but not limited to, internet, computing, communications or other equipment failures, power outages, strikes, labor disputes, riots, civil insurrections and riots, labor or material shortages, fires, floods, storms, force majeure, war, governmental action, orders of local or foreign courts or justice authorities, default by third parties, and heating, lighting or air conditioning failures.
5.4.12. Possible failures and interruptions in platform operation, termination of platform operation and loss of information caused by them, if it occurred through no fault of the Company.
5.4.13. Damages caused to the User as a result of interaction with advertisements placed on the platform.
5.4.14. Possible losses incurred by the User in connection with taking measures to suppress or prevent violations on the platform related to the restriction/blocking of Users' access to the platform.
5.5. Liability of the Company under the obligations provided by this Agreement shall be incurred only in the presence of guilt (intent or negligence).
5.6. Administration does not participate in the resolution of conflicts arising between Users, as well as between the User and third parties, including copyright holders, except when the decision on such participation by the court.
5.1.1. Not to transfer to third parties the information of the User, which is not placed in the public domain except for the cases specified in clause 5.1.2. of the Agreement.
5.1.2. At the request of the authorized state body in accordance with the current legislation, to transfer to such state body the available information about the User.
5.1.3. Ensure that the Almost Read platform operates within the technical capabilities and terms set forth in this Agreement.
5.1.4. If a complaint is received from the User or a third party alleging a violation of the terms of this Agreement, conduct an inspection and take action in accordance with established procedures.
5.1.5. The obligations imposed by this Agreement on the Administration shall apply to the Company in full and vice versa. The Company shall be responsible for compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including ensuring compliance of the platform functionality with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus
5.2. The company is entitled to:
5.2.1. Modify the platform at any time and in any way, including changing or adding sections, changing its structure, design and content, as well as supplementing, modifying, restricting, expanding the platform, including the terms of access of Users to the platform and its elements.
5.2.2. At any time in its sole discretion, randomly check content for compliance with this Agreement, including automatically using software tools.
5.2.3. Provide Users with paid services on the terms and conditions stipulated in a separate agreement.
5.2.4. To send Users messages related to the subject matter of the platform, as well as its use.
5.2.5. Request documents and information necessary to determine the User as a party to this Agreement and/or a party using paid services, as well as documents confirming the accuracy of the information provided.
5.2.6. Without notifying the User, to carry out preventive maintenance work that entails suspension of the Platform for a period not exceeding 48 (forty-eight) consecutive hours.
5.2.7. Perform other activities aimed at improving the quality of the platform's performance and usability.
5.2.8. Dispose of statistical information related to the functioning of the platform, as well as information of Users to ensure targeted display of advertising information to different audiences of Users. For the purposes of organizing the functioning and technical support of the platform, execution of this Agreement, the Administration has a technical possibility of access to the Personal Pages of Users, which is implemented only in cases specified in this Agreement.
5.2.9. Remove any content, including text, images, comments, without notice or explanation.
5.2.10. To impose any restrictions on the use of the platform, whether for individual Users or for all, without giving any reason.
5.2.11. Modify, suspend or close the platform without prior notice to Users.
5.3. The company is responsible for:
5.3.1. For providing Users with accurate information about the platform functionality, terms of use, possible limitations and other important aspects.
5.3.2. For ensuring compliance of the platform functionality with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, including regulations governing personal data protection, copyrights, protection of honor, dignity and business reputation, as well as other regulations.
5.4. The company is not liable:
5.4.1. For User actions that violate the terms of this Agreement, including copyright infringement, distribution of inaccurate information, offensive language, advertising, spam and other prohibited materials.
5.4.2. For the actions of third parties, including advertisers, partners, service providers and other entities that are not employees or representatives of the Company.
5.4.3. For losses resulting from the User's improper use of the Platform, including the use of incompatible software, modification of the client part of the Platform, use of unauthorized tools and other actions that violate the terms of this Agreement.
5.4.4. The Administration does not control the way Users visit and use the Almost Read platform and is not responsible for the possible impact of the posted content on the audience. The Company does not regulate the Users' interpretation of the information posted on the platform and does not control their further actions after familiarizing with the content.
5.4.5. Any consequential, incidental, unintentional damages, including lost profits or lost data, harm to honor, dignity or goodwill, caused in connection with the use of the Platform, Platform content or other materials accessed by the User or others through the Platform, even if the Company has warned or indicated the possibility of such harm.
5.4.6. Use of trademarks, logos of third parties by Users.
5.4.7. Possible loss or corruption of data, as well as other consequences of any nature that may occur due to the User's breach of this Agreement.
5.4.8. Any damage to the User's computer, mobile devices, any other hardware or software caused by or related to the use of the websites accessible through hyperlinks posted on the platform, whether by Users or third parties.
5.4.9. Security (strength) of the password selected by the User.
5.4.10. Gaining access to the User's Personal Page by third parties.
5.4.11. Delays or defaults if directly or indirectly attributable to acts of God, acts of duress or caused by causes beyond reasonable control, including, but not limited to, internet, computing, communications or other equipment failures, power outages, strikes, labor disputes, riots, civil insurrections and riots, labor or material shortages, fires, floods, storms, force majeure, war, governmental action, orders of local or foreign courts or justice authorities, default by third parties, and heating, lighting or air conditioning failures.
5.4.12. Possible failures and interruptions in platform operation, termination of platform operation and loss of information caused by them, if it occurred through no fault of the Company.
5.4.13. Damages caused to the User as a result of interaction with advertisements placed on the platform.
5.4.14. Possible losses incurred by the User in connection with taking measures to suppress or prevent violations on the platform related to the restriction/blocking of Users' access to the platform.
5.5. Liability of the Company under the obligations provided by this Agreement shall be incurred only in the presence of guilt (intent or negligence).
5.6. Administration does not participate in the resolution of conflicts arising between Users, as well as between the User and third parties, including copyright holders, except when the decision on such participation by the court.
6. UTILIZATION PROCEDURE
6.1. The User is entitled to use the Platform exclusively within the framework established by this Agreement, for the purposes not contradicting the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, and in accordance with the functionality provided by the Platform. The authorized ways of using the Platform are:
6.1.1. Using the platform for personal, non-commercial purposes, including, but not limited to, obtaining and processing information, posting content, participating in discussions, customizing your personal page, and using search, filtering and data analysis features.
6.1.2. Contacting technical support and notifying them of bugs, in order to improve the platform functionality and reliability.
6.1.3. Using the Platform in lawful and good faith efforts to protect your rights, including, but not limited to, filing complaints, appeals, content removal requests, violations of the Agreement and other actions required by law.
6.2. The User may not use the Platform in other ways and under different conditions than those provided for in the Agreement.
6.3. The User is responsible for possible consequences caused by incompatibility or conflicts of the platform with other software products (packages, drivers, etc.) installed on the User's computer, as well as for problems arising due to ambiguous interpretation of the accompanying documentation by the User, inconsistency of the results of using the platform with the User's expectations.
6.4. The Platform is provided to the User in accordance with generally accepted international practice on the principle of "as is" and if possible", i.e. with those functional properties and in the state in which it exists at the time of provision.
6.5. The User undertakes not to carry out research of algorithms and working functions of the Platform in order to copy business logic, template data, other features of the Platform for the purpose of subsequent creation of similar software products on the basis of the Platform, not to use the information obtained during the configuration of the Platform to create other similar programs, or to perform any action that violates the Company's copyright in respect of the Platform.
6.6. Exclusive rights to all objects placed on the platform, including databases, design elements, texts, graphic images, illustrations, photos, other objects, belong to the Company and other right holders. In respect of objects that are the result of intellectual activity of other persons on the platform, Users are granted a non-exclusive (simple) license.
6.7. By creating and posting author's content on the Almost Read platform, the user guarantees that he/she has all necessary rights to the posted materials. The content is published on a public server, accessible to users worldwide, and is not subject to restrictions on its use on the platform.
6.8. The user may not post content that violates the rights of third parties.
6.9. The User, placing on the platform the Content legally belonging to him, grants to other Users a non-exclusive right to use it on a gratuitous basis for personal non-commercial use, except for cases when such use causes or may cause harm to the legally protected interests of the right holder.
6.10. The User may not post, copy (reproduce), process, distribute, publish, download, transmit, sell or otherwise use the content in whole or in part without prior permission of the right holder, except when the right holder has expressly expressed his consent to the free use of the content by any person. Reproduction, copying, collection, systematization, storage, transfer of content to create a database for commercial and/or non-commercial purposes and/or use of content in whole or in any part, regardless of the method of use, without the consent of the Company is not allowed.
6.11. The User grants the Company a non-exclusive right to use on a royalty-free basis the content placed on the platform and legally owned by him in order to ensure the operation of the platform to the extent necessary for its proper functioning. This non-exclusive right is granted for the period of placement of content on the platform, includes the right to process the content for the subsequent display together with the content and / or with its use of content advertising information and extends to the territory of countries around the world. The Company is entitled to transfer the rights specified in this paragraph to third parties.
6.12. If the User removes his/her content from the platform, the non-exclusive right mentioned in clause 6.11. of the Agreement will be automatically revoked, however, the Company reserves the right, if necessary due to the technical peculiarities of the platform operation, to keep archived copies of the User's content for the necessary period of time.
6.13. The Platform may contain links to other sites on the Internet (hereinafter - Third Party Sites) as well as articles, photos, illustrations, graphics, music, sounds, videos, information, applications, programs and other content owned by or coming from third parties (hereinafter - Third Party Content), which is the result of intellectual activity and protected in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Belarus and international agreements. These third parties and their content are not checked by the Company for compliance with any requirements (reliability, completeness, integrity, etc.). The Company is not responsible for any information posted on third party Sites to which the User gains access through the platform or through third party content, including, but not limited to, any opinions or statements expressed on third party Sites or in their content.
6.14. If the User decides to leave the platform and go to third party Sites, or to use or install third party programs, he does so at his own risk and from that moment on this Agreement no longer applies to the User. User's further actions should be guided by applicable rules and policies, including the business practices of the parties whose content they intend to use.
6.1.1. Using the platform for personal, non-commercial purposes, including, but not limited to, obtaining and processing information, posting content, participating in discussions, customizing your personal page, and using search, filtering and data analysis features.
6.1.2. Contacting technical support and notifying them of bugs, in order to improve the platform functionality and reliability.
6.1.3. Using the Platform in lawful and good faith efforts to protect your rights, including, but not limited to, filing complaints, appeals, content removal requests, violations of the Agreement and other actions required by law.
6.2. The User may not use the Platform in other ways and under different conditions than those provided for in the Agreement.
6.3. The User is responsible for possible consequences caused by incompatibility or conflicts of the platform with other software products (packages, drivers, etc.) installed on the User's computer, as well as for problems arising due to ambiguous interpretation of the accompanying documentation by the User, inconsistency of the results of using the platform with the User's expectations.
6.4. The Platform is provided to the User in accordance with generally accepted international practice on the principle of "as is" and if possible", i.e. with those functional properties and in the state in which it exists at the time of provision.
6.5. The User undertakes not to carry out research of algorithms and working functions of the Platform in order to copy business logic, template data, other features of the Platform for the purpose of subsequent creation of similar software products on the basis of the Platform, not to use the information obtained during the configuration of the Platform to create other similar programs, or to perform any action that violates the Company's copyright in respect of the Platform.
6.6. Exclusive rights to all objects placed on the platform, including databases, design elements, texts, graphic images, illustrations, photos, other objects, belong to the Company and other right holders. In respect of objects that are the result of intellectual activity of other persons on the platform, Users are granted a non-exclusive (simple) license.
6.7. By creating and posting author's content on the Almost Read platform, the user guarantees that he/she has all necessary rights to the posted materials. The content is published on a public server, accessible to users worldwide, and is not subject to restrictions on its use on the platform.
6.8. The user may not post content that violates the rights of third parties.
6.9. The User, placing on the platform the Content legally belonging to him, grants to other Users a non-exclusive right to use it on a gratuitous basis for personal non-commercial use, except for cases when such use causes or may cause harm to the legally protected interests of the right holder.
6.10. The User may not post, copy (reproduce), process, distribute, publish, download, transmit, sell or otherwise use the content in whole or in part without prior permission of the right holder, except when the right holder has expressly expressed his consent to the free use of the content by any person. Reproduction, copying, collection, systematization, storage, transfer of content to create a database for commercial and/or non-commercial purposes and/or use of content in whole or in any part, regardless of the method of use, without the consent of the Company is not allowed.
6.11. The User grants the Company a non-exclusive right to use on a royalty-free basis the content placed on the platform and legally owned by him in order to ensure the operation of the platform to the extent necessary for its proper functioning. This non-exclusive right is granted for the period of placement of content on the platform, includes the right to process the content for the subsequent display together with the content and / or with its use of content advertising information and extends to the territory of countries around the world. The Company is entitled to transfer the rights specified in this paragraph to third parties.
6.12. If the User removes his/her content from the platform, the non-exclusive right mentioned in clause 6.11. of the Agreement will be automatically revoked, however, the Company reserves the right, if necessary due to the technical peculiarities of the platform operation, to keep archived copies of the User's content for the necessary period of time.
6.13. The Platform may contain links to other sites on the Internet (hereinafter - Third Party Sites) as well as articles, photos, illustrations, graphics, music, sounds, videos, information, applications, programs and other content owned by or coming from third parties (hereinafter - Third Party Content), which is the result of intellectual activity and protected in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Belarus and international agreements. These third parties and their content are not checked by the Company for compliance with any requirements (reliability, completeness, integrity, etc.). The Company is not responsible for any information posted on third party Sites to which the User gains access through the platform or through third party content, including, but not limited to, any opinions or statements expressed on third party Sites or in their content.
6.14. If the User decides to leave the platform and go to third party Sites, or to use or install third party programs, he does so at his own risk and from that moment on this Agreement no longer applies to the User. User's further actions should be guided by applicable rules and policies, including the business practices of the parties whose content they intend to use.
7. PROCEDURE FOR RESOLVING APPEALS AND DISPUTES
7.1. Resolution of appeals and disputes between the User and the Company on issues related to the execution of the Agreement, as well as violation by other persons of the rights and legitimate interests of Users through the platform is carried out in the following claim procedure:
7.1.1. An appeal containing information on the fact of violation of the User's rights shall be sent to the Company by e-mail to hello@almostread.com, accompanied by documents confirming the applicant's authority. The address of the page of the platform that contains the data violating the rights and a full description of the essence of the violation of rights is indicated in the appeal.
7.1.2. The Company is obliged to consider a properly executed appeal within 15 (fifteen) working days from the date of its receipt and notify the applicant of the results of its consideration. Among other things, the Company has the right to request additional documents, evidence, data confirming the legitimacy of the appeal.
7.1.3. If the claim is recognized as legitimate, the Company undertakes to take all possible measures necessary to stop the violation of the claimant's rights.
7.2. The Company does not consider anonymous claims or claims that do not allow to identify the User on the basis of the data provided by the User during registration, or claims that do not contain data; that contain false information and/or documents that do not have any signs of authenticity; in relation to issues on which the Company has previously responded to the User (repeated appeals); that contain insults, threats or appeals in a harsh negative form; that are sent in violation of other conditions and procedures for consideration of appeals, provided by the Company.
7.3. If the Company refuses to remove content and/or other information on the basis of the User's request, the content may be removed on the basis of a court decision.
7.4. Interaction of the Company with the User within the framework of consideration of the User's application is carried out using the e-mail address specified by the User.
7.1.1. An appeal containing information on the fact of violation of the User's rights shall be sent to the Company by e-mail to hello@almostread.com, accompanied by documents confirming the applicant's authority. The address of the page of the platform that contains the data violating the rights and a full description of the essence of the violation of rights is indicated in the appeal.
7.1.2. The Company is obliged to consider a properly executed appeal within 15 (fifteen) working days from the date of its receipt and notify the applicant of the results of its consideration. Among other things, the Company has the right to request additional documents, evidence, data confirming the legitimacy of the appeal.
7.1.3. If the claim is recognized as legitimate, the Company undertakes to take all possible measures necessary to stop the violation of the claimant's rights.
7.2. The Company does not consider anonymous claims or claims that do not allow to identify the User on the basis of the data provided by the User during registration, or claims that do not contain data; that contain false information and/or documents that do not have any signs of authenticity; in relation to issues on which the Company has previously responded to the User (repeated appeals); that contain insults, threats or appeals in a harsh negative form; that are sent in violation of other conditions and procedures for consideration of appeals, provided by the Company.
7.3. If the Company refuses to remove content and/or other information on the basis of the User's request, the content may be removed on the basis of a court decision.
7.4. Interaction of the Company with the User within the framework of consideration of the User's application is carried out using the e-mail address specified by the User.
8. FINAL PROVISIONS
8.1. The Agreement is valid for the entire period of the User's use of the platform.
8.2. The Agreement shall be regulated and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Belarus. In everything that is not regulated by the Agreement, the Company and Users shall be guided by the current legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
8.3. In case of any disputes or disagreements related to the fulfillment of the Agreement, the Parties will make every effort to settle them through negotiations.
8.4. Disputes not resolved through negotiations shall be settled by the Parties in compliance with the claim procedure in accordance with the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
8.5. In case the Parties fail to reach an agreement, disputes are subject to consideration in the appropriate court at the location of the Company.
8.6. The Parties recognize that the invalidity of a part of these Rules under applicable law shall not invalidate other parts thereof.
8.7. The User recognizes the Company all rights to the Almost Read service as a single object, including its functional and technical components.
8.8. By accepting this Agreement, the User agrees that posting content on the Almost Read platform does not grant the User the status of co-author of the platform. The User waives any future claims of authorship of the platform.
8.9. Content posted by the User may be accompanied by advertising, whereby:
8.2. The Agreement shall be regulated and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Belarus. In everything that is not regulated by the Agreement, the Company and Users shall be guided by the current legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
8.3. In case of any disputes or disagreements related to the fulfillment of the Agreement, the Parties will make every effort to settle them through negotiations.
8.4. Disputes not resolved through negotiations shall be settled by the Parties in compliance with the claim procedure in accordance with the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
8.5. In case the Parties fail to reach an agreement, disputes are subject to consideration in the appropriate court at the location of the Company.
8.6. The Parties recognize that the invalidity of a part of these Rules under applicable law shall not invalidate other parts thereof.
8.7. The User recognizes the Company all rights to the Almost Read service as a single object, including its functional and technical components.
8.8. By accepting this Agreement, the User agrees that posting content on the Almost Read platform does not grant the User the status of co-author of the platform. The User waives any future claims of authorship of the platform.
8.9. Content posted by the User may be accompanied by advertising, whereby:
- Administration is not obliged to notify the User about its placement;
- The user is not compensated for the display of advertisements;
- The user undertakes not to interfere with its demonstration;
- Administration is not responsible for the content of advertising or its consequences for the User.
9. ADDRESS AND COMPANY DETAILS
KUKI Agency Limited Liability Company
VAT 193739886
Republic of Belarus, 220062, Minsk, 135, Pobediteley Ave. 660
E-mail: hello@almostread.com
VAT 193739886
Republic of Belarus, 220062, Minsk, 135, Pobediteley Ave. 660
E-mail: hello@almostread.com
If you disagree with any clause of the Agreement, you may not use the features of the Platform and visit the pages located in the domain name area https://almostread.com. Therefore, if you disagree with this Agreement, please leave our Almost Read Platform immediately.
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