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1. Introduction and Formation of Contract

1.1 Scope of Agreement: These Terms of Service (“these Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website www.ippgi.com (“this Website”) and all data, reports, price information, and features provided thereon (collectively, the “Services”).

1.2 Contracting Parties: The Services are provided by Hong Kong XXX Company (“the Company”). When you log in via a Google account, pay subscription fees, or actually use the Services, you are deemed to have read and agreed to be bound by these Terms and the Privacy Policy on behalf of yourself or the legal entity you represent, and this constitutes a legally binding agreement between you and the Company.

1.3 Amendments to Terms: We reserve the right to modify, add, or delete any part of these Terms at any time without prior notice. Changes will take effect immediately upon posting on www.ippgi.com. You should periodically review this page.

2. Definitions

2.1 “Content”: Refers to all information displayed on this Website or provided through the Services, including but not limited to real-time prices, historical data, charts, text, software, and analysis reports for metal products such as galvanized sheets and color-coated steel tiles.

2.2 “Authorized User”: Refers to a user who has completed registration, possesses valid Google login credentials, and has paid the full subscription fee.

2.3 “Third-Party Services”: Refers to external services such as Google authentication, Stripe, PayPal, and Singapore cloud server providers.

3. User Account and Security

3.1 Authentication: You must log in using a Google account. You agree to provide accurate and complete registration information and warrant that you have lawful rights to use the account.

3.2 Single-User Restriction: Your account is for your personal use only. Sharing accounts is strictly prohibited. If the system detects multiple IP addresses logging in simultaneously or abnormal activity, the Company reserves the right to suspend the account without notice and without refund.

3.3 Account Security: You are fully responsible for the security of your Google account. The Company shall not be liable for any losses resulting from your failure to properly safeguard the account. Any actions taken under your account (whether by you or not) shall be deemed your actions. If you discover your account has been compromised, please contact service@ippgi.com immediately.

4. Subscriptions, Payments, and Taxation

4.1 Paid Access: The price data on this Website is paid content.

4.2 Auto-Renewal: Subscriptions will automatically renew based on the selected period (e.g., monthly/quarterly/annual) until you manually cancel. Cancellations must be completed at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

4.3 Third-Party Payment Disclaimer: Payments are processed by Stripe and PayPal. The Company shall not be directly liable for errors, delays, or data breaches caused by third-party platforms during payment.

4.4 Tax Adjustments: All listed prices exclude withholding taxes. If your jurisdiction requires withholding taxes, the total amount you pay should be adjusted upward to ensure the Company receives a net amount equal to the listed price.

4.5 Refund Restrictions: Due to the immediate delivery nature of data services, once a subscription is activated and data access is granted, we do not provide refunds unless otherwise required by law.

5. Intellectual Property and Usage Restrictions

5.1 Copyright Statement: This Website and its Content (including the arrangement, selection, and coordination of data) are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and other intellectual property laws. The Company reserves all rights not expressly granted to you.

5.2 License Scope: The Company grants you only a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive, limited right. The data is limited to your internal decision-making support use.

5.3 Absolute Prohibitions (Any violation will result in immediate and permanent account suspension and potential legal action):

  • Prohibition on Systematic Scraping: Strictly prohibited to use robots, spiders, data mining tools, or other automated programs to scrape data from this Website.
  • Prohibition on Secondary Distribution: Strictly prohibited to provide data to unauthorized third parties via screenshots, copying, API forwarding, mass emails, or any other form.
  • Prohibition on Derivative Creations: Strictly prohibited to use data from this Website as a benchmark to develop, create, or optimize any financial products, derivatives, or similar price indices.
  • Prohibition on Framing: Strictly prohibited to embed any part of this Website into other websites.

6. Professional Disclaimers

6.1 Not Investment Advice: The real-time prices provided on this Website are based on market sampling surveys and reflect the Company’s assessments. Such Content does not constitute any form of financial, legal, investment, or business advice.

6.2 Data Risks: The steel market is influenced by multiple factors such as policies, production capacity, and geopolitics, leading to significant price volatility. We do not guarantee the absolute accuracy or timeliness of the data. Any contract signing or trading activities based on the data shall be at your sole risk for profits and losses.

6.3 User Assumes Risk: Any transactions, business decisions, or contract signings based on data from this Website, and the resulting profits, losses, and legal consequences, shall be borne by you.

6.4 System Availability and Maintenance: The Company shall not be liable for legal compensation arising from service interruptions, data loss, or cybersecurity incidents caused by Google, Stripe, PayPal, or Singapore server providers. We do not guarantee that the Services will always be uninterrupted or error-free, and we reserve the right to suspend Services at any time for maintenance or updates.

6.5 Right to Changes: We reserve the right to change, suspend, or terminate any aspect of the Services (such as data formats, update frequencies, or prices for specific products) without notice.

7. Limitation of Liability

7.1 Compensation Cap: To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company’s total liability for all claims arising from your use of this Website shall not exceed the total service fees actually paid by you to the Company in the 12 months preceding the claim.

7.2 Exclusion of Indirect Damages: Under no circumstances shall the Company be liable for any loss of profits, business interruption, opportunity costs, or any indirect or punitive damages.

8. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any third-party claims, losses, or litigation costs (including attorney fees) arising from:

  • Your breach of these Terms;
  • Your unauthorized use, distribution, or scraping of Content from this Website;
  • Your infringement of the Company’s copyright or trademark rights.

9. Compliance and Export Controls

9.1 Sanctions and Export Controls: You hereby represent and warrant that you or the entity you represent is not listed on any international sanctions lists (such as those from the U.S. OFAC, United Nations Security Council, EU, or Hong Kong). You undertake not to use data from this Website to support any business that violates trade restrictions.

9.2 Anti-Bribery: You undertake to comply with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws in obtaining or using the Services.

10. Termination

10.1 Grounds for Immediate Termination – Including but not limited to:

  • Detection of simultaneous logins from multiple locations (suspected account sharing).
  • Detection of abnormal access traffic (suspected use of crawlers).
  • Failure to pay renewal fees on time.
  • Infringement of the Company’s copyright or trademarks.

10.2 Post-Termination Data Handling: After account termination, you remain bound by the provisions of these Terms regarding intellectual property, confidentiality, and limitation of liability.

11. Force Majeure

Force majeure events include but are not limited to: earthquakes, floods, wars, riots, government decrees, large-scale network virus outbreaks, internet backbone interruptions, submarine cable cuts, and any technical failures beyond the Company’s reasonable control.

12. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

12.1 Governing Law: These Terms are governed by the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

12.2 Dispute Resolution: Any disputes arising from this Agreement, if not resolved through negotiation, shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts. You hereby waive the right to bring proceedings in any other jurisdiction.

13. General Provisions

13.1 Entire Agreement: These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between the parties.

13.2 Language: These Terms may be provided in multiple language versions. In case of any conflict between the Chinese and English versions, the English version shall prevail.

13.3 Severability: If any part of these Terms is deemed invalid, the remaining parts shall remain in full force and effect.

13.4 Contact Us:

Email: service@ippgi.com

Address: Room A2, 19th Floor, Shangrun Center, 367-373 King’s Road, Hong Kong

Telephone: +852 3500 7210