Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using our service and business listing website www.sourcemerz.com, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you may not use the Website.

2. Description of Service

Sourcemerz.com provides a platform for businesses to list their services and for users to discover and connect with these businesses. The Website may also offer additional features and services, which may be subject to separate terms.

3. User Accounts

a. To access certain features of the Website, you may be required to create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

b. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your account. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.

4. Listing and Content Guidelines

a. Businesses listing on the Website agree to provide accurate and up-to-date information about their services, contact details, and other relevant details.

b. Users agree not to use the Website to engage in any form of harassment, offensive behavior, or any illegal activities.

c. The Website reserves the right to remove or modify any content that violates these terms or is deemed inappropriate without notice.

5. Content submitted to Sourcemerz.com

5.1. By leaving a review or comment on a blog, you agree to give us unrestricted, free permission to use the content in any way we see fit on any website or elsewhere including modifying and adapting it for editorial or operational purposes in any media worldwide. This may involve syndicating the content to specific third-party social media and networking sites.

5.2.If you submit any images or video content, you give us a worldwide, irreversible, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, non-exclusive licence to use such content for the following purposes for the duration of the Service:

a. Offering you the Services;

b. Using any method and in any media, known or unknown, to show advertisements in full or in part; this may involve displaying your content and intellectual property rights on websites and other platforms that we syndicate or otherwise distribute the content to, as well as on third-party properties; and

c. Our marketing, research, and promotional endeavours (if we have your consent to use it for these purposes).

5.3 You retain ownership of your work and the freedom to use it however you see fit even after you submit it by email or post it to Sourcemerz website.

5.4 Any information you upload on a Sourcemerz website should be carefully considered since it will be accessible to the public. By uploading any content to a Sourcemerz Website and granting us permission to use it, you attest to the fact that both you and the content abide by all the terms and conditions stated below, specifically that:

a. The content you have provided is original to you, or you have permission to submit it to any Sourcemerz Website;

b. The material you provide is free of defamatory content, meaning it doesn’t harm someone’s reputation, and it doesn’t contain any offensive, inflammatory, hateful, abusive, harassing, threatening, or obscene content;

c. your content complies with all legal requirements and does not violate someone else’s rights to privacy, contracts, or any other rights.

d. neither discrimination nor unlawful action is encouraged by your content;

e. that you are authorised to allow us to use it for the purposes listed above and that doing so won’t violate any third party’s copyright, database rights, trademarks, privacy rights, or other rights;

f. your content doesn’t in any way have the potential to mislead people or do harm to our reputation or good name;

g. your content is free of viruses or other malicious code that could harm, disrupt, or otherwise negatively impact the website’s functionality;

h. Your content abides by our guidelines on advertising policy. 

i. You will declare your affiliation with the specific business in an open and transparent manner if your content is used to advertise your own products or services;

j. You promise not to alter or remove any legal notices, labels, or other proprietary notices associated with the work, including author attributions.

5. Privacy Policy

Your use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which can be found on privacy policy page. By using the Website, you consent to the terms of the Privacy Policy.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1. Ownership of Content:
We, Sourcemerz.com, respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect the same in return. All content provided on our business listing website, including but not limited to text, images, logos, trademarks, and any other proprietary materials, is the property of Sourcemerz.com or its content suppliers and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

6.2. User-Generated Content:
By submitting any content, including but not limited to business listings, reviews, comments, or any other user-generated material, you grant Sourcemerz.com a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content worldwide. You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to grant such rights.

6.3. Copyright:
All content and materials on our business listing website are protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or use of any content without the express written consent of Sourcemerz.com is strictly prohibited.

6.4. Trademarks:
Any trademarks, service marks, and logos displayed on our website are the property of Sourcemerz.com or their respective owners. Use of these trademarks without the written permission of the trademark owner is strictly prohibited.

6.5. Limited License:
Users are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the content on our business listing website for personal and non-commercial purposes only. This license does not grant the right to modify, reproduce, distribute, display, or create derivative works from the content.

6.6. Reporting Intellectual Property Violations:
If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been violated on our business listing website, please contact us promptly with the following information:

a. A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed.
b. A description of the material that you claim is infringing and where it is located on our website.
c. Your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and email address.
d. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law.
e. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the intellectual property owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

6.7. Changes to the Intellectual Property Policy:
Sourcemerz reserves the right to update or modify this Intellectual Property Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised policy on our website.

6.8. Contact Information:
For questions or concerns regarding our Intellectual Property Policy, please contact us at Sourcemerz.com.

7. Limitation of Liability

7.1.You understand and accept that there may be faults and disruptions in computer and telecommunications systems, and that we make no guarantees or representations regarding the uninterrupted and error-free operation of such systems. You also understand and accept that we are unable to guarantee the continued provision of the Websites due to the possibility of periodic downtime for repairs, maintenance, and upgrades. We’ll do everything within our power as a business to reduce any downtime or unavailability.

7.2.You understand and agree that we don’t offer any guarantees or representations of any type regarding data provided by third parties, and we don’t take accountability or liability for any errors that may result from using such data.

7.3.Nothing in these Conditions shall limit or exclude liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation.

7.4.In no event will the employees of sourcemerz or any other company involved in developing, producing, maintaining, or distributing our websites be held accountable for any of the following losses or damages (whether known, foreseeable, anticipated, or not):

7.5.Revenue loss, actual or predicted profit loss (including contract profit loss), predicted savings loss, business loss, opportunity loss, goodwill loss, reputation loss, loss of, damage to, or corruption of data or software, and wasteful expenditure are all examples of potential losses. Any indirect or consequential loss or damage, regardless of the source (including, to be clear, the losses or damage mentioned above).

7.6.Our liability under these Conditions must be limited to losses directly caused by our failure to comply. We disclaim any liability for any further damages that may arise from: breach of contract or other agreements; carelessness; false or defamatory remarks; liability for goods or services; or otherwise

a. Depending on or using Sourcemerz websites
b. Not being able to use Sourcemerz websites
c. Any error, malfunction, neglect, omission of information, virus, or malfunction on our websites, or if it isn’t working properly because of things outside of our control, like communication and network outages and uncontrollable situations
d. Theft, information obliteration, or illegal access to our programmes, services, or records
e. Products, services, information, or goods obtained via or promoted on our websites, or through any links that our websites may provide
f. Anything that you email, post, upload, reproduce, send, or otherwise distribute or receive through Sourcemerz websites, including data, messages, and other materials.

a. You will encounter no issues in your use of our website; or

b. The computer or server you use to access Sourcemerz Websites is free of viruses or other harmful programs.

8. Disclaimers

8.1. Please be mindful of the following:

a. Your use of the website is undertaken at your own risk.

b. We strongly recommend ensuring your satisfaction with the precise type and nature of goods or services provided by organizations you discover through the Database. It is advisable to verify the qualifications of individuals, companies, and organizations offering these goods or services. We are neither an agent for nor do we provide guarantees for these entities or their products and services.

c. Do not solely rely on the website for advice. We cannot assure the accuracy of the results obtained through the sourcemerz.com.

d. The sourcemerz.com websites may include hyperlinks to websites operated by entities other than sourcemerz.com. We do not exercise control and bear no responsibility for any other websites accessible from or through the sourcemerz.com. We do not provide assurances regarding their content or functionality. Access and use of these sites are at your own risk, and you must adhere to any applicable terms of use. We neither endorse nor sponsor any products, services, or content accessed or purchased through these external websites.

8.2. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, neither we nor any other entities within our group of companies, shareholders, officers, staff, or other affiliated organizations (collectively referred to as ‘sourcemerz personnel’) provide any guarantees that:

a. You will encounter no issues in your use of our website; or

b. The computer or server you use to access Sourcemerz websites is free of viruses or other harmful programs.

9. Termination

The Website reserves the right to terminate or suspend your account and access to the Website at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.

10. Changes to Terms

The Website reserves the right to modify or revise these Terms and Conditions at any time. By continuing to use the Website after such changes, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms and Conditions, please contact Us.

Last Updated: 15.12.2023