Terms of Use

1. Introduction and Acceptance

These general terms and conditions (the "Terms") govern your ("you", "User") relationship with MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM ("we", "us", "our"). These Terms apply to all your interactions with us, whether you are:

A user navigating our public websites ("User").
A registered user accessing services with a MySoftwareGuide.com Account ("Site Account").
A developer submitting or managing applications via our website.

These Terms contain:

Specific terms governing the use of our public website www.mysoftwareguide.com and all web pages/posts/blogs derived from it ("User & Business Terms", Section 3 below).
General provisions applicable to all interactions ("General Miscellaneous Provisions", Section 4 below).

How you accept these Terms:

Implied acceptance: By accessing or browsing MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM's public websites (such as www.mysoftwareguide.com), you implicitly agree to be bound by the User & Business Terms included herein. If you do not agree, you must cease using the website immediately.
Explicit acceptance: By creating a Site Account, submitting content (like comments), or performing other actions requiring registration, you must expressly accept these entire Terms.

When you navigate www.mysoftwareguide.com and its subdomains, the User & Business Terms (Section 3) apply to your use.

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM reserves the right to amend these Terms from time to time to reflect legal changes. Consequently, MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM recommends that users read these Terms each time they access and use the different services to review the terms applicable at that time.

2. Site Account Terms & Conditions

(This section applies to all users who register for a Site Account)

2.1. Account Security and Confidentiality

If you choose, or are provided with, access credentials (user ID, password, etc.), you must treat such information as confidential and not disclose it to any third party. Access credentials are unique, personal, non-transferable and may not be shared, sublicensed, or used by others. You agree to use your password diligently and keep it secret. You will notify MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM immediately upon becoming aware of any unauthorized access or suspected security breach related to your Site Account. You are responsible for costs and damages caused by the use of the services by any third party using your password due to careless use or loss of it.

2.2. Account Functionalities and Scope

The Site Account serves as a single identity across various MySoftwareGuide.com services, enabling access to features requiring registration, such as:

Submitting contributions and feedback on www.mysoftwareguide.com (governed by the User & Business Terms below).
Accessing personalization features or restricted content where available.

Specific rules for using these functionalities are detailed in the relevant sections below.

2.3. Third-Party Registration

Registration may require using credentials from a third-party provider (e.g., social network). You must abide by that third party's terms.

2.4. Account Disablement

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM may disable any password or account at any time if, in our reasonable opinion, you have failed to comply with any provision of these Terms. MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM reserves the right to deny access for non-compliance.

2.5. Privacy and Data Protection

Any personal data that you provide when registering or using our services will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and our Cookies Policy. These policies are integral to these Terms; you must read and accept them.

3. User & Business Terms and Conditions

3.1. Legal Information and Acceptance

These User & Business Terms govern the use of the website www.mysoftwareguide.com, its subdomains and related websites (the "Website(s)") that MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM operates and makes available to users in order to provide information about its services as well as the possibility of using them.

Use of the Websites includes accessing, browsing, or registering to use the Website.

Please read these User & Business Terms carefully before you start to use any of the Websites, as these will apply to your use of the Website.

The use of the Website by users implies acceptance of all conditions contained in these User & Business Terms. By using any of the Websites you confirm that you accept these User & Business Terms and that you agree to comply with them.

If you do not agree to these User & Business Terms, you must not use the Website.

Users can access, print, download and save these User & Business Terms at any time. These conditions will be permanently accessible on the Website.

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy are an integral part of these User & Business Terms, so you also unreservedly accept these Policies and agree to be bound by them.

Some services accessible by users from the Website may be subject to special terms or conditions, or instructions that may replace, complement and/or modify these User & Business Terms. When applicable, the special conditions shall be made available to the user in a clear manner and must be accepted by the user before the provision of that particular service. In case of discrepancies, the special conditions shall prevail over these User & Business Terms.

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM legally reserves the right to deny access, at any time and without prior notice, to those users who do not comply with these User & Business Terms at any time.

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM also offers certain services aimed at businesses ("B2B services"), which may publish editorial content designed to promote or analyse third-party software and digital services. These B2B services may include affiliate models, whereby MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM integrates links ("Affiliate Links") into its editorial content that direct users to third-party software or applications. MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM may receive a commission if users download such software or applications through the destination website of an Affiliate Link. These Affiliate Links will always redirect users to the official or authorised websites of the affiliated third parties. In the event of any conflict between these User & Business Terms and the provisions of a specific written agreement signed with an affiliate partner, the terms of the specific agreement shall prevail.

3.2. Accessing the Website

The Website is made available to you "as is", without any implied warranty and free of charge.

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM does not guarantee that the Website, or any service or content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. Access to the Website is permitted on a temporary basis. MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of the Website without notice. MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM will not be liable to the users if for any reason the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

Users are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Website through their internet connection are aware of these User & Business Terms and other applicable terms and conditions and that they comply with them.

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM may limit the availability of the Website or any service or product described on the Website to any person or geographic area at any time.

3.3. Registration and Account

To access certain services or submit contributions to the Website, you are required to register and maintain an active Site Account.

The creation, management, and terms governing the Site Account itself are exclusively managed by Section 2 "SITE ACCOUNT TERMS & CONDITIONS" of these Terms.

3.4. Terms of Use of the Contents and Services

Use of the Website and its content is entirely voluntary and under the sole and exclusive responsibility of the user.

Users may solely access the content and services through the means or procedures that have been made available for this purpose on the Website.

Users are obliged to use the Website, content and services in a diligent, proper and lawful manner and, in particular, agree to refrain from behaviour including but not limited to the following:

(a) use of the Website, content and services in a manner that results in activity which is illegal, immoral or against generally accepted best practices or public order;
(b) use of the Website, content and services in a way that breaches any applicable local, regional, national or international law or regulation;
(c) transmitting or disseminating information, data, content, messages, graphics, drawings, sound and/or images, photographs, recordings, software and, in general, any material that is obscene, offensive, vulgar or that may induce activity which is criminal, slanderous, defamatory, violent or, in general, contrary to law, moral rights or generally accepted best practices or public order;
(d) reproducing, duplicating, copying, reselling or distributing any part of the Website or the content, or allowing public access to them through any form of public communication, or transforming or modifying it, unless with the permission of the copyright owner or corresponding rights holder;
(e) infringing intellectual or industrial property belonging to third parties or MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM;
(f) using the services and content in a way that could undermine or overload the operation of the Website;
(g) accessing without authority, interfering with, damaging or disrupting any part of the Website, any equipment or network on which the Website is stored;
(h) conducting unlawful or fraudulent transactions or ones that could facilitate illegal or fraudulent behaviour of any kind;
(i) using the Website, content and services for commercial purposes without express authorisation;
(j) using the Website, content and services for advertising purposes, sending unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, communications for direct marketing purposes, or selling or disclosing user information without the authorisation of the addressee and MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM;
(k) knowingly transmitting any data, sending or uploading any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware;
(l) sending, knowingly receiving, uploading, downloading, using or re-using any material or content which does not comply with MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM content standards below.

Users are liable for damages of any kind that MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM may suffer directly or indirectly as a result of any breach of these User & Business Terms or the law relating to the use of the Website.

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM may from time to time provide interactive services on the Website, including, without limitation, chat rooms, bulletin boards, discussion forums, blogs, articles with public comments or social media platforms. Users must read and accept these User & Business Terms before contributing any information, material or content to the Website or to any interactive services associated with it.

The following content standards apply to any and all information, material or content that users contribute to the Website (the "Contributions").

Contributions must:

Be accurate (where they state facts).
Be genuinely held (where they state opinions).
Comply with applicable law in all countries from which they are posted.

Contributions must not:

Contain any material which is defamatory of any person.
Contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.
Contain images or videos.
Promote sexually explicit material.
Promote violence.
Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
Infringe any copyright, database right or trademark or any other right of any third party.
Be likely to deceive any person.
Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
Promote any illegal activity.
Be threatening, abusive or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
Be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.
Give the impression that they emanate from MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM if this is not the case.
Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.
Infringe any applicable law or regulation.

Failure to comply with the obligations set out herein constitutes a material breach of the User & Business Terms, and may result in MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM taking all or any of the following actions:

Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of the user's right to use the Website.
Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any contribution, posting or material uploaded by the user to the Website.
Sending of a warning to the user.
Elimination or temporary blocking of the Site Account.
Legal proceedings against the user for reimbursement of all costs resulting from the breach.
Further legal action against the user.
Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as reasonably necessary and to the extent permitted by law.

Any users' Contribution to the Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Each user retains all of his/her ownership rights in his/her Contributions, but grants MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM and other users of the Website a free-of-charge license to use, store and copy those contributions and to distribute and make them available to third parties.

3.5. Intellectual Property Rights

The Website and its content are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

Users will respect the industrial and intellectual property rights of MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM and third parties at all times. It is expressly prohibited to reproduce, distribute, modify, transfer, communicate or make available to the public, extract, reuse, resend or in any other manner use by any means the Website or any of the parts or elements thereof, unless the holder of the relevant rights has provided its prior written authorization or if it is permitted by law.

Users must not use any part of the information, content or material on the Website for commercial purposes without obtaining a license to do so from MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM or its licensors.

Provided that they are not obtained or used for commercial or professional purposes but for private purposes only, users may view and obtain temporary private copies of the information, materials, and content of the Website in their computer systems.

3.6. No Reliance on Information

The content on the Website is provided for general information only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which users should rely. Users must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on the Website.

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM makes no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the Website or any information or content on it is accurate, complete or up-to-date or will be free from errors or omissions.

3.7. Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability

Nothing in these User & Business Terms excludes or limits MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM liability for death or personal injury, for gross negligence or wilful misconduct, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law.

To the extent permitted by law, MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM excludes all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to the Website or any information, content or material on it, whether express or implied.

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM reserves the right to terminate the users' access to the Website as well as the provision of any or all content or services at any time and without notice, for technical, security, maintenance or power failure reasons or any other reasonable cause. Accordingly, MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM does not guarantee the reliability, availability or continuity of the Website, the content or the services, so that the use of them by users is done at their own risk.

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM will not be held liable for any interruptions to services, delays, errors, malfunctions and, in general, any other problems that originate from causes beyond the reasonable control of MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM, and/or due to wilful misconduct or fault of users and/or due to Force Majeure.

The editorial content published on MySoftwareGuide.com is provided for informational or promotional purposes only and does not constitute professional, technical or legal advice. MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM acts solely as an independent publisher of articles about third-party applications or software. Some of the links that appear in such editorial content may be part of affiliate agreements between MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM and the respective third-party providers. In any case, the download, installation, access or use of any such application or software is carried out under the sole responsibility of the user.

3.8. Links to Third-Party Sites (Outbound Links)

The Website may include technical linking devices, directories, and even search tools that allow users to access other sites ("Linked Sites") solely with the purpose to facilitate the search for and access to information, content, and services available on the Internet.

In the event that users consider that a Linked Site contains illegal or inappropriate content then they should promptly contact MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM at info@mysoftwareguide.com.

In no event does the existence of Linked Sites deem the existence of agreements or any business relationship between MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM and those who run, manage, are responsible for or owners of such Linked Sites, nor the support, approval, recommendation, promotion or identification of MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM with the content or services offered by them.

3.9. Links to the Website (Inbound Links)

In the event that a third party links to any of MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM's domain or subdomain names, MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM may seek, at any time and without providing the reasons for the request, the removal of any link to the Website, after which the party responsible for such site should immediately proceed to the elimination of such inbound link.

3.10. Privacy and Protection of Personal Data

Any personal data that users provide when using the Website or collected by MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and our Cookies Policy. Users must read and accept the Privacy Policy before providing personal data to MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM.

3.11. Changes to These Terms of Use and to the Website

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM reserves the right to amend the content of these User & Business Terms from time to time to reflect legal changes or changes to the Website or the contents and services offered therein. MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM recommends that users read these conditions each time they access and use the Website to review the terms applicable at that time.

MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM may update the Website and change the content, design, presentation and/or the configuration at any time without prior notice.

4. General Miscellaneous Provisions

(This section applies to all interactions and services under these Terms)

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws. Any disputes shall be subject to the competent courts of the jurisdiction in which MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM is registered, unless mandatory consumer protection laws dictate otherwise.
The failure of MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be deemed a waiver of future enforcement.
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, labour disputes, or Internet outages.
You may not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without prior written consent from MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM. Any attempted assignment in violation of this section shall be null and void.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral, or written.
Nothing in these Terms shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship between you and MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM.
The headings in these Terms are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.
The original text of these Terms is in English. Any translation is provided for convenience only, and in the event of a conflict between the English version and any translated version, the English version shall prevail.
You consent to receive communications from MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM electronically, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that MYSOFTWAREGUIDE.COM provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

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