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Terms & Conditions

Welcome to the Terms & Conditions page for Shopper.com.
We have developed these terms with the goal of creating a healthy online community for Shopper.com members. Our Shopper.com community is very important to us, so we have tried to set out these terms and conditions in the most open and fair possible way.
Please read these terms carefully. If you do not understand any part, or if you have any questions, comments, or feedback, please do email us at contact@shopper.com. If you believe that any part of these Terms & Conditions will prevent you from participating in the Shopper.com community and enjoying our products, please email us with your feedback and our team will respond as soon as possible.
These Terms & Conditions were last updated on 24 January 2019.
If you have not seen our Cookie Policy https://www.shopper.com/cookie-policy and our Privacy Policy at https://www.shopper.com/privacy, please also read these documents. These documents, together with these Terms & Conditions, set out the legal relationship between you, as part of our community, and the platform.
What is Shopper.com
Shopper.com is made up of multiple products which allow our community to upload coupon codes coupons (‘coupon codes’ refers to discount coupons, coupons, vouchers, and similar promotional discounts issued by retailers), use coupon codes to save money, contribute to the platform, buy and sell digital assets, and engage with other members of our online community. Shopper.com includes an online coupon code platform through the website www.shopper.com and web browser extensions (we refer to these all collectively in this document as, ‘the Product’).
Shopper.com is developed and distributed by the United Kingdom company, Gati Automata Ltd and its subsidiaries (also referred to as 'the Company', ‘we’, ‘us’, and ‘our’).
Agreeing to these Terms & Conditions
Whether you are a visitor (someone without a registered account) or registered user (someone who has completed the registration process and created an account with Shopper.com) you must agree to these Terms & Conditions entirely to use the Product (we refer to visitors and registers users in these Terms & Conditions collectively as ‘user’ or ‘users’).
By accessing any part of the Product, including whether it is accessed directly or via any third party application and whether as a visitor or registered user, you agree to abide by and be legally bound by these Terms & Conditions. This applies to any form of access including computer, tablet, mobile device or any other technology.
We have the right to change these Terms & Conditions at any time without prior notice to users. Any updated versions of the Terms & Conditions will be uploaded to Shopper.com and the date at the top of the document will indicate the date of the most recent changes. Users are taken to have been notified of any change in the Terms & Conditions when they are updated on www.shopper.com. Please check the latest version of the Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy prior to using the Product. Once any changes in Terms & Conditions are uploaded to www.shopper.com it is deemed that the users consent to the updated terms.
Please note that the headings in these Terms & Conditions are only to make the document easier to read and do not limit or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of these Terms & Conditions.
Data
The Company takes the privacy of our users very seriously and we have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. We only collect user data for the purposes outlined in our Privacy Policy. By accessing and using the Product you consent to the collection, retention, and processing of data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Collection and use of data is done in accordance with these Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy which can be found at https://www.shopper.com/privacy. By using the Product users also agree to the Privacy Policy.
General Restrictions on Using the Product
The Company and all the parties authorised by the Company reserve all the rights on the data, information, documents, products, software and images presented on the Product including and not restricted to the Company's logo, trademarks, graphics and any images (collectively, 'the content').
Users are solely responsible for any consequences resulting from the use of the Product including posting any personal information, providing any confidential information, using any personal pictures, and posting links to other websites on the Product. It is the responsibility of the users to only share the information on the Product that they are willing to share with the public. Users should not share any information that they are not comfortable sharing with the public. Where users publicly make data available on the Product, the Company does not have any liability for sharing this data.
The Product may only be accessed and used by people of legal age who can enter into a binding contract. By using the Product you warrant that you are legally able to do so. You agree to only use the Product in compliance with these Terms & Conditions and in accordance with all the applicable laws and regulations.
The Product and services offered by the Company may evolve continuously and their nature and manner may change from time to time without prior notice to users. It is at the discretion of the Company to terminate any product or stop it (whether temporarily or permanently), or delete, prohibit or restrict any features provided by the Product to any particular user or a group of users or to all users without any prior notice to its users. In such cases the Company does not have any liability whatsoever and the Company retains the right to determine the future use of the Product or any of its features.
It is the sole responsibility of the users to protect and not share their user name and password used for accessing the Product. The users are responsible for any malicious activities or any act committed using their account whether or not such activities or actions were carried out or authorised by the users. Users must make use of robust passwords to ensure that their accounts are safe and only they know their login details. You shall immediately notify the Company in case of any unauthorised use or suspicion of unauthorised use of your password or account. The Company is not liable for any kind of loss or damage faced by any user due to failure to maintain the secrecy of their login details.
The Relationship between Users and the Company
Users who upload coupon codes, refer friends, add stores, contribute to the growth of the community and the Company’s business, receive rewards (if any) on the Product in their personal capacity as an independent contractor and are not an employee or agent of the Company. Users are responsible for complying with all applicable laws and registration requirements, including laws regarding working hours, independent contractor regulation, taxation, and any other laws and requirements. Coupon Hunters do not create any form of association, partnership, agency relationship, employer/employee relationship or otherwise with the Company and are not entitled to any rewards not specified in these Terms & Conditions. Coupon Hunters are not entitled to any benefits provided to employees of the Company, such as vacation pay, sick leave, or any other employee benefits. Coupon Hunters are not eligible for workers’ compensation benefits in the event of injury or other circumstances.
Payments
Any reward we provide to Users, including Coupon Hunters, is contingent on the use of a Coupon Hunters’ uploaded coupon generating revenue for the Company via our affiliate network agreements. Where no revenue is generated from the use of a coupon, no reward will be due to the Coupon Hunter. Any payment of rewards will be in the absolute discretion of the Company and subject to compliance with these Terms & Conditions.
Where a User has accrued rewards on the Product, the Company has complete discretion to establish a minimum amount of accrued rewards before a User is entitled to withdraw those rewards. Where a User is entitled to withdraw any rewards, they are only entitled to do so via the methods specified on www.shopper.com. No User is entitled to direct bank account payment, or payment by any other method not specified on www.shopper.com. The methods used by the Company to provide rewards can vary from time to time in the complete discretion of the Company.
Any reward provided to users of the Product under our user referral program is in the absolute discretion of the Company. In participating in the referral program you agree that:
a) The Company has complete discretion to pay no reward for referrals;
b) The Company has complete discretion to institute a limit on referral rewards;
c) You are not promoting referral programs through any unauthorized or illegal methods; and
d) You are not engaging in unsolicited mail, spam, SEO, advertising, or paid promotion of referral links.
The Company reserves its right to change any aspect of any reward program at any time without notice to users of the Product.
Where any user violates these Terms & Conditions and has their account deactivated in accordance with these Terms & Conditions any accrued amounts owed from the Company to the user will be null and void.
The Shopper.com Community
Creating your account and managing your details
Creating a unique account may be necessary for you to benefit from greater functionality from the Product. If you create an account you represent and warrant that all information provided during the account creation process (‘Account Information’) is true and accurate at the time the account is created. You commit to updating your Account Information if this information changes. You represent and warrant to the Company at the time of creating an account that you do not already have an account with the Product.
The Company reserves the right to delete any user account at any time for violation of these Terms & Conditions and there is no right of appeal from this process.
Uploading Coupons
Coupon Hunters upload coupons to the Product which can then be used by other users (‘Bargain Hunters’) of the Product to save on purchases with third party retailers. The Company is under no obligation to inspect each coupon uploaded and you warrant that by uploading the coupon for use in the Product there has been no violation of laws, regulations, or contractual terms regarding the coupon. By uploading any content to the Product you acknowledge that:
a) You have the required legal title or interest in such content, including but not limited to authorization to provide the content for use in the Product, which does not require clearance, authorization, or license from any third party;
b) The content posted is already in the public domain;
c) our use of the content constitutes fair use and does not infringe any patent, copyright, trade secret, moral right, or any intellectual or proprietary right in the uploaded content;
d) The content is not intended for pirating software, theft, or any other activity which violates laws or regulations;
e) The content is appropriate for the Product.
The Company reserves its right to change any aspect of any reward program at any time without notice to users of the Product.
Where any user violates these Terms & Conditions and has their account deactivated in accordance with these Terms & Conditions any accrued amounts owed from the Company to the user will be null and void.
The Company reserves sole discretion, but has no obligation, to determine whether any uploaded content is appropriate for the Product and take action in accordance with these Terms & Conditions.
Ownership of uploaded data and user generated content
Users who create content on the Product or upload User Generated Content acknowledge that by uploading User Generated Content to the Product, to the extent that it is within your capacity to do so, you are granting the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and worldwide license to use the User Generated Content in connection with the Product and for any purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation:
a) Incorporating any uploaded information into the Product;
b) Generating revenue or commissions;
c) Use in any manner whatsoever; or
d) Refraining from use in any manner whatsoever.
You acknowledge and agree that these rights are granted and the Company will provide no compensation for User Generated Content.
Further, the Company reserves the absolute right, but not obligation, to edit or remove any User Generated Content without notice to any user. The Company makes no representation that it will edit, upload, delete, or continue to display any User Generated Content and has no obligation to respond to complaints or investigate complaints.
Accessing the Product
You shall not engage with the Product in any manner including and without limitation involving:
a) Accessing a server or web address which you are not authorized to access;
b) Using the Product in contravention of any other agreement or legal requirement which you are a party to, including any employment agreement or regulation;
c) Creating more than one account, using offensive identifiers as a username, impersonating any other legal or natural person with your username, or misrepresenting your identity or affiliation with your username;
d) Attempts to determine the password or Account Information of any other user;
e) Faking usage of the Product;
f)Causing, allowing, or assisting any engagement with the Product using any form of manual or automated software, script, or process to “scrape”, “crawl”, or “spider” data from any part of the Product or engage in data mining or automated data submission of any form;
g) Introducing any viruses, software, worms, or harmful code into the Product;
h) Interfering with any other user of the Product’s enjoyment of the Product and ability to use the Product within their rights under these Terms;
i) Violating, attempting to violate, or bypassing any of the security features of the Product;
j) Accessing or pinging the Product in multiple sessions simultaneously, including but limited in form to spamming, phishing, mail bombing, crashing, submitting viruses, or use of botnet software;
k) Disrupting any functionality of the Product;
l) Copying or storing any significant portion of the content on the Product;
m) Tampering with any functionality or operation of the Product or accessing , probing, or attempting to access any non-public area of the Product;
n) Reverse-engineering, decompiling or in any way attempting to determine the source code for any underlying IP in the Product;
o) Harvesting data from the Product or accessing the private data of other users of the Product;
p) Deep-linking to any portion of the Product without explicit authorization from the Company;
q) Acting illegally or maliciously against the business interests or reputation of the Company;
r) Using the Product to advertise or solicitor, or to compete directly or indirectly with the Product, or issue materials including but not limited to spam, phishing, pyramid schemes, surveys, contests, or unsolicited messages which are external to the Product;
s) Selling access to the Product, including by not limited to selling your unique account;
t) Using the Product to solicit users of the Product or entities accessed through the Product to become users or partners of other products which compete, or potentially compete, directly or indirectly, with the Product.
Communication among Users
The Company and its products are governed by the laws of England and Wales and accordingly there are certain restrictions including but not restricted to the type of communications among users. For this purpose, communication is construed as including but not limited to displaying, uploading, posting, publishing, sharing, recommending, commenting any text, images or graphics on the Product (‘Communication’). Users are obliged to comply with these rules, the Terms & Conditions, and applicable laws.
The below rules highlight some of the general rules which govern Communications on the Product. The Company reserves the rights to change, update, delete or modify any or all of these rules at any time without prior notice to the users.
Junk Content
Users must not post any kind of junk content on the Product for any reason. Junk content includes, but is not restricted to, promotions regarding tokens, rewards or any other such promotional material. The Company retains the right to determine whether any content may be considered as junk.
Impersonation
Users must not to impersonate any other user or individual.
Privacy
Users must not post, publish or display personal or confidential information of other people on the Product unless they have received consent in writing from the person concerned. In any event, users are advised not to post any personal or confidential information on the Product.
Violence and Threats
Users must not to publish, post or display threats of violence against others.
Hate Speech
Legal action may be taken against users provoking, publishing or displaying inappropriate hate speech material as decided by the Company, including but not limited to exhibiting hatred for an individual, entity, or group of people based on their race, colour, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
Unlawful Use
The Product is not intended for use or promotion of unlawful or illegal activities whether direct or indirect. The Company is not responsible for consequent penalties levied on the user for violating these terms.
Links, Viruses, Malware
Users must not post or publish any link that may misguide or deceive other users. Users must not publish any link or malicious content on the Product that may damage, disrupt or cause any other harm to users’ computers or compromise their privacy in any manner whatsoever.
False or Obscene
Users must not to publish, share or promote posting of misleading or obscene content, text, image or any other indecent material on the Product.
Harassment
Users are advised not to publish, post or promote such content whether or not with the intention of provoking, encouraging or advocating bullying or harassment to other users.
The Company reserves all the rights to terminate, delete or suspend users’ accounts without any prior notice to the users in case of violation of any of these rules, terms and conditions. It is at the discretion of the Company and it retains the right to decide whether or not a user has violated or breached the rules, terms and conditions of the Product.
Third Party Content
The Company does not take the responsibility for any comment, opinion, post, advice, statement, product, offer, event or any other information or content expressed or made available on the Product by any third parties, including but not restricted to technology providers and users. The Company does not endorse, recommend, approve and it is not responsible for supervising, monitoring, accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any opinion, advice, information or statement made on the Product. The Company is not liable for any compensation or any liability arising out of use of (or lack thereof) of such content made available on the Product.
The Company has no control over information provided by third parties, including information they may most on the Product, the content of websites which may be hyperlinked on the product, or the terms of sale of goods purchased by users of the Product. When using a coupon from the Product or engaging in any way with the browser extensions of the Product, the Company does not warrant, represent, or guarantee in any way that the information you see on the Product or any third party website, including rewards, coupon details and terms, coupon availability, or any aspect of the purchase process, are the terms on which the sale is offered to you by any third party retailer.
It is your responsibility to confirm the terms of your purchase prior to payment with any third party retailer. The Company further does not warrant, represent, or guarantee that the services provided by the Product represent the most accurate or best possible terms of sale available for the purchase in question or coupon and you accept responsibility for using the suggested coupons and completing your purchase with any third party retailer. The Company does not guarantee that coupons are provided on the Product in accordance with the terms and conditions of those coupons.
Uploaders or creators of any data or content (also referred to as ‘Coupon Hunters’) to the Product including posts, private messages, images, coupon codes, coupon terms and details, or any other data or information (‘User Generated Content’) are responsible for ensuring that the User Generated Content does not breach any contractual terms, whether contained in the User Generated Content or otherwise. Users of the Product who purchase products from third party retailers also accept that the Company is not responsible for assessing whether use of the Coupon for that user’s purchase is in accordance with the terms and conditions of that coupon. You accept responsibility for use of any coupon on the Product and have no recourse against the Company for any consequence of using a coupon through the Product.
Content You Submit
Users are responsible for the use of the Product, for any information they share and for any consequences thereof, including but not restricted to the use of such information by other users or any other third party.
The use of the Product requires that the users agree to the use of any information, content or material so provided on the Product or made available in the public domain by the Company or any other third party as authorised by the Company for using, reproducing, copying, further processing, modifying, publishing, transmitting, displaying, distributing and/ or copying all the contents, information, materials or a part thereof with royalty free access (with the right to sub license) and/ or non exclusive rights. Such information or content may be used by the Company in media or in any other way (whether known currently or developed later). Users are not entitled to any sort of compensation whether in cash or kind for the use of information or content so supplied, shared, posted or in any manner otherwise made available through this product whether or not used by other entities or individuals as authorised or partnered with by the Company.
The Company reserves the rights to modify the User Generated Content, content or any material for sharing or transmitting such information to other networks or to different media. Additionally, the Company may make suitable changes for adapting to the requirements of any such network or the recipient.
Take Down Notices and Procedure
The Company responds and complies expeditiously with all valid notices of alleged copyright infringement under copyright legislation. Users of the Product also accept the obligation to comply with requirements of copyright legislation and accept the actions of the Company in complying with any requirements of notices we receive with regards to such legislation or regulation.
If you are a third party who wishes to allege copyright or other form of infringement in User Generated Content or any other aspect of the Product, the Company’s designated address for receiving notices is: contact@shopper.com.
Upon receiving proper notice of any alleged infringement of copyright or other rights, the Company will assess the claim and act in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations. In any notice alleging an infringement of rights, please provide:
a) An indication of the right allegedly infringed;
b) The content on the Product which infringes the right and reasonably sufficient information for the Company to identify this content, including a list of content if there are multiple alleged violations;
c) An explanation of how the content infringes your legal rights;
d) Your contact details;
e) A physical or electronic signature of the owner or rights-holder of the content or person authorized to act on their behalf; and
f) If copyright or any IP infringement is alleged, the statement “I have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.”
Advertising
In accordance with our Privacy Policy, the Company may decide to place advertisements on the Product. Any changes to the advertisement with respect to type or extent may be made at the discretion of the Company. Users agree to allow the Company or any third parties authorised by the Company to place advertisements on the Product related to any information, data, images, content or any other material supplied by the user or any other users of the Product.
Availability
From time to time the Product may be offline or unavailable for any reason. The Company is not responsible for any unavailability or system downtime and the Company is not liable for any loss suffered by users for the same. Additionally, the Company retains the right to modify, update, change, or make unavailable the Product or any feature of the Product at any time without any prior notice to the users.
Trademarks
The designs, logo, names, brands and trademarks, or any other company identification channels including hyperlinks (collectively 'Trademarks') of the Company are the property of the Company. Users may not delete, modify or change any Trademark or any aspect thereof without the written prior consent of the Company or any authorised representative of the Company. Users may not claim permission to use such Trademarks by way of estoppel, waiver or otherwise without the written consent of the Company.
The content displayed on the Product (excluding the third party material) in the form of a video, graphics, text, look and feel of the Product or its products, designs, images, sound, product experience or any other product related customised materials are the exclusive property of the Company and/or its authorised developers unless otherwise stated. Rights that are not explicitly stated are reserved and the Company retains those.
In general, any copyrighted information, content, Trademark or the material from the Product cannot be published, distributed, reproduced, modified, or in any other way reused, other than as required by any laws and regulations, without the express prior written consent of the Company or its authorised representative.
Termination
Violation of any of the terms as stated in these Terms & Conditions entitles the Company to suspend or revoke the permission to use the Product by any specified user or a group of users or any entity. Additionally, the Company may choose to permanently terminate the access to the Product or any feature of the Product in case of violation at any time without any prior notice to the user or the group of users.
Inactive Accounts
The Company retains the right to remove or delete the accounts that are inactive for a period of more than twelve months. This timeline for inactive accounts may be changed from time to time at the discretion of the Company without any prior notice to the users. An account is taken to be ‘inactive’ where the user has not logged an active browser session on the Product. Where an inactive account has accrued rewards, the Company will notify the account holder via email, at least one week prior to deactivation of the account. Where this week elapses and the account remains inactive, the account may be deactivated and any accrued rewards forfeited.
Product Available ‘as-is’
The Product is provided to users on 'as is' basis and users do not hold any right to require any modifications, changes to the content, images, graphics or any other such material. It is at the discretion of the Company to provide any additional or limited product or any feature to any of its users without carrying any legal obligation to do the same. Additionally, the Company may choose to provide different features and functionality to different sets of users at its complete discretion.
The Company does not warrant any fitness for purpose of the Product for any particular purpose of any user. The Company is not liable for any loss suffered by a user as a result of information on the Product which is inaccurate, invalid, inauthentic, a security risk, or unreliable. The Company is not liable for any loss or damage suffered by the user due to access to or use of the Product or any material or information displayed or stored on the Product, including but not restricted to any harm to the user’s computer system and loss of valuable data.
The Company does not guarantee an uninterrupted, fully protected or error-free product and does not accept liability for failing to provide such a product. Further, no information, material, content whether oral or written displayed on the Product or from the Company entitles the user to claim any warranty or damages unless otherwise expressly stated therein.
Links
The Product provided by the Company may refer or contain a link to third party websites or external resources. The Company has no control over these external entities and resources, and linking to such third party resources or webpages does not indicate that the Company endorses or provides any representations or warranties regarding such resources, links, content, materials, information, products, recommendation or any other information provided by the third party. Users are responsible for all interactions with third party retailers, resources, and websites, even if they are accessed through the Product. It is the sole responsibility of the user to bear all the consequences from use and access to third party websites and resources.
Limitation of Liability
We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.
•  We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to the Product or any content on it.
•  We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:
◦  use of, or inability to use, the Product; or
◦  use of or reliance on any content displayed on the Product.
•  In particular, we will not be liable for:
◦  loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
◦  business interruption;
◦  loss of anticipated savings;
◦  loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
◦  any indirect or consequential loss or damage.
Where the user does not agree to use the Product ‘as is’ or does not agree to these Terms & Conditions the user’s exclusive remedy is to discontinue use of the Product.
Indemnification
A precondition of using the Product is that the user indemnifies the Company, its employees, shareholders, affiliates, agents or any other entity or individual so authorised by the Company from and against any liabilities, claims, damages and actions as a result of your conduct. This may include but is not restricted to reasonable legal and accounting fees claimed by any third party due to or resulting from:
(1) your use of the Product;
(2) uploading any User Generated Content;
(3) your connection to the Product;
(4) your violation of the rights of others, these Terms, or any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity; or
(5) any intellectual property infringement by any other user of your account, if an account has been provided to you.
Company Information and Jurisdiction
The Company has its registered office address at 11 Brindleyplace, Brunswick Square, Birmingham, B1 2LP, United Kingdom. The Company is a private limited company incorporated on 6 March 2017, with company number 10653847.
The Company is not responsible for supervising or monitoring appropriate usage of its product, any of its content, materials, information or features to ensure compliance with laws outside its jurisdiction of operation. It is the sole responsibility of the users to comply with the local or jurisdictional policies and laws which include but are not restricted to import-export laws of respective countries with respect to the products of the Company.
Unless otherwise stated, the terms of this document are exclusively governed by the laws of England and Wales and consequently conflicting laws, rules and procedures of other countries will not affect the Product. In case of any dispute, legal notice or any other legal proceedings including but not restricted to actions, claims and damages, users shall take legal actions in the United Kingdom.
The Terms & Conditions are construed to be personal to the users and users do not have any right to assign or transfer rights to any entity or individual without the prior written consent from the Company. Any such attempt without the written prior consent from the Company shall be null and void and the Company is not liable for any subsequent damages and/ or claims of any nature.
If any provision of these Terms & Conditions is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the parties, with all other provisions remaining in full force and effect. If any part of these Terms & Conditions are found to be not in accordance with law, the remainder of these Terms & Conditions will continue to apply. The failure of the Company to enforce any right or provision in these Terms & Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by the Company in writing. These Terms & Conditions and our other policies referred to herein comprise the entire agreement between you and the Company and supersede all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements, if any, between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.
Dispute Resolution
Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of these Terms & Conditions or use of the Product where the amount in dispute exceeds £5,000 shall be finally resolved by arbitration. The arbitration shall be subject to English law and the language of the arbitration shall be English. In attempting to resolve the dispute in a cost-effective manner, the parties will mutually agree on an established alternative dispute resolution provider.
If there is a dispute between you and any third party accessed through the Product you acknowledge that the Company has no responsibility to become involved in the dispute.
By using the Product you agree that you waive any right to participant in any multi-party action or litigation against the Company, whether as a class member or representative.