TERMS OF USE

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1. OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION 

 

a. We are Launch in Translation (Hereinafter referred to as “Launch in Translation”, “We” “Our Blog” and “Us”). 

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b. We are based in the United Kingdom. Regarding any issue related and connected to this Terms of Use, we can be contacted at launchintranslation@gmail.com. We would endeavour to respond to your email timeously. Please be informed that we can only give clarifications and explanations when contacted. We are not able to provide legal advice. 

 

c. The first time you access Our Blog, you will be informed about these Terms. By accepting the prompt, you consent to these Terms of Use, Users agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and our Cookies Policy. In addition to these, Users agree to be bound to additional policies applicable to any of our services, its functionality and contents. These terms are incorporated by reference. 

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d. These Terms of Use governs and regulates your use of our Blog and services, by using Our Blog, you consent to these terms and are bound by it. Please kindly read these terms carefully. These Terms override any previous communication or agreement with Launch in Translation in relation to any of our services and Blog. 

 

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2. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS. 

 

As used in this Terms of Use, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below with words in the singular deemed to include those in the plural and vice versa:

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I. Blog -  Includes all avenues in which our services can be accessed and used. This includes but is not limited to https://linguistblog.wixsite.com/launchintranslation or any of our services or part of our Blog, etc.

 

II. Launch in Translation - means Launch in Translation which can be contacted at launchintranslation@gmail.com.

 

III. Our Content - includes those contents provided to Users by Us, which is related or connected to our services or activities on Our Blog. 

 

IV. Party - means either User as defined in 2(VIII) or Launch in Translation as defined in 2(II).

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V. Parties - means both Users as defined in 2(VIII) and Launch in Translation as defined in 2(II).

 

VI. Terms of Use - means this “Terms of Use” together with the terms incorporated by reference, all as may be amended, varied or supplemented from time to time by Launch in Translation in accordance with 8(g).

 

VII. Translator(s) - means individual translators whose profile is displayed on Our Blog. 

 

VIII. User - any User of our service including but not limited to Translators or any person using our services or Blog. 

 

IX. User Content - means any content provided by the persons who fall under the category in 2(VIII) above.

 

X. You - means the same thing as “User” as described in 2(VIII)

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2.1 References.

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Any reference to a statutory provision shall be construed as a reference to: 

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a. Any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof (whether before or after the date hereof) for the time being in force;

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b. All statutory instruments or orders made pursuant thereto; and

 

c. Any statutory provisions of which that statutory provision is a re-enactment or modification.

 

d. Any reference to a document or this Terms of Use shall include a reference to any amendment, replacement, notation or supplement to that document or this Terms of Use but excluding any amendment replacement, notation or supplement made in breach of this Terms of Use.

 

e. Any reference to a party, (who can either be Users or Launch in Translation collectively and individually) to this Terms of Use includes a reference to that party’s successors and permitted assigns.

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f. Paragraph headings are inserted for ease of reference and convenience and shall not be construed as forming part of this Terms of Use or used in the interpretation of any Article hereof.

 

g. Words denoting the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.

 

h. Words denoting persons shall include corporations, firms and organisations and vice versa.

 

i. Words denoting any gender shall include all genders.

 

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3. OUR SERVICES. 

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a. As a Blog, we bring food for thought and discussion about a variety of topics around translation (in particular creative translations), such as the tricks of the trade,  the life of the Translator, the ingredients of a professional translation, the various types of translations (especially according to industries and channels), we also allow You to access links to Translators’ social media platforms so as to contact translators as you wish.

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b. Launch in Translation expressly states that we are not responsible for the activities of any Translator. We are only a Blog that is concerned about matters related to Translation as a field. We only display Translators’ profiles based on information provided to us by the Translators. We do not verify or confirm the qualifications of these Translators.  

 

c. Launch in Translation Blog pages are not geared or set up to guarantee the competency of any Translator. We are only a Blog bringing that allows you to contact individuals representing themselves as Translators through their social media platforms. It is the responsibility of  Users to read the information on each profile, and make an informed personal decision on whether to contact the Translator or not. As a User, you are responsible for making a decision regarding the authenticity and suitability of the Translator you contact. Please be informed that it is also your duty to ensure that the Translator you contact satisfies your interests before you engage him or her. 

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d. We reserve the discretion and right to remove the profile of any Translator from our Blog. We have no obligation to give any reason or explanation for such action. We take these actions for the benefit of our Blog. 

 

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4. OBLIGATIONS OF USERS. 

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We give to all our Users a limited, non-exclusive non-transferable, and revocable license to use our Blog and services. However, this right of use is subject to this Terms of Use and the following restrictions:

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a. Users in the European Economic Area (EEA) must be 18 years old to use Our Blog and services. For minors outside the EEA who are between the age of 13 and 18, the use of our Blog or any of our services must be operated by a parent or legal guardian. The parent must also provide affirmative consent and supervise the use of this Blog. Users are solely responsible for any use of this Blog by a minor. 

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b. By using Our Blog, you hereby confirm that you are of the required age as stated in 4(a). A breach of this term constitutes a fundamental breach of this Terms of Use.  

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c. Any suspicion of any unauthorised use of our Blog should be reported to us immediately by sending an email to launchintranslation@gmail.com. Launch in Translation is not liable for any loss or damages from any unauthorised use of our Blog.

 

d. Each User also obligates that the comments on our posts are not offensive and targeted at demeaning another User. 

 

e. Users must refrain from carrying out activities that infringe on the right of another User or person, carry out criminal activities, violate any law, breach a contract or a legal duty, offer illegal rewards, violate our Terms of Use and other related policies. 

 

f. Users must respect the rights of others, must not post wrong information, avoid unsolicited communications, engage in actions that are libellous, tortious, profane, obscene or invade another person’s privacy. Users must not defame, harass, abuse, threaten, spam or distribute viruses or any software/program that invades the privacy of any User, affects the proper functioning of any equipment or the use of our Blog by any User. Users must not use the Blog to send junk email or “spam” to people who do not wish to receive email from you.

 

g. Users must not engage in activities that are detrimental to Our Blog or its functionality. Users shall not take actions to bypass our security measures or gain unauthorised access to our Content or any other User’s Content, reverse engineer or take apart any of our services or Blog. 

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h. Users should not contact Translators on Our Blog either through our comment session or not, any conversation should be done through the Social Media platform provided on a Translator’s profile.

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i. Launch in Translation undertakes no duty to investigate the veracity of any information made by Translators. We also do not endorse, guarantee, make representations, or provide warranties regarding any Translator, or the truth or accuracy of any User Content posted on the Services. 

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j. Launch in Translation is not responsible for any loss or damages arising from the failure to comply with clause 4(a) - 4(i) above. 

 

 

5. TRANSLATOR’S OBLIGATIONS

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a. All Translators must be truthful and transparent about the information provided on our Blog. 

 

b. Not communicate to Users or negotiate transactions through Our Blog other than informing the User to contact his/her social media page. 

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6. LAUNCH IN TRANSLATION’S OBLIGATIONS.

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a. We are only a Blog displaying issues related to translation. We do not endorse any Translator, User Content, investigate or guarantee the information provided by any User. It is the sole responsibility of Users to make informed decisions on their activities. Our help with designing or putting up a Translator Profile or Content does not confer any liability on us, they are activities of the Translator. 

 

b. Launch in Translation does not bear any liability and has no obligation to investigate, participate, or become involved in any dispute between Users.

 

c. Launch in Translation may remove User Content that violates our Terms of Use at its sole discretion. Removing User Contents are not actions. It is at Launch in Translation’s sole discretion whether to give a reason for the action taken or not.

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7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS.

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a. Launch in Translation’s Intellectual Property – Our Content, service, trademark and everything on Our Blog are protected through various intellectual property laws including but not limited to copyright, patent, trademark and all other available protections under the Laws of England and Wales. 

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b. By using Our Blog, you covenant that you will respect our intellectual property and not adapt it or create derivative works off our contents.   We only grant you a limited, temporary, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use and access our Content and our Users’ Content. You cannot and should not reproduce, redistribute, transmit, assign, sell, broadcast, rent, share, lend, modify, adapt or copy any of the Content on Our Blog unless you get written permission from us. Whenever granted written permission from us to re-post one of our Blog articles or to quote parts of it, Users should both tag Launch in Translation and the Author of said Blog article, as well as paste the link to the article itself.

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c. We have the right and discretion to limit or revoke this limited license to use. 

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d. Users’ Intellectual Property - Users grant a non-exclusive, global, no borders, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable right to use of contents to Launch in Translation who can exercise, commercialise, and exploit the copyright, publicity, trademark, and database rights with respect to Users’ Content.

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e. Launch in Translation is hereby granted the right to edit, amend, make changes, translate, format or even delete any Users’ Content at it deems necessary and appropriate. 

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f. Users’ covenants, represents and warrants that they have the right and licence to confer the rights in 9(d) and 9(e) on Launch in Translation. Users also warrant that they have not infringed on any third party’s (intellectual, privacy, human, proprietary, confidentiality or any other rights) rights. 

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g. Users further warrant that Launch in Translation is not required to obtain any license, consent, make any payment or obtain any permission from any third party to use any User’s Content on Our Blog. User agrees that Launch in Translation does not have any liability from the use of any User content. 

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h. If there is any suspicion of infringement of your intellectual property right by another User, please do not hesitate to contact us immediately as this is very important to us. You can contact us at launchintranslation@gmail.com.

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i. Please note that we reserve the right and sole discretion on whether to delete, disable the Content infringing the intellectual property as alleged. 

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8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

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a. Unsolicited Idea - Users agree that all unsolicited comments and advice are non-confidential and non -proprietary. An irrevocable, worldwide, transferable and royalty-free license to use, exploit, distribute and display the unsolicited advice or communication is hereby granted to Launch in Translation.

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b. Release from Liability for Site Outages - Users agree that Launch in Translation does not bear any liability from any loss of data, business opportunity or Content due to the scheduled maintenance, unplanned outages or malfunctioning of Our Blog. 

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c. Severability - In the event that any provision of this Terms of Use is held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, all other provisions will continue to be valid with the invalid and unenforceable parts severed from the remainder of this Terms of Use.

 

d. Third Parties - This Terms of Use does not confer any rights on any person or party other than the Users and Launch in Translation. The rights of the parties are not subject to the consent of any other person.

 

e. Headings - The paragraph titles in this Terms of Use are for convenience only and shall not define or limit any of the provisions hereof. These headings are used for nomenclature purposes alone and do not denote an interpretation tool for any term in this Terms of Use. 

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f. Amendment - We may update this Terms of Use from time to time by publishing a new version on our Blog. The right to amend is at our sole discretion. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you understand any changes to this Terms of Use. We may notify you of changes to this policy by email or through email or any other choice of communications as set by you.

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g. Notices - Unless otherwise stated in this Terms of Use or any other relevant part of Our Blog, all notices and other communications shall be in writing and delivered by electronic mail. If to Launch in Translation, the email address is launchintranslation@gmail.com unless another email address is provided on the relevant page on Our Blog or this Terms of Use.

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h. Waiver - No single or partial exercise of a right or remedy provided by this Terms of Use or by law prevents the further exercise of the right or remedy or the exercise of another right or remedy. A waiver of a breach of this Terms of Use does not constitute a waiver of a subsequent or prior breach of this Terms of Use.

 

i. Relationship Of The Parties - This Terms of Use is intended and shall be construed as creating an Agreement for the purposes specified in this Terms of Use. Nothing in this Terms of Use or otherwise is intended or shall be construed as creating a partnership other than as specifically set out in this Terms of Use or any legal entity between the Users and Launch in Translation or any on-going or continuing relationship or commitment between the Users of Launch in Translation, other than as specifically set out in this Terms of Use.

 

j. Indemnity - Users agree to indemnify and hold harmless Launch in Translation, its successors and assigns, from and against all losses, costs and other damage caused by the User, or any activity that is related or connected to the use of Our Blog.  

 

k. Governing Law - This Terms of Use, the jurisdiction clause contained in it and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation are governed by, construed and take effect in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

 

l. Dispute Resolution - Notwithstanding the provisions of (m) for any and all grievances, disputes, claims, or controversies you may have against Britlingo (“Disputes”), before pursuing any dispute resolution avenue, you must first give us an opportunity to resolve the Dispute informally by sending an email to launchintranslation@gmail.com with the subject “Pre-Action Dispute Notice”. The Email should contain your name, a detailed description of your grievance and claims and, a description of the specific relief you seek and how we can resolve this grievance. If we do not resolve the Dispute within sixty (60) days after receiving your Pre-Action Dispute Notice, then you may pursue resolution of the Dispute in accordance to (m). 

 

m. Subject to (l), the parties agree that any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Terms of Use or the performance, validity or enforceability of it will be finally resolved by the courts of England and Wales, who have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation.

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n. Class Action Waiver - Users and Launch in Translation agree that any proceedings to resolve or litigate any dispute will be conducted solely on an individual basis. Neither the Users nor Launch in Translation will seek to have any dispute heard as a class action, a representative action, a collective action, or in any proceeding in which the User or Launch in Translation acts or proposes to act in a representative capacity. The User and Launch in Translation further agree that no proceeding will be joined, consolidated, or combined with another proceeding without the prior written consent of the User, Launch in Translation, and all parties to any such proceeding.

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o. Warranty - Launch in Translation has no fiduciary duty to any User. Our Blog, services, Content, User Content, and any other related materials are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranties of any kind, express or implied. This no warranty includes but is not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, quality or fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or course of performance. This no-warranty clause is exercisable to the fullest extent permissible by the law. The use of Our Blog and services, including without limitation any services provided on any third-party platform, are entirely at your own risk.

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p. Confidentiality - Except to the extent required by law, any legal or regulatory authority of competent jurisdiction or, with the prior written consent of the other Party. No party shall use or disclose to any third party such information belonging to the other party. This paragraph shall survive the termination of this Terms of Use. For the avoidance of doubt, Personal Information shall be treated in accordance with Applicable Laws and shall not be considered “confidential information” belonging to a party.

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q. The terms in this Terms of Use survive the usage of the Blog. Even after the discontinuing of your use of our services for whatsoever reason, the terms in these Terms of Use continue to apply post use and termination.