NOTICE TO USER
PLEASE READ THIS CONTRACT CAREFULLY. BY INSTALLING exploRUG.net ("software - web application") YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS ENFORCEABLE LIKE ANY WRITTEN NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT SIGNED BY YOU. THIS AGREEMENT IS ENFORCEABLE AGAINST YOU AND ANY LEGAL ENTITY THAT OBTAINED THE SOFTWARE AND ON WHOSE BEHALF IT IS USED. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THIS SOFTWARE.

Alternative Technology owns all intellectual property in the Software. Alternative Technology permits you to Use the Software only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble exploRUG.net software, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.

DISCLAIMER
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE USING THE COMPUTER PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS." Alternative Technology HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTEE OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL, IN WRITING OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN OR PROVIDED BY THE SERVICE. Alternative Technology DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO THE SHOWCASE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR THAT THERE WILL BE NO FAILURES, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OR LOSS OF TRANSMITTED INFORMATION, OR THAT NO VIRUSES WILL BE TRANSMITTED ON THE SERVICE.

THE PUBLISHER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINED ARISING OUT OF USE OF THIS PROGRAM AND WEBSITE, INCLUDING FOR VIRUSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN OBTAINED, RELIANCE ON THE WEBSITE OR ANY OF THE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF CLAIM OR THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION.

YOUR ACCOUNT
If you use this software, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel subscription in our sole discretion.

You are solely responsible for creating back-ups of your digital content. We are not responsible for any loss of data and/or files resulting from our suspension or deletion of data and/or files, network or system outages, file corruption or for any other reason. In addition, we are not required to return any materials you submit to the Site.

COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS
Alternative Technology and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. The content on each showcase is copyrighted and is the sole property of respective hosts, unless otherwise noted, and to the best of our knowledge, we do not endorse, support, or publish any design or room picture that is copyrighted to a party other than who is publishing it with us.

Alternative Technology shall under no circumstances be liable to the customer if it inadvertently prints any such matter it being the responsibility of the customer to ensure that all material presented for photography, printing, copying, duplicating or any other form of reproduction is free from any third party claims for breach of copyright or license, and in all other respects may lawfully be printed or used in any other form. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please do let us know so that such disputes can be resolved between you and the responsible host.

SERVICE LIMITATIONS
Downtime: Alternative Technology’s highest priority is its members’ trading success. However, the exploRUG.net site may occasionally experience outages during which users cannot access the showcase. As Alternative Technology has not control over such outages or internet connectivity, we offer no Outage Policy to compensate for member inconvenience.

Product variation: Due to the very nature of lack of precision in appearance of same color across different computer, and due to the individual nature of the weavers and factories, the color and texture of the actual rug may vary from what is seen on the computer screen.

Business transaction: We are not involved in the actual transaction between buyers and sellers. We have no control over and do not guarantee the quality, legality, and accuracy of rugs in production, the ability of sellers to sell items, the ability of buyers to pay for items, or that a buyer or seller will actually complete a transaction.

PRIVACY POLICY
Information is collected through the ordering process, and email enquires.

We will not sell, or give, or otherwise share your details with any third party. The information we collect about you is purely for the purpose of processing your order and providing you with the best possible service. From time to time we may contact you via email or on-line service regarding new products or special offers if you have not expressly asked us not to contact you.

We will never collect sensitive information about you without your consent. The information we collect is held as securely as possible on our own independent database so as to ensure that it is virtually impossible for anyone to gain unauthorised access to your personal data.

Your designs are stored on our servers in an encrypted proprietary format that cannot be accessed by unauthorized third parties. However, we may access the files for the purposes of providing you additional services, for maintenance, troubleshooting, product upgrades, backups and other services.

GENERAL PROVISIONS
If any part of this Agreement is found void and unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the balance of this Agreement, which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. This Agreement shall not prejudice the statutory rights of any party dealing as a consumer. This Agreement may only be modified by a writing signed by an authorized officer of Alternative Technology. Updates may be licensed to you by Alternative Technology with additional or different terms. This is the entire agreement between Alternative Technology and you relating to the Software and it supersedes any prior representations, discussions, undertakings, communications or advertising relating to the Software.

INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify Alternative Technology and its employees and agents, and to hold them harmless from any and all claims and liabilities (including attorneys' fees) that may arise from your submissions, from your unauthorized use of content obtained through the showcase, from your breach of this Agreement, or from any such acts arising through your use of the program.

If you have a dispute with one or more users, you release us (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

LAW AND FORUM FOR DISPUTES
This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of Nepal as they apply to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within Nepal between Nepali residents, without regard to conflict of law provisions. You agree that any claim or dispute you may have against Alternative Technology or any of our design showcase hosts must be resolved by a court located in Kathmandu, Nepal. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within Kathmandu, Nepal for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes.