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1.1 The Application Programming Interface (together with any updates, upgrade, modifications and/or patches) (“API”) is provided and owned by the Singapore Tourism Board, a statutory body established under the Singapore Tourism Board Act (Cap. 305B) (referred to herein as "STB", “we”, “us”, and “our”). In this Terms of Use (the “Terms”), “you” and “your” refers to any person and/or entity who/that has received the API from us or is otherwise accessing and/or using the API.
1.2 By accessing and/or using the API, you agree that you have read and understood these Terms and agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms, you must stop accessing and/or using the API, and completely remove the API from your system and not keep any copy of the API.
1.3 The API is intended to enable you to access https://www.visitsingapore.com/ and use the contents therein in your applications and websites, in accordance with your declared intended use of such content, as informed to us when you applied to be provided with the API (the “Purposes of Use”). Your access to our website and the use of its contents is subject to separate terms and conditions that can be found on the website. Such terms and conditions include:-
(a) http://www.visitsingapore.com/terms-of-use.html;
(b) http://www.visitsingapore.com/privacy.html; and
You agree to be bound by and to comply with those terms and conditions in your access and use of our website and its contents.
1.4 If any third party product and/or services are integrated into or are components of the API, your access and/or use of these third party products and/or services are subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the relevant third party vendors and you agree to be bound by and to comply with these terms and conditions in your access and/or use of these third party products and/or services. For the avoidance of doubt, we are not responsible and provide no warranty in relation to these third party products and services.
1.5 These Terms shall also govern any updates, upgrades, modifications and/or patches provided by us that replace and/or supplement the API, unless such update, upgrade, modification and/or patch is accompanied by separate terms of use in which case, those terms shall apply.
1.6 We may change these Terms from time to time. If you use or access the API after such change, you are deemed to have agreed to such changes and to be bound by it.
1.7 You warrant that any information which you have provided to us in order to obtain the API from us is accurate and complete for the duration of your access and/or use of the API.
2.1 The API is provided "as is" and "as available" with no warranties whatsoever. We disclaim all express and implied warranties, including implied warranties of accuracy, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We shall not be responsible or liable for any error, delay, or interruption in the operation of the API. We make no guarantee, representation or warranty regarding the availability, timeliness, reliability, accuracy, completeness, accessibility, quality, operation, functionality or usefulness of any portion of the API. We do not guarantee that the API will be error-free or will be available, will operate in an uninterrupted manner; or will be free of viruses, worms, defects, trojan horses, malware or any items of a destructive nature. We do not guarantee that the API will operate or function on or with any electronic device(s) or operating system. Your use of the API is voluntary and is wholly at your own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by law, you are solely responsible for any liability, loss or damage that you may incur through or in connection with the use of the API.
3.1 You agree that we have no obligation whatsoever to provide any maintenance, support, and/or other services (including any documentation, error corrections, updates, upgrades, bug fixes, and/or enhancements) in relation to the API. However, if any updates, upgrades, modifications and/or patches are provided by us, you shall install such updates, upgrades, modifications and/or patches to keep your installation of the API updated to the most recent release.
4.1 Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, royalty-free, non-exclusive, personal, revocable, non-sublicensable, and non-transferable license for the Purposes of Use.
4.2 The API is licensed, and not sold, to you. You shall utilise the API only as permitted by these Terms. You shall not and shall not permit any other party to:
(a) modify, adapt, improve, enhance, alter, or create derivative works of the API;
(b) use or merge the API, or any component or element thereof, with other software, databases, and/or services not authorised by us;
(c) sublicense, distribute, sell, or otherwise transfer the API to any third party;
(d) use the API as part of a service bureau, or lease, rent, sell, or loan the API to any third party;
(e) reverse engineer, decompile, decrypt, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code or structure of the API;
(f) circumvent, or attempt to circumvent, any electronic protection measures in place to regulate or control the access to and use of the API;
(g) violate any applicable laws, rules and/or regulations in connection with your access and/or use of the API;
(h) perform any action with the intent of introducing into the API viruses, worms, defects, trojan horses, malware, or any items of a destructive nature;
(i) develop, distribute or sell any software or other functionality capable of launching, being launched from, or otherwise integrated with the API; or
(j) remove, alter, or obscure any copyright notice or any other proprietary notice that appears on or in the API.
5.1 The API and all content made available through the API (including pages, documents, images, audio, and video), and the source and object codes, the format, directories, queries, algorithms, structure and organisation of the API, are proprietary to us or our licensors, and all intellectual property rights associated therewith, whether registered or not, are protected by law and owned by or licensed to us.
5.2 All content from our website that are used or displayed on your websites or mobile applications, through the API, shall be accompanied by a credit to us or the appropriate content owners. Such credit shall be displayed conspicuously. Where any such content is stipulated to be subject to a creative commons license, you agree to use such content in accordance with the terms of the applicable creative commons license.
6.1 We may in our sole and absolute discretion, at any time and without assigning any reason, suspend or terminate these Terms and your access to and use of all or part of the API, with or without notice.
6.2 We may also terminate these Terms and suspend or terminate your access and use of the API, at our sole and absolute discretion, if you breach these Terms and/or any of the terms and conditions governing the use of the content made available through the API.
6.3 You may stop using the API and terminate these Terms at any time. These Terms will continue to bind until termination.
6.4 Upon suspension or termination of your access to and/or use of the API, the content previously made available to you will be removed from your website(s) and/or application(s) within seven (7) days, without prior notice.
6.5 Notwithstanding Clause 6.4 above, upon suspension or termination, you shall immediately remove and delete the API and any cached or stored content, along with any related documentation (and any copies thereof) that you may have received or otherwise may possess.
6.6 Clauses 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, and all other clauses so intended to survive after the termination shall survive the termination of these Terms.
7.1 You agree that we have no obligation to provide, or continue to provide, the API, or any part thereof, now or in the future. You acknowledge that content that has been removed from our website will automatically be removed from your website(s) and application(s) within seven (7) days of such removal, without prior notice. You agree that we are not liable to you or any third party for any modification, cessation or termination of the API (including modification, cessation or termination of your right to use the API).
7.2 You acknowledge that the content shared through the API will be fully removed every seven (7) days. You agree to make provisions for your website to receive regular updates every seven (7) days, and acknowledge that it is your responsibility to ensure that your website(s) and application(s) are up-to-date.
7.3 You agree that you are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telecommunications, broadband, software, hardware, equipment, and services needed to access and/or use the API, and for paying all charges related thereto.
7.4 In choosing to access and/or use the API, you agree to do so on your own initiative and at your own risk, and you are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
8.1 To the fullest extent permitted under law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless from and against all claims, actions, liabilities, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including solicitors’ fees on an indemnity basis) arising out of or related to your access and/or use of the API or any breach of these Terms by you.
9.1 Save for personal injury or loss of life, we shall not be liable for any damage or loss of any kind or any direct, consequential, incidental, special or indirect damages, costs or claims of any nature whatsoever arising out of or relating to: (a) your access and/or use of the API; or (b) the furnishing or performance of the API or any delay or failure thereof, regardless of the form of action whether in contract, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
9.2 Our liability to you shall not for any reason exceed S$100 (Singapore dollars one hundred only) under any provision of these Terms. This limitation applies to all causes of action in the aggregate including, without limitation, breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligence, misrepresentations, strict liability, and other torts. In any jurisdiction in which these limitations of liability are restricted, our liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.
10.1 By accessing and/or using the API, you hereby consent to STB, its officers, employees, servants, agents, representatives and sub-contractors collecting, using, disclosing and/or retaining your personal data for the purpose of providing you the API. For further details on STB’s personal data protection policy, you may contact stb_feedback@stb.gov.sg.
10.2 If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the legality, validity and enforceability of any remaining provision.
10.3 These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us relating to the subject matter herein and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements or understandings relating to such subject matter.
10.4 The use of the API does not create any relationship of agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee between you and us.
10.5 We may assign our rights and duties hereunder to any third party at any time without your prior consent or giving prior notice to you. However, you shall not assign any rights or obligations herein without our prior written consent.
10.6 Our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision and/or right.
10.7 You agree that these Terms shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. You shall bring any claim or dispute arising out of or in connection with your use of the API exclusively in the courts of the Republic of Singapore. STB reserves the rights to commence or maintain proceedings for any dispute in the court of any country, and you irrevocably waive any objection to the same.
10.8 A person who is not a party to these Terms shall have no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act (Cap. 53B) to enforce any these Terms.