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Privacy Policy

Goa Ltd. Design (hereafter refferred to as GLD) is committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this privacy policy. This privacy policy is intended to describe how your personal information is processed and used, and we will make every effort to ensure that our activities keep within the spirit of this privacy policy. Please note that by visiting and using goaltd.com, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

What Information is GLD gathering about its visitors and how is it being used?

Every computer connected to the Internet is provided with a domain name (e.g. earthlink.net) and an IP address (e.g.216.157.42.159). When a visitor requests a page from within the GLD website, our web servers automatically identify and log the HTTP request that is made to our web server. This information reveals nothing personal about you. In fact, the only information that we have the ability to automatically gather and log is as follows:

• The IP Address of the Site that may have referred you.
• Your IP Address
• The web page that you may have linked to us from, if any.
• The product identifier for version and make of browser (e.g. Internet Explorer 4.5)
• The operating system platform that you may be running (e.g. Macintosh or Windows)
• Search words or terms that are passed from a search engine (e.g. Google, Yahoo, or Lycos)

There is absolutely nothing special about the information just described, and the practice of collecting this data has been generally standardized by virtually every web server on the Internet today.

What about Cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data that are transferred to your computer's hard drive through your web browser from our web server. A cookie cannot read data from your hard disk or read cookie files that may have been created from other sites.

That being said, the GLD website does not utilize cookies.

You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. Typically, by accessing the browser's help feature you can obtain information on how to prevent your browser from accepting all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at websites may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

What other information does GLD request?

We may also request your e-mail address or mailing address for the purposes of conducting a survey, adding you to our mailing list, or by your request to have someone contact you for additional information. Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a strict "No Spam" policy that means we do not intend to sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your consent.

In addition, GLD will not send you e-mail that you have not agreed to receive. If you are a member of our mailing list, you will be contacted with announcements, news, portfolio additions, and new products or services. You have the option of "Unsubscribing" from our mailing list at any time, thereby disabling any further such e-mail communication from being sent to you. If you wish to have specific communications with a member of the GLD staff, you will be required to provide specific information that will be routed to the appropriate contact within GLD.


Will GLD disclose the information collected to third parties?

GLD will disclose your personal information or any of its log file information only when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such actions are necessary to:

1. Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on GLD.
2. Protect and defend the rights or property of GLD, or visitors of GLD.
3. Identify persons who may be violating the law, the legal notice, or the rights of third parties.
4. Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities.

GLD uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. We are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information. GLD also provides links to a wide variety of other web sites on the Internet. We are not responsible for their privacy policies or how those web sites manage information about their users. We strongly urge you to check with those web sites to determine their privacy policy.

Any changes to this privacy policy will be posted on this page so that you are always aware of the information that we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Legal Disclaimer & Conditions of Use

Thank you for visiting GLD's website. The GLD website has been made available to you subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below (the "Conditions of Use"). Please read this document carefully before accessing or using the GLD website. By accessing or using this website, you are agreeing to be bound by the Conditions of Use. If you do not wish to be bound by the Conditions of Use, you may not access or use the website.

Modification of these Conditions of Use:

GLD reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, service description, rates and notices at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of such changes. You are therefore responsible for regularly reviewing these Conditions of Use and additional terms or notices posted on the GLD website. Your continued access of this website shall be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified agreement.

Privacy:

Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your visit to www.goaltd.com, to understand our practices regarding the use and disclosure of your personal information.

Electronic Communications:

When you visit goaltd.com, or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically, and thereby you are consenting to receive communications from us electronically or by other means available. We will communicate with you electronically, by telephone or by facsimile. It is further understood that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.

Copyright and Licenses:

The entire contents of this website, including but not limited to: Text, graphics, logos, button icons, Flash movies, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, are the property of GLD and/or its clients and are protected by Domestic and International copyright and trademark laws. The designs themselves remain the property of GLD unless otherwise stated.

Goa Limited, Goa Limited Design, goaltd.com are all trademark and service marks of Goa Limited. All of the above-listed marks and all other marks that appear throughout www.goaltd.com belong to GLD. or their respective owners, and are protected by U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. Any use of any of the marks appearing on www.goaltd.com without the express written consent of GLD or the owner of the mark, as appropriate, is strictly prohibited.  You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any portion of the website contents without the prior express written consent of GLD.

You may print or download portions of the materials from various areas of this website solely for your own non-commercial use provided that you agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices from the materials. If you believe any content appearing on our website constitutes a copyright infringement of another parties rights, please contact us immediately at info@info@goaltd.com to notify us of this infringement.

License and Website Access

GLD grants you limited license to access and make personal use of this website and not to download (other than for page caching purposes) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with the express written consent of GLD. This website or any portion of this website may not be reproduced, duplicated, adapted, copied, sold, resold, transmitted or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of GLD. You may not frame, or use any framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, flash movie, page layout, or form) of goaltd.com without the express written consent of GLD. You may not use META tags or any other "hidden text" which utilize GLD, goaltd.com, or any other derivative of our domain or company name without the express written consent of GLD. You are hereby granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of GLD so long as the link does not portray any false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter.

It is further understood and agreed that GLD cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files made available for downloading through the GLD website will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifests contaminating or destructive properties. It is your responsibility for implementing sufficient safeguards and procedures to ensure that any files obtained through GLD are free from such contaminations.

Disclaimer of Warranty/Limitation of Liability

THIS WEBSITE AND RELATED INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY GLD ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. GLD MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS OF ANY KIND, OR AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS WEBSITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, GLD DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. GLD DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM GLD ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. GLD WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

GLD USES REASONABLE EFFORTS TO INCLUDE ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE. GLD ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY TYPOGRAPHICAL OR OTHER ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT OF THIS SITE. IN THE EVENT THAT A PRODUCT IS LISTED AT AN INCORRECT PRICE OR WITH OTHER INCORRECT INFORMATION, GLD SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE OR CANCEL ANY ORDERS PLACED FOR THE PRODUCT LISTED INCORRECTLY. IF A PRODUCT OFFERED BY GLD IS NOT AS DESCRIBED, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO RETURN IT TO GLD FOR A REFUND. ALL POSTAGE REQUIRED TO RETURN A PRODUCT WILL BE AT THE BUYER'S EXPENSE.

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

Although
GLD makes commercially reasonable efforts to determine the identity of Clients, GLD cannot and does not confirm that any Client or other user is who they claim to be or that any Client or other user has the qualifications he or she claims to have. Because GLD does not and cannot be involved in user-to-user dealings or control the behavior of participants on the Web Site, if you have a dispute with one or more users, you release GLD (and our affiliates, agents and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential, direct and indirect) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

Third Party Links

Linked websites are not under the control of GLD and GLD is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. GLD provides links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply or constitute an endorsement by GLD of the site.

Applicable Law

By visiting the GLD website, you agree that the laws of the state of Florida, without regard to principals of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and GLD.

Disputes

Any dispute relating in any way to your visit or access of the GLD website or to the products or services you purchase through the GLD website shall be submitted to binding arbitration in the Republic of Malta, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate GLD's intellectual property rights, GLD may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the Republic of Malta, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under these Conditions of Use shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the Malta Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under these Conditions of Use shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to these Conditions of Use, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless GLD, its officers, directors, owners, partners, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party information provider to the website from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including attorney's fees, resulting from any violation of these Conditions of Use (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or your use and access of the GLD website.

International Use

Given the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules including, without limitation, rules about the Internet, data, e-mail, privacy, copyright, and trademark infringement. Additionally, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the Republic of Malta or the country in which you reside.

Other Provisions

GLD's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Conditions of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of these Conditions of Use. GLD may assign its rights and duties under these Conditions of Use to any party at any time without notice to you. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining condition. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Request and Address

Please send notices by care of e-mail to: info@goaltd.com

Customer Terms and Conditions

The following is the entire Terms and Conditions required as a customer to any of the services from GLD. You must be at least 18 years of age to subscribe to or purchase any of GLD's services. Additional terms may be added as required with new or modified services.

Customers are deemed responsible for all activity and all charges on their account. Violations of any of the terms or conditions or any illegal or immoral activity will be grounds for immediate termination of service without notice. No refunds will be given.

Accounting:

GLD reserves the right to change fees or billing methods. The account holder is responsible for all reasonable and lawful charges including, but not limited to, regular service charges, taxes, etc., and the GLD service rates schedule.

GLD fees are billed and collected periodically for most services except for monthly rates (which are billed monthly in advance) and annual rates (which are billed yearly in advance). It is the responsibility of the customer to notify the billing department of E-mail address changes. Late charges or service fees may be applied if accounts are more than 30 days past due and will not be waived if the customer fails to receive notice because of no E-mail account or an invalid account. An account that is 30 days past due may be deactivated by GLD and may be terminated at the discretion of GLD accounting. GLD will apply a late fee or service charge of Lm5.00 or 1.5% (which ever is greater) per month for past dues balances. The due date is the monthly or yearly anniversary date. Anniversary dates that fall on the 29th, 30th or 31st in a month without that date will be billed on the last day of the month. Yearly charges for customers who pay by credit card will automatically be charged on their yearly anniversary date.

Termination and Cancellation:

Either party (GLD or the customer) may terminate services at any time. Termination of the account is the customer's sole remedy for any dispute with GLD. Refunds will not be given for partial month services or services already rendered such as past months. Refunds may be given on annual full-service charges for any full month not used, based on a prorated calculation of the annual rate divided by 12. Termination may not be made via email. Setup fees are non-refundable.

Conduct:

GLD will not tolerate inappropriate conduct in the use of any of its services including, but not limited to, conduct which is illegal, immoral, deceitful, vulgar, a violation of copyright, invasion of privacy, gambling, or any unauthorized attempt to access or use facilities which are the property of GLD, its customers or vendors. Any attempt to gain unauthorized access, bypass security or disrupt services will be prosecuted immediately and to the fullest extent of the law. Violations of good conduct will result in immediate deactivation and termination of services without notice.

Any use of E-mail services to intimidate, harass, or disrupt will also be considered bad conduct.
GLD services are for private and business uses and are not intended for bulk mailings. Bulk or unsolicited mail detected on GLD systems will be terminated and removed without notice. This includes mail with viruses, pornography, vulgarity, harassment, threats, hate or any other material that violates GLD's content guidelines. Any attempt to acquire or use GLD's E-mail customer list is also prohibited.

Content:

GLD reserves the right to approve all content uploaded or downloaded from its systems or services. Content is defined as any material used to communicate, inform, or execute and that is resident on GLD systems. Content that violates the current GLD standards or is deemed illegal by any federal, state or local law is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, vulgarity, violence, erotic sexual content, adult material, satanic or cult material, drugs, destructive behaviors and hate. Any content that is deemed to violate GLD's content standards will be removed without notice and customer services will be terminated.

Services:

While
GLD endeavors to provide the highest quality of service and uptime, the Internet world is not perfect and there will be temporary outages from time to time. GLD is not responsible for poor ISP performance. Down time is not grounds for credits or refunds. GLD reserves the right to add, modify or eliminate services and charges for services in order to better serve customers.

Warranties:
The services, under this agreement, will be performed in a timely and professional manner and the services shall conform to the standards generally observed in the industry for similar services.

Services provided by
GLD will comply with all telecommunication laws, applicable laws, rules and regulations.
GLD shall not be responsible for the installation, operation or maintenance of equipment or software not provided by GLD or its affiliates.

Disclaimer:

Client assumes responsibility and risk for its use and authorized users' and any unrelated party's use of the Internet. Neither
GLD nor its affiliates make any express or implied warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever (including without limitation warranties of title, non-infringement or the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose) with regard to any merchandise, information or service provided through the Internet not created or provided by GLD, and they shall not be liable for any cost or damage arising either directly or indirectly from any such transaction. It is solely client's responsibility and authorized users' responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of all opinions, advice, services and other information, and the quality and merchantability of all merchandise provided on the Internet.

Client assumes responsibility and risk for content of all productions such as ads, printwork, websites etc. Content should not violate any copyright and, if usage has been granted by copyright holders,
GLD require a copy of written permission of use. All content is the responsibility of the client and GLD are not responsible for verifying the accuracy of information supplied.

Except as provided in section labeled warranties above, this service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of title, non-infringement or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No advice or information given by GLD, its affiliates or its contractors or their respective employees shall create a warranty. Neither GLD nor its affiliates, nor its network provider, warrant that the service will be transmitted or error free or that any information, software or other material accessible on the internet is free of viruses, worms, trojan horses or other harmful components. In the event of a service interruption, GLD will use its best efforts to restore service through its network provider.

Under no circumstances shall
GLD, its affiliates or its contractor be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages that result in any way from clients (or authorized users) and any unrelated party's use of or inability to use the services or to access the internet or any part thereof, or client's (or authorized users') and any unrelated party's reliance or use of information, services or merchandise provided on or through the service, or that result from mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or other data loss, errors, defects, delays in operation, service or transmission or any failure of performance.

Limitations of Liability:
Although
GLD makes commercially reasonable efforts to determine the identity of Clients, GLD cannot and does not confirm that any Client or other user is who they claim to be or that any Client or other user has the qualifications he or she claims to have. Because GLD does not and cannot be involved in user-to-user dealings or control the behavior of participants on the Web Site, if you have a dispute with one or more users, you release GLD (and our affiliates, agents and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential, direct and indirect) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

Graphic Design:

All designs created by a Goa Ltd. Designer remains copyright to the designer, unless the client has purchased the copyright release.

A 50% Deposit required before design work started. - All balances must be paid in full by the date stated on each invoice, unless other payment plan established by your GLD Designer. Outstanding balances / past due accounts will reflect a 1.5% late charge each month (see above).

All prepared photos, graphics, logos, etc., to be used creating the logo must be accompanied by all proper copyright or release of use materials where applicable. - All photos and material must be supplied from the client. We will not copy or reproduce any part of another website or publication to create your logo. If you decide to use a photo that is not your property, we must receive a release from the owner to use this material.

Website graphics, custom borders, scripting, logos etc., cannot be manipulated, added to, or changed by anyone other than the original GLD Designer. Nothing on this logo may be manipulated without written consent - and charges may apply.

Any changes made once a logo/graphic/page is created, and the client has agreed to (via email or postal mail) may constitute additional charges. - Any changes made from the original Estimate may constitute additional charges

Please explain your expectations clearly when designing the initial layouts and brief.

All material needed to create your logo must be supplied to the designer no later then 10 days from start of design.

The Client is responsible for all payments to any company reproducing this logo for advertising or any other purpose, where applicable.

GLD and its designers will not be responsible for any lost or damaged materials. Our estimates are provided at no cost or obligation. All material/designs purchased from GLD is Copyright © 2006 to the artist, unless the client has purchased the Copyright Release.

We reserve the right to decline services without further notice.

Work may not be reproduced and or manipulated without a copyright release form and written consent from GLD and or the artist.

 

 



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