Last updated: July , 2021
Preamble
Welcome to TECNO!
TECNO MOBILE LIMITED and its global affiliates (hereinafter
referred to as "TECNO" , "we", "us", "our") hereby remind you to
read and understand these Terms of Use (hereinafter referred to as "this Agreement"). This is a
legal agreement between you and TECNO which governs your use of TECNO Software, Services and all the
features and functions therein and any other related website or online offering whether accessed via a
computer or a mobile device or through any other technology, manner or means. For proper use of TECNO
system and software (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Software") and TECNO services
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Service"), please read carefully and fully
understand the terms and conditions herein before you use your TECNO device or download a Software
mentioned in this Agreement, especially the Disclaimers, Limitation of Liabilities, Privacy Policy, Usage
Rules, Applicable Law, Dispute Resolution and other sections which may have been highlighted in bold or in
capital letters for your attention.
1. Acceptance of this Agreement
1.1 By downloading, installing,
clicking on the "register" or "agree" button and/or accessing or using the TECNO
Device, Software or Service, you agree to comply with and be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree
to this Agreement, you may not access or use TECNO Software or Service.
1.2 The
TECNO Software and Service are not intended for or directed to children under the age of 14 (or the age
considered as a "child" in the jurisdiction where you use TECNO Software or Services). If you
are under the age of 14, you may not use the TECNO Software or Service or provide TECNO with any
personally identifiable information. If you are 14 or older but under the age of 18 (or under the age of
majority in the jurisdiction where you use TECNO Software and Service) which be considered as a
"Minor", you represent that you have reviewed this Agreement with your parent or legal guardian
and that you and your parent or guardian understand and consent to this Agreement. If you are a parent or
guardian permitting a Minor to use the TECNO Services, you agree to: (i) supervise the Minor’s use of the
TECNO Software and Service; (ii) assume all risks associated with the Minor’s use of TECNO Software and
Service, including the transmission of content to and from third parties via the Internet; (iii) assume
any liability resulting from the Minor’s use of TECNO Software and Service; (iv) ensure the accuracy and
truthfulness of all information submitted by the Minor; and (v) assume responsibility and are bound by
this Agreement for the Minor’s access and use of the TECNO Software and Service.
1.3 In order to improve your user experience or enhance product safety performance, we
will continue to work hard to develop new software and services, and provide you in a timely manner with
software updates (including but not limited to software version upgrades, modifications, and functional
perfection) or repairs. TECNO may reserve the right to modify this Agreement as necessary in accordance
with applicable laws and regulations. The updated Agreement will shall supersede the original Agreement
and shall come into effect after the expiration of the period stipulated by applicable law. If there is no
special provision in applicable laws, the Agreement shall become effective on the date of renewal. The
updated Agreement will be announced on the corresponding official website of TECNO Service for your
reference at any time. If you continue to access or use the TECNO Software or Service, you will be deemed
as you having read and agreed to be bound by the updated Agreement. If you do not accept the updated
Agreement, please stop using TECNO Software or Service.
2. Permitted License Uses
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
TECNO grants you a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, personal, revocable, limited license to access and
use this Software and Service. You may install, use, display, and run the Software and Service on a TECNO
device for non-commercial purposes.
2.1 TECNO system: refers to the custom
operating system independently developed and owned by TECNO based on Google Android or an operating system
of another brand. TECNO’s ownership over the system includes: (i) information including but not limited to
codes stored on the device and other embedded software, documents, interfaces, contents and fonts provided
to you via TECNO device and any material protected by the copyright of TECNO or its licensor; (ii) updates
or upgrades to the software described in (i).
2.2 This Software: refers to the
system application program independently developed by TECNO that comes with TECNO system.
2.3 This Service: refers to the related various services provided by TECNO to users
through this Software.
2.3.1 You may enjoy browser, recording, calculator,
weather, file management, download, notepad, phone, SMS, camera, photo, address book, Bluetooth and other
functions. The specific services provided are subject to the TECNO device you purchased;
2.3.2 You may use this Service through mobile phones, tablets and other terminals
launched by TECNO. At the same time, TECNO will continue to enrich the form of terminals for users of this
Service.
2.3.3 When you use TECNO devices, some software and services have
separate user agreements or other rules. Please read them carefully before using the abovementioned
software or services.
3. Intellectual Property; Ownership
TECNO reserves the intellectual property
rights to this Software and Service and all related information content (including but not limited to UI
interface design, pictures, fonts, audio, etc.) and all rights not expressly granted to you. The above
intellectual property rights, including but not limited to copyright, trademark and patent rights, are
protected by applicable intellectual property rights, anti-unfair competition and other respective laws,
regulations and relevant international treaties. For matters not expressly authorized in this Agreement,
such as commercial sales, reproduction, and permission for any third party to use this Software, you
should separately obtain formal written permission from TECNO.
4. Restrictions on the use of This Software and Service
4.1 You
shall not take any of the following actions when using this Software and Service, including but not
limited to:
4.1.1 Releasing, transmitting, spreading or storing contents which
violate laws and regulations, policies, public order and good custom, and social ethics, such as insults,
defamation, violence, or violation of religion, etc; releasing, transmitting, spreading or storing
fabricated information or advertising information for the purpose of misleading or deceiving others;
4.1.2 Renting, lending, copying, modifying, linking, reprinting, compiling, issuing or
publishing this Software and similar acts;
4.1.3 Jailbreaking, reverse
engineering, disassembling, decompiling, or otherwise attempting to destroy this Software; or, accessing
or disturbing this Software by the use of plug-ins, Tag-ons, or third-party tools/services that are not
authorized by TECNO;
4.1.4 Copying, modifying, adding, deleting, operating in the
form of mounting, or creating any derivative works of data of the Software, data released into any
terminal memory in the course of the operation of the Software, interactive data of the client and server
side in the course of the operation of the Software, and system data necessary for the operation of the
Software; or adding, deleting or changing the functions or operative effect of software by modifying or
fabricating the instructions and data that occur in the course of the operation of the software; or
operating or publicly diffusing the software and method used for the above purposes, whether commercially
or otherwise;
4.1.5 Carrying out other acts which violate laws and regulations,
policies, public order and good custom, and social ethics or acts which are not authorized by TECNO in
writing.
4.2 You may not, and you agree not to or enable others to, copy (except
as expressly permitted by this Agreement), decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the
source code of, decrypt, modify, or create derivative works of the TECNO Software or any services provided
by the TECNO Software or any part thereof (except as and only to the extent any foregoing restriction is
prohibited by applicable law or by licensing terms governing the use of open-source components that may be
included with the TECNO Software). You agree not to remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary notices
(including trademark and copyright notices) that may be affixed to or contained within the TECNO Software.
5. Usage Rules of This Software and Service
5.1 You understand
and agree that you should abide by the rights and obligations stipulated in this Agreement when you choose
to use a TECNO device.
5.2 As TECNO may develop multiple versions of software for
different devices, you should choose the appropriate software for download and follow the tips to install
correctly.
5.3 In order to provide services of better quality and safety, TECNO
may recommend you install other software during your installation of this Software. You can choose to
install them or not.
5.4 You understand and agree that the Software and Service
may be suspended or stopped by TECNO based on our business development plans or as required by judicial,
regulatory and supervisory authorities.
5.5 Unless permitted by applicable
law and with the written authorization of TECNO, you may not use or otherwise export or re-export TECNO
Software and Service.
6. Considerations on Your Use of This Software and Service
6.1
You fully understand and agree: when you use a specific service of this Software, relevant permissions and
interfaces of your device may be required in order to achieve the corresponding features, while a separate
user agreement may also be required for certain services. Please read the aforementioned relevant
agreements and rules carefully before using this service;
6.2 TECNO has the right
to display all kinds of information to you in the process of providing this Service, including but not
limited to prompts for authorization, advertising information and promotional information, etc. The
information may appear in the form of system messages or pop-up windows. If you do not agree to receive
certain information, you can cancel the relevant service, which may eventually lead to unavailability of
the relevant service function;
6.3 You understand and agree: TECNO will make
commercially reasonable efforts to protect your data storage security during your use of this Service, but
TECNO cannot provide a complete guarantee, including but not limited to the following situations:
6.3.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, TECNO is not responsible for your deletion or storage
failure of relevant data in this Software and Service;
6.3.2 TECNO will retain
the data according to the minimum retention period required for business development,
unless you agree to extend the retention period or otherwise permitted by law. TECNO also has the right to
decide at its discretion the maximum storage space of data in TECNO Device or this Software. You may back
up relevant data in this Software and Service by yourself according to your own needs;
6.4 When you use this Service, the specific content displayed may differ depending on
the version of the Software you use. You understand and agree: when you are using a certain version of
this Software or entering the relevant pages of an application developed by TECNO, in order to provide you
with a better service experience, the necessary information such as the installation location, size, and
UI interface of the installed application on your terminal device may be adjusted, depending on the actual
version provided by TECNO.
6.5 You fully understand and agree that, if you need to
register an account when using this Software, you will be responsible for keeping the security of the
registered account information and account password properly, and you will be responsible for all acts
that occur under the account you registered with the TECNO device, including any contents that you publish
and any consequences arising therefrom.
6.6 You shall judge by yourself contents
that you have access to in using this Service and bear the risks arising from the use of such contents,
including risks arising from the dependence upon the correctness, completeness or practicability of the
contents. TECNO is unable to and will not bear any responsibility for any loss or damage suffered by you
due to the above risks.
6.7 If TECNO finds or receives a report from others that
you violated the terms of this Agreement, TECNO shall have the right at any time without notice to: delete
and shield relevant contents; suspend or terminate your use of the corresponding TECNO account or all of
the Service; investigate legal responsibility and take other measures. If you violate any terms of this
Agreement, thus causing damage to any third party, you shall solely bear all responsibilities arising
therefrom and compensate TECNO for any losses suffered by TECNO arising therefrom (including but not
limited to possible administrative penalties, lawyer fees, and investigation and evidence collection
fees).
7. Updates of this Agreement
In order to better provide you with relevant
Service and to guarantee the security of this Software, we may update this Software and relevant Services
from time to time (including but not limited to software modification, software upgrades, partial function
disabling, function strengthen, new service development, software replacement and function
improvement). You may choose whether to upgrade to the corresponding version based on your needs. In order
to facilitate your experience of a better service by the TECNO device, and in compliance with applicable
laws, this Software may enable automatic upgrade and update function for you by default. You can choose
whether to enable this function in software settings. In case of such updates, we will notify you in an
appropriate manner (including but not limited to system notifications, site messages, announcements,
application store update notifications, etc.), and you have the right to choose whether to accept the
updated version. Updating to the latest version may improve your user experience. If you decide not to
accept the updated version provided by TECNO, you understand that you may place the Software under serious
security risk or cause the Software to be unusable or unstable. Failure to update the software may cause
some of the functions of the Software to be limited or rendered unusable.
8. Software and Services Provided by Third Parties
8.1 In order
to facilitate your use of the TECNO device, this Software or this Service may use third-party software or
services, and the results of such use and access are provided by the third party (including but not
limited to the services and contents provided by the third party that you jump to through this Software,
this Service, or accessed by said third party through TECNO's open platform). In addition to the terms of
this Agreement, you shall comply with the user agreements of third parties in using software or services
provided by third parties on the TECNO device. TECNO cannot guarantee the security, accuracy and validity
of the services and contents provided by third parties and other uncertain risks, and you shall solely
bear relevant risks and responsibilities arising therefrom.
8.2 Whether the
third-party software or services are pre-installed in the TECNO device or activated or subscribed by
yourself, you understand and agree that TECNO disclaims all express or implied warranties with respect to
the security, accuracy and validity of the services and contents provided by third parties and other
uncertain risks.
8.3 Any dispute between you and the above third-party software
and services providers shall be settled by you and such third party with you taking relevant
responsibilities, if any.
9. Fees and Advertisement
You understand and agree that although this Software
and Service are currently offered to you free of charge, however, along with the continuous renewal of our
Service, you may need to pay for some part of the Software or Service provided by TECNO. TECNO reserves
the right to add fee-charging features and functionalities in future Service. TECNO also reserves the
right to display advertisements in connection with the TECNO Software and Service to you. We will clearly
notify you in case of any paid software and service in this Software before your use and you may choose
whether to accept or use such paid software or service. At that time, please use such paid software or
service according to our instructions (including but not limited to service fee standards, payment terms
and service rules). You can use such paid software and services once you have explicitly agreed to the
relevant rules and are willing to pay the fees.
Your use of this Software and Service will consume
your device, bandwidth, traffic and other resources. Fees for the above resources such as purchasing a
TECNO device, Internet access fees, SMS fees, and payment for the Software's value-added services shall be
borne by yourself.
10. Privacy Policy
When you are using TECNO Device, Software and Services, TECNO
may need to collect personal data to provide you the Services. TECNO pays great attention to the
protection of your personal data and has made the TECNO Privacy Policy , which states the detailed
information of the way TECNO collects, uses, stores, transfers, and discloses your personal data.By
downloading, installing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and
its Privacy Policy, and TECNO will protect your privacy in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
11. Termination and Breach of Contract
TECNO has the right to judge whether your
behavior complies with the terms of this Agreement. If you are deemed to have violated relevant laws and
regulations or fail to comply with any terms and conditions of this Agreement or related rules, based on
the severity of your violation, TECNO and its licensors shall have the right to delete the content in
violation, to limit, to suspend or to terminate your use of TECNO Software and Service without notice, and
to take other measures that TECNO considers appropriate. And you will be held liable for your incompliance
behavior. Once it is terminated, you must stop using this Software and Service, and delete all the
Software and associated material s already copied and/or installed on your TECNO device immediately.
12. Indemnification
You will indemnify, release and hold harmless TECNO, its
parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, and all officers, directors, agents and employees thereof, and any
party acting on TECNO’s behalf, from and against any and all third party claims, actions, liabilities,
losses, damages, judgments, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (collectively,
"Claims") arising out of (i) any use of the TECNO Services or products appearing on the TECNO
Services by you or by any person that is not in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (ii) any
breach of this Agreement by you or by any person that you allow to use the TECNO Services; or (iii) any
violation of any laws, regulations or the rights of any third party by you or by any person that you allow
to use the TECNO Services or products appearing on the TECNO Services.
13. DISCLAIMERS
13.1 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. TO THE MAXIMUM
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TECNO SOFTWARE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY (IF ANY) IMPLIED WARRANTIES, DUTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
MERCHANTABILITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF RESPONSES, OF
RESULTS, OF WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, OF LACK OF VIRUSES, AND OF LACK OF NEGLIGENCE, ALL WITH REGARD TO THIS
SOFTWARE AND SERVICE.
13.2 THIS SOFTWARE DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY MALICIOUS CODE
DESIGNED TO DESTROY YOUR DEVICE DATA OR TO OBTAIN YOUR PRIVACY INFORMATION. TECNO WILL ALSO DO ITS UTMOST
TO ENSURE THE SAFE, PROMPT, EFFECTIVE, ACCURATE, RELIABLE AND CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF THIS SOFTWARE AND
SERVICE, BUT WITH THE LIMITATION OF THE EXISTING TECHNOLOGY, THIS SOFTWARE AND RELATED SERVICE MAY BE
AFFECTED BY VARIOUS UNSTABLE FACTORS, TECNO MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS THAT THE SOFTWARE IS
COMPATIBLE WITH ALL SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE SYSTEMS, OR IS ERROR-FREE, CAN OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR
THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE OR RELATED SERVICE CAN BE CORRECTED. IN CASE OF CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS
INCOMPATIBILITY OR SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION, PLEASE CONTACT US FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT. IF THE COMPATIBILITY
PROBLEM CANNOT BE SOLVED, YOU CAN DELETE THIS SOFTWARE. WITHIN THE MAXIMUM SCOPE PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAWS, TECNO IS EXEMPT FROM ANY OF YOUR LOSSES CAUSED HEREIN.
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES
TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN
NO EVENT SHALL TECNO, ITS AFFILIATES, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE DAMAGES OR
LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS, HOWEVER CAUSED, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY
(CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF TECNO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES: (i)
YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE;(ii) THE UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR
TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) THE DELETION OF, CORRUPTION OF, OR FAILURE TO USE YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA
ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; AND (v) ANY OTHER
MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.
AT THE SAME TIME, TECNO’S MAXIMUM COMPENSATION FOR ALL YOUR LOSSES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT
YOU PAID FOR USING/PURCHASING THE CORRESPONDING TECNO DEVICE, SOFTWARE OR SERVICES (IF PAID SERVICE IS
INVOLVED) WITHIN 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE OF INITIATING THE CLAIM. IF THE LAW OF YOUR REGION DOES NOT
ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THROUGH AN AGREEMENT. IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS
SHALL APPLY.
15. Governing Laws and Dispute Resolution
15.1 Governing Laws.
The execution, performance, interpretation, modification and disputes settlement of this Agreement shall
be governed by the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China,
excluding its conflict-of-law provisions. You agree that this Agreement is signed in Hong
Kong.
15.2 Arbitration. Any dispute or controversy between you and TECNO
based on this Agreement shall be first settled through friendly negotiation. If no settlement can be
reached through friendly negotiation, you unconditionally consent and agree that any claim, dispute or
controversy (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) you may have against any TECNO entity, the directors,
agents, and employees of any TECNO entity arising out of, relating to, or connected in any way with TECNO
Services, shall be submitted to Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC) for settlement before
one (1) arbitrator in accordance with the rules of HKIAC. The arbitration shall take place in Hong Kong,
China, and the arbitration proceedings and all pleadings and written evidence shall be in the English
language, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof. You will only be permitted to pursue claims against TECNO on an individual basis,
not as a plaintiff or class member in any class or representative action or proceeding.
16. General Terms
16.1 Heading. The headings of all terms of
this Agreement are for reference purpose only, have no actual meanings themselves, and shall not be used
as a basis for interpreting the meanings of this Agreement.
16.2 Severability. If
any term or provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any judicial or
administrative authority for any reasons, such determination shall not affect the validity of
enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of the Agreement hereof, and the remaining provisions
of this Agreement shall remain in full effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms.
16.3 Languages. If this Agreement is made in English, Arabic and other languages. In
case of any discrepancy, the English version hereof shall prevail.
16.4 No Waiver.
The failure of TECNO to enforce at any time any of the provisions of the TECNO Services, or the failure by
TECNO to require at any time performance by you of any of the provisions of the TECNO Services, shall in
no way be construed to be a present or future waiver of such provisions, nor in any way affect the right
of TECNO to enforce such provision thereafter. The express waiver by TECNO of any provision, condition or
requirement of the TECNO Services shall not constitute a waiver of any future obligation to comply with
such provision, condition or requirement.
16.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between you and TECNO governing your use of the Software and supersedes
any prior agreements between you and TECNO relating to the use of the Software. You may also be subject to
additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase open-source software, third-party
content, or other TECNO services.