1. AGREEMENT TO OUR LEGAL TERMS
These Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you"), and EscortLocate ("Company", "we", "us", or "our"), concerning your access to and use of the EscortLocate website (escortlocate.co.nz) as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the "Site").
You agree that by accessing the Site, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Terms of Service. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SITE AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.
Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Site from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Terms of Service at any time and for any reason.
The information provided on the Site is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.
2. OUR SERVICES
EscortLocate provides an online advertising platform exclusively for adult service providers in New Zealand. Our services include but are not limited to:
• Profile creation and management for escorts and agencies
• Search and browse functionality for users seeking adult services
• Premium listing features including featured placements and verification badges
• Communication tools between advertisers and potential clients
• Analytics and insights for advertisers
We do not provide, arrange, or participate in any escort services ourselves. All advertisements are created by independent advertisers who are solely responsible for their content, services, and compliance with applicable laws.
3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Our Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (collectively, the "Content") and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks") are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights.
Your Use of Our Content
Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Service, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access the Site and download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use.
You shall not: (1) copy or adapt the Site's software; (2) reverse engineer, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code; (3) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notice; (4) use any robot, spider, or other automatic means to access the Site; (5) frame or mirror any part of the Site without our prior written consent.
4. USER REPRESENTATIONS
By using the Site, you represent and warrant that:
• You are at least 18 years of age and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms
• All registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete
• You will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update as necessary
• You have the legal capacity and agree to comply with these Terms of Service
• You are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside
• You will not access the Site through automated or non-human means
• You will not use the Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
• Your use of the Site will not violate any applicable law or regulation
5. USER REGISTRATION
You may be required to register with the Site to access certain features. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
When registering as an advertiser, you must provide accurate identification and verification information as requested. False or misleading information may result in immediate account termination.
6. PURCHASES AND PAYMENT
We accept the following forms of payment:
• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer
• PayPal (where available)
You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made via the Site. You further agree to promptly update account and payment information, including email address, payment method, and payment card expiration date, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.
All fees are quoted in New Zealand Dollars (NZD) unless otherwise stated. We reserve the right to change prices at any time. All sales are final and no refunds will be issued except as required by law or at our sole discretion.
7. POLICY
All sales are final and no refunds will be issued. However, we may consider refunds or credits in exceptional circumstances at our sole discretion. Please review the service details before making any purchase.
If your advertisement is removed due to violation of our terms, you will not be entitled to a refund for any unused portion of your advertising package.
8. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than that for which we make the Site available. The Site may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us. As a user of the Site, you agree not to:
• Systematically retrieve data or content from the Site to create a collection or database
• Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information
• Circumvent, disable, or interfere with security-related features of the Site
• Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Site
• Use any information obtained from the Site to harass, abuse, or harm another person
• Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct
• Use the Site in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations
• Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Site
• Upload or transmit viruses, Trojan horses, or other malicious material
• Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages
• Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content
• Attempt to impersonate another user or person
• Upload or post any content involving minors or that promotes illegal activities
• Interfere with or create an undue burden on the Site or networks connected to the Site
• Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees, agents, or other users
• Copy or adapt the Site's software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code
• Use the Site as part of any effort to compete with us
• Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising the Site
• Post advertisements for services that are illegal under New Zealand law
• Use stolen images or content that violates others' intellectual property rights
9. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS
The Site may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Site, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information (collectively, "Contributions").
Contributions must:
• Not be obscene, lewd, violent, harassing, libelous, or otherwise objectionable
• Not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone
• Not promote violence or discrimination against any person or group
• Not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule
• Not infringe any patent, trademark, copyright, or other proprietary right
• Not include any material from a minor or depict minors in any way
• Be accurate and not misleading
10. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE
By posting your Contributions to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, transmit, excerpt (in whole or in part), and distribute such Contributions for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise.
We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, (1) to edit, redact, or otherwise change any Contributions; (2) to re-categorize any Contributions; and (3) to pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason, without notice.
11. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT
The Site may contain (or you may be sent via the Site) links to other websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content").
Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through the Site or any Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed from the Site.
12. ADVERTISERS
We allow advertisers to display their advertisements and other information in certain areas of the Site, such as sidebar advertisements or banner advertisements. If you are an advertiser, you shall take full responsibility for any advertisements you place on the Site and any services provided on the Site or products sold through those advertisements.
As an advertiser, you warrant and represent that you possess all rights and authority to place advertisements on the Site, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, publicity rights, and contractual rights. We simply provide the space to place such advertisements, and we have no other relationship with advertisers.
13. SERVICES MANAGEMENT
We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to:
• Monitor the Site for violations of these Terms of Service
• Take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates the law or these Terms
• Refuse, restrict access to, limit availability of, or disable any of your Contributions or any portion thereof
• Remove from the Site or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or burdensome to our systems
• Otherwise manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Site
14. PRIVACY POLICY
We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Service.
If you access the Site from the European Union, Asia, or any other region of the world with laws or other requirements governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ from applicable laws in New Zealand, then through your continued use of the Site, you are transferring your data to New Zealand, and you expressly consent to have your data transferred to and processed in New Zealand.
15. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Site infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify us using the contact information provided below (a "Notification").
A copy of your Notification will be sent to the person who posted or stored the material addressed in the Notification. Please be advised that pursuant to applicable law you may be held liable for damages if you make material misrepresentations in a Notification.
16. TERM AND TERMINATION
These Terms of Service shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON.
If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action.
17. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS
We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Site. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Site without notice at any time.
We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Site. We cannot guarantee the Site will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors.
18. GOVERNING LAW
These Terms shall be governed by and defined following the laws of New Zealand. EscortLocate and yourself irrevocably consent that the courts of New Zealand shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute which may arise in connection with these terms.
19. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Informal Negotiations
To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Terms of Service, the Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other Party.
Binding Arbitration
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this contract, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by the New Zealand Dispute Resolution Centre in accordance with its Arbitration Rules in force at the time of the dispute.
Restrictions
The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full extent permitted by law: (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding; (b) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.
20. CONTACT US
In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive further information regarding use of the Site, please contact us at:
EscortLocate
Email: support@escortlocate.co.nz
New Zealand