Acceptable Use
The Service is designed to provide a platform for you, as a Member of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, to share and respond to global business opportunities. As a Member of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM Network, your participation in the Service and your contribution, use, and disclosure of materials through the Service are subject to this Agreement. No other use of the Service is intended or allowed.
Opportunities
As a Member of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you will have the ability to submit global business Opportunities soliciting the participation of other Members of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM platform and trusted partners. As a Member of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, Your Opportunities will be made available on the Service, and the other Members of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM may respond to You via the Service. You may also consider and, in your sole discretion, seek to participate in Opportunities posted by other Members.
Community Forums
As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you may post, share, and message other members in any of the community forums on the platform.
Conduct Rules
As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you may not respond to Opportunities submitted by another Member of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM in any manner or for any purpose other than that which is permitted by these Terms of the Service and the Agreement. Communications via the platform that constitutes advertising or marketing are prohibited. As a Member of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you may not send (or encourage or help others to send) unsolicited commercial emails to our Members of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM. As a User and a Member of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you may only post or connect to business opportunities on behalf of the Member and about business concerning the Member company only. As a Member of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you may not delete or revise any material contributed by any other person or entity. Any conduct by a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM that in our sole discretion restricts or inhibits any other Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM from using or enjoying the Service is prohibited. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you are strictly prohibited from the use of the Service for any purpose that violates any law applicable to you or the business you conduct through the Service including, without limitation, competition and anti-trust laws, employment and anti-discrimination laws, anti-corruption laws, anti-money laundering, and trafficking laws, and securities regulation laws, such as laws prohibiting insider trading. Furthermore, as a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you understand and agree that opportunities concerning, but not limited to, firearms and weapons, counterfeit currency, stamps, currencies, credit cards, illegal drugs, nuclear energy, offensive material (ethnically, sexually, or racially offensive material), embargoed goods, and prohibited countries (please consult the information provided below, which shall be a guide but not exhaustive, and you are encouraged to consult with experts from your geography), are prohibited and shall not be posted on the platform, and will not, in any case, be approved for live posting by RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM.
Access Rules
Subject to the User’s and/or Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM’s compliance with these Terms of the Service and the Agreement, RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM hereby grants the permission to use the Service, provided that: (a) the User’s and/or Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM’s use of the Service as permitted is solely for business to business use, and the User and/or the Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM are not permitted to resell or charge others for use of or access to the Service, or use the Service in any other manner inconsistent with these Terms of the Service and the Agreement; (b) the User and/or the Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM will not duplicate, transfer, give access to, copy or distribute any part of the Service in any way without RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM’s prior written authorization; (c) the User will use the Service solely for and on behalf of the Member, never for other companies; and (d) the User and/or the Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM will not attempt to reverse engineer, alter, scrape or modify any part of the Service.
TERMS OF SERVICE
Security Rules
Users and/or Members of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Service, including without limitation: (a) accessing data not intended for such Member RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM or logging into a server or account that the Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM is not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network including, without limitation, by means of submitting materials like malicious software code, overloading, “flooding”, “mail bombing” or “crashing”; (d) sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising and/or marketing of products or services; or (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information by any e-mail or submission (collectively, the “Security Rules”). Violation of these Security Rules may result in civil or criminal liability. We will investigate occurrences that may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users and/or Members of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM who are involved in such violations.
Responsibility
The use of the Service is a privilege. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you agree that you are solely responsible for your conduct and use of the Service, and that of your users, and any consequences resulting from your or their use of the Service. We act as a service provider for Members of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM to publicize Opportunities. We do not undertake responsibility for screening or monitoring Opportunities. If You, as a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, respond to any Opportunity or enter into any transaction, agreement, contract, arrangement, partnership, collaboration, investment, or other dealing arising out of or in any way related to any Opportunity with another Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM based on an Opportunity (“Transaction”), You agree that you are solely responsible for the consequences of such Transaction. We make no recommendation that you, as a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, should participate in Opportunities, either generally or with regard to any particular Opportunity, and we make no representation that your participation in any Opportunity will be beneficial to you. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you agree to perform your own due diligence on each Opportunity, the other parties involved, and other relevant considerations such as identifying the source of funds, before entering into any Transaction based on the Opportunity. Although we endeavor to extend membership in the Service only to legitimate individuals and companies, we do not perform any background verification on Members of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM. We assume no responsibility for the actions, conduct, or omissions of our Members of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you agree to perform your own due diligence on any Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM with whom you decide to do business, before entering into any Transaction. We are under no obligation to monitor the conduct of our Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, but we may investigate and respond when violations are reported. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, you may report inappropriate materials contributed by others or conduct to opportunities@ridge-holdings.com, we are not required to make any such investigation, and we will not be liable to any User and/or Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM for taking or not taking any action.
Service Suspension
RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM reserves the right to temporarily or definitely suspend a Member if the Member was breaching these Terms of the Service or the Agreement.
Our Intellectual Property Rights Reserved
Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, and except for the submission of Opportunities shared by the Members of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, we reserve all our rights to all materials on the Service including, without limitation, written content, graphical and design elements (including the Service’s “look and feel”), and service marks and trademarks. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, You may not sell, transfer or assign any products or services or Your rights to any products or services provided by RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM to any third party without our express written authorization. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, You may not copy, modify, scrape, alter, or excerpt (or encourage or help others to copy, modify, alter, or excerpt) the Service materials. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, You may not use (or encourage or help others to use) the Service for any purpose or in any manner that is prohibited by the Agreement or by applicable law or regulation. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, You acknowledge and agree that this Agreement does not convey in any way any right, title, or interest to You, or alter Your right, title, or interest in any materials on the Service including, without limitation, any statutory or common law copyright, patent or other intellectual property right in such materials.
Non-disclosure of Opportunities
The Opportunities contributed by the Members of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM remain the property of those who contribute to them. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, You must not share the Opportunities with any other individual or entity. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, You must not use, and must not allow anyone else to use, the Opportunities for any purpose at all, except to respond to the Opportunities through the Service.
Disclaimer
We use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Service available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, subject to scheduled downtime for maintenance purposes. We attempt to schedule downtime at times that minimize the impact on the Members of the RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM. Due to causes outside of our control, including conditions on the Internet and the services of our and Your Internet service providers, we can make no guarantees that any the Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM will be able to access the Service at all times. We implement industry-standard measures to protect against service failures, but we shall not be liable to You for the inaccessibility of the Service due to causes outside of our control. You are a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM and Your use of the Service, the Internet, any materials You submit or access via our Service, and Your conduct online or offline are at Your own risk. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, You undertake to (and to procure that Your Users at all times) shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations that apply to You and that You shall have all requisite authorizations, licenses, and other permissions as necessary to carry out activities on the platform and to otherwise use the Services. Further, You shall not (and shall procure that Your Users shall not) use the platform or otherwise use the Services in connection with the offering of publicly traded securities, publicly traded financial or investment products, financial services, or any other activity which would require authorizations, licenses and other permissions as necessary to carry out activities on the platform or which would require either the User, the Member, the platform or RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM to be licensed or regulated. You acknowledge that RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM is not authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority to carry on a licensed or regulated activity, and it, therefore, does not carry on any licensed or regulated business. We are not liable for any behavior of a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM (or its Users) while using the Service or in the course of subsequent relationships between Members of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM (if any), including in cases of fraud, misconduct, negligence, and any illegal behavior by a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM. Each Member shall act on its own account in respect of any Opportunity and You acknowledge and agree that RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM will not act as agent, or principal, in respect of any Transaction. Each Member is responsible for assessing the suitability of each Transaction which it enters into and agrees and acknowledges that each Transaction will be conducted outside of the platform and without the assistance of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM. Nothing in this Agreement or placed on the Service by RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM shall be deemed legal, accounting, or securities advice. Under no circumstances will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by Your reliance on information obtained through the Service. As a Member of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, You are responsible to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice, or other content available through the Service. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice, or other content. Further, we explicitly disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy, content, or availability of information found on a site that links to or from the Service (a “third-party site”). We may offer links to, or incorporate into the Service, third-party sites that offer various products and/or services. We cannot ensure that the Members of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM will be satisfied with any products or services that are purchased from such a third-party site since such sites are owned and operated by independent retailers. We do not endorse any of such products or services, nor have we taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained in any third-party sites. We do not make any representations or warranties as to the security of any information (including credit card and other personal information) users might be requested to give a third-party site. We strongly encourage Members of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM to make their own investigation of third-party sites before proceeding with any transaction with such third parties. We do not endorse, and nothing on the Service shall be deemed to be an endorsement, representation, or warranty of, any third party, whether in relation to such third party’s products, services, websites, experience or background, or otherwise. We do not make any representations or warranties with regard to any materials submitted by Members of RIDGE HOLDINGS OPPORTUNITIES PLATFORM, including Opportunities posted by them.
