Introduction

Please read these Terms and Conditions ("Terms", "Terms and Conditions") carefully before using the Banglalink Online Invoice Submission Portal ("Portal") operated by Banglalink ("us", "we", or "our"). Your access to and use of our Portal is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Portal for any Service. These Terms for the registration, access to and use of the Portal are in addition, and complementary, to the other guidelines and policies of Banglalink which shall also apply to the access and use of the Portal and the Account so far those are relevant. Access to and use of the Portal are subject to the full approval of and agreement to these Terms as detailed herein. In order to access to and use of the Portal, user must agree to the Terms without limitation. You must read and accept all of the Terms and Conditions prior to registration. By accessing or using the Portal you agree to be bound by these Terms.

Application

The Online Invoice Submission Portal is developed and owned by Banglalink for simplification and automation of its payment system to its vendor, contractor and business partner. This Portal may be used by you to avail the services provided through the Portal. Banglalink does not guarantee that the functional aspects of the Portal will be uninterrupted or error free or that the Portal or the server that makes it available, are free of viruses or other harmful components. Banglalink also does not guarantee that all users have access to all or any of the services provided through the Portal, nor does Banglalink guarantee the continued access, use or functionality thereof. If you find difficulties to access to or use of the portal, you are requested to contact Banglalink. Banglalink may change, modify and update the Terms and Conditions and any material on the Portal anytime without prior notice and the last updated Terms and Conditions shall apply. If you do not wish to accept the new and/or updated Terms you should not continue to use the Portal. If you continue to use the Portal after the date on which the change comes into effect, your continued use of the Portal indicates your agreement to be bound by the new and/or updated Terms.

Registration

In order to use the Portal you will be required to create an account ("Account""). You must complete the registration process by providing complete and accurate information as required. Any false information provided by you will, without prejudice to any other rights and remedy available to Banglalink, result in the immediate termination of your Account and your use of the Portal. You shall have an obligation to ensure that your company name, email address, VAT number, TIN number and all other information as are required to provide for the purpose of registration are correct and always up to date. Any information you submit while you are registering to access and use the Portal and all updates to this information are subject to verification and strict security check. You will also be required to choose a password after providing your user ID (supplier ID), which will be used to access to your Account. You acknowledge and agree that you are and shall remain responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username, password and account details as well as for the security of your Account and all uses of the Account. You acknowledge that you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password and your Account. If you suspect that your username and/or password have been compromised, you should contact Banglalink immediately and change your password. You may not: 1. Select or use as a username, a name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; 2. Use as a username, a name subject to any rights of a person other than yours, without appropriate authorization; 3. Use the Portal if you are a minor in the eye of law. Banglalink reserves the rights to refuse registration of, or cancel an Account at its sole discretion. Your username and password are confidential. Banglalink shall not disclose your username and/or password unless requested to do so by you, or required to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction or any other legal requirement. You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining any equipment or ancillary services needed to connect to, access or otherwise use the Portal, including, without limitation, computer, hardware, software, internet/telecommunication services etc. You shall be responsible for ensuring that such equipment or ancillary services are compatible with the Portal. Banglalink reserves the right to audit your use of the Portal including, without limitation, the right to use data relating to your use of the Portal.

Use of the Portal

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Banglalink grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the portal. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to avail the service through the portal. You can use the portal for only invoice submission and keeping track of your invoice using your username and password. However, Banglalink does not guarantee that the information in relation to your invoice is always updated.

Intellectual Property Rights

All materials (including any content, software, service and/or the portal itself) are the property of Banglalink. Any intellectual property rights such as copyright, trademarks, service marks, trade names, other distinguished bands which may be visible in the portal are also the property of Banglalink. No material of the portal may be copied, reproduced, republished, installed, posted, transmitted, stored or distributed without written permission of Banglalink.

Warranties

The information on this Portal is strictly indicative and provided for information purposes only, although Banglalink has taken all reasonable care to ensure that the information provided on this Portal is accurate as at the time of publication thereof, Banglalink makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the content, accuracy, completeness, operability, availability or adequacy of such information. Accordingly, Banglalink disclaims any responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies which may be contained in any information on this Portal. Any use of, or reliance on, the information herein shall be made at your own risk. Banglalink disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from downloading or accessing any information or material through the Portal. In the event that any information on this Portal is inaccurate, incomplete and/or inadequate, Banglalink's liability shall be limited to the rectification/correction of such inaccurate, incomplete and/or inadequate information.

Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, and except to the extent that loss or damage is caused directly by its gross negligence or willful misconduct, Banglalink shall not be liable for any loss and damage whatsoever whether direct or indirect and whether in contract, tort, quasi-tort or otherwise, arising out of use of this Portal, the services available through it, or the use or reliance on the information available on this Portal. Banglalink shall in no circumstances be liable for any direct or indirect loss of profit, goodwill, business or anticipated savings, nor for any indirect or consequential loss or damage. Banglalink shall not be liable for any losses resulting from third party services, equipment, software, hardware or any other component, outside its reasonable control (including, without limitation, any internet/ telecommunications services and equipment, software, browsers and computer components and systems) as may be used by you to access and/or use the Portal. Banglalink shall not be liable to you for any losses resulting from access or use of third party website, whether or not you access such websites through the Portal. Banglalink shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages resulting from the use of the Portal or any downloaded applications, and any consequent financial or commercial prejudice, or loss of data in your system. Banglalink reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Portal or any part of it, with or without notice, at any time. Banglalink shall not be liable to any person for any such modification, suspension or discontinuance of this Portal (or any part thereof). You agree to identify and hold Banglalink harmless from any loss or damage suffered by any person as a result of your breach of any of these Terms or any improper use you may make of the Portal. If you obtain unauthorized access to any program, data or other information which belongs to Banglalink or any third party, you agree to treat such program, data and/ or information, as the case may be, as confidential and agree not to disclose or make use of any of it/ them (or any part of it/ them).

Preservation of Documents

You must preserve all the documents e.g. invoice, VAT Challan (copy), PO, GRN and/or any other documents that are related to the invoices that you have submitted in this portal for at least 12 (twelve) years after the termination of expiration of the contract with Banglalink and you shall remain under obligation to produce those documents as and when demanded by Banglalink. Original VAT Challan must be submitted to Banglalink as soon as the invoice is submitted in the portal.

General

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be considered as struck out and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. Any failure by Banglalink to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive Banglalink's right to act with respect to any subsequent breach(es), whether of similar nature, or otherwise. Banglalink may, in its sole discretion, assign, novate, or in any manner transfer, its rights and obligations under these Terms, without your prior consent, provided that any such assignment, novation or transfer is made on the same Terms that are no less advantageous to you than these Terms. These Terms set forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and Banglalink with respect to the access to, and use of this Portal and the Account. These Terms, and the interpretation and construction hereof, shall be governed by the laws of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh. Any claims or disputes arising out of or in connection with this Portal and these Terms shall be resolved through arbitration and the Rules of Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) shall govern the arbitration. Should you decline to accept the above Terms, or any part of them, then you should immediately unsubscribe from any services made available to you through this Portal, cancel your Account, discontinue use of this Portal and disconnect from it. If you have any questions about these Terms and/or the Portal, you may contact us on einvoice@banglalink.net