Last Updated: February 2023
Terms of Use
THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THE "AGREEMENT") GOVERN YOUR USE OF VURUGUMAPPER, INCLUDING ONLINE
AND OFFLINE COMPONENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SOFTWARE"). BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS..
Definitions
As used herein: "Agreement" means these terms and conditions; "Content" means the audio and visual
information, forms, documents, cartography, images, series and services contained or made available
to you in the course of using the Software; "Intellectual Property Rights" means unpatented
inventions, patent applications, patents, design rights, copyrights, trademarks, service marks,
trade names, domain name rights, mask work rights, know-how and other trade secret rights, and all
other intellectual property rights, derivatives thereof, and forms of protection of a similar
nature anywhere in the world; "Limits of Use" means the limitations on your use of the Software
as stated at the time of purchase, including but not limited to maximum VuruguMapper website series
storage, the maximum number of mobile devices supported by your VuruguMapper website, and the
period of service that you have paid for; "VuruguMapper" means VuruguMapper, a product of
Pajat Solutions Oy, having its principal place of business at Tekniikantie 12, 02150 Espoo,
Finland; "Public Form" means a form developed using the Software that is shared freely with
and among other users of the Software; "Software" means the VuruguMapper websites and the
VuruguMapper mobile client applications; "Technology" means all of VuruguMapper proprietary
technology (including software, hardware, products, processes, algorithms, user interfaces,
forms, series, cartography, know-how, techniques, designs and other tangible or intangible
technical material or information) made available to you by VuruguMapper in providing the
Software and Content; "Your Data" means any series, forms, images, videos, audio files,
information or material submitted or created by you in the course of using the Software.
License Grant & Restrictions
VuruguMapper hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide right to use the Software,
solely for your own personal or internal business purposes, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Your use of the Software shall be within the Limits of Use purchased from VuruguMapper.
All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by VuruguMapper and its licensors.
You may not use the Software if you are a direct competitor of VuruguMapper, except with VuruguMapper
prior written consent. In addition, you may not use the Software for purposes of monitoring its
availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes.
You shall not
(i) license, sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise
commercially exploit or make available to any third party the Software or the Content in any way;
(ii) modify or produce derivative works based upon the Software or the Content;
(iii) create Internet "links" to the Software or "frame" or "mirror" any Content on any other server or
wireless or Internet-based device; or
(iv) reverse engineer or access the Software in order to
(a) build a competitive product or service,
(b) build a product using similar ideas,
features, functions or graphics of the Software, or
(c) copy any ideas, features, functions
or graphics of the Software. You may use the Software only for your personal or internal
business purposes and shall not:
(i) send spam or otherwise duplicative or unsolicited messages
in violation of applicable laws;
(ii) send or store infringing, obscene, threatening, libelous,
or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, including material harmful to children or that
violates third party privacy rights;
(iii) send or store material containing software viruses,
worms, Trojan horses or other harmful computer code, files, scripts, agents or programs;
(iv) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Software or the series
contained therein; or
(v) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Software or its related systems or networks.
Credit Card Billing
If paying for the Software by credit card, you understand and agree that recurring subscription
fees will be automatically charged to your credit card with no prior authorization of renewal
until you cancel your subscription. Although you may cancel your subscription at any time,
VuruguMapper will not issue refunds for any unused portion of a subscription period.
Your Responsibilities
You are responsible for your use of the Software within the Limits of Use and shall abide by all
applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations in connection with
your use of the Software, including those related to series privacy, international communications
and the transmission of technical or personal series. You shall:
(i) notify VuruguMapper immediately
of any unauthorized use of the Software or any other known or suspected breach of security;
(ii) report to VuruguMapper immediately and use reasonable efforts to stop immediately any copying
or distribution of Content that is known or suspected by you; and
(iii) not impersonate another user of the Software or provide false identity information
to gain access to or use the Software. From time to time, VuruguMapper may automatically check the
version of the Software installed on your mobile device(s) and computer(s) and, if applicable,
provide automatic download and installation of updates to the Software. You are responsible for
enabling such automatic checking, downloading and installation of updates.
Your Data
VuruguMapper makes no claim of ownership in Your Data. You, not VuruguMapper, shall have sole
responsibility for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability, appropriateness,
and intellectual property ownership or right to use Your Data, and VuruguMapper shall not be
responsible or liable for your deletion, destruction, damage, loss or failure to store Your
Data. In the event this Agreement expires or is terminated (other than by reason of your
breach), VuruguMapper will maintain Your Data online for 30 days and make it available to you
for export to your own systems.
Public Forms
From time to time you may elect to designate certain forms as Public Forms so that they may
be shared freely with and among other users of the Software. You agree that by designating a
form as a Public Form you grant VuruguMapper and other users of the Software an unrestricted,
transferable, worldwide, royalty-free license to the form, and you certify that you are the
owner of the form or have the rights to grant such license.
Intellectual Property Ownership
VuruguMapper alone (and its licensors, where applicable) shall own all rights, title and interest,
including all related Intellectual Property Rights, in and to the Technology, the Content
and the Software and any suggestions, ideas, enhancement requests, feedback, recommendations
or other information provided by you relating to the Software. This Agreement is not a sale
and does not convey to you any rights of ownership in or related to the Software, the Content,
the Technology or any Intellectual Property Rights owned by VuruguMapper. The product names
associated with the Software are trademarks of VuruguMapper or third parties, and no right or
license is granted to use them. Portions of the Software are licensed, in whole or in part,
by third parties under the Apache License (http://www.apache.org). You are not permitted,
directly or indirectly, to:
(a) modify, translate, create derivative works of the Software;
(b) reverse assemble, decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive source
code or object code or the underlying ideas, algorithms, structure or organization of the
Software; (c) reproduce or copy the Software in whole or in part, except as expressly
permitted in writing by VuruguMapper.
Term and Termination
The Term of this Agreement shall start with your use of the Software and shall expire as
specified in the Limits of Use. In the event this Agreement expires or is terminated
(other than by reason of your breach), VuruguMapper will maintain Your Data online for 30 days
and make it available to you for export to your own systems. You agree and acknowledge that
VuruguMapper has no obligation to retain Your Data, and may delete Your Data 30 days after
expiration or termination. Any breach of your payment obligations or unauthorized use of
Software or Content shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement. VuruguMapper may
terminate your use of the Software, at its sole discretion, if you breach or otherwise fail
to comply with this Agreement. You agree and acknowledge that VuruguMapper has no obligation
to retain Your Data, and may delete Your Data, if you have breached this Agreement.
Representations & Warranties
Each party represents and warrants that it has the legal power and authority to enter into
this Agreement. VuruguMapper represents and warrants that it will provide the Software in a
manner consistent with general industry standards reasonably applicable to the provision
thereof and that the Software will perform substantially in accordance with the online user
guide documentation for the Software under normal use and circumstances. You represent and
warrant that you have not falsely identified yourself nor provided any false information to
gain access to the Software and that your billing information is correct.
Indemnification
You shall indemnify and hold VuruguMapper, its licensors and each such party's parent organizations,
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents harmless from
and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses
(including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with:
(i) a claim alleging that use of Your Data infringes the rights of, or has caused harm to, a
third party;
(ii) a claim, which if true, would constitute a violation by you of your representations and
warranties; or
(iii) a claim against VuruguMapper arising from the breach by you of this Agreement,
provided in any such case that VuruguMapper
(a) gives written notice of the claim promptly to you;
(b) gives you sole control of the defense and settlement of the claim (provided that you may
not settle or defend any claim unless you unconditionally release VuruguMapper of all liability
and such settlement does not affect VuruguMapper business or Software);
(c) provides to you all available information and assistance; and
(d) has not compromised or settled such claim.
Disclaimer of Warranties
VuruguMapper AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR GUARANTY AS TO THE RELIABILITY,
TIMELINESS, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SOFTWARE
OR CONTENT. VuruguMapper AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT
(A) THE USE OF THE
SOFTWARE WILL BE SECURE, TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR OPERATE IN COMBINATION WITH ANY
OTHER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SYSTEM OR DATA,
(B) THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR
EXPECTATIONS,
(C) ANY STORED DATA WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE,
(D) THE QUALITY OF ANY DATA
COLLECTED BY YOU THROUGH THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS,
(E) ERRORS
OR DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR
(F) THE SOFTWARE OR THE SERVERS THAT SUPPORT THE SOFTWARE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS. THE SOFTWARE AND ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED TO YOU STRICTLY ON AN "AS IS" BASIS.
ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY
OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, ARE HEREBY
DISCLAIMED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW BY VuruguMapper AND ITS LICENSORS.
VuruguMapper RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TEMPORARILY DISABLE OR PERMANENTLY DISCONTINUE ANY AND ALL
FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SOFTWARE WITHOUT NOTICE AND WITH NO LIABILITY TO YOU.
Communication Costs and Delays
CERTAIN FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SOFTWARE REQUIRES MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS, AND CARRIER RATES
FOR PHONE, DATA AND TEXT MESSAGING MAY APPLY. THE SOFTWARE MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS,
AVAILABILITY, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS.
VuruguMapper IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS.
Navigation Warning
THE SOFTWARE MAY INCLUDE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) DATA AND CARTOGRAPHIC DATA.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT GPS LOCATION DATA MAY NOT BE ACCURATE, AND THAT THE
CARTOGRAPHIC DATA MAY NOT BE ACCURATE OR COMPLETE OR UP-TO-DATE. THE SOFTWARE SHOULD NEVER
BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL VuruguMapper AGGREGATE LIABILITY EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY AND/OR DUE
FROM YOU IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH
CLAIM. IN NO EVENT SHALL VuruguMapper AND/OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE OR KIND
(INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) ARISING OUT OF,
OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OR INABILITY
TO USE THE SOFTWARE, OR FOR ANY CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOFTWARE, ANY INTERRUPTION,
INACCURACY, ERROR OR OMISSION, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE, IN THE SOFTWARE OR CONTENT, EVEN IF THE
PARTY FROM WHICH DAMAGES ARE BEING SOUGHT OR SUCH PARTY'S LICENSORS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Additional Rights
Certain states and/or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or
limitation of liability for incidental, consequential or certain other types of damages,
so the exclusions set forth above may not apply to you.
Notice
VuruguMapper may give notice by means of a general notice through the Software, electronic mail
to your e-mail address on record in VuruguMapper account information, or by written communication
sent by first class mail or pre-paid post to your address on record in VuruguMapper account
information. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon the expiration of 72 hours
after mailing or posting (if sent by first class mail or pre-paid post) or 24 hours after
sending (if sent by email). You may give notice to VuruguMapper (such notice shall be deemed
given when received by VuruguMapper) at any time by a letter delivered by nationally recognized
overnight delivery service or first class postage prepaid mail to VuruguMapper at the
following address: VuruguMapper, Tekniikantie 12, 02150, Espoo, Finland,
Attention: Chief Operating Officer.
Assignment
This Agreement may not be assigned by you without the prior written approval of VuruguMapper but may
be assigned without your consent by VuruguMapper to
(i) a parent or subsidiary,
(ii) an acquirer of assets, or
(iii) a successor by merger. Any purported assignment in violation of this section shall be void.
General
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Finland without
regard to its choice of law principles. No text or information set forth on any other purchase
order, preprinted form or document shall add to or vary the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid or unenforceable, then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to
reflect the intentions of the invalid or unenforceable provision(s), with all other provisions
remaining in full force and effect. No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency
relationship exists between you and VuruguMapper as a result of this agreement or use of the
Software. The failure of VuruguMapper to enforce any right or provision in this Agreement shall
not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by
VuruguMapper in writing. This Agreement may be modified by VuruguMapper from time to time at its
sole discretion. The most current version of this Agreement may be found at
www.VuruguMapper.com/terms-of-use. This Agreement comprises the entire agreement between you
and VuruguMapper and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or
agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties regarding the subject matter
contained herein.
Questions or Additional Information
If you have questions regarding this Agreement or wish to obtain additional information,
please contact VuruguMapper at the following address: irectorate of Children Services,
P.O Box 40326- 00100, Nairobi.