Terms & Conditions

Please read through these Terms carefully. By accessing the shaptahik2000.com web site or by otherwise accessing any content found on this web site, you are deemed to have entered into an agreement with Shaptahik 2000 and to have agreed to be bound by the terms set out below. The Site is owned and operated by Shaptahik 2000. These terms were last updated on 26 May 2002.

1. Intellectual Property Protection

The contents and design of the Site and any material e-mailed to you or otherwise supplied to you in conjunction with the Site (such contents, design and materials being collectively referred to as the Shaptahik 2000 content), are copyright of Shaptahik 2000 and its licensors. You may not use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce any trade marks (such as "Shaptahik 2000" name and logo or other trade names appearing on the Site) for any reason without written permission from Shaptahik 2000. The software which operates the Site is proprietary software and you may not use it except as expressly allowed under these Terms. You may not copy, reverse engineer, modify or otherwise deal with the software.

2. Use of Shaptahik 2000 Content

You may retrieve and display Shaptahik 2000 Content on a computer screen or (if expressly authorised) mobile telephone, print individual pages on paper (but not photocopy them) and store such pages in electronic form on your mobile telephone for your personal, non-commercial use. Except as expressly set out above, you may not reproduce, modify or in any way commercially exploit any of the Content. In particular, but without limiting the general application of the restrictions contained in the preceding sentence, you may not do any of the following without prior written permission from Shaptahik 2000:

Any use of Shaptahik 2000 Content not specifically permitted above is expressly prohibited. Requests for permission for other uses may be sent to the Webmaster by e-mail to info@shaptahik2000.com, and may be subject to a fee.

3. Licence Fee, Payment, and Transactions

Access to certain Economist Content may be subject to a fee. All payments (including applicable taxes) must be made in advance in US Dollars or other currency specified by Shaptahik 2000. You are responsible for the payment of all charges associated with the use of the Site using your ID.

If your use of the Site is terminated by Shaptahik 2000, you will be entitled to receive a refund of any credits or pre-payments which remain unused at the time of termination unless such use is terminated because you are in breach of these Terms. You will continue to be responsible for any fees or other charges incurred by you prior to such termination.

You may use the Site to purchase products or services from Shaptahik 2000's third party partners. In that event, your contract for such products will be with the third party partner and not with Shaptahik 2000.

4. Term and Termination

Shaptahik 2000 may, in its discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Site (including any right to access and use Shaptahik 2000 Content) with or without cause by delivering notice to you.

The rights of termination are in addition to all other rights or remedies of Shaptahik 2000 provided in these Terms or by law.

5. Changes to the Site

Shaptahik 2000 reserves the right, in its discretion, to suspend, change, modify, add or remove portions of Shaptahik 2000 Content available on the Site at any time and to restrict the use and accessibility of the Site.

6. Registration, Passwords and Responsibilities

Certain areas of the Site are only open to you if you register. You are solely responsible for the confidentiality and use of and access to Shaptahik 2000 Content and the Site using your user name, sign-on password, and/or I.D. You agree to immediately notify Shaptahik 2000 if you become aware of any loss or theft of any sign-on password or I.D. or any unauthorised use of a sign-on password, I.D., user name, or of Shaptahik 2000 Content or the Site. You will provide Shaptahik 2000 with accurate, complete registration information (including in particular your e-mail address) and inform Shaptahik 2000 of any changes to such information. For the purpose of confirming your compliance with the terms of these Terms, Shaptahik 2000 reserves the right to monitor and record activity on the Site, including access to Shaptahik 2000 Content.

7. Privacy Policy

The information that you provide about yourself to Shaptahik 2000 will only be used in accordance with Shaptahik 2000's Privacy Policy Statement.  

8. Community Forums

The Site may include bulletin boards, discussion groups and other public areas that allow feedback to Shaptahik 2000 and interaction between users and Shaptahik 2000 representatives ("Forums"). While Shaptahik 2000 does not control the information/materials posted to Forums by users (the "Messages"), it reserves the right (which it may exercise at its sole discretion without notice) to delete, move or edit the Messages and to terminate your access to and use of the Forums.

You are solely responsible for the content of your Messages. You must comply with any rules posted by Shaptahik 2000 on a Forum. You may not:

By submitting Messages to any Forum you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Shaptahik 2000 from all claims, costs and expenses (including legal expenses) arising out of any Messages posted or published by you that are in breach of this section 8.

The Forums contain Messages submitted by users over whom Shaptahik 2000 has no control. Shaptahik 2000 cannot guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any Messages. Some users may breach these terms and post Messages that are misleading, untrue or offensive. You must bear all risk associated with your use of the Forum and should not rely on Messages in making (or refraining from making) any specific investment or other decisions.

By submitting Message to a Forum you are granting Shaptahik 2000 perpetual royalty free non-exclusive licence to reproduce, modify, translate, make available, distribute and sub-license the Message in whole or in part and in any form. This may include personal information such as your user name and alias and your expressions of opinion. Shaptahik 2000 reserves the right to contact you by e-mail with regard to your use of the Forums. You waive any moral rights that you may have in regard to the Messages you submit.

It is not possible for Shaptahik 2000 to fully and effectively monitor Messages that are submitted for infringement of third party rights. If you believe that a message infringes your legal rights, you should notify Shaptahik 2000 immediately by contacting info@shaptahik2000.com.

9. No Warranty, Disclaimer of Liability and Indemnity

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the high quality and accuracy of the Site, Shaptahik 2000 makes no warranty, express or implied concerning Shaptahik 2000 Content, the Site, software or products or services available through the Site (the "Site Services"), which are provided "as is". Shaptahik 2000 expressly disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and warranties of merchantability. In no event will Shaptahik 2000, its affiliates or other suppliers be liable for direct, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information or other pecuniary loss) arising directly or indirectly from the use of (or failure to use) or reliance on the Site Services, even if Shaptahik 2000 has been advised of the possibility that such damages may arise. Shaptahik 2000 does not guarantee the accuracy, content, or timeliness of the Site Services or that they or related systems are free from viruses or other contaminating or destructive properties.

In no event will any liability of Shaptahik 2000, its affiliates, agents and licensors to you (and/or any third party) arising out of any kind of legal claim (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) in any way connected with the Site Services or breach of these Terms by Shaptahik 2000 exceed the amount, if any, paid by you to Shaptahik 2000 in respect of the particular Site Service to which the claim relates.

Upon Shaptahik 2000's request, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Shaptahik 2000 from any claims and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, related to any breach of these Terms by you or your use of any Site Services.

10. Force Majeure

Shaptahik 2000, its affiliates and its information providers will not be liable or deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in performance or interruption of the delivery of Shaptahik 2000 Content resulting directly or indirectly from any cause or circumstance beyond its or their reasonable control, including but not limited to failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems, computer viruses, unauthorised access, theft, operator errors, severe weather, earthquakes or natural disasters, strikes or other labour problems, wars, or governmental restrictions.

11. Miscellaneous

Changes to these Terms. Shaptahik 2000 may, in its discretion, change these Terms (including those relating to your use of Site and/or Shaptahik 2000 Content). When Terms are changed, Shaptahik 2000 will notify you by email or by publishing details of those changes by including them in these Terms. If you use the Site after Shaptahik 2000 has published or notified you of the changes, you are agreeing now to be bound by those changes. If you do not agree to be bound by those changes, you should not use the Site any further after they are published. Access to certain Shaptahik 2000 Content may be subject to additional terms and conditions.

Advertising, Third Party Content and other Web Sites. Parts of the Site may contain advertising or other third party content. Advertisers and other content providers are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Site complies with international and national law. Shaptahik 2000 is not responsible for any third party content or error, omission or inaccuracy in any advertising material. The Site may contain links to other web sites. Shaptahik 2000 is not responsible for the availability of these web sites or their contents.

Assignment of Agreement. This agreement is personal to you and your rights and obligations under these Terms may not be assigned, sub-licensed or otherwise transferred. This agreement may be assigned to a third party by Shaptahik 2000.

Non-Waiver. No delay or omission on the part of either party in requiring performance by the other party of its obligations will operate as a waiver of any right.

Notices. Notices to Shaptahik 2000 must be given in writing by letter and sent to Shaptahik 2000's last known place of business in Dhaka (for the attention of the General Counsel).

Severability/Survival/Statute of Limitations. If any provision of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, such will not render all the Terms unenforceable or invalid but rather the Terms will be read and construed as if the invalid or unenforceable provision(s) are not contained therein. Any cause of action of yours with respect to these Terms must be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in Dhaka, Bangladesh, within one year after the cause of action has arisen, or such cause will be barred, invalid, and void.

Whole Agreement. Save as expressly referred to herein, any representation, warranty, term or condition not expressly set out in these Terms shall not apply.

Headings. Headings in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal meaning or effect.

12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of Bangladesh. The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of Bangladesh shall (subject to the paragraph below) have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of, under, or in connection with these Terms or the legal relationship established by them, and for those purposes irrevocably submit all disputes to the jurisdiction of the Bangladesh courts.

For the exclusive benefit of Shaptahik 2000, Shaptahik 2000 shall retain the right to bring proceedings as to the substance of the matter in the courts of the country of your residence or, where these Terms are entered into in the course of your trade or profession, the country of your principal place of business.