Update Date: July 8, 2022
1. Special Tips
1.1 "An Archival Tour of Shanghai" Digital Humanities Platform (hereinafter referred to as the "Platform") agrees to provide Internet-based services (hereinafter referred to as "Network Services"; the current URL is https://dh.shda.gov.cn. If the Platform changes its URL or adds other URLs in the future, please refer to the URL(s) at that time). You can only become a user of the Platform Network Services (hereinafter referred to as the "User") after agreeing to abide by all the terms of this Agreement and completing all the registration procedures according to the prompts on the page.
Special note: Please read this agreement carefully, if you fail to fully accept all the terms of this agreement, please do not click the "register" button in the registration process; Once you click "Register", it means that you fully accept all the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement will be legally binding on you.
1.2 After successful registration, the Platform will assign the User an account (hereinafter referred to as the "Account") and a corresponding password, which the User shall keep secure. The User shall be legally responsible for all activities conducted under their Account.
2. Service Content
2.1 The specific content of the platform's Network Services shall be provided by the platform according to the actual situation.
2.2 The User understands that the Platform only provides relevant Network Services, and other equipment related to accessing the relevant Network Services (such as personal computers and other devices for accessing the Internet or mobile networks) and the required expenses (such as telephone charges and Internet access fees paid for Internet access) shall be borne by the User.
3. Service Change, Interruption, or Termination
3.1 Given the nature of Network Services, the User agrees that the Platform reserves the right to change, interrupt, or terminate part or all of the Network Services at any time. For free Network Services, the Platform is not required to notify the User in advance or assume any liability to the User or third parties.
3.2 The User understands that the Platform may need to regularly or irregularly maintain, upgrade, or update the Platform (such as the website) or related equipment for providing Network Services. The Platform shall not be liable for reasonable interruptions of paid Network Services due to such activities, but will make reasonable efforts to provide advance notice.
3.3 The Platform reserves the right to interrupt or terminate the provision of Network Services to the User at any time without liability to the User or third parties in any of the following circumstances:
3.3.1 The personal information provided by the User is untrue;
3.3.2 The User infringes the legitimate rights and interests of any third party;
3.4 The Platform reserves the right to interrupt or terminate the provision of Network Services to the User at any time without liability to the User or third parties in any of the following circumstances:
3.4.2 The User damages the goodwill, reputation, or other legitimate rights and interests of the Platform in any way;
3.4.3 The Platform has other reasonable reasons to believe that it needs to interrupt or terminate the provision of services to the User.
4. Use Rules
4.1 When applying to use the Platform's Network Services, the User must provide accurate personal information to the Platform. If any personal information changes, it must be updated in a timely manner.
4.2 The Platform shall not assume any liability for the illegal use of the Account and password by others due to hacking or the User's failure to properly safeguard them.
4.3 The User agrees to voluntarily accept the Platform's sending of product promotions or other relevant commercial information of this website to the User via email or other means.
4.4 In the process of using the Platform's Network Services, the User must follow the following principles. Otherwise, the Platform has the right to deal with Users who violate or are suspected of violating the following clauses according to the specific circumstances and publicly release the handling results:
4.4.1 Comply with relevant Chinese laws and regulations;
4.4.2 Comply with all network protocols, regulations, and procedures related to Network Services;
4.4.3 Do not use the Network Service System for any illegal purpose;
4.4.4 Do not use the Platform's Network Service System to engage in any act that may adversely affect the normal operation of the Internet or the normal use of other Users;
4.4.5 Do not use the Network Services provided by the Platform to upload, display, or disseminate any reactionary, endangering national security, disrupting public order, false, harassing, slanderous, abusive, threatening, pornographic, vulgar, or any other illegal or inappropriate information materials;
4.4.6 Do not infringe any patent right, copyright, trademark right, right of reputation, right of portrait, right of privacy, property right, or any other legitimate right and interest of any third party;
4.4.7 Do not use the Platform's Network Service System to engage in any act that violates public order and good customs, social morality, or is unfavorable to the Platform or interferes with the normal operation of the Platform. "Violating public order and good customs" includes but is not limited to all circumstances that may seriously mislead public cognition, have fraudulent or improper nature, and other violations of morality, good customs, or community public order.
4.4.8 If any illegal use of the Account or abnormal conditions or security vulnerabilities of the Account are found, the Platform shall be notified immediately.
4.4.9 The User promises to comply with the requirements of the seven bottom lines, including laws and regulations, the socialist system, national interests, legitimate rights and interests of citizens, public order, social morality, and information authenticity.
4.5 If the User violates any provision of this Agreement when using Network Services, the Platform or its authorized person has the right to require the User to correct or directly take all necessary measures (including but not limited to changing or deleting the content posted by the User, suspending or terminating the User's right to use Network Services) to mitigate the impact caused by the User's improper behavior.
4.6 Any statements, notices, warnings, etc., made by the Platform regarding the use of certain specific Platform Network Services through various means (including but not limited to web announcements, emails, text message reminders, etc.) shall be deemed part of this Agreement. If the User uses such Platform Network Services, it is deemed that the User agrees to the content of such statements, notices, and warnings.
5. Intellectual Property Rights
5.1 Any text, pictures, graphics, audio, fonts, design materials, and/or video materials contained in the Network Services provided by the Platform are protected by copyright, trademark, and/or other property ownership laws. Unless otherwise agreed in this Agreement, without the consent of the relevant right holders, the above materials shall not be directly or indirectly published, broadcast, rewritten or reissued for the purpose of broadcasting or publishing in any media, or used for any other commercial purpose. The Platform shall not be liable in any form to the User or any third party for delays, inaccuracies, errors, and omissions arising from or in the process of transmitting or submitting all or part of the above materials or any damages arising therefrom or resulting therefrom.
5.2 All rights to any software used by the Platform to provide Network Services (including but not limited to any images, photos, animations, videos, audio recordings, music, text, and additional programs contained in the software, as well as the attached help materials) belong to the copyright owner of the software. Without the permission of the copyright owner of the software, the User shall not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software.
6. Privacy Protection
6.1 Protecting user privacy is a basic policy of the Platform. The Platform undertakes not to publicly disclose or provide the registration information of individual Users and the non-public content stored on the Platform when the User uses Network Services to third parties, except in the following circumstances:
6.1.1 Obtaining the User's explicit authorization in advance;
6.1.2 As required by relevant laws and regulations;
6.1.3 In accordance with the requirements of relevant government authorities;
6.1.4 To safeguard the interests of the public;
6.1.5 To safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Platform.
6.2 The Platform may cooperate with third parties to provide relevant Network Services to Users. In such cases, if the third party agrees to assume the same responsibility for protecting user privacy as the Platform, the Platform has the right to provide the User's registration information, etc., to the third party.
6.3 Without disclosing the privacy information of individual Users, the Platform has the right to analyze the entire user database and carry out commercial use of the user database.
7. Disclaimer of Liability
7.1 The User explicitly agrees that the risks of using the Platform's Network Services shall be entirely borne by the User itself; all consequences arising from the use of the Platform's Network Services shall also be borne by the User itself.
7.2 The Platform does not warrant that the Network Services will necessarily meet the User's requirements, nor does it warrant that the Network Services will not be interrupted, and makes no warranty as to the timeliness, security, or accuracy of the Network Services.
7.3 The Platform does not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of external links set up to provide convenience to Users. At the same time, the Platform shall not assume any liability for the content on any web page not actually controlled by the Platform to which such external links point.
7.4 For network service interruptions or other defects caused by force majeure or reasons beyond the Platform's control, the Platform shall not assume any liability, but will make every effort to reduce the losses and impacts caused to Users.
7.5 The User shall consciously abide by the Copyright Law and other relevant laws and regulations, shall not infringe the legitimate rights and interests of the Platform and other Users, and shall assume full responsibility for its personal behavior.
8. Breach Compensation
8.1 The User agrees to safeguard and maintain the interests of the Platform and other Users. If losses are caused to the Platform and its affiliates or any other third party due to, including but not limited to, the following circumstances, the User agrees to bear the damages (including but not limited to attorney fees, litigation costs, arbitration fees, and other reasonable expenses) caused thereby:
8.1.1 The User or others using the Account violate relevant laws, regulations, or any 条款 of this Agreement;
8.1.2 The User's use of the services provided by the Platform in violation of this Agreement or laws and regulations leads to the infringement of the legitimate rights and interests of any third party;
8.1.3 All legal disputes caused by the User's unauthorized provision of their own Account to a third party for use
8.1.4 Other circumstances causing losses to the Platform and its affiliates or any other third party.
8.2 Any disputes, liabilities, etc., caused by the User's reasons, as well as any consequences arising from the User or the User's Account violating laws and regulations or the provisions of this Agreement, shall be independently borne by the User in full, and have nothing to do with the Platform.
9. Agreement Modification
9.1 The Platform has the right to modify any terms of this Agreement at any time. Once the content of this Agreement is changed, the Platform will prompt the modified content to the User in an appropriate manner.
9.2 If the User does not agree to the modifications made by the Platform to the relevant terms of this Agreement, the User has the right to stop using Network Services. If the User continues to use Network Services, it shall be deemed as the User's acceptance of the modifications made by the Platform to the relevant 条款 of this Agreement.
10. Notice Service
10.1 All notices from the Platform to the User under this Agreement may be made by means of web announcements, emails, or regular mail delivery; such notices shall be deemed delivered on the date of sending.
10.2 The User's notices to the Platform shall be served through the contact information such as the correspondence address, fax number, and email address officially published by the Platform.
11. Legal Jurisdiction
11.1 The formation, performance, interpretation, and dispute resolution of this Agreement shall be governed by Chinese law and subject to the jurisdiction of Chinese courts.
11.2 If any dispute arises between the parties regarding the content of this Agreement or its performance, the parties shall try to resolve it amicably through consultation; if consultation fails, any party may file a lawsuit with the people's court where the Platform is located.
12. Other Provisions
12.1 This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties on the matters agreed herein and other relevant matters. Except as provided in this Agreement, no other rights are granted to the parties hereto.
12.2 If any term of this Agreement is wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain effective and binding.
12.3 The titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Agreement.
12.4 To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Platform reserves the final interpretation right of this Agreement.
