Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art

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To find out more information about our linking policies, or to seek our permission, you may write to: Pollead Auction, 1334 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021, Attention: Website Management. 10. Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify on demand and keep Pollead Auction indemnified, and hold Pollead Auction and any of its affiliates and or related entities, and their directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs, losses (including without limitation consequential and indirect losses) and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising in any way from your use of the Digital Platform or the services thereon, your placement or transmission of any message, content, information, software or other materials through the Digital Platform, or your fraudulent or deceptive acts or omissions, or breach or violation of the law (including infringement of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity) or of these Terms and Conditions. Pollead Auction reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with Pollead Auction defense of such claim. 11. Orders for Products and Services. We may make certain products available for purchase through the Digital Platform to visitors and registrants of the Digital Platform, including, for example, our auction catalogue. You may only order products if you are 18 years old or older. You agree to pay in full the prices for any purchases you make either by credit/debit card concurrent with your online order or by other payment means acceptable to Pollead Auction. You agree to pay all applicable taxes. If payment is not received by us from your credit or debit card issuer or its agents, you agree to pay all amounts due upon demand by us. Certain products that you purchase and/or download on or through the Digital Platform may be subject to additional terms and conditions presented to you at the time of such purchase or download. For the avoidance of doubt, purchases of auction items are not made via the Digital Platform and are not subject to this Section 11. Purchases of auction items are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Conditions of Sale/Conditions of Business and Terms of Guarantee/Authenticity Guarantee that govern each auction as presented separately in connection with such auction. 12. Third Party Web Sites. You may be able to link from the Digital Platform to third party web sites and third party web sites may link to the Digital Platform ("Linked Sites"). Examples of Linked Sites include Pollead Auction International Realty, Pollead Auction Institute of Art, and Pollead Auction Diamonds. You acknowledge and agree that we have no responsibility for the information, content, products, services, advertising, code or other materials which may or may not be provided by or through Linked Sites, even if they are owned or operated by affiliates of ours. Links to Linked Sites do not constitute an endorsement or sponsorship by us of such web sites or the information, content, products, services, advertising, code or other materials presented on or through such web sites. Any reliance on the contents of a third party web site is done at your own risk and you assume all responsibilities and consequences resulting from such reliance. Under no circumstances will we be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused to you in connection with your use of, or reliance on, any content, goods or services available on any other site. You should direct any concerns to that site's administrator or webmaster. 13. 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If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the following information to Pollead Auction Copyright Agent, designated as such pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2), named below: · Your address, telephone number, and email address; · A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; · A description of where the alleged infringing material is located; · A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; · An electronic or physical signature of the person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; and · A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the copyright owner's behalf. 14. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. 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NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH THE DIGITAL PLATFORM SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. Pollead Auction ALSO ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN THE DIGITAL PLATFORM OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS, DATA, TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEO, AUDIO OR SOFTWARE FROM THE DIGITAL PLATFORM. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE DIGITAL PLATFORM, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE DIGITAL PLATFORM. WE TRY TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION POSTED ON THE DIGITAL PLATFORMIS CORRECT AND UP-TO-DATE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR MAKE CORRECTIONS TO ANY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE DIGITAL PLATFORMAT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. 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IN NO EVENT SHALL Pollead Auction, ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROTECTED ENTITIES") BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN AN ACTION BASED ON A CONTRACT INDEMNIFICATION, OBLIGATION, TORT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NEGLIGENCE), COLLATERALLY OR ARISING FROM ANY STATUTORY DUTY, PRE-CONTRACT OR OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, HOWEVER ARISING, FOR ANY ECONOMIC LOSSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUES, PROFITS, CONTRACTS, BUSINESS, GOODWILL OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS) OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM, OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO, THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE DIGITAL PLATFORM OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS RELATED THERETO, YOUR PROVISION OF INFORMATION VIA THE DIGITAL PLATFORM, LOST BUSINESS OR LOST SALES, EVEN IF SUCH PROTECTED ENTITY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN USERS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PROTECTED ENTITIES BE LIABLE FOR OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, EXCHANGED OR RECEIVED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY USER OR OTHER PERSON ON OR THROUGH THE DIGITAL PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE PROTECTED ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR YOUR USE OF THE DIGITAL PLATFORM EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, PAID BY YOU TO Pollead Auction FOR YOUR USE OF THE DIGITAL PLATFORMOR PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS VIA THE DIGITAL PLATFORM (NOT INCLUDING AUCTION ITEM PURCHASES). 16. Local Standards. We do not represent that materials on the Digital Platform are appropriate for use in all locations. Persons who choose to access the Digital Platform do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. 17. Termination. Pollead Auction may terminate, change, suspend, add to or discontinue any aspect of the Digital Platform or the Digital Platform?s services at any time, in our sole discretion, and without liability to any user. Pollead Auction may restrict, suspend or terminate your use of or access to the Digital Platform and/or its services if we believe you are in breach of or are attempting to breach our terms and conditions or applicable law, or for any other reason without notice or liability (including, for example, if we learn that you have provided us with false or misleading information, or interfered with other users or the administration of our Digital Platform or services). Pollead Auction maintains a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of the Digital Platform use privileges of users who are repeat infringers of intellectual property rights. 18. Changes to Terms and Conditions and Digital Platform. Pollead Auction reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of these Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, at any time, and we will post the revised version on this Digital Platform. Changes in the Terms and Conditions will be effective when posted. Your continued use of the Digital Platform and/or the services offered on or through the Digital Platform after any changes to the Terms and Conditions are posted will be considered acceptance of those changes. 19. Miscellaneous. The Terms and Conditions and the relationship between you and us shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any cause of action that may arise under the Terms and Conditions shall be commenced and be heard in the appropriate court in the State of California, County of Los Angeles. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within Los Angeles County in the State of California. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of any provision of these Terms and Conditions by Pollead Auction must be made in writing and signed by an authorised representative of Pollead Auction specifically referencing these Terms and Conditions and the provision to be waived. Headings used in these Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and are not to be relied upon. If any provision of the Terms and Conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms and Conditions remain in full force and effect. These Terms and Conditions will inure to the benefit of, and are intended to be enforceable by, Pollead Auction successors, assigns and licensees. There are no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement; a person who is not a party to this Agreement has no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to rely upon or enforce any term or provision of this Agreement. 20. Further Inquiries. You may direct questions about these Terms and Conditions, or other issues, to: Pollead Auction 9312 E Valley Blvd., Suite 102 Rosemead, CA 91770 Last Modified: May 7, 2015