Terms & Conditions
Agreement between User and Chip
Welcome to Chip. Chip is operated by Avant Garde Technologies B.V.
Chip is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of Chip constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully, and keep a copy of them.
Our platform provides an electronic wallet (‘e-wallet’) to manage and spend your funds within our ecosystem.
Privacy
Your use of Chip is subject to Chip’s Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the app and informs users of our data collection practices.
Electronic Communications
Visiting Chip or sending emails to Chip constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email, and on the app, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
Your Account
If you use this app, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your mobile, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. Chip and its associates reserve the right to refuse or cancel service, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content at our sole discretion.
Please note: All funds will be managed by Stichting Derdengelden Avant Garde Technologies(1). If you see this name on a bank statement please know that this entity is legally tasked with the management of user funds on behalf of Avant Garde Technologies B.V.
Children Under Thirteen
Chip does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. Users aged 13 and above are eligible to sign up on Chip, provided they have a valid local ID and a working local phone number. Users under the age of 13 are not allowed to create an account or use Chip’s services at this time.
Cancellation/Refund Policy
You may report a fraudulent transaction at any time. We will investigate and if a transaction is deemed fraudulent we will ensure the affected party gets refunded.
Please contact us at any time at info@chipcuracao.com or via our in-app chat support feature to report a fraudulent transaction.
Links to Third Party Sites/Third Party Services
Chip may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Chip and Chip is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Chip is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Chip of the app or any association with its operators.
Certain services made available via Chip are delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service or functionality originating from Chip domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that Chip may share such information and data with any third party with whom Chip has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service or functionality on behalf of Chip users and customers.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use/Intellectual Property
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use Chip strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the app, you warrant to Chip that you will not use the app for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the app in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the app or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the app. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the app.
All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the app, is the property of Chip or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.
You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the app. Chip content is not for resale. Your use of the app does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of Chip and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of Chip or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.
International Users
The Service is controlled, operated, and administered by Chip from our office in Curaçao. If you access the Service from a location outside Curaçao, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use Chip Content accessed through Chip in any country or any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions, or regulations.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Chip, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the app or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Chip reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Chip in asserting any available defenses.
Arbitration
In the event the parties are unable to resolve any dispute between them arising out of or concerning these Terms and Conditions, or any provisions thereof, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise at law or in equity for damages or any other relief, such dispute shall be resolved through final and binding arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single neutral arbitrator and administered by a recognized arbitration service in Curaçao, or a similar service mutually agreed upon by the parties, in a location within Curaçao agreed upon by the parties. The arbitrator’s award shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in any court in Curaçao having jurisdiction.
In the event that any legal or equitable action, proceeding, or arbitration arises out of or concerns these Terms and Conditions, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. The parties agree to arbitrate all disputes and claims related to these Terms and Conditions, or any disputes arising as a result of these Terms and Conditions, whether directly or indirectly, including tort claims.
The entire dispute, including the scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision, shall be determined by the arbitrator. This arbitration provision shall survive the termination of these Terms and Conditions.
Class Action Waiver
Any arbitration under these Terms and Conditions will take place on an individual basis; class arbitrations and class/representative/collective actions are not permitted. The parties agree that a party may bring claims against the other only in each individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any putative class, collective and/ or representative proceeding, such as in the form of a private attorney general action against the other. Further, unless both you and Chip agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.
Liability Disclaimer
The information, software, products, and services included in or available through the app may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. changes are periodically added to the information herein. Avant Garde Technologies B.V.. and/or its suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the app at any time.
Avant Garde Technologies B.V. and/or its suppliers make no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, and accuracy of the information, software, products, services, and related graphics contained on the app for any purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all such information, software, products, services and related graphics are provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind. Avant Garde Technologies B.V. and/or its suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, software, products, services and related graphics, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Avant Garde Technologies B.V. and/or its suppliers be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the app, with the delay or inability to use the app or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services, and related graphics obtained through the app, or otherwise arising out of the use of the app, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, even if Avant Garde Technologies B.V. or any of its suppliers has been advised of the possibility of damages. because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. if you are dissatisfied with any portion of the app, or with any of these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the app.
Termination/Access Restriction
Chip reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the app and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of Curaçao and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Curaçao in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the app. Use of the app is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Chip as a result of this agreement or use of the app. Chip’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal processes, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Chip’s right to comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the app or information provided to or gathered by Chip with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable according to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.
Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Chip with respect to the app and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Chip with respect to the app. A printed version of this agreement and any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish of the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.
Changes to Terms
Chip reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which Chip is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. Chip encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.
Contact Us
Chip welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms:
Avant Garde Technologies B.V.
77 Winkelcentrum unit 27
Willemstad, Curaçao
Email Address:
info@chipcuracao.com
Effective as of November 11, 2024