Terms of Use
1. General
1.1 Thank you for visiting Brightline Tax and Accounting Professionals Private Ltd.’s website (this “Website”). By accessing and using any part of this Website, you shall be deemed to have accepted to be legally bound by these Terms of Use. If you disagree with these Terms of Use, please do not use this Website.
1.2 These Terms of Use may be changed from time to time. All changes will be posted on this page, and your use of this Website after such changes have been posted will constitute your agreement to the modified Terms of Use and all of the changes.
2. Proprietary rights
2.1 This Website is the official Website of Brightline Tax and Accounting Professionals Private Ltd.("Brightline"), owned and operated by Brightline.
2.2 The materials found on this Website, including statistical data, reports, charts, graphs, information and documentation (the Contents), are protected by copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights. All rights, title and interest in the Contents are owned by, licensed to or controlled by Brightline.
3. Privacy Policy
3.1 See this Website’s Privacy Policy below.
4. Restrictions on Use of Contents
4.1 Except as otherwise provided, the Contents of this Website shall not be reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or otherwise distributed in any way without the prior permission of BrightlineTo use any parts of the Contents of this Website, the user must seek permission in writing, stating the Contents for use; intent of use; manner of use; timeframe of use and identity of the user. Brightline reserves the right to refuse permission without declaring reason(s); and/or if information submitted by the user is deemed insufficient.
4.2 You may view, download and print the Contents if:
(a) the Contents are used for non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media, and
(b) no alterations, additions or modifications of the Contents are made in any way
(c) due acknowledgement is given to “Brightline” and citing the sources for the relevant data extracted.
4.3 Modifying any of the Contents or use of the Contents for any other purpose will violate Brightline’s copyright and other intellectual property rights. Graphics and images on this Website are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced or appropriated in any manner without written permission of Brightline.
4.4 Any request to otherwise reproduce the Contents from this Web Site for publication or commercial use should be addressed to cpa@brightline-cpa.com.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability
5.1 The Website's contents are provided on an "as is" basis without warranties. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Brightline does not warrant and hereby disclaims any warranty:
(a) as to the accuracy, correctness, reliability, timeliness, non-infringement, title, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of the Contents of this Website;
(b) that the Contents available through this Website or any functions associated in addition to that will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that defects will be corrected or that this Website and the server are and will be free of all viruses and/or other harmful elements.
5.2 Brightline shall not be liable for any damage or loss of any kind caused as a result (direct or indirect) of the use of the Website, including but not limited to any damage or loss suffered as a result of reliance on the Contents contained in or available from the Website.
6. Right of Access
6.1 Brightline reserves all rights to deny or restrict access to this Website to any particular person or to block access from a particular Internet address to this Website, at any time, without ascribing any reasons whatsoever.
7. Links from this Website to other websites
7.1 This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites which Brightline does not maintain. Brightline is not responsible for the contents of those websites and shall not be liable for any damages or loss arising from access to those websites. Use of the hyperlinks and access to such websites is entirely at your own risk.
7.2 Hyperlinks to other websites are provided as a convenience to the user. In no circumstances shall Brightline be considered to be associated or affiliated in whatever manner with any trade or service marks, logos, insignia or other devices used or appearing on websites to which this Website is linked.
8. Links to this Website from other websites
8.1 Except as set forth below, caching and links to, and the framing of this Website or any of the Contents are prohibited.
8.2 Linking to the Homepage: You may link to the Homepage of this Website upon notifying Brightline in writing.
8.3 Hyperlinking to an internal page of this Website: You must make a specific request for and secure permission from Brightline before hyperlinking to, or framing, this Website or any of the Contents or engaging in similar activities. Brightline reserves the right to impose conditions when permitting any hyperlinking to or structure of this Website or any of the Contents.
8.4 Your linking to or framing of this Website or any of the Contents constitutes acceptance of these Terms of Use. This is deemed the case even after posting any changes or modifications to these Terms of Use. If you do not accept these Terms of Use, you must discontinue linking to or framing this Website or any of the Contents.
8.5 Under no circumstances shall Brightline be considered to be associated or affiliated in whatever manner with any trade or service marks, logos, insignia or other devices used or appearing on websites that link to this Website or any of the Contents.
8.6 Brightline reserves all rights to disable any links to or frames of any website containing inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topics, names, material or information, or material or information that violates any written law, any applicable intellectual property, proprietary, privacy or publicity rights.
8.7 Brightline reserves the right to disable any unauthorised links or frames and disclaims any responsibility for the content available on any other website reached by links to or from this Website or any of the Contents.
9. Governing Law
9.1 These Terms of Use shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Singapore.
Website Privacy Policy
1. General
1.1 This website privacy policy (”Privacy Policy”) applies to brightline-cpa.com (the "Website"). We value our visitors' privacy and appreciate your confidence that we will respect your privacy carefully and sensibly. By visiting the Website and/or using the products and services made available to you on the Website, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Please read this policy carefully.
1.2 We guarantee to comply with the standards, procedures and requirements laid down by the Singaporean government to ensure that your personal information is kept secure and processed fairly and lawfully.
1.3 Our business is constantly evolving, and our Privacy Policy and the Website Terms of Use will change occasionally. We may email periodic reminders of our notices and terms of business unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our Website frequently to see the current changes. Unless stated otherwise, this Privacy Policy applies to all information we have about you and your account.
1.4 If you choose to visit the Website, your visit and any dispute over privacy are subject to this Privacy Policy and our Website Terms of Use (please see above.)
2. Use & disclosure of registered users' information
2.1 Information about our users is an essential part of our business. We share users' information on a limited basis with agents that we use from time to time to send postal mail and email, removing repetitive information from visitor lists, analyse data, provide marketing assistance, and provide customer service.
2.2 We release account and other personal information whenever we believe such release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce or apply our Website Terms of Use and other agreements, or protect the rights, property or safety of the Website, our users or others. This includes exchanging information for fraud protection and credit risk reduction with other companies and organisations. However, this does not include selling, leasing, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from users for commercial purposes in violation of the commitments outlined in these Terms of Use.
2.3 In case Brightline or substantially all of its assets are acquired by one or more third parties due to a merger, sale, consolidation or liquidation, users' information may be one of the transferred assets.
3.0 How do we use your information?
3.1 Any personal data relating to you will be used and recorded by us following current data protection legislation and this Privacy Policy. For example, we may use your personal information to communicate with you, such as to let you know about new features or offerings on the Website for record-keeping purposes, and in aggregate (and therefore anonymously) for market research purposes, to track the activity on our Website, to publish trends and/or to improve usefulness and content and for any other purpose that we may notify to you and the relevant data protection authority from time to time.
3.2 We may operate a mailing list to send you related news about Brightline. We only send emails to addresses which have been subscribed to the list; we do not ‘spam’. If you wish to unsubscribe from the list, please email cpa@brightline-cpa.com. We do not share, licence or sell these email addresses.
4. Sharing with & Disclosure of Information to 3rd Parties
4.1 As a matter of policy, your personal information will not be shared or disclosed to third parties (whether for their marketing purposes or otherwise) without your consent. However, we reserve the right to disclose your personal information as required in the normal course and scope of our business in providing our services and where required by applicable law, statute, stock exchange regulation or by-law, regulatory or governmental order or court order.
5. Security
5.1 We take every precaution to protect your personal information. In addition, we have strict security protocols in place to protect our customer database from unauthorised access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorised modification, and unlawful destruction or accidental loss. We only allow access to the customer database when essential and then under strict guidelines as to the use of such details. We may ask you for proof of identity before disclosing any personal information to you.
6. Cookies
6.1 We use data collection devices such as “cookies” on certain pages of the Website to promote trust and security, help analyse our web page flow and measure promotional effectiveness. “Cookies” are small files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing our services. We may offer features that are only available through a "cookie". We also use cookies to reduce the times you need to enter your password.
6.2 Cookies can also help us provide you with information that is targeted to your interests. Most cookies are "session cookies, " meaning they are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of a session. However, you are always free to decline our cookies (if your browser permits you to do so), although in that case, you may not be able to use certain features on the Website, and you may be required to enter your password more frequently during a session on the Website.
6.3 Some of our business partners (for example, advertisers) may use cookies on our Website or their websites. We have no access to or control over these cookies. You are not obliged to accept a cookie from us or any other website, and you may modify your browser so that it will not accept cookies, although some features on the Website may not function if you do.