Terms and Conditions

1. Definitions;

1.1 The following words used in these Terms and Conditions shall have the meaning as set forth below;

“Account” means an account registered and created on the Platform either by Customers or by Vendors through which Services on the Platform can be accessed and used.

“Content” means any and all information, text, links, graphics, photos, audio, videos, data, code or other materials or arrangements of materials that can be viewed, accessed or otherwise interacted with through the Platform. Content includes our Content, Vendor Content, and the reviews, comments and/or any feedback submitted to the Platform by Customers and users of the Platform, as the context may require.

“Customer” means individuals who access the Platform and who use the weekends.mv Platform to select and purchase various weekend leisure related products offered by Vendors through the Platform.

“Force Majeure Event” means an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of any party to these Terms and Conditions and which prevents the performance of their obligations created under these Terms, and which no party could foresee happening beforehand.

“Platform” means weekends.mv website.

“Services” means all features, tools and applications provided in the Platform, including the creation of Leisure Vouchers and the availability to purchase of such Leisure Vouchers.

“Leisure Voucher(s)” means the weekend leisure packages with leisure related products offered by the Vendors in the Platform.

“Vendor(s)” means the providers of leisure related products through the Services on the Platform.

“Vendor Content” means Content uploaded to the Platform by the Vendors for the purpose of creating and offering weekend leisure related products in the form of Leisure Vouchers, or for any other purpose as maybe agreed between Vendor(s) and weekends.mv.

“Weekender Credits” means the reward and incentive program in the form of an accumulated credit points offered through the Platform to Customers (see Section 8 hereto)

1.2 The terms, “you”, “yourself” refers to both Customers and Vendors, as the context may require, and any reference to Vendors shall include its successors, administrators, legal representatives, and permitted assigns as the case may be. The terms, “we”, “us”, “our”, or “weekends.mv” refers to the business name The Weekends (BN48972022), a business name of Islands Unlimited Pvt Ltd (C10092017), Chabeyleege, 19030, S. Maradhoo, Maldives a Private Limited Company duly registered in the Republic of Maldives, which also includes its successors, administrators, legal representatives, and permitted assigns as the case may be.

References to the singular number include references to the plural number and vice versa. The terms not defined but used herein shall have the usual meaning attributed to them in the related field.

2. These Terms and Conditions;

By accessing or using the Platform and the Services, you (including both Customers and Vendors) hereby agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

These Terms and Conditions are subject to change from time to time, at our sole discretion, and the continued use of the Services is conditioned upon you accepting such changes.

In consideration of you agreeing to these Terms and Conditions we hereby grant you a non-exclusive and non-transferable license to access and use Platform and the Services.

3. Using the Platform

You will be required to register and create an Account in order to access the Services.

Vendors will be required to register as a Vendor through a portal provided in the Platform for the purpose. You will be asked to submit all necessary documentation for verification. The documentation you submit will be subject to a rigorous vetting process. Once verified, you may then upload the leisure related products or create Leisure Vouchers using your Account. The information requested may, inter alia include copies of your company registration and/or tax registration along with any other such documentation reasonably necessary to verify your identity and legal capacity to enter in to these Terms and Conditions.

You hereby represent and warrant that;

1. you will use the Platform and the Services in accordance with all applicable law and for legitimate purposes; and
2. you will use the Platform and the Services only for personal and non-commercial use except for commercial purposes expressly permitted under these Terms and Conditions; and
3. you are fully responsible for the information you provide to create and register the Account and the information provided for the purpose, is accurate, true, complete and most up to date; and
4. you will keep your Account’s log-in details including the passwords, safe and confidential; and
5. you will be responsible for the use of your Account; and
6. you are (in the case of a Customer) at least 18 years of age or is not a minor under the jurisdiction of your country of residence; and
7. you have the legal capacity and authority to use the Services and be bound by these Terms and Conditions; and
8. you will not use the Services for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose; and
9. you will not use bots, spider, scraper or such similar automated software or tools nor use any such other means to access, monitor or copy any Content; and
10. you will not use any means to by-pass any restrictions that we may put in place to prevent or limit the use of the Services; and
11. you will not take any measures that would cause damage to the infrastructure of the Platform; and
12. you will not deep-link to any portion of the Services for any purpose without our express written permission; and
13. you will not “frame”, “mirror” or otherwise incorporate any part of the Platform or the Services into any other websites or service; and
14. you will not copy, transmit, reproduce, replicate, post or distribute any Content (that is not yours) without our prior written consent; and
15. any Content that you upload or submit to be uploaded to the Platform shall not be unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory or obscene; and
16. the Content you upload or submit to be uploaded to the Platform shall not infringe on the privacy, confidence or any other rights of a third party including copyright, patent, trademark or other intellectual property rights.
17. We do not assume any responsibility or liability whatsoever over the Content you share with us including but not limited to Vendor Contents shared to the Platform towards the creation of Leisure Vouchers.
    1. You own the Content you share with us.
    2. If not, you hereby represent and warrant that you have the requisite legal authority to share such Content with us.
    3. You hereby grant us a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, transferrable right to host, reproduce, publicly display, distribute, modify, adapt, publish, exploit or otherwise use the Content you share with us including for the purposes of advertising and marketing our Services and Platform, provided that at all times such use shall be in compliance with these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy.
    4. You further agree that we are under no obligation to store, retain, publish or make available any of your Content uploaded or submitted to the Platform for uploading.
    5. Subject to and unless otherwise expressly stated in these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy, the Contents you share with us will be treated as non-confidential.
    6. These Terms and Conditions do not preclude the Vendors from entering into separate agreements with us in relation to the use of Vendor Contents by us. If the terms of such agreements in any way contradict with these Terms and Conditions or any part hereof, then these Terms and Conditions shall take precedence.
    7. Both Vendors and Customers acknowledge and agree that the use of the Leisure Vouchers by the Customers will be governed by terms (including but not limited to those related to stay, cancellation and other restrictive rules imposed by Vendors to their leisure related products) that will have to be agreed between the respective Vendors and Customers.

4. Disclaimer

weekends.mv is meant to be a platform for Vendors to advertise and sell their leisure related products. We may also share Contents and links to websites belonging to or operated by third-parties, in the Platform. This does not mean that we endorse or recommend such websites or any information available from such websites. Nor do we claim any association with the parties who operate them.

WE MAKE NO ASSURANCES OR WARRANTIES TOWARDS THE MERCHANTABILITY AND ACCURACY OF ANY LEISURE RELATED PRODUCTS, CONTENTS OR WEBSITES AND OF ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE PLATFORM RELATED TO SUCH PRODUCTS, CONTENTS OR WEBSITES MADE AVAILABLE IN THE PLATFORM. WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL SUCH WARRANTEES, CONDITIONS AND GUARANTEES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AS WELL AS ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. WE ALSO MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, ON THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT OR THAT THEY WILL BE UP TO DATE. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT OUR SERVICES WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE AND THAT THE SERVICES OR THE LEISURE RELATED PRODUCTS OFFERED ON THE PLATFORM WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, OR THAT THE PLATFORM WILL BE SECURE AND FREE FROM ERRORS, FAULTS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES OR MALWARE.

5. Copyright

All intellectual property rights including copyright (including copyright in software), patents, trademarks or business names, design rights, database rights, know-how, trade secrets and rights of confidence in the Platform, the Contents (with the exception of such intellectual rights of Contents belonging to you and third parties) are owned by us. You acknowledge that by using the Services and the Platform, you will not acquire any right, title or interest in or to them, with the exception of the right to access and use them as per these Terms and Conditions. Copying, storing or otherwise access the Platform and the Services or any Content on the Platform other than for your personal, non-commercial use (except for commercial purposes explicitly permitted under these Terms and Conditions) is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from us.

6. Payment

Customers will be charged a fee for the Leisure Vouchers.

Payments will be collected through online payment services of Bank of Maldives Plc. Ltd. We do not receive, collect, or store any of your sensitive financial information (including credit card details) needed for processing payments. Such information is provided directly by the Bank of Maldives via a payment gateway integrated into the Platform by the Bank. The information thus shared will be governed by terms of use and the privacy policy of the Bank of Maldives.

You are advised to retain a copy of the transaction records of any purchases made, along with copies of our Privacy Policy and these Terms and Conditions.

Customers may request for a refund for a payment, if after such payment a Vendor elects to cancel the paid for leisure related product. We will make the refund within 14 days of the request being made, provided that the cancellation was not attributable to an action or an omission on the part of a Customer or such cancellation was due to a Force Majeure Event.

Vendors hereby agree to compensate us for any such refunds we make out to the Customers, unless the related cancellation was due to a Force Majeure Event.

Upon receipt of payments from the Customers we will forward the payments to Vendors periodically, after deducting a fixed commission from each such payment, as maybe agreed with Vendors.

7. Privacy

Your privacy is of top priority to us.

Our collection and use of any and all information you share with us through the Platform is subject to, and will be governed by our Privacy Policy.

8. Weekender Credits

By purchasing Leisure Vouchers on our Platform, Customers will be awarded a set amount of Weekender Credits, the value of which will depend on the amount of purchases. Customers may redeem such accumulated Weekender Credits towards the cost of purchasing more Leisure Vouchers. The award of such Weekender Credits shall be governed by Weekender Credits Guideline available on the Platform.

9. Exclusion and Limitation of Liability

Without limiting any express remedy specifically provided in these Terms and Conditions, in no event, whether based upon contract, negligence (including tort or strict liability), warranty, or otherwise, shall we be liable for or obligated in any manner to pay incidental, special, punitive, consequential, exemplary, or indirect damages of any nature whatsoever that you may incur as a result of using the Platform and the Services.

Our liability to you under these Terms and Conditions with respect to any single transaction or event, whether based on contract, warranty or tort, including intentional acts, errors or omissions, negligence, indemnity, strict liability, or otherwise, or any other claim or cause of action shall not exceed in the aggregate, the greater of (a) the fees paid to us for the transaction through the Services, or (b) Dollar 100 per each such event or transaction.

10. Indemnities

You hereby agree to indemnify and keep us and our officials, employees, and agents harmless from any loss, claim, liability, penalty, fine, forfeiture, demand, cause of action, suit, and costs and expenses incidental thereto (including cost of defense, settlement and reasonable attorneys’ fees) to the extent caused by or resulting from (a) your use of the Platform and the Services or (b) your breach of any of your covenants, representations, or warranties contained in these Terms and Conditions.

11. Termination

These Terms and Conditions will terminate upon you deleting your Account in the Platform.

We, at our sole discretion may discontinue the Services or restrict access to part of the Services without any liability, for technical or security reasons or to safeguard the interests of our Customers and Vendors.

We may also, at our sole discretion, delete your Account and terminate these Terms and Conditions with you by discontinuing any Service to you, if in good faith we believe that you are in breach of these Terms and Conditions or that you have acted in contravention to any applicable law.

No such termination shall affect the survival of any part of these Terms and Conditions, which expressly or by its nature creates an obligation on you beyond the termination.

12. No Waiver

No waiver of any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall be effective against you except as expressed by us in writing. Any such waiver shall not operate or be construed to operate as a waiver of a subsequent default or breach. The making or the acceptance of a payment by us with knowledge of the existence of a default or breach shall not operate or be construed to operate as a waiver of any subsequent default or breach.

13. Severability

If any part of these Terms and Conditions shall, for any reason, be determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, by a court of law or any other authority of competent jurisdiction, the validity or enforceability of the rest of these Terms and Conditions shall not be affected and will remain in full force and effect.

14. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Maldives.

Any dispute or claim arising under or relating to these Terms and Conditions or breach, termination or validity of these Terms and Conditions shall be referred to Maldives International Arbitration Center (MIAC) for resolution. Arbitration will be conducted in accordance with MIAC Rules of Arbitration.

However, prior to seeking relief through Arbitration, you agree to inform us of and provide us with opportune time (not more than 60 days) to resolve, to your satisfaction, any claim or complaint you may have.

Any and all proceedings to resolve disputes will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action.

15. No third-party shall have the right to enforce these Terms and Conditions or any part of it.

16. These Terms and Conditions along with our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Services, and they supersede any and all communications between you and us in relation to our Services.

17. For any queries, you may contact us at;

[email protected]

Note that we do not accept any legal notices or service of legal process by any means other than hard copy post delivered to the following address;

Islands Unlimited Pvt Ltd, C-1009/2017, Sunflower, 19030, Maradhoo, Addu Atoll, Maldives