Terms of Service

We hereby set forth the terms and conditions (hereinafter referred to as “Terms of Service”) for advertisement placement into the advertising space on the electronic media owned and operated by Publisher (hereinafter referred to as “Publisher”) through the use of AnyManager Platform, an advertisement delivery system (as defined below) (hereinafter referred to as “AnyManager Service”), operated by AnyMind Group Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “AnyMind”).
By using the AnyManager Service, Publisher agrees to be bound by the following Terms of Service, including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all Publishers including without limitation to any users who have access through Publisher’s access.
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using AnyManager Service. By accessing or using any part of AnyManager Service, Publisher agrees to be bound by these Terms of Service. If Publisher does not agree to all these Terms of Service, then Publisher may not access or use any AnyManager Service. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.
Article 1. Purpose
The purpose of these Terms of Service is to set out the terms and conditions which Publisher agrees and acknowledges to be bound and comply with all terms and conditions as set out by AnyMind.
Article 2. Definitions
In these Terms of Service, the following terms will have the meanings given below:
1. “Electronic Media” means the electronics or electromechanical audience to access the media in order to deliver certain information to multiple Users (as defined below), whether specific or unspecific, through the use of the Internet (including other computer networks; the same shall apply hereinafter).

2. “Electronic Media Operator” means the business operator who manages and operates the advertising space of Electronic Media (as defined above).

3. “Media” means Electronic Media (as defined above) owned and operated by Publisher.

4. “Advertising” means the transmission or conveyance of the name, name of product or service, promotional campaigns, and other advertising services of the Advertising Company (as defined below) to the User, through the use of Electronic Media (as defined above) at the request of certain advertisers.

5. “AnyManager Platform” means the advertisement delivery and management system operated and managed by AnyMind, which has a yield management* (*the general term for media revenue optimization) function that identifies and controls more efficient, real-time delivery of advertisements between the AnyDigital Bidder owned by AnyMind, advertising services of any third party that has collaborated with or has been authorized by AnyMind, and the advertisement delivery and management function owned independently by Electronic Media Operator (as defined above). (For details, see any-digital.com)

6. “Advertising Company” means the advertiser or advertising agency that places orders for placement through the use of AnyManager Service.

7. “User” means, whether a legal entity or a natural person, any person eligible to be targeted for advertisements that use Electronic Media (as defined above).

8. “E-mail” means the means of transmitting certain information to specific persons or e-mail addresses through the use of the Internet.

9. “Ad Placement Fees” means any fee paid by AnyMind to Publisher for the placement into advertising space provided by Publisher.

10. “Ad Tag” means the script code developed and served by AnyMind to Media (as defined above) to place Advertising (as defined above).

11. “Device Unique Information” means the individual identification information that voluntarily designates each mobile device.

12. “Cookie” means the system for a website provider temporarily writing simple data to the computer (PC/Tablet/smartphone) of a visitor via a browser, which is used to identify or authenticate visitors and record the visit frequency.

13. “SDK” means a set of tools for developing software and the program for delivery of advertisements.

14. “App” means the software that directly has functions of executing work that the User (as defined above) desires to carry out on a computer.

15. “User Agent” means the program that enables the acquisition of browser information used by User (as defined above) for accessing a website, information on mobile phone/smartphone operators and models, and other information.

Article 3. Registration and Service of Publisher
1. In order to register, Publisher shall agree to the Terms of Service and submit an application to register with AnyMind and provide certain information as prescribed by AnyMind according to the method as prescribed by AnyMind.

2. AnyMind shall determine, according to its own criteria and in its sole discretion, whether to accept or reject the Publisher’s application for registration. If AnyMind approves the registration of the Publisher, AnyMind shall notify such Publisher of its approval and the registration of the Publisher will be completed upon such notification.

3. When registration of the Publisher as set forth in the preceding section is completed and approved, the Publisher will be entitled to use AnyManager Service according to the Terms of Service.

4. The Publisher shall install Ad Tags or SDK provided by AnyMind according to instructions issued by AnyMind and may not remove it during the effective terms of the Terms of Service (unless the terms set forth in the Terms of Service have been contravened).

5. After registration, in the event of discontinuation of the operation of Media owned by Publisher due to unavoidable circumstances including and without limitation, periodic inspection and maintenance, Publisher shall notify AnyMind thereof in advance; provided, however, in the event of any of the following urgent cases, Publisher may discontinue or suspend the Internet delivery of Media without giving notice to AnyMind:
(1) The need arises to urgently maintain, inspect, or renew the system for Media;

(2) It is found impossible to continue the operation of Media due to acts of God, wars, labor disputes or other force majeure; or

(3) Publisher deems that it is necessary to suspend the operation of Media temporarily and urgently from an operational or a technical perspective.

Any advertising space provided by Publisher based on the use of AnyManager Service shall be provided to AnyMind to the extent deemed necessary for performing Media.

Article 4. AnyManager Service
1. Upon completion of the Registration set forth in Article 3, AnyMind shall give IDs and passwords for administration access to the relevant platform (hereinafter “Administration Screen”) required to use AnyManager Service.

2. AnyMind shall deliver advertisements from AnyManager Platform to any advertising space on the posting site, and operate and maintain AnyManager Service including any services as set forth in these Terms of Service.

Article 5. Selection and Suspension of Advertising
1. For the placement of an advertisement into Media, should the Publisher find the delivered content inappropriate by the Publisher’s own standards, Publisher may designate the relevant appeal from administration screens provided through the AnyManager Platform or by E-mail to AnyMind.

2. If the management of Media and advertising space is, or is likely to be, hindered through the use of AnyManager Service, Publisher may suspend or discontinue the use of AnyManager Service upon giving prior notice (set forth in Termination of Service) to AnyMind.

Article 6. Basis of Advertising Fee
AnyMind shall count the advertisements placed while these Terms of Service are complied with. For the sake of clarity, Publisher agrees that AnyMind shall determine the propriety of such counting and understands in advance that Publisher shall raise no objection thereto.
Article 7. Prohibitions
1. Publisher shall not place advertisements into any Media other than the posting sites approved and designated by AnyMind.

2. Publisher shall neither alter any Ad Tag or SDK for advertisement delivery that is acquired through AnyManager Service, nor cause any third party to use, or loan or transfer, the same to any third party without permission.

3. Publisher shall not perform any act as follows which may unfairly maneuver the User by prompting clicks or impressions, or otherwise using fraudulent means of unfairly reaping profits, including:
(a) Posting Advertisements on the Media in a location other than the placement agreed.

(b) Altering, revising, or modifying Advertisements that have been served by AnyMind.

(c) Reproducing or copying Advertisements on any place other than the Media or the placement that is not registered.

(e) Providing incentives to User or browse or any other action relating to Advertisement provided by AnyMind.

(f) Altering, revising, or modifying tags provided by AnyMind.

(g) Conduct whereby Advertisements are automatically reloaded in a manner which is inconsistent with the Terms of Service;

(h) Any conduct that may impede or interfere with the operations of AnyManager Service as carried out by AnyMind.

(i) Any activities which cause artificial advertisement appearance or counts which cause damages to AnyMind and Advertiser.

(j) Any other conduct deemed to be inappropriate by AnyMind’s sole discretion.

4. Publisher shall not place an Ad Tag into multiple placements. In the case Publisher needs an Ad Tag for new placement, Publisher can ask AnyMind.

5. Publisher shall not place (5) or more tags at per page of a posting Website without the prior consent of AnyMind.

6. If Publisher breaches this Article 7, AnyMind may immediately suspend any placement, and the obligation to pay the Ad Placement Fee charged shall be extinguished. Further, even if AnyMind has already completed payment of the Ad Placement Fee to Publisher, AnyMind may retroactively demand the refund thereof.

Article 8. Disclaimer
With respect to the use of AnyManager Service by Publisher, AnyMind shall be exempted from responsibility for any damage caused:
(1) to Publisher and any third party through the use of AnyManager Service other than the advertisements owned by AnyMind;

(2) by the malfunctions of the placement server or system due to force majeure including, without limitation, fire, power failure, and acts of God, unrestricted access from outside, or force majeure equivalent thereto that is not preventable with the due care of a prudent manager; and

(3) by any failure including, without limitation, defects and errors in any system for AnyManager Service, which is removed within seventy-two (72) hours.

Article 9. Handling of Acquired Information
AnyMind may acquire and use information including, without limitation, Cookies, IP addresses (including location information) and the User Agent of the User who visits a posting site and Apps via the exclusive Ad Tag and SDK set forth in Article 3.2, Device Unique Information of the User, and the history of visits to posting sites, and Publisher gives consent to such matters. For the sake of clarity, AnyMind shall handle the same under the privacy policy established by AnyMind.
Article 10. Use of Trademarks
1. Either party may hereby use the name, trademarks and other marks of the other party (hereinafter “Trademarks”) only to the following extent;
provided, however, if either party refuses the use, such use shall be suspended:
(1) Documents and websites describing the business summary of both parties; and

(2) Documents and websites describing any service provided by both parties.

2. Irrespective of the consent pursuant to Article 10.1, neither party may use Trademarks for its own business activities on or after the completion of the Service.

Article 11. Fee
AnyMind shall give notice of Ad Placement Fees by the method of appearing on any Administration Screen provided to Publisher.
Article 12. Payment
1. AnyMind shall calculate Ad Placement Fees by closing accounts at the end of each month (hereinafter “Closing Day”), set the actual payment amount (hereinafter “Payment Amount”). For the sake of clarity, any fraction less than 0.01 US dollars (US$0.01) of such Payment Amount shall be rounded down.

2. Even after Closing Day, Publisher acknowledges that Payment Amount might be changed if AnyMind and Advertisers found any prohibited activities or contravening of terms set forth in the Terms of Service, as determined by AnyMind in its sole discretion as set force in Article 7.

3. AnyMind uses United States Dollar as a currency which appears in the Administration Screen as Payment Amount. However, actual payment currency might be decided by the billing address designated by Publisher by applying the exchange rate of previous month average which is decided by AnyMind.

4. Payment might be paid from a 3rd party or an affiliated company of AnyMind on behalf of AnyMind.

5. AnyMind pays Ad Placement fee to an ordinary deposit or checking bank account (hereafter “Bank Account”) held by the Publisher, or Paypal Account designated by a Publisher. In the case AnyMind fails to pay because of wrong information provided by the Publisher, AnyMind will notify the Publisher and it is the Publisher’s discretion to correct it immediately. Until such correction is made, the Payment will be suspended. AnyMind shall transfer payment amount to Media within 60 days after Closing Day. Publisher shall raise any dispute within ten (10) business days of receiving the Payment or else any dispute shall be waived.

6. Notwithstanding Article 12.5, if the cumulative Payment Amount is less than one hundred USD (US$100) for Paypal and Bank Account, AnyMind may reschedule the payment thereof to the subsequent months.

7. If the outstanding cumulative Payment Amount is less than the threshold as set forced in Article 12.6 upon cancellation or termination of these Terms of Service, the right of Publisher to claim such Payment Amount shall be extinguished. Further, in the event of any additional Payment Amount after the extinguishment of such right to claim, the extinguished right to claim Payment Amount shall not be recovered.

8. As between Publisher and AnyMind, AnyMind is responsible for all taxes (if any) associated with the transactions between AnyMind and advertisers in connection with Ads displayed on the Media. Publisher is responsible for all taxes (if any) associated with AnyManager Service, other than taxes based on AnyMind’s Payment Amount. All payments to Publisher from AnyMind in relation to AnyManager Service will be treated as inclusive of tax (if applicable) and will not be adjusted.

Article 13. Duty to Give Notice
In the event of any of the following facts, Publisher shall promptly notify AnyMind thereof, either by E-mail or in writing:
(1) Change of trade name;

(2) Relocation of the head office, principal office, or contact address;

(3) Change of the representative director; or

(4) Transfer of business, merger, or reorganization.

Article 14. Termination of Service
1.Publisher may terminate AnyManager Service by following the procedures established by AnyMind at least one (1) month prior to the date of termination.

2. If there are any outstanding obligations upon termination of AnyManager Service, these Terms of Service shall apply until the completion of the performance of such obligations; provided, however, if Publisher has an outstanding claim of less than the threshold set force in Article 12., the provisions of Article 12.7 shall apply on a preferential basis, and such obligations shall be extinguished.

Article 15. Confidentiality
1. Neither party may divulge to any third party any business or technical confidential information of the other party acquired from the performance of these Terms of Service, which falls under the following items (hereinafter “Confidential Information”), or use the same for any purpose other than these Terms of Service not only during the effective period of the use of AnyManager Service but also thereafter:
(1) Information disclosed in a tangible form including, without limitation, documents, charts and drawings, and other relevant documents that are clearly marked confidential; or

(2) Information announced to the effect of confidentiality and disclosed orally or otherwise in an intangible form, which is disclosed in writing expressly to the effect of confidentiality within fourteen (14) days after such disclosure.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 15.1, Confidential Information shall not include any of the following information that:
(1) is already publicly known at the time of the disclosure or becomes publicly known through no fault of the disclosed party on or after the disclosure;

(2) is already possessed by the disclosed party at the time of the disclosure;

(3) is duly acquired by the disclosed party from any third party on or after the disclosure without assuming any obligation of confidentiality;

(4) is developed independently by the disclosed party, whether before or after the disclosure, without reference to any information provided by the disclosing party;

(5) is obliged to be disclosed under laws and regulations or by order of the government or a court; or

(6) iis disclosed to any third party, which is approved in advance by both Publisher and AnyMind.

3. Neither party may issue a press release as to, or release, AnyManager Service without the prior consent of both parties.

4. Publisher and AnyMind shall be obligated to ensure that their own employees comply with the provisions of this Article.

Article 16. Termination of Agreement
1. Publisher or AnyMind may immediately terminate these Terms of Service, in whole or in part, without any notice if the other party:
(1) breaches any provision of these Terms of Service;

(2) files, or there is filed against it, a petition for the commencement of bankruptcy, civil rehabilitation, corporate reorganization, special liquidation, special conciliation proceedings, or preservative proceedings therefor;

(3) is subjected to dishonor of a bill or a check drawn to self;

(4) is subjected to disposition of assets for delinquent taxes and other public charges;

(5) is found to have caused grave uncertainty over its credit standing including, without limitation, issuance of notice of voluntary liquidation; or

(6) fails to perform its obligations, in whole or in part, under these Terms of Service.

2. If Publisher or AnyMind terminates these Terms of Service, in whole or in part, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16.1, such party may not be precluded from claiming compensation from the other party for any damage suffered.

Article 17. Limitation of liability
The liability for damages assumed by AnyMind under these Terms of Service shall be only to the extent of the delivery of advertisements held by AnyMind and be limited to one (1) month’s fee incurred in the month preceding the month when such damage is caused. Further, AnyMind shall assume no responsibility for any damage caused as a result of advertisement delivery accompanying the provision of AnyManager Service including, without limitation, loss of profit and harmful rumors.
Article 18. Non-assignment of Rights or Obligations
Neither party may, without the prior written consent of the other party, assign to any third party, mortgage, or cause any third party to succeed to (except the event such party automatically succeeds thereto under the law) any right or obligation hereunder.
Article 19. Modification of Terms of Service
AnyMind may modify these Terms of Service, from time to time, without the consent of Publisher, and the terms and conditions of application with Publisher shall, each time, follow the latest Terms of Service. In the event of any modification of these Terms of Service, AnyMind shall notify Publisher thereof in the prescribed manner of AnyMind at least two (2) weeks before the new Terms of Service come into effect. In the case that Publisher uses AnyManager Service on or after notice of the details of modification or fails to follow the procedures for termination of application of AnyManager Service within the period of time determined by AnyMind, it is deemed to have consented to the modification of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service.
Article 20. Matters for Consultation
Any doubt as to these Terms of Service and any matter not provided for herein shall be settled through mutual consultation between the parties.
Article 21. Dispute resolution
Any disputes arising out of or in connection with this Terms of Service shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in Singapore in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (the “SIAC”)
Article 22. Governing Law
All the matters concerning these Terms of Service and use of AnyManager Service shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted under the laws of Singapore.
Enacted on March 20, 2016
Revised on Feb 1, 2017
Revised on May 15, 2018
Revised on Mar 1, 2021