TERMS & CONDITIONS of using LuatVietnam's legal documents in English

By accessing or using translated information and sources of legal documents in English services provided at the first time, you have fully agreed with following terms of use as well as the unannounced changes. Thus, it is necessary to keep track of updated information on the website for the newest changes of terms & conditions and by continuing to use the service, you acknowledge your acceptance of such changes.

Please have following terms & conditions read well before deciding to use the service of legal documents in English provided by LuatVietnam.

1. AN OVERVIEW OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN ENGLISH SERVICE OF LUATVIETNAM

English translation documents database provided on the website of LuatVietnam includes official and reference versions, among which the official version is provided by Vietnam Law and Legal Forum (belonging to Vietnam News Agency) which is assigned to make translation and official publication of Vietnam Official Gazette in English by the Prime Minister.

English translation documents provided by LuatVietnam are only for reference purpose. Moreover, the amendments and supplements of laws are indispensable in any stages of development, therefore under any circumstances if users want to apply laws into specific situations, they should seek consultation from authorized bodies or legal specialists regarding such regulations.

Despite all effort to minimum mistakes during the procedure of translating, uploading and showing, translating documents of English provided by LuatVietnam couldn’t avoid errors or shortcomings in terms of word choice, typing, layout, legal effect of documents. As a result, LuatVietnam doesn’t ensure that all translating documents shown on the website and provided by the service are as absolutely accurate as original official ones issued by authorized bodies, or that they don’t include mistakes of typing, layout or others.

By using this service of LuatVietnam at the first time, you acknowledge your acceptance of these shortcomings, as well as the implication that LuatVietnam aren’t supposed to be legally responsible for damages to users (if any) caused by applying information provided by LuatVietnam.

LuatVietnam is trying its best to collect as many English translations of Vietnamese Laws issued since 1985 as possible. However, the process of collecting and translating documents couldn’t avoid objective difficulties because of unique characteristics of documents, too long issued documents, too long input data or other objective reasons. Thus, LuatVietnam doesn’t ensure that the service provided contains all the translated documents (without lacking any documents) issued by Vietnam State.

By using the service of LuatVietnam, you acknowledge your acceptance of legal documents in English database of LuatVietnam which only contains translated documents collected and placed on the website.

The re-using of information, English translating documents from LuatVietnam to circulate on means of media or other websites must be allowed in writing from INCOM Vietnamnet Company and must write source of LuatVietnam - www.luatvietnam.vn”.

2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF USERS

Legal documents in English service of LuatVietnam require users to register a username, password and personal information before assessing. This information must be honest and exact as it can relate to benefits of users. LuatVietnam doesn’t take charge of disadvantages suffered by users due to inaccurate information of register.

If there are any changes concerning registered information (especially Username, full name, email, etc.), they must be sent to Supplier via email lawdata@luatvietnam.vn. All the changes are considered to reach Supplier only if users receive a replied email from Supplier.

Users must be responsible for keep security of their username and password. LuatVietnam carries no responsibilities if the passwords are discovered by users or shared by other users.

Each username is provided to one (or some) individual(s), specific unit (depending on specific possible number of users of each package registered by user). Thus, at any time of providing the service, LuatVietnam has the right to use soft wares to control an individual (or a specific number of persons) having the capacity of use at a time according to the registered package by users.

3. USERS’ RIGHT LIMITATION

Users are allowed to assess and use English translating documents provided by LuatVietnam according to terms & conditions said in this Terms.

LuatVietnam users’ rights are controlled by compulsory regulations as follows:

- Must not copy, sell, rent out right of use or give username and password to the third party to use information provided by LuatVietnam to member customers as well as any documents from LuatVietnam;

- Must not provide translating documents of LuatVietnam to the third party or use for trading purpose; or use in means of media or other websites;

- The re-using of information, English translating documents from LuatVietnam to circulate on means of media or other websites must be allowed in writing from INCOM VietNamNet Company and must write source of LuatVietnam - www.luatvietnam.vn”;

- Must not use translating data and other information from LuatVietnam to develop into the full set or one part of data archive system and other data search for trading purpose including: sell, hire or other trading forms (containing copying data of LuatVietnam to print for internal distribution or sale);

- Must not copy plus functions or copy soft wares built and developed for data and management system of LuatVietnam to use in any forms;

- Must not break the copyright of trademark logo and service of LuatVietnam which is registered and guaranteed by State authorized bodies.

If discovering one of above-mentioned violations by users, LuatVietnam has the right to stop the service without any notice. All the costs paid by users are not refunded in such cases.

4. LEGAL LIABILITY WARNINGS

Pursuant to terms that the first use means user’s acceptance of legal documents in English service of LuatVietnam; pursuant to the confirmation of the use of ONLY information and translating documents collected and uploaded on the website, Supplier is not responsible for any losses, damages, appeals, legal obligations or disadvantages which are resulted from:

(a) any errors of website or any errors of out-of-website information, not only the errors of words, typing, spelling, printing;
(b) website of any third party including direct or indirect link from LuatVietnam and its content. External websites will be open in an separate one. LuatVietnam is not responsible for external website’s content.

Supplier is not responsible for any losses, damages, appeals or disadvantages (regardless of special, direct, indirect, unexpected or resulted characteristics) from any reasons which are results of or raised from or relating to using or inability to use legal documents in English of LuatVietnam.

The only duty of Supplier towards disadvantages of users is just equal to soonest paid cost by users.

5. VIOLATION TREATMENT

Supplier has the right to apply all allowed treatment methods on any violations of regulations mentioned in this terms.

These terms & conditions can be adjusted by LuatVietnam. Any behaviours causing responsibility, appeal relating to these terms & conditions will be resolved in authorized People’s Court of Vietnam.

6. OTHER REGULATIONS

These terms & conditions are a suitable portion closely engaging with all the notices and warnings on the website of LuatVietnam, making a complete agreement between Supplier and users in terms of assessing and using the service of LuatVietnam. If any articles in these terms & conditions are illegal, ineffective and/or impossible for implement, they will be considered to separate from remaining articles and they don’t affect the effectiveness as well as the ability to implement of remaining articles.