General conditions of use
These general conditions of use (hereinafter, General Conditions) regulate the access or use that you make of the mobile application, web pages, content, products and services (the «Services») that TinkerLink makes available to users (hereinafter User or Users) including, any portion accessible from the main page https://tinkerlink.com, or others published and maintained by TinkerLink Inc. and
By visiting, registering, accessing, posting, searching or using TinkerLink in any way, you agree to comply, without any limitation or requirement, with the conditions set forth herein. These conditions apply either if you are accessing the application from a personal computer, a mobile device, or any other known technology or device now known or in the process of development (hereinafter, a «Device»). By using them, you are in accordance with these General Conditions. If you do not agree, please refrain from using it.
Updates and Modifications to the Conditions.
TinkerLink may, at its own discretion, update or modify these conditions when it deems appropriate and in accordance with Section 2 of our General Conditions with or without prior notice to you (except for changes deemed relevant of which you will receive prior notice). You are responsible for regularly reviewing the information published in the Application and finding out of such changes in a timely manner and if you do not agree, immediately stop using the application and send a notification to TinkerLink to remove your information from any distribution list or other type of communication existing in our databases.
Continued use of the application after such publication (or other notification, if any) means that you accept and agree to the modified terms of use.
1.- Object.
TinkerLink is owned by TinkerLink Inc., whose main activity is the development and management of a technological platform that through a mobile application or a website (hereinafter, the APP) allows to connect people who offer a service (hereinafter, «Experts») with those who need it (hereinafter, «The Customer»)
This, TinkerLink has a Platform through which Experts who are independent professionals, offer one or more services and connect through a chat directly and free of charge with the Customer who has the decision to contract or not the services offered by the Expert who in turn has the decision to provide or not to provide the service, closing the agreement on the basis of their own terms (between Expert and Customer) and correct provision of the service offered by the Expert, as well as he cannot assume or assume any responsibility for the correct remuneration of the service provided to the Client.
2.- Terms of Use.
Access to the Platform, and the voluntary creation of a profile by Users, implies the express and unequivocal knowledge and acceptance of these General Conditions and the Privacy Policy by all Users.
3.- Access and Registration for Clients.
In order to be a user of the Platform, it is essential that the following requirements are met:
Be over or over 18 years old.
Accurately complete the mandatory fields of the registration form, in which personal data such as user name, email and phone number are requested.
Accept these Terms of Use.
Accept the Privacy and Data Protection Policy.
The User guarantees that all the data about his identity and legitimacy provided to TinkerLink in his Platform registration forms are true, accurate and complete. Likewise, it undertakes to keep your data up to date.
In the event that the User provides any false, inaccurate or incomplete data or if TinkerLink considers that there are well-founded reasons to doubt the veracity, accuracy and integrity of these, TinkerLink may deny him access and present or future use of the Platform or any of its contents and/or services.
When registering on the Platform, the User will provide their first and last name (User Name) and an access code (Password). Both the username and password are strictly confidential, personal non-transferable. TinkerLink recommends not using the same passwords as on other platforms to increase the security of your accounts. In the event that the User uses the same access credentials as on other platforms, TinkerLink will not be able to guarantee the security of the account or ensure that the User is the only one who accesses his profile.
The User undertakes not to disclose the data related to his account or make it accessible to third parties. The User will be solely responsible in case of use of such data or the services of the Site by third parties, including publications made on the Platform, or any other action carried out through the use of the Username and/or Password.
TinkerLink cannot guarantee the identity of registered Users, therefore, it will not be responsible for the use of the identity of a registered User by unregistered third parties. Users undertake to immediately inform TinkerLink of the theft, disclosure or loss of their Username or Password, communicating it through the support channels offered by TinkerLink.
3.1. Profile.
In order to complete the registration on the Platform, the User must provide some data such as: User name and phone number. Once the registration is completed, every User will be able to access their profile and complete it, and edit it and/or unsubscribe as they deem appropriate.
3.2. Messages and sharing of information.
The platform allows you to exchange messages and share information in various ways, such as ads (where users can post what services they are looking for or what services they offer). The information and content that you share or publish can be viewed by other users or, if it is public, by Visitors. TinkerLink is committed to respecting and complying with the decisions you make about who sees the content or information (for example, sharing a group on your contact network, limiting the visibility of your profile, or not letting people know when you change your profile, make recommendations or follow people or companies). We are not obliged to publish any type of information or content in our application and we may delete it at our own discretion, with or without notice. Users can share Ad(s) through third-party platforms, including, but not limited to Facebook and Twitter.
3.3. Ownership of the content.
The user owns the content and information he publishes on the platform and is only granting TinkerLink the right to use copy, distribute, publish and process, information and content that you provide through our services and communication channels, without further consent, notice and/or compensation to you or others for this use.
You can terminate this license for specific content by deleting such content from the Services, or by closing the account, except for:
To the extent that you shared it with others as part of the Service and they copied or saved it and (b) for the reasonable time it takes to remove from the backup and other systems.
Although we can edit and make shape changes to its content (such as translating it, modifying the size, design or file type or deleting metadata), we will not modify the meaning of its expression. Because you own your content and information and we only have non-exclusive rights to it, you can choose to make it available to others.
You agree that we may access, store and use the information you provide as explained in the conditions of the Privacy Policy and its Privacy settings.
By sending us suggestions or other comments about our TinkerLink Services, you agree that TinkerLink may use and share (but does not have to) such comments for any purpose without any compensation to you.
You agree to provide only content and information that does not violate the law or the rights of any type of person by complying with the current laws of the territory where you indicate the service will be exercised or requested (for example, without violating any intellectual property rights or breach of a contract). You also agree that your ad as an Expert or Client on TinkerLink is true.
4.- Service and billing rates.
The registration and use of the Platform for Users is completely free. Therefore, TinkerLink completely disassociates situations and tax obligations that arise from the contracting of services between Experts and Clients.
5.- Promotional codes and/or benefits.
Promotional codes and/or other benefits offered through the Platform derived from the TinkerLink referral program (hereinafter «TinkerCoins») must be correctly used.
These benefits will be granted as long as you comply with the rules of accumulation, transfer and exchange that are based on standard user behavior according to TinkerLink’s own evaluation.
TinkerLink reserves the right to cancel the promotional code and/or the exchange of the benefits offered when it becomes aware of fraudulent use of them (i.e. redeem a promotional code when you are not the legitimate recipient of it, mass transmission of codes, sell discounts or codes, …).
Any abuse or misuse that may exceed these parameters will result in your account being blocked and excluded from the application, as well as the accumulated currencies of the TinkerCoins program that you have achieved at the moment being returned to TinkerLink.
6.- Geolocation.
TinkerLink may collect, use and share accurate data about locations, including the real-time geographical location of the User’s computer or mobile device, provided that the User authorizes it. This location data can be collected and used by TinkerLink to show Users the location of the services offered or searched. In this sense, Users expressly consent to their geolocation data being shared with other Users. Users may choose to disable Geolocation on their devices as detailed in the Data Privacy Policy.
7.- Obligations of the User.
Users are completely responsible for the access and correct use of their profile and other contents of the Platform subject to current national or international law and in accordance with the Country from which the User makes use of the Platform, as well as the principles of good faith, morality, good customs and public order. And specifically, it undertakes to diligently observe these General Conditions.
Users are responsible for correctly entering individual, non-transferable and sufficiently complex usernames and passwords, all in order to protect their account from fraudulent use by third parties outside the platform.
Users will refrain from using their profile and the rest of the contents of the Platform for illicit purposes or effects and that are harmful to the rights and interests of third parties, or that in any way may damage, disable, affect or deteriorate the Platform, its contents and its services. Likewise, it is forbidden to prevent the normal use or enjoyment of the Platform to other Users.
TinkerLink cannot be considered editorially responsible, and expressly declares that it is not identified with any of the opinions that may be issued by the Users of the Platform, for whose consequences the issuer is entirely responsible.
Those who fail to comply with such obligations will be liable for any damage or damage they cause. TinkerLink will not be liable for any consequence, damage or harm that may arise from such access or illicit use by third parties.
In general, Users undertake, by way of example and not limited to:
Not to alter or modify, in whole or in part, the Platform, circumventing, disabling or manipulating any other the functions or services of the same;
Do not infringe industrial and intellectual property rights or the rules governing the protection of personal data;
Do not use the Platform to insult, defame, intimidate, violate one’s own image or harass other Users;
Not accessing the email accounts of other Users;
Do not introduce computer viruses, defective files, or any other computer program that may cause damage or alterations to the contents or systems of TinkerLink or third parties;
Do not send emails on a massive and/or repetitive basis to a plurality of people, or send third-party email addresses without their consent;
Any User may report to another User when he or she considers that he or she is violating these General Conditions, and all Users can also inform TinkerLink of any abuse or violation of these conditions, through the TinkerLink Support profile within the App, emailsupport@tinkerlink.com, or any of our social networks (hereinafter «contact channels»). TinkerLink will verify this report, as soon as possible, and will take the measures it deems appropriate, reserving the right to withdraw and/or suspend any User of the Platform for non-compliance with these General Conditions. Likewise, TinkerLink reserves the right to remove and/or suspend any message with illegal or offensive content, without prior notice or subsequent notification.
TinkerLink does not control or be responsible for the content provided by Users through the Platform, who are solely responsible for the legal adequacy of such content.
8.- Termination of the User.
The User may unsubscribe from the Platform by communicating it by sending an email to support@tinkerlink.com
9.- Responsibility of TinkerLink.
The User is responsible for having the services and equipment necessary for Internet browsing and to access the Platform. In case of any incident or difficulty in accessing the Platform, the User can inform TinkerLink through the contact channels made available to the User, who will proceed to analyze the incident and give instructions to the User about how to solve it as soon as possible.
TinkerLink will not be liable in case of service interruptions, connection errors, unavailability or deficiencies in the Internet access service, or for interruptions of the Internet network or for any other reason beyond its control.
TinkerLink is not responsible for any security errors that may occur or for any damage that may be caused to the User’s computer system (hardware and software), to the files or documents stored therein, as a result of:
The presence of a virus in the User’s computer system or mobile terminal that is used for the connection to the services and contents of the Platform;
A malfunction of the browser; The use of outdated versions of it.
10.- Responsibility for content.
TinkerLink has no obligation to control and does not control the use that Users make of the Platform and, therefore, does not guarantee that Users use the Platform in accordance with the provisions of these General Conditions, or that they make diligent and/or prudent use of it. TinkerLink has no obligation to verify and does not verify the identity of Users, not the veracity, validity, completeness and/or authenticity of the data they provide.
TinkerLink excludes any liability for damages of any nature that may be due to the illicit use of the Platform by Users or that may be due to the lack of veracity, validity, completeness and / or authenticity of the information that Users provide to other Users about themselves and, in particular, although not exclusively, for damages of any nature that may be due to the impersonation
Notwithstanding the foregoing, TinkerLink reserves the right to limit, in whole or in part, access to the Platform to certain Users, as well as to cancel, suspend, block or delete certain types of content, through the use of technological instruments suitable for this purpose, if it has effective knowledge that the activity or information stored is illegal or that it damages the property or rights of a third In this sense, TinkerLink may establish the necessary filters in order to prevent illegal or harmful content from being distributed on the network through the service.
11.- «No guarantee» clause.
TinkerLink does not offer any guarantee regarding the authenticity, accuracy, novelty, reliability, legality or non-violating the rights of third parties by Users. In this sense, Users declare that they understand that TinkerLink is a technological platform, whose main activity is intermediation, that is, it puts in contact Experts and Customers, so it does not assume any responsibility derived from the information provided by Users or for the damages or losses that they may eventually suffer due to a breach of these General Conditions. Therefore, TinkerLink will never be responsible for the non-compliance with the mutual agreement by users.
TinkerLink does not confirm any, nor does it validate any User or their identity or background. Notwithstanding the foregoing, TinkerLink may eventually perform additional checks and implement procedures to help verify or verify the identities of Users. In this sense, when a User reaches the status of TinkerLink Expert, it simply indicates that that user has completed the corresponding registration process and has accepted these General Conditions and any other particular conditions that may be applicable to him. It does not imply certification or endorsement of its reliability, suitability and/or security by TinkerLink.
That is why TinkerLink recommends that Users always use common sense and all their attention when closing an agreement with the Expert or Customer.
As members of the Platform, Users accept that any legal responsibility they intend to exercise as a result of actions or omissions of other Users of the Platform or third parties will be limited to such Users or third parties, with no liability action against TinkerLink.
12.- Updating and Modification of the Platform.
TinkerLink reserves the right to modify, at any time and without prior notice, these General Conditions and its Privacy Policy. Users must carefully read these General Conditions when accessing the Platform. In any case, the acceptance of the General Conditions will be a preliminary and indispensable step to access the services and content available through the TinkerLink Platform.
Likewise, TinkerLink reserves the right to make, at any time and without prior notice, updates, modifications or deletion of information contained in its Platform in the configuration and presentation of it and the conditions of access, without assuming any responsibility for it. TinkerLink does not guarantee the absence of interruptions or errors in the access of the Platform or its content, nor that it is always up to date, however, TinkerLink will carry out, as long as there are no causes that make it impossible or difficult to execute, and as soon as it becomes aware of the errors, disconnections or lack of updating in the contents, all those
13.- Intellectual Property.
TinkerLink is the owner or licensor of all intellectual and industrial property rights included in the Platform, as well as on the content accessible through it. The intellectual property rights of the Platform, as well as: texts, images, graphic design, navigation structure, information and contents contained in it are owned by TinkerLink, which is responsible for the exclusive exercise of the rights of exploitation of the same in any form and, in particular, the rights of reproduction, distribution, public communication and transformation, in accordance with International legislation on intellectual and industrial property
Even though, described above, TinkerLink may not be the owner or licensee of content such as names or images, among others, of companies with which TinkerLink has no commercial relationship. In those cases, TinkerLink acquires the contents of publicly accessible sources and in no case will it be understood that TinkerLink is related to any right or ownership of such third parties.
The authorization to the User to access the Platform does not imply a waiver, transmission, license or total or partial transfer of intellectual or industrial property rights by TinkerLink. It is not allowed to delete, circumvent or manipulate in any way the contents of the TinkerLink Platform. Likewise, it is prohibited to modify, copy, reuse, exploit, reproduce, publicly communicate, make second or subsequent publications, upload files, send by mail, transmit, use, process or distribute in any way all or part of the content included in the TinkerLink Platform for public or commercial purposes, if you do not have the express written authorization of TinkerLink or, where appropriate, of
The User who proceeds to share any type of content through the Platform, assures that he has the necessary rights to do so, and TinkerLink is exempt from any responsibility for the content and legality of the information offered. The provision of content by Users through the Platform will involve the transfer to TinkerLink, free of charge, and to the maximum extent allowed by current legislation, of the rights of exploitation of intellectual or industrial property derived from such content.
TinkerLink may include web links to third-party sites (hereinafter, «Third Party Sites») on TinkerLink.com, in its APP and on some of its properties. You are solely responsible for evaluating whether or not you want to access or use a Third Party Site. You must review any applicable conditions and/or privacy policies of the Third Party Site before using it or sharing any information with them, because you may be giving the operator permission to use your information in ways that we would not do.
TinkerLink is not responsible for and does not endorse any feature, content, advertising, products or other material on or available from a Third Party Site. Consequently, if you decide to access Third Party Sites, you do so at your own risk and accept the use of any Third Party Site «as is», based on any warranty regarding the actions of the Third Party Sites, and that this agreement does not apply to your use of the Third Party Sites.
Please note that: If you allow a Third Party Site to authenticate or connect with your TinkerLink account, that application or website may access your TinkerLink information related to you and your connections.
14.- Independence of the Clauses.
If any of the clauses of these General Conditions were null and void or voidable, it will be considered not to be set. Such declaration of nullity will not invalidate the rest of the Contract, which will maintain its validity and effectiveness between the Parties.
15.- CUSTOMER SERVICE
For any incident related to the TinkerLink platform, please contact mail: support@tinkerlink.com