Terms of Use

Terms and Conditions of Use of the Singapore Prison Service Website
sps.gov.sg

1. Thank you for visiting the official website of the Singapore Prison Service (“SPS”).
This Site is owned and operated by SPS. By accessing and using any part of this
Site, you are deemed to have agreed to be legally bound by the terms and
conditions of use, as set out below (the “Terms of Use”). If you do not agree to the
Terms of Use, please discontinue your access to this Site.

General

2. The Terms of Use set out below will apply in respect of any and all visits to this
Site, both now and in the future.

3. The Terms of Use may be amended by the SPS at its sole and absolute
discretion, from time to time. All changes will be posted on this page, and your
access and use of this Site after such changes have been posted will constitute your
agreement to the modified Terms of Use and all of the changes. For the avoidance
of doubt, references to the “Terms of Use” shall include such Terms of Use as
amended from time to time by SPS and posted on this Site. These Terms of Use will
apply in respect of any and all visits to this Site, both now and in the future.

4. In case of any violation of the Terms of Use, SPS reserves the right to seek all
remedies available under the law and in equity for such violations. You agree to
indemnify, defend and hold SPS, our officers, our partners, and employees harmless
from any and all liability, loss, damages, claim and expense, including reasonable
legal fees, arising out of your violation of the Terms of Use.

Proprietary Rights

5.The materials located on this Site including, without limitation, text, images, music,
computer and software programmes, and all other kinds of works (the “Contents”),
are protected by copyright, trademark and/or other forms of intellectual property
rights. All rights, title and interest in the Contents are owned by, licensed to or
controlled by SPS.

Privacy Statement

6. Click here ↗ (opens in new tab) to review this Site Privacy Statement.

Restrictions on Use of Contents

7. You may only access and use the Site and the Contents in the manner permitted
in the Terms of Use.

8.Unless expressly permitted by the Terms of Use, the Contents of this Site shall not
be reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or otherwise distributed in
any manner or form, without the prior written permission of SPS. To use any parts of
the Contents of this Site, the user must seek permission in writing, stating the Contents for use; intent of use; manner of use; time frame of use and identity of the
user. SPS reserves the right to refuse permission without providing any reason(s).

9. Modification of any of the Contents or use of the Contents for any other purpose
without prior written permission will be a violation of SPS's copyright and other
intellectual property rights. Graphics and images on this Site are protected by
copyright and may not be reproduced or appropriated in any manner without the
written permission of SPS.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability

10. The Contents of this Site are provided on an "as is" basis without warranties or
representations of any kind. Without prejudice to the foregoing, SPS does not make
any representations or warranties: 
(a) as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, timeliness, currency, quality, non-
infringement, title, or fitness for any particular purpose of the Contents of this Site; 
(b) that the Contents available through this Site or any functions associated therewith
will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that defects will be corrected or that this Site
and the server is and will be free of all viruses and/or other harmful elements. 

11(a). SPS shall not be liable for any damage, loss or expense of any kind arising
directly or indirectly from the use of the Site, any inaccuracy or incompleteness in the
Contents of the Site, or any errors or omissions in the transmission of the Contents,
including without limitation, any direct or indirect, special or consequential damages,
loss of income, revenue or profits, lost or damaged data, or damage to your
computer, software, server or any other kind of property.
(b) SPS shall not be responsible or held accountable in any way for any decision
made or action taken by you or any third party in reliance upon the Contents of this
Site.

Right of Access

12. SPS reserves all rights to deny or restrict access to this Site to any particular
person, or to block access from a particular Internet address to this Site, at any time
without prior notice, whether or not that person or Internet address had been given
prior access, without ascribing any reasons whatsoever.

13. You agree that you will not:
(a) use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or
copy any pages within this Site or the Contents without IMDA&9;s prior written
permission;
(b) use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the
proper working of this Site; and
(c) take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on
IMDA's hosting servers.

Links from this Site to other websites

14. This Site contains hyperlinks to websites which are not maintained by SPS. SPS
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 hyper-links and
access to such websites are entirely at your own risk.

15. Hyperlinks to other websites are provided as a convenience to the user. In no
circumstances shall SPS 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 Site is linked.

Links to this Site from other websites 

16. Except as set forth below, caching and links to, and the framing of this Site or
any of the Contents are prohibited.

17. Linking to the Homepage: You may link to the Homepage of this Site, upon
notifying SPS in writing.

18. Hyperlinking to an internal page of this Site: You must make a specific request
for, and secure permission from SPS prior to hyperlinking to, or framing, this Site or
any of the Contents, or engaging in similar activities. SPS reserves the right to
impose conditions when permitting any hyperlinking to, or framing of this Site or any
of the Contents. 

19. Your linking to, or your framing of this Site or any of the Contents constitute
acceptance of the Terms of Use. This is deemed to be the case even after the
posting of any changes or modifications to the Terms of Use. If you do not accept the
Terms of Use, you must discontinue linking to, or framing of this Site or any of the
Contents.

20. Under no circumstances shall SPS 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 Site or any of the Contents.

21. SPS reserves all rights to disable any links to, or frames of any site 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.

22. SPS 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 Site or any of the Contents.
Permission for use

23. Where permission is required by the Terms of Use for use of this Site or the
Contents, you may apply for permission by writing to SPS via
Online Feedback Form ↗ (opens in new tab).

24. SPS may, at its sole and absolute discretion, grant or refuse permission to use
this Site or the Contents, and impose such conditions for the use of this Site or the
Contents as it deems fit.

For SHARE App

25. The accessibility and operability of this App relies on technologies outside our
control. We do not guarantee continuous accessibility or uninterrupted operation of
the App or the applications and services linked to or from this App.

26. This App may access any function, software or hardware of the device in which it
is installed (“Your Device”) including, but not limited to, the camera, video camera,
location services, messaging services, communications services, and connection to
the internet.

27. Where appropriate, we use available technology to protect the security of
communications made through this App. However, we do not accept liability for the
security, authenticity, integrity or confidentiality of any transactions and other
communications made through this App or any application or service linked to or
from this App. Internet communications may be susceptible to interference or
interception by third parties. Despite our best efforts, we make no warranties that this
App is free of infection by computer viruses, bugs, problems or other unauthorised
software. You should take appropriate steps to keep your information, software and
equipment secure. This includes clearing your internet browser cookies and cache
before and after using any application or service linked to or from this App. You
should keep your passwords confidential.

28. You may be charged by your mobile service provider for data access to this App
and system while using this App. You will accept any charges that may arise.

29. You will need to turn on Your Device’s location services in order to allow this App
to access your location. If Your Device’s location services are turned on, this App
may transmit your current location and/or address to the SPS and use your current
location to locate useful community resources in your vicinity.

30. This App must be allowed to receive push notifications in order to receive push
notifications. As such, there may be a drain on your mobile phone battery.
Governing Law

31. The Terms of Use shall be governed and construed in accordance with laws of
the Republic of Singapore.