Privacy Policy

Terms & Conditions

Welcome to PDFBeacon (from this point onwards “the Service.”) The Service offers its users solely application which allows users to manipulate documents through online software.

The current Terms of Use stipulate the legally binding conditions between Yourself (the “User”) and the websites, services, and applications of PDFBeacon.

PDFBeacon is property of Megacloud Limited.

Address: 253 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001, United States.

1. Use of Our Service

1.1 General

This page explains the terms by which you may use our online services, website, and software provided on or in connection with our services. By accessing or using PDFBeacon you agree to be conformant to this Terms and Conditions agreement (“Agreement”) whether or not you are registered on our services. The law of Hong Kong shall govern these Terms, without reference to its choice of law rules. You and PDFBeacon agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to the interpretation or construction of these Terms. In the case of disagreement with all or part of these Terms of Use, you should abstain from using the Service.

By means of acceptance of the current Terms of Use, the User agrees to comply with the following service rules:

  • To have read and understood what is explained here.
  • To have assumed all of the obligations that are stated here.
  • To use the service solely for purposes permitted by law and which do not violate the rights of a third-party.
  • To not use this website for any unlawful activity. You are prohibited to break any terms and conditions to not generate content dedicated to creating SPAM or which could provide instructions about how to engage in illegal activities.
  • To not gather, handle, or store personal information about other Users or third-parties without complying with the current legislation regarding the protection of information.

If the regulations in the Terms of Use are in contradiction with the privacy policy, Terms of Use will prevail.

1.2 Service Rules

Your use of the Service is subject to this Reasonable Use Policy, which has been created to ensure that our service is fair for both users and developers.

The following is not permitted in connection with PDFBeacon:

  • using any automated or non-automated scraping process (including bots, scrapers, and spiders) in conjunction
  • converting or otherwise editing documents at a rate that exceeds what a human can reasonably do by using manual means and a conventional device;
  • providing your password to any other person or using any other persons username and password to access
  • abusing in excess of what is reasonably needed or required for legitimate business or personal purposes. PDFBeacon may investigate any account that registers over 1000 tasks in a month to determine compliance with this requirement.

If PDFBeacon determines that you are in breach of this policy, we may temporarily or permanently suspend or terminate your account or your subscription to the Service.

2. Accounts

PDFBeacon accounts give the user access to the services and functionality that we may establish and maintain from time to time and in our sole discretion. We may maintain different types of accounts for different types of Users. The different account types allow the user to work within different file size and saving space. Our Service users’ types are as follows:

  • Guest (Not registered)
  • Registered
  • Pro

 

User is solely responsible for the activity that occurs on his account and must keep his account password secure.

PDFBeacon owns the right to totally or partially stop providing any of its Services whenever it considers it appropriate and would only give prior notification to paid users.

3. User Content

3.1 General

PDFBeacon does not analyze the content of files whilst processing them. Likewise, once processed, only Users will have access to the edited files and its own download link. Both original and processed files will be automatically deleted from our servers after one hour. Users bear sole responsibility for the usage of its own files.

PDFBeacon is limited to offer users access to its own processed files. These files will only remain stored on our servers during the time that the download link is available.

3.2 Content manipulation

PDFBeacon provides all the necessary information to assist the user in processing files, and only the User is responsible for contacting PDFBeacon in case of technical problems. PDFBeacon is highly concerned about file security, thus its servers have limited access, are secured and strategically placed. User will be able to modify his User type or cancel his account at any time.

3.3 Responsibility for the content of the files

PDFBeacon does not analyze the content of processed files and thus is not responsible for its tools misuse nor copyright infringements which may affect third- parties. The User will be responsible before PDFBeacon of any penalty, sanction, and/or fine which the courts or other competent authorities could issue against PDFBeacon for noncompliance with any part of this Agreement.

In particular, users agree to use the Service in conformity with current laws and conformant to the rules aforementioned in section 1.1.

4. Paid Services

4.1 Billing Policies

Becoming PRO is only possible by paid subscription. Subscriptions start when first payment is made. These are recurring billing transactions. Unless otherwise stated, your subscription and the relevant billing authorization will continue indefinitely until cancelled by you. By paid subscription, you authorize us to bill you for the service purchased at the acquisition Price. The billing rate is subject to change during the subscription period. However, existent PRO users would pay the same amount that the billing rate subscribed. Payment will be charged to your payment method until you cancel your subscription unless stated otherwise. Your service will be billed each period based on the acquisition date and cost. You may cancel your subscription at any time, but the cancellation will not become effective until the end of the current billing period. You will not receive a refund for the current billing period. Any unused portion of a free PRO trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. We reserve the right to issue refunds or at our sole discretion. If we issue a refund or credit, we are under no obligation to issue the same or similar refund in the future.

4.2 Right of withdrawal for Consumers

You have the right to revoke your contractual statement without giving reasons in written form (e.g. letter, e-mail) within 14 days. The cancellation period begins at the earliest on receipt of these instructions in written form, however, not before concluding the contract not either before performing our duty to inform. The revocation period shall be deemed by sending the revocation in due time.

Declaration of revocation shall be sent to:

MEGACLOUD LIMITED
12A2 Fuk On Factory Building,
1123 Canton Road, Mong Kok,
Hong Kong
Email: [email protected]

Consequences of the revocation
In case of a valid revocation, both parties shall return the achievement or benefits (e.g. interests) received. Should not be any possibility to return the benefits received, not completely either partly or just in degraded conditions, a compensation shall be paid. This may mean that you must meet the contractual payment obligations for the period up to the revocation. Payments shall be refunded within 30 days. The period begins for you at dispatch of the notice of revocation, and for us with its receipt.

Particular information
Your right of withdrawal will expire before maturity, if, due to your explicit approval, the contract is completely fulfilled by both parties before you have used your right to withdrawal.

4.3 Payment information, taxes

All information provided by the User in connection with a purchase or transaction with the Service must be accurate, complete, and current. You agree to pay all charges incurred by users of your payment method used in connection with a purchase or with the Service. You will pay applicable taxes, if any, relating to your purchases.

4.4 Free Trial

The free trial shall last for the period mentioned on the website. After this free trial, the regular price will be charged with your selected payment method. You will be required to submit your payment information if you sign up for a free trial, to allow automatic payments once the free trial period finishes. If you do not wish to continue our service once the free trial ends you must cancel the service within the free trial period. You are able to cancel the free trial by contacting us at [email protected].

The free trial only applies to new customers and may not be available for all services, regions, countries or currencies. PDFBeacon reserves the right to remove or cancel the free trial offer at any time without any reason.

5. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall PDFBeacon or its employees be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including without limitation damages for use, data or other intangible losses, arising from or relating to any breach of this agreement. Under no circumstances will PDFBeacon be responsible for any damage, loss or injury resulting from hacking, tampering or other unauthorized access or use of the service or your account or the information contained therein.

6. License of limited use

PDFBeacon is the exclusive owner of all of the rights to the web application which allows the functionalities offered online and, in particular, the right to total or partial reproduction, by any means, and in any form; the translation, adaptation, arrangement, or any other transformation of the program and the reproduction of the results of such acts; the distribution in any of the forms admitted by law; the right to publish through all types of media: analog and digital, online and offline; and the right to the program’s use. The program’s license of use for users does not refer to the Intellectual Property rights of the Service, the users remain solely authorized to use Service software. For any distinct uses, Megacloud Limited must authorize their exploitation, as in ceding those rights to third-parties. Therefore, the execution, reproduction, exploitation, alteration, distribution, or public communication of the totality of the copyright property of PDFBeacon remain prohibited for uses distinct from those authorized by the current Agreement. In particular, it is not permitted to: make copies of the program, translate its source code, transform it, or distribute it without the precise authorization of PDFBeacon. The breach of these obligations for the Users may lead to, at the discretion of PDFBeacon, the relevant claims established by the relevant copyright regulations, the suspension of Service, or the termination of the Contract, as established in Clause 9.

7. Intellectual and industrial property rights

The contents of this site, including the contents, brands, logos, drawings, texts, images, databases, codes, and any other material belong to PDFBeacon or to third- parties who have authorized their use. In a general manner, their utilization with commercial ends, their public communication or distribution, or any other form of exploitation by any process, such as transformation or alteration, all remains prohibited. We expressly disclaim liability for consequential damages resulting from using or misusing our services.

PDFBeacon is registered trademarks.

8. Termination

PDFBeacon will be capable of unilaterally and, at any point, resolving the current Contract in the following cases. a) In the event that the User breaches any of the obligations and guarantees established in this Agreement. b) If intellectual property rights or any other third-party rights are infringed upon. c) If User fails to make the timely payment of fees for the Software or the Services. d) If we are required to do so by law (for example, if providing software to a specific region becomes unlawful) e) If we choose to discontinue the Services or Software, in whole or in part, (such as if it becomes impractical for us to provide Service or our website becomes censored in a region).

The resolution of the Contract will not affect the ability of PDFBeacon to claim the corresponding damages and losses. Users will be qualified to cancel their account, at any point, from their Account page or through the contact form available online.

9. Claims

In case of claims and complaints stemming from the current Contract, or to request information about the Service, the User will be able to contact PDFBeacon by: [email protected].