Introduction

Lookasia.co.uk is a "Business & Shopping site” serving the British Asian community in the UK.

The operations of Lookasia.co.uk are owned and managed by AMG

Advertising

To advertise or list your business on this website please use the links on the website or contact:

Lookasia c/o AMG
Media House
187 Drake Street
Rochdale
Gtr. Manchester OL11 1EF
Tel: 01706 660 575
Fax: 01707 660 575
Email: admin@lookasia.co.uk

Site Sponsorship

Sponsorship of the website and/or the printed directory is the best way of promoting your product or service and reach the end users.

To discuss sponsorship opportunities please contact us at the above address.

Business category or Location

Can't see a category or location for your business? Send an email to admin@lookasia.co.uk and we will create a new category or location for you.

Charities & Non-profit making organisations

UK Registered charities, non-profit organisations , local agencies and Places of Worship are entitled to a 50% discount of any of our rates; this does not include banner or advertising. Please email admin@lookasia.co.uk giving your details we will contact you to let you know if you qualify.

Advertising Rates

Our advertising rates for the www.lookasia.co.uk are given below. To request a media pack and advertising rates for the printed business directory, please send an email to admin@lookasia.co.uk and giving you and your business details.

Advertising Material

The service carries advertising and sponsorship which gives you the opportunity to make contact with third parties who may wish to supply you with goods or services or give you the opportunity to take part in promotions or competitions. We have no control over the nature or quality of any goods or services provided by those advertisers and sponsors and over the manner in which promotions or competitions are run.

Your dealings with any third parties contacted through our site are solely between you and such third parties. We are not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers and sponsors on the Service.

The Service is provided for information purposes only and no content relating to an advertiser of sponsors product or service should be seen a solicitation to purchase said material goods or services. We will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness or availability of any information transmitted via the Service, and shall not be responsible or liable for any purchase, trading or investment decisions made based on such information

Directory listings & rates

We currently have four packages available which can be viewed here: http://www.lookasia.co.uk/compare.php

Banner Advertising Rates

Banner advertising is a great way of advertising on the web. At lookasia.co.uk currently we have banner advertising available on the main home page, news categories, article categories, listings categories.

We have two different banner sizes: - (w) * (h)

Banner Size (px) - Top Price Period

728 x 90 £200 1 Month

728 x 90 £500 3 Months

728 x 90 £800 5 Months

Banner Size (px) - Side Price Period

300 x 250 £175 1 Month

300 x 250 £350 3 Months

300 x 250 £600 5 Months

Video Advertising Rates

Banner advertising is also a great way of advertising on the web and connecting with users. At lookasia.co.uk we currently have facilities to host video advertising up to 60 seconds long and video adverts appear for one week only on the main home page, news and article categories index pages.

Video advert rates

Advertising Terms & Conditions

Lookasia.co.uk is a website operated by AMG a company trading in England and Wales as a sole trader.

Reference to "We" in the Terms of Service means Lookasia.co.uk.

Reference to "the Service" means this website and all services provided in conjunction with it.

Reference to "Clients" means you.

Reference to "Users" means those visiting and using the services of this site.

We will provide advertising services on the following terms and conditions:

• We provide you with an advertising proposal with full intentions of fulfilling everything contained in our proposal. However we can only accept your order and start the campaign on receipt of a confirmation of the order.
• We allocate advertising space on strictly a first-come, first-served basis; and are subject to the type of package being booked. This applies to the website, our printed directory and any other products we may release from to time. Advertising or listings on lookasia.co.uk may also be subject to coding considerations and may appear alphabetically or similarly.
• Your advertising is accented by us on the basis that you have the right to publish and display the content. You agree to indemnify and hold Lookasia.co.uk harmless from, and against, any expense, liability, claim or loss that results from any claims arising out of online publication and display of your advertising.
• Your advertising will be displayed in the positions and time periods stated on the order acceptance form. If for whatever reasons we are unable to do fulfil these conditions, we will offer the best alternative package available of similar value. Lookasia.co.uk’s decision in this matter will be final.
• You must send in your order and if required completed artwork at least 72 hours prior to the beginning of your campaign to allow us sufficient time to fulfil your order. If you fail to adhere to these guidelines we cannot guarantee that your order will start on time.
• If required we will change your advertising material free of charge during the course of your campaign. We will need 72 hours to make these changes happen. This only applies to banner advertising and where you supply the amended advertising material. If we have to make any changes to your advert we will charge per hour for this service and this does not apply to video adverts.
• On request we will provide some impressions, page view and click through counts as generated by our ad server and tracking software. These statistics may vary from those provided by clients own third-party servers.
• Cancellations and/or modification can only be accepted by email to admin@lookasia.co.uk. In the case of cancellation we will charge you for the unexpired term should cancellation be within the minimum campaign duration specified.
• We reserve the right to refuse your listing or advertisi9emnt if we are not happy with the content and deem it to be inappropriate for users of www.lookasia.co.uk . Please bear in mind that minors (children under the age of 16) may be using the Service.
• If we make a mistake, we will attempt to correct our mistake or return any money received, at our discretion. We will not be liable for any costs or damages, consequential or otherwise, as a result of any mistake, omission or error or for any other reason.
• Payment for advertising must be made as soon as your order is accepted, in advance of the agreed schedule. Late payments will mean your advert will be delayed and you may lose your slot.
• These Conditions define the terms under which we offer to sell advertising on the Service. We are not bound by clients' conditions; conditions printed or appearing on order confirmation documents, order instructions or any other advertisers documents. We are not bound to any terms that conflict with these Terms and Conditions without our express written consent.
• We will not be liable for delays in publishing, delivery, non-delivery, or other errors as a result of events beyond our control including Acts-of-God, actions by any government entity, fire, flood, theft, riot, explosion, embargo, strikes, labour or materials shortages, transportation interruptions or Internet or communications failure.
• These terms and conditions may change from time to time. All additions and changes will be notified to you by being posted on this page. It is your responsibility to refer to these additions and changes. They will come into effect immediately on being posted and you will be deemed to have accepted them.
• Advertising rates are subject to change from time to time. Information of such changes will be notified to you by being posted on this page. The rates will come into effect immediately on being posted and you will be deemed to have accepted them. If your advert is already running the new rates will not affect you.
• We reserve the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof); with or without notice. You agree that we will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuation of the Service.

Your obligations as an advertiser

You agree to provide complete and accurate registration and to update your information if it changes. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of the Terms of Service.

PR Agencies, Press Releases

PR Agencies etc can email relevant press releases to news@lookasia.co.uk

The details set our below are the only terms and conditions on which we will grant you access to the Service. By using the Service you have agreed to be bound by these Terms of Service, Terms of Contribution, our Privacy Policy and Community Standards that collectively form our terms of business.

User Name and Password

You are responsible for all use of the Service made using your username and password. You are responsible for protecting and securing your username and password from unauthorised use. If you believe that there has been a breach of security of your username and password, such as theft or unauthorised use, you should email support@lookasia.co.uk

You are only allowed only one account per person. If more than one account per person is found then the extra accounts will be deleted.

User Conduct

As a condition of your use of the Service you warrant to Lookasia that you will not use the Service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions and notices.

The Service is provided to individuals only and is for personal use only. Any unauthorised commercial use of the Service, or the resale of the Service, is expressly prohibited.

Use of the Service

The Service is provided for users in the United Kingdom, USA, EEA Countries, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, UAE, Sri Lanka and other South Asian Countries only. We do not seek to establish or maintain contact with users in other jurisdictions. Other users accessing the service acknowledge that the Service is not intended from them and that they have accessed it without invitation or solicitation from us.

Termination

If you wish to terminate your use of the Service, cancel your account and have your details removed from Lookasia records you can do so at any time by sending an email to support@lookasia.co.uk

We reserve the right to deactivate individual accounts at our absolute discretion. You agree that any termination of your access to the Service may be effected without prior notice. After deactivation of an account we may at our discretion delete record and other information relating to your account.

Privacy

It is the policy of Lookasia to respect the privacy of the users of the Service. We will not monitor, edit, or disclose any personal information about you without prior permission unless we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to legal requirements or to comply with legal process (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Lookasia (c) to enforce these Terms of Service or (d) act to protect the interests of others users or third parties.

Copyright Information

Unless otherwise stated, the copyright and similar rights in all material published on the Service are owned by Lookasia. All Rights Reserved. You are permitted to print or download extracts from this material for personal use only. None of this material may be used for commercial or public use. Nor part of the Service or any material appearing on the Service may be reproduced or stored in or transmitted to any other web site. No material appearing on the Service may be disseminated in any form, either electronic or non-electronic, nor included in any retrieval system or service, without prior written permission of Lookasia.

With respect to that material that is posted in "publicly accessible" areas of the service, such as a sales rooms and events diary, you grant to us the world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive license to reproduce, transmit and publish such material on the Service and/or incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.

All other marks that appear throughout the Service belong to their respectful owners and are protected by international copyright and trademark laws.

Proprietary Rights to Content

The service provided and any necessary software used in conjunction with the Service ("Software) contains proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and trademark laws. Material contained in sponsorship advertisements or information presented to you through the Service may be protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. In accordance with these Terms you agree not to copy, modify, reverse engineer, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service or the Software in whole or in part.

Notification Procedure for Copyright Infringement

Some parts of the Service may contain material that has been copied from another individual or entity, please contact us at admin@lookasia.co.uk if you believe that someone had posted copyrighted information on the Service without appropriate prior permission. Please supply the following information:

• A description of the copyright work that you claim had been infringed.
• A description of where the material is located on the Service
• Your name, address, telephone number and email address.
• A statement by you that you have a belief in good faith that the disputed use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law and that you are the owner or the appointed representative.

Spam

We will not tolerate spam on our servers or server of third party suppliers. If spammers are found and/or reported we will investigate the complaint and the website of the spammer. We will contact the host of the spamming website and also inform third party suppliers of the problem. If the spam complaint is correct the account of the spammer will be deleted from our server and from the servers of third party suppliers.

Contributing to Lookasia.co.uk

If you wish to become a contributor; please send an email to admin@lookasia.co.uk giving your details.

How you can contribute

Write a review about a restaurant you have recently visited or a holiday destination.

Let us know about events that you might be organising and add it to our events calendar .

Unfortunately we do not pay for contributions or reviews.

Terms of Contribution

Reference to "We" in the Terms of Contribution means Lookasia Reference to "the Service" means this website and all services provided in conjunction with it. We hereby set out the terms under which users of Lookasia.co.uk are permitted to post material on the Service.

Contributions that you make

You are entirely responsible for all material that you upload, post, email, link to or otherwise transmit via the Service. In particular you must ensure that the material and/or the transmission of such material:

• is not pornographic or linked to a site that is pornographic.
• is appropriate given that other users may be of all ages.
• is not harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, unlawful, libelous, and invasive of another's privacy, hateful or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
• does not harm minors in any way.
• does not use the Service in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spam or any other unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
• does not use the Service for any unauthorised commercial use.
• does not harvest or collect information about others including email addresses.
• does not breach any applicable law or regulation.
• is not transmitted in breach of any applicable contractual or fiduciary duty.
• does not infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, database rights or other similar rights of any party.
• is in accordance with our Terms of Service and Community Standards and those of our third party suppliers.

We reserve the right to block or remove any material that does not meet these requirements.

Contributions made by other users.

Although we set standards and requirements for contributions made by Lookasia users, we do not monitor individual items of content posted or transmitted via the Service. We cannot therefore guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such content, nor accept responsibility for it.

You understand that by using the Service you may sometimes encounter content that may be offensive, indecent or objectionable to you. Under no circumstances will Lookasia be liable in any way for that Content, including but not limited to, errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise transmitted via the Service.

If you encounter material on the Service that is objectionable, indecent or offensive you should notify support@Lookasia.co.uk stating the nature of the offending material and its location on the Service.

Links

The Service provides links to other web sites and resources. Because we have no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge that we are not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources. Nor do we endorse or take responsibility for any material published or available from such sites and resources. You acknowledge that we shall not be responsible for any damage or loss caused or alleged to have been caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such material goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

Third parties wishing to link their websites to the Service must obtain permission from the Webmaster.

Liability Disclaimer

The information, services and products available to you on this web site may contain errors and may be subject to periods of interruption. While we will do our best to maintain the information services and products offered on this web site we cannot accept responsibility for any errors, defects, lost profits or other consequential damages arising from the use of this web site. Your use of the Service is at your sole risk.

WE PROVIDE THE INFORMATION, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE "AS IS", WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. ALL EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

IN NO EVENT SHALL AMG OR LOOKASIA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, ARISING FROM THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEB SITE OR FROM ANY INFORMATION, SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED FROM LOOKASIA OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.

IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THIS WEB SITE, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE TO CEASE USING THE WEB SITE.

Indemnity

Your agree to indemnify and hold Lookasia, its officers, directors, owners, agents, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, co-branders or other partners ("indemnified parties"), contributors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable legal costs made by any third party due to or arising out of any breach by you of these Terms of Service.

Changes to the Service

We reserve the right at any time to and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof); terminate or suspend your use of or access to the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that we will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuation of the Service.

Changes to the Terms of Service

Lookasia may add to or change the provision of these Terms of Service from time to time. All additions and changes will be notified to you by being posted on this page. It is your responsibility as a user to refer to these additions and changes. They will come into effect immediately on being posted and you will be deemed to have accepted them if you access the Service after that time. If you do not wish to accept them, you must terminate use of the Service as described above.

Privacy Policy

Lookasia ("We") owners of www.lookasia.co.uk and related websites has created this privacy policy to show our firm commitment to privacy for users of our website.

We collect information you provide on registration so that we know our users and their preferences. The information is stored on our server and we will use it to the following purposes.

• to provide a web-based email service.
• allow you to participate in interactive features on the website.
• automatically complete forms on our website with your name and address.
• analyse collectively information about our users in order to tailor future services and products.
• provide advertisers with aggregate website usage and demographic data. This means we do not release information about you individually, but compile and group "aggregate" statistics about all users of our site.
• allow independent auditors to verify website usage statistics when required.
• mail or email you with information about the website, products, services and newsletters and related information. Some of this information may be about the products and services of our sponsors.
• Notify you of changes to our service

We do not intend to make available your details to other third party suppliers except where the information is required for the operation of the service, for example, web based email.

 Information collected

We will collect the information you provide when completing the "sign up" member registration form.

In addition we will collect the domain/IP address, referral data (e.g. the last URL you used prior to clicking on our website), the browser/platform you used and the date and time of your visit.

Cookies

We use 'cookies' and system-identification software in order to:

Create a unique Login username. This will save you from having to login each time you visit our site.

In banner advertising to keep track of which adverts you respond to.

In collecting navigational information about which bits of our website you are using.

This will allow us to improve our site and tailor our services to better meet your needs.

The use of cookies in advertising sent by third-party server is standard in the Internet Industry. You may occasionally get cookies from our advertisers. Lookasia cannot and does not control these cookies.

Changing or cancelling your registration details

You can change your registration details online at any time. If you wish to cancel your account and have your details removed from Lookasia records you can do this at any time by sending an email to admin@lookasia.co.uk. Your message should include your username, email address and termination request. Lookasia reserves the right to contact you to confirm your termination request.

Security

This site has measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of information under our control. Your information is password protected to prevent misuse.

Data Protection

Lookasia has applied for registration with the Data Protection registrar and has agreed to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service have been set out in England, and together with additional provisions referred to, constitute the entire agreement between you and Lookasia concerning the use of the Service.