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Terms of Service

Last updated: May 15, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Black Hives. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of our website, products, and services ("Services"). By accessing or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the Terms, you may not access the Services.

2. Use of Services

Our Services are intended for users who are at least 18 years of age. By using our Services, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old and that your use of the Services does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account.

3. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Black Hives and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of Black Hives.

4. User Content

Our Services may allow you to post, link, store, share and otherwise make available certain information, text, graphics, videos, or other material. You are responsible for the content that you post to the Service, including its legality, reliability, and appropriateness.

By posting content to the Service, you grant us the right to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such content on and through the Service. You retain any and all of your rights to any content you submit, post or display on or through the Service and you are responsible for protecting those rights.

5. Client Projects and Deliverables

For client projects, ownership of deliverables is transferred to the client upon receipt of final payment, unless otherwise specified in a separate agreement. Black Hives retains the right to display and link to your project as part of our portfolio and to write about the project on websites, in magazine articles, and in books about design.

6. Payment Terms

Payment terms for our services are outlined in individual client contracts. Unless otherwise specified, invoices are due within 30 days of receipt. Late payments may incur additional fees.

7. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms.

All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

8. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Black Hives, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Service; (iii) any content obtained from the Service; and (iv) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.

10. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use our Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorized to use the Service.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

Email: contact@blackhives.com
Phone: +60 12-221 9647
Address: Wisma Uoa Damansara II, Penthouse 16-1 Level 16, No 6, Changkat Semantan, Bukit Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur