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(i) 本訂閱服務之使用、

(ii) 違反本協議條款及條件、或

(iii) 因侵害其他人任何權利而衍生或導致任何第三方提出的索賠、請求、損失、損害、費用或責任包括合理的律師費，訂戶謹此同意賠償經濟日報及其母公司、分公司、分支機構、主管、員工、代表人、代理人、承辦商、聯名商戶或其他夥伴，並使其免受損害。

(ii) 如訂戶不同意任何經修改的本協議條款及條件，可選擇不繼續使用訂閱服務。而經濟日報不會退還已付之訂閱費用。

(iii) 當本協議終止後，根據本協議條款及條件授予訂戶的所有特許權、其他權利及優惠將予以終止。 除非在本協議內有特別聲明外，用戶沒有權利取回任何服務費用。

(iv) 本協議無論因任何緣故而終止，均不會影響本協議任何一方因本協議已產生的權利或責任，也不會影響該等在本協議內明確或隱含表示在終止本協議後仍然有效力或有行使權的條款，該條款包括但不限於第 5 項、第 6 項、第 9 項、第 10 項、第 11 項及第 12 項。

(ii) 假如本協議內任何條款被一個具裁決權的本地法庭認定為抵觸法律，此等條款就要以意義最相近的其他並列的條款去執行及生效，從而反映協議干涉的各方之意願。

(iii) 經濟日報放棄或延遲不執行本協議所賦予的任何權利或補償，不應詮釋為放棄該權利或補償。即使放棄個別或部分該權利或補償並不會阻止經濟日報進一步行使本協議內其他權利或補償。

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