Terms
§ 1 Operator Identity, Scope & Strictly B2B Commercial Nature
(1) Operator Identity: The online service WorldMach.com is operated exclusively by Yucin Technology and Industry, headquartered at Topcular Mh. Rami Kisla Cd. No: 23/26, 34055 Eyup, Istanbul, Turkiye (Contact: [email protected] | Tel: +90 532 441 91 63).
(2) Exclusive B2B Scope: WorldMach.com is strictly a Business-to-Business (B2B) industrial machinery platform designed exclusively for commercial merchants, industrial manufacturers, corporate entities, and professional machinery traders acting in their commercial or independent professional capacity. Use of this platform by retail consumers for personal, family, or household purposes is strictly prohibited. Consequently, statutory consumer protection laws (including Turkish Consumer Protection Law No. 6502 and EU Consumer Rights Directives) and statutory consumer withdrawal/revocation rights do not apply to any relationship between the Operator and the user.
(3) Exclusive Validity: These General Business Terms and Conditions (GBT) govern the entire legal relationship between the Operator and all users (visitors, buyers, dealers, advertisers, and API integrators). Conflicting, divergent, or supplementary terms and conditions of the user shall not become part of any contract unless the Operator has expressly consented to their validity in writing.
§ 2 Object of the Online Service & Intermediary Hosting Status (Safe Harbor)
(1) Neutral Hosting & Intermediary Venue: In accordance with Turkish Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Law No. 6563 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce (as well as equivalent international safe-harbor regulations), the Operator acts strictly as an Intermediary Hosting and Technical Directory Provider (Yer Sağlayıcı / Aracı Hizmet Sağlayıcı).
(2) Non-Participation in Underlying Machinery Sales: The Operator publishes machinery offers and sourcing requests submitted by third-party users in order to facilitate business-to-business introductions. Unless a separate, formal written sales contract is explicitly executed and signed by Yucin Technology and Industry as the named Seller of Record, all purchase, sale, inspection, customs, and transport contracts resulting from listings or introductions on WorldMach.com are concluded and performed exclusively between the respective buyer and seller without the participation, agency, brokerage liability, fiduciary duty, or escrow guarantee of the Operator.
(3) Service Availability & Right to Modify: The Operator endeavors to keep the platform accessible; however, the user has no legal claim to uninterrupted 24/7 availability, specific server response times, or continuous storage of listings. The Operator reserves the absolute right to modify, supplement, restrict, or discontinue parts of the platform or the entire online service at any time without prior notice and without any liability for damages.
(4) Syndication & Automated Translation: The Operator is entitled to process, optimize, watermark, and republish listing data submitted by advertisers across affiliated industrial portals, search engines, social media channels, and international E-Marketing broadcasts. Listings may be automatically translated into foreign languages via machine translation; the Operator assumes zero liability for translation inaccuracies or semantic discrepancies.
§ 3 Duties of Advertisers / Sellers & Full Indemnification Obligation
(1) Sole Responsibility for Listing Accuracy & Legality: Every user who publishes a machinery listing, company profile, or advertisement on WorldMach.com (“Advertiser”) bears sole civil, commercial, and criminal responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, authenticity, and legality of all uploaded texts, technical specifications, prices, photographs, videos, and documents.
(2) Ownership, Safety & Regulatory Compliance: The Advertiser warrants and represents that: (a) it holds full legal title or documented commercial authority to offer the listed machinery; (b) the machinery is free from undisclosed third-party liens, encumbrances, export/sanction restrictions, or customs seizures; (c) only genuine industrial machinery and industrial spare parts are offered; and (d) the listing does not infringe any third-party copyrights, trademarks, patents, or trade secrets.
(3) Accurate Identity & Prohibition of Circumvention: Anonymous or misleading listings are strictly prohibited. Advertisers must provide verifiable corporate contact and invoicing details. Each listing may only cover one specific machine and may not be duplicated across unrelated categories. Immediate deletion is mandatory once a machine is sold or withdrawn from the market.
(4) Account & API Key Security: Users are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account passwords and API keys (`X-API-Key`). The Operator excludes all liability for unauthorized access, listing alterations, or data loss resulting from compromised user credentials.
(5) Irrevocable Indemnification (Hold Harmless Clause): The User/Advertiser hereby irrevocably agrees to release, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Operator (Yucin Technology and Industry, its owners, directors, employees, and affiliates) upon first written demand from and against any and all claims, lawsuits, losses, damages, administrative fines, customs penalties, tax liabilities, and legal defense costs (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees on a full indemnity basis) asserted by any buyer, third party, competitor, or governmental authority arising out of or related to: (a) the Advertiser’s listings or uploaded content; (b) any breach of these GBT or applicable law; (c) any intellectual property infringement; or (d) any commercial dispute, non-delivery, defect, or fraud in connection with a machinery transaction.
§ 4 Unilateral Moderation, Rejection, Deactivation & Account Termination
(1) Absolute Moderation Authority: The Operator reserves the unrestricted, unilateral right to reject, edit, re-categorize, unpublish, or permanently delete any listing, image, or inquiry, as well as to suspend, restrict, or permanently terminate any user or dealer account at any time, without stating any reasons and without prior notice.
(2) No Claim to Publication or Compensation: Users and Advertisers have no enforceable legal claim to the activation or continued publication of any listing. Where the Operator rejects, removes, or deactivates a listing or suspends an account (particularly in cases of suspected inaccuracy, spam, duplicate entries, non-payment, or reputational risk to the platform), any claim by the user for damages, lost profits, reimbursement of expenses, or fee refunds is strictly excluded.
§ 5 Paid Subscriptions, Sponsorships, E-Marketing, Coupons & Strict No-Refund Policy
(1) Free Search & Zero Buyer Commission: Searching the WorldMach.com database and submitting machine inquiries as a buyer is free of charge and free of commission from the Operator.
(2) Paid B2B Memberships, Banner Sponsorships & E-Marketing Campaigns: Dealer subscription plans, listing quotas, header/footer banner sponsorships, and global E-Marketing email broadcasts are commercial B2B services subject to the prices and quotas stated at the time of booking or checkout. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all fees are payable in advance prior to activation.
(3) STRICT NO-REFUND & NO-CHARGEBACK POLICY: Because all paid membership plans, listing quotas, E-Marketing campaigns, and advertising placements constitute commercial B2B digital services whose capacity and quota allocation are provisioned immediately upon payment approval, all payments are final, non-cancellable, and strictly non-refundable. No full, partial, or pro-rata refunds, credits, or rebates shall be issued under any circumstances, including but not limited to: (a) early account cancellation by the user; (b) failure or election by the user not to utilize allocated machine listing quotas during the subscription term; (c) lack of buyer inquiries or sales conversions; or (d) account suspension or listing removal due to a violation of these GBT. The user expressly waives any right to initiate unjustified credit card or payment gateway chargebacks.
(4) Promotional Coupon Codes: Discount and promotional coupon codes (including 100% VIP trial coupons and partial discount codes) are issued at the sole discretion of the Operator, carry zero cash or monetary value, are non-transferable, may not be redeemed for cash or credit, and may be revoked, capped, or deactivated by the Operator at any time without liability.
(5) Quota Expiration: Allocated listing quotas are valid strictly for the contracted subscription period (e.g., 12 months) and automatically expire at the end of the term without rollover.
§ 6 “AS-IS / WHERE-IS” Disclaimer & Maximum Limitation of Liability
(1) Strictly “AS-IS” Provision: The WorldMach.com platform, all machinery listings, technical specifications, pricing, currency conversions, seller profiles, and Sourcing Desk introductions are provided strictly on an “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”, and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without any express or implied warranties of any kind.
(2) Complete Disclaimer of Machinery & Transaction Liability: The Operator does not inspect, audit, certify, or take physical custody of third-party machines listed on the platform. The Operator expressly disclaims all warranties and assumes ZERO LIABILITY for:
- The actual existence, physical condition, operational readiness, spindle hours, year of manufacture, technical accuracy, merchantable quality, or fitness for a particular purpose of any listed machine;
- Any hidden or latent mechanical, electrical, software, or structural defects (gizli veya açık ayıplar), or non-compliance with CE, OSHA, or local industrial safety standards;
- Any industrial accidents, personal injury, property damage, or factory downtime caused by machinery discovered or acquired through the platform;
- The creditworthiness, legal existence, good faith, or solvency of any buyer, seller, dealer, or freight forwarder;
- Any non-payment, payment fraud, wire-transfer interception, phishing, non-delivery, shipping delay, customs detention, or tax dispute between users.
(3) Mandatory Buyer Due Diligence & Inspection Duty: Buyers are solely responsible for verifying the identity of the seller, conducting an independent physical and under-power technical inspection of the machinery prior to purchase, and securing appropriate legal, escrow, and insurance protections. Any information, transport estimate, or commercial introduction provided by the Operator’s Sourcing & Liquidation Desk is strictly non-binding and informational.
(4) Exclusion of Indirect & Consequential Damages: To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Operator shall never be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, including without limitation loss of profits, loss of production, business interruption, loss of goodwill, loss of data, or wasted travel/inspection expenses, regardless of the legal theory (contract, tort, strict liability, or otherwise), even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
(5) Absolute Monetary Liability Cap: In jurisdictions or exceptional instances where mandatory statutory law prohibits the complete exclusion of liability (such as proven willful misconduct or gross negligence directly attributable to the Operator), the Operator’s total, aggregate, cumulative liability for all claims arising out of or related to the platform shall be strictly limited to the lesser of: (a) the net subscription or advertising fee actually paid by the claimant to the Operator in the six (6) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to liability; or (b) One Hundred Euros (EUR 100.00) for free users and visitors.
§ 7 Intellectual Property, Anti-Scraping & AI Training Prohibition
(1) Platform Intellectual Property: The Operator retains all copyrights, database rights, and intellectual property rights in the WorldMach.com software architecture, design, layout, logos, curated taxonomy, and original content. All third-party machinery brand names and trademarks mentioned in listings remain the property of their respective owners and are used solely for descriptive identification.
(2) License Grant by Advertisers: By uploading listings, photographs, videos, or catalogs, the Advertiser grants the Operator a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, transferable license to host, resize, convert (e.g., to WebP), watermark, display, distribute, and promote such content across WorldMach.com, E-Marketing newsletters, and partner channels.
(3) Strict Prohibition of Data Scraping & Harvesting: Any automated or systematic extraction, scraping, crawling, spidering, data mining, or harvesting of machinery listings, dealer contact details, telephone numbers, email addresses, or images from WorldMach.com (except by standard public search engine indexing bots complying with `robots.txt` and `llms.txt`) for the purpose of populating competing websites, sending unsolicited commercial messages, or training unauthorized third-party databases is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under civil and criminal law.
§ 8 Data Protection & Privacy Policy (KVKK No. 6698 & EU GDPR Compliance)
(1) Data Controller Identity: Acting as Data Controller (Veri Sorumlusu) under Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Yucin Technology and Industry (Topcular Mh. Rami Kisla Cd. No: 23/26, 34055 Eyup, Istanbul, Turkiye; Email: [email protected]) processes corporate and personal data strictly in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
(2) Categories & Purposes of Data Processed: We process corporate contact details (name, company name, business email, telephone/WhatsApp number, billing address, tax ID), account credentials, machinery listing records, buyer inquiry messages, and security telemetry (IP address, request timestamps, audit logs) for the following lawful purposes:
- Contractual Performance & B2B Lead Routing: Creating and managing dealer accounts, publishing machinery listings, processing subscription payments/coupons, and transmitting buyer inquiries directly to the respective machinery sellers/dealers;
- Sourcing & E-Marketing Communications: Sending transactional notifications, inquiry alerts, and—where consented or permitted under B2B legitimate interest—global machinery E-Marketing broadcasts (with a one-click unsubscribe mechanism in every broadcast);
- Platform Security, Anti-Fraud & Legal Compliance: Enforcing rate limits, preventing spam and unauthorized API access, maintaining statutory traffic logs under Law No. 5651, and fulfilling tax/invoicing obligations.
(3) International Cross-Border Data Transfers: Because WorldMach.com is an international B2B marketplace connecting buyers and sellers across 32+ countries, users expressly acknowledge and consent that when they publish a global listing or submit a cross-border inquiry, their business contact details and inquiry message are transmitted to the relevant counterparty (seller or buyer) located in the destination country, as well as processed through secure cloud infrastructure and analytics providers (such as Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled and Google reCAPTCHA security verification).
(4) Data Subject Rights (KVKK Art. 11 & GDPR Art. 15–22): Users have the right to request information regarding their processed data, request rectification of inaccurate data, request deletion or anonymization of data (subject to statutory retention requirements for tax and traffic logs), and object to direct marketing communications at any time by contacting [email protected].
§ 10 Place of Service, Governing Law, Exclusive Jurisdiction & Evidentiary Agreement
(1) Place of Performance: The Operator’s services are provided in technical, commercial, and legal terms exclusively from Istanbul, Republic of Turkiye. TheOperator assumes no warranty that listings or content comply with local regulations outside Turkiye.
(2) Governing Law: These GBT, the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy, and the entire legal relationship between the Operator and any user shall be governed exclusively by the substantive laws of the Republic of Turkiye, under the explicit exclusion of conflict-of-laws principles and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).
(3) Exclusive Place of Jurisdiction: For all disputes, claims, or legal proceedings arising out of or in connection with the use of WorldMach.com, paid subscriptions, listings, or these GBT, the Istanbul Central (Çağlayan) Courts and Execution Offices (İstanbul Çağlayan Mahkemeleri ve İcra Daireleri) in Istanbul, Turkiye, are agreed upon as the exclusive place of jurisdiction.
(4) Conclusive Evidentiary Contract (Kesin Delil Sözleşmesi): Pursuant to Article 193 of the Turkish Code of Civil Procedure (HMK No. 6100), the user irrevocably agrees that in any dispute, the Operator’s electronic database records, server logs, API telemetry, invoice records, IP timestamps, and email archives shall constitute binding, conclusive, and exclusive evidence (kesin ve münhasır delil).
(5) Amendments & Severability: The Operator reserves the right to amend these GBT at any time by publishing the updated version on https://www.worldmach.com/terms. Continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. Should any individual provision of these GBT be or become wholly or partially invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected, and the invalid provision shall be replaced by an enforceable provision that most closely achieves the legal and commercial protection intended for the Operator.