Retailer Terms & Conditions
Last updated: 8 May 2026 — Version 2.1
1. Services and Order
1.1 Services
(a) Giftnote agrees to provide the Retailer's Users with personalised gifting services (Services).
(b) The Retailer acknowledges and agrees that Giftnote will not be required under any circumstances to re-provide the Services if the relevant item purchased by the User from the Retailer is returned to, or re-issued by, the Retailer.
1.2 Orders
(a) A User may place an Order with Giftnote by requesting that Giftnote provide the Services to the Requested Recipient through the Retailer's Platform.
(b) Giftnote will notify the User and the Retailer within 24 hours if it is unable to accept an Order.
2. Giftnote's obligations
(a) Giftnote agrees to perform the Services: (i) in accordance with the Provided Information; (ii) efficiently with due care, skill and diligence; and (iii) in accordance with all laws relating to the performance of the Services.
(b) Giftnote will provide the Retailer with information relating to the Requested Recipient where necessary for the Retailer to fulfil any Order.
(c) Giftnote must maintain, at its cost, any licences, accreditations, certifications or registrations required by law.
3. Retailer's obligations
3.1 General
(a) The Retailer must: (i) ensure that Giftnote can receive all information and data reasonably necessary, including without limitation the Provided Information and the Delivery Information, through the Widget as required by Giftnote to allow it to complete the Services in a timely manner and as required by Giftnote; (ii) co-operate with Giftnote in all matters relating to the Services; (iii) comply with all reasonable directions and instructions given by Giftnote relating to the Widget; (iv) ensure that Giftnote's Terms are incorporated into the Retailer's Platform such that each User has a reasonable opportunity to read, understand and agree to Giftnote's Terms; (v) provide Giftnote with true and relevant information regarding the Retailer, its Delivery Agent and its business; (vi) comply with all applicable laws; and (vii) comply with all of Giftnote's instructions and directions relating to the Services.
3.2 Accuracy of information
The Retailer acknowledges that Giftnote has relied on information that the Retailer has provided in agreeing to and providing the Services.
4. Fees
(a) Use of and access to the Services may be subject to a subscription fee (Subscription Fee), which is payable on a recurring basis.
(b) Use of and access to the specific elements of the Services may be subject to a service fee (Service Fee), payable as described.
(c) Fees are not refundable or partially refundable, except as required by law.
(d) All payments received by Giftnote are processed through third party secure transaction service providers.
5. Intellectual Property Rights
5.1 Ownership
(a) The Intellectual Property Rights in the Services and the Widget are, and shall remain the property of Giftnote, and we reserve the right to grant a licence to use the Services and the Widget to any other party or parties.
(b) The Retailer must do all things that Giftnote reasonably requires to perfect its right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual Property Rights in the Services and/or the Widget.
(c) The Retailer shall use reasonable endeavours to prevent any infringement of Giftnote's Intellectual Property Rights in the Services and/or the Widget and shall promptly report to Giftnote any such infringement that comes to its attention.
5.2 Licence
Giftnote grants the Retailer a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable and royalty-free right to use the Widget to the extent necessary to obtain the full benefit of the Services.
5.3 White Label
If a 'White Label' version of the Widget is being supplied, Giftnote agrees to licence to the Retailer a White Label version of the Widget for use in accordance with clause 5.7.
5.4 Provided Information
As between the parties, all Intellectual Property Rights in the Provided Information remain the property of the User, and nothing in this document shall be construed as giving either party any rights to such Intellectual Property Rights.
5.5 Retailer's warranty and indemnity
(a) The Retailer warrants that: (i) it holds any necessary licence of or consents relating to all Intellectual Property Rights in the Provided Information; and (ii) in utilising any Provided Information, Giftnote will not infringe, violate or otherwise conflict with any Intellectual Property Rights owned by a third party.
(b) The Retailer indemnifies Giftnote from and against any liability, damages, settlements, final judgments, and reasonable defence costs and legal fees actually and reasonably incurred by Giftnote in connection with any claim by a third party that the Provided Information violates or infringes any Intellectual Property Rights owned by a third party. In respect of any such claim, Giftnote shall (i) promptly notify the Retailer in writing of the claim; (ii) provide the Retailer with reasonable cooperation, information and assistance at the Retailer's cost; and (iii) not admit liability, settle, or compromise the claim without the Retailer's prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld). Giftnote retains conduct of its own defence; the Retailer may, at its own cost and on prior written notice to Giftnote, propose counsel to assist in the defence.
(c) The indemnity in clause 5.5 does not apply to the extent the claim arises from: (i) any modification of the Provided Information by Giftnote beyond the scope of the Order or use authorised by the User; (ii) any combination of the Provided Information with any product, service, data or content not supplied by the User where the infringement would not have occurred but for that combination; or (iii) Giftnote's continued use of the Provided Information after the User or the Retailer has notified Giftnote to cease such use following an infringement claim.
5.6 Giftnote's warranty and indemnity
(a) Giftnote warrants that: (i) it owns, or holds any necessary licence of, all Intellectual Property Rights in the Services and the Widget; and (ii) in utilising the Services and the Widget, the Retailer will not infringe, violate or otherwise conflict with any Intellectual Property Rights owned by a third party.
(b) Giftnote indemnifies the Retailer from and against any liability, damages, settlements, final judgments, and reasonable defence costs and legal fees actually and reasonably incurred by the Retailer in connection with any claim by a third party that the Services or the Widget violate or infringe any Intellectual Property Rights owned by a third party.
(c) Giftnote may, at its sole option, assume the conduct of the defence of any such claim with counsel of its selection. If Giftnote elects to assume the defence: (i) the Retailer shall provide reasonable cooperation, information and assistance at Giftnote's cost; (ii) the Retailer shall not admit liability, settle, or compromise the claim without Giftnote's prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld); (iii) Giftnote shall not settle any claim in a manner that imposes any non-monetary obligation, admission of fault, or material restriction on the Retailer's business without the Retailer's prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld); and (iv) the Retailer may, at its own cost, engage separate counsel to monitor the defence.
(d) The indemnity in clause 5.6 does not apply to the extent the claim arises from: (i) any modification of the Services or the Widget by the Retailer or any third party not authorised by Giftnote; (ii) any combination of the Services or the Widget with any product, service, data or content not supplied by Giftnote where the infringement would not have occurred but for that combination; or (iii) the Retailer's continued use of the Services or the Widget after Giftnote has notified the Retailer to cease such use following an infringement claim.
5.7 Restrictions on use
The Retailer acknowledges and agrees that it will: (a) comply with all applicable laws, regulations and codes of conduct; (b) promptly report to Giftnote any errors, defects or malfunctions in relation to the Services or the Widget; (c) not do anything which is intended or reasonably likely to damage, impair, interrupt or interfere with the provision of the Services or the Widget; (d) not alter, modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, sublicense or change the Services or the Widget or create a derivative work from the Services or the Widget by any means; (e) not remove any identification or notices of any proprietary or copyright restrictions from the Services or the Widget or any support material, unless Giftnote has agreed to provide the Retailer with a White Label version of the Widget, whereby the branding of the Widget only may be replaced with the branding of the Retailer; and (f) not purport to grant to a third party any right to access or use our Services or the Widget except as Giftnote permits.
6. Termination
6.1 Termination for cause
Either party may at any time terminate this document with immediate effect if: (a) the other party commits a material breach of this document and (if such breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within a period of 14 days after being notified in writing to do so; (b) the other party repeatedly breaches any term of this document in such a manner as to reasonably justify the opinion that their conduct is inconsistent with them having the intention or ability to give effect to this document; or (c) the other party suffers an Insolvency Event.
6.2 Obligations on termination or expiry
On termination or expiry: (a) Giftnote will cease to provide the Services to the Retailer; (b) the Retailer will pay or otherwise authorise payment of all amounts owing to Giftnote on demand; and (c) each party will, on request of the other party, return or securely destroy all Confidential Information of the other party in its possession or control, save to the extent required by law to retain or as held in routine system backups (which shall be deleted in accordance with that party's standard backup retention cycle). Confidential Information that is also personal data is governed by clause 9.6.
6.3 Survival
(a) Clauses 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 survive the expiry or earlier termination of this document.
(b) Termination of this document will not affect any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities of the parties that have accrued up to the date of termination.
7. Confidentiality
(a) Each party agrees to, and shall ensure each of their officers, employees and contractors: (i) hold in strict confidence all Confidential Information of the other party; (ii) use the Confidential Information solely to perform or to exercise their rights under this document; (iii) not transfer, display, convey or otherwise disclose or make available all or any part of such Confidential Information to any third party; and (iv) use their best endeavours, including keeping such information in a safe place and implementing adequate security measures, to ensure that all Confidential Information is secure from unauthorised use, disclosure or copying by third parties.
(b) The obligations in clause 7(a) do not apply: (i) to the extent necessary to enable disclosure required by law; (ii) to any disclosure agreed in writing between the parties; (iii) where the Confidential Information has entered the public domain other than as a result of a breach by the receiving party of this document; (iv) where the receiving party can demonstrate that the information was independently developed by it without reference to the Confidential Information; or (v) where the receiving party lawfully received the information from a third party without restriction on disclosure.
8. Limited warranty and exclusion of liability
8.1 Limitation of Liability
(a) This clause sets out the entire financial liability of the parties (including any liability for the acts or omissions of their employees, agents and subcontractors) to each other in respect of: (i) any breach of this document; (ii) any use made of the Services; and (iii) any representation, statement or tortious act or omission (including negligence) arising under or in connection with this document.
(b) As far as the law permits and unless otherwise specified in this document: (i) all liability to a party for any injury, loss, damage, cost or expense relating to or arising from this document, except to the extent that the injury, loss, damage, cost or expense arises from the negligent act or omission of a party, is excluded; (ii) the Retailer shall be solely responsible, as against Giftnote, for any opinions, recommendations, or other conclusions made or actions taken by the Retailer or any other third party based (wholly or in part) on the results obtained from its use of the Services; (iii) Giftnote shall have no liability for the item purchased by the User from the Retailer including with respect to the item itself and/or delivery by the Delivery Agent; (iv) Giftnote shall have no liability for any damage caused by errors or omissions in any information or instructions, including without limitation the Provided Information, that the Retailer provides to it in connection with the Services; (v) Giftnote shall have no liability for the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of any Delivery Agent in connection with the Services; (vi) Giftnote shall have no liability for any damage of any kind caused by the integration, use or removal of the Widget in connection with the Retailer's Platform; and (vii) all warranties, representations, conditions and all other terms of any kind whatsoever implied by statute or common law are excluded from this document.
8.2 Mitigation
Each party must mitigate any loss they suffer as a result of the breach by the other party to this document or any warranty or indemnity provided under this document.
8.3 Maximum liability
(a) Subject to clauses 8.3(b) and 8.3(c), the total aggregate liability of each party arising under or in connection with this document (whether in contract, tort including negligence, statute, or otherwise) shall not exceed the greater of (i) the total Fees paid or payable by the Retailer to Giftnote in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (ii) USD $50,000.
(b) Clause 8.3(a) will not limit or exclude the liability of either party for any claim arising from: (i) death or personal injury or damage to property resulting from negligence; (ii) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; (iii) the deliberate default or wilful misconduct of that party or their employees, agents or contractors; (iv) the non-payment of any Fees; or (v) any liability that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded.
(c) Notwithstanding clause 8.3(a), and in lieu of (and not in addition to) the cap in clause 8.3(a): (i) Giftnote's aggregate liability under the indemnity in clause 5.6 shall not exceed USD $1,000,000 (the IP Indemnity Cap); (ii) the Retailer's aggregate liability under the indemnity in clause 5.5 shall not exceed USD $1,000,000 (the Retailer IP Indemnity Cap); and (iii) Giftnote's aggregate liability for breach of clause 9 (Privacy and Data Protection) shall not exceed the greater of (A) two times the total Fees paid or payable by the Retailer to Giftnote in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (B) USD $250,000 (the Privacy Cap).
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the sub-caps in clause 8.3(c) operate in lieu of the general cap in clause 8.3(a). Any liability arising under clause 8.3(b) remains uncapped notwithstanding any sub-cap in clause 8.3(c).
8.4 Consequential Loss
Neither party, nor their members, managers, officers, employees or agents, shall be liable to the other party for any loss of use, lost or inaccurate data or data corruption, non-compliance with any statutory or legal obligation or deadline, lost profits, failure of security mechanisms, interruption of business, delays or any direct, indirect, special, incidental, reliance or consequential damages of any kind, regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, even if informed of the possibility of such damages in advance. Nothing in this clause 8.4 limits or excludes either party's obligations under the indemnities in clauses 5.5 and 5.6 (subject always to the IP Indemnity Cap in clause 8.3(c)(i) and the Retailer IP Indemnity Cap in clause 8.3(c)(ii)).
8.5 Australian Consumer Law
If the Australian Consumer Law applies to the supply of goods or services under this document, Giftnote acknowledges and agrees that its services come with a guarantee that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law, and that the following mandatory notice under section 102(1) of the Australian Consumer Law that must be provided to the Retailer will apply:
Our goods and services come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. For major failures with the service, you are entitled: to cancel your service contract with us; and to a refund for the unused portion, or to compensation for its reduced value. You are also entitled to choose a refund or replacement for major failures with goods. If a failure with the goods or a service does not amount to a major failure, you are entitled to have the failure rectified in a reasonable time. If this is not done you are entitled to a refund for the goods and to cancel the contract for the service and obtain a refund of any unused portion. You are also entitled to be compensated for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage from a failure in the goods or service.
9. Privacy and Data Protection
9.1 Compliance with Privacy Legislation
(a) Giftnote agrees to comply with its Privacy Policy and all applicable requirements of the Privacy Legislation in performing the Services.
(b) The Retailer agrees to comply with all applicable requirements of the Privacy Legislation in relation to any information that it collects from the User in connection with the Services.
9.2 Lawful basis for transfer
Without prejudice to the generality of clause 9.1(a), the Retailer agrees and warrants that it has all necessary and appropriate consents and notices in place to enable lawful transfer to Giftnote of any personal data or information, including without limitation in connection with the Provided Information, for the duration and purposes of this document so that Giftnote may lawfully use, process and transfer the personal data in accordance with this document.
9.3 Security incident notification
Giftnote shall notify the Retailer without undue delay, and in any event no later than seventy-two (72) hours after becoming aware, of any security incident affecting its network and information systems that has resulted, or is reasonably likely to result, in the unauthorised access to or disclosure of the Retailer's data or the Provided Information. Giftnote shall respond without delay to all reasonable queries and requests for information from the Retailer about any such security incident.
9.4 Subprocessors
Giftnote may engage third-party subprocessors to assist in providing the Services. Giftnote remains responsible for the acts and omissions of its subprocessors as if they were its own and shall ensure each subprocessor is bound by written obligations no less protective of the Retailer's data than those in this clause 9.
9.5 Purpose limitation
Except where consent has otherwise been received by the User or Requested Recipient, each party agrees to use the Provided Information and any personal information regarding the Requested Recipient strictly for the purposes of fulfilling their obligations under this document.
9.6 Return or deletion on termination
On termination or expiry of this document, Giftnote shall, on the Retailer's written request received within thirty (30) days of termination, return or securely delete all personal data of the Retailer's Users in Giftnote's possession or control, save to the extent Giftnote is required by law to retain such data or such data is held in routine system backups (which shall be deleted in accordance with Giftnote's standard backup retention cycle).
9.7 Data protection addendum
Where required by Retailers subject to specific data protection legislation (including without limitation the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, or other equivalent regimes), Giftnote will, on reasonable request, enter into a separate data protection addendum that incorporates the mandatory terms required by the applicable legislation, including the matters set out in Article 28(3) of the GDPR where applicable.
10. Force Majeure
(a) Neither party shall be liable for any delay or failure to perform their obligations in a timely manner pursuant to this document if such delay is due to a Force Majeure Event.
(b) If a Force Majeure Event continues for a period of 60 consecutive days, then either party may terminate the Services affected by the Force Majeure Event by providing written notice to the other party.
(c) The party affected by a Force Majeure Event must (i) promptly notify the other party in writing of the Force Majeure Event and its anticipated duration; (ii) use reasonable endeavours to mitigate the effects of the Force Majeure Event; and (iii) resume performance of its obligations as soon as reasonably practicable after the Force Majeure Event ceases.
(d) A Force Majeure Event does not relieve the Retailer of any obligation to pay Fees that have accrued prior to the Force Majeure Event.
11. Dispute Resolution
(a) Neither party may commence court proceedings concerning any dispute between the parties arising out of or in relation to this document (Dispute), unless the party starting the proceedings has complied with this clause 11.
(b) A party claiming that a Dispute has arisen must notify the other party in writing, specifying the nature of the Dispute (Dispute Notice).
(c) Following the Dispute Notice being given, a representative of both parties with authority to negotiate and settle the Dispute must endeavour in good faith to resolve the Dispute within 14 days.
(d) If the Dispute is not resolved within 14 days of the Dispute Notice being given, the parties must endeavour in good faith to resolve the Dispute by mediation as follows: (i) if the parties fail to agree on the appointment of a mediator within 21 days of the Dispute Notice being given, either party may apply to the President of the Law Society of New South Wales or the nominee of the President to nominate a mediator (which nomination the parties must accept); (ii) if the mediator accepts the appointment, the parties must comply with the mediator's reasonable instructions relating to the conduct of the mediation; (iii) if the Dispute is not resolved within 21 days of the appointment of a mediator, the mediation ceases; (iv) the parties will be jointly responsible for the fees of the mediation, and each party is to bear their own costs in relation to the mediation; (v) the mediation will be held in Sydney, New South Wales; (vi) the parties may be legally represented at the mediation; and (vii) the mediation will not be bound by the rules of natural justice and may discuss the Dispute with a party in the absence of any other party and their advisers.
(e) Nothing in this clause prevents a party from seeking urgent interlocutory relief in a court.
12. General
12.1 Amendments
This document may only be amended by written agreement between all parties.
12.2 Counterparts
This document may be signed in any number of counterparts. All counterparts together make one instrument.
12.3 Entire agreement
This document supersedes all previous agreements about its subject matter. This document embodies the entire agreement between the parties.
12.4 No waiver
(a) A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege in respect of this document will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that right, power or privilege.
(b) A waiver of any term, provision or condition of this document must be in writing signed by the waiving party.
(c) A waiver of any term, provision or condition of this document is effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.
12.5 Relationship
Giftnote is an independent contractor of the Retailer and this document does not create a relationship of employment, trust, agency, partnership, power of attorney, or of joint venture between Giftnote and the Retailer.
12.6 Governing law and jurisdiction
New South Wales law governs this document. Each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the New South Wales courts.
12.7 Severability
(a) If a provision of this document is invalid or unenforceable it is to be read down or severed to the extent necessary without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.
(b) Each provision of this document is severable from the others and no severance of a provision will affect any other provision.
12.8 Variations
No variation, modification or alteration of any of the provisions of this document is effective unless in writing and signed by each of the parties.
12.9 Assignment and subcontracting
The Retailer may not assign or subcontract its rights or obligations under this document without Giftnote's prior written consent. Giftnote may assign this document, in whole or in part, without the Retailer's consent (i) to an Affiliate, (ii) in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganisation, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or (iii) to a successor in interest to its business. Giftnote may subcontract any of its obligations under this document, provided that Giftnote remains responsible for the acts and omissions of its subcontractors as if they were its own.
12.10 Further assurances
Each party must do all things reasonably necessary to give effect to this document and the transactions contemplated by it.
12.11 No merger
The rights and obligations of the parties under this document do not merge on completion of any transaction contemplated by this document.
12.12 Costs
Each party bears its own costs in relation to the preparation and signing of this document.
12.13 Notices
(a) Any notice given under this document must be in writing and given by an authorised representative of the party giving the notice.
(b) A notice may be given by delivery to the other party personally, by sending it by prepaid mail to the other party's address for notices, or by sending it by email (with delivery confirmation or read receipt) to the other party's email address for notices.
(c) A notice is taken to have been given: (i) if delivered personally, on the date of delivery; (ii) if sent by prepaid mail, three Business Days after the date of posting; and (iii) if sent by email, on the date of transmission if the transmission is received by 5:00 pm on a Business Day in the place of receipt, or otherwise on the next Business Day in the place of receipt.
13. Defined terms and interpretation
13.1 Defined terms
In this document:
Affiliate means, in relation to a party, any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that party, where "control" means ownership of more than 50% of the voting securities or equivalent.
Australian Consumer Law means Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).
Business Day means a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) on which banks are open for general banking business in New South Wales.
Confidential Information means any information: (i) relating to the business and affairs of a party; (ii) relating to the Users, clients, employees, sub-suppliers or other persons doing business with a party; (iii) relating to this document; (iv) relating to the Intellectual Property Rights of a party; (v) which is by its nature confidential; (vi) which is designated as confidential by a party; or (vii) which the other party knows or ought to know, is confidential, and includes all trade secrets, knowhow, marketing, financial and User information, forecasts, and strategies and any other commercially valuable information of a party.
Delivery Agent means the third-party delivery or logistics provider engaged by the Retailer to deliver items purchased by the User.
Delivery Information means the subset of Provided Information that relates to the delivery of any item purchased by the User, including without limitation the Requested Recipient's name, address and contact details.
Fee means any Subscription Fee or Service Fee payable by the Retailer to Giftnote under this document.
Force Majeure Event means any event or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the affected party, including without limitation acts of God, natural disasters, fire, flood, earthquake, war, armed conflict, terrorism, civil unrest, pandemic or epidemic, government action or order, embargo, strike or labour dispute (other than involving the affected party's own workforce), failure or interruption of utilities, internet or telecommunications networks, or failure of a critical third-party service provider, but excluding any event that the affected party could reasonably have foreseen and avoided through the exercise of reasonable diligence.
Giftnote's Terms means Giftnote's terms and conditions as published on Giftnote's website from time to time and as made available to Users through the Widget.
GST has the meaning given in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
Insolvency Event means, in relation to a party, that party becoming insolvent, entering into liquidation, voluntary administration, receivership, or any analogous proceeding, or being unable to pay its debts as they fall due.
Intellectual Property Rights means all present and future intellectual and industrial property rights throughout the world, including without limitation rights conferred by statute, rights relating to copyright, trade marks, designs, patents, inventions, trade secrets and know-how.
Order means a request by a User for Giftnote to provide the Services to a Requested Recipient through the Retailer's Platform.
Privacy Legislation means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles, and any other applicable privacy, data protection, or personal information laws, as amended from time to time.
Provided Information means all information provided by the User to Giftnote through the Widget in connection with an Order, including without limitation the gift message, the identity of the Requested Recipient, and any personalisation content.
Requested Recipient means the person identified by the User as the intended recipient of the personalised gifting services.
Retailer's Platform means the Retailer's website, application or other digital commerce platform through which the Widget is integrated.
Services has the meaning given in clause 1.1(a).
User means a customer of the Retailer who places an Order through the Retailer's Platform.
White Label means a version of the Widget in which Giftnote's branding has been replaced with the Retailer's branding pursuant to a separate written agreement between the parties.
Widget means Giftnote's proprietary software widget that is integrated into the Retailer's Platform to enable Users to place Orders.
13.2 Interpretation
(a) Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.
(b) The singular includes the plural and vice versa.
(c) A reference to a person includes a body corporate.
(d) A reference to a clause is to a clause of this document.
(e) A reference to '$' or 'dollar' is to United States dollars (USD).