Terms and Conditions

Last updated: 24 Jan 2023

All the information, guidelines and materials displayed and iterated in the website is subjected to the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and Accessibility set by Brunei Darussalam Food Authority (BDFA).

1. General

1.1      All access to any areas of this website is governed by the terms and conditions below. This website is owned and operated by BDFA. Please read these Terms and Conditions of Use carefully before you start to use this website. By using this website, you indicate that you accept these Terms and Conditions of Use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions of Use, please refrain from using this website.

1.2      By continuing to use the Website you further agree to not use this Website, content and services contained herein for purposes that may contravene the rights or restrict the use and benefit of the Website and its content and services, including;

a) Uploading material that may violate the law could lead to criminal behaviour, endangering the public or otherwise violate any regulations or laws of the country or international use of material which may contravene the rights of writing, ownership, or any right of intellectual wealth;

b) The use of unauthorized data or access to legal, system or network, including any attempt to prove, scan or test the integrity of the system or network system;

c) The Use of any virus, ‘or any similar applications that can damage or disrupt service to any user, host or network, including but not limited to “mail bombing’, ‘flooding’, ‘broadcast attacks database’ or place any additional burden or unnecessary to the system;

d) Exploiting any confirmation password or personal safety of users of any host, network or account (hacking or intrusion, or trying to trespass or hacking); and

e) Reselling or providing a website, the contents and services or any part from the website to the person or entity for profit or otherwise.

1.3      BDFA reserves the right to delete or alter this Website, any contents and services contained there that violates the Terms and Conditions of Use.

2. Intellectual Property

2.1      All content included on the Website, unless uploaded by users, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, sound clips, video clips, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software is the property of BDFA, or any other relevant third parties. By continuing to use the Website you acknowledge that such material is protected by the laws of Brunei Darussalam and any other applicable international intellectual property legislation.

2.2      You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use material from the Website unless otherwise indicated on the Website or unless given express written permission to do so by BDFA.

3. External websites

3.1 BDFA does not accept any responsibility for the content of any external websites which we link to or which may link to the website. BDFA does not have any control over external websites, and you are solely responsible for complying with the terms of those sites. Accordingly, you acknowledge and agree that access to any external or linked websites shall be at your sole risk. By accessing such external linked websites, you accept and undertake to us that you have chosen to enter website at your sole discretion and risk. You accept and acknowledge that the website owner does not directly or indirectly recommend or endorse the contents of such websites. The website owner shall not under any circumstance be responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources.

3.2 By accessing such linked external websites, you will be subject to their data protection and privacy policies or practices and other site content.

4. Links to this Website

Those wishing to place a link to this website on other sites may do so only to the home page of the site www.bdfa.gov.bn and shall not do so without prior permission. Deep linking (i.e. links to specific pages within the site) requires the express permission of BDFA. To find out more please contact us by email at info@bdfa.gov.bn or

Brunei Darussalam Food Authority

Unit 2G2:01, Second Floor,
Block 2G, Kondominium Ong Sum Ping,
Jalan Ong Sum Ping, Bandar Seri Begawan,
BA1311, Brunei Darussalam

5. Privacy

Use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Statement which is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions of Use by this reference. To view the Privacy Policy, please click on the link above.

6. Disclaimers

6.1      BDFA makes no warranty or representation that the Website will meet your requirements, that it will be of satisfactory quality, that it will be fit for a particular purpose, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with all systems, that it will be secure and that all information provided will be accurate. BDFA makes no guarantee of any specific results from the use of our service.

6.2      No part of this Website is intended to constitute advice and the content of this Website should not be relied upon when making any decisions or taking any action of any kind.

7. Availability of the Website

7.1      The Service is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. BDFA gives no warranty that the service will be free of defects and/or faults. To the maximum extent permitted by the law the Government provides no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality.

7.2       BDFA accepts no liability for any disruption or non- availability of the Website resulting from external causes including, but not limited to, ISP equipment failure, host equipment failure, communications network failure, power failure, natural events, acts of war or legal restrictions and censorship.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, BDFA accepts no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage, foreseeable or otherwise, including any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of the Website or any information contained therein. Users should be aware that the use of the Website and its’ content are at their own risk.

9. No Waiver

In the event that any party to these Terms and Conditions of Use fails to exercise any right or remedy contained herein, this shall not be construed as a waiver of that right or remedy.

10. Website changes

BDFA shall be entitled to change, alter, modify or withdraw this website (including any applicable terms and conditions) at any time without notice. BDFA shall not be liable to you or any third party for any such change, alteration modification or withdrawal of this website. Your continued use of the website following such change shall be deemed your acceptance if such change to this website. If you do not agree to or accept any change to the website, (including any applicable terms and conditions), please stop using the website immediately.

11. Notices

All notices / communications shall be given to us either by post to our Premises (see address above) or by email to info@bdfa.gov.bn. Such notice will be deemed received 3 days after posting if sent by first class post, the day of sending if the email is received in full on a business day and on the next business day if the email is sent on a weekend or public holiday.

12. Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions of Use and the relationship between you and BDFA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Brunei Darussalam and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Brunei Darussalam.

13. Termination

BDFA may choose to terminate your use or access to any part of www.bdfa.gov.bn website at any time and without further notice if you are in breach of this disclaimer or our applicable terms and conditions on this website, or for any other reasons. BDFA reserves our rights to cease operating this website at any time any without further notice to you or any third party.

14. Entire Agreement

This disclaimer together with our applicable terms and conditions and rules (as amended from time to time) on this website constitutes the entire agreement between us and you in relation to use of our website and supersedes all previous agreements in respect of your use of our website.

15. Compliance with Terms

This website may be used only for lawful purposes and in a lawful manner, subject always to the website general terms and conditions. By access and use of the website, you agree to comply with all terms and conditions, all applicable laws, statutes and regulations relating to the website and any transactions conducted on or through the website.