TERMS OF USE AND WEBSITE PRIVACY STATEMENT

Last Date Revised: December 28, 2004

This Terms of Use and Website Privacy Statement ("Terms") govern the use of the Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co., Ltd. website (the "Site"). ANYONE ACCESSING THE SITE AGREES TO ABIDE BY THESE TERMS. Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co., Ltd. ("Ninetowns", "we" or "us") may modify these Terms at any time, and such modification shall be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. Your continued access or use of the Site after the modifications have become effective shall be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified Terms.

1.  License. The contents of our Site, including its "look and feel" (e.g., text, graphics, images, logos, and button icons), editorial content, notices, software (including HTML or XML-based computer programs) and other material, are protected under the copyright, trademark and other laws of the People's Republic of China and other countries. These contents belong or are licensed to Ninetowns. We hereby grant you the right to view and use our Site subject to these Terms. You may download or print a copy of information provided in the Site for internal use or distribution only. Permission to reprint or electronically reproduce any document or graphic in whole or in part for any other purpose is expressly prohibited, unless prior written consent is obtained from us.

2.  Your Responsibility. You assume all responsibility for your use of, or access to, this Site, including your access to any Ninetowns or other literature obtained through the Site, and waive all claims or causes of action against Ninetowns, its officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates in connection therewith.  

3.  Disclaimer. THIS SITE AND THE INFORMATION IT CONTAINS IS MADE AVAILABLE "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE MAKE NO GUARANTEE THAT THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE IS UP-TO-DATE, ACCURATE, OR COMPLETE, AND YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON IT FOR ANY DECISION OR TO TAKE ANY OR REFRAIN FROM TAKING ACTION. WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY THAT THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE WILL BE FREE OF INTERRUPTIONS, OR THAT THE SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER CODE(S) THAT MANIFEST CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES. Changes are periodically made to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the Site.

4.  Product and Service Disclaimer. Ninetowns makes available certain descriptions of its software products and services on the Site. Ninetowns does not represent or warrant that its products and services will conform to those descriptions. Each license, contract or client engagement is governed specifically and exclusively by the terms of that license, contract or engagement and not by any information posted on the Site. This paragraph 4 is in addition to and not instead of the disclaimers set forth in paragraph 3 above.

5.  "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. This Site and the information contained herein should not be construed as an offer to sell securities. This Site contains statements about expected future events or financial results that are forward-looking in nature and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties are more fully discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which can be found at www.sec.gov.

6. Indemnity. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Ninetowns, its officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates from and against any and all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including attorneys' fees, arising out of or relating to any violation of these Terms or any activity related to use of the Site (including but not limited to infringement of third parties' worldwide intellectual property rights or negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the Site on your behalf.  

7.  Links To Our Site. We welcome links to our Site from other web sites; however, we in no way operate, control or endorse linking sites, and we reserve the right to disallow any such link at any time in our sole discretion. Should you wish to link to our Site, you must link to our home page, www.ninetowns.com /english.  

8.  Privacy. We do not collect personally identifying information from visitors to our Site unless you voluntarily decide to provide it to us through one of the provided e-mail addresses. Visitors are invited to make inquiries about Ninetowns and our products or services, or to inquire about job opportunities. We will use the information you provide us in those communications to respond to your inquiry, but will not use or disclose it in any other way without your express consent , except to contractors or service providers who may provide services or perform functions on our behalf - for example, an information technology service provider or human resources consultant. We also may disclose your personal information as required by law, such as by subpoena or court order. This paragraph applies only to information collected from visitors through our Site and not to personal information that Ninetowns may collect through any off-line or other activities.

9.  Employment Opportunities. We welcome expressions of interest in employment with Ninetowns. You understand that an invitation to submit your resume or expression of interest in a job opening posted on the Site is not intended to, and does not, create a contract between you and Ninetowns for employment or for any other benefit. You understand that any communication sent by you to Ninetowns inquiring about employment shall not be considered an application for employment and creates no obligation on the part of Ninetowns to respond. Should Ninetowns be interested in exploring employment opportunities with you, we will contact you in response to your inquiry.

10.  Contacting Us. If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms or would like to inquire about linking to our Site or about trademark or copyright matters, please contact us at ir@ninetowns.com.