This website, www.hkemc.com.hk (Website"), is owned and operated by Hong Kong Efficient Legal Professional Mediation Centre (referred to as “HKEMC", “we”, "us" or "our"). By using, visiting or browsing the Website, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, please refrain from using the Website.

Accessing the site

You are permitted to access the Website for private or non-commercial purposes only, and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend any service we provide on the Website at any time without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users of the Website.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and Conditions, and that they comply with them.

Ownership of content

The Site is owned and operated by HKEMC. All of the content featured or displayed on the Site, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, photographs, images, moving images, sound, illustrations and software ("Content"), is owned by HKEMC, its licensors and/or its content providers. All elements of the Site including, but not limited to, the general design and the Content, are protected by trade dress, copyright, moral rights, trademark and other laws relating to intellectual property rights. Except as explicitly permitted under this or another agreement with HKEMC, no portion or element of the Site or its Content may be copied or retransmitted via any means and the Site, its Content and all related rights shall remain the exclusive property of HKEMC or its licensors unless otherwise expressly agreed.

Copyright and Trademarks

Copyright

The copyright in all Content is and remains owned by HKEMC. Except as may be otherwise indicated in specific documents within the Site, you are authorized to view, play, print and download documents, audio and video found on the Site for personal, informational, and non-commercial purposes only. You may not modify any of the materials and you may not copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any Content. Except as authorized under the law relating to copyright, you may not reuse any Content without first obtaining the consent of HKEMC. For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other website or networked computer environment is prohibited. You will not remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices from material found on the Site.

In the event you download software (including but not limited to screensavers, icons, videos and wallpapers) from the Site, the software, including any files, images incorporated in or generated by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively, the "Software") are licensed to you by HKEMC. HKEMC does not transfer title to the Software to you. You own the medium on which the Software is recorded, but HKEMC retains full and complete title to the Software, and all intellectual property rights therein. You may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-readable form.

Trademarks

All trademarks, service marks and trade names of HKEMC used herein (including but not limited to: the word mark "Hong Kong Efficient Legal Professional Mediation Centre", “HKEMC”,"the HKEMC logo") are trademarks or registered trademarks of HKEMC unless stated otherwise. You may not use, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, or modify HKEMC trademarks in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on the Site, without HKEMC' prior written consent. The use of HKEMC trademarks on any other website or network computer environment, for example the storage or reproduction of (a part of) the Site in any external internet site or the creation of links, hypertext, links or deeplinks between the Site and any other internet site, is prohibited without the express written consent of HKEMC.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The site and the content are provided 'as is' and without any warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of satisfactory quality, to the fullest extent permitted by law. The information on the site is for general information purposes only and does not constitute advice.

HKEMC does not represent or warrant that the information contained in the site are accurate, complete or current, or that the site will be uninterrupted or error free, or that any defects in the site will be corrected or that the site or the server that makes the site available are free of viruses or any other harmful components. HKEMC does not make any warrantees or representations regarding the use of the materials in the site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

HKEMC reserves the right to suspend or withdraw the whole or any part of the site at any time without notice without incurring any liability.

Limitation of liability

Your use of the site is at your own risk. HKEMC, nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors nor any of its agents or any other party involved in creating, producing or delivering the site will be liable for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or other damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on the site, including damages caused by viruses or any incorrectness or incompleteness of the information on the site, or the performance of the service, even if HKEMC has been advised of the possibility of any such damages.

HKEMC does not endorse or is not responsible for the accuracy of any content on the Website. To the extent permitted by law, we expressly exclude:

any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage (including without limitation loss of profit, loss of production, loss of contracts or loss of opportunity) incurred by you in connection with the Website or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of the Website, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it; and
any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

Misuse of the Site

You are prohibited from using the Site to post or transmit any material which is or may be infringing, threatening, false, misleading, inflammatory, libelous, invasive of privacy, obscene, pornographic, abusive, discriminating, illegal or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give rise to civil liability or violate any law. You are also prohibited from using the Site to perform any commercial solicitation.

Personal Information

If you provide your personal information to us on the Website, we will use and disclose such information in accordance with our privacy policy. By using our Website, you consent to such use and disclosure of your personal information and you warrant that all information provided by you is accurate.

Miscellaneous

Unsolicited ideas

HKEMC maintains the policy of not reviewing or accepting any unsolicited submissions of ideas and/or other materials whether consisting of texts, images, sounds, software, information or otherwise (the "Materials") from persons external to HKEMC. You should therefore not send these to HKEMC by e-mail or otherwise.

Changes to the terms

HKEMC reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to these terms (including the Privacy Policy) will mean you accept those changes.

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong. Any dispute or difference arising out of or concerning these Terms and Conditions which cannot be settled amicably shall be submitted to the Courts in Hong Kong.