COMPASS 生活升 Club網站使用條件 英文版本

請小心閱讀下列條款。假如閣下不同意下列任何條款,請不要進入網站任何部分。
藉著使用或進入本網站任何部分,閣下確認和同意下列各點:

1.

定義
使用本網站所提供的若干商業服務(「服務」) 均受本使用條件管轄。本文中所使用的詞彙「HDBS」及「本公司」,指 Hutchison DBS Card Limited,由Whampoa Limited (“Whampoa”)及星展銀行(香港) 有限公司(「銀行」)合資經營及擁有。本文中所使用的詞彙「閣下」及「用戶」,指基於任何原因或任何目的使用服務的所有個人及/或實體。本文中所使用的詞彙「內容」,指所有或任何數據、文字、按鈕圖標、連結、HTML代碼、商標、軟件、音樂、聲音、照片、圖像、靜止圖片、移動圖片系列,(無論是動畫與否),錄像、商品、產品、廣告、服務或其任何編排或組合及在任何網站或網頁上可能出現的任何其他內容或材料。

 

2.

合法性及管轄權
本網站所有資訊、資料及意見的對象僅限於居住於香港特別行政區(「香港」)的個人或營業地點設於香港的公司,並不擬提供予其他司法管轄區之人士使用。在若干國家裡,政府、法例或規管機關的規定可能限制或禁止進入及/或使用本網站提供的資訊、產品和服務。閣下確認對閣下或就閣下使用本網站而言,上述規定均不適用。

 

3.

使用資訊
在本網站出現的一切資訊、資料、意見及服務(包括文字、圖像、數據、連結、計算工具或其他項目),均僅以現有狀況提供並不包含任何形式的保證或條件,並可由本公司酌情更改,無須通知。它們均取材自被認為可靠的公共來源或其他來源,並由本公司真誠地提供。本公司(或Whampoa 或銀行,如適用)雖已努力地確保準確,但不能為此等服務、資訊、資料或意見均屬真實、正確、足夠、準確、完整或公平,或沒有電腦病毒或適合作某一特定用途而承擔任何責任或構成保證或聲明,閣下更不應因此依賴。

從透過本網站提供予本公司的資訊、所收集和取得的一切內容、數據、意念、概念和其他資訊連同本網站的內容,均應被視為及仍然為本公司的財產,本公司有權自由使用而沒有任何保密限制或其他限制,除非另有預先書面協定或香港法律另有規定。
閣下知悉,服務的技術處理及傳輸可能涉及(a) 透過各種網絡進行傳輸;及 (b) 為遵循或適應連接網絡或裝置而作出變更。因 此,在任何情況下,倘由於任何通訊網絡或提供接駁的任何方面發生延誤或失效以致任何服務全部或部份失效或無法獲取全部或部份該等服務,HDBS、Whampoa或銀行概無須承擔責任。

 

4.

登記
閣下可能須提供有關閣下個人識別資料登記,方可使用若干服務。 閣下承諾(a) 按要求提供之有關個人識別資料為真實、準確、最新及完整,(b) 保持並及時更新閣下的個人識別資料,以確保其真實、準確、最新及完整及(c) 提供有關閣下透過任何網站所刊登或提供之任何內容(「其他資料」)均為真實、準確、最新及完整的資料。 若閣下提供失實、不準確、過時或不完整的個人識別資料及/或其他資料,或HDBS有合理理由懷疑該等有關資料失實、不準確、過時或不完整,則HDBS有權暫停或終止閣下的戶口,並拒絕閣下使用任何目前或將來的服務(或其任何部份)。

 

5.

未成年人士
若閣下未滿十八歲、或為未成年人士或無承擔法律責任的能力,則閣下應在使用任何服務前,就此等使用條件的涵義及後果徵詢閣下父母或監護人的建議。除非閣下已取得閣下父母或監護人的同意,否則,閣下不得向本公司提供閣下的個人識別資料。HDBS假定網站的每位用戶均具備使用任何服務所需的能力,且一旦閣下使用任何服務,閣下即向本公司作出承諾及保證,閣下具備所需能力。HDBS並無義務核實任何用戶的年齡或能力,但若發現任何用戶不具備所需能力,HDBS保留可能追究該等用戶或其父母或監護人之權利,包括就因缺乏上述能力致使本公司遭受所有損害或損失獲得賠償,或取消其登記及終止其進入網站的權利。

 

6.

資料政策
個人識別資料須受本公司之資料政策規管。

 

7.

密碼及保安
閣下需於網上登記時輸入用戶名稱及密碼以作日後登入使用本網站某些服務。閣下須負責確保用戶名稱及密碼保密,並對根據該等用戶名稱及/或密碼所發生的所有活動承擔全部責任。閣下同意 (a) 倘若發生任何實際或可能未經授權使用閣下的用戶名稱或密碼或違反安全的任何其他情況,將立即通知HDBS,並隨即向HDBS書面確認上述情況及 (b) 確保閣下在每次結束瀏覽網站時登出。在HDBS就上述(a)項收到任何書面確認前,閣下無權向HDBS提出索償,且須就因使用任何服務,不論是否經閣下授權而遭受的所有損失及損害向HDBS承擔責任。HDBS亦無法且不會對因閣下未能遵守本條文的規定而產生的任何損失或損害承擔責任。

閣下承認閣下之用戶名稱及密碼屬保密資料,在任何情況下均不得向任何人士披露。閣下違反該機密性的任何言語、行動或行為,無論有意或無意,均會導致閣下就因此引起的所有損失或損害向HDBS承擔責任。閣下須採取所有必要的預防措施來維持用戶名稱及密碼的機密性。閣下謹同意及承認,任何人士 (無論是否經閣下授權) 用該等用戶名稱及/或密碼來使用服務將構成並視為閣下本身使用服務。

閣下承認並同意,HDBS的唯一職責僅在於核實密碼,且HDBS無須:(a) 當有關故障是直接或間接因本公司無法控制的情況或事件造成,承擔閣下或任何其他人士因未能透過各種電子傳送渠道作出或執行指示或履行有關該等指示的任何義務而遭受的任何損失或損害;或 (b) 承擔閣下或任何其他人士因以正確的用戶名稱或密碼透過各種電子傳送渠道提供的指示而遭受的任何損失或損害。

閣下承認,鑑於互聯網的性質,本公司無法保證就任何服務對個人識別資料、內容或其他資料進行的任何傳輸均完全安全可靠。透過使用及獲取任何服務及顧及獲取及使用該等服務,閣下承認本公司所採納的保安功能足以滿足閣下的所有目的。

 

8.

用戶行為
在任何情況下,HDBS、Whampoa或銀行均不會以任何方式對任何內容及其他資料,包括但不限於任何差錯或遺漏、或因透過服務使用所刊登或提供的任何內容及/或其他資料而遭受的任何損失或損害承擔責任。透過本網站刊登或接達之任何內容及其他資料,無論公開刊登或私下傳輸,均屬提供該等內容或其他資料的人士之個人責任。
閣下承諾不使用服務作以下用途:

  1. 上載、刊登、以電子郵件發送、提供或以其他方式發送閣下無權(無論是所有權,合約權或托管權)傳輸的或非法、有害、威脅性、污蔑性、騷擾性、欺騙性、誹謗性或在其他方面令人反感的任何內容;
  2. 透過使用任何服務傳輸虛假或偽造的內容來假冒任何人士或實體;
  3. 上載、刊登、以電子郵件發送、提供或以其他方式傳輸
    • 違反任何所有權或知識產權(包括但不限於任何一方的專利、商標、版權、商業秘密)的任何內容;
    • 含有軟件病毒或足以干擾、損壞或限制本網站及/或電腦軟件或硬件或相關電訊設施之其他電腦編碼、文檔或程式之內容;
  4. 上載、刊登、以電子郵件發送、提供或以其他方式傳輸任何未經准許之廣告、宣傳材料、「垃圾郵件」、「濫發郵件」、「連鎖信」、「層壓式計劃」或以其他形式招攬業務,惟經本公司明確准許者可除外;
  5. 干擾或中斷服務、伺服器或藉以提供服務之網絡,或未能遵守此等網絡之要求、程序、政策或規定;
  6. 收集或儲存其他用戶之個人識別資訊。

閣下承認HDBS有權自行酌情決定拒絕或刪除可透過服務提供之任何內容。閣下承諾及同意會評估及承擔與使用任何內容及其他資料相關之所有風險,包括倚賴假定該等內容之準確性、完整性及實用性之風險。就此而言,閣下承認不可以倚賴由HDBS 創作之任何內容。

 

9.

商品
在網站上由第三方提供、介紹或提及之所有商品、產品或服務(「商品」)(Whampoa及銀行除外),均並非由本公司提供或供應。閣下不得以任何方式倚賴HDBS、Whampoa或銀行,以判定透過本網站所提供之平台可接達有關此等商品之任何資訊的準確性及可靠性。購買、收購或獲取該等商品之合約,僅於閣下及出售、提供、或供應此等商品或服務之第三方之間達成。HDBS、Whampoa或銀行並非該等合約之一方,而僅是提供一個平台藉以促成商務活動。本公司強烈建議閣下在達成任何交易前,須對上述第三方進行閣下認為必要或合適之任何調查。HDBS沒有作出及/或否認對任何可獲取性、品質式、對具體目的的適用作出任何明示或暗示之表述及保證,亦無在執行或從事與該等商品相關事務過程中作出任何暗示之保證。倘若因在本網站或透過本網站提供、介紹、提及或供應之商品引致任何損失,包括但不限於與此等商品不能獲得、使用、不能使用、運行或不能運行有關而引致的獲取替換商品或服務之成本、利潤損失、資料損失或任何直接、間接、特殊、懲罰性、懲戒性或後果性損失,HDBS、Whampoa或銀行均無須承擔責任,且無論於任何情況下均無須為任何賠償負責。

 

10.

彌償
倘若HDBS及其關聯公司、聯屬公司、行政人員、僱員、代理人、承包商或其他合作夥伴、Whampoa或銀行(包括Whampoa及銀行之行政人員、僱員、代理人或承包商)因閣下使用本網站,包括但不限於(a) 因閣下的任何作為或遺漏以致違犯任何或全部本網站之使用條件,或 (b) 閣下使用本網站之任何服務,而招致的任何索償、法律行動、訴訟、損壞、損失、負債及一切由此引致的損失及費用(包括訟費),閣下同意作出彌償,使本公司免受損害及為本公司作出抗辨。

 

11.

不得轉售服務
閣下承諾不會為任何商業目的複製、轉錄、拷貝、出售、轉售服務、服務應用或服務使用之任何部份或以其他方式進行利用。

 

12.

超連結
本網站可能載有遍及全世界的其他網站或網頁的超連結,該等連結並非由HDBS、Whampoa或銀行保持或控制,因此HDBS、Whampoa或銀行對此概不承擔任何責任。與該等互聯網資源的超連結,均由閣下本身承擔風險。本公司不調查、核實、監察或贊同此等資源所表達的內容、準確性、意見及其提供的其他聯線。閣下承認及同意HDBS、Whampoa或銀行概不對使用或倚賴載於或透過任何該等網站或網頁獲得的任何該等資訊、內容、貨物或服務所造成或聲稱造成或與之有關的任何損壞或損失直接或間接負責或承擔責任。

 

13.

無線通訊渠道
就無線通訊渠道的傳遞渠道而言,閣下承認設有使用服務功能的指定無線通訊配件提供接駁若干互聯網地址,及閣下僅能查看本公司之指定軟件所支持的格式文件,及若干 “pop-up” 視窗可能未能獲支持。閣下理解及承認對其手提電話(包括所載的硬件及軟件)作出變更、重新配置或任何行為可能會導致上述設計發生變動及導致服務中止或不能使用。

閣下理解及承認,HDBS、Whampoa及銀行並非有關無線通訊配件的生產商或提供無線上網的服務商。在任何情況下,HDBS、Whampoa或銀行將不會就﹙a﹚有關無線通訊配件或個人電腦使用或無法使用服務;﹙b﹚有關無線通訊配件或個人電腦連繫或無法連繫無線通訊渠道;﹙c﹚任何與使用或無法使用有關無線通訊配件及/或個人電腦及/或任何無線上網服務有關的事項;﹙d﹚任何無論是否由服務導致有關無線通訊配件及/或個人電腦上的資料損毀或損失,附上任何直接、間接、事故性、特殊、後果性或懲戒性損失承擔責任。

 

14.

系統故障

  1. HDBS、Whampoa或銀行在任何情況下,均不負責因閣下進入或使用本網站或使用網上服務涉及或導致的任何功能失效、系統、伺服器或連線失敗、錯誤、遺漏、中斷、保安問題、電腦病毒、惡意電腦程式、破壞、運作或傳送延誤、延誤錯誤或未能進入服務而負上任何責任,即使HDBS已獲通知可能會出現上述情況。
  2. 網上通訊可能會因互聯網的公開性質或其他原因而遭到中斷、傳送失敗、傳送延誤或傳送錯誤資料。在任何情況下,倘由於任何通訊網絡或提供接駁的任何方面發生延誤或失效以致任何服務全部或部份失效或無法獲取全部或部份該等服務,HDBS、Whampoa及銀行概無須承擔責任。

15.

豁免
閣下清晰理解及同意:

  1. 閣下自行承擔使用服務的風險。在法例許可範圍內,HDBS、Whampoa及銀行明確豁免任何種類之所有明示或暗示保證,包括但不限於有關適銷性、適用於特殊用途及不侵權的暗示保證。
  2. HDBS、Whampoa及銀行並不保證 (i) 服務將滿足閣下的要求,(ii) 服務不會被中斷、及時、安全或無錯誤,(iii) 使用服務可能獲得的結果將為準確或可靠,(iv) 閣下透過服務獲取之任何內容的質量將符合閣下的預期,及 (v) 任何軟件的任何錯誤將得到更正。
  3. 透過使用服務下載或以其他方式獲得的任何內容均由閣下酌情決定及承擔風險,閣下將對下載任何該等內容所導致的閣下電腦系統及/或無線通訊系統的任何損毀或資料損失自行承擔責任。
  4. 閣下從HDBS、Whampoa及銀行或透過或自服務獲得之任何口頭或書面意見或資訊,均不構成在本使用條件內未明示闡明之保證。

 

16.

責任
對閣下因﹙a﹚ 接受及/或使用本網站或本網站所提供的產品或服務﹙b﹚ 不能使用本網站或本網站所提供的產品或服務 ﹙c﹚ 未經授權使用或變更閣下傳輸的資料或個人識別資料 ﹙d﹚ 任何第三方就任何服務之聲明或行為 ﹙e﹚ 依賴本網站供應的任何資訊或資料或在本網站出現的意見 或 ﹙f﹚ 與服務有關的任何其他事項,而引起的任何損害、損失或無論任何其他責任或任何後果性、事故性、懲戒性或特殊的損害(包括但不限於任何利潤損失、商譽、使用、資料或其他無形損失),不論本公司(或Whampoa、銀行或任何第三方)是否已獲告知該等損害的可能性,本公司、Whampoa及銀行概不承擔任何(明示或暗示的)責任。

17.

版權及擁有權
除作私下個人使用外,閣下不應未經本公司事先以書面同意便分發、修改、傳送、重新使用、重新刊登、倒序設計、解編或以任何方式使用本網站的內容作為公眾、商業或其他用途。本網站的任何內容,均不應被理解為未經擁有人的書面准許便授予一項特許或權利,去使用本網站內展示的任何商標或其他知識產權。閣下承諾不會為任何商業目的複製、轉錄、拷貝、出售、轉售服務、服務應用或服務使用之任何部份或以其他方式進行利用。本網站和其內容的一切所有權、版權和其他知識產權,均由本公司或個別內容擁有人擁有,並受到適用的版權法律或其他知識財產法律保護。倘收到任何有關用戶使用本網站侵犯他人版權或其他知識產權的通知,HDBS有權終止該等用戶的登記。

 

18.

服務之修改
HDBS(或Whampoa或銀行,如適用) 根據本使用條件向閣下提供服務,並可能不時透過於網站公佈經修改的版本而予以更新及修改。某些服務可能會受到額外的條款及細則規限,該等額外條款及細則將在閣下表示有意使用該等服務時知會閣下。該等額外條款及細則特此納入本使用條件。

HDBS(或Whampoa或銀行,如適用)有權在任何時候及不時修改或暫時或永久性終斷服務(或其任何部份)而無須發出通知。閣下同意HDBS、Whampoa或銀行概不就服務之任何修改、暫停或中斷對閣下或任何第三方承擔責任。HDBS、Whampoa或銀行無須為任何服務的時效性或錯誤提供而承擔任何責任。

 

19.

宣傳及廣告
閣下與在網站刊登廣告的第三方(Whampoa及銀行除外)或透過服務找到的其他方進行的通訊,業務交易,或參與他們的推銷,包括與該等交易有關的付款及有關貨物或服務交收,均受其適用之條款及細則所約束。任何其他條款、條件、擔保或聲明,均僅屬閣下與該等第三方之間進行。HDBS、Whampoa及銀行概不對任何該等交易或在本網站刊載之任何宣傳及廣告所造成的任何損失或損壞負責或承擔任何責任。

 

20.

其他

  1. 本網站任何資訊及資料均不可以視為在任何司法管轄區要約或邀請出售、購買或交易任何股票、股份、債券、票據、利益、單位信託、互惠基金或其他證券、投資、債款、貸款、貸款額或存款,或向其提供任何意見。
  2. 當閣下進入本網站時,閣下的域名系統伺服器及瀏覽網頁將作記錄,以便統計分析。其中部分資料將透過"cookies"檔案收取。Cookies為儲存在閣下的電腦的瀏覽器內的小資料組,可由本網站讀取。
  3. 本網站內容並非專業意見,並不可憑其作出決定。進入本網站人士有需要時應尋求專業意見。

 

21.

可分割性
倘本使用條件之任何一項或多項條款,或其任何情況下之應用由於任何原因在任何方面被宣佈為無效、非法或不可執行,則該條款在任何其他方面及本使用條件之餘下部份的有效性、合法性及可執行性均不會受到損害。

 

22.

司法管轄權
本網站提供的資訊及資料均假定只有在香港提供及使用。閣下進入本網站及/或使用網上服務,則代表閣下同意該等進入及/或使用及本使用條件均受香港法律管轄並按其解釋。閣下同意受香港法院非專屬司法權管轄。

如本使用條件之中英文版本有任何歧異及抵觸,一概以英文版本為準。

 

COMPASS Life-style Club Website Conditions of Use

PLEASE READ THESE CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF THEM, DO NOT ACCESS ANY PART OF THIS WEBSITE.

By using or accessing any part of this Website, you confirm and agree to the following:

1.

Definition
 These Conditions of Use govern the use of this Website through which certain commercial services are offered (the “Services”).  The terms “HDBS” and “we” as used herein refer to Hutchison DBS Card Limited, which is a joint venture company jointly operated and owned by Whampoa Limited (“Whampoa”) and DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (the “Bank”).  The terms “you” and “User” as used herein refer to all individuals and / or entities accessing the Services for any reason or any purpose.  The term "Contents" as used herein refer to all or any of, as the case may be, the data, text, button icons, links, HTML codes, trademark, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, still pictures, series of moving pictures (whether animated or not), videos, merchandise, products, advertisements, services or any compilation or combination of them and any other contents or materials that may be found on any website or any webpage.

 

2.

Legality and Jurisdiction
All information, material and opinions appearing on this Website are directed at and restricted to persons resident in or entities having a place of business in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) and are not intended for access or use in other jurisdictions.  In certain countries, governmental, legal or regulatory requirements may restrict or prohibit the accessing and / or use of the information, products and Services provided by this Website.  You confirm that no such requirements apply to you or in respect of your use of this Website.

 

3. Use of Information

All information, materials and opinions together with the Services appearing on this Website, (including text, graphics, data, links, calculation tools or other items) are provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind and are subject to change without notice at our discretion. The information, materials and opinions appearing on this Website have been taken from public or other sources believed to be reliable and are provided by us in good faith. Although efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, we (or Whampoa or the Bank as applicable) cannot accept any responsibility for and do not warrant or represent that such Services, information, materials or opinions are true, correct, adequate, accurate, complete or fair or free from any virus or fit for any particular purpose, and they should not be relied on as such.

All Contents, data, ideas, concepts and other information collected or derived from the information made available to us through this Website together with the Contents of this Website shall deemed to be and remain our property and we shall have free use of it without any confidentiality or other restriction, except if agreed in advance in writing or to the extent required by the law of the HKSAR.

You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Services may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank shall, accordingly, in no circumstances, be liable for any failure of any Services in whole or in part or for your inability to gain access in whole or in part to such Services due to the delay or failure of any communication networks or any party providing such access.

 

4.

Registration
You may be asked to provide some personally identifiable information for registration before certain Services become available to you.  You undertake to (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete personally identifiable information about yourself as required, (b) maintain and promptly update your personally identifiable information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete and (c) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about any Contents posted or offered by you through any Websites (the “Other Information”).  If you provide any personally identifiable information and/or Other Information that is untrue, inaccurate, non current or incomplete, or HDBS has reasonable grounds to suspect that such is untrue, inaccurate, non current or incomplete, HDBS has the right to suspend or terminate your account or refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof).

 

5.

Minors
If you are under the age of eighteen, a minor or not capable of assuming legal responsibility, you should seek advice from your parents or guardians as to the meaning and consequences of these Conditions of Use before using any of the Services.  You must not provide us with your personally identifiable information unless you have received the consent from your parents or guardians.  HDBS presumes that every User of the Websites has the requisite capacity required for any use of any of the Services and, by using any of the Services, you undertake and warrant to us that you have the requisite capacity.  HDBS is not obliged to verify the age or capacity of any Users, but in the event it is discovered that any Users lack the requisite capacity, HDBS reserves the rights as may be available against such Users, or the parents or guardians of such Users, including the right to be indemnified by them against all the loss or damage suffered by us as the result of the said lack of capacity or to cancel their registration and terminate their access to the Website.

 

6.

Data Policy
Personally identifiable information is subject to our Data Policy.

 

7.

Password and Security
Password and Security
You have to input a User ID and password during on-line registration for future log-in to access certain Services provided by this Website. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the User ID and password and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under such User ID and/or password.  You agree to (a) immediately notify HDBS of any actual or possible unauthorized use of your User ID or password or any other breach of security and shall confirm the same in writing without delay to HDBS and (b) ensure that you log out at the end of each visit to the Website. Until HDBS has received any written confirmation referred to under item (a) above, you shall have no claim against HDBS and shall be liable to HDBS for all losses and damages incurred by HDBS in respect of any use of the Services whether authorized by you or not. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, HDBS cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section.
You acknowledge that your User ID and password are confidential and must not be disclosed to any other person(s) under any circumstances.  Any words, action or conduct whether intentional or unintentional, by you breaching that confidentiality shall render you liable to HDBS for all losses and damages thereby caused.  You shall take all necessary precautions to maintain the confidentiality of the User ID and password.  You hereby agree and acknowledge that the use of the Services by any person whatsoever (whether authorized by you or not) with your User ID and/or password shall constitute and be deemed the use of the Services by you.
You acknowledge and agree that the only duty of HDBS is to verify the password and HDBS shall not be liable in respect of: (a) any loss or damage suffered by you or any other person as a result of any failure to effect or execute instructions through various electronic delivery channels or perform any obligation thereunder where such failure is attributed either directly or indirectly to any circumstances or events outside our control; or (b) any other loss or damage whatsoever suffered by you or by any other person as a result of any instructions through various electronic delivery channels given with the correct User ID or password.

You acknowledge that, given the nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that any transmission of personally identifiable information, Contents or Other Information under any Services is completely secure. By using or accessing any Services and in consideration of such access and use, you acknowledge that you are satisfied that the security features that we have adopted are adequate for all your purposes.

 

8.

User Conduct
Under no circumstances will HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank be liable in any way for any Contents and Other Information for, including but not limited to, any errors or omissions, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Contents and/or Other Information posted or offered via the Services. Any Contents and Other Information posted to or accessed via this Website, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Contents or Other Information originated.
You undertake not to use the Services to:

  • upload, post, email, offer or otherwise transmit any Contents in respect of which you have no right (either proprietary, contractual or fiduciary) to transmit or which is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory or otherwise objectionable;
  • impersonate any person or entity by way of transmitting any forged or manipulated Contents through the use of any Services;
  • upload, post, email, offer or otherwise transmit any Contents that :
  • infringe any proprietary rights or intellectual property rights including, but without limitation, patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret of any party;
  • contain software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs that would interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Website and/or computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment constituting them;
  • upload, post, email, offer or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail”, “spam”, “pyramid schemes” or any other form of solicitation except when expressly authorized to do so by us;
  • interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers or networks through which the Services is provided, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of such networks;
  • collect or store personally identifiable information about other Users.

You acknowledge that HDBS has the right in its sole discretion to refuse or remove any Contents that is available via the Services.  You undertake to evaluate, and agree to evaluate and to bear all risks associated with the use of any Contents and Other Information, including any reliance on the presumed accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Contents. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Contents created by HDBS.

 

9.

Merchandise
All merchandise, products or services offered, introduced or mentioned in the Websites by third parties (other than Whampoa and the Bank ) ("Merchandise") are not offered or provided by us. You make no reliance whatsoever on HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank regarding the accuracy or reliability of any of the information that may be accessed via the platform provided through this Website concerning such Merchandise. The contracts for the purchase, acquisition or obtaining of the Merchandise will be formed between you and the third parties selling, offering, or providing the same. HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank are not a party to those contracts and is simply providing a platform through which the effecting of commercial activities can be facilitated. You are strongly encouraged to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction with any of the said third parties. HDBS, accordingly, makes no and/or disclaims all representations and warranties, express or implied, with respect to availability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, any implied warranties arising from course of performance or course of conduct in relation to the Merchandise. HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank shall not be responsible and shall in no event be liable for any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, costs of procurement of substitute goods or services, lost profits, lost data or any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary or consequential damages relating to the unavailability, use, inability to use, performance or non-performance of the Merchandise that is offered, introduced, mentioned or provided in or via this Website.

 

10.

Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend HDBS and its related companies, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, contractors, other partners, Whampoa or the Bank (together with the officers, employees, agents or contractors of Whampoa and the Bank) against any and all claims, actions, proceedings, damages, injuries, liabilities and all costs suffered or incurred as a result of your use of this Website, including but not limited to (a) any of your acts or omissions in breach of any or all of these Conditions of Use or (b) your use of any Services provided by this Website.

 

11.

No Resale of Services
You undertake not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or otherwise exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Services, use of the Services, or access to the Services.

 

12.

Hyperlinks
This Website may contain hyperlinks to other sites or pages on the world wide web which are not maintained or controlled by HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank and for which HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank are not responsible. Hyperlinks to those Internet resources are at your own risk. We do not investigate, verify, monitor or endorse the Contents, accuracy, opinions expressed, and other links provided by those resources.  You acknowledge and agree that HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such information, Contents, goods or services available on or through any such sites or pages.

 

13.

Mobile Channel
In respect of the mobile channel, you acknowledge that the designated mobile telecommunication devices made accessible to the Services are able to access only certain Internet addresses, that you can only view documents the formats of which are supported by our designated software and that certain pop-up windows may not be supported and you acknowledge that any alteration, reconfiguration or similar acts done to the relevant mobile telecommunication devices (including the hardware and software contained therein) would result in the alteration of the said design and may cause the Services to be disrupted and/or become inaccessible.

You understand and acknowledge that HDBS, Whampoa and the Bank are not the manufacturer of the relevant mobile telecommunication devices nor a wireless telecommunication service provider and HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank shall, in no event, be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages resulting from (a) the use or failure to use the Services via the relevant mobile telecommunication device(s); (b) the access or failure to access the mobile channel via the relevant mobile telecommunication device(s); (c) any matters relating to any use of or the failure to use the relevant mobile telecommunication device(s)relating thereto; and (d) any damage or loss of data to your mobile telecommunication device whether or not caused by the use of the Services.

 

14.

System Failure

  1. Under no circumstances shall HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank be liable for any failure of performance, system, server or connection failure, error, omission, interruption, breach of security, computer virus, malicious code, corruption, delay in operation or transmission, transmission error or unavailability of access in connection with your accessing this Website and/or using the online services even if HDBS had been advised as to the possibility.
  2. Communications over the Internet may be subject to interruption, transmission blackout, delayed transmission or incorrect data transmission due to the public nature of the Internet or otherwise. HDBS, Whampoa and the Bank shall, accordingly, in no circumstances, be liable for any failure of any Services in whole or in part or for your inability to gain access in whole or in part to such Services due to the delay or failure of any communication networks or any party providing such access.

 

15

Disclaimer
You expressly understand and agree that:

  1. Your use of the Services is at your own risk, to the extent permitted by law, HDBS, Whampoa and the Bank expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
  2. HDBS, Whampoa and the Bank make no warranty that (i) the Services will meet your requirements, (ii) the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Services will be accurate or reliable, (iv) the quality of any Contents obtained by you through the Services will meet your expectations, and (v) any errors in any software will be corrected.
  3. Any Contents downloaded or otherwise through the use of the Services are obtained at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system / devices or loss of data that results from the download of any such contents.
  4. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from HDBS, Whampoa and the Bank or through or from the Services shall create any warranty not expressly stated in these Conditions of Use.

16.

Liability
We, Whampoa and the Bank accept no liability (express or implied) for any damages, loss or other liability whatsoever or any consequential, incidental, exemplary or special damages (including but not limited to any loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses), whether or not we (or Whampoa, the Bank or any third party) have been advised of the possibility of such damages as a result of (a) your acceptance and/or use of the Website or products or Services provided  (b) your inability to use the Website or products or Services provided (c) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or personally identifiable information (d) statements or conduct of any third party in connection with any Services (e) your reliance on any information or material available or opinion appearing on this Website or (f) any other matter relating to the Services.

 

17.

Copyright and Ownership
You shall not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost, reverse engineer, decompile or make any use of the Contents of this Website for public, commercial or other purposes other than private personal use, without our prior consent in writing. Nothing contained in this Website should be construed as granting a license or right to use any trademarks or other intellectual property rights in this Website without the written express permission of the owner.  You undertake not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or otherwise exploit for any commercial purpose, any portion of the Services, use of the Services, or access to the Services.  All title, copyrights and other intellectual property rights in and to this Website and its Contents are owned by HDBS or by the respective content owners and are protected by applicable copyright and other intellectual property laws. HDBS reserves the right to terminate the registration of any User upon notice of any infringement of the copyrights or other property rights of others in conjunction with use of the Website.  

 

18.

Modifications to Services
HDBS (or Whampoa or the Bank as applicable) provides the Services to you, subject to these Conditions of Use, which may be updated and revised by us, Whampoa or the Bank (as applicable) from time to time by posting the revised version on the Website. Some Services may be subject to additional terms and conditions which will be made known to you upon you expressing your intent to use those Services. Those additional terms and conditions are hereby incorporated by reference into these Conditions of Use.

HDBS (or Whampoa or the Bank as applicable) reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice.  You agree that HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services. HDBS, Whampoa or the Bank assume no responsibility for the timeliness or misdelivery of the Services.

 

19.

Promotions and Advertisements
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotion of third parties (other than Whampoa and the Bank) placing advertisements on the Websites or other parties found on or through the Services, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, are subject to their applicable terms and conditions. Any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings are solely between you and those third parties. HDBS, Whampoa and the Bank shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of such dealings or as the result of the presence of such promotions and advertisements on the Website.

 

20.

Miscellaneous

  1. The information and materials contained in or accessed through this Website shall not be considered or construed as an offer or solicitation to sell, buy or otherwise deal in or as the giving of any advice in respect of shares, stocks, bonds, notes, interests, unit trusts, mutual funds or other securities, investments, loans, advances, credits or deposits in any jurisdiction.
  2. When you visit this Website, your domain name server address and the pages visited will be recorded for preparation of statistics and analysis. Some other information will be gathered through the use of "cookies". Cookies are small pieces of information that are automatically stored on your web browser in your computer that can be retrieved by this Website.
  3. The information contained in these pages is not intended to provide professional advice and should not be so relied upon. Persons accessing these pages are advised to obtain appropriate professional advice when necessary.

 

21.

Severability
If any one or more of these Conditions of Use, or their application in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of that term or condition in any other respect and the remaining Conditions of Use shall not in any way be impaired.

 

22.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction
The information and materials contained in or accessed through this Website are provided on the basis they are available and for use only in the HKSAR. By accessing this Website and/or using the online services, you agree that such access and/or use, as well as these Conditions of Use shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the HKSAR and you agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the HKSAR.

If there is any inconsistency or conflict between the English and Chinese versions of these Conditions of Use, the English version shall prevail.