1. Understand and agree to the terms

1.1. This section sets out the terms of use of this website. By accessing this website and any of its pages, you agree to these terms of use.

2. Service Description

2.1. HKVAAS uses this website to provide information on its activities and services, and to showcase its activities and venues through photo galleries and images. Registration for its activities can also be made through this website. The website also provides interactive features to maintain communication with users.

3. Privacy

3.1. HKVAAS values personal privacy and ensures that all procedures for collecting, using, storing, transferring, and accessing personal data in its services comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance of Hong Kong. Based on this principle, this website has established a privacy policy. Please refer to the Privacy Policy for details.

4. Advertisements and Links

4.1. To facilitate the development of this website, this website may accept advertising services and may establish links with the websites of other companies/institutions.
4.2. When users communicate or transact with advertisers through this website, or browse or transact via links to other companies/organizations’ websites, all resulting obligations and responsibilities are the sole responsibility of the relevant companies/organizations and users. HKVAAS and this website shall not be held liable for any direct or indirect liability, or for any losses resulting therefrom.

5. Content and Information

5.1. To share content and information, users must own the shared content or have the right to distribute, broadcast, or display it to the public.
5.2. If the content is intellectual property, such as images and videos, by sharing it, users agree that HKVAAS and this website may publish the content provided by users royalty-free.
5.3. Unless otherwise authorized in writing by HKVAAS, users are strictly prohibited from reproducing, adapting, distributing, publishing or making available the information on this website for commercial purposes.
5.4 HKVAAS strives to maintain the accuracy and completeness of the information on this website. HKVAAS assumes no responsibility for any loss or damage suffered by users arising from the use of the information on this website, or from the reproduction or republication of the information on this website.

6. You agree not to use this service for the following purposes:

6.1. Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise publish any personal information (e.g., identification number, personal contact information) or any internal or confidential information of any company, organization or group;
6.2. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or morally, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;
6.3. Cause harm to minors in any way;
6.4. Forge headers or otherwise alter processor identifiers to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Service;
6.5. Impersonate any person, group or organization, or make false statements or misrepresentations about the relationship with any person, group or organization; or make false statements or other misrepresentations;
6.6. Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
6.7. Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising correspondence, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pressure-based marketing schemes or any other form of solicitation for customers;
6.8. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains computer viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interfere with, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware or telecommunications equipment;
6.9. Intentionally or unintentionally disrupt or cause disruption to the Service, servers, or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, processes, policies, or rules of networks connected to the Service;
6.10. Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, national or international laws, including but not limited to the regulations of any national or other stock exchange and any rules having the force of law;
6.11. stalk, track or otherwise harass another person; and/or
6.12. Collect or store other users’ personal information in connection with the above prohibited activities.

7. Breach of Statement

7.1. Users agree that the content they share will not violate this statement and the terms of service of this website.
7.2. If the content and information shared by users violates this statement, the website administrator has the right to delete such content and information.
7.3. If a user continues to violate this statement, the website administrator has the right to terminate the relevant person’s website usage rights.

8. Notice

8.1. All notices will be uploaded to this website.

9. Amendments to the Terms

9.1. This website reserves the right to amend these terms at any time.
9.2. Any amendments to the terms and conditions relating to this website will be posted on this website.
(January 2023)