Terms of Use

This section sets out the Terms of Use of this Website. Your use of BEAM Society Limited (“BSL”) ’s website: http://www.beamsociety.org.hk (the “Website”) is subject to the following terms and conditions, which you are deemed to accept by using the Website (“this Agreement”). Please read this Agreement carefully. If you do not agree to this Agreement, you must not use the Website.

BSLshall not be responsible in any way for any costs, losses and damages whatsoever arising from or in relation to the use of this Website.
The heading of each clause in this Agreement is added merely for the sake of reference. It does not affect the interpretation or construction of that clause.

Use of Information and Materials on the Website

By accessing the Website, you agree that you will access all information on the Website (including but not limited to the organization, layout, information, photographs and graphical images) (the “Contents”) or any materials contained herein solely for your own private non-commercial use. You may download, view, store and print off the whole or any part of the Website (other than any restricted information) solely for your own private non-commercial use in accordance with this Agreement. You shall not use the Contents or any material contained herein for any other purposes. Where you download, store or print off any of the Contents or any material contained herein, you must ensure that the BSL’s copyright (©Copyright of BSL) notice appears thereon.

The information provided on this Website is for reference only. Although extreme care has been taken to ensure the information provided on this Website is accurate and up-to-date, BSL does not warrant that all, or any part of, the information provided is accurate in all respects. BSL shall not be liable for any loss, damage or expense suffered as a result of any use or reliance on any of the information provided on the Website.

BSL does not provide legal, professional or career advice on the Website. Nothing in the Website or the Contents or materials and information available through BSL's websites or mail lists constitute legal, career or other professional advice. The Contents provided on the Website are for general guidance and information purposes only and do not contain any professional advice.

All information published on the Website is subject to change without notice.

Copyright, Trade Mark and other Intellectual Property Rights

The copyright and all other intellectual property rights subsisted in all of the content and material of whatever form contained on the Website (including, but not limited to, the organization, layout, information, photographs and graphical images) are owned by BSL and/or its licensors.

Materials on the Website are protected by copyright. Except as expressly permitted by applicable law, you shall not copy (except to the extent required in order to use the Website in accordance with this Agreement), store in any medium (including in any other websites), issue copies, make available, make adaptation, distribute, transmit, re-transmit, broadcast, modify, or show in public or otherwise deal with any part of the Website or systematically extract material from the Website or any document available through it or in any other way exploit commercially all or any part of the Website or any document available through it without the prior written permission of BSL.

Downloading

BSL does not warrant the absence of delays, failures, errors, omissions or loss in respect of any information transmitted through the Website. BSL cannot guarantee and does not guarantee that documents, materials or files downloaded from the Website will be free from viruses and we do not accept any responsibility for any loss, damage or expense caused by any virus.

You shall have sole responsibility in protecting and backing up your data and equipment; and in taking any precautionary measures against computer viruses or other contaminating or destructive properties as you think appropriate and necessary.

Online Privacy

BSL respects your privacy. Please read our Privacy Policy for more information.

Links to Other Websites

BSL may provide links to other locations or websites on the internet. The contents of such third-party websites to which you may link, by means of hypertext links, from the Website is beyond our control. You use or follow these links entirely at your own risk. We shall not be responsible for any loss, damage or expense suffered by you arising out of or in connection with your access to or use of these third-party websites, including, but not limited to, damage or loss to your computer system or loss of data arising from your use of documents or other information found on these links. These links are not monitored or maintained by BSL nor is BSL responsible for the contents of any third party’s website. You shall read all copyright and legal notices on each site prior to downloading or printing items to ensure that such actions are permitted under the third party site's copyright notices, legal notices and or terms of use.

Any links to such third-party websites are for your convenience and the inclusion of the link in our Website does not imply any endorsement, guarantee, warranty or representation by BSL of the quality or accuracy of the information or services provided to you on those third-party websites.

You must always obtain the prior written approval of BSL before creating a hyperlink in any form from a third party’s website to BSL’s website. BSL may or may not give such approval at its absolute discretion. We would only approve a hyperlink which displays our name or website address. Any use or display of our logos, trade name and trademark as a hyperlink will not be approved.

BSL shall not be responsible for the set-up and construction of any hyperlink from a third party’s website to the Website. Any links so set up shall not constitute any form of co-operation with, or endorsement by, BSL of such third party’s website. Any link to our Website shall always be an active and direct link to our Website and shall be made directly to the home or front page of our Website only and that no “framing” or “deep-linking” of our web page or content is allowed.

BSL shall not be responsible for any loss, damage or cost incurred or suffered by you or any third party arising out of or in connection with such link. BSL reserves the rights to revoke any approval granted to link through a plain-text or any other type of link, and to demand disconnection of any such link to the Website at our discretion at any time.

Emails

Email communications are not secure and there is no guarantee that an email will be delivered within a reasonable time, or at all. In addition to email, we recommend that you contact us by post or telephone in the event that any information must be received by us on or before certain deadlines.

BSL does not guarantee the security of any emails sent by any persons to BSL in the internet. BSL shall not be responsible in any way for any costs, losses and damages whatsoever incurred or suffered by any persons arising from or in relation to any emails sent to BSL.

Transactions over the Internet

Transactions conducted through the internet may be subject to interruption, blackout, delay or error. BSL shall not be responsible for any loss of accuracy or timeliness of any message sent or transaction conducted through this website arising from or in relation to any malfunctions in communication facilities that are out of the control of BSL.

Change of Contents on the Website and Online Services

BSL reserves the rights to update, modify, suspend, discontinue or close temporarily or permanently the Website or any part thereof at any time without notice and you agree that BSL shall not be responsible for you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Website or any part thereof.

Indemnity

You undertake to indemnify, defend and hold harmless BSL, affiliates, associates, officers, agents or other members and employees from and against any or all claims, proceedings, damages, losses, injuries, costs and expenses or liabilities arising from:

a. your breach of any of this Agreement;

b. your use of the Online Services and/or the Website;

c. any deletions, additions, insertions, or alterations to, or any unauthorized use of, the Website by you; or

d. any misrepresentation or breach of representation or warranty made by you contained herein

Change of Terms and Conditions

BSL reserve the rights to vary or amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement from time to time at our sole discretion without prior notice. Any variations or amendments shall take effect upon posting of the same on the Website. If you do not agree to any variations or amendments to this Agreement, you shall immediately stop using the Website.

Severability

Each of the provision of this Agreement is severable and distinct from the others and, if at any time one or more of such provisions is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the laws of jurisdiction, the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected in any way.

Waiver

No act, delay or omission by BSL shall affect its rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement or any further or other exercise of such rights, powers or remedies. The rights and remedies under this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of the rights and remedies provided by law.

Governing Law

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and shall be governed by, the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”). You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Agreement, our Privacy Policy statement, the practices of the Website, or your dealings with the Website, please contact us at:

BEAM Society Limited
1st Floor,
Jockey Club Environmental Building,
77 Tat Chee Avenue,
Kowloon Tong,
Hong Kong
Telephone: (852) 3610 5700
Fax: (852) 3996 9108
Email: [email protected]