General Terms And Conditions
Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern PublicAffairsAsia's relationship with you in relation to this website.
The terms PublicAffairsAsia.com, PublicAffairsChina.com and PublicAffairsIndia.com refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is PublicAffairsAsia Ltd. Registered office: 2410 Fortis Bank Tower, 77-79 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. The term "you" refers to the registered user or viewer of our website.
The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:
The content of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
All material included on this site is the property of PublicAffairsAsia unless stated otherwise. Third party editorial may also be the intellectual property of the author. This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
All trademarks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website.
From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of Hong Kong SAR.
REGISTERED USERS AND NETWORK MEMBERS
As a registered user or full network member you will be entitled to post comments. We encourage debate and discussion, but reserve the right to edit submissions.
By sharing any contribution (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) with the PublicAffairsAsia you agree to grant to PublicAffairsAsia, free of charge, permission to use the material in any way it wants (including modifying and adapting it for operational and editorial reasons) for PublicAffairsAsia in any media worldwide (including on the PublicAffairsAsia sites accessed by international users). In certain circumstance PublicAffairsAsia may also share your contribution with trusted third parties.
Copyright in your contribution will remain with you and this permission is not exclusive, so you can continue to use the material in any way including allowing others to use it.
In order that PublicAffairsAsia can use your contribution, you confirm that your contribution is your own original work, is not defamatory and does not infringe any laws in countries in which the PublicAffairsAsia network operates , that you have the right to give PublicAffairsAsia permission to use it for the purposes specified above, and that you have the consent of anyone who is identifiable in your contribution or the consent of their parent / guardian if they are under 16.
We normally show your name with your contribution, unless you request otherwise, but for operational reasons this is not always possible. PublicAffairsAsia may need to contact you for administrative or verification purposes in relation to your contribution, or in relation to particular projects.
Please do not endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or break any laws when creating content you may share with PublicAffairsAsia.
If you do not want to grant PublicAffairsAsia the permission set out above on these terms, please do not submit or share your contribution to or with PublicAffairsAsia.
BLOGS
In order to participate in and contribute to selected PublicAffairsAsia.com communities you may be required to register with PublicAffairsAsia.com. Any personal information supplied to as part of this registration process and/or any other interaction with PublicAffairsAsia will be collected, stored and used in accordance with the PublicAffairsAsia Privacy Policy.
You agree to use PublicAffairsAsia Blogs and Comment platforms in accordance with the following Community Rules. These apply across all PublicAffairsAsia community sites and services.
About your posts:
- Contributions must be civil and tasteful.
- No disruptive, offensive or abusive behaviour: contributions must be constructive and polite, not mean-spirited or contributed with the intention of causing trouble.
- We welcome political debate and discussion but reserve the right to edit comment which could cause offence, foment political instability or give rise to actions either against PublicAffairsAsia Ltd, our partners or the author.
- No unlawful or objectionable content: unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive or otherwise objectionable material is not acceptable.
- No advertising or promoting.
- Contributions containing languages other than English may be removed or translated.
- No impersonation.
- No inappropriate (e.g. vulgar, offensive etc) user names.
- URLs (web site addresses) can only be posted if allowed under any relevant local house rules.
- Deliberate misuse of the complaints facility is not permitted. If you persist in doing this, action may be taken against your account.
PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy policy sets out how Public Affairs Asia Ltd uses and protects any information that you give Public Affairs Asia Ltd when you use this website.
Public Affairs Asia Ltd is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Public Affairs Asia Ltd may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from May 31, 2008.
WHAT WE COLLECT
We may collect the following information:
- name and job title
- contact information including email address
- demographic information such as postcode/Zip code, preferences and interests
- other information relevant to our customer surveys and/or offers
WHAT TO WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
- From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
SECURITY
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
CONTROLLING YOUR INFORMATION
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
- If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at [email address]
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen. |
