This website is provided by Hauzen LLP and Hauzen Services Limited (collectively or individually “Hauzen”, as the context requires). Your use of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions.
Hauzen LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. It is authorized and regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong. All references on this website to “Hauzen LLP” or “the firm” should be construed as referring to Hauzen LLP. A list of the partners may be inspected at the principal place of business of Hauzen LLP at Suite 3708, Tower Two, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong.
Hauzen LLP is a law firm practising in Hong Kong, but some of the firm’s lawyers are licensed to practice in other jurisdictions. The firm’s lawyers are subject to the rules to the regulatory body with whom they are admitted.
Hauzen Services Limited is a company limited by shares and holds a Trust and Company Service Provider (TCSP) licence issued by the Companies Registry of Hong Kong (licence no. TC002218).
Website Disclaimer
Hauzen has endeavored to comply with all known legal and ethical requirements in compiling this website. The information contained herein is for general informational purposes only as a service to the public, and is not a substitute for legal advice relevant to particular circumstances, nor does it constitute advertising or a solicitation and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Hauzen or any of its lawyers or clients.
Any information contained in this website is not promised or guaranteed to be correct or complete and should not be considered an indication of future results. The information may or may not reflect the most current legal developments. Hauzen does not accept any responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance on information or materials published on this website. Hauzen assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein.
Certain parts of this site link to external internet sites, and other external internet sites may link to this website. Hauzen does not make any representation concerning the quality, safety or suitability of the content of the external sites, nor does such link serve as an endorsement or approval by Hauzen. In any event, Hauzen is not responsible for the content of any external internet sites.
Information provided on this website is not intended to create, and does not create, a solicitor-client relationship between you and Hauzen. Acceptance by the client of email through this website shall not constitute acceptance of an engagement to provide legal services without an executed written agreement or engagement letter between Hauzen and the client. Because of the possibility of conflicts of interest, you agree to waive any claim of confidentiality for information submitted via this site. Moreover, because of limitations in the security features of the Internet, information sent to/from this site may be intercepted by third parties, and you agree not to hold Hauzen responsible for any such interception.
Hauzen assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. This website is provided “as is” and “as available” with any and all faults and without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. Hauzen does not warrant that the website or content wherein re error-free or will be uninterrupted, free from spyware, malware, adware, viruses, worms or other malicious code, or will function to meet your requirements.
To the extent prohibited by law, in no event shall Hauzen be liable for personal injury, or any incidental, special, indirect or consequential damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, loss of data, denials of services (including computer crashes), business interruption or any other commercial damages or losses, arising out of or related to your use or inability to use the website, or any downloaded content, however caused, regardless of the theory of liability (contract, tort, or otherwise), even if Hauzen has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Newsletter / News Events Disclaimer
Hauzen may provide articles in this electronic newsletter (“e-newsletter”) for general informational purposes only. It is not intended as professional counsel and should not be used as such. You should contact your solicitor to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem.
The contents of the e-newsletters are protected by copyright. Users are permitted to read and make copies for their own personal use only. All other use and copying of any of the contents of this site is prohibited unless the prior written consent from Hauzen is obtained. Hauzen reserves the right at its absolute discretion to prohibit any link to materials or information on this site.
Privacy Statement
Hauzen is committed to safeguarding your privacy. When you use this website, you consent to the use of your personal information by Hauzen in the manner specified in this Privacy Policy which is subject to change from time to time.
Hauzen will not collect any personal information from you unless you voluntarily choose to submit or otherwise disclose such information to us, including information submitted or disclosed by mail, telephone, fax, or electronically. We will not sell, trade, or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties. Hauzen will only use your information to respond to your request for information or, if applicable, to consider your request for employment with Hauzen. Hauzen will use your personal data fairly and where we have a lawful reason to do so.
We may also use your personal data to fulfil a contract with you, when we have a legal duty to comply with, or when it is in our legitimate business interest to use your personal data. We can only rely on our legitimate business interest if it is fair and reasonable to do so.
Hauzen has no obligation to monitor the website or the use of the website, or to retain the content of any user session. However, Hauzen reserves the right at all times to monitor, review, retain, and/or disclose any information, including IP addresses, as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or government request, or to cooperate with law enforcement and other authorities in investigating a claim of illegal activity. We also may use IP addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to protect our service, website, customers, or others.
Hauzen cannot ensure the secure transmission of any information (including personal, confidential or privileged information) you transmit to us or any information provided online, and you do so at your own risk. Hauzen will not be liable for disclosures of your personal information due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties.
Intellectual Property Rights
Hauzen reserves all rights not expressly granted to you in these terms and retains all title, interest and ownership of all intellectual property rights in and to the website, the e-newsletter and their respective content, including, but not limited to, all copyright and rights and interests of every kind and nature in and to all works based upon, incorporated in, derived from, incorporating or relating to the website, e-newsletter or content, or from which the website, e-newsletter, or content are derived, as well as the right to exploit any of the foregoing in all media and by any manner and means now known or hereafter devised, throughout the universe, in perpetuity. Reproduction, distribution, republication and retransmission of material contained within the Hauzen website is prohibited unless the prior written permission of Hauzen has been obtained.
Certain of the trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively, the “Trademarks”) displayed on this website, are registered and unregistered trademarks of Hauzen. Nothing contained on the website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this website without the written permission of Hauzen. Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed on the website, or any other content on the website, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.
Hauzen will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the full extent of the law. Your use of any of these materials is prohibited unless specifically authorized on this web site. Any unauthorized use of these materials may subject you to penalties or damages, including but not limited to those related to violation of trademarks, copyrights, privacy, and publicity rights. Your misuse of any Trademark or any other content on the website, except as provided herein, is strictly prohibited.
Acceptable Usage
Participation in message boards and other online interaction with other users of this website should be governed by the rules of courtesy and common sense as face-to-face interactions with other people who may share different opinions.
Unacceptable Behavior
You will not (nor will you aid or abet any third party to):
- Upload, e-mail or otherwise transmit to this website any material that is confidential or proprietary to you or any other person or entity;
- Attempt to impersonate any other person, or otherwise misrepresent your identity, qualifications, affiliations or any other information about you;
- Solicit other users or post any advertisement without Hauzen’s express written consent;
- Attempt to disrupt, overload, harm or impair the functioning of this website; or,
- Engage in any conduct that is unlawful, disruptive or otherwise inappropriate.
Hauzen does not guarantee that any message-board posting or other material that you post on the website will not be traceable to you, either by Hauzen or by other users. Hauzen reserves the right to monitor any and all of your activities on this website, and to take appropriate action with respect to inappropriate or unlawful conduct, including, without limitation, reporting such conduct to appropriate authorities. In some cases, the functionality of this website or other technology also may allow other users to learn your identity or other information about you. You may be liable to Hauzen for any defamatory or otherwise unlawful material that you post on this website.
Downloading Content
Subject to the restrictions under clause 4, Hauzen grants you a revocable, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to download copies of articles, contact information and other content, solely for your individual or internal business use; provided, that you do not: (a) remove any copyright notice, trademark notice or other intellectual property notice from any copy of any content, or (b) accept any consideration in exchange for any content, or for services provided using any content (including legal services) to any third party.
Indemnification
Hauzen provides this website, together with its Content and Services solely as an accommodation to you, and Hauzen will not accept any risks arising from your use thereof. As such, you will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Hauzen and its respective partners, employees, vendors and agents, from and against any and all claims that arise from or relate to your use of this website.
General
We are committed to serving our clients. We will endeavor to review feedback and seek to improve our services to meet your needs. If you have any questions about the policy, the practices of this website, or your experience with the website, or would like to provide comments, you can send us an e-mail using our “Contact Us” form.
None of the lawyers listed on this web site is certified as an “expert” or “specialist” pursuant to any authority governing the practice of law in Hong Kong. Hauzen designates its office in Hong Kong as its principal office. These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong.
These terms and conditions contain the entire understanding of the parties hereto relating to the use of this website and supersedes any prior written or oral agreement or understandings between the parties with respect to this website, and cannot be changed or terminated orally. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these terms and conditions, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, the remainder of these terms and conditions shall continue in full force and effect.
Hauzen may revise these terms and conditions from time to time by updating or revising this posting, with the revised terms and conditions taking effect as of the date of its posting. It is your responsibility to check these terms and conditions periodically for changes. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes on the website will mean that you accept and agree to the changes.
Miscellaneous
Force Majeure
Hauzen will not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement for any failure or delay in performance caused by reasons beyond its reasonable control, including any natural calamity, act of God or a public enemy, act of any military, civil or regulatory authority, change in any law or regulation, disruption or outage of communications, power or other, failure to perform by any supplier or other third party, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Hauzen.
Severability
If any provision of this Notice is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability will be limited to the maximum extent permissible, and the other provisions of this Notice will remain in full force and effect.
Complete Understanding
This Notice constitutes the final and complete agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous communications, representations or agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.