Use of this website, www.unicef.org.hk and all pages in this domain (together, the “UNICEF HK Website”), constitutes acceptance of the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Use”). The Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (“UNICEF HK”) reserves the right to seek all remedies available by law for any violation of these Terms of Use, including any violation of UNICEF HK’s rights in the UNICEF HK name and emblem and its rights in connection with the information, artwork, text, video, audio, or pictures (together, the “Content”) of the UNICEF HK Website. These Terms of Use are a legal agreement between you and UNICEF HK.  UNICEF HK provides the UNICEF HK Website for your use in consideration of your provision of information to UNICEF HK and/or your use of the UNICEF HK Website. By accessing and using the UNICEF HK Website, you signify that you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use the UNICEF HK Website. These Terms of Use apply regardless of whether you access the UNICEF HK Website through a computer, a mobile device or otherwise.

THE UNICEF AND UNICEF HK NAME AND EMBLEM

The UNICEF name and emblem are the exclusive property of UNICEF. The name and emblem of UNICEF HK are the exclusive property of UNICEF HK. Both names and emblems are protected under local and international law. Unauthorized use is prohibited. They may not be copied or reproduced in any way without the prior written permission of UNICEF or UNICEF HK.

Requests for permission to use the names and emblems of UNICEF or UNICEF HK should be emailed to us at [email protected]. Any approval for such requests will be granted at our absolute discretion.

THE UNICEF WEBSITE

The UNICEF Global Website and UNICEF HK Website is for personal use and educational purposes only. Any other use, including without limitation reproduction or translation of anything more than a de minimis portion of the content of the UNICEF HK Website or any use other than for personal or educational purposes, requires the express prior written permission of UNICEF HK. Requests for permission should be emailed to us at [email protected] specifying full details of the proposed use. Any approval for such requests will be granted at UNICEF HK’s absolute discretion. In any event, UNICEF HK shall not be responsible for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption or loss of business opportunity. All Content of the UNICEF HK Website is protected by law including without limitation, the Copyright Ordinance.

The use of particular designations of countries or territories does not imply any judgment by UNICEF HK as to the legal status of such countries or territories, of their authorities and institutions or of the delimitation of their boundaries. The mention of names of specific companies or products (whether or not indicated as registered) does not imply any intention to infringe proprietary rights, nor should it be construed as an endorsement or recommendation on the part of UNICEF HK.

CONTENT DISCLAIMER

The content of the UNICEF HK Website is selected on the basis of UNICEF HK’s own criteria and in its own sole discretion. UNICEF HK reserves the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the UNICEF HK Website, including but not limited to these Terms of Use, hours of availability and equipment needed for use, or to begin charging for access to the UNICEF HK Website.

The use of the information available on the UNICEF HK Website is at the discretion of the user. UNICEF HK does not guarantee that the UNICEF HK Website, or any content on it, will be complete, up to date or free from errors or omissions. UNICEF HK cannot be deemed liable for any direct and/or indirect loss or damage, whether in contract, tort, breach of statutory duty or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising from the use of, or inability to use, the UNICEF HK Website or the reliance or use of the information provided on the UNICEF HK Website.

The UNICEF HK Website may also contain statements, advice or opinions of non-UNICEF content providers or individuals. These do not necessarily reflect the policies or views of UNICEF HK. UNICEF HK does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any statement, advice, opinion or other information provided by any non-UNICEF content provider, or any user of the UNICEF HK Website, or other person or entity and UNICEF HK accepts no liability for such statements, advice or opinions.

No representations, warranties or guarantees of any kind (whether express or implied) concerning the UNICEF HK Website are given, including responsibility for any infection by virus or any other contamination or by anything which has destructive properties.

All rights to the resources included in the UNICEF HK Website remain with their respective copyright owners, as indicated for each resource. For more information please contact us at [email protected].

Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits any liability for (i) death or personal injury arising from negligence; (ii) fraud; or (iii) any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

DATA PRIVACY

Please refer to the Privacy Statement for details on UNICEF HK’s personal data handling practices and how UNICEF HK may collect, use and/or transfer any of your personal data on the UNICEF HK Website.

OTHER WEBSITES

The UNICEF HK Website may be linked to other websites that are not under UNICEF HK’s control. UNICEF HK provides these links merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply an endorsement or approval by UNICEF HK of any website, product or service. UNICEF HK does not assume any responsibility or liability in respect of such web sites, including, for example, responsibility or liability for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements made on those websites.

LINKING TO UNICEF HK

UNICEF HK welcomes links from sites that share our goals of working for children’s rights, meeting children’s basic needs and expanding opportunities for children to reach their full potential. By adding a link you are expressing your support for these goals. If you choose to link to the UNICEF HK Website, you must agree to all of the terms and conditions for linking set forth below. If you do not agree to abide by these terms and conditions, do not establish a link to the UNICEF HK Website. By establishing a link to the UNICEF HK Website, you will be deemed to have agreed to all of the terms and conditions set forth below.

If you wish to link from your website to any pages of the UNICEF HK Website you may do so only on the basis that you link to, but do not replicate, the UNICEF HK Website page, and subject to the following conditions:-

1. The linking text must simply consist of the UNICEF HK Website address;
2. You do not remove, distort or otherwise alter the size or appearance of any logos on the UNICEF HK Website;
3. You do not in any way imply that UNICEF HK or UNICEF are endorsing any products or services;
4. You do not misrepresent your relationship with UNICEF or UNICEF HK nor present any other false information about UNICEF or UNICEF HK;
5. You do not otherwise use any UNICEF or UNICEF HK’s trademarks displayed on the UNICEF HK Website without UNICEF HK’s express written permission;
6. You do not link from a website that is not owned by you; and
7. Your website does not contain content that is distasteful, pornographic, infringes any intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person or otherwise does not comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

At any time and at our complete discretion we reserve the right to withdraw the permission to make website links to the UNICEF HK Website in which case the site manager must agree to remove the link immediately.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

You agree to only use the UNICEF HK Website in a manner that complies with all applicable laws and regulations and is consistent with these terms of use.

UPLOADED CONTENT

If you choose to submit any content for publication on the Sites (e.g., a posting to a blog or a discussion board, a video or photograph submitted as part of a contest), you hereby warrant that no contribution to the Sites:

1. will be, or may be considered to be, unlawful, threatening, abusive, bigoted, hateful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, offensive, pornographic, profane, sexually explicit or indecent;
2. may constitute, advocate or encourage conduct that would constitute or give rise to a criminal offense, civil liability or other violation of any local, state, national or international law;
3. violates, plagiarizes or infringes the rights of third parties including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, rights of privacy or publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right;
4. contains or may be associated with a computer virus or other harmful component;
5. constitutes or contains false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact;
6. contains any information, software or other material of a commercial nature; or
7. contains advertising, promotions or commercial solicitations of any kind.

We have the right to remove any content or posting you make available on the UNICEF HK Website if, in our opinion, your post does not comply with our content standards.

Any content you upload to the UNICEF HK Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in your content, but you are required to grant us a limited license to use, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties. You are solely responsible for securing and backing up your content.

We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted by you or uploaded by you or any other user of the Sites constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, proprietary rights or of their right to privacy.

We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any content posted by you or any other user of the UNICEF HK Website. The views expressed by other users on the UNICEF HK Website do not represent our views or values.

MISCELLANEOUS

These Terms of Use make up the entire agreement between you and us and shall supersede any and all prior verbal and written agreements in relation to the UNICEF HK Website or the use of the services provided by us through the UNICEF HK Website. These Terms of Use do not create any third party rights and any rights under the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance are hereby excluded.

The UNICEF HK Website is directed to people residing in Hong Kong. We do not represent that content available on or through the UNICEF HK Website is appropriate or available in other locations. We may limit the availability of the UNICEF HK Website or any service rendered by us through the UNICEF HK Website to any person or geographic area at any time. If you choose to access the UNICEF HK Website from outside Hong Kong, you do so at your own risk.

No failure or delay by UNICEF HK or you at any time to exercise any right or remedy provided under these terms of use or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

Part or all of any provision under these Terms of Use that is illegal or unenforceable will be severed from these Terms of Use and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

LANGUAGE

These terms of use are drafted in the English language. In the event of any inconsistency between the English language version and any translated version of these terms of use, the English language version shall prevail.

CHANGES

We may change these Terms of Use at any time. If we make any material changes to these terms of use, we will provide you with 14 days’ notice in advance of such changes by highlighting the changes on the UNICEF HK Website. You are entitled to discontinue your use of the UNICEF HK Website at any time.

You should check these Terms of Use periodically to take notice of any changes made. Your continued use of the UNICEF HK Website following the lapse of the 14 days notification term will signal your acceptance of such changes.

LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

In the event of a dispute, please note that these Terms of Use shall be exclusively governed by the laws of Hong Kong and the both parties shall submit any dispute or claim to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong.

NOTICE

Any notice to UNICEF HK by the user shall be sent to [email protected].

These Terms of Use were last updated on 3 October 2016.