Terms of Use
Please read the following Terms of Use carefully before using this website. By accessing this website and any information thereof, you acknowledge and agree to the following Terms of Use without limitation or qualification. If you do not agree with the following Terms of Use, please exit this website and you will not be able to use this website and the information provided in it. These Terms of Use may be revised by Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited (hereinafter called "the Company") at any time by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the current Terms of Use to which you are bound.
Use of the "e-Services"
To access the e-Services ("e-Services" mean the online services provided to registered users) for the first time, you are required to register online or on such other platforms as the Company may specify and indicate the acceptance of all the Terms of Use governing the use of the e-Services and to provide such information as the Company may reasonably specify from time to time.
- By registering to use the e-Services, you warrant that all information provided by you to the Company in relation to the e-Services is true, complete and up-to-date.
- The e-Services are for the sole and exclusive use by you.
- You shall not use or knowingly allow any other person to use the e-Services, the information and/or the reports for or in connection with any illegal purpose or activity. You shall notify the Company as soon as practicable if you become aware of such use.
Login ID and Password of Users
- You may change the Password at any time but any change shall be effective only if accepted by the Company.
- Each Login ID and Password shall herein be referred to as an "Identifier" and collectively "Identifiers".
- You agree to take appropriate measures to keep your Identifiers confidential and secure to prevent accidental or unauthorized use. To the extent that you fail to do so, you shall be fully responsible for any accidental or unauthorized disclosure of any Identifier to any other person and shall bear risks of any Identifier being used by unauthorized persons or for unauthorized purposes.
- Upon notice or suspicion of any Identifier being disclosed to any unauthorized person or any unauthorized use of the e-Services , you shall notify the Company in person as soon as practicable or by telephone at such telephone number(s) as the Company may from time to time prescribe (and the Company may ask you to confirm in writing any details given) and, until the Company's actual receipt of such notification, you shall remain responsible for any and all use of the e-Services by unauthorized persons or for unauthorized purposes.
Instructions of Users
- Any instruction given in connection with the e-Services by quoting the Identifiers as prescribed by the Company, once given, may not be rescinded or withdrawn without the consent of the Company. All such instructions given, as understood and acted on by the Company in good faith, shall be irrevocable and binding on you whether given by you or by any other person purporting to be you. The Company shall be under no duty to verify the identity or authority of the person giving any such instruction or the authenticity of such instruction apart from verifying the Identifiers provided or submitted.
- Where the Company knows of or suspects a breach of security or other suspicious circumstances in respect of or in connection with the operation of one or more of the accounts of you or the e-Services generally, the Company may, in its absolute discretion and without any liability to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, refuse to act on or delay acting on the instruction and in that event, the Company will, to the extent possible, inform you as soon as practicable.
Licence, Ownership and Intellectual Property Rights
The Company grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to use this website on your device, subject to these Terms of Use. You may download information and materials contained in this website for your personal, internal and non-commercial use. You may not amend, alter, make addition to or deletion of the information and materials or use them for any commercial purposes, including but not limited to: any sale or rental or public display of the same. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying and / or transferring of the information and materials. The Company retains the sole and absolute right, at any time, to terminate your use of the e-Services if you are in breach of the Terms of Use stated herein without notice.
The contents of this websiteare owned [or licensed] by the Company and are protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Except with prior written consent of the Company [or the relevant licensor], no materials from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way. The logo of the Company is a registered trademark and is protected by the Trade Marks Ordinance. The trademarks, logos and service marks appearing in this website are either owned by the Company or other third party providers and shall not be used without prior written consent of the Company or such third party providers.
Limitation of Liability of the Company
Neither the Company nor any third party provider warrants or represents that this website, the information and the reports available on this website are free from virus or other destructive features which may adversely affect your hardware, software or equipment. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall not be responsible for any loss that may be incurred as a result.
You are solely responsible for ensuring adequate protection and back-up of your data and/or device, for taking reasonable and appropriate precautions to scan for viruses or other destructive features, and for preventing the transmission of any virus to your device.
Access to third party services (such as YouTube) through this website is subject to separate terms and conditions of third party service providers.
Restrictions
Except as expressly set out in these Terms of Use or as permitted by applicable law, you agree:
- not to use this website in any manner which breaches applicable law;
- not to copy this website except where such copying is incidental to normal use of this website;
- not to rent, lease, sub-license, loan, translate, merge, adapt, vary or modify this website;
- not to make alterations to, or modifications of, the whole or any part of this website, or permit this website or any part of it to be combined with, or become incorporated in, any other programs;
- not to disassemble, decompile, reverse-engineer or create derivative works based on the whole or any part of this website;
- not to provide or otherwise make available this website in whole or in part (including object and source code), in any form to any person without prior written consent from the Company;
- not to use this website in any unlawful manner, for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner inconsistent with these Terms of Use, or act fraudulently or maliciously, for example, by hacking into this website or any operating system;
- not to infringe our intellectual property rights or those of any third party in relation to your use of this website;
- not to transmit any material that is defamatory, offensive or otherwise objectionable in relation to your use of this website;
- not to knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of this website or any operating system; and
- not to use this website in a way that could damage, disable, overburden, impair or compromise our systems or security or interfere with other users.
Collection of Personal Data
Users' personal data is collected and processed by the Company in accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. In the course of collecting personal data, the Company will provide the individuals concerned with a Personal Information Collection Statement informing them of the purpose of collection, classes of persons to whom the data may be transferred, their rights to access and correct the data, and other relevant information.
By using this website, you consent to the Company collecting and using technical information about your device and related software and hardware in order for us to provide our products and services.
Online Security
The Company highly respects online security. The Company employs industry-grade encryption technology for sensitive data transmission on the Internet. However, you acknowledge and agree that internet transmissions are never completely private or secure, and you understand that any information you send using this website may be read or intercepted by others, even if the transmission is encrypted.
The e-Services are implemented with an automatic time-out feature to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing your device while it is set aside. Upon time-out, you have to re-login in order to continue using the e-Services again.
You shall assume full responsibilities and risks each time you use any services provided by our website.
Website Information and Materials
The Company, may, at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion, amend, alter, and make addition or deletion to the information and materials contained in this website. This website has been prepared for general information purpose only and the information and descriptions contained herein are not complete description of all terms, exclusions and conditions applicable to the products and services. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, no responsibility can be accepted by the Company for errors and omissions caused. The information contained herein is provided solely for general informational purposes and should not be relied on as professional advice.
Such information is specifically prepared for Hong Kong SAR residents and is not intended for use in other jurisdictions. The material on this website should not be regarded as a tool of offer or solicitation to sell insurance in any jurisdiction other than Hong Kong SAR.
Variation and Termination
- The Company may, at any time, in its sole discretion and without giving notice or reason, suspend or terminate this website or your access to the e-Services. The Company shall not be responsible for any loss or damage suffered by you arising from such decisions.
- You may terminate the use of the e-Services at any time by giving to the Company prior written notice.
- Amendments of these Terms of Use shall not affect any of your or the Company's accrued rights or liabilities.
Disclaimer
Messages sent over the internet cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure. Your use of this website is wholly at your own risk. The website, and the information and materials contained in this website are provided "as is" and on "as available" basis without any express or implied warranties of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Company disclaims all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, non-infringement of intellectual property rights, fitness for particular purpose, accuracy or absence of computer viruses. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the information and materials and expressly disclaim any liability for any errors, omissions in such information and materials.
Unless otherwise specified, information and materials provided in other websites that the Company offers a hyperlink here do not necessarily represent the Company's standpoint. Your use of such websites is wholly at your own risk. You understand that the content, accuracy or opinions provided by such websites have not been examined, verified, supervised or recognized by the Company. The Company is neither liable nor responsible for the content, accuracy, opinions expressed, privacy policy practices and other links provided by these resources. In no event shall the Company be liable for any damages, howsoever caused, in connection to the above issues.
You acknowledge that this website may not be available for use at all times, and may be subject to interruption, failure of hardware or software, errors, transmission blackout, delayed transmission due to internet traffic or incorrect data transmission due to the public nature of the internet, market volume or volatility, system failure or upgrades or maintenance or for other reasons. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall not be liable for any failure to carry out user's online instructions, or any inaccurate or untimely transmission of information, which are attributable, wholly or in part, to any causes beyond the control of the Company including but not limited to any mechanical malfunction or failure. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, under no circumstances shall the Company be responsible to the users for any direct, indirect or consequential losses arising from or in connection with the carrying out or not carrying out the user's online instructions.
General
- These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong SAR. You agree that the courts of Hong Kong SAR shall have jurisdiction over any disputes arising in relation to this website and/or these Terms of Use.
- We may assign and transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms of Use to another organization, but this will not affect your rights or our obligations under these Terms of Use.
- Without the Company's consent, you may not transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms of Use to another person.
- If any provision or part-provision of these Terms of Use is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of these Terms of Use.
- These Terms of Use and any document expressly referred to in it constitute the entire agreement between the parties relating to the use of this website. You agree that you shall have no remedies in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in these Terms of Use or any document expressly referred to in it.
- If we fail to insist that you perform any of your obligations under these Terms of Use, or if we do not enforce our rights against you, or if we delay in doing so, that will not mean that we have waived our rights against you and will not mean that you do not have to comply with those obligations. If we do waive a default by you, we will only do so in writing, and that will not mean that we will automatically waive any later default by you.
- In the event of any ambiguity or inconsistency between the English and Chinese version of this Terms of Use, the English version shall prevail.