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BE SURE TO READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW ("TERMS OF
USE"), AS THEY APPLY TO YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE (THE "WEBSITE")
AND CONTROL ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE.
If you do not accept these Terms of Use in full, your use of this Website
must be terminated immediately.
Information
The Website presents information, data, content, news, reports, programs,
video, audio and other materials and services including communications,
transmissions and other items, tangible or intangible (collectively, the
"Information"). This Website is intended for use solely by persons
located within Hong Kong.
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Change of Terms
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3M Hong Kong Ltd. ("us", "we", "our", "3M")
may change these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion
without notice or liability to you. By continuing to use the Website
following such modifications to the Terms of Use, you agree to be
bound by such modifications.
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Changes to Website
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We may, at our absolute discretion and at any time, without prior notice to you, add to, amend or
remove material from the Website, or alter the presentation, substance,
or functionality of the Website.
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User Conduct on the Website
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As a condition of your use of the Website, you may not:
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trespass, break into, access, use or attempt
to trespass, break into, access or use any other parts of our servers,
and/or any data areas for which you have not been authorised by us.
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restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Website;
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post or transmit any unlawful, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic,
profane, threatening, abusive, hateful, offensive, or otherwise objectionable
or unreasonable information of any kind, including without limitation
any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute
a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate
any local, state, national or foreign law; or
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post or transmit any advertisements, solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes, investment
opportunities or schemes or other unsolicited commercial communication,
or engage in spamming or flooding; or
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post or transmit any information or software which contains a virus, trojan horse, worm or other harmful
component; or
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post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any Information obtained through the Website for commercial purposes; or
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upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, or distribute
in any way, any component of the Website itself or any Information obtained
through the Website which is protected by copyright, or other proprietary
right, or create derivative works with respect thereto, without our prior
written permission.
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You have no rights in or to the Information and you
will not use the Information, except as permitted under these Terms of
Use.
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Third Party Information
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The Information may contain information provided by third parties or sourced by us from news agencies, business
information sources, press releases or other references or sources.
We are not responsible if any such Information is not up-to-date. We do not
separately verify the Information provided by such third party or agency
and you are cautioned thus as to the reliability and accuracy of the Information.
We do not accept any responsibility whatsoever in respect of any such
Information. Any use of and reliance on such Information is at your own
risk.
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Prohibition of Access
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We reserve the right at all times to prohibit or deny your access to the Website or any part thereof immediately and
without notice, where we are of the opinion that you have breached any
of the terms contained in these Terms of Use or that such prohibition
or denial is appropriate, desirable or necessary in our sole opinion.
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Links to and from the Website
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The links on the Website may take you to other sites (whether of other group companies of 3M or of third parties)
and you acknowledge and agree that we have no responsibility for the accuracy or availability of any Information provided by linked websites. These
Terms of Use only apply to this Website.
Links to other websites do not constitute an endorsement by us of such websites or the Information, products,
advertising or other materials available on those websites.
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Intellectual Property Rights
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"3M" and the "3M" logos are the trademarks or registered
trademarks of 3M. All other product names appearing on this Website are
the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. All
rights under applicable laws are hereby expressly reserved.
All intellectual property rights subsisting in respect of the Website belong to us or have
been lawfully licensed to us for use on the Website. All rights under applicable laws are hereby reserved. You are hereby authorised to view,
copy, print and distribute the materials on this Website SUBJECT TO the following conditions:
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other than expressly authorised by 3M, the materials
must not be used for commercial distribution purposes and may be used
for internal informational purposes only;
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(b)
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any copy of these materials or any portion thereof must include the following notice:
"Copyright ?2000 3M Hong Kong Ltd.. All rights reserved."
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(c)
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we may revoke or modify any of the foregoing conditions which shall take effect at any time without further notice to you.
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Otherwise than expressly provided for in these Terms of Use, you are not allowed to upload,
post, publish, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component of the Website itself
or create derivative works with respect thereto, as the Website is protected by copyright under
applicable laws.
We do not intend to receive any confidential (other than your personal
data referred to in paragraph 10 below) or proprietary information
from you through this Website. In case you do submit such information
to us, you agree that we are free to use, disclose, adopt and modify
all and any ideas, concepts, knowhow, proposals, suggestions, comments
and other communications and information (other than your personal
data referred to in paragraph 10 below) provided by you to us ("Feedback")
in connection with the Website without any payment to you. You hereby
waive and agree to waive all and any rights and claims for any consideration,
fees, royalties, charges and/or other payments in relation to our
use, disclosure, adoption and/or modification of any or all of your
Feedback.
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Limited Liability and Warranty
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All Information is for your general
reference only. We do not accept any responsibility whatsoever in respect
of such Information.
YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND
IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE". THE WEBSITE IS FOR YOUR
PERSONAL USE ONLY AND WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES
ON MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THE
USE OR EXERCISE OF REASONABLE CARE AND SKILL IN PROVIDING OR DELIVERING
ANY SERVICES ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR THE TIMELINESS OF SERVICES
OFFERED OR PROVIDED ON THE WEBISTE.
OUR ENTIRE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT
TO THE WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE, IS RE-PERFORMANCE OF DEFECTIVE SERVICES
IN JURISDICTIONS WHICH DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION
OF CERTAIN TYPES OF LIABILITY, OUR LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO
THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. WE DO NOT ENDORSE, WARRANT
OR GUARANTEE ANY MATERIAL, PRODUCT OR SERVICE OFFERED THROUGH US
OR OUR WEBSITE. WE ARE NOT AND WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO ANY TRANSACTION
BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD PARTY.
We do not guarantee or assume any responsibility that :
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the Information on the Website is accurate, adequate, complete, current or reliable, or
may be used for any purpose other than for general reference;
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(b)
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the Information on the Website is free of any defect, error, omission, virus
or anything which may change, erase, add to or damage your software, data
or equipment;
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messages sent through the internet will be free from interception, corruption or loss;
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access to the Website will be available or be uninterrupted; or
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defects in the Website will be corrected.
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In no event shall we be liable to you or any other person for any direct,
indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages, including
any loss of business or profit, arising out of any use, or inability to
use, the Information, even if we have been advised of the possibility
of such damages.
You will exercise and rely solely on your own skill and
judgment in your use and interpretation of the Information. You are responsible
to ensure that your use of the Information complies with all applicable
legal requirements.
The limitation of liability contained in these Terms of Use will apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.
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Indemnity
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You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us, our employees,
agents, officers, directors, contractors, suppliers and other representatives
harmless from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, actions, costs
and expenses (including legal fees), in connection with or arising from
your breach of these Terms of Use and/or your use of the Website. We may,
if necessary, participate in the defence of any claim or action and any
negotiations for settlement. No settlement which may adversely affect
our rights or obligations shall be made without our prior written approval.
We reserve the right, at our own expense and on notice to you, to assume
exclusive defence and control of any claim or action.
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Privacy Policy
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For information about our privacy policies and practices, please
refer to our Privacy Policy
Statement. Where personal data is collected in connection with
your access or use of the Website or any services offered or provided
on the Website, you should also have reference to the Personal
Information Collection Statement linked to the form through
which your personal data is collected.
For information on our use of cookies, please also refer to our
Privacy Policy Statement.
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Partial Invalidity
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The illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Terms of Use
under the law of any jurisdiction shall not affect its legality, validity
or enforceability under the laws of any other jurisdiction nor the legality,
validity or enforceability of any other provision.
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Miscellaneous
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No waiver of any breach under these Terms of Use will amount to a waiver
of any other breach. The headings in these Terms of Use are for convenience
only and do not affect interpretation.
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Governing Law and Jurisdiction
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These Terms of Use shall be governed by the law 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 Hong Kong courts.
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