This page sets down the terms that govern the use of our website at www.rethinklegal.com.hk (“Website”).  Please read these terms of use (“Terms”) carefully as, by using our Website, you indicate your agreement to these Terms and agree to abide by them in their entirety. If you do not agree to these Terms, in full, please refrain from using our Website.

1. Changes to our Terms & Website

1.1 Rethink Legal (“us”, “we”, “our”) may change these Terms from time to time at our sole discretion without notice or liability to you. By continuing to use the Website following such changes, you agree to be bound by them.

1.2 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. 

2. Accessing the Website

Access to the Website is permitted on a temporary basis and we reserve the right to amend the service we provide on the Website without notice. If the need arises, we may suspend access to the Website, or close it indefinitely.

3. User Conduct on the Website

3.1 As a condition of your use of the Website, you may not:

3.1.1 attempt to gain unauthorised access to our Website, trespass, break into, access, use or attempt  to trespass, break into, access or use any other parts of our servers on which the Website is stored and/or any data areas for which you have not been authorised to access;

3.1.2 attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial–of-service attack;

3.1.3 restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Website;

3.1.4 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;

3.1.5 post, transmit or introduce onto the Website any advertisements, solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes, investment opportunities or schemes or other unsolicited commercial communication, or engage in spamming or flooding;

3.1.6 post, transmit or introduce onto the Website any viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, or other material which is malicious or technically harmful;

3.1.7 post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any content on or obtained through our Website for commercial purposes; or

3.1.8 upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, or distribute in any way, any component of the Website itself or any content obtained through the Website which is protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, or create derivative works without our prior written permission.

3.2 You have no rights in or to the content and/or design of the Website (including, without limitation our trade marks and logos) and you will not use such design and/or content except as permitted under these Terms.

4. Third Party Information

4.1 The Website may contain information provided by third parties or sourced by us from news agencies, business information sources, press releases or other references or sources.

4.2 We are not responsible if any such information is not up-to-date, nor do we verify its accuracy. We do not accept any responsibility whatsoever in respect of any such information and any use of and reliance, by you, of such information is at your own risk.

5. Prohibition of Access

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 these Terms or that such prohibition or denial is appropriate, desirable or necessary in our sole opinion.

6. Links to and from the Website

6.1 Any links on the Website may take you to other sites and you acknowledge and agree that we have no responsibility for the accuracy or availability of any information or content provided by linked websites.

6.2 Where the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the content of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

All intellectual property rights in and to the Website and its content belong to us or have been lawfully licensed to us for use on the Website. All rights under applicable laws are hereby reserved. Except with our express permission, you are not allowed to upload, post, publish, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component of the Website or use any of its content to create derivative works.

8. Limited Liability and Warranty

8.1 All of our Website content is for your general reference only. We do not accept any responsibility whatsoever in respect of such content. 

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. 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.

8.2 We do not guarantee or assume any responsibility that:

8.2.1 the content on the Website is accurate, adequate, current or reliable, or may be used for any purpose other than for general reference;

8.2.2 the content on the Website is free of defects, errors, omissions, viruses or anything which may change, erase, add to or damage your software, data or equipment;

8.2.3 messages sent through the internet will be free from interception, corruption or loss;

8.2.4 access to the Website will be available or be uninterrupted; or

8.2.5 defects in the Website will be corrected.

8.3 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 content on our Website, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

8.4 You will exercise and rely solely on your own skill and judgment in your use and interpretation of the Website content. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Website content complies with all applicable legal requirements.

8.5 The limitation of liability contained in these Terms will apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.

9. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us, our employees, agents, officers, directors, agents, 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 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.

10. Partial Invalidity

The illegality, invalidity and/or unenforceability of any provision of these Terms 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.

11. Miscellaneous

No waiver of any breach under these Terms will amount to a waiver of any other breach. The headings in these Terms are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (Hong Kong). You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts.

If you have any concerns about material which appears on our site, please email us at: contact@rethinklegal.com.hk