Last Updated: January 1, 2025
Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Welcome to Hong Kong Labor Insight. These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our website located at hongkonglaborinsight.hk (the "Site") and the services, content, and materials provided therein (collectively, the "Services"). By accessing or using our Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our Site or Services.
By accessing, browsing, or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Hong Kong Labor Insight ("we," "us," or "our").
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective upon posting to the Site with an updated "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.
You may access and use the Site for lawful purposes consistent with our mission of providing labor market research and analysis. Permitted uses include:
You agree not to:
All content, materials, features, and functionality on the Site, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, data compilations, research articles, analytical reports, and software, are owned by Hong Kong Labor Insight or our licensors and are protected by Hong Kong and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes. This license does not include any right to:
When referencing or citing our research and publications in your work, you must provide proper attribution to Hong Kong Labor Insight, including author names (when specified), publication title, date, and URL. Proper academic citation standards should be followed.
"Hong Kong Labor Insight" and associated logos are trademarks of our organization. Use of these trademarks without express written permission is prohibited and may constitute trademark infringement.
If you submit feedback, suggestions, ideas, comments, or other communications to us (collectively, "Submissions"), you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, and distribute such Submissions for any purpose without compensation or attribution to you.
You are solely responsible for the content of any Submissions you provide. You represent and warrant that your Submissions:
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While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, we make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any content on the Site. Research findings, data, and analysis are subject to interpretation and may contain errors or become outdated.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HONG KONG LABOR INSIGHT, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Our total liability for any claims arising from or related to the Site or Services shall not exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing the Site during the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Hong Kong Labor Insight, its directors, employees, affiliates, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:
Content on this Site is provided for educational, informational, and research purposes only. It should not be construed as professional, legal, financial, or policy advice. We do not provide consulting services through the Site, and nothing on the Site creates a professional services relationship.
Users should not make business, investment, policy, or employment decisions based solely on information presented on the Site without conducting independent verification and seeking appropriate professional advice. Labor market conditions, policies, and economic factors change continuously, and historical analysis may not predict future outcomes.
While we rely on reputable data sources including government statistics and academic research, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of underlying data provided by third parties. Users should consult original data sources when making critical decisions.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Site, without notice, for any reason including but not limited to:
Upon termination, your right to use the Site will immediately cease. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including intellectual property provisions, disclaimers, indemnification, and limitations of liability.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising from or relating to these Terms or the Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong.
Before initiating formal legal proceedings, parties agree to attempt to resolve disputes through good faith negotiation. If a dispute cannot be resolved through negotiation within 30 days, either party may pursue legal remedies in accordance with Section 11.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by our authorized representative.
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Hong Kong Labor Insight regarding use of the Site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements, whether written or oral.
You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign or transfer our rights and obligations without restriction.
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
Hong Kong Labor Insight
Legal Department
21/F, Tower 535, 535 Jaffe Road
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Email: legal@hongkonglaborinsight.hk
Phone: +852 3679 4421
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