Terms and Conditions Governing the use of People Hub
1. Objective
People Hub is a website (hereinafter defined as “People Hub” or the “Site”) operated and managed by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (“HKSTP”) that aims to facilitate the matching of mentors with companies that have joined HKSTP’s various incubation programmes (“Programme Participants”).
2. Permitted Use
All users of People Hub must comply with the following conditions of use:
2.1
All users must first apply to become a registered user of the Site by complying with the relevant application procedures of the Site. The application must then be submitted to HKSTP for its final approval before a user can become a registered user of the Site.2.2
Any use of People Hub must comply with all applicable laws and regulations of Hong Kong and all HKSTP policies and rules governing the use of People Hub that are applicable from time to time.2.3
All personal data that are submitted to the Site by users of People Hub shall be collected and managed by HKSTP in accordance with HKSTP’s Personal Data Collection Statement, a copy of which can be found at here.2.4
Each Programme Participant must appoint a designated member of its staff as its pre-assigned representative of its company account on People Hub. Each user representative is required to create and login with OnePass to gain access to its account on People Hub. It is the responsibility of each Programme Participant to ensure that all information with regard to its user account on People Hub (including, without limitation, passwords and usernames) are kept confidential to prevent other third parties from gaining unauthorized access or use of its People Hub account.2.5
All users of People Hub shall ensure and, if applicable, shall procure their respective employees, directors, agents, contractors to ensure, that any and all content that it uploads onto People Hub is true, up-to-date, accurate and complete. Users shall be solely responsible for verifying the authenticity of any links to third party sites that Users may post on People Hub.2.6
Subject to obtaining each user’s prior express consent, HKSTP may:(i) disclose and use personal data submitted by a user to other registered users of the Site and to display such personal information on the Site from time to time, in order to facilitate the mentor-mentee matching process offered by the Site; and
(ii) utilize personal data submitted by users to the Site for the purpose of improving, developing and training the Site’s artificial intelligence (AI) model so as to facilitate and refine the mentor-mentee matching capabilities of the Site.
3. Prohibited Use
Without prejudice to the provisions under Section 2. above, users of People Hub are strictly prohibited from using People Hub for any of the following purposes:
3.1
Any purposes other than for the primary objective as stated in Section 1 above.3.2
The posting on People Hub of any incomplete, false, misleading, exaggerated and/or inaccurate content or information relating to the Programme Participant and/or any mentors.3.3
The posting of any obscene, immoral, threatening, defamatory, disparaging, offensive, insulting, vulgar, profane, humiliating, politically inciteful or otherwise illegal content and/or messages on People Hub. HKSTP reserves the right to remove any such messages at any time as it deems fit without the need to give any prior notice or warning whatsoever to any users.3.4
The utilization of any content or materials which infringes upon the rights of a third party, including, without limitation, intellectual property rights and privacy rights, and the relevant third party has granted his/her/its consent for such use by the user.3.5
Any unauthorized access to any user accounts of People Hub.3.6
Any conduct or activities that amount to the probing, hacking, testing and/or the breach of any security measures and systems of the Site or the disruption of the normal operation of the Site. HKSTP reserves the right to demand payment of any expenses incurred by HKSTP to repair any damage to the security system or People Hub caused by the user’s activities.
4. Copyright and Trademark
All intellectual property rights in the graphics, pictures, information and download files on People Hub belong to HKSTP. The users are prohibited from downloading or reproducing the use of any such materials without the prior written consent of HKSTP.
5. Responsibility and Limitation of Liability
5.1
IN NO EVENT WILL HKSTP BE LIABLE TO ANY USER OF THE SITE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT HKSTP HAS BEEN ADVISED BY ANY USER OF THE SITE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and to the extent permitted under the laws of Hong Kong, HKSTP disclaims all liabilities whatsoever towards any of the Programme Participants and to any third parties such as mentors, arising from or in connection with or reliance on any content available on the Site from time to time.5.2
HKSTP does not, under any circumstances, warrant or guarantee the effectiveness of or any outcome that may result from, the use of the Site by users, in particular, the primary objective of the Site of mentor matching for Programme Participants.5.3
Users acknowledge and agree that they are solely responsible for the form, content and accuracy of any information and materials that it submits or posts onto People Hub, including without limitation, any company and mentor profile, advertisements. Users further acknowledge and agree that if they do not own the intellectual property rights of any content, information and/or data (which includes personal data) that they intend to publish and share on People Hub, they shall be solely responsible to ensure that such content, information and/or data has obtained all relevant approvals, consents, permissions from the relevant third party owner(s) for publication and sharing on People Hub. Users further acknowledge and agree that HKSTP shall not under any circumstances be held liable for any unauthorized use or disclosure of any third-party content, information and/or content. Any user who has published unauthorized third-party content or data on People Hub shall indemnify HKSTP against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation) and all interest, penalties and legal costs and all other professional costs and expenses suffered or incurred by HKSTP arising out of, as a result of or in connection with any third-party claim brought against HKSTP for actual or alleged unauthorized use or infringement of such third party’s intellectual property rights arising out of or in connection with the unauthorized publication of such third-party’s content or data.5.4
HKSTP is not responsible for the content of any third party web sites, the links to which are posted on People Hub. Any links to such web sites are provided as internet navigation tools only. HKSTP does not warrant that any profile, advertisement or web page will be viewed by any specific number of users or that it will be viewed by any specific user.5.5
Nothing contained on the Site or arising from these terms shall be deemed or construed as creating any joint venture, partnership, agency, employment or fiduciary relationship between HKSTP and any of the users of the Site.5.6
HKSTP does not warrant that People Hub will operate error-free or that its web sites and its server are free of viruses or other harmful mechanisms. If use of the web sites or their contents result in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or data, by any user, HKSTP will not be responsible for those costs. To the fullest extent permitted by law, HKSTP disclaims all warranties, including without prejudice to the foregoing, any in respect of merchantability, non-infringement of third-party rights, fitness for particular purpose, or about the accuracy, reliability completeness or timeliness of the contents, services, software, text, graphics and links of HKSTP's web sites.
6. Termination and Revocation
HKSTP reserves the right to terminate the use of People Hub immediately in the event that any user is found to have breached any of the terms herein stated and have failed to rectify such breach within the time specified by HKSTP. HKSTP also has the right to restrict access of users who are no longer eligible to sue the Site (which includes, without limitation, users who cease to be Programme Participants for whatever reason(s), or who have requested to withdraw from HKSTP’s Mentorship Programme of which the Site is an integral part) and to remove any information and data relating to such user forthwith without the need to notify the relevant user whether in advance or any time thereafter. Upon such termination, the relevant user shall immediately cease using People Hub and remove all content on the Website, failing which HKSTP shall remove the same without notice. All costs associated with or arising out of the removal of such content shall be borne entirely by the user upon HKSTP’s request. Any termination of the use of People Hub shall be without prejudice to the rights accrued to HKSTP prior to such termination.
7. Amendment
HKSTP reserves the right to revise these terms and conditions as it deems fit from time to time.
8. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
The use of People Hub shall be governed by the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“HKSAR”). Any disputes arising out of or in connection with use of People Hub shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the HKSAR.