Terms of Use
Thanks for using the services provided by BMC Holdings (INT'L) Limited ("BMC-Group.com"). By accessing and using the web site from bmc-group.com (the "Web Site"), you are agreeing to be legally bound by these Terms of Service.
1.GENERAL ACCEPTANCE OF USE
By using the Web Site, you signify your acceptance of these terms and conditions of service. You may not use the Web Site for any unlawful purpose. From time to time, bmc-group.com may modify these terms and conditions. Accordingly, please continue to review these terms and conditions of service whenever accessing or using this Web Site. Your use of the Web Site, or any service on this Web Site, after the posting of modifications to these terms and conditions of service will constitute your acceptance of the terms and conditions of service, as modified. If, at any time, you do not wish to accept the terms and conditions of service, you may not use the Web Site. Any terms and conditions proposed by you which are in addition to or which conflict with these terms and conditions of service are expressly rejected by bmc-group.com and shall be of no force or effect. You understand and agree that bmc-group.com may discontinue or change the Web Site at any time, without notice. You also understand and agree that bmc-group.com may discontinue or restrict your use of this Web Site for any reason without notice.
2.COPYRIGHT AND LIMITATIONS ON USE
The service provided on the Web Site, including but not limited to text, content, photographs, video, audio, and graphics, (the "Service") is the property of bmc-group.com or its licensors, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. This Web Site and the Service may be used only for your PERSONAL and NON-COMMERCIAL USE. You agree not to copy, reproduce, modify, display, perform, publish, create derivative works from, or store any Service from the Web Site. You also agree not to distribute, transmit, broadcast or circulate any Service from the Web Site to anyone, including but not limited to someone else in the same company or organization, without the express prior written consent of bmc-group.com, with this one exception: You may, on an occasional and irregular basis, reproduce, distribute, display or transmit an insubstantial portion of Service, for a noncommercial purpose and without charge, to a limited number of individuals, provided you include all copyright and other proprietary rights notices with such portion of the Service in the same form in which the notices appear at the Web Site, the original source attribution, and the phrase "Used with permission from bmc-group.com, a web site from BMC Holdings (INT'L) Limited ("BMC-Group.com") However, you may not post any Service from the Web Site to forums, newsgroups, mail lists, electronic bulletin boards, or other web sites, without the prior written consent of bmc-group.com. The Web Site includes facts, views, opinions and recommendations of individuals and organizations deemed of interest. bmc-group.com do not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, opinions and recommendations.
3.LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
This Web Site contains hyperlinks to web sites operated by persons other than those who operate bmc-group.com. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only. You agree not to hold bmc-group.com responsible for the content or operation of such web sites. A hyperlink from this Web Site to another web site does not imply or mean that bmc-group.com endorses the content on that web site or the operator or operations of that site. You are solely responsible for determining the extent to which you may use any content at any other web sites to which you might link from this Web Site. If you wish to make purchases from an area of the Web Site or a "co-branded" web site operated by a person other than bmc-group.com (a "Co-Branded Site"), you may be asked by the merchant or operator of the Co-Branded Site or other person from whom you are making the purchase to supply certain information, including credit card, debit card, or other payment mechanism information. You agree not to hold bmc-group.com liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of any such dealings with any Co-Branded Site or merchant or operator of the Co-Branded Site or other person from whom you are making the purchase. You agree that all information you provide in connection with such purchase will be accurate, complete and current. You agree to pay all charges incurred by users of your credit card, debit card, or other payment mechanism at the prices in effect when such charges are incurred. You also will pay any applicable taxes, if any, relating to any purchases you make. Each Co-Branded Site will contain a description of the site's privacy policy regarding any personal identifying information you may be required to disclose as part of the purchase.
4.ADDITIONAL LEGAL TERMS
These Terms of Service, your rights and obligations, and all actions contemplated by these Terms of Service will be governed by the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("Hong Kong"), as if these Terms of Service were a contract wholly entered into and wholly performed within Hong Kong. If any provision in these Terms of Service is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect, and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision. All rights not expressly granted herein are hereby reserved. These Terms of Service are the entire and final agreement regarding this Web Site and its Service, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous communications between bmc-group.com and you regarding this Web Site and its Service.
5.FORUMS
Certain areas of this Web Site enable you to access online forums where you can post messages and read messages posted by other users (the "Forums"). Some of the Forums topics are selected by bmc-group.com and others are created by users. bmc-group.com does not endorse, and specifically disclaims any responsibility or liability for, any content posted on the Forums, whether the topic is first selected by bmc-group.com or a user. The Forums are a free service provided to users of bmc-group.com. By posting a message in the Forums, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions. If you do not want to be bound by these terms, then do not use the Forums. You agree to be fully responsible for your own postings and agree to access and use the Forums at your own risk on an as-is basis. While bmc-group.com has no obligation to monitor the Forums, it may, from time to time, monitor the Forums to determine whether postings comply with these Terms of Service, to guide the discussion on the Forums, or for other reasons. bmc-group.com cannot and does not guarantee that it will post or continue to post every message or other content you or other users submit to the Forum. Also, bmc-group.comreserves the right to edit or abridge postings for any reason and to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in bmc-group.com ' sole discretion. You must abide by the following rules in connection with your use of the Forums: You agree to post only messages that relate to the subject matter of the Forum. You agree not to defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights of others. You agree not to impersonate any person or entity, including, for example, a bmc-group.com employee or officer, a forum leader, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity. You agree not to post messages that contain material that is inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, or indecent. This includes any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party. You agree to give attribution to others when you quote or paraphrase materials owned by others. You agree not to upload files, or cause users to upload files, that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may adversely affect the operation of another's computer. You agree not to advertise or promote any goods or services in the Forums. This includes, among other things, "junk mail", "spam", "chain letters", and "pyramid schemes." You agree not to conduct contests or distribute chain letters through the Forums. You agree not to violate any applicable local, national or international law in connection with your use of the Forums.
6.REGISTRATION AND ACCOUNT CREATION
As part of the registration and account creation process necessary to obtain access to portions of the Service, you will select a subscriber identification ID and a password. You will also provide bmc-group.com with certain registration information. You shall not : select a subscriber ID already used by another person; use a subscriber ID in which another person has rights without such person's authorization; or use a subscriber ID or password that bmc-group.com, in its sole discretion, deems offensive or inappropriate. You shall be solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You shall immediately notify bmc-group.com at of any known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your password or credit card information. You are solely responsible for all usage or activity on your bmc-group.com account, including but not limited to use of the account by any third party authorized by you to use your subscriber ID and password. Any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for termination of your account, in bmc-group.com 's sole discretion, and bmc-group.com may refer you to appropriate law enforcement agencies. You may terminate your account at any time by sending an e-mail to bmc-group.com. Upon termination, you will receive an automated confirmation via e-mail that the request was received, and your account will be terminated within two (2) business days. You are responsible for all charges incurred up to the time the account is terminated. In consideration of your use of the Service, you agree to: provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Service's registration form (such information being the "Registration Data") and maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or bmc-group.com has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, bmc-group.com has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).
7.COOKIE POLICY
We use cookie technology to help members move faster through the site. A cookie is a small file sent to your computer by the bmc-group.com site server. The most commonly employed cookies on bmc-group.com are those which help us establish： whether you are a registered member of bmc-group.com; and whether a registered member has opted to use the "auto-login" feature, which eliminates the need for registered members to identify themselves each time they visit. A separate cookie from the company that handles our advertising production and tracking system helps identify which ad you may be clicking on, so that you will be linked to the right site. We may also use cookie technology to track the site's aggregate page views, which helps us determine which features the user base seems to be most or least interested in. Contrary to what you might have heard from other sources, cookies cannot get information from your hard drive against your will, cannot destroy files and cannot send you viruses.
8.RIGHTS RESERVED
All present and future rights in and to trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, know-how and other proprietary rights of any type under the laws of any governmental authority, domestic or foreign, including rights in and to all applications and registrations relating to the Service (the "Intellectual Property Rights") shall, as between you and bmc-group.com, at all times be and remain the sole and exclusive property of bmc-group.com. All present and future rights in and title to the Service (including the right to exploit the Service and any portions of the Service over any present or future technology) are reserved to bmc-group.com for its exclusive use. Except as specifically permitted by the TOS, you may not copy or make any use of the Service or any portion thereof. Except as specifically permitted herein, you shall not use bmc-group.com 's Intellectual Property Rights or the Service, or the names of any individual participant in, or contributor to, the Service, or any variations or derivatives thereof, for any purpose, without bmc-group.com 's prior written approval.
