Victorum Terms & Conditions

TERMS OF USE OF OUR WEBSITE

PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF USE SET FORTH BELOW, AS THEY APPLY TO YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITE. BY USING OUR WEBSITE AND OUR SERVICE YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE SIGNIFIES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS OF USE AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THEM AND ANY AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS REFERENCED HEREIN ABSOLUTELY.

1. Changes to Website

We may, in our sole discretion and at any time, without notice to you, add to, amend or remove any Information from the Website, or alter the presentation, substance, or functionality of the Website.

2. Change of Terms

We may, in our sole discretion and at any time, without notice to you, add to, amend or remove any Information from the Website, or alter the presentation, substance, or functionality of the Website.

In addition to these Terms of Use, the use of Services offered on the Website may be subject to further terms and conditions. Specifically:

the use of our Business-Stat Online service is also subject to our User Agreement for Business-Stat Online

the use of our Sourcing and hktdc.com Small Orders is also subject to our User Agreement for Sourcing

the use of our Buying Leads is also subject to our Membership Agreement for Buying Leads

the use of our HKTDC Research service is also subject to our User Agreement for HKTDC

Research the submission of applications for HKTDC Fairs using our Exhibitor Online Application Service is also subject to our Terms of Application and Exhibition Rules & Regulations In the event of any conflict, the specific Services terms and conditions shall prevail over these Terms of Use.

3. Users Conduct

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

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

post or transmit any unlawful, fraudulent, libellous, 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 may constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or foreign law;

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;

post or transmit any Information or software which contains any virus, trojan horse, worm or other harmful component;

post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute, exploit or use in any way any Information obtained through the Website for or in connection with the following purposes: conducting any direct marketing activities and/or disseminating or circulating any part of the content of any unsolicited publicity or advertising materials; advertising and/or promoting any goods and services; sale or exchange of any part of the Information obtained through the Website for any benefits, gain, profit or rewards;

or any other commercial purposes; and/or upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, or distribute in any way, Information obtained through the Website which is protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, or create derivative works with respect thereto, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner or rightholder. You have no rights in or to the Information available from time to time on the Website and you will not use the Information available from time to time on the Website in any manner or for any purpose, except as permitted under these Terms of Use.

4. 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 the terms contained in the Terms of Use or that such prohibition or denial is appropriate, desirable or necessary in our sole discretion.

Whilst we implement appropriate security measures to control access to the Website (please see our Privacy Policy Statement for further details), you must keep your log-in details (if any) confidential and ensure that only you or your authorized employees access the Services for proper purposes.

5. Third Party Information

The Information may contain Information provided by Third Party Providers or sourced by HKTDC from other references or sources. The Information on the Website may not be regarded as any recommendation or endorsement by HKTDC for any purpose with respect to any person, product or service.

HKTDC is not responsible if any such Information is not up-to-date; HKTDC does not separately verify such Information. Accordingly we do not accept any responsibility whatsoever in respect of such Information. Any use of and reliance on such Information is at your own risk.

In particular, the views, comments and opinions expressed in the HKTDC Forum do not represent the views of or any endorsement by HKTDC. You are cautioned as to the reliability and accuracy of opinions expressed in the HKTDC Forum.

6. Links to and from the Website

The links on the Website may take you to other sites and you acknowledge and agree that HKTDC and the HKTDC Affiliates have no responsibility for the accuracy or availability of any Information provided by linked websites.

Links to other websites do not constitute an endorsement by HKTDC of such websites or the Information, products, advertising or other materials available on those websites.

7. Indemnity

You agree to on demand defend, indemnify and hold us and the HKTDC Affiliates harmless from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, actions, costs and expenses (including without limitation legal fees), in connection with or arising from your breach of any provision in these Terms of Use and/or your use of the Website and /or the Information available from time to time on the Website for any purpose whatsoever (whether or not constituting a breach of any provision in these Terms of Use). 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.

8. Intellectual Property Rights

All intellectual property rights subsisting in respect of the Website belong to HKTDC or have been lawfully licensed to HKTDC for use on the Website. All rights under applicable laws are hereby reserved. Except with the express permission of HKTDC, 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 copyrighted under applicable laws.

HKTDC is very serious about IPR infringement and has established guidelines to handle such cases. Please refer to our IPR Complaint Procedure and Guidelines.

9. Limited Liability and Warranty

All Information available from time to time on the Website is for your general reference only. HKTDC does 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, 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.

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 INFORMATION, 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.

Neither HKTDC nor any of the HKTDC Affiliates shall guarantee or assume any responsibility that:

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

the Information on the Website is free of defect, error, omission, virus or anything which may change, erase, add to or damage your software, data or equipment;

messages sent through the internet including in connection with the Services will be free from interception, corruption, error, delay or loss;

access to the Website will be available or be uninterrupted;

use of the Website or Services will achieve any particular result; or defects in the Website will be corrected.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in no event will the HKTDC or the HKTDC Affiliates be liable to you or any other person for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential loss or damages, including any loss of business or profit, arising out of any use, or inability to use, the Information or the Services, even if HKTDC or the HKTDC Affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages.

In addition, HKTDC accepts no responsibility for or liability in respect of Information or services provided by Third Party Providers, nor does it endorse such Third Party Providers. You acknowledge and accept that any dispute in relation to such Information or services is unrelated to HKTDC and is solely a matter between you and such Third Party Provider.

You will exercise and rely solely on your own skill and judgment in your use and interpretation of the Information and use of the Services. You are responsible to ensure that your use of the Information obtained through the Website and the Services in any way for any purpose whatsoever complies with all applicable legal requirements, including without limitation, the data protection law applicable to you.

Without prejudice to the foregoing, if your use of the Services does not proceed satisfactorily and/or where applicable you do not receive appropriate responses to such use from HKTDC as set out in these Terms of Use or the applicable terms according to clause 1.2 above or otherwise, you are advised to contact us via contact form or by telephone at (852)1830668. No such lack of response shall be deemed to constitute any acquiescence or waiver.

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

10. Privacy Policy

For information about our privacy policies and practices, please refer to our Privacy Policy Statement. You agree to the use and disclosure of your information in the manner set out in our Privacy Policy Statement (as updated from time to time). Where personal data is collected in connection with the Services, you should also have reference to the relevant user agreements 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.

For information on our use of cookies, please also refer to our Privacy Policy Statement.

11. Partial Invalidity

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.

12. Several Users

If there are two or more persons adhering to these Terms of Use as user, their liability under the Terms of Use is joint and several, and their rights are joint.

13. Miscellaneous

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.

14. Termination

We may, in our sole discretion and at any time, without prior notice to you and without cause, terminate all or any part of our Services to you and consequentially prohibit your right to access to the Services and/or the Website and remove any information and data linked to your profile or registered account.

15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use shall be governed by the law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts.

16. Chinese Version

If there is any conflict or difference between the Chinese version of the Terms of Use and its English version, the English version prevails. If any part of the Chinese version is unclear, reference should be made to the English version. The Chinese version may not be translated into English for the purpose of comparing with or interpreting the English version.

USER AGREEMENT RESEARCH SERVICES

PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT

A safe space for your personal and corporate data!

Victorum Privacy Policy

1. Abstract & Introduction

Victorum Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong (referred to as Victorum, we, us and our) takes individuals and corporate privacy seriously.

This policy explains our practices and guidelines and applies to information collection and use, including but not limited to, your visit and usage of our online platform www.victorum-trade.com, our social media accounts, apps and other online and offline processes (referred to as “Website”, Site, “Platform”, “App” and “Channels”).

We truly respect your privacy and we promise always to implement the latest technologies to protect the security and confidentiality of the personal data which are transmitted to us.

Further we are always trying to limit the personal data collected and stored to the minimum required to provide our online and offline services.

Our team is properly trained and only authorized employees have to access personal data which is never disclosed to external parties unless you have agreed or we are required by law.

All our data stored, is electronically, physically and password-protected and we use the latest encryption technology to protect our sites and channels as well as certain secured areas of our website and CRM.

2. Collection & Storage Policy

In order to provide a better service to our visitors and clients, we may, in the course of and in relation to provision of our services or products, collect and process the following information about:

a. information (such as, your name, your company name, address, telephone number, mobile phone number, fax number, email address, website, nature of business and product/service details etc. of your company) when you register with us, use our services, attend our functions, or communicate with us. In some circumstances, we may also collect personal identification data such as your passport or identity card number, date of birth and/or nationality for security and verification purposes;

b.the content of any communications you send to us, for example, to report a problem or to submit queries, concerns or comments regarding the Site or its content

c.information from surveys that we may, from time to time, run on our websites and/or social media channels for research and analysis purposes.

The provision of personal data by you is necessary in order for us to provide you with the requested services and for us to perform our contractual obligations if any to you In case you do not supply such data or you supply such data incompletely we may be unable to provide the requested services

Please keep in mind, when you browse the Site, we will collect the basic technical information that your browser sends to the Site such as

a. your browser type and language#

b. access times

c. the address of the site from which you came to the Site

d. your Internet Protocol (IP) address, or click stream data within our website (i.e. the actions taken in connection with the Site) etc.

d. your Internet Protocol (IP) address, or click stream data within our website (i.e. the actions taken in connection with the Site) etc.

We collect such technical information during your visit of our online platforms through our automatic data collection tools, which may include cookies (please read the section about the usage of cookies below carefully) and other commonly used online technologies.

3. Use & Storage of Information

Purposes for which information are used:

a. processing applications

b. providing services and information offered through the Site

c. providing services to facilitate trade between Hong Kong and overseas (or otherwise), and providing enquirers with contact and business information

d. our operations, e.g., market and product research, purchase and sales of products, goods and raw materials, forwarding of buy and sell requests, exchange of buy and sell orders and introduction of buy/sell parties to each other

d. our operations, e.g., market and product research, purchase and sales of products, goods and raw materials, forwarding of buy and sell requests, exchange of buy and sell orders and introduction of buy/sell parties to each other

e. announcements on our website related to local Hong Kong and international trade fairs, promotional events and similar events related to trade fairs

f. distribution of Victorum publications, white papers and other research material

g. promoting our services or products (and those of our business partners and counterparts engaged in similar or peripheral activities, such as business matching services, sourcing, client introduction and market analysis

h. legal proceedings including the collection of overdue payments

i. prevention or detection of fraudulent activities, crime, and protection of the security and safety of our online platforms

j. verification of our clients´ identities

Your personal identification data (such as date of birth and nationality, etc.) as well as your corporate information (such as corporate details, certificates of incorporation, etc.) will be used solely for the purposes described in these guidelines.

We may conduct direct marketing via fax, email, direct mail, telephone, social media, messenger services and other means of communication whether now or hereafter known, or send email-newsletters to you.

In case you chose once to receive marketing and/or promotional materials, you can always unsubscribe by messaging us to subscription@victorum-trade or by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our online messages.

4. Confidency & Disclosure

We will keep the personal data we hold confidential but may provide your personal data to:

a. personnel, agents, advisers, auditors, contractors, financial institutions, and service providers in connection with our operations or services

b. our overseas offices, branches, companies within the Victorum Group of Companies, related affiliates, business partners and and other third party service and technology providers

c. the public, including persons enquiring about Hong Kong companies

d. persons under a duty of confidentiality to us

e. persons and governmental authorities to whom we are required to make disclosure under applicable laws in or outside Hong Kong

f. actual or proposed transferees or participants of our services

We may provide your personal data as required or permitted by law to comply with a summons, subpoena or similar legal process or government request, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is legally required or otherwise necessary to protect our rights and property, or the rights, property or safety of others, including but not limited to advisers, law enforcement, judicial and regulatory authorities in or outside Hong Kong.

We may also transfer your personal data to a third party that acquires all or part of our assets or shares, or that succeeds us in carrying on all or a part of our business, whether by merger, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise.

To prevent and detect crimes and to protect the security and safety of our events and activities, we may provide your personal identification data such as your full passport/identity card no., date of birth and nationality etc. or corporate details to the law enforcement authorities in Hong Kong, China and/or other similar governmental authorities upon their lawful request.

5. Cookies & Trackers

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer (or other device) when you access our website.

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies to improve your experience of our website and ensure it functions correctly.

This includes, but is not limited to:

- Keeping you signed in

- Understanding how you use our site so we can improve the services, functionality and content

- Providing more effective and relevant advertising based on your interests

- Remembering items you have looked at

The information we obtain from our use of cookies does not contain personal data eg name, date of birth. We may collect information such as your IP address, browser and/or other internet log information, but this will not usually identify you personally.

Web browsers allow you to erase existing cookies from your hard drive, block the use of cookies and/or be notified when cookies are encountered. If you elect to block cookies, please note that you may not be able to take full advantage of the features and functions of our online platforms and/or apps.

We use www.mailchimp.com as an email delivery and marketing company to send emails and newsletters that you have subscribed to or agreed to receive. Pixels, tags and cookies are used in those messages and at our Site to help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and how visitors use our web site and read our messages.

In case you would like to receive more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by this company, please refer to the cookie policy of the respective company directly.

6. Hyperlinks & External Websites

Our website contains links to the websites of third parties. As the content of these websites is not under our control, we cannot assume any liability for such external content. In all cases, the provider of information of the linked websites is liable for the content and accuracy of the information provided.

At the point in time when the links were placed, no infringements of the law were recognizable to us. As soon as an infringement of the law becomes known to us, we will immediately remove the link in question.

7. Updates & Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Once we do so, the updates will be posted in the news section of our website and/or our social media accounts.

In case of any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. Please dial +852 4610 489 - 0 Extension: 165 or send us a message to privacy@victorum-group.com

8. Data Transfers & Storage

We will generally hold your data on our servers hosted in Hong Kong. However, we may transfer it to our overseas offices elsewhere in the world for the purpose of processing your personal, company and product details into our database and to forward them to potential customers of your products and services.

In case you and/or your company are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) your personal data may be transferred to countries located outside the EEA which do not provide a similar or adequate level of protection to that provided by countries in the EEA.

Such data transfers will only be made in accordance with applicable laws including where necessary for us to comply with our contractual obligations with you.

We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that any personal data are treated securely and in accordance with this Policy.

9. Rights & Restrictions

Visiting our Site and/or using our research and introduction services, transmitting a buy or sell request or making an application on our digital platforms, you acknowledge the collection and use of your personal data by us as outlined in this Policy.

In case you do not agree with the use of your personal data as set out in this Policy, or other information, such as Terms and Conditions or Terms of Use, please leave our websites and do not use our apps or other digital platforms or services.

Under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, you have the right:

a. to check whether we hold personal data about you and to access such data

b. to require us to correct inaccurate data

c. to ascertain our policies and practices in relation to personal data and the kind of personal data held by us.

d. in case you or your company are based in an EU Member State, subject to certain limitations and/or restrictions, you have the right under the data protection laws in the EU:

- to request access to and rectification or erasure of your personal data;

-to obtain restriction of processing or to object to processing of your personal data;

-to the right to data portability.

Individuals located in the EU additionally have the right to lodge a complaint about the processing of their personal data with their local data protection authority.

10. Contact Details & Directions

We are there for you in case of any questions related to privacy or data storage. If you wish to exercise one of the above mentioned rights, cease marketing communications, and/or raise questions or complaints, please feel free to contact us at any time.

General Contact Details:

Victorum Holding Ltd.

8 Hennessy Road, 14F -China Hong Kong Tower

Wan Chai, Hong Kong

CEO: Martin Uhlemann

Registered in Hong Kong under CR No.3061224

Email: info@victorum-group.com

Data Privacy Department:

Victorum Holding Ltd.

8 Hennessy Road, 14F -China Hong Kong Tower

Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Registered in Hong Kong under CR No.3061224

Phone: +852 4610 489 - 0 Extension: 165

Email: privacy@victorum-group.com