INFORMATION ABOUT US
1) We are Hopkins Training and Education Group Ltd. ("We"), a company registered in Hong Kong situated at Units 31-33, 1/F, Tower 1, South Seas Center, 75 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. For inquiries, please visit our Contact Us Page .
ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS
2) Please carefully review this page and the Privacy Policy Page before utilizing the Hopkins Training & Education Group website and student portal website (referred to as the “Website”) operated by us.
3) This page, in conjunction with the Privacy Policy Page, provides you with information about us and our legal terms and conditions (referred to as the “Terms”).
4) By accessing the Website or applying our programs listed on our Website (referred to as the “Program(s)”), you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms. If any part of the Terms is disagreeable to you, please refrain from using the Website.
5) The Terms will also apply to any contract between us under which you join a Program (the “Contract(s)”). Please read the Terms carefully and make sure that you understand them, before joining a Program. Please note that by joining any of our Programs, you agree to be bound by the Terms and the other documents expressly referred to in them.
USE OF OUR WEBSITE
6) Some areas of the Website may require you to create a user account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to provide accurate and complete information when creating an account and to promptly update any information that may have changed.
7) Certain sections of the Website may necessitate the creation of a user account. You are accountable for safeguarding the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities conducted under your account. By creating an account, you affirm to provide accurate and comprehensive information and to promptly update any changes.
8) Users may have the option to submit or publish content on the Website, such as comments, reviews, and other materials (referred to as "User Contributions"). When submitting User Contributions, you grant us a non-exclusive, global, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to utilize, alter, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and exhibit such User Contributions across all media.
9) You agree not to:
PROGRAMS
10) Any samples, drawings, descriptive materials, specifications, and advertisements provided by us, as well as any descriptions or illustrations in our materials, catalogs, brochures, promotional packs, or on our Website, are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute part of the Contract with you.
11) While we strive for accuracy, any typographical, clerical, or other errors or omissions on our Website or in any sales literature, quotations, price lists, invoices, promotional packs, or other documents we provide will be corrected where necessary, as long as the correction does not significantly impact the Contract.
12) We retain the right (though not the obligation) to make any necessary changes to the Programs to comply with relevant legislation.
13) Your cancellation rights are outlined in the Refund Policy found on Program acceptance slips, payment notices, and receipts.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
14) The content, features, and functionality of the Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, audio, and video clips, are our intellectual property and are safeguarded by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You are prohibited from using, reproducing, distributing, or modifying any content from the Website without our prior written consent.
DATA PROTECTION
15) The provisions under Data Protection should be read in conjunction with the terms of our Privacy Policy.
16) We are committed to implementing suitable technical and organizational measures to safeguard against unauthorized or unlawful processing of your data, as well as its accidental loss, destruction, or damage. In the event of any data loss or damage, we will make reasonable commercial efforts to restore the affected data from the latest backup available. We will not be held responsible for any loss, destruction, alteration, or disclosure of your data caused by third parties.
17) By accepting these Terms, you are providing us with your consent to utilize and share your data with any members of our group who have made contractual commitments to us. The transfer and sharing of your data serve the following purposes:
18) Your agreement to these Terms also allows us to share your data with selected partner universities and educational institutions.
19) During our organized events and activities, photographs and videos may be captured by us or our partners. As a student enrolled with us, you authorize us to use these images and videos for promotional and informational purposes on our publications. Your participation in such events implies consent for us to utilize these visual materials. Should you have any concerns or wish to address the use of specific images or footage, please reach out to us at at information@hopkins.edu.hk . We highly value your privacy and will manage your visual content in accordance with our privacy policy.
EVENTS BEYOND OUR CONTROL
20) We shall not be held liable for any failure to fulfill, or delay in the execution of, our contractual obligations due to an Event Beyond Our Control, as defined in the subsequent paragraph.
21) An "Event Beyond Our Control" encompasses any occurrence or circumstance outside our reasonable control, including but not limited to strikes, lock-outs, or other industrial actions by external parties, civil unrest, riots, invasions, terrorist attacks or threats of terrorism, declared or undeclared wars, fires, explosions, storms, floods, earthquakes, subsidence, epidemics, or other natural disasters, as well as the failure of public or private telecommunications networks.
22) In the event that an Event Beyond Our Control occurs and impacts the fulfillment of our contractual obligations:
DISCLAIMER: INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE
23) The information presented on our Website is intended for general informational purposes only. It is not meant to serve as advice upon which you should solely rely. Prior to making any decisions or refraining from taking action based on the content provided on our Website, it is essential that you seek guidance from a professional or specialist.24) While we strive to keep the information on our Websites current, we do not make any explicit or implicit representations, warranties, or guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the content. Our Website may undergo periodic updates, with content subject to change at our discretion. However, please be aware that certain information on our Website may become outdated, and we are not obligated to refresh it continuously. We cannot ensure that our Website, or its content, will be devoid of errors or omissions.
25) For user convenience, we may offer links to third-party content, websites, or services. It is important to note that we do not endorse, sponsor, control, or assume responsibility for these materials. Users should understand that third-party websites fall outside the scope of our Terms and Privacy Policy. Consequently, we cannot be held accountable for the content or practices of such websites, even if they are linked to our own Websites.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
26) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all conditions, warranties, representations, or other terms that may be applicable to our Websites or any content therein, whether expressed or implied.
27) We shall not be held liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, in connection with:
28) If you are a business user, please take note that specifically, we shall not be liable for:
29) For consumer users, please be aware that our services are intended for domestic and private use only. By agreeing to use the Website, you agree not to utilize it for commercial or business purposes. We bear no liability for any loss of profit, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity incurred by you.
30) We will not be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful materials that may infect your computer equipment, programs, data, or other proprietary materials due to your use of our Site or the download of any content from it, or from any linked website.
31) We assume no liability for the content of websites linked on our Site. Any links provided should not be construed as our endorsement of those linked websites. We disclaim any responsibility for any loss or damage stemming from your use of such linked sites.
32) Under no circumstances will we, our parents, affiliates, or any of our respective investors, directors, officers, employees, agents, and suppliers be liable to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or other damages, including loss of profits, arising from or in any way connected to the use of the Websites, including any information, products, or services advertised in, obtained, or provided through the Website, or content generated on or through the Website.
CHANGES TO THE TERMS
33) We reserve the right to modify or replace the Terms. Whenever we revise the Terms, we will keep you informed and give you written notice of this by stating on our website in a prominent position that these Terms have been amended, what these amendments are and the date from which the changes will be effective.
OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS
34) We retain the right to transfer the rights and obligations of a Contract to another organization, yet such action will not impact your rights or our responsibilities under the Terms. Any such occurrence will be communicated to you through a posting on the Website.
35) This Contract establishes a legal agreement between you and us. No other individual or entity shall possess the authority to enforce any of its provisions.
36) Each section of these Terms functions independently. If a court or relevant authority deems any portion unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining sections will continue to remain valid and in effect.
37) Should we neglect to insist on the performance of any of your obligations under these Terms, or choose not to enforce our rights against you, or delay in doing so, this will not indicate a waiver of our rights against you, nor will it relieve you of your obligations. Any waiver of a default by you will only be valid if provided in writing and will not automatically waive any subsequent defaults on your part.
APPLICABLE LAW
38) The Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong. Both parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Hong Kong.