|
These Terms and Conditions apply to individuals accessing
this Web Site (User), and particularly to the access and
the use of any of the web sites provided by the Industrial
and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Group and its subsidiaries
and branches from time to time.
1. Permit of Use
ICBC (London) plc grants to the User revocable, non-exclusive,
non-transferable, limited permission to access, use and
display this Web Site and the materials provided on it solely
for the purposes specifically described herein and so long
as the User complies with these Terms and Conditions.
In the event of the User disputing, and or not agreeing
to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, the User shall
immediately terminate access to this Web Site.
2. Content
This Web Site is intended to provide general information
regarding ICBC (London) plc and its products and services
and is not intended to provide exhaustive treatment of any
subject dealt with.
The information in this Web Site including, without limitation,
all research, opinions or other content is therefore not
intended nor does it constitute financial, accounting, tax,
legal, investment, consulting or other professional advice
or services. Before making any decision or taking any action
which might affect your personal finances or business you
should consult your own professional advisors.
3. Disclaimer of Warranties
3.1 Local Legal Restrictions
This Web Site contains general information about ICBC (London)
plc products and services. It is not directed to any
person in jurisdictions where the publication or availability
of such products or services is prohibited for any reason
whatsoever. Moreover, products and/or services on this Web
Site may not be available in all jurisdictions and in certain
jurisdictions they may be offered by affiliates of ICBC
(London) plc, alternatively under a different trade
name of ICBC (London) plc.
3.2 Accuracy and reliability of
information
The Web Site and content is provided "as is".
Except to the extent that liability under the Applicable
Law cannot be excluded and to the extent of its own wilful
misconduct or gross negligence, ICBC (London) plc makes
no representations or warranties whatsoever regarding (1)
the currency, accuracy or completeness of any information
available by means of this Web Site, including prices; and
(2) the results obtained by the User or anyone else from
the use of the Web Site.
ICBC (London) plc makes no representations or warranties
of any kind whatsoever regarding any information provided
by third parties and accessible on or through the Web Site.
Any views expressed as the views of ICBC (London) plc
reflect the current views of ICBC (London) plc and may
change without notice.
Except to the extent required by the Applicable Law, ICBC
(London) plc (1) disclaims any expressed or implied
warranties and conditions, including, without limitation,
as to non-infringement, merchantability and suitability
for a particular purpose; and (2) does not warrant that
the Web Site or any services or content therein will be
uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected
or that the Web Site, the server on which it is made available
or any connected system is free of viruses or other harmful
components.
3.3 Links
This Web Site may contain links to other web sites, which
in turn may contain material that has been produced by independent
providers not affiliated with ICBC (London) plc. ICBC
(London) plc accepts no responsibility for information
provided on any such web site. Any opinions or recommendations
expressed on such web sites are solely those of the independent
providers and are not the opinions or recommendations of
ICBC (London) plc.
The existence of a link from this Web Site to any other
web sites does not constitute a recommendation or approval
by ICBC (London) plc of such web sites or any provider
thereof.
3.4 Changes to Web Site
ICBC (London) plc may change, suspend, terminate or
discontinue any aspect of the Web Site at any time, including
the availability of any services, information, features
or functions accessible by means of the Web Site. ICBC (London)
plc may also impose limits on certain features, functions
or services or restrict access to parts or all of the Web
Site without notice or liability.
4. Limitation of Liability
The User's attention is drawn to the generally accepted
fact that information transmitted via the World Wide Web
is susceptible to distortion, monitoring and interception.
The User acknowledges that he/she/it shall bear all risk
of transmitting such information via the World Wide Web
and under no circumstances will ICBC (London) plc be
liable for any loss, harm or damage suffered as a result
thereof.
Use of the Web Site is entirely at User's own risk, and
User assumes full responsibility and risk of loss resulting
from downloading, use of or access to the Web Site and/or
content.
Except to the extent that liability under the Applicable
Law cannot be excluded and to the extent of its own wilful
misconduct or gross negligence: (i) ICBC (London) plc
shall not be liable for loss or damage of any kind whatsoever
arising as a result of (1) information published on the
Web Site, or (2) any errors in or omissions from the Web
Site; (ii) ICBC (London) plc shall have no liability
arising from orders, investment decisions or purchases of
third party goods or services (including financial instruments
and currency) based on the information provided on the Web
Site; and (iii) under no circumstances shall ICBC (London)
plc be liable for any damages whatsoever, whether direct,
indirect, special or consequential, that are directly or
indirectly attributable to the use of, or the inability
to use, the Web Site.
5. No Offer, No Advice
Except as otherwise specifically agreed in writing or provided
in any other terms and conditions of use applicable to transactions
between the User and ICBC (London) plc, (i) nothing
on this Web Site is an offer which can be accepted by User
so as to create contractual obligations without further
action by ICBC (London) plc; (ii) ICBC (London) plc
provides no advice with respect to the use of the Web Site
(including, without limitation, regarding the execution
of transactions or any legal, tax or accounting advice or
advice regarding the suitability or profitability of a security,
investment or transaction by means of the Web Site); and
(iii) the Web Site only provides general information; it
is not intended as financial, legal, tax or other advice
or as an offer, solicitation or recommendation of securities
or other financial products; the information provided to
User may not include the same information provided to other
users of the Web Site or clients of ICBC (London) plc,
and User should obtain independent specific professional
advice including financial, tax and / or legal advice that
addresses its particular investment objectives, financial
situation and needs before making investment decisions.
6. Copyright and Trademark
The Web Site was created in 2003 and is protected by copyright,
database rights and other intellectual property rights.
ICBC (London) plc retains all rights, title and interest
in and to all data, text, images, software and other elements
(including multimedia elements) displayed on, distributed
from, made available for downloading by means of, or used
to provide any of, the Web Site's functionalities (the "Content").
Use of the Web Site and the Content does not grant User
any ownership rights in the Web Site or Content. User may
copy or print out as a hard copy limited portions of the
Content exclusively for private, non-business purposes.
All such copies will be subject to these Terms and Conditions
and must contain a copy of ICBC (London) plc's copyright
notice.
User shall not download, display, reproduce, create derivative
works from, transmit, sell, distribute, rent, lease, sublicense,
lend or transfer or in any way exploit the Web Site or Content.
7. Applicable Law
Except as might otherwise be stated in any Specific Terms,
these Terms and Conditions shall be construed and governed
in accordance with the Laws of England and Wales.
8. Amendments
ICBC (London) plc reserves the right to vary or amend
these Terms and Conditions in any way. It is User's responsibility
to familiarise himself/herself/itself with such changes.
9. No Waiver
No failure or delay on the part of ICBC (London) plc
in exercising any right shall be construed as a waiver of
any such right. No single or partial exercise of any such
right shall preclude the exercise of any other rights. No
waiver of any such right shall be deemed a waiver or modification
of any other right.
10. Severability
If at any time any provision (or part of any provision)
of these Terms and Conditions is or becomes illegal, invalid
or unenforceable the aforegoing shall not affect or impair
the legality, validity or enforceability of any other provision
(or any other part of that provision) of the Terms and Conditions.
|