Disclaimer

1. By accessing IT Innovation Lab in Schools portal (www.it-lab.gov.hk) (the “Portal”) or any of its webpages, you unconditionally agree to the terms of this Disclaimer subject to such modifications as may be made by the Government from time to time. Please check this webpage regularly for any modifications and/or supplements to this Disclaimer.

   Liability in the use of the Portal

2. Unless otherwise stated, all information on the Portal is provided to you on an "AS IS" basis without any express or implied warranty of any kind and is provided for a general, indicative purpose only. In particular, whilst the Government endeavours to ensure the accuracy of information contained in the Portal, no statement, representation, guarantee, warranty of any kind (whether express or implied) is given by the Government as to the accuracy, availability, completeness, reliability, fitness for a particular or any purpose, security, timeliness, title, non-infringement, appropriateness or usefulness of the information contained herein and in so far as permitted by the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. The Government shall not be liable for any errors in, omissions from, or misstatements or misrepresentations (whether express or implied) concerning any such information, and shall not have or accept any liability, obligation or responsibility (including liability for negligence) whatsoever for any loss, destruction, damage or injury (including without limitation consequential loss, destruction, damage or injury) however arising out of or in connection with any supply of, use or misuse of, reliance on such information or any inability to use such information.

3. In addition, the Government shall not have or accept any liability, obligation or responsibility (including liability for negligence) whatsoever for any loss, destruction, damage or injury (including without limitation consequential loss, destruction, damage or injury) however arising out of or in connection with any use or misuse of or reliance on the electronic service delivered through the Portal.

4. The Government does not warrant or represent that any information transmitted from this Portal to user is free of computer viruses. User is advised to perform virus scanning before using the Portal. The Government shall not be held liable for any loss, destruction or damage or injury howsoever arising out of or in relation to any transmission from this Portal to user over the Internet.

5. The Government recommends that visitors to this Portal exercise their own skill and care with respect to their use of this Portal and that users carefully evaluate the accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance of the material or information on this Portal for their purposes. The Government does not guarantee that the information on this Portal is fit for any particular purpose. Moreover, this Portal is not a substitute for independent professional advice and visitors should obtain appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.

6. The Portal may contain materials or information contributed by third parties. To facilitate access to information provided by or via third parties, the Portal may provide or assist in providing links to external websites through the Portal. The Government states that it has not approved or endorsed the materials contributed by third parties on the Portal or any external websites linked to the Portal. The provision of any such materials or links to external websites shall not constitute any form of co-operation or affiliation with the Government of any such third parties or external websites. Provision of, or assistance in providing, any materials contributed by third parties on the Portal or any links to external websites does not gives rise to any statement, representation or warranty, express or implied, that the Government agrees with, approves, recommends or endorses the contents of any such materials or external websites and the Government shall not have or accept any liability, obligation or responsibility (including liability for negligence) whatsoever for any loss, destruction, damage or injury (including without limitation consequential loss, destruction, damage or injury) however arising from or in respect of any supply, use or misuse of, reliance on or any inability to the contents of any such materials or external websites delivered on or via the Portal. You should refer to the terms and conditions of such external websites when using such websites.

7. The Government does not accept any responsibility and liability for any loss or damage whatsoever arising in contract, tort or any cause whatsoever in connection with this Portal.

8. The Government reserves the right to omit, delete, suspend or edit, all information compiled by the Government on the Portal at any time in its sole discretion without giving any reason or prior notice. You are responsible for making your own assessment of all information contained on the Portal and are advised to verify such information by making reference, for example, to original publications and obtaining independent advice before acting upon it.

   English and Chinese version of this Disclaimer

9. This Disclaimer has been translated into Chinese. If there is any inconsistency or ambiguity between the English version and the Chinese version, the English version shall prevail.

Last revision date: June 2021