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Terms of Use

Last updated: April 2025

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using the website located at schottech.com (the "Website"), you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use this Website.

These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Website. SCHOT (South China House of Technology) Limited ("SCHOT", "we", "us", or "our") reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

2. Use of the Website

You agree to use this Website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of others or restrict or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of the Website. Prohibited behaviour includes:

  • Conducting or promoting any illegal activity.
  • Transmitting any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material.
  • Attempting to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website or its related systems or networks.
  • Engaging in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website.
  • Using the Website in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website.
  • Using automated tools (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access, collect, or extract data from the Website without our prior written consent.

3. Intellectual Property

The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by SCHOT, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by Hong Kong and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

You may access and use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website without our prior written consent.

4. Trademarks

The SCHOT name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of SCHOT or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of SCHOT. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. SCHOT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

SCHOT does not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. SCHOT does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information on the Website.

6. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SCHOT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE) THE WEBSITE.

In no event shall SCHOT's total liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to the use of the Website exceed the amount of HKD 1,000.

7. Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by SCHOT. SCHOT has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of any third-party website that you visit.

8. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SCHOT, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website.

9. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong.

10. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.

11. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and SCHOT regarding your use of the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.

12. Contact Information

Questions or comments about the Website or these Terms may be directed to:

SCHOT (South China House of Technology) Limited

404B, Block B, Sea View Estate

4-6 Watson Road, North Point, Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 3422 8808

Email: [email protected]