The HKIE Websites contain copyrighted materials and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire contents of the Websites are copyrighted as a collective work under the copyright laws. The HKIE owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it.
The Institution will endeavour to seek prior permission from the rightful owner before publishing any copyrighted works, including weblinks, text, graphics, photographs, and sound and video recordings on the HKIE Websites.
By the same token, the HKIE Websites are protected by copyright and any attempt to modify, reproduce, link, publish, distribute, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, in whole or in part, including the design elements, look and feel or layout of the Websites, without prior written permission of the Institution, will be deemed to have infringed the Institution’s copyright. Users may download copyrighted material for Users’ personal use only.
Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the express permission of the Institution and the copyright owner. Any copies of materials made for a permitted purpose will include an acknowledgement that copyright belongs to the Institution, and no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. Users acknowledge that they do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.
Users shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on the HKIE Websites any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by copyright rests with Users. Users shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting materials to any public area of the HKIE Websites, Users automatically grant, or warrant that the owner of such material has expressly granted the Institution the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such material. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of such materials. Users also permit any other Users to access, view, store or reproduce the material for that Users’ personal use. Users hereby grant the Institution the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any material made available on the HKIE Websites by Users.
Any concerns about the content on the HKIE’s Websites or copyright should be addressed to our webmaster at mlssupport@hkie.org.hk. Requests to have a hyperlink to the HKIE Websites included or removed should be addressed to the HKIE Secretariat at hkie-sec@hkie.org.hk.