CHARLES ASSOCIATES IMPORTS

YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE SIGNIFIES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS DISCLAIMER AND PRIVACY STATEMENT, AND YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THEM.

 

1. Your Undertakings

 

You agree that you will not use this website or any data, material or information made available on or through this website, in any format whatsoever, including (without limitation) any data files, text, computer software, images, graphics, photos, video clips, sound, audio files, directories or databases ("Website Content"):

 

• in any way that breaches any applicable laws, regulations, codes, guidelines or orders;

• in any way that contravenes or infringes upon any of our rights or any third party’s rights (including any Intellectual Property Rights, as defined below);

• to send, communicate or engage in any harassing, disruptive, offensive, abusive, threatening, indecent, defamatory, obscene or menacing behaviour, or behaviour that causes annoyance, inconvenience, needless anxiety or is intended to deceive.

• for any purpose not expressly permitted by the terms of this Disclaimer or Privacy Statement.

 

You agree not to take any action or allow any third party to take any action that would interfere with or disrupt this website, or the servers and networks through which this website is operated, or which would enable you, or any third party, to gain unauthorised access to, or to tamper with or use any of our computer systems or networks.

You agree not to disclose, distribute, use, copy or compile any personal data or contact information made available on this website for any purpose (including, without limitation, to send any marketing materials) not expressly permitted by this website, unless you receive our express prior consent to do so.

 

2. Warranties and Disclaimers

 

All information contained on this website is intended for reference only. Charles Associates Imports does not guarantee the truth, accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the information, and accepts no liability (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for any loss or damage howsoever arising from or in reliance on the content of this website.

 

Although this website includes links to other third-party websites, Charles Associates Imports has not participated in the development of those other sites and does not monitor or exert any editorial or other control over those websites. Access to and use of such other websites is at the user's own risk. Charles Associates Imports is not responsible for and makes no representations or warranties with regard to such other websites, or any content or information contained in those websites. Links to and from this website do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Charles Associates Imports of the third parties or their products/services.

 

Charles Associates Imports does not warrant the security of any information which may be provided to any third party and is not responsible for any loss or damage suffered as a result of any access to or interaction with any other websites via this website.

 

This website is provided "as is" and "as available". To the fullest extent permitted by law, Charles Associates Imports expressly excludes any warranty or representation of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties or implied terms of merchantability, satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose or non-infringement. Without prejudice to the foregoing, Charles Associates Imports does not warrant that the operation of this website will be uninterrupted, secure or error free or that this website will be free from any viruses, worms or any other anomalies.

 

Any materials, including Website Content, downloaded or otherwise obtained or accessed through this website is at your sole risk and discretion, and you shall be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or other devices or loss of data that results from such.

 

3. Limitation of Liability

 

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable to you in contract, tort or otherwise for any losses, damages, claims, judgments, actions, costs, legal fees, expenses, fines or penalties, whatsoever (including, without limitation, any special, indirect, direct, punitive, incidental or consequential losses, loss of business, loss of data or loss of profit), which may arise in relation to this website or the Website Content, irrespective of whether or not we were advised of or should have been aware of the possibility of such losses.

 

4. Intellectual Property Rights

 

All Intellectual Property Rights in this website and the Website Content belong to Charles Associates Imports. You have no right to use any of our (or our licensors) trade names, trade marks, service marks, logos, copyright, domain names or any other Intellectual Property Rights.

 

You may not distribute, modify, transmit, copy or use any Website Content in any manner for public or commercial purposes without prior written permission from Charles Associates Imports.

 

The products, technology or processes described on this website may be the subject of other Intellectual Property Rights owned by Charles Associates Imports or by other third parties. No license is granted to you in respect of those Intellectual Property Rights.

 

Without prejudice to the rest of this Clause 4, all marks which are identified with the symbol ® or ™ are trade or service marks belonging to and used by Charles Associates Imports. Use of such marks is prohibited without the prior written consent of Charles Associates Imports.

 

For the purposes of this Disclaimer and Policy Statement, "Intellectual Property Rights" shall mean any copyright, trade marks, service marks, logos, trade names, corporate names, Internet domain names, patents, registered designs, database rights, rights in designs, topography, know-how, trade secrets or any similar right or proprietary right, whether registered or not, and all applications or rights to apply for the same (where such applications can be made), whether presently existing or created in the future, anywhere in the world, and all benefits, privileges, or rights to sue, recover damages and obtain relief for any past, current or future infringement, misappropriation or violation of any of the foregoing rights.

 

5. Changes to the Disclaimer and Privacy Statement

 

We may amend the terms of this Disclaimer and Privacy Statement from time to time in our sole discretion without any notice or liability to you. Without prejudice to the foregoing, the latest version of this Disclaimer and Privacy Statement shall be posted on this website. If you continue to use this website after the amended version has been posted, you agree to be bound by such amendments to this Disclaimer and Privacy Statement. It is your responsibility to regularly check this website to see if there are any changes to the Disclaimer and Privacy Statement.

 

6. Changes to this Website

 

We may, in our sole discretion and at any time, without notice to you, add to, amend, remove, alter, suspend or terminate this website or any Website Content.

 

7. General Privacy Policy

 

When Charles Associates Imports collects information from you, its policy is to comply fully with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the "PDPO") which regulates in United Kingdom the treatment of personal data. Personal data is any information relating to any living individual from which it is possible to identify that individual. In dealing with personal data, Charles Associates will ensure its staff comply with the standards of security and confidentiality prescribed by law.

 

This Privacy Statement shows Charles Associates Imports commitment to protect your personal data and explains its practice in relation to the collection, retention, storage and sharing of personal data.

 

8. Collection and Use of Personal Data

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Charles Associates Imports will occasionally collect personal data from you which will be processed for the specific purpose given at the time of collection, or for any purpose stated in this Privacy Statement. Such purposes may include fulfillment of your specific requests or applications relating to Charles Associates Imports services, jobs, etc., the processing of your complaints, enquiries or feedback, or the identification and verification of you as a user. The provision of personal data or any information is voluntary. However, if you do not supply all information requested by Charles Associates, this may result in Charles Associates Imports being unable to process your requests fully or at all.

 

Charles Associates Imports shall make a record of your visit to this website. The record will show the domain name server address and details of the pages visited. Charles Associates Imports only collects aggregate information about the number and types of visitors by reference to their domain name server address. This information is used by Charles Associates to prepare general statistics on the usage of this website and may also be disclosed by Charles Associates Imports to any court or regulatory authority or Charles Associates Imports legal advisers in the case of any unlawful use of the website.

 

Depending on your browser settings, when you use this website, cookies may be collected and stored on your computer's system. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your computer's hard drive and enable us to distinguish you from other users of this website, and to provide you with a customized browsing experience. The cookies also enable us to recognize and count the number of visitors to this website, and to see how visitors use it. You can choose to set your web browser so that it does not accept cookies, however this may affect the functionality of this website.

 

9. Security

 

Where personal data is stored electronically, it will be kept in a password-protected form. Personal data, whether stored in electronic form on computers or in hard-copy form, will be accessible only by authorized officers or employees of Charles Associates Imports.

 

Persons designated by Charles Associates Imports to handle personal data will comply with this Privacy Statement and/or any other relevant obligations under the PDPO, and told how to fulfill Charles Associates Imports obligations to you.

 

Any personal data Charles Associates Imports receives from you will not be disclosed to any third party except as provided in this Disclaimer and Privacy Statement, as notified to you at the time of collection, or with your prior consent.