Legal Notices & Privacy Policy

PART 1: LEGAL NOTICES

1. Firm Status and Regulation

This website is provided by Andy Lau Law Office ("ALLO") . Your use of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions. Andy Lau Law Office (ALLO) is a law firm registered in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong. All references on this website to "ALLO", "ALLO Lawyers", "the firm", "we", "us" or "our" should be construed as referring to Andy Lau Law Office.

2. Website Disclaimer

ALLO has endeavoured to comply with all known legal and ethical requirements in compiling this website. The information contained herein is for general informational purposes only as a service to the public, and is not a substitute for legal advice relevant to particular circumstances. It does not constitute advertising or a solicitation and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of ALLO or any of its lawyers or clients.

Any information contained in this website is not promised or guaranteed to be correct or complete and should not be considered an indication of future results. The information may not reflect the most current legal developments. ALLO does not accept any responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance on information or materials published on this website. ALLO assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. Use of this website and any content herein is at your own risk.

Certain parts of this site link to external internet sites, and other external internet sites may link to this website. ALLO does not make any representation concerning the quality, safety or suitability of the content of external sites, nor does such link serve as an endorsement or approval by ALLO. In any event, ALLO is not responsible for the content of any external internet sites.

Information provided on this website is not intended to create, and does not create, a solicitor-client relationship between you and ALLO. Acceptance by the client of email through this website shall not constitute acceptance of an engagement to provide legal services without an executed written agreement or engagement letter between ALLO and the client.

Because of the possibility of conflicts of interest, you agree to waive any claim of confidentiality for information submitted via this site. Moreover, because of limitations in the security features of the internet, information sent to/from this site may be intercepted by third parties, and you agree not to hold ALLO responsible for any such interception.

3. No Warranty & Limitation of Liability

This website is provided "as is" and "as available" with any and all faults and without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. ALLO does not warrant that the website or content therein is error-free or will be uninterrupted, free from spyware, malware, adware, viruses, worms or other malicious code, or will function to meet your requirements.

In no event shall ALLO be liable for personal injury, or any incidental, special, indirect or consequential damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, loss of data, denial of services (including computer crashes), business interruption or any other commercial damages or losses, arising out of or related to your use or inability to use the website, or any downloaded content, however caused, regardless of the theory of liability (contract, tort, or otherwise), even if ALLO has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

4. Newsletter / Publications Disclaimer

ALLO may provide articles in electronic newsletters ("e-newsletters") for general informational purposes only. They are not intended as professional advice and should not be used as such. You should contact your solicitor to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem.

The contents of the e-newsletters are protected by copyright. Users are permitted to read and make copies for their own personal use only. All other use and copying of any of the contents of this site is prohibited unless prior written consent from ALLO is obtained. ALLO reserves the right at its absolute discretion to prohibit any link to materials or information on this site.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

ALLO reserves all rights not expressly granted to you in these terms and retains all title, interest and ownership of all intellectual property rights in and to the website, the e-newsletter and their respective content, including, but not limited to, all copyright and rights and interests of every kind and nature in and to all works based upon, incorporated in, derived from, incorporating or relating to the website, e-newsletter or content.

Reproduction, distribution, republication and retransmission of material contained within the ALLO website is prohibited unless prior written permission of ALLO has been obtained.

Certain of the trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively, the "Trademarks") displayed on this website are registered and unregistered trademarks of ALLO. Nothing contained on the website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this website without the written permission of ALLO.

ALLO will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the full extent of the law.

6. Acceptable Usage & Unacceptable Behaviour

Participation in message boards and other online interaction with other users of this website should be governed by the rules of courtesy and common sense.

You will not (nor will you aid or abet any third party to):

Upload, email or otherwise transmit to this website any material that is confidential or proprietary to you or any other person or entity

Attempt to impersonate any other person, or otherwise misrepresent your identity, qualifications, affiliations or any other information about you

Solicit other users or post any advertisement without ALLO's express written consent

Attempt to disrupt, overload, harm or impair the functioning of this website

Engage in any conduct that is unlawful, disruptive or otherwise inappropriate

ALLO reserves the right to monitor any and all of your activities on this website, and to take appropriate action with respect to inappropriate or unlawful conduct, including, without limitation, reporting such conduct to appropriate authorities.

7. Downloading Content

Subject to the restrictions above, ALLO grants you a revocable, non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to download copies of articles, contact information and other content, solely for your individual or internal business use; provided that you do not:

Remove any copyright notice, trademark notice or other intellectual property notice from any copy of any content

Accept any consideration in exchange for any content, or for services provided using any content (including legal services) to any third party

8. Indemnification

You will indemnify, defend and hold harmless ALLO and its respective partners, employees, vendors and agents, from and against any and all claims that arise from or relate to your use of this website.

9. Governing Law

These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of Hong Kong in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this site.

10. Force Majeure

ALLO will not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement for any failure or delay in performance caused by reasons beyond its reasonable control, including any natural calamity, act of God or a public enemy, act of any military, civil or regulatory authority, change in any law or regulation, disruption or outage of communications, power or other, failure to perform by any supplier or other third party, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of ALLO.

11. Severability & Complete Understanding

If any provision of this Notice is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability will be limited to the maximum extent permissible, and the other provisions of this Notice will remain in full force and effect.

This Notice constitutes the final and complete agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous communications, representations or agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof.

12. Changes to These Terms

ALLO may revise these terms and conditions from time to time by updating or revising this posting, with the revised terms and conditions taking effect as of the date of its posting. It is your responsibility to check these terms and conditions periodically for changes. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes.

PART 2: PRIVACY STATEMENT

13. Our Commitment to Privacy

ALLO is committed to safeguarding your privacy. When you use this website, you consent to the use of your personal information by ALLO in the manner specified in this Privacy Policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

14. Collection of Personal Information

ALLO will not collect any personal information from you unless you voluntarily choose to submit or otherwise disclose such information to us, including information submitted or disclosed by mail, telephone, fax, or electronically.

15. Use of Personal Information

We will not sell, trade, or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties. ALLO will only use your information to:

Respond to your request for information

Consider your request for employment with ALLO

Fulfil a contract with you

Comply with a legal duty

Pursue our legitimate business interests (where fair and reasonable to do so)

We may also use your personal data where we have a lawful reason to do so. We can only rely on our legitimate business interest if it is fair and reasonable to do so.

16. Disclosure of Information

ALLO has no obligation to monitor the website or the use of the website, or to retain the content of any user session. However, ALLO reserves the right at all times to monitor, review, retain, and/or disclose any information, including IP addresses, as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or government request, or to cooperate with law enforcement and other authorities in investigating a claim of illegal activity. We also may use IP addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to protect our service, website, customers, or others.

17. Data Security

ALLO cannot ensure the secure transmission of any information (including personal, confidential or privileged information) you transmit to us or any information provided online, and you do so at your own risk. ALLO will not be liable for disclosures of your personal information due to errors in transmission or unauthorised acts of third parties.

PART 3: COOKIE POLICY

18. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to improve user experience, and to provide information to the website operator.

Cookies do not typically contain information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to information stored in and obtained from cookies.

19. How We Use Cookies

ALLO uses cookies on this website for the following purposes:

To ensure the website functions correctly and securely

To understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it

To remember your preferences and settings

To measure the effectiveness of our content and communications

We do not use cookies to serve third-party advertising, and we do not sell or share cookie data with advertisers.

20. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or navigating between pages. You can set your browser to block these cookies, but some parts of the website may not work as a result.

Performance Cookies

These cookies collect anonymised information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and whether any errors are encountered. All information collected is aggregated and does not identify individual users. We use this data solely to improve how our website works.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as your cookie consent preference or language selection. They enable us to provide a more personalised experience. The information these cookies collect is anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Analytics Cookies

We may use analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics) to collect information about how you interact with our website. This helps us understand visitor behaviour and improve our content. Where such cookies are used, data is anonymised or pseudonymised where possible.

Note: Third-party service providers (such as website hosting platforms or analytics providers) may also set cookies when you visit our website. We do not control these cookies. Please refer to the relevant third party's privacy and cookie policies for further information.

21. Your Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You may:

Accept all cookies

Reject non-essential cookies (strictly necessary cookies will still function)

Manage your preferences by category

You can change your preferences at any time by adjusting your browser settings or (where available) by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.

By continuing to use our website without changing your cookie settings, you agree to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

22. Managing and Disabling Cookies

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically set your browser to:

Refuse all cookies

Delete existing cookies

Notify you when a cookie is set

Please refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions.

Important: Restricting cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites you visit.

23. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our use of cookies.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Where changes are material, we will notify you via our cookie consent banner on your next visit.

PART 4: GENERAL PROVISIONS

24. No Expert or Specialist Certification

None of the lawyers listed on this website is certified as an "expert" or "specialist" pursuant to any authority governing the practice of law in Hong Kong.

25. Entire Agreement

These terms and conditions contain the entire understanding of the parties hereto relating to the use of this website and supersedes any prior written or oral agreement or understandings between the parties with respect to this website, and cannot be changed or terminated orally.

26. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Legal Notices & Privacy Policy, the practices of this website, or your experience with the website, or would like to provide comments, please contact us.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Legal Notices and Privacy Policy, which provide further information about how we collect and use personal data on this website.