Terms of Us(e)
If you browse, view, subscribe or donate through or otherwise use the HKELD website (‘the Site’), you accept these Terms of Service which will be legally binding as between you and HKELA Ltd, a Hong Kong company (‘HKELD.com’). If you do not agree with these Terms of Service, please do not access or use the Site.
Permitted Use
You agree that you are only authorized to visit, view and retain a copy of pages of this Site for your own personal and non-commercial use and that you will not duplicate, download, publish, modify or otherwise use, reproduce or redistribute the material on this Site for any other purpose unless otherwise authorized by prior express written consent of HKELD.com. You also agree not to deep-link to the Site for any purpose, unless with the express prior written consent of HKELD.com. The content and software on this Site is the property of HKELD.com and/or authorized third parties and is protected by international copyright laws. If you modify or remove anything on the website, you may be committing a criminal offence.
Content
Although we make every effort to ensure that performance information is accurate and up to date, customers should always check with the relevant venue before making a booking or otherwise acting on the information supplied. The views and opinions expressed in any item posted on the Site are not necessarily those of HKELD.com or its owners or officers.
Disclaimers
HKELD.com does not warrant that the Site will be error-free, uninterrupted, nor that it will provide specific results from use of the Site or from any content, search or link on it (‘Content’). HKELD.com cannot ensure that files you download from the Site will be free of viruses or contamination or destructive features. HKELD.com disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including also without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. HKELD.com will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this Site, including without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, punitive and/or consequential damages of any kind.
HKELD.com disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third party site users, HKELD.com users, advertisers and/or sponsors on the Site, in connection with the HKELD.com service or otherwise related to use of the Site and/or the HKELD.com service. HKELD.com is not responsible for the products, services, actions or failure to act of any venue, performer, promoter or other third party referenced on or in any way connected with the Site. We reserve the right to take whatever action we think appropriate in relation to any misconduct of users and/or third party advertisers, service and/or product providers referenced on or included in the Site. If you suspect such misconduct, please report it by email to editor@HKELD.com.
Where the Site references or links to third party sites, it is agreed that HKELD.com has no control over these sites or the content within them. Unless expressly stated on our site, HKELD.com does not endorse the content of any third party site, nor do we warrant that they will not contain viruses or otherwise affect your computer. By using the Site to search for or link to another site, you agree and understand that you may not make any claim against HKELD.com for any damages or losses of any kind resulting from your use of the Site to obtain search results or to link to another site.
Intellectual Property
HKELD.com grants no licence or other permission to use any intellectual property subsisting in the Site (including without limitation the HKELD name, the logo for HKELD and the layout and content of the Site) other than for your own personal non-commercial use.
Content Policy
HKELD.com will terminate access to the Site and any associated entitlements if you use the Site to transmit or reproduce material protected by a third party’s intellectual property without the express or implied consent of that third party or other legal entitlement (such as fair use) to do so. Users who submit Content to this Site, whether articles, images, sounds, software or other copyrightable material must ensure that the Content they upload does not infringe the rights of third parties (including without limitation rights of confidentiality, privacy or equivalent rights). If notified by the rights holder of such infringement, we reserve the right to terminate the use in question pending resolution of the dispute. We may, also in our sole discretion, terminate any person’s rights to use or access the Site if we believe that any such infringement has occurred, whether or not notified of same.
No Commercial Use
The Site may be used for the purposes of selling/purchasing tickets for theatrical and other events as authorized by HKELD.com. However, without our express prior written consent, no area of the Site may be used for any commercial purposes that are not authorized by HKELD.com such as unauthorized sales of tickets, merchandise or services of any kind. We will investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who breaches this provision, including (without limitation) removing the offending communication from the Site and terminating such use of the Site.
Access and Interference
You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our Site or Content or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior express written permission. You agree that you will not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site. You agree that you will not take any action that imposes in our judgment an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Site or its infrastructure. You agree that you will not copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works, or publicly display any Content (except for your own personal, non-commercial use) from the Site without the prior express written permission of HKELD.com.
Disputes
This site is controlled and operated by HKELD.com from its offices in Hong Kong. If there is any dispute about or involving the Site, these terms of service are governed and construed by Hong Kong law and the courts of Hong Kong shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction in respect of the same.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless HKELD.com, its owners, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents and other partners and employees from any loss, liability, claim or demand, including associated legal costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Site, including without limitation your use of the Site to provide a link to another site or to upload information to the Site.
Email Subscriptions
If you subscribe to email list(s) on our site, you agree to receive occasional emails from HKELD.com. If you authorize it when subscribing and subject to all applicable laws, we may share your details with third parties (including performing arts related organizations). Any such partner organization(s) will be identified when you subscribe, will be limited to those who share an interest in promoting performing arts and will have previously agreed with HKELD.com to send you only performing-arts related email messages. Please note we will not pass on your email address to any third parties unless authorized by you to do so when subscribing. If you have questions, comments or concerns related to any email you receive from us or any of our partner organizations’ email lists, please email editor@HKELD.com identifying what email address was used to send to you, the subject of the email, what date the message was sent, and what your concern is. You may choose to unsubscribe at any time, by following the 'unsubscribe' link (at the bottom of all of the emails you receive from us).
Modifications
We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time by posting such change here. Your continued use of the Site after such change is made constitutes acceptance of and agreement to be bound by the Terms of Service as modified.