This web site of Palace Personal Consultant Company
("Company") and any other site of the Company accessed through this
site (collectively "Web Site") and the services provided therein
shall only be available to user seeking employment ("Jobseeker") or
user seeking employees or advertisers and be subject to the Privacy Statement
and the Terms
and Conditions (which are set out below). If you do not accept either or
both the Privacy
Statement and the Terms and Conditions, please do not use the Web Site. Upon your
acceptance of the Privacy Statement and the Terms and Conditions, the Terms and Conditions
shall be binding upon you. The Company may revise the Privacy Statement and the Terms and
Conditions at anytime without prior notice. You are advised to
periodically review the Privacy Statement and the Terms and Conditions. Your access to
the Web Site and the Company's services will be terminated upon your notice to
the Company that any change is unacceptable; otherwise your continued use shall
constitute your acceptance of all changes and they shall be binding upon you.
1.Acceptable Web Site Uses
a.Specific Uses - Jobseeker
Jobseeker agrees that he/she
shall only use the Web Site for lawful purposes and seeking employment.
Jobseeker may send his/her resume directly to any Employer who advertises on or
through the Web Site. Alternatively, Jobseeker may send his/her resume to the
Company through the Web Site in reply to any job advertisement. In such event,
Jobseeker's resume will also remain active on the Web Site and be stored in the
Company's database at his/her own risk unless and until he/she chooses to
delete it. Jobseeker acknowledges and agrees that his/her resume may be
accessed by employer who has subscribed to the services of the Company for the
sole purpose of obtaining and assessing the suitability of Jobseekers
("Employer"). The Company also reserves the right to edit any
Jobseeker's resume as it sees appropriate to achieve the purpose stated herein
and to erase any personal data which the Company reasonably believes that such
data are inaccurate having regard to the purpose (including any directly
related purpose) for which the data are or are to be used.
Jobseeker acknowledges and
agrees to the Company's practice of charging Employer a fee for access to the
Web Site, database ("Database") and Jobseekers’ resumes and details
("Resumes") for the sole purpose of obtaining and assessing the
suitability of Jobseekers and subject to the terms herein. Jobseeker also
recognizes that he/she shall have no claims to any such fee received by the
Company. The Company will not release Jobseeker's personal data to any Employer
without his/her permission. Jobseeker also acknowledges and agrees that the
Company will release his/her brief resume (without his/her name, address and
other personal identifiable information) to Employer through the use of the
Company's search engine or any other means for the sole purpose of obtaining
and assessing the suitability of Jobseekers in relation to any job vacancy.
However, Jobseeker agrees that the Company and its associated companies may use
his/her personal data (without his/her name, address and other personal
identifiable information) for marketing purposes which may be directed to
either potential employers or Employers, their respective agents or anyone
under their employ.
The Company will not be
responsible or held liable in any way if any Employer, in breach of the Terms
and Conditions, whether in Hong Kong
or elsewhere, use the Jobseeker's personal data for any use other than for
obtaining potential employees. Jobseeker accepts that personal data given to
Employer or other users are given entirely at his/her own risk. Also, the
Company reserves the right to terminate any services to any Jobseeker should it
become aware of any breach by any Employers and/or Jobseekers.
b.Specific Uses - Employer
Upon payment of the service fee
to the Company or upon acceptance of any free trial promotion offer, Employer
will be entitled to use the Web Site to advertise job vacancies and/or create
their own web page on the Web Site for a predetermined period following
agreement of the predetermined service, save and except for free trial
promotional offer. Employer will also be entitled to access the Database but
agrees that all information obtained shall only be used for the sole purpose of
obtaining and assessing the suitability of Jobseekers. Employer acknowledges
and agrees that it shall disregard any personal data received from Jobseeker
which are irrelevant to obtaining and assessing the suitability of candidates.
Employers shall be solely responsible for the contents and materials contained
in its advertisement and/or web page.
The Company reserves the right
to edit any advertisement or web page as it sees appropriate to achieve the
purpose stated herein. The Company shall have the right to terminate any
services to any Employer and remove any advertisement posted on the Web Sites
at the Company's sole discretion, without any compensation or recourse to the
Advertiser in the event that the relevant Advertiser or the contents of the
relevant advertisement is or are in breach of any of the provisions herein;
whereas, in the event that the Company decides to remove an advertisement for
any reasons not relating to any breach of the provisions herein, the Company
may after deducting the fees charged for the period that the advertisement has been
posted on the Web Site, refund the remaining fees (if any) to the Advertisers.
The Company also reserves the right to change the service fee or institute new
charges or fees, as it deems appropriate. In the event that any Employer fails
to pay the service fee or any other fees or charges due to the Company, the
Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate the Employer's web page or
advertisement, without prejudice to all other rights and remedies.
c.Prohibited Uses - Jobseekers
and Employers
Jobseeker and Employer agree not
to use the Web Site for any of the following purposes which are expressly
prohibited :-
i.Jobseeker shall not post any
non-resume related information and/or incomplete, false or inaccurate resume
related information.
ii.Jobseeker shall not respond to
any employment opportunity for any reason other than to apply for the job
advertised and Employer shall not respond to any Jobseeker other than in
connection with his/her application for a job. Communications soliciting
business for any reason is prohibited.
iii.All users shall not print,
download, duplicate or otherwise copy or use any personally identifiable
information about other users save and except the Database or/and Resumes
accessed by the Employer pursuant to Clause 1.a. as above. All unsolicited
communications of any type to users is strictly prohibited.
iv.All users shall not delete or
revise any material posted by any other person or entity.
v.All users are prohibited from
violating or attempting to violate the security of the Web Site including,
without limitation, accessing data not intended for them or logging into a
server or account which they are not authorised to access, attempting to probe,
scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or attempting to breach
security or authentication measures without proper authorization, attempting to
interfere with service to any user, host or network or sending unsolicited
e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services.
Violations of system or network security may result in civil and/or criminal
liabilities.
vi.All users shall not use the Web
Site for transmitting, distributing or storing material in violation of any
applicable law or regulation, or in any manner that may infringe the copyright,
trademark, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights of others or
violate the privacy or publicity or other personal rights of others, or that is
libelous, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful.
2.Copyright, Trademarks etc.
The graphics, images, editorial
content and HTML on the Web Site are the intellectual property of the Company
and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and may not be downloaded or
otherwise duplicated without the express written permission of the Company.
Re-use of any of the foregoing is strictly prohibited and the Company reserves
all rights.
3.Responsibility
The Company may not monitor its
Web Site at all times but reserves the right to do so. The Company takes no
responsibility whatsoever for any material input by any user or others and not
posted by the Company. All users acknowledge and agree that they are fully
responsible for the form, content and accuracy of any resume, advertisement,
web page or material contained therein placed by them (as the case may be). The
Company shall not be responsible for the content of any other web sites linked
to the Web Site; links are provided as Internet navigation tools only. The
Company does not warrant that any resume, advertisement or web page will be
viewed by any specific number of users or that it will be viewed by any
specific user. The Company shall not in any way be considered an agent of
either Employer or Jobseeker with respect to any use of the Web Site. The
Company shall not be responsible in any way for any decision, for whatever
reason, made by any party seeking or posting jobs on the Web Site. WHILST THE
COMPANY HAS ENDEAVOURED TO PROVIDE A QUALITY SERVICE TO EMPLOYERS AND
JOBSEEKERS, IT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT
THE WEB SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE WEB SITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE
OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. IF USE OF THE WEB SITE OR ITS CONTENTS
RESULT IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, BY ANY USER,
THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS AND ANY LOSS AND DAMAGE OF
WHATSOEVER NATURE. THE WEB SITE AND ITS CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS
IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING, ANY IN RESPECT OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ABOUT THE ACCURACY,
RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENTS, SERVICES, SOFTWARE,
TEXT, GRAPHICS AND LINKS OF THE WEB SITE.
4.Own Risk
All USERS USE THE WEB SITE
AND ANY OTHER WEB SITES ACCESSED THROUGH IT, AT ENTIRELY THEIR OWN RISK. ALL users shall be responsible for their own communications and are
responsible for the consequences of their posting. The Company does not
represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of any of the
communications posted by other users or endorse any opinions expressed by
users. Any reliance by users on material posted by other users shall be at
their own risk. The Company reserves the right to expel any users and prevent
their further access to the Company's Web Sites, at any time for breaching this
Agreement or violating the law and also reserves the right to remove any
material which is abusive, illegal, disruptive or inappropriate in the
Company's sole discretion.
5.Links to Other Sites
The Web Site may contain links
to third party web sites. These are provided solely as a convenience to you and
not in any way as an endorsement by the Company of the contents on such
third-party web sites. If users access any linked third party web sites, they
do so entirely at their own risk. The Company shall not be responsible for the
contents of any third party web sites linked to the Web Site and does not make
any representations or warranties regarding the contents or accuracy of
materials on such third-party web sites. Further any material or details posted
in the Web Site by any user may be viewed by users of other web sites linked to
the Web Site and the Company shall not be responsible for any improper use by
any user or third party from linked third party web sites of any data or
materials posted on the Web Site.
6.Indemnity
All users agree to indemnify,
and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees and agents
from and against any claims, actions, demands, losses or damages arising from
or resulting from their use of the Web Site or their breach of the terms of
this Agreement. The Company shall provide prompt notice of any such claim, suit
or proceeding to the relevant user.
7.Disclaimer
THE COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY EVENT FOR ANY LOSSES
OR DAMAGES SUFFERED BY ANY USERS WHATSOEVER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OR
RESULTING FROM THEIR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE AND ITS CONTENTS.
8.Limitation of Liability
Without prejudice to the above
and subject to the applicable laws, the aggregate liability by the Company to
any user for all claims arising from their use of the Company's services and
the Web Site shall be limited to the amount of the existing package fee
subscribed to and paid for by the user (if any) and operative at that time.
9.Security Measures
The Company will use its
reasonable endeavours to ensure that its officers, directors, employees, agents
and/or contractors will exercise their prudence and due diligence in handling
the personal data submitted by Jobseekers and the access to and processing of
the personal data by such persons is on a "need-to-know" and
"need-to-use" basis. The Company will use its reasonable endeavours
to protect the personal data against any unauthorized or accidental access,
processing or erasure of the personal data.
10.Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This agreement and any dispute
or matter arising from or incidental to your use of the Web Site shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ("Hong Kong")
and both you and the Company submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
of Hong Kong.