You are required to read this disclaimer before accessing this PC Securities Financial Group Limited (“PCSFG”) Website. Your use of this Website constitutes your agreement to be bound by the terms in this disclaimer.

1. Observance of the law

All laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations (“applicable law”) must be observed during the usage of the website. You recognise that the internet is a global network and understand that the applicable law may change from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. You agree to observe the “applicable law” in the jurisdiction you are located in. You should not access the website from any area from which the accessing of this website is considered illegal. Please seek legal advice if you are not sure about the meaning of “applicable law” or to what extent such applicable law applies to you.

2. Account And Password

If you want to use internet securities, trading services of PCSFG, you must provide complete and precise information in your account opening form. You must sign our “Client Agreement” and create and maintain a password for your account before you can access the PCSFG website and the related services provided by us. Your password is very important and therefore you should keep it safe. PCSFG is not responsible for unauthorised access to your internet trading account due to your failure in safeguarding your password or your computer. You should keep PCSFG updated if there is any change to your personal information. We have the right to disable your user account or password at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions set out in this disclaimer.

3. Usage Pledge

(a)
Attack, invade, access, use or attempt to attack, invade, access, use any of our servers or any information domain without our authorization;
(b)
Post or transfer any illegal, fraudulent, defamatory, pornographic, threatening, vulgar, hate, or offensive material or material containing computer viruses, or interfere with or disrupt any network connected to the PCSFG website, or breach in any other way any rule, policy or application program of such network;
(c)
Post or transfer any advertising material, rumor, chain mail, pyramid scheme, investment opportunity or scheme, or other non-enlisting business communication, or engage in any spamming;
(d)
Post, publish, transmit, copy, distribute, or use any of the information on the PCSFG website for business purpose;
(e)
Amend, post, transmit, copy or distribute any of the documents on the PCSFG website, or acquire copyrighted material without our prior written approval;
(f)
Allow any other person to use your account or password;
(g)
Through mining, collecting, or saving another person’s password, personal information, or by using other unauthorized methods, enter / access the website, another user’s account or password, or computer system or network connecting the website.

4. Disclaimer

Please note that this disclaimer is subject to change at any time without prior notice. PCSFG offers no guarantee of any kind, whether express or implied, relating to the website, including, but not limited to, on the following:

(a)
The PCSFG website is accessible, or will not suffer from any interference or is free of errors, or the correction of any malfunction;
(b)
The The accuracy, completeness or fitness for a purpose of any content listed on the PCSFG website;
(c)
The timeliness and the level of security of any service provided by or delivered through the website;
(d)
There is no unauthorized access to the PCSFG website or breach of any security measure related to the PCSFG website; or
(e)
The PCSFG website contains no computer virus or other harmful elements.

Each user of the PCSFG website is solely responsible for the risks involved. PCSFG takes no responsibility for any error occurred on the PCSFG website. It’s the user’s duty to set up and maintain the hardware, software and system equipment for internet access so as to satisfy all the technical requirements. PCSFG takes no responsibility from any consequential damage due to any unavailability or disconnection resulting rom equipment or technology failure.

5. The PCSFG Website

All investment trading tools, information and services are provided by PCSFG in Hong Kong. The PCSFG website should not be regarded as an offer, solicitation, invitation or recommendation to sell or buy any securities, investment or insurance to any person in any jurisdiction. Before browsing the PCSFG website, you must agree to comply with all restrictions. Persons accessing our website are advised to obtain appropriate investment, financial, tax or other professional advice where necessary. The PCSFG website may mention certain financial products or services. You should not regard these as the promotion or selling of the products or services. We do not represent that any securities, products or services you may view on of through this website are suitable for you or any particular person. PCSFG may have held some of the equity securities mentioned in this website, but PCSFG will place clients’ financial interests ahead of their own.

6. Use of Hyperlinks

PCSFG website may contain hyperlinks to third party websites which are only for your convenience. PCSFG has no control on the accuracy of information provided, efficiency, availability and safety of these websites. PCSFG shall have no liability for third party websites.

7. Intellectual Property

We and other parties (as applicable) own the trademarks, trade names, logos and service marks (“Trademarks”) that are used or displayed on this website. You are not allowed to use any Trademark used or displayed on this website without our or such other parties’ prior written permission.

The information on the PCSFG website is copyright protected. The information may not be copied, modified, transmitted, broadcasted, sold, distributed, published, passed on, or used for any business or public purpose without prior written approval from PCSFG.

8. Risk Disclosure for using online platform trading

Due to unpredictable traffic congestion and other reasons, electronic transmission may not be a reliable medium of communication. Transactions conducted via electronic means are subject to delays in transmission and receipt of your instructions or other information, delays in execution or execution of your instructions at prices different from those prevailing at the time your instructions were given, transmission interruption or blackout, for which we are not liable for. There are risks of misunderstanding or errors in communication. It is usually not possible to cancel an instruction after it has been given. We have a right to delay acting or refuse to act on an instruction if we are aware of or suspect a breach of security or other suspicious circumstances relating to the use of this website.

If you undertake transactions through the internet, you will be exposed to risks associated with the system including the failure of hardware and software. The result of system failure may be that your order is either not executed according to your instructions or is not executed at all.

Email messages sent to us over the internet cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure. We are not responsible for any loss or damage incurred by users if they send a message to us, or if we send a message to them at their request, over the internet.

The price of securities can and does fluctuate, and any individual security may experience upwards or downwards movements, and may under some circumstances even become valueless. There is an inherent risk that losses may be incurred rather than profit made, as a result of buying and selling securities.

9. Change of Services

We reserve the rights to edit or modify the PCSFG website in whole or in part without prior notice. We also reserve the rights to close the website temporarily or permanently if due to system failure or internet connection failure and other technical difficulties. You agree that PCSFG is not responsible for such changes or closure of the PCSFG website.

10. Cookies and Personal Data

We may record your visit to this website for analysing the number of visitors to this website, general usage patterns and your personal usage patterns and improving your experience. We may gather some of this information through the use of cookies. We will be able to access the information stored on the cookies and record how you use this website. If you prefer, you can set your browser to disable cookies. By disabling cookies, you may not be able to take full advantage of this website. If you accept cookies, you will be acknowledging that your information is being collected, stored, accessed and used as outlined above. Please refer also to our Privacy Policy (link available on the website) for further details on our collection and use of personal data.

11. Social Media

We use certain social media (such as Facebook and Linkedin) and to the extent applicable, the terms of this disclaimer apply to all social media websites, accounts and/or pages which belong to or are managed by us or our subsidiaries (collectively, “Channels”), with references to this “website” or “PCSFG website” replaced with references to such Channel instead. In addition, the following terms shall apply to all our Channels:

(a)
We may monitor and record comments and posts made to our Channels. You consent to any information provided in your comments or posts on our Channels (including, without limitation, any idea, concepts, know-how or techniques) being used by us and/or third parties on our behalf.
(b)
We are not responsible for any information or comments posted on our Channels that we have not posted ourselves.
(c)
While we may follow or share information from other sites or users, we do not endorse specific social media sites themselves, or any information posted on them by other users nor do we guarantee the accuracy of content that is not directly posted by us.
(d)
We reserve the right to remove posts that we deem to be infringing upon the rights of others, offensive, off-topic or inappropriate.

12. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

This disclaimer is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Any dispute arising from the use of this website shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong court.

In case of inconsistency between the Chinese and the English version of this disclaimer, the English version shall prevail.