Mandatory Provident Fund ("MPF")/ BOCHK Staff Provident Funds and The Prudential
Hong Kong Provident Fund* (altogether, "ORSO Funds"^)
You must read the following terms and conditions (these " Terms and Conditions
") carefully before using any services available (i) on the website (whose URL address:
http://www.bocpt.com) (the " Website ")
and/or (ii) via telephone services offered by BOCI-Prudential Trustee Limited. Your
continued use of any of the aforementioned services shall be deemed to constitute
your agreement to be legally bound by these Terms and Conditions and the
Privacy Statement for Internet and Interactive Voice Response System Services.
Your use of any such aforementioned services shall be subject to the most current
version of these Terms and Conditions at the time of such use. You must regularly
review these Terms and Conditions and the additional terms posted on the Website.
1. BINDING AGREEMENT
These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement between BOCI-Prudential
Trustee Limited, its successors and assigns (" BOCI-Prudential ") and you.
2. SERVICES
2.1 BOCI-Prudential will provide you with the Internet and interactive voice response
system services on the Website or via telephone services offered by BOCI-Prudential
(collectively, the " Services ") in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
2.2 You acknowledge that the Services are available at BOCI-Prudential's sole discretion
and that the full range of the Services may not be available in all countries/regions.
2.3 BOCI-Prudential may at any time:
(a) add new services to, or substitute new services for the Services;
(b) replace, withdraw, suspend, amend or delete any of the Services; or
(c) amend or supplement to these Terms and Conditions,
upon notice to you by posting it online or in writing. You will be deemed to have
sufficient notice of any of the above changes 3 days after such changes have been
displayed on the Website or other period as agreed between BOCI-Prudential and SFC.
2.4 The information and materials on the Website and/or via BOCI-Prudential's telephone
services shall not be regarded as an offer, solicitation, invitation, advice or
recommendation to buy or sell any investment or securities.
3. YOUR LOGIN ID, USERNAME, PIN AND PASSWORD
3.1 You will keep your login ID (the " Login ID "), username (the " Username
"), personal identification number (the " PIN ") and the password (the "
Password ") confidential and secure and may not disclose the same to any
person.
3.2 If you become aware of your Login ID, Username, PIN and/or Password being used
by any unauthorized person or if you believe that your Login ID, Username, PIN and/or
Password has been lost or stolen, you shall notify BOCI-Prudential immediately in
writing.
3.3 You will be fully responsible for any and all access to the Website and use
of the Services using your Login ID, Username, PIN and Password. BOCI-Prudential
shall not be liable for any loss or damage you sustain by reason of any such access
to any Service, or any such use of your Login ID, Username, PIN or Password, as
the case may be.
3.4 You may change your PIN on the Website or through BOCI-Prudential's certain
telephone services at any time. You may change your Username and/or Password on
the Website at any time. Any such change will only be effective upon the acceptance
and confirmation by BOCI-Prudential. You may not change your Login ID on the Website
or through BOCI-Prudential's telephone services.
4. AUTHORITY
4.1 You hereby authorize BOCI-Prudential to act on any written, oral, telephone,
card or computer-generated instruction in respect of the Services made using your
Login ID, Username, PIN and Password. BOCI-Prudential shall not be bound to verify
the authenticity or accuracy of any such instruction made through any use of your
Login ID, Username, PIN and Password.
4.2 Instructions provided by you using your Login ID, Username, PIN and Password
shall be valid and conclusively binding on you, even if such instructions are given
by you or by any other person purporting to be you.
4.3 BOCI-Prudential will process your instructions as soon as reasonably practicable
after receipt of your instructions. BOCI-Prudential shall not be liable in any event
for any delay in processing any of your instructions. BOCI-Prudential will process
your instructions by reference to your MPF/ORSO Funds account information and fund
unit prices (the " MPF/ORSO Funds Information ") current at the time of processing.
5. YOUR FURTHER OBLIGATIONS
5.1 You are responsible for providing and operating at your own cost all equipment
and software necessary to use or access to any of the Services.
5.2 You will comply with all operational instructions as BOCI-Prudential may provide
to you from time to time.
5.3 You will not, and will not attempt to, access, use, break, tamper with or hack
any part of BOCI-Prudential's telecommunications or computer systems, sites servers,
data areas, software and/or other materials.
5.4 You acknowledge that you do not have any right, title or interest in BOCI-Prudential's
telecommunications or computer systems or in any related software or materials other
than the right to access the Services subject to these Terms and Conditions.
5.5 You will comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with
your access to and use any part of the Services.
6. MPF/ORSO FUNDS INFORMATION
6.1 BOCI-Prudential will use its reasonable endeavours to update your MPF/ORSO Funds
Information on a regular basis and in accordance with the procedures as notified
by BOCI-Prudential to you from time to time.
6.2 BOCI-Prudential shall not be liable for any consequences as a result of (a)
any delay in updating your MPF/ORSO Funds Information or (b) any error in your MPF/ORSO
Funds Information through the use of the Services.
6.3 You acknowledge that your MPF/ORSO Funds Information available from the Services
is for your reference only.
6.4 BOCI-Prudential's data records containing your MPF/ORSO Funds Information and
other information shall be, save in the case of manifest errors, conclusive evidence
of its content and shall be binding on you. You agree that such records shall be
admissible in court as evidence of the existence of the communications and of the
facts contained therein, to the extent permitted by applicable laws.
7. DISCLAIMER AND LIABILITY
7.1 BOCI-Prudential makes no representation or warranty of any kind, express, implied
or statutory regarding the Services and the Website or the information or materials
contained or referred to in the Website or otherwise provided via the Services.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, BOCI-Prudential hereby expressly excludes
and disclaims any condition, representation, warranty or responsibility of any kind
relating to the Services and/or such information and materials, whether express
or implied, by statute or otherwise, including without limitation any such condition,
representation, warranty or responsibility regarding the title, fitness for a particular
purpose, merchantability or standard of quality of the Services and/or such information
and materials, that they will be accurate or free of errors or omissions, that they
will not infringe any third party rights, that they will be available and uninterrupted
at any particular time, free of computer viruses, adhere to any particular performance
standards or that any instruction to or information requested from the Website and/or
via the Services will be acted upon, delivered to or received by you in any time
or at all.
7.2 The information and materials contained on the Website or otherwise provided
via the Services is provided for information only and should not be used as a basis
for making business decisions. Any advice or information received via the Website
or otherwise provided via the Services should not be relied upon without consulting
primary sources of information and obtaining specific professional advice. BOCI-Prudential
accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from
action taken, or not taken, in reliance on information or materials contained on
the Website or otherwise provided via the Services. In particular, no warranty is
given that economic reporting information, materials or data is accurate, reliable
or up to date.
7.3 BOCI-Prudential shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising directly
or indirectly (including special, incidental or consequential loss or damage) from
your use of the Website and the Services including any loss, damage or expense arising
from, but not limited to, any defect, error, fault, mistake or inaccuracy with the
Website, its contents or the Services, or due to any unavailability of the Website
or any part thereof or any contents or the Services.
7.4 BOCI-Prudential may provide hyperlinks from the Website to other sites for information
purposes only. BOCI-Prudential accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising
directly or indirectly (including consequential loss) from the accuracy or otherwise
of information or materials contained in such sites or loss arising directly or
indirectly from defects with such sites. The inclusion of hyperlinks by BOCI-Prudential
to sites does not imply any endorsement by BOCI-Prudential of the material on such
sites.
7.5 BOCI-Prudential does not warrant that any communications from or to the Website
and/or via the telephone services will be sent to you or received by BOCI-Prudential
nor does BOCI-Prudential warrant the privacy and/or security of such communications
during transmission.
7.6 Although BOCI-Prudential will use its reasonable endeavours to update and maintain
its system, you acknowledge that there are risks inherent in using the Services
but agree that the potential benefits justify these risks and you waive any claim
you might have against BOCI-Prudential because of:
(a) Any failure of systems or equipment (whether or not provided by BOCI-Prudential)
including telecommunications services and facilities;
(b) BOCI-Prudential's acceptance of any unauthorised instructions which appear (or
which BOCI-Prudential believes) to be from you;
(c) Delays in the implementation of instructions from you;
(d) Delays in delivery or availability of, or failure to deliver or make available,
any part of the Services;
(e) Delays in despatch or delivery of, or failure to despatch or deliver, any notice
or information provided or requested via the Services or any inaccuracy, error or
omission in or from any such notice or in or from any information contained in any
such notice;
(f) Your failure to use the Services in accordance with these Terms and Conditions;
and
(g) Your reliance, use or otherwise acting upon any information or materials provided
via the Services.
8. INDEMNITY
You will indemnify BOCI-Prudential against any action, liability, cost, claim, loss,
damage, proceeding or expense (including legal fees, costs and expenses on a full
indemnity basis) suffered by BOCI-Prudential which is directly or indirectly related
to any breach or non-observance of any of these Terms and Conditions by you.
9. USE OF PERSONAL DATA
9.1 You agree that, to the extent permitted by law, any and all personal data relating
to you collected by BOCI-Prudential from time to time may be used and disclosed
in accordance with the Privacy Statement for Internet and Interactive
Voice Response System Services of BOCI-Prudential (as may be amended from
time to time) which is posted on the Website.
9.2 BOCI-Prudential may arrange for all telephone calls to the Services to be recorded.
Such recordings will be used for training and quality control purposes and if necessary,
as evidence in any legal proceedings.
10. TERMINATION
10.1 BOCI-Prudential may terminate any or all parts of these Terms and Conditions,
your access to the Website and/or your use of any or all of the Services at any
time, with or without cause or notice.
10.2 You may terminate these Terms and Conditions (in whole only) by giving at least
7 days' written notice to BOCI-Prudential.
10.3 Termination of these Terms and Conditions will not affect any of the accrued
rights or liabilities of you or BOCI-Prudential.
11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
11.1 You acknowledge that BOCI-Prudential or its affiliated company owns the trademarks,
logos and service marks displayed on the Website and you may not use the same without
prior written consent from BOCI-Prudential.
11.2 The copyright of all content of the Website (including without limitation,
the text, graphics, links and sounds) belongs to BOCI-Prudential and no part of
the same may be modified, reproduced, copied, distributed or published in any way
without prior written consent of BOCI-Prudential.
12. RESTRICTED COUNTRIES/REGIONS
The Services are not intended for use in certain countries/regions where such use will be
prohibited by the applicable laws. You are solely responsible for identifying, observing
and complying with the applicable restrictions in such countries/regions.
13. ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS
Both English and Chinese versions shall be equally authentic and binding and have
the same force and effect.
14. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
The Services and these Terms and Conditions are governed by and shall be construed
in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the
People's Republic of China (" Hong Kong "). You hereby agree to submit to
the exclusive jurisdiction of Hong Kong .
* Please note that BOCHK Staff Provident Funds and The Prudential Hong Kong
Provident Fund are not available to the public and therefore are not authorized
by Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong.
^ ORSO Funds also include any other voluntary occupational retirement scheme(s)
operating in Hong Kong and administered by BOCI-Prudential.
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