1. TERMS OF REFERENCE
In these Terms and Conditions the following definitions shall apply:-
“Application Form” shall mean the application form overleaf.
“Contract” shall mean the contract established between the Exhibitor and the Organisers upon the Organisers accepting the offer of the Exhibitor to participate, upon these Terms and Conditions and the Application Form, in the Exhibition.
“Exhibition” shall mean the exhibition stated on the Application Form.
“Exhibition Centre” shall mean the centre named in the Application Form or such other venue as may be selected by the Organisers under clause 4.
“Exhibition Centre Operator” shall mean the owner/proprietor/operator/manager for the time being of the Exhibition Centre.
“Exhibition Space” shall mean any space in the Exhibition Centre licensed to the Exhibitor by the Organisers for the purpose of the Exhibition under these Terms and Conditions and shall include shell (ready stand) spaces and nonshell (raw) spaces.
“Exhibition’s Official Directory” shall mean the official directory of the Exhibition published by the Organisers or an associated company.
“Exhibitor” shall include the person described as such in the Application Form and all employees and agents of such person and shall also include permitted sub-licensees of the Exhibitor.
“Exhibitor’s Manual” shall mean the manual supplied by the Organisers to the Exhibitor which contains information relating to the Exhibition and the Exhibition Space and other matters (as amended from time to time).
“Fees” shall mean the amount payable for the use of the Exhibition Space (as specified in the Application Form).
“Organisers” shall mean the person or persons named as the organiser(s) of the Exhibition on the Application Form and shall, for the purposes of this Contract, include any person or persons named as a reseller of the Exhibition on the Application Form.
“Representatives” shall mean the employees, servants, agents, contractors, subcontractors and all other representatives of the Exhibitor.
“Rules and Regulations” shall mean the rules and regulations for the time being applicable to, amongst others, exhibitors at the Exhibition Centre made by the Exhibition Centre Operator.
2. RULES AND REGULATIONS AND EXHIBITOR’S MANUAL
The Exhibitor shall, and shall procure that its Representatives shall observe and comply with the Rules and Regulations, copies of which are obtainable from the Organisers on request.
The Exhibitor shall, and shall procure that its Representatives shall, observe and comply with the Exhibitor’s Manual.
3. APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION
All applications for participation shall be made on the Application Form which shall be submitted to the Organisers for approval accompanied by a non-refundable/non-transferable deposit for the rental of the Exhibition Space as stated in the Application Form. The Organisers reserve the right to accept or refuse any application without giving any reason. If the Organisers accept an application for participation otherwise than on the Application Form, such acceptance shall nevertheless be upon and subject to these Terms and Conditions and the Exhibitor shall, if required by the Organisers, complete and submit an Application Form.
The Exhibitor shall co-operate with the Organisers to provide them with any reasonable information which they require about it. An Exhibitor cancelling or reducing his space reserved shall not receive any refund. Acceptance of any payment made by an Exhibitor does not mean that the application is successful unless and until the booth location has been assigned.
4. LICENSING AND ALLOCATION OF EXHIBITION SPACE
The Exhibition Space is licensed to the Exhibitor only (in common with the Organisers and all others authorised by the Organisers) on a non-exclusive basis. The Exhibitor is prohibited to sub-license the Exhibition Space allocated to it, either wholly or in part, or otherwise part with or share possession of all or any part of the Exhibition Space without the prior written consent of the Organisers. The Exhibitor shall ensure that any such authorised sub-licensees comply with this Contract and the Exhibitor’s Manual and shall be responsible for any default of such sub-licensees and shall indemnify the Organisers in accordance with clause 12. The Organisers reserve the right to cancel the participation and licence immediately if unauthorised booth sub-letting occurs and the Exhibitor shall not be entitled to any refund.
Any Exhibitor who wishes to use a company name on its Exhibition stand which is different to that stated on its Application Form must submit notice of this change to the Organisers at least three months prior to the commencement of the Exhibition together with the following:- (i) documentation signed by a certified accountant or the company secretary (where the Exhibitor is a registered limited liability company) to prove that only the name of the Exhibitor has changed; or (ii) other documentation to show that the new company name belongs to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Exhibitor.
The Organisers may allocate the Exhibition Space in any manner as they deem fit but may take into account of such factors as the order of applications received and the nature of the Exhibitor’s business.
The Organisers reserve the right at their sole discretion to change the location of or venue for the Exhibition, the opening hours of the Exhibition, the term or duration of the Exhibition, the date or dates on which the Exhibition is to be held provided that the revised dates are within 6 months of the dates set out in the Application Form, to change the Exhibition Space allocated to the Exhibitor, to alter the size and dimensions of the Exhibition Space from that for which application is made in the Application Form, to change or close entrances and exits and access to the venue, Exhibition and/or Exhibition Space and to undertake any kind of alterations to the Exhibition Space whatsoever.
In the event that the Organisers change the location or venue of the Exhibition, or the date or dates on which the Exhibition is to be held, the Organisers will provide the Exhibitor with notice of that change as soon as practicable.
Shell stands are all erected according to a standard pattern. No variation of the standard fascia and lettering will be permitted. Exhibits and displays should not exceed the height of the stand walls unless written permission has been received from the Organisers. It is recommended that all design proposals be submitted to the Organisers for approval.
An Exhibitor who is allocated shell space will be provided with stand services as per the schedule in the Exhibitor’s Manual. Plans, drawings and design proposals for non-shell spaces must be submitted and approved according to the Rules and Regulations. These plans, in triplicate, must be submitted to the Organisers for approval not later than the time specified by the Organisers in the Exhibitor’s Manual.
The Organisers reserve the right at any time to order the alteration or removal of any stand which differs from the approved specifications or which does not conform to the Rules and Regulations. The costs of such alteration and removal shall be entirely borne by the Exhibitor and any sums of money which may have been paid by the Exhibitors for rent and charges shall not be refunded. If any such alterations or removals are not made within the time required by the Organisers then the Organisers may undertake the same at the risk and cost of the Exhibitors, and the Exhibitors shall reimburse all costs and expenses incurred in relation thereto by the Exhibitors on demand.
5. EXHIBITS
No exhibit will be allowed into or out of the Exhibition Centre without an official delivery order or clearance document. The Exhibitor shall at its own cost make its own arrangements for transportation of exhibits to and from the Exhibition Centre (including, without limitation, arranging for all necessary customs clearances and regulatory approvals and licences) and for storage of exhibits and packaging materials. Display of any working or moving exhibits must have the prior written approval of the Organisers. Precautionary measures such as the provision of guards or other means of protection must be taken by the Exhibitor to protect the public from such moving or working exhibits. Moving or working exhibits shall only be demonstrated or operated by persons authorised by the Exhibitor and shall not be left running in the absence of such persons.
All exhibits and stand furnishings must be confined to the Exhibition Space. The Exhibitor shall not store or permit to be stored any dangerous goods (within the meaning of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance and any regulations from time to time applicable thereunder) in the Exhibition Space.
Advertising literature should be distributed from the Exhibitor’s own stand(s) only. No business activity shall be conducted by the Exhibitor and/or his staff outside the allocated booth area. No advertising or canvassing for business may take place anywhere else in the Exhibition Hall.
The Organisers reserve the right to remove at the Exhibitor’s expense and risk any exhibits or publicity material not produced by the Exhibitor or its associated companies or which are not as specified on the Application Form or any exhibits in respect of which the Exhibitor has not obtained the required customs clearances, regulatory approvals or licences. If any of the Organisers finds any non-compliance by the Exhibitor of any applicable law or regulation (including without limitation any customs, import and export related laws and regulations), it may report to the relevant authorities and assist the authorities with the enforcement of such laws and regulations. The Exhibitor shall fully indemnify the Organisers for any loss, cost, expense, liabilities incurred by the Organisers arising from or in connection with the Exhibitor’s such non-compliance.
The Exhibitor shall not exhibit at the Exhibition any counterfeit goods or any goods which infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights (“Infringing Goods”) or any goods which are prohibited or restricted by local laws or regulations (“Prohibited Goods” ) or any goods which in their manufacture or production fail to comply with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Life Flora and Fauna (“CITES”) or any other international standards, regulations and legislation in respect of ethical slaughtering and conservation of endangered species, including without limitation standards issued by the World Conservation Union (“ICUN”) (“Unethical Goods”). The Organisers shall have the right, without recourse, to physically remove any goods which it or any Hong Kong SAR court or relevant authority deems to be Infringing Goods, Prohibited Goods or Unethical Goods, to cancel the Exhibitor’s right of participation and/or to close down the Exhibitor’s exhibition stand and in any such event, the Exhibitor shall have no financial or other claim against the Organisers.
The Exhibitor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Organisers on demand against all claims, liabilities, losses, suits, proceedings, damages, judgments, expenses, costs (including legal fees) and charges of any kind howsoever incurred by or on behalf of or made against the Organisers arising out of the Exhibition of any Infringing Goods or Prohibited Goods or Unethical Goods by the Exhibitor, or acts by third parties as a consequent thereof.
At such time after the close of the Exhibition as the Organisers may specify, or on sooner termination of this Contract, all exhibits shall be removed and cleared from the Exhibition Space and vacant possession of the Exhibition Space shall be delivered to the Organisers in as good and clean order and condition as it was when initially licensed to the Exhibitor.
Any property remaining after the last day designated by the Organisers for material to be removed shall be considered abandoned and may be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Organisers at the Exhibitor’s expense. No property may be removed from the Exhibition before the Exhibition ends.
6. TERMS OF PAYMENT
Payment of the Fees by the date(s) stipulated in this Contract is of the essence to participation by the Exhibitor in the Exhibition.
If any amounts payable under this Contract are not paid to the Organisers by their due date for payment (whether Fees or otherwise), then the Organisers shall be entitled to charge interest on such sum from the due date of payment at the annual rate of 4% above the base lending rate from time to time of HSBC Limited Hong Kong, accruing on a daily basis and being compounded quarterly until payment is made, whether before or after judgement.
If an EU member state withdraws from economic and monetary union but the euro continues to exist as the lawful currency of other EU member states, then all references in this Agreement to, and all obligations under this Agreement in, the euro shall continue to be denominated in the euro (even if one or more obligors are incorporated or perform any obligations in the withdrawing member state). If the euro ceases to exist as a lawful currency for any reason, the replacement currency to be used for all purposes in connection with this Agreement shall (to the extent permitted by law) be at the sole discretion of the organiser, who shall notify the Exhibitor of such change as soon as reasonably practicable.
7. CONDUCT IN THE EXHIBITION CENTRE
During the term of the Exhibition and for so long as the Exhibitor or any of its Representatives or exhibits is in the Exhibition Centre in connection with the Exhibition the Exhibitor shall be responsible for the good conduct of its Representatives who shall be bound by and must observe these Terms and Conditions in all respects.
Details of Exhibition hours are set out in the Exhibitor Manual or as otherwise notified in writing by the Organisers. During these times the Exhibitor shall ensure that: (a) the stand space is adequately staffed by the Exhibitor’s authorised personnel and/or representatives; (b) the Exhibits are all operational and/or displayed (as the case may be); and (c) Exhibitor is ready and able to conduct business.
The Exhibitor shall supply to the Organisers the name of at least one person to be its representative in connection with the installation, operation and removal of the Exhibits and shall ensure such person is available to be contacted by the Organisers at all times during the opening hours of the Exhibition and reasonably available at other times during the Exhibition period.
The Exhibitor shall be responsible and liable for obtaining appropriate consents to and licenses for its use of all intellectual property rights in any Exhibits or other materials used in connection with the Exhibition.
Exhibitors and their Representatives shall not do, or permit anything to be done, which in the reasonable opinion of the Organisers shall cause or is likely to cause a disturbance, nuisance, annoyance, inconvenience, disruption, damage, danger or risk to any person or thing, or to the health or safety thereof, or which does not conform with the general standards of the Exhibition or amounts or may amount to a breach of these Terms and Conditions or the Rules and Regulations.
The Exhibitor shall (and shall procure that its Representatives shall) at all times act so as to avoid putting the Organisers in breach of the licence (as amended from time to time) under which they hold the Exhibition Centre or the relevant part of it.
The Organisers reserve the right in its absolute discretion at any time to require the Exhibitor to remove (or to itself remove) any Exhibit (whether specified on the Application Form or not) which is being displayed at the Exhibition if the Organisers reasonably believe that such Exhibit contravenes any provision of this Contract or is otherwise potentially unlawful, harmful, disrespectful and/or may cause a nuisance to any person.
It is expressly prohibited for the Exhibitor or its Representatives to record images of any other exhibitor’s exhibition space or exhibits in any form (“Images”) without the prior written consent of the Organisers. Such prohibition includes, but is not limited to, the taking of photographs, video or digital recording of any type and/or making any drawing or sketch or other physical record. The Exhibitor and its Representatives agree to surrender to the Organisers on demand any material in whatever media on which Images may be recorded in violation of this rule, including but not limited to film, video tapes, sketchbooks, camera phones and digital storage devices.
Should the Exhibitor or its Representative record any Image in breach of the above rule, the copyright and other intellectual property or other rights (including for the avoidance of doubt, rights in sound recordings and broadcasts) whether arising now or in the future (“IPR”) shall vest in the Organisers unconditionally and immediately on the creation or recording of the Images. The Exhibitor undertakes to execute all deeds and documents and to do all things (and shall procure that its Representative executes all deeds and documents and does all things) as the Organisers may require to vest the IPR in the Organisers including, without limitation, delivery of the Images or copies of them in any media and should it fail to do so on demand, the Exhibitor irrevocably authorises any employee of the Organisers to execute the same in its name and on its behalf and as its attorney.
The Exhibitor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Organisers, on demand, against all claims, liabilities, losses, suits, proceedings, damages, judgments, expenses, costs (including legal fees) and charges of any kind howsoever incurred by or on behalf of or made against the Organisers arising out of breach of the obligations of the Exhibitor not to record Images, or any infringement of third party IPR by the Exhibitor.
The Exhibitor acknowledges and agrees that the Organiser, its employees and contractors may take photographs/videos which could include images of the Exhibitor, its Representatives and its exhibits while attending the Exhibition. The Exhibitor hereby consents to and grants to the Organiser and its affiliates, the unrestricted, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free and transferable right and license to use (and grant others the right to use) the images worldwide without any compensation. The Exhibitor acknowledges that the Organiser is the sole and exclusive owner of all rights in the images and hereby waives (a) any and all rights in and to such images, and (b) any and all claims the Exhibitor and its Representatives may have relating to or arising from the images or their use.
It is expressly prohibited for any Representative of the Exhibitor to visit or attempt to visit the exhibition space of any other exhibitor unless invited to do so by the relevant exhibitor.
The Exhibitor and its Representatives must wear the identification badges specified by the Organisers at all times in the Exhibition Centre. Persons under the age of 18 are not allowed to be booth attendants nor may they enter the Exhibition Hall during the Exhibition and the moving in periods.
The Exhibitor may not alter or in any way affect the structure or fixtures of the Exhibition Centre. The Exhibitor will pay or reimburse on demand to the Organisers the costs of making good any damage caused to the Exhibition Centre or fixtures by it and/or its Representatives.
The Organisers reserve the right to refuse admittance to the Exhibitor and/or any of the Exhibitor’s Representatives or to require the Exhibitor and/or any such Representative to leave if in their opinion his or her behaviour is in breach of these rules and regulations, any rules and regulations of the Exhibition Centre or local laws and regulations. The opinion of the Organisers is final in this regard.
The Organisers and any other person either authorised by the Organisers or having an interest in the premises shall without notice be entitled to access at all reasonable times before, during and after the Exhibition the Exhibitor’s stand space.
8. OTHER OBLIGATIONS
The Exhibitor agrees to observe and comply with the requirements set out in the Exhibitor’s Manual.
Each of the Organisers and the Exhibitor undertakes to the other that it shall use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that all information, written or oral or in any other form, of whatever nature received by it relating to the other shall (save to the extent it is in the public domain) be treated as confidential and shall not be used or disclosed to any third party except in connection with the participation in the Exhibition of the Exhibitor under this Contract or as may be required by law, by any competent regulatory authority or by the Exhibition Centre Operator.
Notwithstanding the above the Exhibitor agrees that the personal data provided by it in connection with its participation or proposed participation in the Exhibition may be used by the Organisers in accordance with clause 14.
USE OF BRANDING:
Subject to the Exhibitor complying with the provisions of this Agreement and any branding guidelines set out in the Exhibitor Manual or otherwise provided in writing to the Exhibitor, the Organisers hereby grant the Exhibitor a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free, revocable, worldwide license for the period of time between the date of the Contract and the end of the Exhibition, to use such branding as may be provided by the Organisers to the Exhibitor (the “Organisers Branding”) for use by the Exhibitor solely and strictly for the purpose of reasonably promoting, marketing and advertising its participation in the Exhibition.
Subject to the Organisers complying with the provisions of this Agreement, the Exhibitor hereby grants the Organisers a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free, revocable, worldwide license, to use such branding as may be provided by the Exhibitor to the Organisers (the “Exhibitor Branding”) for use by the Organisers solely and strictly for the purpose of promoting, marketing and advertising the Exhibition and the Exhibitor’s involvement in the Exhibition.
IDENTITY OF EXHIBITORS
Exhibitor warrants that it and/or its Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any stand sharers approved in writing by the Organisers and their Representatives) are (i) not incorporated in, owned or controlled (whether directly or indirectly) by a party incorporated in, or otherwise ordinarily a resident of one of the following embargoed territories: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria, and (ii) not designated on, or otherwise owned or controlled by a party designated on, any of the lists of sanctioned parties administered by the United States, European Union, United Kingdom and/or the United Nations.
9. INSURANCE
The Exhibitor agrees to observe and comply with the requirements set out in the Exhibitor’s Manual concerning insurance. The Exhibitor must have in existence prior to its seeking access to the Exhibition Centre and at all times during the term of the Exhibition, and for so long as the Exhibitor or any of its Representatives or exhibits is in the Exhibition Centre in connection with the Exhibition, a valid insurance policy satisfactory to the Organisers in respect of its and its Representatives’ participation in the Exhibition, its Exhibition Space and its exhibits at the Exhibition Centre covering such risks and in such minimum amount(s) as are set out in the Exhibitor’s Manual.
The Exhibitor must have, at all times, valid and adequate insurance cover against theft, fire, public liability, damage to property, personal injury, third party loss, accidents, natural calamities, acts of God and such other risks normally insured against by Exhibitors and/or as the Organiser may require, in connection with, inter alia, the Exhibitor’s property and its activities during the Exhibition (including the moving in and moving out periods). If Exhibitor cannot provide satisfactory evidence of such insurance cover, the Organisers shall be entitled to cancel the Exhibitors right of participation immediately and Exhibitor shall not be entitled to any refund.
The Organisers shall be entitled to inspect any such insurance policy and receipts for premium at any time.
The Exhibitor shall insure and/or accept the risk of any change to the venue, opening hours, the duration and/or the date or dates of the Exhibition pursuant to clause 4 or any postponement or cancellation of, or other change to, the Exhibition under clause 10.
10. POSTPONEMENT AND CANCELLATION
In addition to the Organisers’ rights under clause 4, the Organisers may, without reason being necessary and without incurring any liability whatsoever to the Exhibitor other than as provided in clause 12, cancel the Exhibition, or at their election, postpone indefinitely, or otherwise make changes to the Exhibition, if in the sole opinion of the Organisers:
(a) the holding of the Exhibition by the Organisers, the performance by the Organisers’ of their obligations or attendance at the Exhibition by exhibitors and/or visitors, is impossible, illegal or substantially or materially interfered with or affected, due to any cause or causes beyond the control of the Organisers including, without limitation, any of the following:
act of God, governmental act, war, fire, flood, explosion, civil commotion, armed hostilities, act of terrorism, revolution, blockade, embargo, strike, lock-out, sit-in, industrial or trade dispute, adverse weather, disease, risk to public health, accident to or breakdown of plant or machinery, shortage of any material, labour, transport, electricity or other supply, regulatory intervention, general advisory or recommendation of any government (including any government agency or department), regulatory authority or international agency, against travel, exhibitions and/or public gatherings, or the Exhibition Centre becomes unavailable and/or unfit for occupancy and/or use;
(b) any other circumstance, occurrence or cause arises that makes it in the opinion of the Organisers impossible, impractical, or undesirable for the Organisers to hold the Exhibition as initially planned.
11. TERMINATION
This Contract may be terminated by the Organisers by notice to the Exhibitor upon the occurrence of any of the following events:-
(1) the Exhibition is cancelled under clause 10;
(2) the Organisers are not satisfied that proper use is being made of the Exhibition Space during the installation period or at any time during the term of the Exhibition or at any other time when the Exhibitor or any of its Representatives or exhibits is in the Exhibition Centre in connection with the Exhibition;
(3) payment of Fees is not made by the Exhibitor in accordance with Clause 6;
(4) the Exhibitor fails to arrange insurance cover in accordance with Clause 9;
(5) the Exhibitor is, for any reason, unable to utilise the Exhibition Space allocated to it;
(6) the Exhibitor becomes insolvent or, in any jurisdiction, enters into or takes or is subject to any form of winding up, administration, receivership, liquidation, bankruptcy, arrangement with creditors generally or any other insolvency procedure in respect of it or any of its assets, or suffers the enforcement of security or legal process or repossession;
(7) the Exhibitor is convicted of any criminal offence or otherwise so conducts itself as to bring itself, the Exhibition or the Organiser into disrepute;
(8) the Exhibitor is in breach of any provision of this Contract, including without limitation its obligations in clauses 5 and 7 in relation to Infringing Goods, Prohibited Goods and recording of Images, or of the Exhibitor’s Manual; or
(9) the Exhibitor is in breach of any applicable local legislation, rules or regulations, or any export and/or financial control and/or sanction under any applicable legislation, rules or regulation affects the Exhibitor or any Representatives (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any stand sharers approved in writing by the Organisers and their Representatives).
Upon termination of this Contract for whatever reason, any allocation of the Exhibition Space shall automatically be cancelled forthwith.
If this Contract is terminated under any of subclauses 11(2) to 11(9) above the Organisers shall be entitled forthwith to re-license the Exhibition Space, all payments made in respect of the Exhibition Space shall be forfeited and the Organisers shall have the right to claim for the balance of the Fees and for any loss or damage suffered or additional expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Organisers as a consequence thereof.
Upon termination of this Contract for whatever reason, all of the Exhibitor’s property shall be removed by the Exhibitor from the Exhibition Space immediately, failing which such property shall be removed and the Exhibition Space cleared by the Organisers at the Exhibitor’s expense. The Organisers reserve the right to exercise a general lien over any property of the Exhibitor in the Exhibition Centre in respect of all monies, of whatsoever nature, including in respect of claims for damages, which may at any time be due or payable by the Exhibitor to the Organisers in connection with the Exhibition.
Obligations of the Exhibitor which are unperformed at termination of the Contract shall continue in force after termination.
12. LIABILITY, INDEMNITY AND REFUNDS
(PLEASE REVIEW THIS CLAUSE 12 CAREFULLY)
Participation by the Exhibitor in the Exhibition is solely at the Exhibitor’s own risk.
The Exhibitor agrees to indemnify and hold the Organisers harmless, on demand, against all claims, liabilities, losses, suits, proceedings, damages, judgments, expenses, costs (including legal fees) and charges of any kind howsoever incurred by or on behalf of or made against the Organisers, its employees, agents or contractors arising out of any breach of any of this Contract or the Exhibitor’s Manual or any other default or negligence of, or any damage or loss caused by, the Exhibitor and/or any of its Representatives.
All exhibits are brought to, displayed at and removed from the Exhibition Centre at the Exhibitor’s own risk and shall be safeguarded by the Exhibitor at all times.
The Organisers shall not be liable for any losses (including consequential losses), damages, demands, costs, claims, charges or other expenses of any kind suffered or incurred by the Exhibitor, their Representatives or any other person arising in connection with the Exhibition including, without limitation, (a) any theft, fire, (b) use of the Security Room Service, (c) defect in the Exhibition Centre howsoever caused, (d) cancellation or early closure of, or delay in the opening or closing of, the Exhibition for whatever reason outside the control of the Organiser, (e) any matter referred to in paragraph 3 & 4 of these Terms and Conditions, (f) any types of taxes accrued or imposed by government (including any government agency or department) or regulatory authority to the Exhibitors or their Representatives, (g) any natural calamity or any act of God, howsoever arising. The Exhibitor shall be liable to any third party for, inter alia, any claims, injury or damage arising from any such event and/or from its booths and its portion of the shell scheme. The Exhibitor and/or their Representatives shall have no financial or other claim against the Organisers.
Subject as below, the Organisers accept no responsibility and shall not incur any liability to the Exhibitor or any other person for (a) any error or omission in any information relating to it, its equipment, products or services in any promotional material, information or thing provided to the Organisers or any other person by the Exhibitor, (b) any error or omission relating to it, its equipment, products or services in the Exhibition’s Official Directory or in any promotional material, information or thing produced or commissioned by the Organisers or that Exhibitor, (c) products displayed or sold by any exhibitor at the Exhibition, (d) the Organisers carrying out any of their obligations under this Contract or the Exhibitors’ Manual, or (e) any loss or damage or any indirect or consequential loss caused by or arising from any of the equipment and computer systems (inclusive of hardware and software) of and services provided by the Organisers, by any supplier to the Organisers or by the Exhibition Centre Operator failing or being defective.
In the event that the Organisers postpone, change the venue of, or otherwise make changes to the Exhibition under clause 4:
(a) the Contract shall continue to bind the parties;
(b) the Exhibitor shall not be entitled to any refund of any payments made in respect of the Exhibition Space, and shall remain liable to pay the balance of the Fees, if any; and
(c) the Exhibitor shall have no claim whatsoever for compensation for loss or damage suffered or additional expenses incurred as a result of any postponement, change of venue or other change to (including any alteration in character or reduction in scale of) the Exhibition.
In the event that the Organisers cancel or permanently postpone the Exhibition under clause 10, the Exhibitor shall have no claim whatsoever for compensation for loss or damage suffered or additional expenses incurred as a result of any such cancellation of the Exhibition.
The Exhibitor acknowledges that, in light of the Fees, the above provisions of this clause are no more than is reasonable to protect the Organisers as organisers of the Exhibition.
Neither the Organisers nor any of its respective agents shall be liable to the Exhibitor under this Contract in contract, tort (including negligence and breach of statutory duty) or otherwise for any loss of profits (whether direct or indirect), revenue, goods, use, anticipated savings, goodwill, reputation or business opportunity or for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss arising under this Contract (whether or not reasonably foreseeable and even if it had been advised of the other incurring the same).
The Organisers total liability in contract, tort (including negligence and breach of statutory duty) or otherwise arising in connection with this Contract shall be limited to the total Fees paid by the Exhibitor for the relevant Exhibition in connection with which such liability arises.
All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from this Contract.
Nothing in this Contract shall have the effect of limiting or excluding the Organisers’ liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence of the Organisers, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or any liability to the extent it cannot be excluded or restricted by law.
13. COMPLIANCE WITH LEGISLATION
The Exhibitor must comply with all relevant legislation, rules and regulations of the country or territory where the Exhibition is held and shall be solely responsible for observing and complying with the same and for obtaining all consents, approvals, authorities, licences and the like as may be requisite to its participation in the Exhibition.
If relevant, the Exhibitor must also observe and comply with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and any other international standards, regulations and legislations in respect of ethical slaughtering and conservation of endangered species, including but without limitation the standards issued by International Union for Conservation of Natures (ICUN).
14. PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT FROM THE ORGANISERS
The Organisers take individual privacy seriously. This Statement explains their policies and practices.
The Organisers respect privacy of the Exhibitor and the Organisers will use their reasonable endeavours:
• to implement computer, physical and procedural safeguards to reasonably protect the security and confidentiality of the personal data the Organisers collect;
• to limit the personal data collected to the minimum required to provide better service;
• to permit only properly trained, authorized employees to access personal data;
• not to disclose the personal data to external parties unless the Exhibitor has agreed, the Organisers are required by law or any lawful request of any enforcement agencies or the Organisers have previously informed the Exhibitor.
(1) Information collection
In order to provide better service to the Exhibitor and to fulfil the purposes set out in the next paragraph, the Organisers may collect certain information when the Exhibitor registers with them or communicates with them. In the process, the Organisers may also collect personal information of individual contact persons of companies or their employees. As stated in the registration form, some of the requested information is mandatory and some of them the Exhibitor may provide voluntarily. If specific mandatory information is requested but not supplied, the Organisers may be unable to provide the requested service. The Organisers only retain personal data for so long as it is necessary for fulfilling the purposes set out in the next paragraph.
(2) Use of information
The purposes for which information may be used by the Organisers include:
• processing applications for exhibiting at or visiting their trade fairs;
• facilitating and enhancing their operations by incorporating the personal data into their database and conducting analysis, research and auditing based on the personal data;
• promoting and notifying the Exhibitor of their trade fairs in Hong Kong and around the world, and events or trade fairs organised by their affiliates and joint venture partners;
• distributing publications and research materials of their company;
• marketing their services or products; and
• if necessary, facilitating legal proceedings, including collecting overdue amounts
DIRECT MARKETING
The Organisers may use personal data of the Exhibitor, including his/her name, email address and physical address to conduct direct marketing in relation to the promotion of and invitation to their trade fairs in Hong Kong and around the world, and events or trade fairs organised by their affiliates and joint venture partners, as well as the promotion of their services via fax, email, direct mail, telephone and other means of communication, or send e-newsletters to the Exhibitor. The Organisers will not so use the personal data of the Exhibitor unless the Organisers have received the Exhibitor’s consent to the said intended use. The Exhibitor may choose not to receive promotional materials by simply notifying the Organisers through the below contact details, and the Organisers will cease to do so, without charge.
(3) Disclosure / Transfer of Data
The Organisers will keep the personal data they hold confidential but may provide or transfer the personal data to:
• their agents, advisers, auditors, contractors, and service providers in connection with their operations or services for facilitating and enhancing their operations and conducting analysis, research and auditing based on the personal data;
• their overseas offices, affiliates, joint venture partners, which are also exhibition organisers, for the purposes of conducting direct marketing in relation to the promotion of and invitation to their trade fairs in Hong Kong and around the world;
• persons to whom the Organisers are required to make disclosure under applicable laws in or outside Hong Kong
(4) Cookies [applicable to online user]
When the Exhibitors browse the website of the Organisers, cookies may be stored in the computer’s hard drive of the Exhibitors. The Organisers use cookies to personalise use of their website and to operate the service areas. The Exhibitors have a choice not to accept cookies, but if the Exhibitor exercises this choice, certain functionality may become unavailable.
(5) Security
In general, Personal Data of the Exhibitor is kept confidential and is only accessible by authorised personnel. Personal data stored electronically are password-protected. Encryption technology is used on the secured web areas of the Organisers. The Organisers recommend that the Exhibitor do not divulge his/her User Login Name and Password to anyone. The personnel of the Organisers will never ask the Exhibitor for his/her User Login Name and Password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited e-mail. The Exhibitor must remember to sign out of his/her Account and close the browser window when the Exhibitor has finished his/her session with the Website. The Exhibitor is responsible for all activities that occur under his/her User Account and Password.
(6) Hyperlinks [applicable to online user]
Their websites may include links to external sites, including sites of members, third parties and “co-branded” sites. Links to external sites do not imply any endorsement of such sites (or any products or services offered thereon) by the Organisers or any warranty or guarantee of any information provided thereon. The Organisers disclaim and exclude any responsibility or liability for any external site for which a link is provided and this Privacy Policy shall not apply to any such site. Please refer to the privacy policies of the other websites.
(7) Changes
Any changes to this Privacy Policy Statement will be posted on www.[website].com[1] and effective immediately on the posting date.
(8) Transfer of Data Overseas
The Organisers will generally hold personal data of the Exhibitor on servers in Hong Kong. However, the Exhibitor agrees that the Organisers may transfer personal data of the Exhibitor to the Organisers’ overseas offices or affiliates elsewhere in the world or to any of the people listed at paragraph 14(3) above, who may be located elsewhere.
(9) Consent and Rights of the Exhibitor
By checking the appropriate box below or by signing this Contract, the Exhibitor explicitly consents to the collection, use and transfer of his/her personal data as outlined in this Clause, including the use and provision of his/her personal data for direct marketing.
Under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, individuals have the right:
• to check whether the Organisers hold personal data about the Exhibitor and to access such data;
• to require the Organisers to correct inaccurate data;
• to ascertain policies and practices of the Organisers in relation to personal data and the kind of personal data held by them.
Please send requests to access or correct data, to cease communications, and questions or complaints to:
Digital Business & Advanced Analytics – Asia
Informa Markets
1701-05, 17th Floor, China Resources Building
26 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2516 2125 / +852 3709 4981 Fax: +852 3749 7349
E-mail: [email protected]
The Organisers may charge a reasonable fee for processing a data access request.
If there is any conflict between the Chinese and English versions of this Statement, the English version prevails.
15. GENERAL
The Exhibitor shall not be entitled to assign, transfer or delegate to a third party, any rights or obligations of the Exhibitor arising under this Contract (save for the use of official contractors engaged as per the Exhibitor Manual). The Organisers shall be entitled to assign the benefit (subject to the burden) of this Contract without notice to or consent from the Exhibitor.
Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under this Contract shall be in writing and may be given either personally or by courier or email transmission addressed to that other party at their registered address or such other address as notified in writing from time to time. Where given by courier such notice will be deemed to have been served three business days after posting and proof that the envelope containing the notice was properly addressed and sent prepaid shall be sufficient evidence of service. Notices given in person or by email transmission shall be deemed to be served immediately provided that in the case of email transmission no automated delivery failure response shall have been received by the sender.
The Organisers reserve the right to set off any indebtedness of the Exhibitor to the Organisers against any indebtedness of the Organisers to the Exhibitor in each case on any account whatsoever.
No waiver by the Organisers of any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions, of any of its rights hereunder or the provisions of the Exhibitor’s Manual shall have effect unless given in writing and signed by any Director of the Organisers. The Organisers’ rights shall not be prejudiced or restricted by any concession, indulgence or forbearance extended to the Exhibitor.
No waiver by or on behalf of the Organisers of any breach or any liability for payment by the Exhibitor shall operate as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or other liability for payment, respectively.
No remedy conferred by any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions or the Exhibitor’s Manual is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions or the Exhibitor’s Manual, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing in law or in equity or by statute or otherwise.
These Terms and Conditions (including without limitation the obligations it contains to comply with the terms of, and to avoid putting the Organisers in breach of, other documents) together with the Exhibitor’s Manual and the Application Form, supersede all prior agreements, negotiations and discussions between the parties. The Exhibitor may not rely on any representation, warranty, collateral contract or other assurance (except as set out in these Terms and Conditions and the Exhibitor’s Manual) made by or on behalf of the Organisers before the Exhibitor’s participation in the Exhibition, and the Exhibitor waives all rights and remedies which, but for this paragraph, might otherwise be available to it in respect of any such representation, warranty, collateral contract or other assurance, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
Time is of the essence in relation to these Terms and Conditions.
The headings in these Terms and Conditions have been inserted for reference only and do not affect their interpretation.
Nothing in this Contract shall create a relationship of landlord and tenant as between the Organisers and the Exhibitor or give the Exhibitor any estate or interest in the Exhibition Space other than a non-exclusive licence.
The provisions contained in each clause, paragraph and subparagraph of these Terms and Conditions shall be enforceable independently of each of the others and its validity shall not be affected if any of the others is invalid. If any of those provisions is void but would be valid if some part of the provision were deleted, the provision in question shall apply with such modification as may be necessary to make it valid.
In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and the Exhibitor’s Manual, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail to the extent of any such inconsistency.
16. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
This Contract shall be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong SAR and the Exhibitor submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong SAR courts for all purposes relating to this Contract or the Exhibition.
17. SUPPLEMENTAL CLAUSES
Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 3, the Organisers reserve the right to issue supplementary regulations or instructions in addition to those in these Terms and Conditions, the Exhibitor’s Manual or the Rules and Regulations to the extent reasonable to ensure smooth management of the Exhibition. Any additional written regulations or instructions shall be deemed to form part of these Terms and Conditions and shall be binding on the Exhibitor.
