HLB International Legal Statement

Contents

GENERAL

DISCLAIMER
USE OF WEBSITE

HLBI'S LIABILITY
INDEMNITY

TRADE MARKS
UPDATING

LINKING
DATA PROTECTION

DATA PROTECTION ACT
ADDING VALUE

HLB DATA PROTECTION
            

General
This web site is hosted in the United Kingdom and its contents have been put together to comply with English law. All visits to this website shall be governed by English law and by proceeding this far you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions and the legal disclaimers set out on this website. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and legal disclaimers, please do not use this website.

Disclaimer

HLB International is a world-wide network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity and as such has no liability for the acts and omissions of any other member. HLB International Limited is an English company limited by guarantee which co-ordinates the international activities of the HLB International organisation but does not provide, supervise or manage professional services to clients. Accordingly, HLB International Limited has no liability for the acts and omissions of any member of the HLB International organisation, and vice versa.


Use of Website

HLB International authorises you to view and download a single copy of the material on this website solely for your personal, non-commercial use. The contents of this website, such as text, graphics, images and other material (“Material”), are protected by copyright under both English and foreign laws. Unauthorised use of the Material may violate copyright, trade mark and other laws. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Material on any copy you make of the Material.

You may not sell or modify the Material or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute or otherwise use the Material in any way for any public or commercial purpose. The use of the Material on any other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited.


If you violate any of these terms your permission to use the Material will automatically terminate and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of the Material.


HLB International's Liability
The Material may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. HLB International makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of the Material or about the results to be obtained from using the website and the Material. The use of the website and the Material is at your own risk. Changes are periodically made to the website and may be made at any time.

HLB International does not warrant that the website will operate error-free or that this website and its server are free of computer viruses and other harmful goods. If your use of the website or the material results in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or data, HLB International is not responsible for those costs.

The website and material are provided on an “as is” basis without any warranties of any kind. HLB International and its suppliers, to the fullest extent permitted by law, disclaim all warranties, including the warranty of merchantability, non-infringement of third parties’ rights, and the warranty of fitness for particular purpose. HLB International and its suppliers make no warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of the material, services, software text, graphics and links.

In no event shall HLB International, its suppliers or any third parties mentioned at this website be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, lost profits or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use or inability to use the website and the material, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory, and whether or not HLB International is advised of the possibility of such damages.


Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless HLB International, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your use of the Material or your breach of the terms of this Legal Statement. HLB International shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.


Trade Marks

The HLB International name and logo and all other trade marks on this website are, unless otherwise indicated, the trade marks of HLB International. All intellectual property rights relating to such trade marks are reserved.



Updating

Any information on this website is up to date at the time it is posted but is subject to subsequent variation without notice.

Linking

In respect of the fact that this website is hypertext linked to sites operated by third parties we accept no responsibility or liability arising in respect of any content on such sites nor shall their presence be deemed to be a recommendation of such sites by HLB International.



Data Protection

The personal information provided by you will be on a database and may be shared with companies in the HLB International organisation internationally. Sometimes your details may be made available to external companies for marketing purposes. If you do not wish your details to be used for this purpose, please indicate on the response form.


Data Protection Act

It is the policy of HLB International Limited ("HLBI") to observe the provisions of the European Directive 95/46/EC ("the Directive") relating to the protection of personal data and, in particular, as HLBI is situated in the UK, the provisions of the UK Data Protection Acts 1984 and 1998 ("the UK legislation"). HLBI therefore expects all members of HLB International and all contributors or participants in and to HLBI's directories, web information services and other services and publications to comply with the provisions of the Directive, the UK legislation and the data protection legislation in force in their own countries when supplying HLBI with and/or using information about identifiable individuals. In particular, when HLBI receives information from members of HLB International it expects all those members to have ensured that they have obtained explicit consent from all individuals who can be identified from that information to the use and processing of it by HLBI. In particular, members should ensure that they have obtained consent from the individual concerned for HLBI and/or the member to transfer that individual's information outside the European Economic Area.


Any queries relating to HLBI and data protection including subject access should be addressed to:

HLBI's Data Protection Compliance Officer,
21 Ebury Street,
London,
SW1W 0LD,
United Kingdom.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7881 1100
Fax: +44 (0)20 7881 1109
Email:
mailbox@hlbi.com


All information and data received and processed by us is received and processed upon the basis set out above.




Adding Value

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information on this website no guarantee is given and HLB International accepts no responsibility as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained within it.

Any information or advice given on this website is meant for guidance purposes only and is not to be relied upon as statements or representations of facts