Terms of Use for Website Access, Content Rights, and Limits
The rules that govern how you may access this website, what you can do with its materials, and where our responsibilities begin and end.
Last updated: 12 June 2024
These terms set out the agreement between you and HKCyberU when you visit and use this website. They are written in plain language, but they carry legal weight. Read them before you rely on anything published here.
1. Your Acceptance
When you open and use this site, you accept these terms in full. That acceptance covers everyone who reaches the site, whether you arrive as a prospective student, a research partner, a journalist, or a casual visitor who landed here by accident.
If any part of these terms sits uncomfortably with you, the right response is simple: stop using the website. Continued browsing is how you signal agreement, so there is no separate form to sign and no checkbox to tick.
2. Acceptable Use
Use of the site comes with a short list of expectations. Most of them are common sense, but stating them removes ambiguity.
Submit accurate information
Any details you provide through enquiry forms, applications, or messages should be truthful and free of fraud. Misleading submissions can affect how we respond and may carry consequences beyond this site.
Leave the infrastructure alone
Do not interfere with the site's security, probe for weaknesses, or take actions that degrade its availability for other users. Automated scraping that strains the service falls under this too.
No unlawful or abusive activity
Anything illegal, harassing, or designed to harm another person or organisation is prohibited. This applies regardless of how technically clever the method might be.
These boundaries protect the people who depend on the site working as intended. Breach them and we may restrict your access without notice.
3. License to Use Website Materials
You are granted a limited licence to view and browse the materials here for personal, non-commercial purposes. That covers reading our programme descriptions, saving a page for your own reference, or sharing a link with a colleague.
The licence stops there. Copying our content in bulk, reselling it, mirroring it on another domain, or repackaging it as your own is not permitted. All intellectual property rights in the text, design, logos, and other materials remain reserved by HKCyberU or its licensors.
If you have a legitimate reason to reproduce something more substantial — for academic citation, partnership materials, or media coverage, ask first through our published channels. Permission is often granted; assuming it is not.
4. Warranty Disclaimer
We publish this site in good faith and work to keep it accurate. Even so, the information is offered as-is, without warranties of any kind, express or implied.
We do not promise that every page is free of errors or that the material reflects the latest position at the moment you read it. Programme details, dates, and policies change, and a published page can lag behind a decision made yesterday.
Before you act on anything here — a study decision, a financial commitment, a professional judgement, confirm it with a qualified person or with us directly. The site informs; it does not replace expert advice tailored to your situation.
5. Liability Limits
We accept no responsibility for losses that arise from your use of, or inability to use, this website. That covers the practical and the abstract alike.
Indirect and consequential damages are excluded specifically: lost profits, missed opportunities, wasted time, or knock-on costs that flow from relying on something published here. Where local law sets a floor on what can be excluded, these limitations apply only as far as that law allows — they do not strip away rights you cannot waive.
The intent is fairness, not evasion. A free informational website cannot carry unlimited risk for every decision a reader makes, and these limits draw that line clearly.
6. Applicable Law and Disputes
These terms are interpreted under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the site operates. If a disagreement reaches the point of legal action, the competent local courts of that jurisdiction have authority over it.
One more structural point: if a court finds any single term unenforceable, that term is severed and the rest stay in force. The agreement does not collapse because one clause fails a legal test.
7. Changes to These Terms
We update these terms from time to time. A change might follow new regulation, a shift in how the site works, or simply clearer wording.
When we revise them, the updated version takes effect once it appears here. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the new terms, so it is worth checking the last updated date at the top of this page when you return. We do not always send individual notifications for routine edits.
8. Getting in Touch
If anything in these terms is unclear, or you need permission for a use that falls outside the limited licence, reach out. Our Contact HKCyberU page lists the current ways to get a response.
For how we handle the information you share, see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, which sit alongside these terms.