Privacy Statement

This privacy statement applies to Accoplus Limited, its subsidiaries and associated companies (collectively “we” or “Accoplus”).

As you access or browse this Website, you are automatically bound by the following terms and conditions. Please read the following with care. As used herein, the term “you” shall mean the users and visitors of this Website.

In this statement, “personal information” is any information that is:

• • Related to any living individual; and

• • Practicable to directly or indirectly ascertain the identity of that individual.

If you access or browse this Website, you agree on the use of such personal information in accordance with this statement. Please check this statement periodically as Accoplus will revise or supplement this statement periodically.

Collection of Information

Accoplus does not request you to provide your personal information when you access or browse this Website unless you complete and submit an online form, use the Live Chat or contact us for consulting service. This Website only collects general personal information, including but not limited to, names, occupations, addresses, CVs, email addresses, phone numbers, etc., provided by you voluntarily, with the purpose of contacting you and providing you with our various services. If you fail to provide the personal information requested, we will not be able to provide you with the services or handle your case.

You shall understand the purpose and use of the personal information we collected, transfer and disclosure of such information as well as the rights of access to and revise such information through the Personal Information Collection Statement (PICS) of this Website.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Accoplus and our service providers use Cookies and Web beacons (electronic images that allow the Website to count the number of visitors who have accessed a particular page and certain cookies) to collect data of Website usage. Cookies and Web beacons will not collect your identifiable personal information but system information only, such as local IP address, browser type and browed webpage, for statistic purpose intended to help manage this Website more effectively and enhance the performance of this Website.

Moreover, to optimise your online experience, Cookies will record your preference for the activity on this Website. You may disable this feature by changing the browser’s setting as you wish to. However, you may not be able to access to part of this Website or use part of its functions.

Security Policy

Your personal information shouldn’t be accessed, processed, revised, removed or used without your consent in any unauthorised or accidental circumstances. All personal information will only be preserved for the necessary period of time and accessed by authorised staff.

Given the nature of the Internet, we do not guarantee that your personal information will not be intercepted or tampered by hackers or malware during the transmission to this Website through Internet, despite adoption of all security procedures. All risks are borne by you.

Hyperlinks

In case you click on a hyperlink on this Website and are re-directed to a third-party’s website, Accoplus  is not responsible for the privacy and security policy as well as content of such website

Personal Information Collection Statement (PICS)

This Personal Information Collection Statement (PICS) applies to Accoplus Limited, its subsidiaries and associated companies (collectively “we” or “Accoplus”).

As you access or browse this Website, you are automatically bound by the following terms and conditions. Please read the following with care. As used herein, the term “you” or “users” shall mean the users and visitors of this Website.

This statement, in complying with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Chapter 486 of the laws of the Hong Kong SAR, is to notify you of the purposes for personal information collection, usage of such information and your rights.

If you access or browse this Website, you agree on the use of such personal information in accordance with the Privacy Statement. Please check this statement periodically as Accoplus will revise or supplement this statement from time to time.

Collection of Information

Accoplus will request for your personal information, including but not limited to, names, occupations, commercial addresses, CVs, email addresses, phone numbers, etc., when you complete and submit an online form, use the Live Chat or contact for consulting service, with the purpose of contacting you and providing you with our various services. 

Purpose and Use of Information

Information collected is used for the following:

• • Monitor the operation performance of this Website and help its future development;

• • Compile aggregate statistics about users and analyse Website usage;

• • Identify and verify the identity of users who use the services offered by this Website;

• • Handle and follow up the enquiries, comments and complaints of users;

• • Provide Accoplus information to users, including services and promotions, analysis and comments on policies and studies, other marketing materials, etc; 

Transfer and Disclosure of Information

Accoplus will not disclose your identifiable personal information to third-parties, except in the circumstance which we hire a third-party service supplier to facilitate the improvement of our services. Moreover, we will disclose your personal information to law enforcement, regulatory or other government agencies where necessary or desirable to comply with legal or regulatory obligations or requests.

If you engage in the services provided by our business partners, which have business in territory outside Hong Kong, you consent the transfer of your personal information to such service providers in the territory outside Hong Kong once you provide such information voluntarily. Such services providers comply the privacy ordinance and policy of that country or region. We have not control over their use of your personal information, we are not responsible for their actions regarding the use of such information.

Access to Information

You have the rights to request for access to and revise your personal information collected by Accoplus. 

Accoplus Limited Online Disclaimer Statement

The information contained and accessed on this Website is provided by Accoplus Limited entity indicated on the homepage as owner of the Website for general guidance and is intended to offer the user general information of interest. The information provided is not intended to replace or serve as substitute for any audit, advisory, tax or other professional advice, consultation or service. 

Based on specific facts or circumstances, the application of laws and regulations may vary. Based on the fundamental universal condition of the electronic communication process, Accoplus Limited does not guarantee or warrant the Website will be uninterrupted, without delay, error-free, omission-free, or free of viruses. Therefore, the information is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, timeliness and completeness. In no event shall Accoplus Limited, its related partners, managing directors, principals, agents or employees be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, consequential or other damages whatsoever (including but not limited to, liability for loss of use, data or profits), without regard to the form of any action, including but not limited to, contract, negligence or other tortious actions, arising out of or in connection with the Website, any content on or accessed by use of the Website, or any copying, display or other use hereof.

As content on the Website is copyrighted, any unauthorised use of any materials on the Website may violate copyright, trademark and other laws. Should a user download the materials on the Website for personal or non-commercial use, the user must retain all copyright, trademark or other similar notices contained in the original materials or on any copies of the material. Materials on the Website may not be modified, reproduced, publicly displayed, performed, distributed or used for any public or commercial purposes without the explicit written permission from the appropriate content or material provider (including third-party links).  Accoplus Limited bears no risk, responsibility or liability in the event that a user does not obtain such explicit written permission.

Third-party links are provided as a convenience to our users. Accoplus Limited does not control and is not responsible for any of these Websites or their content

The following Web link activities are explicitly prohibited by Accoplus Limited and may present trademark and copyright infringement issues:

Links that involve unauthorised use of our logo

Framing, inline links or metatags

Hyperlinks or a form of link that disguises the URL and bypasses the homepage

Accoplus is a services provider, by accessing any information on this website and during any exchanges with our company you agree will the following terms between you as the principal and Accoplus as the services provider.

1. 1. NO LEGAL SERVICES DISCLAIMER

Accoplus Limited is not a law firm, does not act in any way shape or form as the attorney of the user, and is not a substitute for advice from an attorney. Accoplus does not provide any legal advice, and none of the information provided verbally or on any completed document should be construed as legal advice therein on the part of the user. The company cannot provide legal advice and can only provide self-help services in a specific direction for the user. If the user requires or needs legal representation in a lawful litigation, or have complex legal issues that cannot be handled or dealt with on its own, the user is encouraged to seek competent legal advice and/or hire an attorney. Furthermore, accoplus does not review any form of answers for legal sufficiency, draw legal conclusions, or provide advice or apply the law to the facts relating to a particular legal situation involving the user. Hence, accoplus cannot provide legal advice for any situation or case, and the user is totally and solely responsible for its own acts and omissions involving any legal disposition under its capacity. 

2. 2. NO INTERNATIONAL TAX SERVICES DISCLAIMER

Tax laws are subject to continual changes, at times on a retroactive basis and may result in incremental taxes, interest or penalties. Should the facts provided to an advisor be incorrect or incomplete or should the law or its interpretation change, the advice may be inappropriate. 

Accoplus advices are not intended to and must not be taken as a substitute for obtaining accounting, tax, legal, or other professional advice from a tax resolution professional (an Enrolled Agent, CPA, attorney, etc.).

The user should seek advice based on its particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor in the jurisdictions where he operates and resides.