Welcome to the official website ("Website") of the HE Science Foundation. The Website is operated by GD Meize Technology Development Co., Ltd. (referred to in the Terms and Conditions as "GD Meize", "we," "our" or "us").
Any access to or use of the Website is subject to the compliance of the terms and conditions set forth below ("Terms and Conditions"). Please read the Terms and Conditions carefully before continuing your access to or use of the Website.
By accessing and/or using the Website, you are agreeing to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to the Terms and Conditions, please do not continue your access to or use of the Website.
We reserve the right in our absolute discretion to revise or modify the Terms and Conditions at any time, without any prior notice. All modifications shall become effective upon posting on the Website. You agree to review the Terms and Conditions regularly to ensure you are aware of any modifications.
The Terms and Conditions is issued in English and Chinese. In the event of any discrepancy between the two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.
Except as otherwise prohibited in the Website, you can browse the Website and print extracts of information provided therein for your own non-commercial and personal reference and information, provided that your use of the Website is complying with the Terms and Conditions.
However, except to the extent expressly stated in the Terms and Conditions, you must not:
i. use the Website or any information or contents therein for any commercial purpose, including without limitation, to promote or advertise or solicit the sale of any goods or services, or to raise or solicit funds;
ii. enable or allow the Website or any information or contents therein to be broadcast, exhibited, used, accessed or made available to any person in any place (including but not limited to public and commercial settings);
iii. modify, remove, adapt, digitalize, encode, reformat, compress, decipher, retrieve, interfere with or in any way or manner control the signal of the Website or any information or contents therein, including the output signal of a device; or sell, store, edit, change, alter, reproduce, copy, republish, redistribute or retransmit any information, contents or data contained in or derived from the Website.
You must also not:
i. use the Website or any information or contents therein for any illegal or unauthorized purpose;
ii. use the Website or any information or contents therein to facilitate or encourage any illegal or unauthorized activity;
iii. infringe in any way any intellectual property rights of GD Meize or any third party; or breach the Terms and Conditions; and you agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, as amended from time to time, governing your access to and use of the Website.
All trademarks, service marks, logos, names and marks appearing on the Website are registered or unregistered marks of GD Meize or (as applicable) other third parties ("Trademarks"). Without the prior written permission of GD Meize or (as applicable) such other third party, you may not use, copy, download, reproduce, imitate, edit, publish, store, modify, transmit, offer or disseminate any Trademark in any manner or for any purpose.
All contents contained in the Website, including but not limited to text, articles, moving or still images, photographs, pictures, data, designs, graphics, files, audio clips, video clips, compilations, music, sounds, illustrations or impressions (collectively "Contents") are owned by GD Meize or (as applicable) other relevant owners and are protected by copyright. Unless prior written permission is obtained from GD Meize or (as applicable) the other relevant owner, no one may use, copy, download, reproduce, translate, edit, publish, store, modify, transmit, offer or disseminate the Website or any Contents in whole or in part in any manner or for any purpose.
Unless otherwise provided on the Website, the press releases contained in the "Media" section of the Website (including but not limited to text or video format) ("Press Releases"), the following terms apply to members of the media ("Media Members"):
i. Media Members may download, copy and publish the Press Releases, but may not make any editing, revision or alteration to the original contents without the prior written permission of GD Meize;
ii. Media Members may translate text Press Releases into any language, provided that such translations shall follow the meaning of the original language to the maximum extent and shall not be edited, altered or modified;
iii. Media Members are also permitted, for the purpose of presenting editorial text relating to the program, to download, store, print, copy and publish any information, photographs, images or videos contained in the Press Releases or in the links provided in the Press Releases, but may not edit, revise or alter the original information, photographs, images or videos without the prior written permission of GD Meize;
iv. Where expressly permitted as above, all reproductions and publications of the Press Releases or any contents downloaded from the Website must bear accurate identification information, including the source of the information, ownership information, acknowledgement, copyright (©), including the relevant year (if appropriate) and trademark (® or TM) notices, and reference to the Website: www.heprize.org; and for any contents or videos provided on the Website through externally owned third-party websites ("External Websites"), you must also comply with the terms and conditions of use and privacy policies of the External Websites, and the provisions on "Linked Websites" below shall automatically apply. GD Meize shall not be responsible or liable for any damage or loss of any nature caused to, arising from or suffered by any Media Member as a result of the use of External Websites.
Nothing in the Website, any Contents or the Terms and Conditions shall be construed as granting you any right or licence to use any intellectual property rights owned by GD Meize or any third-party owner, nor shall it be construed as GD Meize having the right to grant any right or licence on behalf of any third party.
The Website may from time to time contain links to one or more external websites which are not affiliated with or related to GD Meize. Your access to and use of external websites is at your own risk and subject to any terms and conditions of access to and use of such external websites. The Website provides hyperlinks to external websites, and we are not and shall not be deemed to be:
i. in any way related to, associated with or cooperating with the operators of the external websites;
ii. endorsing, recommending, approving, guaranteeing or introducing any third party or the services or products provided by it on the external websites; or
iii. a party to any contractual arrangement entered into between you and any external website provider.
We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage arising from or suffered by you or any third party as a result of the use of such external website links.
In addition, we have no control over any external websites that provide links to the Website, and we assume no responsibility for the content or accuracy of any web pages not belonging to the Website or any external websites linked to the Website.
GD Meize does not owe you any obligation of confidentiality. GD Meize does not guarantee and assumes no responsibility for the confidentiality or security of any information or data (whether personal, non-personal or otherwise) that may be transmitted when you access the Website. Please refer to the privacy policy of the Website for more information on the use of any personal information and data.
The main purpose of GD Meize operating the Website is to provide general information about the funded programs. All materials and information on the Website are provided "as is" and "as available".
Although GD Meize has made reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information and materials on the Website, GD Meize makes no express or implied representations, statements, warranties or guarantees as to the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any such information and materials. GD Meize also assumes no responsibility for errors and omissions for any reason. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we make no express or implied representations and warranties, including but not limited to:
i. ownership of the Website or any Contents, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, accuracy or quality standards;
ii. copyright ownership and/or non-infringement of any intellectual property rights;
iii. whether access to the Website will be uninterrupted or error-free, virus-free or free of any harmful components, or the security of the Website; or
iv. whether the Website or Contents meet anyone's requirements or expectations.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, GD Meize Technology Development Co., Ltd., its affiliates, trustees, directors, officers, employees, agents, the council of the HE Science Foundation, members of the evaluation committee or members of the program selection committee shall not be liable to you or any other third party for any of the following:
i. any loss, damage or claim directly or indirectly caused by, arising from or in connection with your use of or reliance on the Website or any Contents;
ii. any injury, death or illness directly or indirectly caused by your access to and use of the Website or Contents;
iii. any loss, damage or claim caused by, arising from or in connection with any virus or harmful interference that may affect your computer equipment or mobile phone or other property as a result of your use of or reliance on the Website;
iv. any intellectual property infringement arising from your use of the Website or any Contents;
v. any interruption, suspension, delay, failure or termination of the Website or its service capacity; or
vi. any claim based on contract, tort or otherwise, or any loss of revenue (whether direct or indirect), loss of profits or any incidental or consequential loss, whether monetary or otherwise.
By using the Website and accepting the Terms and Conditions, you agree to fully indemnify and hold harmless GD Meize from and against any actions, liabilities, claims, losses, damages or expenses (including all legal costs and expenses) directly or indirectly arising from or in connection with:
i. your access to and/or use of the Website, including any other person or entity who was able to access and use the Website by using your identity, user ID and password; or
ii. any breach or non-observance of any Terms and Conditions by you, or by any other person or entity where such person or entity was able to access and/or use the Website by using your identity, user ID and password.
We have the right to limit or suspend your access to or the use of the whole or any part of the Website if there is any improper use of the Website or breach of any Terms and Conditions. We also have the right to terminate your access to and/or use of the Website at any time, with or without any cause or notice.
i. The Terms and Conditions are legally binding on you, and constitute a valid agreement between you and us concerning your access to and use of the Website.
ii. Our failure or delay in enforcing any of the Terms and Conditions or our rights herein shall not constitute a waiver of such provisions or rights.
iii. If any provision of the Terms and Conditions becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such term or condition shall be deemed to be deleted from the Terms and Conditions and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
iv. To apply for any permission to use any of the Contents as required under the Terms and Conditions, please contact us at info@heprize.org.
GD Meize Technology Development Co., Ltd. shall have the right to decide whether to grant such license and whether to attach any conditions to such license.
All matters relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the Mainland of the People's Republic of China and any dispute arising therefrom shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Mainland courts of the People's Republic of China.