Agreement to our Terms of Service

We are I.M. Communicating (“Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”), a company registered in Hong Kong SAR.

We operate the website https://dogsofhongkong.com  (the “Service”), as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to these Terms of Service (the “Terms”).

“You” means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

You can contact us by phone at +852 6998 5675 or email at hello@dogsofhongkong.com.

These are the Terms of Service governing the use of this Service and the agreement that operates between You and the Company. These Terms of Service set out the rights and obligations of all users regarding the use of the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms of Service. These Terms of Service apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service.

By accessing or using the Service You agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If You disagree with any part of these Terms of Service then You may not access the Service.

Your access to and use of the Service is also conditioned on Your acceptance of and compliance with the Privacy Policy of the Company. Our Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your personal information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully before using our Service.

Any updates, amendments or changes to these Terms will be reflected in the last modified date. 

Content

All the information on this website is published in good faith and for general information purposes only. We do not provide professional or medical advice. 

The Service does not make any warranties about the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of this information. Should you take any action upon the information you find on this Service, it is strictly at your own risk. I.M. Communicating or anyone else working with I.M. Communicating shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, incidental, punitive, equitable, exemplary or any other damages resulting from you using this Service. This includes, but is not limited, to all the content, information, products, services, and graphics on this Service. 

We endeavor to ensure the content available on our service is current and accurate, however, we depend on third parties for part of this information. As such, we cannot guarantee that all information provided is up-to-date or entirely accurate.

Intellectual Property

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. It is our policy to take appropriate action in response to notices of alleged copyright infringement of “Content” (audio, video, text, photographs and graphics) posted on the Service.

If You are a copyright owner, or authorized on behalf of one, and You believe that the copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement that is taking place through the Service, You must submit Your notice in writing via email hello@dogsofhongkong.com and include in Your notice a detailed description of the alleged infringement.

You may be held accountable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) for misrepresenting that any Content is infringing Your copyright.

Your use of our Services

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access the Service; and download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose. 

Except as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Terms, no part of the Service and no Content may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission. 

If you wish to make any use of the Service or Content other than as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Terms, please address your request to hello@dogsofhongkong.com. If we ever grant you the permission to post, reproduce, or publicly display any part of our Service or Content, you must identify us as the owners or licensors of the Service or Content and ensure that any copyright or proprietary notice appears or is visible on posting, reproducing, or displaying our Content. 

We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Service and Content.

Any breach of these Intellectual Property rights will constitute a material breach of our Terms and your right to use our Service will terminate immediately. 

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by I.M. Communicating.

I.M. Communicating has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that I.M. Communicating shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.

We strongly advise You to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party web sites or services that You visit.

Any links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all the content found on these sites. Site owners and content may change without notice and may occur before we have the opportunity to remove a link that may have gone ‘bad’.

Please be also aware that when you leave our Service, other sites may have different privacy policies and terms which are beyond our control. Please be sure to check the Privacy Policies of these sites as well as their “Terms of Service” before engaging in any business or uploading any information. 

Advertisers

We allow advertisers to display their advertisements and other information in certain areas of the Service, such as sidebar advertisements or banner advertisements. While we select our advertising partners with care, we are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Service nor the information or content contained therein. We simply provide the space to place such advertisements, and we have no other relationship with advertisers.

Termination

These Terms shall remain in full force and effect while You use the Service. Without limiting any other provision of these Terms, we reserve the right to, in our sole discretion and without notice or liability, deny access to and use of the Service (including blocking certain IP addresses), to any person for any reason or for no reason, including without limitation for breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in these Terms or of any applicable law or regulation. Reasons for termination of your access to the Service may include, but are not limited to, breaches or violations of the Terms or other incorporated agreements or guidelines, requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, a request by you (self-initiated account deletions), discontinuance or material modification of the Service, unexpected technical or security issues or problems, and extended periods of inactivity. We may terminate Your use or participation in the Service or delete any Content or information that You posted at any time, without warning, in our sole discretion. 

Modifications and interruptions

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Service at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Service. We will not be liable to You or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service. 

We cannot guarantee the Service will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Service, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Service at any time or for any reason without notice to You. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by Your inability to access or use the Service during any downtime or discontinuance of the Service. Nothing in these Terms will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Service or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith. 

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and defined following the laws of Hong Kong SAR. I.M. Communicating and Yourself irrevocably consent that the courts of Hong Kong shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute which may arise in connection with these Terms. All proceedings will be conducted in English.

Disputes Resolution

If You have any concern or dispute about the Service, You agree to first try to resolve the dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other Party. 

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by the courts of Hong Kong. All proceedings will be conducted in English.

Corrections

There may be information on this Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing, availability,  and various other information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on this Site at any time, without prior notice. 

Disclaimer

The Service is provided to You “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates and its and their respective licensors and service providers, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the Service, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Company provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the Service will meet Your requirements, achieve any intended results, be compatible or work with any other software, applications, systems or services, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected.

Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of the company’s provider makes any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied: (i) as to the operation or availability of the Service, or the information, content, and materials or products included thereon; (ii) that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free; (iii) as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information or content provided through the Service; or (iv) that the Service, its servers, the content, or e-mails sent from or on behalf of the Company are free of viruses, scripts, trojan horses, worms, malware, timebombs or other harmful components.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain types of warranties or limitations on applicable statutory rights of a consumer, so some or all of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply to You. But in such a case the exclusions and limitations set forth in this section shall be applied to the greatest extent enforceable under applicable law.

Affiliate disclosure

This Service includes affiliate links, which means we may partner with other businesses or different affiliate marketing programs to promote products or services on this website in exchange for commissions and/or financial rewards when You click and/or purchase those products or services through our affiliate links. This Service is used as an income source and affiliate marketing is used as a method for making money. If You make a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we’ll earn a small amount of commission at no extra cost to you. The affiliate programs are conducted with entities that have been verified for quality and service.

We may also recommend other products, services, coaches and consultants, but these references are not intended to be an endorsement or statement that such information provided is accurate. These recommendations are based on personal experiences and research, it remains Your responsibility to conduct Your own due diligence about such products, services, coaches and consultants to ensure You have obtained complete accurate information.

Affiliate or third party relationships do not compromise the integrity of the content, services, information and materials provided on this site. We only want to provide value and benefit to You. There is no obligation to click on the affiliate links to purchase the offered products or services.

We make You aware of affiliate links by including an affiliate disclaimer at the top of each blog post, at the bottom of emails and in the beginning of products.

This affiliate disclosure policy applies to all affiliate links shared on this website, our social media, emails, products such as courses, ebooks, services and any other means of communication with You.

Amazon affiliate disclosure

I.M. Communicating is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program meant to provide ways for sites to earn advertising fees by linking and advertising to Amazon.

Limitation of Liability

Notwithstanding any damages that You might incur, the entire liability of the Company and any of its suppliers under any provision of this Terms and Your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the amount actually paid by You through the Service or 100 USD if You haven’t purchased anything through the Service.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the Company or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, loss of data or other information, for business interruption, for personal injury, loss of privacy arising out of or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the Service, third-party software and/or third-party hardware used with the Service, or otherwise in connection with any provision of this Terms), even if the Company or any supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if the remedy fails of its essential purpose.

Contact us

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Service or to receive further information regarding use of the Service, please contact us at:

I.M. Communicating

Flat 2D, Tower 8, Mount Pavilia

663 Clearwater Bay Road, NT

Hong Kong SAR

Phone: +852 6998 5675

hello@dogsofhongkong.com