Hyperlink Policy

The Financial Dispute Resolution Centre (FDRC) allows a third party to create a hyperlink from its website (host website) to the FDRC’s website (www.fdrc.org.hk) provided that the following conditions are complied with. In addition, written consent of FDRC in advance is required. In case you wish to add a hyperlink, please contact FDRC: http://www.fdrc.org.hk/en/html/pages/contactus.php

Unless otherwise stated, all copyright and other intellectual property rights of the materials on the FDRC’s website belong to the FDRC.

Materials on the FDRC’s website may be downloaded or printed for personal use or for use within an individual firm or organisation but may only be used for personal viewing purposes or for viewing within that firm or organisation. Such materials may not be reproduced for or distributed to third parties, or used for commercial purposes, without the FDRC's prior written consent. Consent is not required where extracts of no more than a few relevant paragraphs are to be copied to third parties incidental to advice or other activities.

The FDRC shall not be responsible for any loss or damage, howsoever caused, arising from the use of or inability to use the FDRC’s website or use of or reliance upon any information or material provided on the FDRC’s website. The FDRC endeavours to ensure that the information contained on the FDRC’s website is accurate as at the date of publication. It does not accept any liability (including third party liability) for any loss or damage, whether or not arising from any error or omission in the information on the website.

Any hyperlink created should be set to divert to the relevant webpage of the FDRC’s website, in order to ensure that the most updated version is accessed.

Reproduction of the FDRC logo is strictly prohibited.

In creating hyperlinks on the host website to the FDRC’s website, at no time should the FDRC’s website appear to be part of the host website (i.e. no framing of the FDRC’s website). The FDRC reserves the right at any time to determine the way in which the hyperlink is to be structured or require removal of any link to the FDRC’s website.

The FDRC is not obliged to establish a reciprocal link to the host website following the establishment of a hyperlink from the host website to the FDRC’s website unless the FDRC agrees to do so in writing.

The FDRC does not allow a link to the FDRC’s website if the host website contains any material which is libellous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene, or is in any way in breach of the laws of the Hong Kong or infringes any intellectual property rights or other rights.

The FDRC reserves the right to amend the above conditions at any time.

Last update: 19 November 2013