Privacy & Terms

COLOOP Terms and Conditions of Service (“Terms & Conditions”) 

GOCOLOOP.COM and its sub-domains (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Sites") are powered by EcoSage Limited (referred to as "Company"). Access to and use of the contents and services provided on the Sites shall be subject to the Privacy Policy and the terms and conditions which are set out below (hereinafter referred to as the "Terms and Conditions"). 

By using the Sites and any other site and/or media platforms accessed through such Sites, users of the Sites (hereinafter referred to as the "Users") acknowledge and agree that the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions set out below are binding upon them. If a User does not accept either or both of the Privacy Policy and/or the Terms and Conditions, please do not use the Sites. The Company reserves the right, at its own discretion, to revise the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. Once posted on the Sites, the amended Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions shall apply to all Users. Users are advised to visit this page periodically to review the latest Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions. A User’s access to the Sites and the Services (as defined in Clause 1.1 below) will be terminated upon his/her notice to the Company that any change is unacceptable; otherwise the continued use shall constitute acceptance of all changes and the said changes shall be binding upon the User. 

 

By using the Sites, Users acknowledge and agree that, if applicable, apart from being bound by the Terms and Conditions set out herein, they will at the same time be bound by the terms and conditions of the relevant and applicable Channel(s) that they use and the terms and conditions of the relevant and applicable Channel(s) operated by the Company which their Materials (as defined in Section 4.1 below) are being / have been uploaded to or posted on. 

 

Users further acknowledge and agree that they shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations (whether or not having the force of law) regarding their use of the Sites. Users recognize the global nature of the Internet and understand that the applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and/or regulations may be of a jurisdiction other than their own and agree that compliance with the same is their absolute responsibility. 

 

The terms “User” and “Users” herein refer to all individuals and/or entities accessing and/or using the Sites at anytime, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, for any reason or purpose. 

 

  1. General Terms 

1.1 The Company offers one or more of the following services through the Sites pursuant to the Terms and Conditions: (i) as platform for sharing sustainability information; (ii) recycling map; (iii) advertising services for Advertiser(s) and/or Merchant(s) (including but not limited to posting advertisements, promotional campaigns, offers, marketing materials and hosting special events); and (iv) any other contents, features and/or services made available by the Company via the Sites (hereinafter singly or collectively referred to as the "Services"). 

1.2 The Company reserves the rights, in its sole discretion, to modify the Services, including without limitation by removing, adding, or modifying any portion of the Sites and to edit, modify, share, erase, delete or remove any Materials posted on the Sites for any reason from time to time and without notice. The Company shall have no liability to any Users for any of the foregoing actions except pursuant to terms of any service agreement signed with the Company, if any. 

Except as specified in the Terms and Conditions, the Company is not a party to any actual transaction between Users. 

The Company is committed to protect the privacy of the Users. The Company uses the information of the Users according to the terms as described in the Privacy Policy . 

 

  1. Prohibited Uses for all Users 

Users of the Sites, including Members, agree not to use any of the Sites for any of the purposes which are expressly prohibited below: - 

  1. All Users are prohibited from interfering with, disrupting or violating, or attempting to interfere with, disrupt or violate the security, servers or network of the Sites (including without limitation, accessing data not intended for them, logging into a server or account which they are not authorized to access, attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network, attempting to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization, attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network or sending unsolicited e-mails). Violation of system or network security by Users may result in civil and/or criminal liabilities. 

  1. A User shall not delete or revise any material or information posted by any other Users. 

  1. Users shall not use the comment function embedded on the Sites or provided by social media platforms (1) for uploading, posting, publishing, transmitting, distributing, circulating or storing material in violation of any applicable laws or regulations; (2) in any manner that will infringe the copyright, trademark, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights of others or violate the privacy or publicity or other personal rights of others; (3) in any manner that is illegal, harmful, defamatory, libelous, obscene, discriminatory, harassing, threatening, abusive, hateful or is otherwise offensive or objectionable; or (4) for commercial purposes other than pursuant to these Terms and Conditions or terms and conditions of any service agreement(s) entered into between the Company and the User. In particular, Users shall not print, download, duplicate or otherwise copy or use any personally identifiable information about other Users (if any). The sending of unsolicited communications of any type by a User to other Users are strictly prohibited. 

  1. Users shall not use the Sites if they do not have legal capacity to form legally binding contracts or they are prohibited by law from accessing or using the Services. 

  1. Users shall not upload or post any advertisement or materials on the Sites contains any false, inaccurate, misleading, libelous content, computer viruses, trojan horses, worms, computed files or other materials that may interrupt, damage or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunication equipment. 

  1. Users shall not upload or post any materials involving the sale or provision of any illegal products or services or any materials containing fraudulent information. 

  1. Users shall not engage in spamming, including but not limited to any form of emailing, posting or messaging that is unsolicited. 

  1. Users shall not assign or transfer any rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions to any third person without the Company’s prior written consent thereto. 

 

  1. Acceptable uses of the Sites 

Specific uses - Applicable to User(s) uploading or posting photos, content, views, comments, messages, materials and/or any information on the Sites (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Material(s)”). User(s) uploading or posting the Materials shall hereinafter referred to as the "Posting User(s)". 

  1. A Posting User agrees that he/she/it shall only use the Sites for lawful purposes and for enjoying the Services provided through the Sites. The Company reserves the right to edit, share, reject, disapprove, erase and delete any Materials posted on the Sites as it sees appropriate. 

  1. In the event that the Posting User is an individual, he/she shall not post his/her identity card and/or passport number on the Sites. 

  1. Although the Company shall use its reasonable endeavors to ensure that the database of the Posting Users’ personal data is only accessed by personnel of the Company, the Company does not guarantee that other parties will not, without the Company’s consent, gain access to such database. For the usage and protection of personal data provided by the Posting Users, please refer to the Privacy Policy. 

  1. Posting Users shall be solely responsible for the Materials uploaded, posted or shared by them and/or any web pages and/or media platforms linked to the Sites posted by them. The Company reserves the right to edit, share, reject, erase, remove and delete any Materials and links to web pages and/or media platforms as it sees appropriate. The Company shall have the right to terminate any services to any Posting Users at its sole discretion. If a Posting User uploads or posts Materials on the Sites and subsequently deletes and/or removes the same, or that the Company deletes and/or removes such uploaded or posted Materials, such Materials will no longer be accessible by the Posting User; however, such deleted Materials may still persist and appear on any part of the Sites, and/or be used in any form by the Company. 

  1. By using any of the Sites, Users acknowledge and agree to the following:- 

  • If Users use any of the Sites to upload, post and share Materials, including but not limited to instantly uploading, posting and sharing photos taken, the Users are consenting to the Materials being shared; 

  • The Users’ use of the Sites may cause personally identifying information to be publicly disclosed and/or associated with the relevant Users, even if the Company has not itself provided such information; and 

  • The Users shall use the Sites at their own option and risk and at their own accord. The Users will hold the Company and its officers, shareholders, employees, agents, contractors and affiliates harmless for activities related to their use of the Sites, and indemnify them for any loss, damage, action, claim or demand arising from or in connection with the use of the Sites by such Users. 

 

Specific uses - User(s) viewing and/or using the Materials posted on the Sites (hereinafter referred to as the "Viewer(s)") 

  1. The Viewer agrees that he/she/it shall only use the Sites for lawful purposes and for enjoying the Services provided therein. The Viewer agrees that any personal data received via the Sites or from the Company shall only be used for the purpose of identifying and/or locating advertisements or materials or any content therein or for the purpose of enjoying the Services provided through the Sites. Any personal data received which are irrelevant to the above purposes shall be disregarded and shall not be saved, stored, collected, processed, used, distributed, published, disclosed or transmitted in any way, including but not limited to for any commercial purpose. The Viewer also agrees that any personal data collected via the Sites or from the Company shall be promptly and properly deleted when the above purposes have lapsed or been achieved. 

 

  1. The Company shall not be responsible or held liable in any way if any Users, in breach of the Terms and Conditions or the terms and conditions of any relevant and applicable Channel(s), whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, use any other Users’ personal data, information or materials (whether obtained from the Sites or not) for any purpose. All Users accept that all personal data, information or materials provided by them publicly on the Sites are voluntarily provided and are given entirely at their own risk. The Company shall not bear the responsibility of protecting the personal data, information or materials so provided publicly therein. 

 

  1. Content License 

By uploading or posting Materials on the Sites, the User unconditionally grants the Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right to exercise the copyright, publicity and database rights (but no other rights) he/she/it has in the Materials in order that the Company can use, publish, host, display, promote, copy, download, forward, distribute, reproduce, transfer, edit, sell and re-use the Materials in any form and anywhere, with or without making any commercial gains or profits, and carry out the purposes set out in the Privacy Policy and herein. 

  1. Intellectual Property Rights 

All contents of the Sites, including without limitation the text, images, information, comments, layout, database, graphics, photos, pictures, sounds or audio formats, software, brands and HTML are the intellectual properties of the Company or the content providers (as the case may be) which are protected by applicable copyright and trademark laws and may not be downloaded, copied, modified, reproduced, printed or distributed in any way except that Users may download and/or print a copy of such materials for their own legal and non-commercial uses or for such purposes as permitted under the terms and conditions of any service agreement(s) entered into between the Company and the User(s)). Any use of any of such content other than those permitted under the Terms and Conditions, the terms and conditions of any specific Channel(s) and the terms and conditions of any service agreement(s) entered into between the Company and the User(s) is strictly prohibited and the Company reserves all its rights in this respect. Users acknowledge that they will be solely responsible for any adverse consequences arising from their breach of copyright laws and/or other intellectual property laws. 

For the avoidance of doubt, any purported consent of any third parties on the use of the contents and materials mentioned under this Clause shall not exonerate the Users from the restrictions/prohibitions imposed hereunder in whatsoever manner. 

Users agree that the Company is free to use, disclose, adopt and modify all and any ideas, concepts, proposals, suggestions, comments and other communications and information provided by them to the Company in connection with the Users’ use of the Sites without any remuneration or compensation to them. Users hereby waive all and any rights and claims for any consideration, fees, royalties, charges and/or other payments in relation to the Company’s use, disclosure, adoption and/or modification of such ideas, concepts, proposals, suggestions, comments and/or other communications and information. 

 

  1. Contents 

Users acknowledge that the Company may not pre-screen or pre-approve certain content posted on the Sites or any content sent through the Sites. In any event, the Company takes no responsibility whatsoever for the content on the Sites or any content sent through the Sites, or for any content lost and does not make any representations or warranties regarding the content or accuracy of any material therein. 

 

Any Materials uploaded or posted on the Sites by the Users may be viewed by users of other web sites and/or media platforms linked to the Sites and the Company is not responsible for any improper and/or illegal use by any user or third party from linked third party web sites and/or media platforms of any data or materials posted on the Sites. Links to third party web sites and/or media platforms provided on the Sites are provided solely as a convenience to the Users and as internet navigation tools, and not in any way an endorsement by the Company of the contents on such third party web sites and/or media platforms. Unless otherwise stated on the Sites, the Company has no control over or rights in such third party web sites and/or media platforms and is not responsible for any contents on such third party web sites and/or media platforms or any use of services provided by such third party web sites and/or media platforms by the Users. All Users acknowledge and agree that they are solely responsible for the form, content and accuracy of any Materials, web page or other information contained therein placed by them. The Company is not responsible for the content of any third party web sites and/or media platforms (regardless of whether they are linked to the Sites), and does not make any representations or warranties regarding the contents or accuracy of materials on such third party web sites and/or media platforms. If any User accesses via hyperlinks on the Sites any third party web sites and/or media platforms, he/she/it does so entirely at his/her/its own risk. 

 

Users agree and consent that the Company may, subject to the terms of the Privacy Policy , use their personal data and/or other information provided to the Sites for purposes relating to the provision of Services and/or offered by the Company and marketing services and/or special events of the Company. 

  1. Responsibility 

The Company may not monitor the Sites at all times but reserves the right to do so. The Company does not warrant that any Materials or web page will be viewed by any specific number of Users or that it will be viewed by any specific User. The Company shall not in any way be considered an agent of any User with respect to any use of the Sites and shall not be responsible in any way for any direct or indirect damage or loss that may arise or result from the use of the Sites, for whatever reason made. WHILST ENDEAVOURING TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICE TO ALL USERS, THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITES WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE SITES AND THEIR SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. IF USE OF THE SITES OR THEIR CONTENTS RESULT IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA BY ANY USER, THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS. THE SITES AND THEIR CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING, ANY IN RESPECT OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENTS, SERVICES, TEXT, GRAPHICS AND HYPERLINKS ON THE SITES. 

 

  1. Own Risk 

ALL USERS SHALL USE THE SITES AND ANY OTHER WEB SITES AND/OR MEDIA PLATFORMS ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITES, ENTIRELY AT THEIR OWN RISK. All Users are responsible for the consequences of their postings. The Company does not give any representations or guarantees regarding the truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of any Materials uploaded or posted by the Posting Users or endorse any opinions expressed by the Posting Users. Reliance by any User on advertisements and materials posted by the other Users will be at their own risk. The Company reserves the right to expel any User and prevent his/her/its further access to the Sites, at any time for breaching this agreement or violating the law and also reserves the right to remove any Materials which is abusive, illegal, disruptive or inappropriate at the Company’s sole discretion. 

 

  1. Indemnity 

All Users agree to indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, representatives, shareholders, servants, attorneys, predecessors, successors and assigns from and against any claims, actions, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and litigation expenses on a full indemnity basis) arising from or resulting from their use of the Sites, their use of any services provided by the Company via the Sites, or their breach of any term of this Terms and Conditions or any terms and conditions of any specific Site(s) or service agreement(s) entered into between the Company and the User(s). The Company will provide prompt notice of any such claim, suit or proceedings to the relevant User. 

 

  1. Limitation of the Service 

The Company shall have the right to limit the use of the Services, including the period of time that Materials will be posted on the Sites, the size, placement and position of the Materials, email messages or any other contents which are transmitted by the Services. 

 

  1. Termination of Service 

The Company shall have the right to block the email or IP address of any User, or terminate the access of Users to the Services, and remove any Materials within the Services immediately without notice for any reason, including but not limited to the reason that the User breached any law or the Terms and Conditions or any terms and conditions of any specific Channel(s) or any service agreement(s) entered into between the Company and the User(s). The Company reserves the right at any time to take such action as it considers appropriate, desirable or necessary including but not limited to taking legal actions against any such User. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver any Materials posted on the Sites to any User at any time, both before or after cessation of the Services or upon removal of the related Material(s) from the Sites. 

 

  1. Disclaimer 

The Company does not have control over and does not guarantee the truth or accuracy of listings of any Materials posted on the Sites or any content on third party web sites and/or media platforms accessed via the Sites. 

 

The Company shall not be liable for any default of obligations or duties directly or indirectly caused by or resulted from any causes beyond the Company’s reasonable control, including but not limited to Internet failure or any system default. 

 

The Company does not guarantee uninterrupted, continuous and/or secure access to the any Services via the Sites. Part of or the entire Sites may be unexpectedly unavailable for whatever duration and for whatsoever reasons that may include but not limited to system malfunctions and disruptions, Internet access downtime and other technical problems beyond the Company’s control for which we cannot and shall not be held responsible. The Company reserves the right to take any part or the whole of the Sites offline with or without notice for reasons including but not limited to system maintenance or upgrading. 

IN ANY EVENT, THE COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, REPRSENTATIVES, SHAREHOLDERS, SERVANTS, ATTORNEYS, PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES, CLAIMS OR DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR PROFIT) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY SUFFERED BY ANY USER WHATSOEVER AND HOWSOEVER ARISING OR RESULTING FROM OR CONNECTED WITH ANY USER’S USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITES, THEIR CONTENTS OR THE SERVICES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND DISPUTES BETWEEN ANY PARTIES. 

 

  1. Limitation of Liability 

Without prejudice to the above and subject to the applicable laws, the aggregate liability of the Company to any User for all claims and expenses arising from their use of the Services and/or the Sites shall be limited to the amount of HK$100. 

 

  1. Security Measures 

The Company will use its reasonable endeavors to ensure that its officers, directors, employees, agents and/or contractors will exercise their prudence and due diligence in handling the personal data submitted by the Users, and the access to and processing of the personal data by such persons is on a "need-to-know" and "need-to-use" basis. The Company will use its reasonable endeavors to protect the personal data against any unauthorized or accidental access, processing or erasure of the personal data. For the Company’s policies regarding the usage and protection of personal data provided by Users of the Sites, please refer to the Privacy Policy. 

 

  1. Severability 

The provisions of the Terms and Conditions shall be enforceable independently of each other and the validity of each provision shall not be affected if any of the others is invalid. In the event any provision of the Terms and Conditions is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of the Terms and Conditions shall not be affected and, in lieu of such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision, there shall be added as part of the Terms and Conditions one or more provisions as similar in terms as may be legal, valid and enforceable under the applicable law. 

 

  1. Conflict 

If there is any conflict among (i) these Terms and Conditions, (ii) specific terms of use appearing on the Platforms. (iii) Privacy Policy; and (iv) terms and conditions of any service agreement(s) including Service Agreement or Service Order entered into between the Company and the User(s), and/or any specific terms and conditions of use in respect of any special events hosted by the Company, the latest shall prevail over other documents and then the following descending order of procedure shall apply:- (i) Privacy Policy; (ii) the specific terms of use appearing on the Platforms; and (iii) the Terms and Conditions, subject always to the express contrary provisions (if any) contained in the aforesaid documents. 

 

  1. Governing Law and Dispute Resolutions 

The Terms and Conditions and any dispute or matter arising from or incidental to the use of the Sites shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "Hong Kong"), unless otherwise specified. 

 

  1. Rights of Third Parties 

Except as expressly set forth herein, no person other than the parties to these Terms and Conditions shall have any right to enforce any term hereof. 

 

  1. Inconsistency 

Should there be any inconsistency between the English version and any version in other language, the English version shall always prevail. 

 

  1. Enquiries 

For any query, please contact the Company via email [email protected] . 

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