Disclaimer And Notice

Trade Mark Notice
Watsons / Fortress / PARKnSHOP/ Watson's Wine are trademarks of the AS Watson Group and has registered trademarks and pending trade mark applications in a number of countries. Any unauthorised use or reproduction of the trade marks may amount to an infringement of the rights of the AS Watson Groups.

Notice On Disclaimer, Copyright and Limitation of Liability

1. Application
   This notice applies to:
   1. the use of Watsonswine.com;
   2. all information stored on or receivable through this or any other Watsonswine.com server ("Information"); and
   3. any goods or services offered, accessed or obtained through Watsonswine.com by you ("the User"). This notice limits the liability of Watson's Wine - a division of AS Watson Retail (HK) Limited and its associated companies, subsidiaries, employees, agents, contractors and any third party Information provider (collectively "AS Watson") in relation to any such use, Information, goods and services.
2. Copyright
   The Information may be protected under intellectual property laws and rights (including without limitation laws protecting copyright). If the User downloads, copies, transmits, publishes, stores or otherwise uses the Information without the consent of the owner of such rights, the User may infringe such laws or rights. It is the User's responsibility to determine whether any such infringement ("Copyright Infringement") will occur.
3. General Disclaimer
   AS Watson expressly disclaims any responsibility, representation or warranty:
   1. in relation to the quality, operation, use, accuracy, or timeliness of, or the fitness or use for any purpose of, Watsonswine.com or the Information;
   2. in relation to any goods or services accessed, offered or obtained through Watsonswine.com or pursuant to the Information;
   3. that any access to Watsonswine.com or the Information will be uninterrupted or error free or that the Information does not contain any viruses, or contaminating or destructive properties;
   4. that the Information will not be objectionable or offensive to the User or any other person;
   5. for any error, omission or misstatement in or arising from the Information. AS Watson does not endorse or recommend any person, organisation, name, product or service referred to in the Information, nor does the Information constitute AS Watson's views or opinions. AS Watson will not be a party to any transaction between the User and any third person in any way relating to the Information or made through Watsonswine.com unless and only to the extent expressly stated in writing otherwise.
4. Third Party Merchants
   We may have on-line stores or service providers hosted in our Websites which are operated by third party merchants. If you want to use, order or receive any services and/or products from any of them, please note that any personally identifiable information you provide, once transferred to the relevant merchant, is beyond our control and thus outside the scope of protection afforded by us.
5. Third Parties Websites
   Watsonswine.com may contain materials produced by third parties or links to other websites. AS Watson accept no responsibility or liability in respect of any such third party materials or for the operation or content of other websites (whether or not linked to Watsonswine.com) which are not under AS Watson's direct control. AS Watson reserves the right to require the removal of any link from another website to Watsonswine.com which is installed without obtaining the prior written consent of AS Watson.
6. Limitation of Liability
   AS Watson shall not be liable to the User or any other person whether in tort, contract, statute or otherwise (including without limitation for negligence, breach of contract, defamation, or intellectual property right infringement) for:
   1. any direct loss;
   2. any consequential or indirect loss (including without limitation loss of revenue or profits); or
   3. the User's liability to any other person, which is suffered or incurred by the User or any other person arising under or in any way out of the Information or Watsonswine.com's use.
7. Confidentiality
   AS Watson does not warrant (and accepts no responsibility for) confidentiality of any information or data whether personal or otherwise transmitted through Watsonswine.com. AS Watson's current practice is to take reasonable steps to maintain confidentiality.
8. Availability and Suitability of Services
   AS Watson does not warrant that the information or materials contained in Watsonswine.com are current or accurate or that any of the products or services featured on Watsonswine.com are available. AS Watson may change the materials appearing on Watsonswine.com at any time without notice.
9. Users Obligations
   In consideration of AS Watson allowing the User access to the Information and / or Watsonswine.com, the User agrees:
   1. not to carry out or allow any Copyright Infringement;
   2. not to use the Information or the User's access to Watsonswine.com for any illegal, improper, obscene or defamatory purpose;
   3. to take all steps to ensure the Information does not damage the User's information or systems;
   4. to ensure that all information which you provide to Watsonswine.com is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge;
   5. to AS Watson conducting research on access to the Information;
   6. to all AS Watson's disclaimers and limitations of liability set out in this notice; and
   7. to AS Watson's personal data policies current from time to time applying.
10. Indemnity
    User agrees to hold AS Watson harmless and indemnify AS Watson against all losses, damages, claim, demands, liabilities, costs (including legal costs), and expenses in connection with your use of Watsonswine.com in breach of the terms and conditions herein or negligence.
11. Law and Severability
    Hong Kong law governs this notice, and each part of this notice shall apply to the extent permitted thereby. Any part of this notice which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction is ineffective as to that jurisdiction only to the extent of the prohibition or unenforceability. That does not invalidate the remaining parts of this notice nor affect the validity or enforceability of that part in any other jurisdiction. Where this disclaimer is available in Chinese, the English version is the governing version and shall prevail whenever there is a discrepancy between the two versions.