IoTalents website: https://NBSMentoring.iotalents.com

Terms of Use and Personal Data Policy

This section contains the Terms of Use and Personal Data Policy of this website. Please read these terms and conditions carefully as they apply to your use of this website and your provision of personal data. By accessing this website and any of its pages, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions. IoTalents (“IoTalents”) reserves the right to add to, modify or remove the terms and conditions stated below at any time and without prior notice.

Disclaimer of Liability

This website is provided by IoTalents on an “as is” basis, without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. In particular, no warranty regarding accuracy, completeness, non-infringement, security, accuracy, fitness for a purpose or freedom from computer viruses is given in connection with such information and materials. All data and information contained on this website are given strictly for informational purposes. They are not intended for trading purposes or advice and do not imply any legal solicitation, offer or contractual agreement on the part of IoTalents. Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall IoTalents be liable for any damages, including special or consequential damages, that result from the access or use of, or the inability to access or use of, the materials on this website. Share price data are provided by financial exchanges and may be delayed as specified by financial exchanges or our data providers. Please consult your broker or financial representative to verify pricing before executing any trade.

IoTalents does not verify any data and disclaims any obligation to do so. IoTalents, its data or content providers, the financial exchanges and each of their affiliates and business partners (A) expressly disclaim the accuracy, adequacy, or completeness of any data; and (B) shall not be liable for any errors, omissions or other defects in, delays or interruptions in such data, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. Neither IoTalents nor any of our information providers will be liable for any damages relating to your use of the information provided herein. As used here, “business partners” does not refer to an agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship between IoTalents and any such parties.

Photos and Videos

The photos and videos shown on this website were taken by photographers and videographers commissioned by IoTalents, courtesy of our direct and indirect clients, and were chosen to highlight IoTalents’s part in our clients’ projects and to place it in context. While care has been taken to select the most appropriate photos and videos, no implication is intended that all elements in the projects shown in the photos and videos were done by IoTalents.

Revisions to the Website

We reserve the right, at any time and from time to time, temporarily or permanently, in whole or in part, to modify or discontinue the website, the content or the software, with or without notice; limit the website’s availability to any person, geographical area or jurisdiction we choose; charge fees in connection with the use of the website; modify and/or waive any fees charged in connection with the website; and/or offer opportunities to some or all users of the website. You agree that neither we nor any affiliated entity shall be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the website, in whole or in part, or of any content, software, submission, feature or product offered through the website. Your continued use of the website after such changes will indicate your acceptance of such changes.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some information contained in this website contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to revenues and earnings. The words “believe”, “intend”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “project”, “estimate”, “predict”, “is confident”, “has confidence” and similar expressions are also intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts. Rather, these forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates, and projections of the directors and management of IoTalents about the business, the industry and the markets in which we operate.

These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from those expressed, implied or forecast in these forward-looking statements.

Reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which reflect the views of the directors and management of IoTalents as at the date the information was loaded onto the website only. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after publication of this information on the website.

Hyperlink Policy

• Links To Third Party websites

  This website may contain hyperlinks to websites unrelated to IoTalents. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only. IoTalents shall not be deemed to endorse, recommend, approve, guarantee, or introduce any third parties or the content of such third party websites, or be deemed to have any form of cooperation with such third parties and websites. Your usage of such links is at your own risk and subject to any terms and conditions applicable to such access/use, and you are solely responsible for all consequences of such use.
   

• External Links to IoTalents website

  The creation of hyperlinks to this website is subject to the prior written approval of IoTalents Global Services Limited. By linking to this website, you are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions on the application and usage of such hyperlink(s). IoTalents reserves the right to block a hyperlink to our website if the source site contains material which is libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene, or is in any way in breach of the laws of the relevant jurisdiction or infringes any intellectual property rights (including but not limited to copyright and moral right).
   

• Linking

  Some of the links on this website are affiliated, some are not. Irrespective, the linked sites are not under the control of IoTalents and IoTalents is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any review, changes or updates to such sites.

  The information published on the linked site may include inaccuracies or errors, including pricing errors. In particular and to the maximum extent permitted by law, IoTalents does not guarantee the accuracy of, and disclaims liability for any errors or other inaccuracies relating to, the information on the services/ products displayed on linked sites.

  When leaving the IoTalents site via a link, you should be aware that IoTalents’s terms and policies no longer govern. You should instead review the terms and policies, including privacy and data-gathering practices, of the site you have gone to.

Advertisements

Advertisements presented on this website are solely the responsibility of the party from whom the ad originates. Neither IoTalents nor any of its data licensors endorses or is responsible for the content of any advertisement or any goods or services offered therein.

Trademark and Copyright

The brand names, trademarks, service marks and/or logos used on the website are owned or acquired under license by IoTalents. The entire content of this website is protected by copyright. These materials shall not in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, be used, modified, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, copied, distributed, or used for creating derivative works without the prior written consent of IoTalents or the owner of the intellectual property.

Underage Persons

IoTalents assumes all users of this website are of legal age. If you are under 18 or considered as underage by law or are unable to bear any legal responsibility, you must seek the approval of your parent or guardian regarding the legal implications of these terms and conditions and the consequences that entail before browsing this website.

Liability and Indemnity

By using this website, you acknowledge and agree to defend, indemnify, and hold IoTalents, its officers, employees, affiliates, agents, business partners and licensors harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, injuries, death, costs and expenses arising from or in relation to your breach of any of these terms and conditions.

Personal Data Policy

The Personal Data Policy explains:

• what information will be collected; and
• how that information will be used

by IoTalents, its subsidiaries and affiliates in accordance with applicable law in the relevant jurisdictions.

Information we collect

The information will be collected in two ways:

• Information you provided. If you request information, you will be asked for personal information, like name and email address.
   
• Information collected from use of the website. IoTalents may collect information about the pages on the website that you use and how you use them. This information includes:
  • Device information
    IoTalents may collect device-specific information (such as hardware model and operating system version).
  • Log information
    When you view content provided by IoTalents, IoTalents may automatically collect and store certain information in server logs.
    This may include:
    • details of how you viewed such content, such as search queries.
    • Internet protocol address.
    • device event information such as crashes, system activity, hardware settings, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and referral URL; and
    • cookies that may uniquely identify your browser or IoTalents Account.
      
      
• Location information
  When you use this website, IoTalents may collect and process information about your location such as the country and city you are located in while using this website.
   
• Cookies and anonymous identifiers
  This may include sending one or more cookies or anonymous identifiers to your device. IoTalents also uses cookies and anonymous identifiers when you interact with content IoTalents offers to partners.
  
  You have choices regarding our collection, use or disclosure of your personal data. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data and withdraw your consent in a manner described in this Policy.
  
  In general, subject to the applicable exceptions permitted in the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the "PDPO") or other written law, before we collect personal data from you, we will notify you of the purposes to which your personal data may be collected, used and/or disclosed, as well as obtain your consent for the intended purposes. If you choose not to provide us with your personal data, we may not be able to fulfil the purposes described in this Policy.
  
  Any unsolicited personal data received by us will not be retained and will be securely deleted.
  
  

How the collected information will be used

The supply of personal information to IoTalents via this website, for any purposes and at any time, is entirely voluntary. IoTalents will specify the collection purpose and intended usage of the data when you are invited to provide such information.

Unless specified otherwise at the time of collection, IoTalents does not share or disclose any personal information submitted through the website with any unaffiliated third party, unless it is necessary to respond to the user’s inquiry, for the maintenance of this website by agents acting on our behalf,or to comply with applicable law.

IoTalents may use aggregate information

1. to improve and enhance your experience on the website;
2. to customize, measure and further develop IoTalents's website and/or content;
3. for research activities; and
4. for other purposes as specified at the time of collection.

Disclosure of Personal Data

1. We may share your personal data with affiliated companies in the IoTalents and/or their designated Service Providers, for the purposes specified in the Section on “How the collected information will be used” above.
2. We may provide aggregated or anonymized data to third parties, but when we do so, the information we share is in a de-identified format that does not personally identify you.

Central Data Processing

IoTalents consolidates much of its customer information in its global network. By providing IoTalents with personal information via this website, you automatically consent to the transfer of the same out of your territory to IoTalents’s global network for such purposes as specified at the time of collection. Please rest assured that IoTalents will take all practical steps to ensure that the information you provided is properly handled and kept in confidence according to the standards of all applicable jurisdictions.

Information Security

The security of personal information gathered is very important. IoTalents has put in place reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect. The information we collect is stored on our servers located in Singapore. While IoTalents treats personal information as data that must be protected, and uses tools to safeguard such personal information, IoTalents cannot state with absolute certainty that communications between you and IoTalents or information stored on the website or our servers will be completely free from unauthorized access by third parties such as hackers. Please be aware that the possibility exists that third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or personal information. Therefore, by using the website, you acknowledge the potential for unauthorized access and agrees to assume the risk.

Withdrawing Your Consent

The consent you provide for the collection, use and/or disclosure of your personal data will remain valid until such time it is being withdrawn by you. You may withdraw consent and request us to stop using and/or disclosing your personal data for any or all of the purposes listed in this Policy by sending an email to our Data Protection Officer at hello@iotalents.com.

We will review and notify you on the consequences of the withdrawal before completing the processing of your request. In general, we shall seek to process your request within 10 business days of receiving it. Should we require more time to give effect to a withdrawal notice, we will inform you of the time frame by which the withdrawal of consent will take effect.

Please note that withdrawing consent does not affect our right to continue to collect, use and/or disclose personal data where such collection, use and/or disclosure without consent is permitted or required under the PDPO or other applicable laws.

Data Correction and Access

You may check whether we hold your personal data and get a copy of such data, or request correction of your data by sending an email to our Data Protection Officer at hello@iotalents.com.

Upon receiving sufficient information to verify your identity for correcting and granting access to your personal data, we will comply with your request within 30 days. Please note that an administrative fee may be charged for your data access request.

If we are unable to provide you with any personal data or to make a correction requested by you, we shall inform you of the reasons why we are unable to do so, except when we are not required to do so under the PDPO or other applicable laws.

Accuracy

We generally rely on personal data provided by you. In order to ensure that your personal data is current, complete and accurate, please update us if there are changes to your personal data by sending an email to our Data Protection Officer at hello@iotalents.com. Where possible, we will validate the information provided by you using generally accepted practices and guidelines taking into account its intended use.

Retention

We may retain your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required or permitted by applicable laws.

We will cease to retain your personal data, or remove the means by which the data can be associated to you, as soon as it is reasonable to assume that such retention no longer serves the purpose for which the personal data was collected, and is no longer necessary for legal or business purposes.

Application

Our Personal Data Policy applies to all of IoTalents’s, its subsidiaries and affiliates’ websites, but excludes websites that have separate personal data policies that do not incorporate this Personal Data Policy.  Our Personal Data Policy does not apply to services offered by other companies or individuals, including sites that may be displayed to you in search results, sites that may include IoTalents content, or other sites linked from our website. Our Personal Data Policy does not cover the information practices of other companies and organizations who advertise our services, and who may use cookies, pixel tags and other technologies to serve and offer relevant ads. 

Enforcement

IoTalents regularly reviews our compliance with the Personal Data Policy. You may determine if any revision has taken place by referring to the date on which this Policy was last updated. Your continued use of our website and services constitutes your acknowledgement and acceptance of such changes.

When we receive formal written complaints, we will contact the person who made the complaint to follow up. IoTalents works with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that we cannot resolve with users of this website directly.

Waiver

No exercise or failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right, power or remedy vested in IoTalents pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a waiver by IoTalents of that or any other right, power or remedy.

Severability

In the event any of these terms and conditions shall be held to be invalid, void, illegal or unenforceable, such terms and conditions shall be deemed to be deleted and the remainder of these terms and conditions shall continue in full force and effect.

Governing Law, Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use and Personal Data Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong. Any dispute relating to the same shall be resolved by reference to the courts in Hong Kong.

In the event you are visiting a website of one of IoTalents’s subsidiaries or affiliates, the terms of use and personal data policy applicable thereto shall be governed by the applicable law of the jurisdiction as stated in such website. Any dispute relating to the same shall be resolved by reference to the courts in such jurisdiction.

For further information or enquiries, please write to our Data Protection Officer at hello@iotalents.com.

SINGAPORE ADDENDUM

This section of the Privacy Policy applies only if you are located in the Singapore and supplements the information in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Data as used in this Policy:

• “personal data” means data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified: (a) from that data; or (b) from that data and other information to which we have or are likely to have access.

Under the PDPA, business contact information (e.g. name, company address, company telephone number) is not considered as personal data so long as it is used strictly for business-to-business (B2B) transactions.

Other terms used in this Policy shall have meanings given to them in the PDPA (where the context so permits).

If you are located in Singapore, you acknowledge that IoTalents is bound by the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”). If you have any questions, concerns or complaints about this Privacy Policy, or how we handle your personal data, please contact our Data Protection Officer at the below address, who will review your complaint and respond within 10 business days of receiving it.

Address: 8 Burn Rd, Singapore 369977
Email: hello@iotalents.com

Prevailing Language

If there are any inconsistencies between the translated version(s) of the Terms of Use and this English version of the Terms of Use, the English version shall prevail.

Last updated: 23 August 2021