| Personal Information Collection Statement |
| The information you provide to the Construction Industry Council (“CIC”), including any personal data as defined in the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap 486), will be used solely for the purposes relating to the activities of the CIC, particularly assessment and publicity purposes relating to the Hong Kong Construction Common Data Environment Award. |
| The CIC will not transfer your personal data to any third parties without your prior consent. |
| It is obligatory for you to supply the CIC with complete information. The CIC may be unable to process and/or consider your application if you do not provide complete information. |
| You are also entitled to request access to and correction of any errors in your personal data. If you wish to do so please write to the [Data Protection Officer] at 38/F, COS Centre, 56 Tsun Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
| Rules and Conditions |
| All applicants of the Hong Kong Construction Common Data Environment Award (Award) are subject to these Rules and Conditions (Rules and Conditions) and other rules and conditions that may be imposed by the CIC (the Organiser) and/or the Judging Panel (as defined in the Hong Kong Construction Common Data Environment Award information leaflet) as deemed necessary. The Rules and Conditions are as follows: |
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The decision of the Judging Panel will be final and absolute on all matters about the process or the interpretations of the Rules and Conditions, voting or any other related issues. The decision of the Judging Panel is binding on all applicants. |
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No award may be granted if no entry is deemed appropriate by the Judging Panel. |
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Before an award is granted, the Organiser reserves the right in their sole and absolute discretion to reject or disqualify any submission without any explanation. Reasons to disqualify a submission include a reasonable belief that these Rules and Conditions have been breached. |
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The Organiser is empowered and has absolute discretion to grant or withhold an award and its decision is final. |
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If, after an award is granted, any information supplied in the respective application is discovered to be fraudulent or untrue, or an awardee is proven to the satisfaction of the Organiser to be associated with a fraudulent or dishonourable act, the Organiser reserves the right, after consulting the Judging Panel, to withdraw the award. The Organiser reserves all rights to recover damages or other compensation from the awardee. The awardee will not be entitled to damages or other compensation as a result of the withdrawal of the award. |
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None of the documents and materials submitted with or as part of the application (including all supporting materials for display or demonstration) will be returned to the applicant(s). The Organiser can select to retain or destroy all such documents and materials at its sole discretion. |
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The applicant(s) authorise the Organiser to use all works submitted by the applicant(s), including the names, photographs or videos of the applicant(s) for promotion, marketing, publicity, display, exhibit or other purposes without any prior consent of the applicant(s). The CIC has the right to publish and exhibit any or all submissions, including the winning submissions, in platforms such as CIC publications, CIC website, BIM Portal, CIC BIM Space, Smart Construction in Hong Kong Dashboard and other media platforms etc. |
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The Organiser shall require the applicants and awardees to participate and present in publicity events, including the taking of photographs and participation in videos, in relation to the Award unconditionally and the applicants and awardees shall not unreasonably refuse to participate in the same. |
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Any opinions, ideas, conclusions or recommendations expressed by the participants of the Award does not reflect the views of the Organiser. The Organiser shall not be held liable for any indirect, special, punitive, consequential, lost profits or other damages of any kind in connection with the materials and activities of the Award. |
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All applicants must be the sole and exclusive owner of the copyright in the video. The video submitted should not infringe any rights of any third party. All applicants should only use third party’s music excerpts or film/video segments in the video with the prior written consent of the relevant third party. Applicants must acknowledge any authorised use of music excerpts or film/video segments in the video in accordance with the relevant copyright laws. The Organiser shall not be responsible whether directly or indirectly for any liability arising whatsoever or howsoever from any violation of any copyright laws. Applicants agree and undertake to accept and be responsible for all such liability arising therefrom. For details about the Copyright Ordinance (Chapter 528), please visit https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap528 |
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Applicants should declare the video does not:
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infringe or violate, or involve elements that infringe or violate applicable law and regulations, including but not limited to crimes, violence, obscenity, indecency, libel, defamation, privacy invasion, or threatening; |
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infringe or violate any intellectual property rights, including but not limited to copyrights, patent, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets or other proprietary rights, held by any third party, regardless whether such rights are known to the applicants; |
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contain any confidential information of any third party; |
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contain an individual or group of persons, who does not give consent to take such video; |
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contain viruses, corrupted files, or other materials that may cause damage to another's computer; or |
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advertise or otherwise solicits funds or sales of goods or services. |
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If the video submitted by the applicant infringes or violates any third party’s rights, including but not limited to intellectual property rights, and/or any legislation, law or regulation, the Organiser shall not be responsible for any consequences. |
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When the Organiser suffers from any claim or investigations conducted by any competent authorities, by reason of any right allegedly subsist in the video or infringement of the same, applicants agrees to hold the Organiser harmless and to indemnify the Organiser in full for any direct or indirect loss and damage, economic loss, loss of reputation and/or any consequential loss and damage or otherwise, together with any expenses, costs and further loss and damage suffered and incurred by the Organiser as a result of such claims and investigations. |
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The Rules and Conditions are subject to change by the Organiser when necessary. The Organiser reserves the right to amend the Rules and Conditions without prior announcement. |