Terms of Use

Terms of Use

General

Thank you for visiting this website (“Website”) which is owned and operated by the Hougang Secondary School (“Hougang Sec”). By accessing and using this Website, you unconditionally accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use this Website.

Hougang Sec reserves the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time. All changes will be posted on this page, and your use of this Website after such changes have been posted will constitute your unconditional agreement to the modified Terms of Use and all of the changes.

Proprietary Rights

This Website and the materials made available on or through this Website (“Contents”), are protected by copyright, trademark and other forms of intellectual property rights. All rights in this Website and the Contents are owned by, licensed to, managed or controlled by Hougang Sec.

Restrictions on use of Contents

You may access and use this Website and the Contents in the manner permitted in these Terms of Use only.

You may view, download and print the Contents for your personal, internal and non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all accompanying copyright and other proprietary notices.

You shall not make any deletions, additions, adjustments, alterations, adaptations or modifications to this Website or any of the Contents. You acknowledge and agree that any deletion, addition, adjustment, alteration, adaptation or modification of this Website or any of the Contents is a violation of intellectual property rights subsisting therein.

Except as expressly permitted by these Terms of Use, you shall not reproduce, publish, upload, post, display, transmit or otherwise distribute this Website or any of the Contents in any manner or in any form, without the prior written permission of Hougang Sec. You acknowledge and agree that any use of the Contents otherwise than in accordance with these Terms of Use is a violation of intellectual property rights subsisting therein

Disclaimers against Warranties, Representations and Liability

This Website and the Contents are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Hougang Sec does not make any representations or warranties whatsoever and hereby disclaims all express, implied and statutory warranties of any kind to you or any third party, whether arising from usage or custom or trade or by operation of law or otherwise, including but not limited to the following:

  • any representations or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, timeliness, currency, quality or fitness for any particular purpose of the Contents of this Website; and
  • any representations or warranties that the Contents and functions available on this Website shall be error-free or shall be available without interruption or delay, or that any defects on this Website shall be rectified or corrected, or that this Website, the Contents and the hosting servers are and will be free of all viruses and other harmful elements.

Hougang Sec shall not be liable to you or any third party for any damage or loss whatsoever, including but not limited to direct, indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages, loss of income, revenue or profits, lost or damaged data, or damage to your computer, software, modem or other property, arising directly or indirectly from:

  • your access to or use of this Website;
  • any loss of access to or use of this Website, howsoever caused;
  • any inaccuracy or incompleteness in, or errors or omissions in the transmission of, the Contents;
  • any delay or interruption in the transmission of the Contents on this Website, whether caused by delay or interruption in transmission over the internet or otherwise; or
  • any decision made or action taken by you or any third party in reliance upon the Contents, regardless of whether Hougang Sec has been advised of the possibility of such damage or loss.

You shall not rely on any Contents of this Website to claim or assert any form of legitimate expectation against Hougang Sec, whether procedural or substantive in nature, in respect of any action that Hougang Sec may or may not take in the exercise of its discretion, or in connection with Hougang Sec’s roles as a government agency.

Indemnity

You hereby agree to indemnify Hougang Sec and hold Hougang Sec harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including but not limited to legal costs and expenses on a full indemnity basis) made against or suffered or incurred by Hougang Sec arising directly or indirectly out of:

  • your access to or use of this Website; or
  • your breach of any of these Terms of Use.

Availability, Right of Access, Changes to Website and Contents

Hougang Sec may at any time suspend the operation of this Website or all or any of the Contents for any period of time without any prior notice, whether for the purposes of Website updating and upgrading or system maintenance or otherwise.

Hougang Sec reserves all rights to deny or restrict access to this Website by any person, or to block access from a particular internet address to this Website, at any time without prior notice and without ascribing any reason whatsoever.

This Website and the Contents may be changed, modified, edited, removed or withdrawn by Hougang Sec at its absolute discretion and at any time without prior notice.

You shall obtain your own professional and/or legal advice relevant to your particular circumstances and conduct all necessary due diligence, including but not limited to making such investigations or seeking clarifications as may be appropriate, as regards any decision or action that you intend to take in relation to any matter concerning the Contents of this Website. This Website may not cover all information available on a particular issue.

This Website contains hyperlinks to websites which are not maintained by Hougang Sec. Hougang Sec is not responsible for the contents or reliability of those Websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in them. Hougang Sec has no control over and cannot guarantee the accessibility or proper functioning of those websites. Further, Hougang Sec shall not be liable to you or any third party for any damage or loss whatsoever arising from your access to those websites. Use of the hyperlinks and access to those websites are entirely at your own risk.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed and construed in accordance with laws of the Republic of Singapore.

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