1.    Copyright

 

1.1		This Website and its contents, including the text, graphics, website design and arrangement, are subject to copyright protection under the laws of Singapore and, through international treaties, other countries. The copyright in the contents and materials available on this Website as a whole is owned by the Law Society. However, the copyright in some contents and materials incorporated within this Website may be owned by third parties where so indicated.
1.2		No part of the contents or materials available on this Website may be reproduced, licensed, sold, published, transmitted, modified, adapted, publicly displayed, broadcast (including storage in any medium by electronic means whether or not transiently for any purpose save as permitted herein) without the prior written permission of the Law Society. You may view this Website and its contents using your Web browser and save an electronic copy, or print out a copy, of parts of this Website solely for your own information, research or study, provided you (a) do not modify the copy from how it appears in this Website; and (b) include the copyright notice 'The Law Society of Singapore' on such copy. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Law Society's crests or logo should never be removed from pages on which they originally appear. The Law Society's webpages should always appear exactly as posted on this Website without variation, unless the prior written approval of the Law Society is obtained.
1.3		You must not otherwise exercise the copyright in the whole or any part of the contents and materials in this Website for any other purpose except as expressly permitted by any applicable law or with the Law Society's prior written consent.

 

 

2.    Trademarks

 

2.1		The logo, crest, name, service marks, trademarks or any other devices, whether registered or otherwise (collectively, the 'Marks'), pertaining to the Law Society or any of its affiliates that may be displayed on this Website are trademarks of the Law Society or its affiliates. The use, reproduction, copying or redistribution of the Marks without the prior written permission of the Law Society is prohibited. Nothing contained in this Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any licence or right to use any of the Marks belonging to it or to third parties that are displayed on this Website without the Law Society's prior written consent.
2.2		Certain product and company names mentioned on this Website or material displayed on this Website may be intellectual property belonging to third parties. The Law Society does not warrant or represent that if you use such material you will not infringe the legal rights of these third parties.

 

 

3.    Links from Other Websites

 

3.1		This Website may contain links to other websites or resources operated by third parties. Such links are provided as a service for the convenience of the users of this Website. The Law Society does not accept any liability in connection with any third party websites that can be accessed through this Website and does not, whether expressly or implicitly, endorse or approve the contents of any such site. The Law Society shall not be liable, whether directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or sustained by the user, in connection with the use or reliance on any information or material available on, or omitted from, such linked sites or resources.
3.2		The Law Society's prior written consent is required before a link to this Website may be placed on any external website or other publications. The Law Society reserves the right at any time to require the removal of any such links to this Website from any external websites or publications. Any links created by the user to this Website should be text links containing the Law Society's domain name and which transfer other visitors directly to our homepage. The Law Society requires that the contents of this Website should not appear within the frames of other websites, nor be accompanied in any way by third-party material that may create a false or mistaken impression in the mind of the viewer about the Law Society's affiliation or association with or endorsement of the third party site, frame or material.

 

 

4.    Third Party Information

 

4.1		This Website may contain information and material related to advertising and sponsorship. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on this Website complies with all applicable laws. The Law Society shall not be liable for any inaccuracy or error in the material submitted to it pursuant to any such advertising or sponsorship arrangements.
4.2		The Law Society may from time to time provide information or data on this Website on third-party suppliers and the goods and services they deal in and/or the events that they organize. Nothing on this Website should be construed as an endorsement by or recommendation from the Law Society to buy any products or obtain any services from, or to participate in any event(s) organized by, these third-party suppliers. The Law Society makes no warranty or representation and accepts no liability in respect of the goods and services provided, or events organized by such third-party suppliers.
4.3		The Law Society does not monitor, verify or endorse information submitted by third parties for posting on this Website for any purpose whatsoever, and makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy or completeness of such information.

 

 

5.    Improper Use

 

5.1		You shall not use any robot, spider, automatic device, manual process, software or routine which may interfere, electronically or manually, with the proper operation or functionality of this Website or any transactions being conducted on this Website.
5.2		In contributing, uploading, posting, emailing or otherwise transmitting to this Website or the Law Society any information or material, you shall not:
		(a)   (b) (c)   (d)	contribute material which is abusive, offensive, unlawful, harassing, defamatory, confidential, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive or otherwise objectionable; contribute any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional materials; impersonate any person or entity, falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity, or take any action to disguise the origin of any content transmitted to this Website or to the Law Society; or take any action which imposes an unreasonably or disproportionately large load on this Website or its related infrastructure.
5.3		Without prejudice to any other rights which the Law Society may have, the Law Society reserves the right to remove any material which it considers inappropriate or unsuitable in its absolute discretion and/or to deny you access to this Website where it believes that you are in breach of any of these Terms and Conditions.

 

 

6.    Disclaimer

 

6.1		All material included in this Website is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal advice. Users are hereby placed under notice that they should take appropriate steps to verify such information. No user should act or refrain from acting on the information contained in this Website without first verifying the information and as necessary obtaining legal and/or professional advice.
6.2		While all due care and diligence has been used to maintain the source data, the Law Society does not make any representations or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the information or data contained on this Website for any purpose whatsoever, including any warranties of title, non-infringement of the intellectual rights of third parties, merchantability, satisfactory quality or fitness for any purpose.
6.3		The Law Society expressly disclaims all liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage occasioned from the reliance upon, use or inability to use this Website, resulting from inaccuracies, neglect, defects, errors, whether typographical or otherwise, omissions, out-dated information or otherwise, even if such loss was reasonably foreseeable and the Law Society had been advised of the possibility of the same. Consequential or indirect loss and damage shall include but not be limited to loss of profits, loss of goodwill, loss of information, business interruption, loss of opportunity and wasted expenditure.
6.4		There is no warranty that this Website is free from infection by viruses or anything else that has contaminating or destructive properties.
6.5		The Law Society's omission to exercise any right under these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of any such right unless expressly stated by the Law Society in writing.
6.6		The Law Society reserves the right at any time, from time to time, to make changes to the whole or any part of these terms and/or the materials, content and services offered on this Website, or terminate this Website, as it deems appropriate without prior notice.