Terms of Use

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website operated by Next Security Limited ("Next Security", "we", "us", or "our") at https://nextsecurity.hk (the "Website").

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, you must not access or use the Website.

These Terms should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

1. Acceptance of Terms

Your access to and use of the Website is conditional upon your acceptance of, and compliance with, these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Website.

By accessing or using the Website, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into these Terms and to abide by all of the terms and conditions set out herein.

If you are accessing the Website on behalf of an organisation, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

2. Use of the Website

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Next Security grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Website for your personal, non-commercial informational use, or for the internal business purposes of evaluating the cybersecurity services offered by Next Security.

You may not modify, reproduce, publicly display, distribute, transmit, or otherwise use any content from the Website for any other purpose without our prior written consent.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

The Website and all content contained therein, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, photographs, videos, audio, software, and the selection and arrangement of such content (collectively, the "Content"), are protected by copyright, trade mark, and other intellectual property laws of Hong Kong and other jurisdictions. All rights in and to the Content are owned by Next Security or its licensors.

Except as expressly permitted by these Terms, no part of the Content may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, distributed, or used in any manner without our prior written consent.

4. Trade Marks

"Next Security", the Next Security shield mark, and the Next Security logo are trade marks of Next Security Limited (whether registered or unregistered). All other trade marks, service marks, and trade names appearing on the Website are the property of their respective owners.

Nothing in these Terms grants you any right or licence to use any trade mark of Next Security or any third party without our prior written consent or the consent of the relevant rights holder.

5. Privacy

Our collection, use, and disclosure of personal data in connection with your use of the Website is governed by our Privacy Policy, which is available at https://nextsecurity.hk/privacy-policy and forms part of these Terms.

By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy.

6. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to engage in any of the following activities in connection with your use of the Website:

• Scraping, crawling, harvesting, or systematically extracting content from the Website by any automated or manual means
• Conducting any unauthorised security testing, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, or other security research activity against the Website or its infrastructure
• Reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, or otherwise attempting to derive the source code or underlying ideas of any part of the Website
• Framing, mirroring, deep-linking, or republishing any part of the Website or its Content
• Using any automated system, robot, spider, or other automated means to access the Website without our prior written consent
• Interfering with, disrupting, overloading, or impairing the operation, security, or integrity of the Website
• Collecting or attempting to collect personal data of other users or visitors of the Website
• Impersonating Next Security, any of our personnel, or any other person or entity
• Using the Website for any unlawful, fraudulent, or malicious purpose
• Transmitting any virus, malware, or other harmful code through the Website

Next Security reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these prohibitions and to pursue all available legal remedies, including referral to appropriate authorities where warranted.

7. No Professional Advice

The information, materials, and opinions contained on the Website are provided for general information purposes only and should not be construed as cybersecurity, legal, regulatory, or other professional advice or opinion on any specific facts or circumstances.

You must not rely on any statement, material, or information published on the Website as a basis for any decision without first obtaining specific independent professional advice appropriate to your particular situation.

8. No Client Relationship

Nothing on this Website is intended to create, and your use of the Website (including the submission of any enquiry through our contact form) does not create, any consultant-client or other professional relationship between you and Next Security Limited.

Any engagement for cybersecurity services will be established only through a separate written agreement executed by both parties.

9. Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to websites, services, or resources operated by third parties. Such links are provided for your convenience only and do not constitute an endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by Next Security of any third party or their content.

Next Security has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy practices, or operation of any third-party website or service. Your access to and use of any third-party website is at your own risk and subject to the terms and policies of that third party.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the extent legally permissible, the Website and all Content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any representation, warranty, or condition of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise.

Next Security expressly disclaims, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all warranties and conditions, including but not limited to:

• Warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement
• Warranties that the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free from viruses or other harmful components
• Warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability, currency, or timeliness of any Content

Your use of the Website is at your own risk.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the extent legally permissible, in no event shall Next Security, its directors, officers, employees, agents, or affiliates be liable to you or any third party for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages whatsoever, including but not limited to loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, loss of goodwill, or any other intangible loss, arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Website, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other legal theory, and whether or not Next Security has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

12. Modifications to the Website

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify, suspend, withdraw, or discontinue any part of the Website (including any Content or feature) at any time, with or without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, withdrawal, or discontinuance of the Website.

13. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. Any revisions will be posted on this page and the "Last Updated" date at the top of these Terms will be revised accordingly. Your continued access to or use of the Website following any revision constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

You are responsible for reviewing these Terms periodically to remain informed of any changes.

14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms, and any matters arising from or in connection with these Terms or your use of the Website, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

The parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong in respect of any dispute arising from or in connection with these Terms or your use of the Website.

15. Severability and Entire Agreement

If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall continue in full force and effect.

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Next Security with respect to your use of the Website and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and Next Security with respect to the Website.

No failure or delay by Next Security in exercising any right under these Terms shall operate as a waiver of that right.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms, please contact us at:

Next Security Limited Unit 721, 7/F, Building 19W
No. 19 Science Park West Avenue
Hong Kong Science Park
Pak Shek Kok, New Territories
Hong Kong SAR

Email: legal@nextsecurity.hk