Terms of use

Thank you for visiting Dearest's website at www.Dearesteshop.com (hereinafter referred to as "this Website"). This Website is owned and operated by Dearest. This Website is intended for your personal, non-commercial use, and your use thereof is subject to these Terms of Use, including all terms and conditions (as updated or amended by Dearest from time to time) ("these Terms of Use").

1. Agreement to Terms
1.1 Before using this Website or related services, please read these Terms carefully. By using this Website or any part thereof, you signify that:
(i) you have read and understood these Terms of Use; and
(ii) you fully accept these Terms of Use and agree to be unconditionally bound by them.

1.2 If you do not accept any of the terms and conditions in these Terms of Use, please leave this Website immediately.

2. Amendments
Dearest reserves the right to revise or amend these Terms of Use and this Website at any time without notice to you, and such revisions will not impose any legal liability on you. These Terms of Use are binding on you as a user of this Website. Before each visit to this Website, you should read these Terms of Use to review the latest version.

3. Promotional Activities and Transactions
3.1 Dearest has the absolute right to offer and/or co-organize contests, games, or other similar promotional activities through this Website from time to time. All such activities are governed by the specific rules associated with such promotions on this Website.
3.2 This Website is not intended for transactional purposes and therefore should not be regarded or implied as a means of establishing a contractual relationship between Dearest and any user of this Website (including you).

4. Links to Third-Party Websites
4.1 This Website may provide links to other websites, and other third-party websites may also link to this Website. Dearest has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the availability, content, or information of linked third-party websites. You hereby acknowledge and agree that your use of such external websites and/or access to this Website through other websites is at your sole risk. Dearest shall not be liable or responsible for any damage or loss (whether direct or indirect) caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, information, products, or services contained or provided on any such third-party website. Any questions or comments regarding third-party websites should be directed to the operators of such websites.

4.2 Dearest at all times reserves the absolute right to object to, disconnect, or disable links to or from other websites. Dearest also reserves the absolute right to change the URL of this Website at any time.

5. Intellectual Property
5.1 This Website and all its content, including but not limited to text, graphics, charts, symbols, icons, images, music, source code, applications, software, and trademarks (including the collection, compilation, and assembly of such information), are protected by copyright, design rights, trademark rights, and other intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Dearest, its licensors, licensees, or other third parties.

5.2 Unless such use is permitted by law or with our prior written permission, you may not copy, use, adapt, reproduce, publish, upload, download, post, transmit, broadcast, sell, store in any retrieval system, alter, modify, publicly display, or distribute in any way the content of this Website or any part thereof for any purpose. If expressly permitted by law, you may download material displayed on the web pages for non-commercial personal use, provided you keep all copyright, trademark, and other copyright notices intact. Doing so does not grant you any intellectual property rights in the web page content.

6. Lawful Use of This Website
You may only use this Website for lawful purposes. You may not use this Website to infringe the intellectual property rights of any other person, violate the privacy of other users, obtain their identity or any other personal information, or disrupt any part of this Website. It is your responsibility to determine whether any action you take infringes the above rights. You may not alter any part of this Website or interfere with its operation in any way, including but not limited to transmitting software viruses or disseminating any computer code or message intended to disable, interfere with, or alter the operation of this Website. Ignorance of the law will not be a defense for any illegal use, intellectual property infringement, or any unlawful act or omission while browsing this Website. If you have any questions in this regard, you may seek independent legal advice.

7. Disclaimer
7.1 The content of this Website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Dearest makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees (whether express or implied), including but not limited to:
(i) the correctness, accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the content of this Website;
(ii) the security of this Website and its servers, and that they are free from any computer viruses or other toxic or harmful properties;
(iii) freedom from any actual, direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential loss, destruction, damage, corruption, attack, interference, hacking, or any other security intrusion;
(iv) that this Website is free of errors, omissions, or misstatements (whether informational or typographical), or that such errors, omissions, or misstatements will be corrected;
(v) that this Website will meet your requirements and expectations;
(vi) that the content of this Website will not offend you or any other person; and
(vii) that the operation of this Website will be continuous, uninterrupted, and error-free.

You acknowledge and agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Dearest disclaims any and all liability for any damages, losses, costs, and/or expenses arising out of or related to your use of this Website.

7.2 By accessing and using this Website, you understand and agree that you assume all risks associated with using this Website, assume full responsibility, and agree that under no circumstances shall Dearest be liable to you, whether in tort, contract, statute, or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages and expenses, loss of profits, or loss of revenue arising from any use of, access to, or inability to use or access this Website.

7.3 Dearest has not authorized any person to make any warranty, representation, guarantee, or statement regarding the information on this Website, and Dearest shall not be bound by any such unauthorized warranty, representation, guarantee, or statement in any way.

8. Liability and Indemnity
By using this Website, you acknowledge and agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Dearest, its officers, employees, affiliates, agents, business partners, and licensors from and against any and all claims, losses, injuries, death, costs, and expenses arising out of or relating to your breach of any of these Terms of Use.

9. Personal Data
All personal data collected will be handled in strict accordance with our Privacy Policy, please refer to:
http://www.Dearesteshop.com

10. Cookies
This Website does not use any cookies.

11. Minors
Dearest assumes that users of this Website have reached the legal age of majority. If you are under the age of 18, below the legal age of majority, lack the capacity to enter into a contract, or cannot assume legal liability, you may not use this Website. If you wish to access and browse this Website, you must seek the approval of a parent or guardian and understand the legal implications and consequences of these Terms of Use. Dearest is not obligated to verify your age, but if any underage user is discovered, Dearest reserves the right to take action against such underage user, their parents, or guardians and seek compensation, including denying such underage user further access to this Website.

12. Waiver of Rights
You acknowledge that if Dearest retains, fails to exercise, or delays exercising any remedy or enforceable right, it shall not be deemed a waiver of such remedy or right. If Dearest exercises only one or part of any remedy or right due to your breach of any Terms of Use, that does not preclude Dearest from taking any other or further remedies or exercising any other enforceable rights against you.

13. Severability
If any of these Terms of Use is deemed invalid, illegal, prohibited, revoked, or unenforceable for any reason, that term shall be void and deemed severable, and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining Terms of Use.

14. Territory
The information contained in this Website is intended solely for persons accessing this Website from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region. Dearest makes no warranty or representation that the information provided on this Website is suitable for use in any other territory.

15. Governing Law
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Each party hereby acknowledges the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, unless you have in any way infringed or threatened to infringe Dearest's intellectual property rights, in which case Dearest may seek an injunction or other appropriate relief in any court in any country in the world, and you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court.

16. Controlling Language
If there is any inconsistency between a translated version of these Terms of Use and the English version, the English version shall prevail.

Product Use
Dearest shall not be liable for any consequences arising from a customer's purchase of any Dearest product. Please read and understand all details carefully before purchasing any product.

Warranty
Our warranty period is one year. If a customer requires repair of any product, please email us photos of the product's current condition along with a written description. We will respond to each case individually, and repair fees will vary depending on the circumstances.

Privacy Policy Statement
Dearest will fully comply with its obligations under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486 of the Laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) and the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (collectively, the "Privacy Ordinance"). Dearest will at all times respect the confidentiality of any and all personal data collected and/or stored and/or transmitted and/or used in the name of Dearest and will make every effort to ensure its security. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy Statement, the term "personal data" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Privacy Ordinance.

General Personal Data Policy Statement and Practice Outline

Collection of Personal Data
(a) For the conduct of Dearest's business, you may be required to provide your personal data when you register as a premium member, purchase products or use our services at Dearest, redeem gifts (if any), provide any comments or feedback to us, or when we verify your identity.
(b) The personal data we may request includes your name, contact number, email address, gender, date of birth, age, and usual region/city/country of residence.
(c) We will collect your personal data lawfully, openly, and fairly.

Purpose of Collection of Personal Data
Dearest will collect and may use your personal data for the following purposes:
(a) providing products or services to you at Dearest's website or physical stores;
(b) carrying out your instructions or responding to your inquiries;
(c) forming part of a customer database established for the operation of Dearest's business;
(d) transferring or sharing your personal data with Dearest stores operated by affiliated companies in other countries or regions to achieve the purposes set out in (a), (b), and (c) above;
(e) general security reasons;
(f) any purpose related to or in furtherance of any of the above.
Your personal data will not be used for purposes other than those specified above without your consent.

Accuracy
Dearest will take all practicable measures to ensure that the personal data collected is accurate. When using Dearest's services, please provide accurate personal data as much as possible. If your personal data changes, please notify us as soon as possible. However, Dearest shall not be liable for any errors in personal data.

Sharing, Transfer, and Disclosure of Personal Data
All personal data held by Dearest will be kept confidential, but if sharing, transferring, or disclosing such data is necessary to fulfill the original purpose of collection or a directly related purpose, Dearest may provide such data to the following parties:
(a) any person or company acting as an agent on behalf of Dearest for the original purpose of collection or a directly related purpose;
(b) personal data may also be disclosed to any person under any law or order of any Hong Kong court, provided such person can demonstrate that they have the necessary right/authority to access such data;
(c) we may transfer or share your personal data with stores operated by affiliated companies;
(d) we will not sell your personal data to any person or company;
(e) we will not share, transfer, or disclose your personal data to any person or company (including Dearest's affiliated companies) for direct marketing purposes.

Security
We take data security very seriously. We strive to ensure that your personal data is not subject to unauthorized or accidental access, processing, deletion, or other use. To uphold this commitment, we take appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial measures to maintain and protect your personal data.

Retention of Personal Data
Unless contrary to any applicable law, your personal data will only be kept for as long as necessary to fulfill the original purpose of collection or a directly related purpose.

Controlling Language
If there is any inconsistency between the Chinese and English versions of this Privacy Policy Statement, the English version shall prevail.