These Website Terms and Conditions were last updated on 1st November 2020.
Thank you for visiting our website.
Imaduddin & Lew Chambers (“ILChambers”, “we” or “us” or “our”) is a partnership governed under the Legal Profession Act 1976 and operates and maintains this website in accordance with Rule 21 of the Legal Profession (Publicity) Rules 2001.
By continuing on this website, you agree to be bound by these Website Terms and Conditions and you are encouraged to read these very carefully.
1. ACCEPTANCE OF WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.1 ILChambers owns and operates the website <www.ilchambers.com> and any websites we have now or in the future that reference these Website Terms and Conditions (collectively, “Website”).
1.2 The Website and/or any related or ancillary services shall be collectively referred to as the “Services”.
1.3 By using the Services and/or requesting any information through the Services, you (“User”) agree to the Website Terms and Conditions and any additional terms incorporated therein. The term “use” and its derivatives also include any person or entity that accesses or uses the Services and/or any related or ancillary services with crawlers, robots, data mining, or extraction tools or any other functionality.
1.4 You also agree to our Personal Data Protection Policy (“Personal Data Protection Policy”) and Cookie Policy (“Cookie Policy”), incorporated herein by reference. You acknowledge that you will regularly visit the Website Terms and Conditions to familiarise yourself with any updates. The Website Terms and Conditions, together with the Personal Data Protection Policy and Cookie Policy, and any other terms contained herein or incorporated herein by reference, are collectively referred to as the “User Agreement”.
1.5 If you do not agree to these Website Terms and Conditions, immediately stop using the Services.
2. EFFECT OF THESE WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
2.1 The User Agreement is comprised of the following parts, which will, if there is any inconsistency between them, prevail according to the following order of priority with the first mentioned taking precedence to the extent of that inconsistency:
(a) Cookie Policy;
(b) Personal Data Protection Policy;
(c) Website Terms and Conditions; and
(d) Any other document incorporated by reference in any of the above.
2.2 For the avoidance of doubt, these Website Terms and Conditions are intended to apply to all Users, regardless of whether or not they are web visitors or clients or contractors of ILChambers.
2.3 The last updated Website Terms and Conditions shall control. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Website Terms and Conditions.
3. CONDITIONS OF USE
3.1 As a condition of your use of the Services, you agree that:
(a) You have reached the age of majority as defined under applicable law;
(b) You are able to create binding legal relations;
(c) You are not barred from receiving products or services under applicable law;
(d) You will not attempt to use the Services with crawlers, robots, spiders, scrapers, data miners, extraction tools or any other functionality;
(e) Your use of the Services will at all times comply with these Website Terms and Conditions and the User Agreement;
(f) Any and all information you submit through the Services is accurate, true, current, and complete; and
(g) You will update and correct information you have submitted to the Services and ensure that it is accurate at all times.
4. ACCESS TO SERVICES
4.1 ILChambers retains the right, at our sole and absolute discretion, to deny service or use of the Services to anyone at any time and for any reason. While we use reasonable efforts to keep the Services accessible, the Services may be unavailable from time to time. You understand and agree that there may be interruptions in the Services and any ancillary services, failures or errors, due to circumstances both within our control (such as routine maintenance) and outside of our control.
4.2 ILChambers has no responsibility to you through the Website. In the delivery of the Services thereunder, if any, our role is limited to maintaining the Website. However, ILChambers does not warrant that use of or access to the Website by any party will be uninterrupted, free from error, downtime, or that defects will be corrected. ILChambers further does not warrant the functionality, accuracy, or reliability of the Website nor does it agree to observe or be bound by any service levels, including any guarantee as to accessibility or availability, applicable to the Website or otherwise, and in this regard no User should treat the Website as reliable to any particular extent or at all.
5. YOUR CONDUCT
5.1 All interactions on the Services must comply with these Website Terms and Conditions. To the extent your conduct, in our sole discretion, restricts or inhibits any other user from using, accessing or enjoying any part of the Services, we may limit or terminate your privileges on the Services and seek other remedies, including, without limitation, blacklisting your IP address, blacklisting you or your company for any future engagements with us, and where necessary, reporting such conduct to the relevant authorities.
5.2 While using the Services, you will not and you will not attempt to:
(a) Impersonate any person or entity, particularly in any email requesting legal services;
(b) Access data not intended for you, such as logging into a server which you are not authorised to access;
(c) Make any false or fraudulent entries or provide misleading information, particularly in any email requesting legal advice;
(d) Engage in any illegal activities in using the Services;
(e) Post or transmit to or via the Services any content which is indecent, obscene, false, menacing or offensive in character with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any person;
(f) Post or transmit to or via the Services any content which is defamatory, seditious, incites violence or incites any other unlawful activity, or any content that would otherwise be contrary to any written law in Malaysia, or that could reasonably give rise to civil or criminal proceedings;
(g) Post or transmit to or via the Services any content which improperly discloses confidential information or improperly discloses information that is protected under any written law in Malaysia;
(h) Advertise any products, services or websites;
(i) Knowingly transmit any virus or other disabling feature to or through the Services, or attempting to overload, “flood,” “spam,” “mail bomb,” or “crash” the Services;
(j) Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the associated systems;
(k) Post or transmit to or via Services any copyrighted or trademarked material belonging to a third party, or any material or content that infringes the rights or privacy of ILChambers personnel or others;
(l) Frame or mirror any part of the Services without our written approval; or
(m) Modify, adapt, sublicense, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decipher, decompile or otherwise disassemble any portion of the Services, or the associated systems, including the Website, or cause any other person to do so;
(n) Use the Services or any of its resources to solicit other Users, or other third parties to become users or partners of other online or offline services directly or indirectly competitive or potentially competitive with ILChambers;
(o) Act illegally or maliciously against the business interests or reputation of ILChambers, our Services, our partners or our lawyers.
6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
6.1 The Services, any content on the Services, and the infrastructure used to provide the Services are proprietary to ILChambers. By using the Services and accepting these Website Terms and Conditions:
(a) ILChambers grants you a limited, personal, non-transferrable, nonexclusive, revocable licence to use the Services pursuant to these Website Terms and Conditions and to any additional terms and policies set forth by ILChambers; and
(b) you agree not to reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from, publicly display, publicly perform, license, sell, or re-sell any content or services obtained from or through the Services without the express permission of ILChambers.
6.2 We have proprietary ownership over the trademarks “IMADUDDIN & LEW CHAMBERS”, “ILCHAMBERS”, “ILRESEARCH” and the “
” device (collectively, “ILC Trademarks”). All use of the ILC Trademarks found on the Services, including any and all variations, derivations, modifications and combinations thereof, inures to the benefit of ILChambers.
6.3 The Services contains copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information, including, without limitation, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music, and sound, and the entire contents of the Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws of Malaysia. ILChambers owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it, particularly the material under ILResearch. You may not modify, distribute, publish, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part.
6.4 Except as otherwise expressly stated under copyright law, no downloading, copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication, or commercial exploitation of the content without the express permission of ILChambers or the copyright owner, as the case may be, is permitted. If downloading, copying, redistribution, retransmission, or publication of copyrighted material is permitted, you will make independent attribution and/or make no changes in or deletion of any author attribution, trademark legend, or copyright notice. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material. Any violation of these restrictions may result in the infringement of copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights that may subject you to civil and/or criminal penalties.
6.5 Other marks on the Services not owned by ILChambers may be under licence from the trademark owner thereof, in which case such licence is for the exclusive benefit and use of ILChambers unless otherwise stated, or may be the property of their respective owners. You may not use our name, logos, trademarks or brands, or trademarks or brands of other third parties on the Services without our express permission.
7. ILRESEARCH
7.1 From time to time, our lawyers may publish material on the Website (“ILResearch”), including, but not limited to, legal articles, opinions, commentary, statistical analysis and other material of that nature.
7.2 Where the author or co-author of an article is one of our lawyers but the copyright in the article resides in a third-party publisher, we will only provide the abstract accompanied by a hyperlink to where the article can be read in full.
7.3 ILResearch is provided for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be legal advice and we accept no liability or responsibility whatsoever, even if we are made aware of such liability or responsibility, if you decide to act in reliance on any ILResearch or any material published or made available on our Website.
7.4 By accessing the Website, including ILResearch, you hereby specifically waive any and all claims against us, our partners or our lawyers from any improper reliance on the materials herein.
7.5 If you require legal advice, please refer to Partners page for further contact details or otherwise contact a qualified legal practitioner.
8. OTHER INFORMATION ON WEBSITE
8.1 As part of the user experience, ILChambers may also make available strictly on an as-is, where-is and as-available basis certain third-party information such as news articles or legal updates of interest to our lawyers or applicable to our areas of practice.
8.2 All statistics, press releases, statements (official or otherwise), analyses, published speeches, explanations, annotations, notes, media reports, third-party links and any other material published or uploaded onto the Website, in any format whatsoever (“Third-Party Content”) are provided for your convenience and are informational purposes only.
8.3 We specifically and expressly disclaim any liability for any loss or damage that may result from your reliance on the Third-Party Content. In particular, we accept no responsibility for any third-party links or content that may have been displayed or published on our Website. Unless expressed otherwise, ILChambers does not endorse or ratify any statement in any speech, comment or report made in any Third-Party Content.
8.4 Unless expressed otherwise, our attendance at any conference, seminar or press briefing or event shall not be construed as our endorsement or ratification of that conference, seminar, press briefing or event.
8.5 Whilst we will make reasonable efforts to keep information up-to-date and current, ILChambers cannot and does not guarantee real-time update to the Website.
9. UNSOLICTED MATERIALS
9.1 We do not accept or consider, directly or through any ILC employee or agent, unsolicited ideas of any kind, including, without limitation, ideas or suggestions relating to new or improved products, enhancements, names or technologies, advertising and marketing campaigns, plans, or other promotions. Do not send us (or any of our employees) any unsolicited ideas, suggestions, material, images, or other work in any form (“Unsolicited Materials”). If you send us Unsolicited Materials, you understand and agree that the following terms will apply, notwithstanding any cover letter or other terms that accompany them:
(a) ILChambers has no obligation to review any Unsolicited Materials, nor any obligation to keep any Unsolicited Materials confidential unless required to do so under law; and
(b) ILChambers will own, and may use and redistribute, Unsolicited Materials for any purpose without restriction and free of any obligation to acknowledge, credit or compensate you, unless prevented from doing so under law.
10. PERSONAL DATA
10.1 We take the privacy of your Personal Data (defined in the Personal Data Protection Policy) seriously. We encourage you to carefully review our Personal Data Protection Policy for important disclosures about the ways that we may collect, use, and share your Personal Data. Our Personal Data Protection Policy is incorporated in and subject to these Website Terms and Conditions, and is available at Personal Data Protection Policy.
11. VARIATION
11.1 We reserve the right at all times to discontinue or vary any part of these Website Terms and Conditions at our sole discretion. If we make changes that affect your use of the Services or our services, we will post a notice of the change on the Website Terms and Conditions page. Any changes to these Website Terms and Conditions will be effective upon our posting of the notice, provided that these changes will be prospective only and not retroactive.
11.2 If you do not agree to the changes, you should not use the Services or any services offered through the Services after the effective date of the changes. We suggest that you revisit our Website Terms and Conditions regularly to ensure that you stay informed of any changes.
11.3 You agree that posting notice of any changes on the Website Terms and Conditions page is adequate notice to advise you of these changes, and that your continued use of the Services or our services will constitute acceptance of these changes and the Website Terms and Conditions as modified.
11.4 You agree that notwithstanding the lack of any notice pursuant to the above, the last updated version of these Website Terms and Conditions will control and will supersede all prior versions.
12. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
12.1 As permitted by applicable law, you expressly agree that use of the Services is at your sole risk. Neither ILChambers, its partners, lawyers, employees, agents nor affiliates warrant that use of the Services will be uninterrupted, secure, virus-free, or error-free, nor do they make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the content on the Services, including ILResearch or Third-Party Content.
12.2 To the extent allowed by applicable law, ILChambers hereby disclaims any and all representations, warranties, and conditions, whether express, implied, or statutory, as to the operation of the Services or the Third-Party Content or other information contained on the Services, including, without limitation, those of title, non-infringement, non-interference, merchantability, suitability, and fitness for a particular purpose, as well as warranties implied from a course of performance or course of dealing.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
13.1 As permitted by applicable law, in no event shall ILChambers, its partners, lawyers, employees, agents and affiliates be liable for any direct or indirect lost profits or lost business damages, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of, related to, or in connection with any of the following: (a) your use of the Services, including, without limitation, any Personal Data, and any other information either contained in the Services or submitted by you through the Services; (b) your inability to use the Services; (c) modification or removal of content submitted on the Services; (d) these Website Terms and Conditions; or (e) any improper use of information you provide to the Services, including, without limitation, any Personal Data. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, ILChambers will in no event be liable howsoever arising from a User’s use of or access to the Services, including the Website.
14. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
14.1 When you use the Services or send emails to ILChambers, you are communicating with us electronically and consent to receive electronic communications related to your use of the Services. We will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the Services. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that are provided to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. Notices from us will be considered delivered to you and effective when sent to the email address you provide to us or from which you otherwise email us. Any email sent by ILChambers shall be deemed confidential unless expressed otherwise.
15. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
15.1 The Services may contain links to websites maintained by other parties. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not because we endorse or have an opinion about the contents on such websites. We expressly disclaim any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such websites or the privacy practices of those websites. If you decide to access websites maintained by other parties, you do so at your own risk. We are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage, loss, or liability caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with any use of or reliance on any content, products, or services available on or through any such linked website or resource.
16. INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE
16.1 You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless ILChambers, its partners, lawyers, employees, agents and affiliates from and against all claims and expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, arising out of, related to, or in connection with any of the following: (a) any content submitted or posted by you, in connection with the Services, or any use of the Services in violation of these Website Terms and Conditions; (b) fraud you commit or your wilful misconduct or gross negligence; or (c) your violation of any applicable law or rights of a third party.
16.2 You are solely responsible for your interactions with ILChambers and other users of the Services. To the extent permitted under applicable law, you hereby release, acquit and forever discharge ILChambers from any and all claims or liability related to your use of the Services, including for any act or omission by ILChambers, its partners, lawyers, employees, agents or affiliates.
17. FORCE MAJEURE
17.1 ILChambers, its partners, lawyers, employees, agents and affiliates shall be excused from performance under these Website Terms and Conditions, to the extent it is prevented or delayed from performing, in whole or in part, as a result of an event or series of events caused by or resulting from a circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the parties, which results in a party being unable to observe or perform on time an obligation under this Agreement (“Force Majeure Event”). Such Force Majeure Event shall include but shall not be limited to any Acts of God, fires, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, typhoons, floods, storms, landslides, explosions, landslides, haze, natural hazards and/or disasters, electrical power failures, internet failures, communication line failures, computer equipment failures, other equipment failures, pandemics, epidemics, strikes, lock-outs, bans or other industrial disturbances, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages of labour or materials, war, acts of foreign enemies, governmental or public sector actions or interference whether by statutes, by-laws, rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, binding codes of conduct or any other method of legislation, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of third parties, or loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning or perils of the sea or other perils and any cause or circumstance whatsoever beyond the control of the parties. For the avoidance of doubt, a Force Majeure Event includes any order or regulation promulgated under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 or the National Security Council Act 2016.
18. ASSIGNMENT
18.1 You may not assign these Website Terms and Conditions, or any rights, benefits, or obligations hereunder, by operation of law or otherwise, without the express written permission of ILChambers. Any attempted assignment that does not comply with these Website Terms and Conditions shall be null and void. ILChambers may assign these Website Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, to any third party in its sole discretion.
19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
19.1 The User Agreement, including, as last updated, these Website Terms and Conditions, the Personal Data Protection Policy, the Cookie Policy, and other terms incorporated by reference, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and ILChambers with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and ILChambers, with respect to such subject matter.
20. JURISDICTION
20.1 Any disputes arising out of or related to these Website Terms and Conditions and/or any use by you of the Services or ILChambers’ services shall be governed by the laws of Malaysia, without regard to its choice of law rules and without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
20.2 The User and ILChambers agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.
21. NO WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY
21.1 No waiver by either you or ILChambers of any breach or default or failure to exercise any right allowed under these Website Terms and Conditions is a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default or a waiver or forfeiture of any similar or future rights under our Website Terms and Conditions.
21.2 The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall be of no legal force or effect. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of our Website Terms and Conditions invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the enforceability of any other provisions contained in these Website Terms and Conditions, and the remaining portions of our Website Terms and Conditions shall continue in full force and effect.
