Disclaimer, Terms & Conditions ("the Terms")

1. Publisher
   This website is owned and operated by TERA-Award Company Limited (“the Organiser”).
2. Subject
   TERA-Award Company Limited provides innovation acceleration services accessible at www.tera-award.com (“the Website”), which aims to accelerate the commercialisation of startups in the energy technology sector.
   The Terms govern your access to and use of this website and its services. Please read the following carefully. If you do not accept the Terms, do not use the Website. We may amend the Terms at any time by posting an updated version to this web page and without notifying you before the amended Terms take effect.
3. Confidentiality
   You agree to defend, indemnify and hold TERA-Award Limited harmless, from and against all claims, actions or demands, liabilities, and settlements, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees, arising from your unauthorized and prohibited disclosure of confidential information.
4. Organiser’s Limitation of liability
   
   1. The Organiser will use its best efforts to ensure that the Website operates stably and that the information published on the Website is accurate and up-to-date.
   2. The Organiser does not guarantee that the Website will function without interruption, bugs or viruses. In this respect, the user declares that he/she accepts the features and limitations of the internet.
   3. Should unforeseen circumstances occur, the Organiser may need to suspend or cancel the Award at any time for any reason they see fit. To the fullest extent allowed by law, the Organiser does not make any representation as to any warranties and conditions about the Award, whether express or implied.
   4. Applicants agree to fully protect and support the Organiser, its employees and partners from claims related to their Entries or any breach of these Terms. The Organiser reserves the right to manage the defense of such claims, and applicants won’t settle any issues without the Organiser’s prior written consent. The applicants also agree to cooperate in defending these matters.
   5. The Organiser won’t be responsible for any direct or indirect losses, damages, costs, or expenses the applicants might face related to the Award on any grounds and to the fullest extent allowed by law, including things like lost income, profits, revenue, time, savings, opportunities, data, use, business, property, or goodwill, even if the Organiser has been told these might happen.
5. Personal Data Collection Terms
   Please read and agree to the Organiser’s Personal Information Collection Statement (“PIC Statement”) to understand how your personal data will be used. Participation in the competition indicates your acceptance of the Organiser’s PIC Statement. The Organiser may update these terms and the PIC Statement on the Website from time to time without any liability to participants. Updates will take effect on a specified date without further notice. Please check the Website regularly for the latest information. Continued participation in the competition indicates your acceptance of the updated terms and the PIC Statement.
6. Platform
   We shall try as far as possible to maintain the Website continually accessible. But access to the Website or the use of certain features may be suspended or disrupted without notice, due to technical maintenance, migration, or updates, or owing to outages or constraints linked to the network or for other technical reasons. We reserve the right to modify or suspend all or part of your access to the Website or its features, at our sole discretion, temporarily or permanently.
7. Hyperlinks
   Our Website contains links to other websites. We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their content. By including these links, we are not endorsing the material on those websites or implying any association with their operators.
8. Modification of the Terms
   The Terms and the documents integrated by reference express the entire agreement between you and the Organiser relative to your use of the Website and the services.
   The Organiser may modify the Terms to adapt to its technological and commercial environment, and to comply with the applicable laws and regulations. Any modification to the Terms will be published on the Website.
9. Applicable Law
   
   1. These Terms are governed by the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and any disputes will be exclusively handled by the courts of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Award may have legal restrictions in some jurisdictions, so it’s up to the applicants to know and follow those rules.
   2. To the extent allowed by applicable laws and regulations, the Organiser and the applicants agree to waive any law that would make any part of these Terms invalid or unenforceable. If a part of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, it will be interpreted to fulfill its purpose as much as possible under the law, and the rest of the Terms will remain in effect.
10. Language
    If there’s any inconsistency between the English and Chinese versions of the Terms, the English version will prevail.

Effective Day
1st January, 2026