Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
The use of and access to this website, including the Members’ Online Portal (hereinafter referred to as “Website”) is strictly subject to the terms and conditions below (hereinafter referred to as "Terms and Conditions").
Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before you use the Website. Your use of and access to this Website shall constitute your agreement to accept and comply with the Terms and Conditions. If you disagree with these Terms and Conditions, please do not use this Website.
Content of the Website
The Malaysian Bar (including members of the Bar Council and the Malaysian Bar Secretariat, collectively referred to as "MB") reserve the right to withdraw, amend, maintain and update the content of the Website, the services provided on the Website and the Website itself without notice. MB will not be liable if for any reason the Website is inaccessible at any time and for any period.
The content of the Website is intended for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or professional opinion on which reliance should be placed. You should take appropriate steps to verify any such information and as necessary, obtain legal and/or professional advice.
Use of the Website
If you possess user identification, a password or any other information as part of our security measures to access certain parts of the Website, including the Members’ Online Portal, you must manage such measures as strictly confidential for your sole use. MB has the right to disable any user identification or password if in our sole discretion it appears that you have breached any of the Terms and Conditions.
Any material downloaded or otherwise accessed through the Website is obtained entirely at your own risk and you will be entirely responsible for any resulting damage to software or computer systems and/or any resulting loss of data, even if such loss and damage was reasonably foreseeable and MB had been advised of the possibility of the same.
You must not introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other similar material which is technologically harmful to the Website. Unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which the Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Website is strictly prohibited. You must not attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack, a distributed denial-of service attack or any other form of technical attack.
In the event of a breach of these Terms and Conditions, your right to use the Website will cease immediately.
Provision of Data
By using the Website to provide any information, including personal information, you declare and confirm that you are authorised to supply such information, that the information is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge and belief, and that you accept full responsibility for all consequences that might arise from such provision of information. You also agree to promptly update such information as and when necessary.
By using the Website, you consent that the information provided, including personal information , may be used, recorded, stored, disclosed or otherwise processed by or on behalf of MB for the purposes of maintenance of a database relating to the membership of the Malaysian Bar, research, audit, and such ancillary functions and services as may be relevant or necessary for MB in carrying out its functions and purposes.
Warranties and Indemnity
By using the Website, you unconditionally warrant and undertake that you will not use the Website or any of its contents for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by the Terms and Conditions. If you violate any of the Terms and Conditions, you shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless MB from any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and liabilities, including reasonable solicitors' fees due to or arising out of your acts, omissions or use of the Website, your submission, posting or transmission of any materials on the Website or your violation of the Terms and Conditions herein.
MB’s Liability
MB makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy of the information contained on the Website. To the fullest extent permitted by law, MB expressly excludes all conditions, warranties and other terms which might otherwise be implied by statute, common law or the law of equity.
MB expressly disclaims all liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred arising from any reliance placed on materials or information posted on the Website, or from the use or inability to use the Website, or resulting from inaccuracies, defects, errors, whether typographical or otherwise, omissions, out-of-date information or otherwise, of information from the Website even if such loss was reasonably foreseeable and MB had been advised of the possibility of the same. Direct, indirect or consequential loss and damage shall include but not be limited to loss of profits or contracts, loss of income, loss of business, loss of goodwill, damage to reputation and wasted expenditure or management time.
MB does not accept any liability for any third party websites that can be accessed or was informed through the Website or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. MB does not endorse or approve the contents of any such website and these links are provided for your information only.
MB will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the Website or to your downloading of any material posted on them, or on any website linked to them.
Intellectual Property Rights
All intellectual property rights in the text, graphics, information, motifs, logos, designs and databases contained in this Website including the domain names, arrangement and layout of the Website and the software used in relation to the Website are owned by MB or its licensors.
MB owns registered trademarks including but not limited to “Malaysian Bar”, “Badan Peguam Malaysia” and “Bar Malaysia”. You may not use any trademarks, service marks and/or other trade names belonging to MB without MB's advanced written permission, including to suggest association with or endorsement by MB of your website and/or goods and/or services and/or business or otherwise.
All other trademarks on the Website belong to their respective owners and you will require their permission should you wish to use any such trademarks.
In the event any part of this Website is printed, downloaded or otherwise used or processed, you must acknowledge MB and this Website as the source of the information. You are not permitted to amend the content of any of the materials and you shall not use any graphics, illustrations or photographs separately from any accompanying text. MB reserves the right to revoke this permission at any time without notice.
You are not permitted to reproduce or incorporate any part of this Website or information found on this Website in any other work without MB’s advanced written permission.
It is not permitted to use this Website for commercial use (other than as expressly permitted by MB) without advanced written permission from MB. Such prohibited commercial use includes but is not limited to using the Legal Directory for marketing purposes and to maintain databases or records for advertising commercial services.
In the event of breach of these Terms and Conditions, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, upon request by MB, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have. Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms and Conditions are reserved.
Variation of Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions comprise the entire agreement between MB and you, and supersedes all other agreements or understandings with respect to the subject matter herein. These Terms and Conditions are subject to revision from time to time, which shall take effect immediately upon the posting of the modified terms and conditions, and thereafter references herein to "Terms and Conditions" shall include such modified terms and conditions. You agree to check this page every time you visit the Website for any update, as you are bound by these Terms and Conditions. If any of the modified Terms and Conditions is unacceptable to you, you must discontinue accessing the Website. You shall be deemed to have accepted the revised Terms and Conditions without any reservation upon your use of and access to the Website following the posting of such modified Terms and Conditions.
General
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision shall not affect the remaining provisions which shall remain in full force and effect.
MB's omission or delay to exercise any right under these Terms and Conditions, statute, common law or the law of equity shall not constitute a waiver of any such right unless expressly informed by MB in writing.
Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions and the use of the Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia.
Please contact us if you have any queries concerning the Website or the above Terms and Conditions. Please also report any violations of the Terms and Conditions to: council@malaysianbar.org.my.