By continuing to browse and use this website (https://sgbc.online), you and your organisation (collectively “you”) are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our personal data consent, govern our relationship with you and in relation use of this website:

The words “our”, “us”, “we” and any word connoting a similar meaning shall refer to the owners and administrators of this website and includes Singapore Green Building Council (UEN: T09SS0112H), SGBC Pte Ltd (UEN: 201025079H), and all its directors, servants, agents, and employees.

The content of the pages of this website including any and all terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. All changes will be posted on the relevant webpages, and your use of this site after such changes have been posted will constitute your agreement to the modified terms and conditions.

Particular services added or offered through this website may be subject to additional terms or guidelines, which shall be deemed to be incorporated in these terms and conditions by reference.

Use of this website and any disputes arising in connection with it, or any relevant terms and conditions, policies and notices or any matter related to or in connection with them are subject to the laws of Singapore.

The information contained in this website are for general information purposes only and does not represent legal or other professional advice. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability of the information contained on this website for any purpose whatsoever. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements and to obtain legal and/or professional advice as necessary.

This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Copyright in the contents and materials of this website as a whole is owned by SGBC, though the copyright in some contents and materials incorporated within this website may be owned by third parties. Reproduction is prohibited and any unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience but they do not signify that we endorse the said websites. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. We shall not be liable for any damages or loss arising from your access to those websites. In no circumstances shall we be associated or affiliated in whatever manner with any trade or service marks, logos, insignia or other devices used or appearing on websites to which this site is linked.

Users should use this website responsibly. We will not tolerate use of this website to publish or spread defamatory or libellous material, obscene, abusive or intimidating material.

For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, such as photos and videos (“IP content”), users who disclose or share IP content to us via this website grants us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you disclose or share on or in connection with this website (“IP License”).

You will not assume a false identity or the identity of another organisation when using this website and you will not use this website for unlawful or illegal activities.

You have authorised, agreed and consented to allow us and our affiliates: to collect, use, disclose and/or process personal data about me that you have previously, now and may in the future provide to us including but not limited to your name, email address, telephone numbers, address, employment details for the following purposes:

• facilitating, processing, dealing with, administering, managing and/or maintaining you and your current employer’s relationship with SGBC’s;
• dealing in any matters relating to SGBC’s products, services and activities;
• carrying out due diligence and other screening activities, or to prevent or investigate any fraud or breach of contract or unlawful activity, or complying with or as required by any applicable law, governmental or regulatory requirements of any relevant jurisdiction;
• conducting research, analysis and development activities (including but not limited to data analytics, surveys and/or profiling) to enhance SGBC’s products, services and/or operations, and/or otherwise for SGBC’s business operations and purposes;
• storing, hosting, backing up (whether for disaster recovery or otherwise) of your personal data, whether within or outside Singapore, (collectively the “Purposes”).

You have authorised, agreed and consented to allow us and our affiliates: to disclose personal data about you to SGBC’s third party service providers and agents (“Representatives”) that are engaged by SGBC’s to perform certain functions in connection with the Purposes, so long as disclosure is necessary to enable such Representatives to perform the said functions. The Representatives may be located within or outside Singapore.

Should you wish to withdraw your consent in part or whole, please send an email to SGBC at [email protected] and provide details of your withdrawal. Withdrawal of consent may impact or delay SGBC’s provision of products, services or activities to you and/or your employer.

Under no circumstances shall we be considered to be associated or affiliated with you.

We reserve all rights to deny or restrict access to this site to any particular person, or to block access from a particular internet address to this site, at any time, without ascribing any reasons whatsoever.

You agree not to use the website to transmit, publish, or otherwise disseminate unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, indecent, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, sexually orientated, racially offensive, profane, pornographic material or other material or data that violates any applicable law including any law relating to intellectual property rights, or to upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files or any other similar software or programmes that may damage the operation of our and/or a third party’s computer system and/or network, and you hereby agree to fully indemnify us against any loss, liability, damage or expense of whatever nature which we or any third party may suffer which is caused by or attributable to, whether directly or indirectly, your use of the website to send or post or upload any such message or material.

We take no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

On registration, you must provide us with complete and accurate information. We are entitled to rely on any registration information you provide unless and until such information is updated by you via this website.

You agree that any personally identifiable information which you provide to us through this website may be collected by us and used for various purposes, including without limitation:

• To provide goods and services by us or our designated representatives, related organisations or business partners to you or parties designated by you and matters ancillary thereto;
• To verify and process payment when you purchase goods and services through this website;
• To verify and record your personal particulars and to use the information to communicate with you;
• To send you information, promotions and updates including marketing and advertising materials in relation to our goods and services, and those of our affiliates and related organisations;
• To conduct statistical and other analysis of users of our website; and
• To comply with any order of court or directive from authorities investigating any alleged offence, misdeeds and/or abuse or for the purpose of taking any legal action against any users for breach of any terms and conditions on this website.

For payments made through this website, you agree to follow and accept all instructions and information in this website when performing a transaction, to provide information which is true, current, complete and accurate when performing a transaction, not to perform any speculative, false or fraudulent transaction, and to pay any and all fees in respect of your transaction. We reserve the right to cancel or reject your transaction without refund or paying any compensation to you if any transaction details or communication you have provided are not current or are incomplete, inaccurate, or false.

We, our related organisations and content providers shall not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind occasioned from the reliance upon the contents contained in or available from this website, the performing of any transaction or communication on this website, and/or the use or inability to use this website, resulting from inaccuracies, neglect, defects, errors, omissions, outdated information or otherwise.

You accept that circumstances change and that information that may have been accurate at the time of posting on this website may not necessarily remain so. You agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against us with respect to such changes.

You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of this website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on use of this website or the content therein.

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by the courts of the Republic of Singapore.

We shall not be liable in any way whatsoever for loss of profits, loss of sales or business, loss of agreements or contracts, loss of anticipated savings, loss of use or corruption of software, data or information, loss of or damage to goodwill, indirect or consequential loss however caused or arising and regardless of whether the liability arises in contract, warranty, tort (including but not limited to negligence, whether active, passive, sole, joint, or concurrent), strict liability, products liability, professional liability, indemnity, contribution or any other theory or cause of action; or amounts you have recovered or will recover from any insurer (or would have recovered but for an act, omission, breach or default by you in relation to a policy of insurance).

Last updated: June 2024