Terms of Use

1. Acceptance and scope

By accessing or using the Website, you confirm that you have read and agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please stop using the Website. The Website is provided by the R3 China operating entity identified in the registration details shown in the footer.

Some reports, events, recruitment activities, client engagements or digital services may have additional terms. Those specific terms prevail if they conflict with these Terms.

2. No professional advice

General information, views, research summaries, tools and reports on this Website are for information only. They are not tailored to any organisation’s facts, objectives or constraints and do not constitute management, legal, financial, tax, investment or other professional advice.

Marketing markets, platform rules, pricing and law change over time. Do not make a material decision solely in reliance on Website content. Apply independent judgement and obtain appropriate advice. A client or advisory relationship arises only through a written agreement signed by the relevant parties.

3. Permitted use

Subject to these Terms, R3 grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive and non-transferable licence to access the Website and reasonably use public content for personal or internal business purposes.

• You may save or print a reasonable number of pages for internal reference while retaining rights notices.
• You may share links to public pages without suggesting that R3 endorses you, your products or views.
• Republication, translation, commercial exploitation, bulk distribution, or use for model training, a database or an automated product requires R3’s prior written permission.

4. Prohibited conduct

• breaking law, infringing rights, or transmitting unlawful, harmful or misleading material;
• accessing the Website, CMS, accounts, systems or data without authorisation or bypassing controls;
• introducing malicious code, denial-of-service activity, vulnerability scanning or operational interference;
• high-volume scraping, copying or monitoring by robots or automation, except ordinary lawful search-engine indexing;
• removing or changing copyright, trade mark, source or rights notices;
• impersonating R3 or another person, or submitting false identity or company information; or
• using Website content in a competing commercial database, benchmark product or service, or otherwise exploiting R3 research and intellectual output unreasonably.

5. Intellectual property

The Website and its text, graphics, marks, images, videos, reports, research, methods, frameworks, data selection, code, design and arrangement are owned by R3 or its licensors and protected by intellectual property law. No rights are transferred or licensed except as expressly stated.

R3, R3 China and related marks belong to their owners. They may not be used in advertising, domains, social accounts, metadata or in a confusing manner without prior written consent. Third-party names and marks belong to their respective owners.

6. Your submissions

You retain lawful rights in content submitted through an enquiry, partner contact or other feature. You confirm that you are authorised to provide it, that it is accurate and lawful, and that it does not infringe third-party rights.

You permit R3 to use, copy, store and internally share a submission as necessary to handle the request, assess collaboration, protect security and comply with law. Unless expressly agreed otherwise, a submission does not create confidentiality, collaboration, agency or client obligations. Personal information remains subject to the Privacy Policy.

7. Third-party links and materials

Links are provided for convenience and do not imply endorsement of third-party content, products, security or practices. You access third-party sites at your own risk and under their terms. Third-party data and views may come from public or licensed sources, which remain responsible for their accuracy and currency.

8. Availability and changes

We work to maintain security and content quality but do not promise that the Website or any content will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free, completely secure or suitable for a particular purpose. We may change, suspend or discontinue features for maintenance, security, compliance or business reasons.

9. Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, R3 is not responsible for indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss arising from reliance on general Website content, third-party links, network interruption, malicious software or unauthorised use.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability caused by wilful misconduct or gross negligence and liability for personal injury where applicable. Any restriction applies only to the extent permitted by law.

10. Privacy and cookies

We process personal information under the Privacy Policy and use cookies and similar technologies under the Cookie Policy. Those policies form an important part of these Terms.

11. Changes, law and disputes

We may update these Terms and identify the effective date on this page. Updated Terms apply from publication or another stated date, with an appropriate notice for material changes.

These Terms are governed by the laws of Chinese Mainland. The parties should first seek to resolve a dispute in good faith. If it cannot be resolved, either party may bring proceedings in a competent court where the Website operator is domiciled, subject to mandatory law.