By enrolling in any Apex Research Collective (“ARC”) programme, each student and their parent or legal guardian are jointly and severally bound by these Terms.

ARC Background IP remains the exclusive property of ARC. Student-Only Raw Data belongs to the student, but they grant ARC a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license for use in the Final Book. All rights, including copyright, in Programme Work and the Final Book vest exclusively in ARC upon creation.

Students waive all moral rights in Programme Work and the Final Book where permissible by law; otherwise, consent to acts that might otherwise infringe these rights.

ARC grants students a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-commercial license to use their published chapter in personal portfolios, university applications, academic presentations, and non-commercial repositories. Commercial exploitation requires ARC’s prior written consent.

Students and their respective parents and guardians agree to keep ARC Background IP and any non-public mentor feedback confidential for five (5) years after your last day of enrollment.

Breaches of academic integrity, harassment, or unauthorized disclosure of cohort work will result in removal without refund and forfeiture of any authorship credit.

ARC’s total liability is limited to the fees paid for the program. Neither party is liable for indirect or consequential loss.

These Terms are governed by Hong Kong law. Disputes will first go through non-binding mediation under HKIAC, then to the exclusive jurisdiction of Hong Kong courts if unresolved.

ARC may update these Terms by posting a revised version online. Continued participation after an update constitutes acceptance.

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and ARC regarding IP and participation, superseding all prior agreements. In the event of discrepancy between different languages of these Terms, the English version will always prevail.

通过注册 Apex Research Collective (“ARC”) 的任何项目，每位学生及其父母或法定监护人均受本条款的共同和单独约束。

ARC 背景知识产权仍是 ARC 的独家财产。学生独立原始数据属于学生，但学生授予 ARC 一项非排他性、全球性、永久性、免版税的许可，可在最终著作中使用。项目作品和最终著作的所有权利，包括版权，在创建时即专属于 ARC。

在法律允许的情况下，学生放弃项目作品和最终著作中的所有精神权利；否则，同意可能侵犯这些权利的行为。

ARC 授予学生一项永久性、全球性、免版税、非商业性的许可，可在个人作品集、大学申请、学术演示和非商业存储库中使用其已发表的章节。商业利用需要 ARC 事先书面同意。

学生及其各自的父母和监护人同意，在您注册的最后一天后五 (5) 年内，对 ARC 背景知识产权和任何非公开导师反馈保密。

违反学术诚信、骚扰或未经授权披露小组作品将导致被开除，不予退款，并丧失任何作者署名权。

ARC 的总责任仅限于为项目支付的费用。任何一方均不对间接或间接损失承担责任。

本条款受香港法律管辖。争议将首先通过香港国际仲裁中心的非约束性调解解决，如果未能解决，则由香港法院专属管辖。

ARC 可通过在线发布修订版本来更新这些条款。更新后继续参与即表示接受。

本条款构成您与 ARC 之间关于知识产权和参与的完整协议，取代所有先前的协议。如果本条款的不同语言版本之间存在差异，则始终以英文版本为准。