Introduction
These Terms and Conditions govern the use of the HHG Linguistic Consulting website and the inquiry process for consultation services.
By using this website or submitting an inquiry through the Contact page, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these Terms and Conditions, together with the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer.
Website Use
The content on this website is provided for general informational, educational, academic, and consulting-related purposes.
Visitors may use the website to learn about HHG Linguistic Consulting’s services, service areas, consultation process, and contact options.
Visitors should not use this website in a way that is unlawful, harmful, misleading, abusive, disruptive, or inconsistent with the purpose of the website.
Nature of Services
HHG Linguistic Consulting provides research-informed consultation in areas such as academic writing, research development, linguistics, bilingual development, English–Chinese communication, translation-related language issues, cross-cultural communication, AI-supported language work, and institutional teaching or curriculum support.
Submitting an inquiry does not guarantee that consultation will be provided. HHG Linguistic Consulting may decline inquiries that fall outside its areas of expertise, availability, scope, or appropriate service boundaries.
No Client Relationship from Website Use
Using this website, reading website content, or submitting an inquiry does not automatically create a client relationship, consulting agreement, supervisory relationship, or obligation to provide services.
A consultation arrangement begins only after the scope, suitability, fee, timeline, and basic terms have been clarified and accepted.
Consultation Arrangements
Before consultation begins, HHG Linguistic Consulting may clarify:
- the purpose of the consultation;
- the type of support requested;
- the format of consultation;
- the amount and type of material to be reviewed, if applicable;
- the estimated timeline;
- the fee or fee arrangement;
- relevant service boundaries;
- the responsibilities of the client.
Clients are responsible for providing accurate, relevant, and non-misleading information when requesting consultation.
Fees and Payment
Consultation fees may vary depending on the type, scope, length, complexity, preparation time, document-review requirements, and format of the requested support.
Where a consultation appears suitable, HHG Linguistic Consulting may provide a fee estimate or proposed arrangement before the work begins.
No client is expected to proceed before the scope and fee arrangement have been clarified.
Client Responsibilities
Clients remain responsible for their own decisions, writing, submissions, communication, institutional compliance, and use of any feedback or consultation provided.
Students, researchers, writers, and professionals are responsible for following the academic-integrity rules, authorship requirements, confidentiality obligations, and institutional policies that apply to their own work.
HHG Linguistic Consulting does not write assignments, theses, dissertations, manuscripts, or other academic work on behalf of clients.
Confidentiality and Sensitive Materials
Clients should not submit confidential research data, identifiable participant information, unpublished manuscripts, sensitive personal documents, private institutional records, medical records, legal documents, immigration documents, or other confidential materials through the initial contact form.
If consultation may require review of sensitive, confidential, unpublished, identifiable, or institutionally restricted materials, this should first be discussed so that appropriate boundaries and procedures can be considered.
No Regulated Professional Services
HHG Linguistic Consulting does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment, psychological diagnosis or treatment, clinical speech-language assessment or therapy, legal advice, immigration advice, certified translation, legal interpreting, medical interpreting, or other regulated services requiring a professional license.
Clients who require regulated professional services should consult an appropriately qualified professional or institution.
No Guaranteed Outcomes
Consultation does not guarantee academic grades, admission, publication, funding, institutional approval, research approval, professional certification, legal outcomes, immigration outcomes, medical outcomes, or other formal results.
Consultation is intended to provide research-informed guidance, feedback, clarification, and support. Clients remain responsible for final decisions and outcomes.
Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the text, structure, service descriptions, and other original content on this website belong to HHG Linguistic Consulting or are used with permission.
Visitors may not copy, reproduce, adapt, republish, distribute, or use website content for commercial purposes without permission, except where permitted by applicable law.
Clients remain responsible for the ownership, authorship, and permitted use of materials they submit for consultation.
External Links
This website may include links to external websites or resources. These links are provided for convenience or informational purposes only.
HHG Linguistic Consulting is not responsible for the content, accuracy, availability, privacy practices, or policies of external websites.
Website Availability and Accuracy
HHG Linguistic Consulting aims to keep website information accurate and up to date, but website content may be revised, updated, removed, or changed at any time.
HHG Linguistic Consulting does not guarantee that the website will always be available, error-free, uninterrupted, or free from technical problems.
Limitation of Responsibility
To the extent permitted by applicable law, HHG Linguistic Consulting is not responsible for losses, damages, consequences, or decisions arising from the use of this website, reliance on website content, or misuse of consultation-related information.
Clients and visitors are responsible for seeking appropriate professional, institutional, legal, clinical, or other specialized advice where needed.
Changes to These Terms
HHG Linguistic Consulting may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page.
Continued use of the website after changes are posted indicates acceptance of the updated Terms and Conditions.
Contact
For questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact HHG Linguistic Consulting through the Contact page.