Terms and Conditions
Effective Date: July 2026
Welcome to the Malaysia Data Centre Observatory (“MDCO”, “we”, “our” or “us”). By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of this website.
Purpose of this Website
MDCO is an independent research and knowledge-sharing initiative dedicated to improving understanding of Malaysia’s data centre ecosystem through explanation, analysis, dialogue and research.
The content published on this website is intended to promote informed discussion, transparency and evidence-based decision-making. MDCO does not advocate for or against any particular organisation, project or policy unless expressly stated.
Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, all original articles, analyses, graphics, databases and other content published on this website are the intellectual property of Malaysia Data Centre Observatory.
Readers may quote reasonable extracts for research, academic, journalistic or educational purposes provided that proper attribution is given.
Commercial reproduction, redistribution or modification of MDCO content requires prior written permission.
Third-party materials remain the property of their respective owners.
Accuracy of Information
MDCO strives to ensure that all published information is accurate, balanced and based on reliable sources available at the time of publication.
Our publications are developed using publicly available information, official documents, academic literature, industry publications and other sources that we reasonably consider reliable.
Nevertheless, information may subsequently change, become outdated or be shown to be incomplete. Accordingly:
- MDCO does not warrant that all published information is complete, current or free from error.
- Readers should independently verify information before relying upon it.
- MDCO accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from reliance on information published on this website.
Where material errors are identified, MDCO may correct, update or withdraw published content without prior notice.
No Professional Advice
Information published by MDCO is provided solely for general informational, educational and research purposes.
Nothing published on this website constitutes legal, engineering, planning, environmental, financial, investment, regulatory or other professional advice.
Readers should obtain appropriate professional advice before making decisions based upon information published by MDCO.
Editorial Independence
MDCO is an independent initiative.
Editorial decisions are made independently and are not influenced by governments, political parties, developers, operators, consultants, contractors, advocacy organisations or commercial interests.
Publication of any article should not be interpreted as endorsement or criticism of any person or organisation beyond the evidence presented.
Public Information Submissions
MDCO welcomes information submitted by members of the public, researchers, industry participants and other stakeholders.
Examples include:
- planning documents;
- official correspondence;
- photographs;
- environmental observations;
- technical reports;
- publicly available records; and
- other information relevant to Malaysia’s data centre ecosystem.
Submission of information does not oblige MDCO to review, investigate or publish that material.
All information received is treated as a research input only.
MDCO reserves the sole and absolute discretion to determine whether any submitted information will be investigated, relied upon, referred to or published.
Where appropriate, submitted information may be independently verified before being used in any publication.
Unless the contributor has expressly consented otherwise, MDCO will treat the identity of contributors as confidential and will not identify the source of submitted information in any publication.
Anonymous information may be used as an investigative lead but will not be treated as established fact without reasonable verification.
Dialogue and Right of Reply
One objective of MDCO is to facilitate informed and constructive dialogue among stakeholders.
From time to time, MDCO may issue written requests for clarification, comment or information to organisations, public authorities or other stakeholders.
To promote transparency and informed public discussion:
- MDCO may, at its sole discretion, publish such correspondence after a reasonable period has elapsed following transmission, including where no response has been received.
- Unless circumstances warrant otherwise, MDCO generally expects that this period will not be less than fourteen (14) days.
- Publication is not automatic and remains entirely at MDCO’s editorial discretion.
Where a substantive response is received, MDCO’s general practice is to publish the response in full, subject only to reasonable editorial formatting, legal obligations, protection of confidential information or removal of material that is unlawful to publish.
The publication of correspondence does not imply agreement with any statement made by either party.
External Links
This website may contain links to third-party websites for reference and convenience.
MDCO does not control or endorse the content of external websites and accepts no responsibility for their accuracy, availability or practices.
User Conduct
Users agree not to:
- use this website for unlawful purposes;
- upload malicious software or harmful code;
- interfere with the operation of the website;
- infringe the intellectual property rights of others; or
- submit information that they know to be false, misleading or defamatory.
MDCO reserves the right to remove any submission or restrict access where necessary to protect the integrity of the website.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, MDCO and any persons involved in its governance, management, editorial activities, research or content development shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special loss or damage arising from the use of this website or reliance upon any information published herein.
Amendments
MDCO may revise these Terms and Conditions from time to time.
The latest version will always be published on this website and will take effect upon publication.
Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia.
Contact
Questions relating to these Terms and Conditions may be directed through the contact information published on the MDCO website.