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WEBSITE SERVICE TERMS & CONDITIONS
The materialmarkets.com website (The Materials Market Research File) is owned and provided by R. Schliwka Research & Consulting (hereafter We, Us or Our) from its offices in Duesseldorf, Germany.
We reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, and you agree that each visit you make to our website shall be subject to the current terms and conditions as published on our website at www.materialmarkets.com
General Terms of Service
By accessing our website, you are agreeing to be bound by these Website Service Terms & Conditions and all applicable laws and regulations, and you agree that you are solely responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, do not use this site. Any claim relating to our website shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The materials contained in our website are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark laws.
Internet Etiquette
All messages transmitted by you should correctly identify you as the sender. Any attempt to alter the system configuration, to breach the security of the network, to gain unauthorized access to other users’ email accounts, or any other attempt at “hacking”, is prohibited, and will result in the immediate cancellation of all access and privileges and the possibility of criminal and/or civil charges being brought.
No Endorsement of Third Party Content
Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available through our website by third parties are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not ours.
Under no circumstances shall we be liable for any loss or damage caused by a User's reliance on information obtained through our website. It is the responsibility of User to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through our website. You are advised to seek professional advice from your own advisors as appropriate regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.
Our website provides links to sites that are not maintained by us. We are not responsible for the content of those sites and cannot guarantee that those sites will not change without our knowledge. The inclusion of such links in our website does not imply endorsement of such sites or any content, information, material, products or services provided on such sites.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OUR WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, SERVICES, OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH OUR WEBSITE AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY OR NON INFRINGEMENT. In no event shall we or our service providers, affiliates, associates, subsidiaries or partners be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption, arising out of the use of or inability to use the materials contained on our website, even if we have been notified of the possibility of such damage. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action.
Limited License
We hereby grant you a limited license to view on your computer, print, download and use any content made available on our website for which a fee is not charged, for non-commercial, personal, or educational purposes only, provided that you do not modify any such content, and that you include with and display on each copy of such content all applicable notices, including a copyright notice, the URL of the document and this limited license. No other use is permitted.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing you may not make any commercial use of such content, either alone or in or with any product which you distribute, or copy or host such content on your or any other person’s web site or FTP server. Nothing contained in this limited license shall be deemed as conferring any right in any copyright, trade mark, trade name or other proprietary property of us or any other party who owns or has proprietary rights to the content, information and materials provided on our website.
Jurisdictional Issues
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Federal Republic of Germany and the parties hereby attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of Duesseldorf. Any provisions of this agreement which are or may be rendered invalid, unenforceable or illegal, shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality, without affecting the validity, enforceability or legality of the remaining provisions of this Agreement. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties.
Privacy
We appreciate and respect the privacy concerns of the visitors to our website. As a general policy, no personal information is automatically collected from customers visiting this web site. However, certain information is recorded as a matter of course by our servers in order to track the number of visitors to the website and to help provide an enhanced online experience for the visitor. Email addresses and other personally identifiable data about visitors to this site are known to us only if and when voluntarily submitted by the visitor. All personal information collected by us is retained by us and not sold or otherwise provided to third parties
Credit card or other financial information that is collected is used for billing and payment purposes for products and services you have ordered through our site(s), and is submitted to the appropriate financial institution in order to process your credit card transaction, and will not be provided to any other person or party. All other private information submitted by you is confidential. You can update or delete your private information at any time by emailing us at subscription@materialmarkets.com. However, it may be impossible to delete a user’s information without some residual information being left in our customer database due to backups and records of deletions.
Use of Cookies
You should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected through the standard operation of our internet servers or through the use of “cookies.” “Cookies” are small text files a web site can use to recognize repeat users, facilitate the user’s ongoing access to and use of the site and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements and targeted advertising. Cookies are not programs that come onto a user’s system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the user that has no meaning outside the assigning site. Users should be aware that we cannot control the use of cookies or the resulting information by advertisers or third parties hosting data for us. If a user does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the user to deny or accept the cookie feature; however, users should note that cookies may be necessary to provide the user with certain features (e.g., customized delivery of information) available on our Site.
Transfer of Customer Information
Customer information is a valuable business asset. If for any reason we transfer or divest our business assets, our customer information will be transferred as one of the business assets.
Release of Information When Required
We will release customer information to the appropriate authorities if we are required to do so by law. We will also release such information if we feel it is necessary in order to protect our rights or the rights of our customers, affiliates, partners, or any other party, and for purposes of protection from fraud and credit risk.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at subscription@materialmarkets.com. Any dispute arising between you and us with respect to privacy is subject to the terms and conditions of use and this privacy statement, including limitations on damages, arbitration, and application of the laws of The Federal Republic of Germany.
The foregoing privacy policies are effective as of February 1, 2005. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by notifying users of the existence of a new privacy statement. This statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Legal Statement
The materialmarkets.com website (The Materials Market Research File) is owned and provided by R. Schliwka Research & Consulting (hereafter We, Us or Our) from its offices in Duesseldorf, Germany.
We reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, and you agree that each visit you make to our website shall be subject to the current terms and conditions as published on our website at www.materialmarkets.com
General Terms of Service
By accessing our website, you are agreeing to be bound by these Website Service Terms & Conditions and all applicable laws and regulations, and you agree that you are solely responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, do not use this site. Any claim relating to our website shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. The materials contained in our website are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark laws.
Internet Etiquette
All messages transmitted by you should correctly identify you as the sender. Any attempt to alter the system configuration, to breach the security of the network, to gain unauthorized access to other users’ email accounts, or any other attempt at “hacking”, is prohibited, and will result in the immediate cancellation of all access and privileges and the possibility of criminal and/or civil charges being brought.
No Endorsement of Third Party Content
Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available through our website by third parties are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not ours.
Under no circumstances shall we be liable for any loss or damage caused by a User's reliance on information obtained through our website. It is the responsibility of User to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through our website. You are advised to seek professional advice from your own advisors as appropriate regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content.
Our website provides links to sites that are not maintained by us. We are not responsible for the content of those sites and cannot guarantee that those sites will not change without our knowledge. The inclusion of such links in our website does not imply endorsement of such sites or any content, information, material, products or services provided on such sites.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OUR WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, SERVICES, OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH OUR WEBSITE AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY OR NON INFRINGEMENT. In no event shall we or our service providers, affiliates, associates, subsidiaries or partners be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption, arising out of the use of or inability to use the materials contained on our website, even if we have been notified of the possibility of such damage. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action.
Limited License
We hereby grant you a limited license to view on your computer, print, download and use any content made available on our website for which a fee is not charged, for non-commercial, personal, or educational purposes only, provided that you do not modify any such content, and that you include with and display on each copy of such content all applicable notices, including a copyright notice, the URL of the document and this limited license. No other use is permitted.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing you may not make any commercial use of such content, either alone or in or with any product which you distribute, or copy or host such content on your or any other person’s web site or FTP server. Nothing contained in this limited license shall be deemed as conferring any right in any copyright, trade mark, trade name or other proprietary property of us or any other party who owns or has proprietary rights to the content, information and materials provided on our website.
Jurisdictional Issues
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Federal Republic of Germany and the parties hereby attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of Duesseldorf. Any provisions of this agreement which are or may be rendered invalid, unenforceable or illegal, shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality, without affecting the validity, enforceability or legality of the remaining provisions of this Agreement. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties.
Privacy
We appreciate and respect the privacy concerns of the visitors to our website. As a general policy, no personal information is automatically collected from customers visiting this web site. However, certain information is recorded as a matter of course by our servers in order to track the number of visitors to the website and to help provide an enhanced online experience for the visitor. Email addresses and other personally identifiable data about visitors to this site are known to us only if and when voluntarily submitted by the visitor. All personal information collected by us is retained by us and not sold or otherwise provided to third parties
Credit card or other financial information that is collected is used for billing and payment purposes for products and services you have ordered through our site(s), and is submitted to the appropriate financial institution in order to process your credit card transaction, and will not be provided to any other person or party. All other private information submitted by you is confidential. You can update or delete your private information at any time by emailing us at subscription@materialmarkets.com. However, it may be impossible to delete a user’s information without some residual information being left in our customer database due to backups and records of deletions.
Use of Cookies
You should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected through the standard operation of our internet servers or through the use of “cookies.” “Cookies” are small text files a web site can use to recognize repeat users, facilitate the user’s ongoing access to and use of the site and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements and targeted advertising. Cookies are not programs that come onto a user’s system and damage files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the user that has no meaning outside the assigning site. Users should be aware that we cannot control the use of cookies or the resulting information by advertisers or third parties hosting data for us. If a user does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the user to deny or accept the cookie feature; however, users should note that cookies may be necessary to provide the user with certain features (e.g., customized delivery of information) available on our Site.
Transfer of Customer Information
Customer information is a valuable business asset. If for any reason we transfer or divest our business assets, our customer information will be transferred as one of the business assets.
Release of Information When Required
We will release customer information to the appropriate authorities if we are required to do so by law. We will also release such information if we feel it is necessary in order to protect our rights or the rights of our customers, affiliates, partners, or any other party, and for purposes of protection from fraud and credit risk.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us at subscription@materialmarkets.com. Any dispute arising between you and us with respect to privacy is subject to the terms and conditions of use and this privacy statement, including limitations on damages, arbitration, and application of the laws of The Federal Republic of Germany.
The foregoing privacy policies are effective as of February 1, 2005. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by notifying users of the existence of a new privacy statement. This statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.