TERMS OF USE
CORPORATE INFORMATION
i:FAO Group GmbH
Clemensstrasse 9
60487 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Tel +49 (69) 7680-5500
Fax +49 (69) 7680-5100
information at ifao.net
www.ifao.net
i:FAO Group GmbH
Registered at: Frankfurt am Main
Commercial Court Frankfurt, HRB 73600
Managing Directors: Louis Arnitz, Karin Froese
Responsible according to § 10 Abs. 3 German Treaty on Public Media Services
Karin Froese
i:FAO Group GmbH
Clemensstrasse 9
60487 Frankfurt am Main
Deutschland
TERMS OF USE
(January 2007)
1. Scope
1.1 Any use of this web site provided by i:FAO Group GmbH and/or its affiliates ("i:FAO Group"), "i:FAO Website", is subject to these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use may be amended, modified or replaced by other terms and conditions. By accessing or using the i:FAO Website these Terms of Use are accepted in their then current version.
1.2 If the User uses this i:FAO Website as business customer, i.e. that it is not acting for purposes which are outside its trade, business or profession, or as administration customer, § 312e para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 - 3 of the German Civil Code does not apply.
1.3 In the case of Web offers aimed at companies or public enterprises, such companies or enterprises are represented by the user and must assume that the user has appropriate knowledge and acts accordingly.
2. Services
2.1 This i:FAO Website contains specific information for viewing or downloading.
2.2 i:FAO Group may stop the operation of the i:FAO Website in full or in part at any time. Due to the nature of the Internet and computer systems, i:FAO Group can not accept any liability for the continuous availability of the i:FAO Website.
3. Rights of Use to Information and Documentation
3.1 The use of any information and documentation made available on or via this i:FAO Website is subject to these Terms of Use.
3.2 i:FAO Group grants User a non-exclusive and non-transferable license, which may not be sublicensed, to use the information and documentation made available to the User on or via the i:FAO Website to the extent agreed, or in the event of no such agreement to the extent of the purpose intended by i:FAO Group in making same available.
3.3 Information and documentation may not be distributed by the User to any third party at any time nor may it be rented or in any other way made available
3.4 The information and documentation are protected by copyright laws as well as international copyright treaties as well as other laws and conventions related to intellectual property. The User shall observe such laws and in particular shall not modify, conceal or remove any alphanumeric code, marks or copyright notices neither from the information nor from the documentation, or any copies thereof.
4. Intellectual Property
4.1 Information, brand names and other contents of the i:FAO Website may not be changed, copied, reproduced, sold, rented, used, supplemented or otherwise used in any other way without the prior written permission of i:FAO Group.
4.2 Except for the rights of use and other rights expressly granted herein, no other rights are granted to the User nor shall any obligation be implied requiring the grant of further rights. Any and all patent rights and licenses are expressly excluded.
5. Duties of the User
- 5.1 In accessing or using the i:FAO Website the User shall not
- harm other persons, in particular minors, or infringe their personal rights;
- breach public morality in its manner of use;
- violate any intellectual property right or any other proprietary right;
- upload any contents containing a virus, so-called Trojan Horse, or any other program that could damage data;
- transmit, store or upload hyperlinks or contents to which the User is not entitled, in particular in cases where such hyperlinks or contents are in breach of confidentiality obligations or unlawful; or
- distribute advertising or unsolicited e-mails (so-called "spam") or inaccurate warnings of viruses, defects or similar material and the User shall not solicit or request the participation in any lottery, snowball system, chain letter, pyramid game or similar activity.
5.2 i:FAO Group may deny access to the i:FAO Website at any time, in particular if the User breaches any obligation arising from these Terms of Use.
6. Hyperlinks
The i:FAO Website may contain hyperlinks to the web pages of third parties.
i:FAO Group shall have no liability for the contents of such web pages and does not make representations about or endorse such web pages or their contents as its own, as i:FAO Group does not control the information on such web pages and is not responsible for the contents and information given thereon. The use of such web pages shall be at the sole risk of the User.
7. Liability for defects of title or quality
7.1 Insofar as any information or documentation is made available at no cost, any liability for defects as to quality or title of the information and documentation especially in relation to the correctness or absence of defects or the absence of claims or third party rights or in relation to completeness and/or fitness for purpose are excluded except for cases involving willful misconduct or fraud.
8. Other Liability, Viruses
8.1 The liability of i:FAO Group for defects in relation to quality and title shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of ) 7 of these Terms of Use. Any further liability of i:FAO Group is excluded unless required by law.
8.2 Although i:FAO Group makes every endeavour to keep the i:FAO Website free from viruses, i:FAO Group can not make any guarantee that it is virus-free. The User shall, for its own protection, take the necessary steps to ensure appropriate security measures and shall utilize a virus scanner before downloading any information, software or documentation.
8.3 §§ 8.1 and 8.2 do not intend nor imply any changes to the burden of proof to the User's disadvantage.
9. Data Privacy Protection
For collection, use and processing of personally identifiable data of the User of the i:FAO Website, i:FAO Group shall comply with applicable laws on data privacy protection.
10. Supplementary Agreements, Place of Jurisdiction, Applicable Law
10.1 Any supplementary agreement requires the written form.
10.2 The place of jurisdiction shall be Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
10.3 The individual pages of the i:FAO Website are operated and administered by i:FAO Group GmbH and/or its affiliates. The pages comply with the law applicable in the country where the responsible company has its business residence. i:FAO Group makes no representation that information or documentation on the i:FAO Website are appropriate or available for viewing or downloading at locations outside such country. If Users access the i:FAO Website from outside such country, they are exclusively responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws. Access to i:FAO Website's information or documentation from countries where such content is unlawful is prohibited.
10.4 These Terms of Use shall be governed by - and all disputes relating to or in connection with these Terms of Use or their subject matter shall be resolved in accordance with - the laws of Germany, to the exclusion of its conflict of laws rules. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG) of 11 April 1980 is excluded.