Terms of website use

INTRODUCTION

This page tells you the terms of use on which you may use our Website, www.kaneka.be ("Website"), whether as a guest or a registered user. Please read these Terms of Website Use carefully before you start to use the Website.

By using our Website, you indicate that you accept these Terms of Website Use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these Terms of Website Use, please refrain from using our Website.

ACCESSING OUR WEBSITE

Access to our Website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to amend the information or withdraw the services we provide on our Website without notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, our Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our Website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Website through your internet connection are aware of these terms and that they comply with them.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights on our Website and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties worldwide, and all such rights are reserved.

As the content on the Website is copyrighted, any unauthorized use of any materials may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Should you download the materials on the Website for personal or non-commercial use, you must retain all copyright, trademark, or other similar notices contained in the original materials on any copies of the material.

Materials on the site may not be modified, reproduced, or publicly displayed, performed or distributed, or used for any public or commercial purposes without obtaining a license to do so from us or our licensors.

The works of authorship contained in this Website, including but not limited to all design, logos, and images, are owned or licensed by us, unless specified otherwise, and may not be copied, reproduced, displayed, or anything similar without our prior authorization written consent.

Kaneka Belgium does not object to your making descriptive, non-trademark use of its name (but not logos), provided that the use is not likely to cause confusion, mistake, deception, or create the false impression that you or any other non-Kaneka entity or its product is affiliated with, connected to, associated with, approved by, or sponsored by us.

If you use any part of our Website in breach of these Terms of Website Use, your right to use our Website will cease immediately, and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made, whether modified or unmodified.

RELIANCE ON INFORMATION POSTED

The information contained and accessed on this Website is provided by Kaneka Belgium for general guidance and is intended to offer the user general information of interest.

The information is provided 'as is' without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy and completeness. Information, commentary, and other materials posted on our Website are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We, therefore, disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our Website or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. 

OUR WEBSITE CHANGES REGULARLY

We aim to update our Website regularly and may change the content at any time. If the need arises, we may suspend access to our Website or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on our Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

OUR LIABILITY

The material displayed on our Website is provided without any guarantees, conditions, or warranties as to its accuracy or completeness. To the extent permitted by law, Kaneka Belgium, other members of our group of companies, and third parties connected to us hereby expressly exclude any liability whatsoever incurred by any user in connection with our Website or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our Website, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, without limitation, any liability for:

  •  direct, indirect, or consequential loss or damage;

  •  loss of income or revenue;

  •  loss of business;

  •  loss of profits or contracts;

  •  loss of anticipated savings;

  •  loss of data;

  •  loss of goodwill;

  •  wasted management or office time; and

  •  for any other loss or damage of any kind, however arising and whether caused by infringement of general laws (including the omission to act in accordance with reasonable carefulness), breach of contract, or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

This does not affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Further, based on the fundamental universal condition of the electronic communication process, Kaneka Belgium does not guarantee or warrant the Website will be uninterrupted, without delay, error-free, omission-free, or free of viruses.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND YOUR VISITS TO OUR WEBSITE

We process information about you in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. By using our Website, you consent to such processing, and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate and complete.

VIRUSES, HACKING, AND OTHER OFFENCES

You must not misuse our Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, or other material which is malicious, technologically harmful, or designed to disrupt the current operation of our Website. You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our Website, the server on which our Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to our Website. You must not attack our Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.

We may report any breach under these Terms of Website Use to the relevant law enforcement authorities, and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our Website will cease immediately.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of our Website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

LINKING AND FRAMING

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. Our Website must not be framed on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of our Website other than the home page.

Kaneka Belgium is obligated to protect its reputation and trademarks, and Kaneka Belgium reserves the right to request the removal of any link to our Website. Please notify Kaneka Belgium that you provide a link to the Kaneka Belgium Website in advance.

If you wish to make any use of material on our Website other than that set out above, please address your request to Media Relations.

LINKS FROM OUR WEBSITE

Our Website contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties; these links are provided for your information only. If you use these links, you will leave our Website. We have not reviewed these third-party websites, and we have no control over the contents of those websites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. We do not endorse or make any warranties or representations about the other websites, or any information, software, or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to our Website, you do this entirely at your own risk.

VARIATIONS

We may revise these Terms of Website Use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these Terms of Website Use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our Website.

YOUR CONCERNS

If you have any concerns about material which appears on our Website, please contact our Media Relations. Thank you for visiting our Website.