Terms & Conditions of use
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND
CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.
BY USING OR ACCESSING THIS SITE,
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF USE ("AGREEMENT"), AND
THAT YOU ACCEPT AND
WILL BE BOUND BY THE AGREEMENT.
1. DEFINITIONS
The following terms, when used in this Agreement, shall have the following
meanings.
"Content" shall mean all information, data, or other material, in
any form or media, contained in, obtained from, or relating to the Site,
including all results obtained from the Site. "Site" shall mean any
Cordys internet site, page (and all sub-pages), uniform resource locator
("URL"), domain location, and all information and Content thereon.
Trademark Notice
"Cordys.", the Cordys logo, are trademarks and/or service marks of
Cordys. Unless otherwise noted on the Site, all other trademarks, service
marks, and logos used in this Site are the trademarks, service marks or logos
of their respective owners.
2. LICENSE GRANT & OWNERSHIP BY CORDYS
- License:
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and until
termination of the Agreement, Cordys grants you a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, limited license only to view or print the Content in
this Site without alterations, for personal, internal and non-commercial
use only. This limited license does not apply to any media or platform
other than that of the current Site.
- Ownership:
All Content on the Site is (and shall continue to be) owned exclusively by
Cordys or others, and is protected under applicable copyrights, patents,
trademarks, trade dress, and/or other proprietary rights, and the copying,
redistribution, use or publication by you of any such Content or any part
of the Site is prohibited. Under no circumstances will you acquire any
ownership rights or other interest in any Content by or through your use
of the Site.
3. RESTRICTIONS ON USE
- Concerning
your usage of this Site or any Content, you agree not to knowingly: (i)
use any device, software or technique to interfere with or attempt to
interfere with the proper working of the Site; (ii) post or transmit to
the Site any unlawful, fraudulent, harassing, libelous, or obscene
information of any kind; (iii) post or send to the Site any information
that contains a computer virus, bug, or other harmful item; (iv) publish,
perform, distribute, prepare derivative works, copy, reverse engineer, or
use the Content (other than as expressly permitted herein); (v) post or
transmit into or on the Site any information in violation of another
party's copyright or intellectual property rights; (vi) take any action
which imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large burden on
Cordys’ infrastructure or resources; (vii) redeliver any of the
Content using "framing", hyperlinks, or other technology without
the express written permission of Cordys; or, (viii) use any device or
technology to provide repeated automated attempts to access
password-protected portions of the Site.
- You
acknowledge that Cordys has the right, but no obligation, to monitor the
Site and to disclose any information necessary to operate the Site, to
protect Cordys, and the customers and/or business alliances of Cordys, and
to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests. Cordys reserves
the right to refuse to post or to remove any information on the Site, in
whole or in part, for any reason.
4. YOUR SITE
ACTIVITIES
If you are allowed access to password-protected areas of the Site, you agree
to keep your password confidential, and to send notice to Cordys within 24
hours if your password is compromised.
In the event you cease your activities as an employee of your current
employer being a customer/business alliance of Cordys, you will cease
immediately any access to the Site. You will be liable for any damages/costs in
the event of any breach of this obligation according Article 9a; furthermore
Cordys will seek an indemnification from the former customer/business alliance.
You acknowledge that Cordys neither endorses nor is
affiliated with any linked site and is not responsible for any information that
appears on the linked site. You acknowledge that (i) the internet is a network
of computers worldwide, and that any information submitted by you to Cordys
necessarily is routed via third party computers to Cordys, (ii) Cordys is not
responsible for lapses in online security and does not assume liability for
improper use of your information by a third party.
5. SUBMISSIONS OF INFORMATION BY YOU
If you submit information to the Site, you grant Cordys a non- exclusive,
worldwide, royalty-free license for an unlimited period to (in any media now
known or not currently known or invented) link to, utilize, use, copy, exploit,
and prepare derivative works of the submitted information. No Information you
submit shall be deemed confidential. However, Cordys agrees to use your
information in accordance with the privacy policy of Cordys applicable to
personally identifiable user data. YOU RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF ANY COPYRIGHTS OR
OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IF ANY AND
AS FAR AS APPLICABLE TO ANY INFORMATION YOU SUBMIT TO CORDYS.
6. APPLICABILITY & COOPERATION
Cordys reserves the right to limit the provision of any product or service
to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction as it so desires, or as required
by law. Cordys in its sole discretion may add, delete or change the Content at
any time, without notice to you.
7. LIMITED WARRANTY AND
DISCLAIMER
- DISCLAIMER
OF WARRANTY: CORDYS AND
ALL
CONTENT PROVIDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE
CONTENT HEREON. THIS SITE,
AND
ACCESS TO ANY LINKED-SITE,
IS PROVIDED TO YOU BY ALL
CONTENT PROVIDERS "AS IS" AND
"AS AVAILABLE", WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
ACCURACY, AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES BY CORDYS RELATING TO YOUR USAGE OF THE SITE.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR ACCESS TO THE SITE
WILL NOT BE FREE
OF INTERRUPTIONS, THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN MAY
CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, TECHNICAL INACCURACIES, PROBLEMS OR OTHER
LIMITATIONS, AND
THAT THE SITE
MAY
BE UNAVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND
RISK FOR YOUR USAGE OF THE SITE
AND
SITE-RELATED
SERVICES.
- LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL CORDYS AND
ANY OF THE CONTENT PROVIDERS BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING DAMAGES FROM LOSS OF
BUSINESS, LOST PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
ANY WAY RELATING TO THE SITE,
YOUR SITE
USE, OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE
AND/OR
CONTENT IS TO CEASE ALL
OF YOUR SITE
USE. You may have additional rights under certain laws (including consumer
laws) which do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, or the
exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you,
the exclusions or limitations in this Agreement that directly conflict
with such laws may not apply to you.
8. CONTACTING CORDYS.
Should you desire to contact Cordys please visit our Contact us page.
9. MISCELLANEOUS
- Equitable
Relief: You acknowledge that any breach by you of the provisions of
the Agreement will cause irreparable damage to Cordys or others and that a
remedy at law will be inadequate. Therefore, in addition to any and all
other legal or equitable remedies, Cordys and others will be entitled to
injunctive relief for any breach of this Agreement.
- Severability:
In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held by
a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable,
such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent
necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and
effect and enforceable.
- Entire
Agreement: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you
and Cordys pertaining to the subject matter hereof. You agree to review
this Agreement prior to any usage of the Site, and each usage of the Site
by you shall constitute and be deemed your unconditional acceptance of
this Agreement. This Agreement may be prospectively modified by Cordys at
any time without notice, by posting a revised Agreement on the Site.
- Termination:
This Agreement may be terminated by either party, in its sole and absolute
discretion, at any time and for any reason (with or without cause), with
or without notice. If the Agreement is terminated, you agree to cease all
access and usage of the Site and, upon request by Cordys, to return all
information in your possession relating to the Site, and all copies
thereof.
- Survival
of Certain Provisions: Any and all provisions or obligations contained
in this Agreement which by their nature or effect are required or intended
to be observed, kept or performed after termination of this Agreement will
survive the termination of this Agreement and remain binding upon and for
the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assignees.
- Waiver:
No delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy accruing to Cordys
upon any breach or default by you shall constitute a waiver by Cordys of
any breach or default.
- Conflicts:
If this Agreement conflicts with a provision of any other contract between
you and Cordys relating to the Site, the provision in such other Agreement
shall govern.
10. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
You shall be responsible for complying with all applicable governmental
regulations of The Netherlands and any foreign country (where applicable) with
respect to the use of the Site. You shall defend, indemnify and hold Cordys
harmless from and against any and all liabilities arising out of the
non-compliance with applicable governmental regulations.