Terms of Use

Introduction

This website is brought to you by Ecolab Ltd, David Murray John Building, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1NH, United Kingdom, hereinafter referred to as “Ecolab". The information available on this website about Ecolab, its affiliated companies and third parties has been put together with utmost care. However, we are unable to guarantee the completeness and correctness of the information. Subject to Section 4 below, Ecolab does not assume any liability for any mistakes in the contents of this website.

By accessing this site, you accept without restriction or reservation the following General Terms of Use of the Website that you can view or print out in a pdf file.

THIS WEBSITE AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HERE IN IS NOT INTENDED OR APPROVED FOR USE INSIDE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR FOR USE BY U.S. CITIZENS OR RESIDENTS. SAID PERSONS ARE KINDLY ASKED TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL ECOLAB WEBSITE OR WEBSITES OF US-AFFILIATED COMPANIES OF THE ECOLAB GROUP.

1. Copyright Law

The pages of our site including both the contents and structure of the website are protected by copyright. In particular, any reproductions, adaptations, translations, storage and processing in other media, including storage or processing by electronic means, enjoy copyright protection. Any exploitation in whole or in part thereof shall require the prior written consent of Ecolab. Any reproduction of information or data, in particular the use of texts or parts thereof or image materials (except for Ecolab press photos), requires Ecolab's prior written consent. Illustrations are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the World. The rights of dissemination and reproduction are held by Ecolab. The rights also remain in force in their entirety when images are automatically or manually added to an archive.

Ecolab press photos may be used for editorial purposes only. Ecolab press photos that are reproduced and/or electronically modified for editorial purposes must bear the copyright notice "© [Year] Ecolab. All rights reserved". Reprinting is free of charge, however, we request a copy for our files.

2. Trademarks

The trademark “Ecolab”, the Ecolab logo and all product names and/or product get-ups on these pages are registered trademarks of Ecolab Inc., its affiliates, licensors or joint venture partners. Any unauthorized use or abuse of these trademarks is expressly prohibited and constitutes a violation of trademark law, copyright law, other intellectual property rights or unfair competition law.

3. Disclaimer for Third Party Websites

Where the website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Ecolab have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

4. General Disclaimer

Nothing in these terms shall in any way exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation.

To the extent permitted by law we expressly exclude:

 (b)        any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with the website or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of the website and any materials posted on it, including:

 (i)         loss of income or revenue;

(ii)        loss of business;

(iii)       loss of profits or contracts;

(iv)       loss of anticipated savings;

(v)        loss of data;

(vi)       loss of goodwill;

(vii)       wasted management or office time; and

whether caused  by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

 (b)        any liability for misrepresentation unless a written representation is made in writing by Ecolab specifically to you.

Ecolab employs great efforts to keep Ecolab websites free from viruses, however, we are unable to guarantee any absence of viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information. For this reason, we recommend that care be taken to assure adequate protection against viruses (e.g. using virus scanners) before downloading documents and data.

Ecolab does not warrant any freedom from faults or errors of the services offered on the Ecolab website nor their availability.

5. Forecasts and Declarations of Intent

Forward-looking statements on this Internet site have been made according to the best of our knowledge and belief. However, the results actually achieved by Ecolab may differ greatly from these forward-looking statements, because they depend on a whole group of factors of a competitive and macroeconomic nature that are in some cases beyond the control of Ecolab. Without prejudice to any legal obligations to amend forward-looking statements, Ecolab has no intention of constantly updating all forward-looking statements contained in this website.

We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to the website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

6. Ecolab Products

The products shown on this Internet website are examples of the products available from companies of the Ecolab Group worldwide. Ecolab does not warrant that a product shown is also available in your country. For a list of all the Ecolab products available in your country, please go to the Ecolab homepage for your country.

7. Miscellaneous

These General Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany without regard to the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods the application of which Convention to these General Terms of Use is hereby expressly excluded. The German courts shall have the non-exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to the website (and you will not object to our choice of court). Should any provision of these General Terms of Use be or become invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.