CRANE Merchandising Systems

CRANE GmbH Terms of Use



1.	General
2.	Use of Content - Copyright, etc.
3.	Rules of Conduct
4.	Managing Content
5.	No Endorsement - Link Sites
6.	Indemnity
7.	Modification or Termination of Service
8.	Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability
9.	International Users
10.	Privacy Policy - Cookies
11.	Year 2000
12.	Miscellaneous

1. General		TOP



1.1 This Website Service (the "Service") is provided by CRANE GmbH. and its affiliated business units ("CRANE GmbH") and is to be used for information purposes only. The following agreement governs your use of the Service, including any interactive areas (the "Interactive Areas"). Additional terms and conditions of use applicable to specific areas of the Service may also be posted in such areas and, together with this agreement (the "Agreement"), govern your use of those areas. 1.2 CRANE GmbH reserves the right, in its discretion, to change or modify all or any part of this Agreement at any time, effective immediately upon notice published on the Service. Your continued use of the Service constitutes your binding acceptance of these terms and conditions, including any changes or modifications made by CRANE GmbH as permitted above. If at any time the terms and conditions of this Agreement are no longer acceptable to you, you should immediately cease all use of the Service.
2. Use of Content - Copyright, etc.		TOP



2.1 You acknowledge that the Service contains information, software, photographs, graphics, links and other material (collectively, the "Content") that are protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights of CRANE GmbH or third parties. All Content on the Service is copyrighted as a collective work of CRANE GmbH pursuant to applicable copyright law. You agree to comply with any additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content available on or accessed through the Service. Users of the Service may use the Content only for their personal, noncommercial use. 2.2 You may not modify, publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part, except as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Content consisting of downloadable software may not be reverse engineered unless specifically authorized by the owner of the software's patent and/or copyright. You may post on the Service only Content owned by you, or for which you have received express permission from the owner, or Content in the public domain. You assume all risk and responsibility for determining whether any Content is in the public domain. 2.3 You may download or copy the Content only for your own personal use, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content. You shall not store electronically any significant portion of any Content. Except as expressly permitted by the copyright laws, no copying, storage, redistribution or publication of any Content is permitted without the express permission of CRANE GmbH or the owners of such Content or their authorized persons, if other than CRANE GmbH. 2.4 CRANE GmbH does not want you to, and you should not, send any confidential or proprietary information to CRANE GmbH via the Service. You agree that any information or materials that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to CRANE GmbH will not be considered confidential or proprietary. By providing any such information or materials to CRANE GmbH, you grant to CRANE GmbH an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit and distribute such information and materials, and you further agree that CRANE GmbH is free to use any ideas, concepts or know-how that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to CRANE GmbH.
3. Rules of Conduct		TOP



You shall not post on the Service any Content which (a) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing or threatening, (b) contains viruses or other contaminating or destructive features, (c) violates the rights of others, such as Content which infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or violates any right of privacy or publicity, or (d) otherwise violates any applicable law. You may not post on the Service any links to any external Internet sites that are obscene or pornographic. You shall not use the Service for any commercial purpose, to distribute any advertising or solicitation of funds or goods and services or to solicit users to purchase products or services competitive with products or services sold by CRANE GmbH.
4. Managing Content		TOP



CRANE GmbH does not and cannot review the Content posted by users on the Service and is not responsible for such Content. However, CRANE GmbH reserves the right to delete, move or edit any Content (including Content posted in any Interactive Area) that it may determine, in its sole discretion, violates this Agreement or is otherwise unacceptable. You shall remain solely responsible for all Content posted by you. CRANE GmbH shall have the right, but not the obligation, to correct any errors or omissions in any Content, as it may determine in its sole discretion.
5. No Endorsement - Link Sites		TOP



5.1 CRANE GmbH does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any Content posted on any Interactive Area and you acknowledge that any reliance upon such Content shall be at your sole risk. Any Content placed on any Interactive Area by users are the views of the user posting the statement, and do not represent the views of CRANE GmbH. 5.2 The Service may contain links to sites on the Internet which are owned and operated by third parties (the "Link Sites"). You acknowledge that CRANE GmbH is not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on or through, any Link Site. You should contact the site administrator or Webmaster for those Link Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such Link Sites.
6. Indemnity		TOP



You agree to indemnify, defend and hold CRANE GmbH and its affiliated business units, and their respective officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers and licensors (collectively, the "CRANE GmbH Parties") harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by any CRANE GmbH Party in connection with any use or alleged use of the Service under your password by any person, whether or not authorized by you. CRANE GmbH reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with CRANE GmbH's defense of such claim.
7. Modification or Termination of Service		TOP



CRANE GmbH reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Service, including the Interactive Areas, at any time for any reason without prior notice or liability. CRANE GmbH may change, modify, suspend or discontinue all or any aspect of the Service at any time, including the availability of any feature, database, or Content (including the Interactive Areas), without prior notice or liability.
8. Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability		TOP



8.1 NEITHER CRANE GmbH NOR ANY PROVIDER OF THIRD PARTY CONTENT OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS WARRANTS THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES CRANE GmbH, ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SERVICE OR THE CONTENT. THE SERVICE AND THE CONTENT ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. NONE OF CRANE GmbH, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, OR ANY CONTENT OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES SOLD THROUGH THE SERVICE. NEITHER CRANE GmbH NOR ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER WARRANTS THAT ANY FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR SIMILAR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. CRANE GmbH ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR COMPUTER SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF USE OF THE SERVICE OR THE CONTENT. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE USE, QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE AND THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT IS ASSUMED SOLELY BY YOU. 8.2 CERTAIN CRANE GmbH BUSINESS UNITS AND THEIR INTERNET LINKS OFFER KNOWN FORMULAS AND CONFIGURATIONS OR THE LIKE (SOMETIMES CALLED "TOOLS") AS PART OF THE SERVICE ON THEIR WEBSITES TO PROVIDE USERS THE CONVENIENCE OF REACHING A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION ON THE SIZE, SHAPE OR FUNCTION OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE WHICH IS OFFERED. THE ACCURACY OF THE RESULTS OF USING A TOOL IS DEPENDENT ON THE CORRECT INPUT OF DATA AND VALUES BY THE USER. CRANE GmbH CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DETERMINATION AS TO THE APPROPRIATENESS OF ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE FOR ANY PARTICULAR APPLICATION AND THE USER ASSUMES ALL RISK AND LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH DETERMINATION. NEITHER CRANE GmbH NOR ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDER OR AGENT ASSUMES ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT APPLICATION OR SERVICE BASED ON THE USE OF A TOOL. 8.3 NEITHER CRANE GmbH, ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER NOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF CRANE GmbH HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 8.4 SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF CRANE GmbH, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9. International Users		TOP



This Service is controlled, operated and administered by CRANE GmbH from its offices within Germany. CRANE GmbH makes no representation that the Content on this Service is appropriate or available for use at other locations outside of Germany and access to it from territories where the Content is illegal, is prohibited. You may not use the Service or export the Content in violation of German export laws and regulations. If you access this Service from a locations outside of Germany, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.
10. Privacy Policies - Cookies		TOP



CRANE GmbH is sensitive to the privacy issues which may concern our Web site visitors. We believe it is important that you know how we treat your personal information as we receive it through the Internet. In general, you can visit CRANE GmbH on the World Wide Web without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Our Web servers collect domain names, not e-mail addresses. This information is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, etc. CRANE GmbH uses this information to measure the use of our Service and to improve its Content. There are times, however, when we may need information from you such as your name and address. When this information is needed, we will try to let you know how that information will be used at the time of collection. Usually, the personal information we collect is used only by us to respond to your inquiry, or to allow you to access specific account information. Occasionally, we may make individual e-mail addresses available to other reputable organizations whose products or services we think you may find interesting. In these cases, you will be offered an opportunity to limit access to your information. If you register with one of the CRANE GmbH businesses on-line, they may use this information to provide you with customized content regarding CRANE GmbH offerings in support of your business needs. A technology called "cookies" may also be used to provide you with tailored data. A cookie is a small code-based object that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your hard drive so that we can recognize you when you return. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. At times we conduct on-line surveys to better understand the needs of our visitors. When we conduct a survey, we will try to let you know how we will use the information at the time it is collected from you. The CRANE GmbH Web site may contain links to other sites such as CRANE GmbH distributors and sales affiliates. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites. Please e-mail us at info@cranems.de if you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy or to report any violations of the Privacy Policy. We will respond to you within 24 to 48 hours in most cases. Also, if you don't want to be contacted in the future by the brand whose Web site you entered, or if you would like us to correct or update your Personal Information in our records, please contact info@cranems.de and indicate the nature of your request in the Subject line. CRANE GmbH will take reasonable steps to comply with the foregoing requests.
11. Year 2000		TOP



CRANE GmbH is committed to a program which will insure that CRANE GmbH's manufacturing, shipping and accounting processes will not be disrupted by Year 2000 date or date related problems. However, the foregoing statement does not imply any warranty or guaranty of any kind.
12. Miscellaneous		TOP



This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between CRANE GmbH and you with respect to your use of the Service. Any claim or cause of action you may have with respect to your use of the Service must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the Agreement or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.