Disclaimer

Terms of use - privacy policy

Following Terms of Use apply to the website www.europatat.eu. May we ask you to carefully read these conditions before visiting the web site. The use of this web site means that you agree with the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy of Europatat. Should you not agree with the following Terms of Use  we ask you not to use this site.

Intellectual property

The user recognises that Europatat's web site contains texts, pictures, photos, films, images, data, databases, software, brands, logos, names, trade and domain names as well as other elements that are protected by intellectual property belonging to Europatat or third parties.

Europatat allows you to view or download the information offered on this site for peronal use only. It is not allowed without written permission by Europatat, to save the information offered on the web site (except if it is necessary to have a look at the information concerned or to download it for personal use), to reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, send, sell or transfer it or to grant rights to it to third parties.

Internet communication platform

The web site is an Internet communication platform that offers the user the possibility to engage in interaction.Europatat offers no guarantee whatsoever concerning the offered information and can therefore not be held responsible for damages following the use of data exchanged and communicated through the site by users or third parties.

Improper use of the site

The user agrees: (i) not to use the web site information for illegal purposes, (ii) not to use the web site in such a way that it is damaged, transformed, or that interrupts or prevents access to the web site, (iii) not to use the web site to send viruses or for the transmission or distribution of material of a obscene or threatening nature and (iv) not to use the web site in a way that will infringe the rights of a person, legal person or association.

Liability

Europatat takes all reasonable precautions to assure that information published on the web site is as correct as possible. However, errors and mistakes are possible. Europatat offers the site “as it is”, without giving any guarantees concerning the offered information. The user cannot suppose that the published information is always correct. If you wish to be certain of certain information, please contact Europatat directly.

The information on this web site is modified periodically. Europatat reserves the right to improve/modify the web site at any time.

If any direct or indirect advices are given on the site, these are given without any form of guarantee. Europatat cannot be held responsible for these advices. You should always consult an expert for additional information concerning an advice relevant to your situation.

For the technical realisation of the web site, Europatat used state of the art techniques. Europatat cannot be held responsible for the temporary interruption or malfunctioning of the system.

You understand and accept that the use of the web site and the information and/or data that you acquire through the web site, is at your own risk and that you will solely be held responsible for any damage to your computer or loss of data following the download of certain data and/or information.

Proof and applicable law

The Belgian right is applicable to the web site and its Terms of Use. Parties accept that electronic communication between them has legal force as written proof. In case of disagreements or disputes, only the courts of Brussels are qualified.

Europatat disclaims responsibility for links to sites managed by third parties. The sites linked to by Europatat are developed by people over whom Europatat excercices no control, therefore Europatat disclaims responsibility for their content. The existence of links to these web site does not imply that Europatat approves of the information on these sites, nor does it imply necessarily a collaboration between Europatat and the owner of the web sites concerned. The web sites to which Europatat has linked, can follow a privacy and security policy totally different compared to Europatat's policy.