Terms of use

By accessing to the websites ("GF Websites") of Georg Fischer Ltd., incorporated in Switzerland under the company number CHE‑108.778.486, and/or any of its affiliated companies ("GF"), you fully accept the following terms and conditions of use ("Terms of Use"). If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, do not proceed further to the GF Websites. These Terms of Use are subject to change from time to time without notice.

Access to and use of any GF Websites is subject to these Terms of Use, the Online Privacy and Cookies Policy and all applicable laws.

Inquiries may be addressed to info@georgfischer.com.

Purpose / No offer

The GF Websites as well as the entire content such as text, data, images, graphics, logos, sound, animation or video files, directories, databases, listings and other items and information posted on the GF Websites ("Content") are for informational purposes only. The Content does not constitute an offer, a solicitation or a recommendation of GF to carry out any transactions, or to conclude any legal act of any kind whatsoever, and does not substitute professional advice and case-by-case verification of facts prior to taking decisions.

Intellectual Property

The Content as well as the structure of the GF Websites are subject to copyrights, trademarks, privacy and other intellectual property and other rights. All trademarks, service marks and trade names on the GF Websites are owned by or licensed to GF.

You may print and/or download individual pages or sections of the GF Websites for personal or internal, non-commercial use only, and provided that such print outs and downloads retain all applicable copyright or other proprietary notices. Without the prior written consent of GF you may not, without limitation, modify, copy, download, print, transmit, distribute, display, reproduce, publish, repost to other sites, create derivative works from, or use in any other way for public or commercial purposes any Content.

Subject to the foregoing, no license to or right in any copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, technologies, products, processes and other proprietary rights of GF or of any other party is granted or conferred to you.

No warranty

The Content is provided by GF "as is" and "as available" without warranties or representations of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any warranties as to the timeliness, quality, reliability, accuracy or completeness, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of the Content, or for availability, technical accessibility, fitness or flawlessness of the GF Websites, or that your use of the Content will not infringe rights of third parties. In particular, the technical data of the products and services posted on the GF Websites are not expressly warranted characteristics.

The Content is subject to change at any time without notice. A reference to a product or service does not imply that such product or service is or will be available in your location.

No liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, GF shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for any losses (including, without limitation, loss of data, loss of production, loss of orders, loss of profit, anticipated savings, loss of goodwill), third parties’ claims, costs, expenses or any other direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages of any kind and nature, irrespective of the legal ground, arising out of or in connection with your access, use or inability to use the GF Websites, your use or downloading or inability to use of the Content, or any errors, inaccuracies or omissions in the Content, at any time or for any period. GF is not liable for any information transmitted via the GF Websites and does not guarantee that any electronic commerce or communication is totally secure.

Links

To the extent the GF Websites refer to websites of third parties, GF does not assume any responsibility for and does not make any warranties or representations as to the content of such websites and the use of it. Links to third party websites are provided for convenience and information only. GF disclaims any liability for third party content or websites, or websites linking to or scraping from or framing etc. the GF Websites.

Privacy

GF treats personal data you submit by using the GF Websites with strict confidentiality and in accordance with the applicable data protection laws. Please refer to our Online Privacy and Cookies Policy.

Applicable law and place of jurisdiction

Subject to mandatory legal provisions, any use of the GF Websites shall be exclusively governed by substantive Swiss law. Exclusive place of jurisdiction for any disputes arising out of or in connection therewith shall be the ordinary courts in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Updated: October 2018

Contact

Holger Schieb

Corporate Data Protection Officer, Attorney at Law

Georg Fischer AG

Amsler-Laffon-Strasse 9

8201 Schaffhausen

Switzerland