Legal and privacy

Conditions of Use

The Minivalve International. (“Minivalve”) web site (“Site”) offers information, documents, graphics, artwork, photographs and various other material (“Content”) which are subject to terms and conditions set forth in this Conditions of Use agreement (the “Conditions of Use”). By accessing the Site, you accept these Conditions of Use. Minivalve reserves the right to change the Conditions of Use at any time, at its own discretion and without direct notice to you. Minivalve encourages you to review the Conditions of Use from time to time so that you are aware of any changes. The Conditions of Use that are applicable to you at any given time are the then-current Conditions of Use. In addition, by using or viewing this Site, you accept any changes to the Conditions of Use.

Copyright Notice

All information and Content on the Site is the property of Minivalve or its licensors. The Content is protected by copyright laws, trademark and design rights or patent rights. Any unauthorised use of the Content will be considered a violation of Minivalve’s intellectual property rights. Unless otherwise stated in this document, Minivalve and its suppliers reserve all tacit and direct rights to patents, trademarks, copyrights or confidential information relating to the Content. Unless otherwise stated in this document, no Content may be copied, distributed, published or used in any way, in whole or in part, without prior written agreement from Minivalve, except as allowed by the limited license contained in these Conditions of Use. You may not, and these Conditions of Use do not give you permission to, reproduce, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify or create derivative works with respect to the Site.

Trademarks

Minivalve trademarks, and logos appearing in this site, except as otherwise noted, are trademarks owned or used under license by Minivalve. The use or misuse of these trademarks or any other content on this site, except as provided in these Conditions of Use or in the Content, is strictly prohibited. Nothing contained on the Site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Minivalve trademark without Minivalve’s prior written permission.

Limited License

• Unless where otherwise indicated on the Site, Content may be downloaded or printed under the following terms and conditions:
• The Content may only be used for personal or educational purposes and not for public or commercial purposes.
• The Content may not be modified in any way.
• The Content may not be distributed, sold or republished.
• Any copyright notices or other ownership notices on the documents, information and Content must be preserved in any copy or printed copy.
• Minivalve reserves the right to withdraw this limited license at any time.
• The rights granted to you are part of a license agreement and do not constitute a transfer of property.

You may not create a web site that frames this Site or any trademark or proprietary information located on this Site without Minivalve’s written permission. You may not use meta tags or any other type of hidden text utilising Minivalve’s name or trademarks on a web site without Minivalve’s written permission.

The rights mentioned above relating to the printing and downloading of Content on the Site do not apply to the design and layout of the Site. The design and layout of the Site are all protected by copyright and other laws and are the property of Minivalve. No part of these may be copied or reproduced.

System Integrity

You will not knowingly use any hardware or software intended to damage or interfere with the proper working of the Site or to surreptitiously intercept any system, data or Personal Information from the Site. You will not knowingly take any action which imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Site’s infrastructure.

Privacy Policy

Minivalve respects the privacy of the visitors of this Site. The following policy explains the circumstances under which Minivalve may collect personal information through the Site, and how Minivalve may use that information.

Minivalve will not collect any information that may personally identify you, such as your name, address, telephone number or email address (“Personal Information”) through this site unless you provide it to Minivalve yourself. You may choose to provide Minivalve with your Personal Information so that Minivalve may send you information you request. If you do not wish for Minivalve to have any of your Personal Information, do not submit it to Minivalve through this Site.

When you do provide Personal Information to Minivalve, it may store, process and use such Personal Information for the following purposes: to send you information you have requested, to assist Minivalve in improving its products, services or the Content of this Site, or for its own internal marketing and research purposes. Minivalve may also provide your Personal Information to an agent acting on its behalf in connection with the activities described above.

Minivalve will not sell, rent, or in any way intentionally disclose Personal Information that you provide to it through this Site to any third party (other than an agent acting on its behalf), unless:

• Minivalve is required to do so by law, regulation, warrant, subpoena or court order,
• Or such disclosure is part of a sale of all or
• Substantially all of the assets of one or more divisions or affiliates of Minivalve.

If you wish to review or correct any of your Personal Information that Minivalve received from you, please send an e-mail to info@minivalve.com. Minivalve is not responsible and cannot vouch for the privacy practices of other web sites, including web sites that are linked to this Site. Once you leave this Site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the web site you are currently browsing.

Disclaimers

• A. The Content published on the Site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The Content of the Site is periodically modified. Minivalve and/or its suppliers reserve the right to modify the Content at any time.
• B. Disclaimer of warranties: all Content of the Site is provided “as is” and all warranties, whether express or implied, are hereby disclaimed, including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability, noninfringement or fitness for a particular purpose.
• C. This Site and the Content may have errors, bugs, viruses, or other technical problems. The availability of this Site cannot be guaranteed.
• D. Limitation of liability: Minivalve and its affiliates, including its employees, attorneys and staff, have no liability whatsoever for your use of any of the Content, or your inability to use or access the same, including without limitation, any indirect, special or consequential damages of any kind, including damages for loss of business or loss of profits, whether based on warranty, tort, negligence, product liability or otherwise, even if Minivalve has been advised of the possibility of such loss, and notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose or any limited remedy. No information obtained from Minivalve through this site shall create any warranty or guarantee not expressly stated in these Conditions of Use. this limitation of liability includes any liability that may arise out of third party claims against you.
• E. Any Content downloaded or otherwise obtained through this site is provided at your own risk, and you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer systems or data loss that may result from such use of this site, including without limitation, damage resulting from computer viruses.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Minivalve and its employees, attorneys, staff and affiliates harmless from any liability, loss, claim and expense, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, related to your violation of these Conditions of Use or any law related to these Conditions of Use, or your use of this Site.

Information Update

This Site contains information concerning Minivalve. While Minivalve believes all such information to be accurate as of the date prepared, it disclaims any duty or obligation to update or correct such information.

Dispute resolution and applicable law

The laws of the Netherlands will govern the interpretation and performance of these Conditions of Use.

Invalidity

The invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of these Conditions of Use shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other term or provision of these Conditions of Use.

Termination

Your right to access this Site may be terminated immediately by Minivalve upon your non-compliance with these Conditions of Use.