WEBSITE USER TERMS

This document sets out a context for the use by the user of websites owned and maintained by Berco (UK) Ltd , registered number 01035805 whose registered office is at Coxs Lane, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 5QU (“Berco (UK)”) and other companies in the same legal group as it.

As indicated by the policies in question, this document sets out what is and is not acceptable use of our websites, our protection of the copyright in our websites and the information on them, our commitment to privacy of user information, our ability to manage content which is not appropriate and, ultimately, a disclaimer which is applicable when circumstances beyond our control mean that any website is not functioning as we would ideally intend.

These website user terms set out the terms between us under which you may access our main website and associated websites and applies to all users of, and visitors to, our sites.

Your accessing, use and continuing use of any of our sites means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the policies in this document and all documents referred to or contained within it or on any of the websites.

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

You may use our sites only for lawful purposes.

You may not use our sites:

In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation;

In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect;
For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way;
To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards set out below;
To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam); or
To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.

You also agree:

Not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of our sites in contravention of the provisions of the Agreement;

Not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:

any part of our sites;
any equipment or network on which our sites is stored;
any software used in the provision of our sites; or
any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

CONTENT STANDARDS

Content must be accurate (where they state facts), genuinely held (where they state opinions) and must comply with applicable law in the UK and in any country from which they are posted.

Content must not:

Contain any material which is defamatory of any person;
Contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory;
Promote sexually explicit material;
Promote violence;
Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
Infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person;
Be likely to deceive any person;
Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence;
Promote any illegal activity;
Be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety;
Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person;
Be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person;
Give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case; or
Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.

LEGAL & COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Berco (UK) retains all copyrights in any text, graphic images, and software owned by Berco (UK) and hereby authorises you to electronically copy documents published herein solely for the purpose of transmitting or viewing the information.

You may not mirror, modify or otherwise alter any files in this website for rebroadcast, or print the information contained therein, without written permission from Berco (UK). Except as expressly provided above, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right under any Berco (UK) copyright, patent or trademark.

Berco, Berco (UK), their respective logos as well as corporate and product identity used herein, are trademarks of Berco and may not be used without permission.

THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Netscape is a registered trademark and the Netscape Navigator logo is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark and the Internet Explorer is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Acrobat and the Acrobat logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Apple and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Nothing contained in these Web pages should be construed as granting or permitting any right to use such trademarks.

REMOVAL OF INFORMATION

Berco (UK) respects the rights of all copyright holders and, in this regard, Berco (UK).has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for the removal from its web site of materials that infringe the rights of copyright holders.

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide Berco (UK) the following information:

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
Identification of the copyright work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single on-line site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party;
A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

DISCLAIMER

The information in this publication, including text, images, and links, are PROVIDED "AS IS" BY BERCO UK. SOLELY AS A CONVENIENCE TO ITS DEALERS AND CUSTOMERS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Berco (UK) assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this publication or other documents which are referenced by or linked to it. This publication could include technical or other inaccuracies, and not all products or services referenced herein are available in all areas. Changes are periodically added to the information, and Berco (UK) may change the products or services described in this publication at any time. Contact Berco (UK) for further information before relying on any information contained in this website.

Should you choose to respond directly to Berco with comments, questions, suggestions, ideas or the like relating to this Web Site or Berco products and services, you agree that such information shall be deemed as non-confidential and Berco shall have no obligation to respond and be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute the information to others without limitation, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing, and marketing products incorporating such information.

We give no warranty or other assurance as to the operation, quality or functionality of any of our sites. Your access to any of our sites may be interrupted, restricted or delayed for any reason.

To the full extent permissible by law, we disclaim all responsibility for any damages or losses (including, without limitation, financial loss, damages for loss in business projects, loss of profits or other consequential losses) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use any of our sites or any material appearing on them or from any action or decision taken as a result of your using any of our sites or using or relying on any material appearing on any of them.

WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

Berco ( UK). is committed to providing customers, dealers, and suppliers with the best value products and services in the field and online. We've asked for your personal identity information, so we want you to know how it will be used.

By registering with or contacting us through the Berco family of corporate web sites, you agree that any information or comments you provide may be shared between Berco, its affiliated companies and dealers, and used without restriction to process customer orders and improve or market our products and services.

We will not sell or rent your information to any third party, and will exercise reasonable efforts to keep the information secure. Berco recognizes and respects your online privacy.

Cookies

When you visit our websites we may send you a cookie. A cookie stores a small data file on your computer. This file enables us to recognize you each time you visit us. Cookies help us in many ways, for example, by saving your region and language preference and for purposes of collecting non-personal data.

Berco (UK) web security cookies are not used to collect personal information on this web site. It is possible for you to prevent cookies arising; please ask your ISP or other provider of IT services for information on how to configure your computer should you not wish cookies to be generated.

However, cookies can form an important aspect of how useful our websites are to you as they allow our system to recognize your computer and to more easily remember what products or services you might find most useful. We recommend you permit cookies to be generated to get the best out of our websites.

Non-Personal Data: We may use cookies to:

Count the number of times you visit our sites;
Compile anonymous statistics on website use; or
Gather information on the type of Internet Browser and operating systems used .

Links

Berco (UK) Web sites contain links to other Web sites. Berco is not liable for the privacy practices or the content of other Web sites or their security or content. Berco (UK) cannot confirm that these linked sites will be compatible with your software or hardware. No link by Berco (UK) is a recommendation or endorsement of the site to which our websites are linked and any links are followed at your risk.

Forms

Individual forms have their own data privacy statements. Please be sure to check these privacy statements before submitting the form.