1. Validity
Use of the web pages (henceforth SEW-EURODRIVE web pages") of SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG (henceforth "SEW-EURODRIVE") and/or its international subsidiaries (Including SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN) is permitted only on the basis of these terms and conditions.
In individual cases, the terms and conditions of usage can be augmented, modified or replaced by other terms and conditions, i.e. for purchasing or selling products and/or services.
2. Registration
In the interests of security regarding legal issues, certain SEW-EURODRIVE web pages are password-protected and therefore accessible to registered users only. SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN reserves the right to revoke access rights by blocking log-in data without providing any explanation, especially if the user submits incorrect information when registering or is no longer authorized to use password-protected and/or authorization-only SEW-EURODRIVE web pages, contravenes applicable legislation, or neglects his/her duty of care when handling log-in data.
The user is obliged to provide complete and accurate information when registering and immediately notify SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN of any subsequent changes to this information. The user registers by providing his/her name and e-mail address, and selecting a password. SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN then sends an e-mail containing a confirmation link to the e-mail address supplied by the user during registration. Access to password-protected pages is activated when the user clicks the confirmation link, thereby verifying that he/she is the owner of the e-mail address submitted during registration. The user takes care to ensure that he/she receives the e-mails sent to the provided e-mail address.
3. User's Rights and Obligations
Non-exclusive and non-transferable license will be issued for information and software which SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN provides for downloading.
The user has no right to claim regarding access to source code when being provided with software. Exception: Source code of open source software which licensing terms and conditions mandate access to source code, if they take priority over these terms and conditions.
The user ensures that third parties have no access to information, software, and documentation or to user data provided for the registration process. The user is not permitted to sell or rent to third parties information, software, documentation or user data, or provide these in any other manner. Unless otherwise permitted by SEW EURODRIVE JAPAN, the user may not modify the software or its documentation; undertake reverse engineering or a reverse translation, or take excerpts from it. The user may make a backup copy of the software if such a copy is necessary for future use as a backup on the basis of these terms and conditions of use.
The user assumes liability for all orders and other activities performed via his/her user data. If the user learns that third parties are making improper use of his/her user data, he/she is obliged to immediately notify SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN of this in writing. After receiving this notification, SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN has the right to block access to the password-protected area linked to this user data.
The user may at any time demand in writing the deletion of his/her registration insofar as deletion does not conflict with the processing of current contractual matters In this situation, SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN will delete all of the user's user data and all other person-related data stored by SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN.
SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN reserves the right to block access to SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN web pages, especially if the user contravenes his/her obligations as described in these terms and conditions.
The following is prohibited to the user when using SEW-EURODRIVE web pages:
- Inflicting damage on a person or infringing their personal rights;
- Inflicting copyright or other ownership rights;
- transmitting contents with viruses or other types of programming which can damage software;
- illicitly entering, storing or sending hyperlinks or contents, in particular if these hyperlinks and contents contravene confidentiality obligations or are illegal.
- sending spam e-mails, advertisements or incorrect warnings regarding viruses, errors or similar, or inviting to participation in sweepstakes, lotteries, games of chance, pyramid schemes, chain mails or similar activities
4. Intellectual Property
The information, software, documentation, texts, images, charts, sound files, video files, animation files and other files (henceforth: "materials") on SEW-EURODRIVE web pages are subject to copyright protection in accordance with statutory provisions. SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN reserves all rights to these materials. The user is to respect these rights.
Total or partial reproduction, dissemination, transferal, modification or use of SEW-EURODRIVE web pages (in electronic or other form) for public or commercial purposes is prohibited without advance permission by SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN. This also applies to brands and trademarks, nameplates and company logos.
5. References and Links
SEW-EURODRIVE web pages contain links to other web pages. SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN has no influence over the current and future design and contents of the linked and/or referenced web pages. In this respect SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN can subsequently assume no liability for the correctness, completeness or quality of these web pages' information or ensure that it is up to date.
6. Online Contents and Liability
SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN reserves the right to change, augment or delete parts or all of the SEW-EURODRIVE web pages without prior notification; SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN also reserves the right to suspend the availability of information either temporarily or completely.
SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN assumes no liability for the continuous availability of SEW-EURODRIVE web pages or the possible presence of viruses on them. For the safety of the user and of SEW-EURODRIVE web pages, the user is obliged to undertake the appropriate safety precautions before downloading materials.
If materials are provided free of charge via SEW-EURODRIVE web pages, no liability is assumed for defects as to quality. In particular, when it comes to information, software and documentation, SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN assumes no liability regarding completeness and/or right of use.
The materials on SEW-EURODRIVE web pages can contain specifications or general descriptions of products' technical capacities which are not necessarily present in some specific cases. The products' desired performance characteristics are therefore to be agreed during purchase in specific cases.
The regulations described in item 6 do not constitute a shift in the burden of proof to the user's disadvantage.
7. Export Restrictions
The provision of particular information and services can, depending on their purpose or ultimate use, be subject to authorization or be entirely prohibited, due to Japanese export regulations and EU export regulations and USA export regulations. Access to and forwarding of the materials provided by SEW-EURODRIVE web pages is permitted only if the user ensures compliance with the export regulations. If not, SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN reserves the right to deny access to SEW-EURODRIVE web pages and their contents.
8. Final Provisions
Supplementary agreements must be in writing. If individual formulations or parts of this text do not, no longer or not entirely comply with the valid legal regulations, the contents and validity of the remaining parts of the document remain unaffected.
9. Governing Law, Jurisdiction
In interpreting these Terms, the Japanese law shall be the governing law. In case of a dispute with respect to this Service, the court having jurisdiction over the SEW-EURODRIVE JAPAN head office location of the Company shall be subject to exclusive agreement jurisdiction.