Terms and Conditions

By accessing and using this Website, you agree to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions. All terms and conditions set forth and/or referenced herein shall be deemed accepted by you. If you do not agree to all these Terms and Conditions, you should not use this Website.

These Terms and Conditions may be amended by the Company at any time. Such amended Terms and Conditions shall be effective upon posting on this Website. Please check the Terms and Conditions published on this Website regularly to ensure that you are aware of all terms governing your use of this Website. Other Company websites may have their own terms of use which apply to such websites. Also, specific terms and conditions may apply to specific content, products, materials, services, or information contained on or available through this Website (the "Content"). Such specific terms may be in addition to these Terms and Conditions. Where such specific terms are inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions, such specific terms will supersede these Terms and Conditions.

The Company reserves the right to make changes or updates with respect to the Content at any time without notice. The Company reserves the right to terminate or restrict access to the Website for any reason whatsoever at its sole discretion.

Although care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information on this Website, the Company assumes no responsibility therefore. All Content is provided "as is" and "as available". The Company hereby expressly disclaims any representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, non-infringement, or as to the operation of this Website or the Content. The Company does not warrant or make any representations as to the security of the Website. You acknowledge any information sent may be intercepted. The Company does not warrant that the Website or the servers which make this Website available or electronic communications sent by the Company are free from viruses or any other harmful elements.

In no event shall the Company or any of its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, punitive, special, or incidental damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business, contract, revenue, data, information, or business interruption) resulting from, arising out of or in connection with the use of, or inability to use this Website or the Content, even if the Company has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Any action brought against the Company pertaining to or in connection with this Website must be notified to the Company in writing within one (1) calendar year after the date the cause for action arose.

This Website may provide links to third-parties' websites that are not under the control of the Company. The Company shall not be responsible in any way for the content of such third-parties' websites. The Website refers to such websites links only as a convenience to the user of this Website, and such referral does not imply endorsement by the Company of the content of such websites.

Copyright and all other proprietary rights in the Content (including but not limited to software, audio, video, text, and photographs) rest with the Company or its licensors. All rights in the Content not expressly granted herein are reserved. Except as otherwise provided, the Content published on this Website may be reproduced or distributed in unmodified form for personal non-commercial use only. Any other use of the Content, including without limitation distribution, reproduction, modification, display, or transmission without the prior written consent of the Company is strictly prohibited. All copyright and other proprietary notices shall be retained on all reproductions.

Any material or information sent through or in connection with this Website by you ("User Materials") will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and immediately become the property of the Company, subject to any privacy policies posted on this Website. The Company may use such User Materials as it deems fit, anywhere in the world, without obligation for compensation, and free of any moral rights to the extent permitted by legislation, intellectual property rights, and/or other proprietary rights in or to such User Materials.

This Website may contain references to specific Company products and services that may not be (readily) available in a particular country. Any such reference does not imply or warrant that any such products or services shall be available at any time in any particular country.

"Safe Harbour" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The information on this Website may contain certain projections or forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, and business of the Company or any of its affiliates. By their nature, projections and forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these projections or forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, levels of consumer and business spending in major economies, changes in consumer tastes and preferences, the levels of marketing and promotional expenditures by the Company and its competitors, raw materials and employee costs, changes in future exchange and interest rates (in particular, changes in the Euro and the US dollar can materially affect results), changes in tax rates and future business combinations, acquisitions, or dispositions, and the rate of technical changes.

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Netherlands without regard to its principles of conflict of laws. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Amsterdam, The Netherlands for any claim or cause of action arising out of, or relating to or in connection with these Terms and Conditions or this Website, provided that such exclusivity does not apply to legal actions initiated or brought by the Company.