1 – Purpose of the website

The user acknowledges his understanding of the purpose of this website, which is solely and exclusively intended to provide information about the packaging sector and its associated sectors: the information provided is made up of a news site, a database products, services and their suppliers, and pages with links to other websites. Packaging & Converting Essentials bvba (“Packaging & Converting Essentials”) may at its discretion expand or reduce the size of the site.

The user acknowledges and accepts that the use of this website does not in itself imply his future right to being supplied with information through this or any other means whatsoever.

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2 – Applicability of the terms and conditions

“User” in the context of the Terms and Conditions is to be understood as anyone visiting this website, anyone using our e-mail addresses and anyone submitting material (text, files, photomaterial etc).  If you do not agree, do not use this site, do not submit material, do not send us material which can be reasonable interpreted as an invitation to download and/or post information.

By visiting and making use of the site, the user acknowledges and accepts the present terms and conditions for its use and agrees that he shall irrevocably and indisputably be bound by them and that such acknowledgement and agreement shall be applicable to every and all transactions or usage relating to this website and that it likewise will govern all relations between Packaging & Converting Essentials and the user.

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3 – Changes to the terms and conditions

The present user conditions are subject to changes by Packaging & Converting Essentials at the latter’s discretion: the user is bound by the version that is in effect at the time of its use.  Packaging & Converting Essentials recommends that the user check out the version in force whenever he visits the site.

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4. Exclusion of liability

The service and information offered by Packaging & Converting Essentials cannot in any way whatever make Packaging & Converting Essentials liable for any type of damage claim, not even in the event of a charge of severe shortcoming or failing levelled against it.

Packaging & Converting Essentials receives all information it offers for public use from its suppliers and users and publishes it at their responsibility: Packaging & Converting Essentials cannot be held responsible for the content of such information.

Packaging & Converting Essentials shall not be held responsible for the content of websites to which this website provides a link or any other kind of connection or reference: Packaging & Converting Essentials cannot assume responsibility for any agreements or information exchanged between users concluded via this website.

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5 – Indemnification by the user

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The user commits himself to keep Packaging & Converting Essentials free and harmless in the event that Packaging & Converting Essentials shall be held liable by a third party for any acts or violations committed by the user, including but not limited to copyright violations.

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6 – Infringements by the user

Packaging & Converting Essentials cannot be held liable for any infringements against local regulations committed by the user.  The content on the website is copyrighted and may not be copied, nor in whole nor in part, republished, (re)distributed by any means (electronic or non-electronic)

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7 – Information provided by the user

The user commits himself to supply Packaging & Converting Essentials at all times with complete and accurate data, for instance and amongst others, in the context of registration or in the context of submitting material for publication on the Packaging & Converting Essentials web site, such as news releases, photo material, links to downloadable files etc.

The user shall assume all responsibility for any kind of information he provides to Packaging & Converting Essentials and he shall hold the latter free and harmless against any possible claim that might or could be brought against it. This means that: (1) all remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, texts or any other type of information that the user communicates through this site or its e-mail addresses, becomes and remains the property of Packaging & Converting Essentials or its successors, even if this agreement is later terminated.  Other than information we promise to protect under our Privacy Policy, Packaging & Converting Essentials doesn’t have to treat any such submission as confidential. Packaging & Converting Essentials will have exclusive ownership of all present and future rights to submissions of every kind, without compensating the user or anyone else for them.(2) The user acknowledges being responsible for any submission he makes, in other words the user acknowledges that he (and not Packaging & Converting Essentials) has full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright.

Packaging & Converting Essentials shall retain complete discretion of judgement as to what kind of information to release on its site: Packaging & Converting Essentials shall in the process pay all due attention to respecting the copyrights that are associated with the information it decides to publish.

The user explicitly acknowledges cognisance of the fact that the information provided by him shall be made freely accessible to all of the users of the Packaging & Converting Essentials website.

The user understands and accepts the fact that no future rights can be derived from the fact that Packaging & Converting Essentials publishes submitted information or news releases nor that Packaging & Converting Essentials will continue to do so or continue to make this information available.

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8 – User exclusion

In the event it should come to the attention of Packaging & Converting Essentials that the user is committing a breach against the present agreement or against public regulations locally in force, is acting in bad faith, is engaging in transactions or contemplates engaging in transactions that might or could be detrimental to the interests of Packaging & Converting Essentials, its suppliers or other users, Packaging & Converting Essentials shall be entitled to deny the user access to the website, if necessary by having recourse to all feasible legal and technical means at its disposal.

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9 – Acceptance of risks

The user explicitly acknowledges to be cognisant of the risks that are associated with the use of the World Wide Web and e-mail and declares his agreement to accept such risks, amongst others in terms of privacy and technical problems that may affect the user’s software or hardware or availability and accessability of the website.

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10 – Intellectual property rights

The content as well as the concept of the website are protected by copyright: the user may employ the offered information and data only with a view to his personal utilisation. He shall at all times be prohibited from changing, marketing, commercialising, selling, or transferring such information or data to third parties without the prior written consent from Packaging & Converting Essentials or its supplier. All trademarks, registered or not, pictures, photographic material, downloadable files etc. are the sole property of their respective owners.

The user shall commit himself to inform Packaging & Converting Essentials or its suppliers of any and all infringements on their intellectual property rights.

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11 – Protection of individual privacy

The information and data placed at the disposal of Packaging & Converting Essentials shall be processed conform to the Belgian laws bearing on the protection of individual privacy.
By the use of the website in question and the registration of his data on it, the user declares his agreement with Packaging & Converting Essentials’ utilisation of such data for commercial ends such as, but not limited to, the marketing of the products promoted on the website.

The user may explicitly request that Packaging & Converting Essentials not use his data for the above-mentioned ends. In that case, the user shall submit this request in writing or via our feedback form to Packaging & Converting Essentials.

The user is urged to check the privacy policy before using this website.

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12 – Jurisdiction – Competent courts

By his visit to and his use of the website in question, the user becomes automatically subject to the Belgian laws pertaining.

In case of disputes, only the district courts of Antwerp, Belgium, shall be competent to render judgement.

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Packaging & Converting Essentials bvba
Graaf van Egmontstraat 35 bus 3
B – 2000 Antwerpen

Tel. :  +32/475-434932
Fax. : +32/3-2371624

BTW BE 0474.034.743
RPR Antwerpen

Last updated: November 1, 2009