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Welcome to the "www.usm.com" websites ("USM websites"). USM U. Schärer Söhne AG ("USM") and its associated companies ("USM Group") provide their services under these Terms of Use. By visiting our USM Online Shop or one of the USM Websites, you agree to these USM terms. We ask that you read these carefully. If you currently use services provided by USM or the USM Group or will use these in the future, you are also subject to the contractual terms applicable to these services, e.g., the General Terms of Sale and Delivery for the USM Online Shop for orders via the USM Online Shop.

Disclaimer

The USM Website and all information, contents, materials, products (including software) and services contained on these or otherwise made accessible through these are provided without any guarantee with regard to content and availability, without express or implied warranties of any kind (to the extent permissible by law), including (but not limited to) title warranty, material warranty and warranty of fitness for a particular purpose unless otherwise agreed to in writing.The contents of the USM Websites were created with the utmost care and form a range of services for the visitors to these pages. USM reserves the right to supplement, change, or delete the content of these pages without prior notice or indication.The products as they appear online may deviate from those in a store (e.g., with regard to color, size, shape or weight). USM strives to represent the products online as accurately as possible. As with all editorial content, even the information on the USM websites may become obsolete over time. USM carefully selects and examines its information on a regular basis in order to ensure that this information is up-to-date and precise. However, neither USM nor any other member of the USM Group can assume any guarantee or liability for the validity, availability, completeness or accuracy of the data or information provided on the websites.

Without prejudice to the foregoing, neither USM nor any other member of the USM Group (to the extent permissible by law) assumes any liability for loss or damage of any kind that may arise from accessing and/or using elements on the USM Websites, from the inability to gain access to the websites or to use these, or from the information, contents, materials, products (including software) and services otherwise made available through these. Neither USM nor other parties participating in the creation, design, and operation of the USM Websites can be held liable for loss or damage of any kind, including (but not limited to) direct, indirect, collateral, consequential damages and penalties or for the costs of any replacement goods and services, regardless of whether such loss or damage is alleged due to a contractual violation, breach of duty or care or due to an unlawful act in connection with the access, use or inability to use the USM Websites or due to errors or omissions in the contents of the websites. Neither USM nor any other member of the USM Group assumes warranty that the USM Websites, the information, contents, materials, products (including the software or services contained on the websites or otherwise made available for you through the websites, their servers and e-mails sent by USM) contained on the websites or otherwise made accessible through these are free from viruses or other harmful components. You expressly acknowledge and agree that you are using the USM Websites at your own risk.Laws of certain jurisdictions do not permit the limitation of implied warranties or the exclusion and/or limitation of certain damages. If such a law is applicable to you, some or all of these limitations and/or exclusions may not be applicable to you and you may have additional rights.

Links to external websites

The USM websites contain links to the external websites of sales partners or third parties over whose content USM has no influence. Therefore USM cannot provide any guarantee for the content, quality, nature or reliability of these external websites. The placement of a link does not imply any support or approval of the information or services offered on the respective pages. The respective provider or operator of the sites is solely responsible for the content of the linked pages. Constant monitoring of the contents of the linked sites is not possible without specific evidence of a legal violation. If specific indications of legal violations are received, such links will be removed from the USM Websites immediately.

Intellectual Property

The software used on the USM websites as well as the entire content used on the USM websites such as the page headers, texts, graphics, logos, images, digital downloads and the selection and arrangement of the same are provided by USM or by other companies of the USM Group and remain their property unless otherwise indicated. All contents on the USM Websites are copyrighted and/or protected by other intellectual property laws. The use for commercial, business and/or public purposes, in particular the (complete or partial) reproduction, transmission (electronic or via other means), modification, linking or other use of these websites is prohibited without the prior written consent of USM. Personal copies must contain a copyright reference to USM.

Without written approval by USM or its respective licensor, no license and no other right to use the content presented on the USM Websites (images, trademarks, logos, etc.) is granted.

Privacy Policy

Any access to the USM websites is registered electronically by USM. Among other things, this record allows USM to compile statistics to indicate which parts of the website or which products are the most popular. Additional information regarding the nature, scope or purpose of recording this data etc., can be found in the Data Privacy Statement. Third party use of USM's contact information contained in the legal notice for the purposes of sending advertisements or informational material that has not been expressly requested is hereby expressly prohibited.

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use are subject to Swiss law excluding the application of provisions regarding conflicts of law. The exclusive place of jurisdiction is Münsingen, Switzerland.

USM U. Schärer Söhne AG
Thunstrasse 55
3110 Münsingen
Switzerland
E-mail: info@ch.usm.comLast updated: 04/2013