Terms of use

Welcome to the W. Giertsen Group website

Your access to, and use of, this Site is subject to certain terms of use (the “Terms of Use”) and all applicable laws and regulations.

By accessing, browsing and/or using the Site, you acknowledge, without limitation or qualification, that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Use and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. You further acknowledge that any other agreements between you and any of the W.Giertsen Group companies are superseded with respect to this subject matter. If you do not agree and accept these Terms of Use without limitation or qualification, you are not allowed to access or use this Site and we kindly ask you to exit the Site immediately.

International Users

This Site is controlled, operated and administered by W.Giertsen Group  from its offices within Norway.

W. Giertsen Group  makes no representation that materials on this Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations than Norway. Access to this Site from territories where its contents are illegal, is prohibited. Those who access this Site from other locations, do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

Separate Legal Entities

Each company affiliated with W.Giertsen Group is a separate corporation that manages and controls its own affairs. Each of these affiliated companies have their own separate identities but on this Site we may sometimes use “W.Giertsen Group”, “Group, “we” or “us” when referring to W.Giertsen Group companies in general or where no useful purpose is served by identifying any particular W.Giertsen Group company. The use of such terms is for convenience only and is not intended as an accurate description of corporate relationships.

Copyright and Trademarks

All contents of this Site including, without limitation, the design, layout, graphics, photos, format, and other visual elements of the Site are protected by intellectual property rights, including, but not limited to, Copyright © 2003-2018 W.Giertsen Group (or where so indicated, any affiliates of W.Giertsen Group  or its licensors). Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. All ownership rights pertaining to the information and material contained on this Site, including but not limited to the W.Giertsen Group name, logos, trademark, graphics, photos, images, and content, are owned or have been duly licensed by W.Giertsen Group  (or any of its affiliates), WITH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Restrictions on Use

Except as stated herein, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute in any way any material from or to this Site, including code and software. You may download material from this Site for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided that the material is not amended and that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. The use of press releases and other documents clearly marked as “public” is permitted in public communications if the source for the information is stated.

Disclaimer

This Site and the contents herein are provided as a convenience to you. The contents of the Site are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. W.Giertsen Group does not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free. W.Giertsen Group reserves the right to revise the Site or withdraw access to the Site, or parts thereof, at any time.

NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, IS MADE IN RELATION TO THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF THIS SITE. W.GIERTSEN GROUP DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE MATERIALS OR THE RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT, MEMORANDUM, OR INFORMATION, SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. W.GIERTSEN GROUP RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO CORRECT ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY PORTION OF THE SITE. W. GIERTSEN GROUP MAY MAKE ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE SITE, THE MATERIALS AND THE PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS, SERVICES OR PRICES (IF ANY) DESCRIBED ON THE SITE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH CASE, THE LIABILITY OF W.GIERTSEN GROUP IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Limitation of Liability

YOU AGREE THAT W.GIERTSEN GROUP, INCLUDING ITS AFFILIATES AND RELATED COMPANIES, CUSTOMERS, PARTNERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, CONTRACTORS, VENDORS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, ASSIGNEES, SUCCESSORS, INSURERS AND AGENTS, ARE NOT LIABLE IN ANY RESPECT FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTIAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR TO USE THIS SITE OR ANY LINKED WEBSITE, EVEN IF W. GIERTSEN GROUP HAS BEEN EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS W. GIERTSEN GROUP AND ITS AFFILIATES AND RELATED COMPANIES, ITS CUSTOMERS AND JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, CONTRACTORS, VENDORS, ASSIGNEES, AGENTS, AND SUCCESSORS FOR ANY COSTS, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR OTHER LIABILITIES ARISING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE IN BREACH OF THESE TERMS OR IN VIOLATION OF LAW.

Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Statements

This Site includes and is based, inter alia, on forward-looking information and statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ. Such forward-looking information and statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about global economic conditions, the economic conditions of the regions and industries that are major markets for W.Giertsen Group’ lines of business. These expectations, estimates and projections are generally identifiable by statements containing words such as “expects”, “believes”, “estimates” or similar expressions. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expectations include, among others, economic and market conditions in the geographic areas and industries that are or will be major markets for W.Giertsen Group’ businesses, oil prices, market acceptance of new products and services, changes in governmental regulations, interest rates, fluctuations in currency exchange rates and such other factors as may be discussed from time to time on the Site. Although W.Giertsen Group believes that its expectations and the information on the Site were based upon reasonable assumptions at the time when they were made, it can give no assurance that those expectations will be achieved or that the actual results will be as set out on the Site. W.Giertsen Group is making no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information on the Site, and neither W.Giertsen Group nor any of its directors, officers or employees will have any liability to you or any other persons resulting from your use. W.Giertsen Group undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information or statements on the Site.

Third Party Sites

As a convenience to you, this Site may include links to web sites operated by other entities. If you use these links, you will leave this Site. If you decide to visit any linked site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. The links are provided in order to help you find relevant web sites, services and/or products that may be of interest to you. It is your responsibility to decide whether any services and/or products available through any of these external web sites are suitable for your purposes. W.Giertsen Group is not responsible for the owners or operators of these web sites or for any goods or services they supply or for the content of their web sites and does not give or enter into any conditions, warranties or other terms or representations in relation to any of these or accept any liability in relation to any of these (including any liability arising out of any claim that the content of any external web site to which this Site includes a link infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party) or the information appearing thereon or any of the products or services described thereon. Links do not imply that W.Giertsen Group or this Site sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any linked site is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of W.Giertsen Group  or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries.

Term of Use Revisions

W. Giertsen Group reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to revise, change, modify, add or remove any portion of these Terms of Use in whole or in part, at any time. By using this Site, you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use in force from time to time including any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to determine the then current Terms of Use to which you are bound.

Changes

W. Giertsen Group may terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of this Site, including the availability of any features of the Site, at any time. W. Giertsen Group may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Site without notice or liability. W. Giertsen Group may terminate the authorisation, rights and license given above and, upon such termination, you shall immediately destroy all materials.

Privacy Policy

W. Giertsen Group respects your privacy and is committed to protecting any personal information that you may provide through the Site. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy Statement

Place of Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with Norwegian law. If any provision herein is deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed several and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

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