Legal

TERMS OF USE

1. COPYRIGHT
All content and materials that comprise this Website are the property of Velcro Industries N.V. and/or its subsidiary, Velcro Industries B.V. (together with Velcro Industries N.V. and its affiliates “Velcro”), and all rights in such content and materials are hereby reserved.  Velcro hereby authorizes you to view and make a single copy of the content displayed on this Website for informational purposes and your personal, non-commercial use. You agree not to modify any of the content and materials that comprise this Website, and that any copy made must include the notice “© Velcro Industries B.V. 2009. All rights reserved”. No other permission is granted to you to print, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, upload, download, store, perform, display in public, alter, modify or otherwise exploit in any way the content contained on or in this Website.

2. TRADEMARKS
This Website contains many Velcro trademarks, service marks and trade names. All such marks and names are the property of Velcro. You acknowledge that you have no right, title or interest in such marks or trade names, and you covenant that you will take no action to register or otherwise interfere with such rights, including without limitation by registering any mark that is confusingly similar to any Velcro mark or trade name.  Trademarks of other parties are identified wherever possible and Velcro acknowledges their rights.

3. DISCLAIMER
Velcro reserves the right to make any changes and corrections to this Website as and when Velcro considers it appropriate and without notice.  Velcro makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding the accuracy or completeness of information provided on this Website.  This disclaimer is not applicable to Velcro shareholders with respect to the annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other materials required to be included on this Website under Rule 12g3-2(b) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED ABOVE, ALL MATERIALS POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. VELCRO DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT,  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND TITLE. VELCRO DOES NOT WARRANT THAT FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR THE SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED ABOVE, VELCRO DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THE USE OF THE MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, YOU USE THIS WEBSITE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND VELCRO WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ITS OPERATION, USE OR OTHER EXPLOITATION.  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL YOU BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER FROM VELCRO ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF USE), WHETHER OR NOT BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS WEBSITE, EVEN IF VELCRO HAS BEEN INFORMED OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES OR OF LIABILITY, SO SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS IN THESE TERMS OF USE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

4. COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
It is Velcro’s policy to comply with all applicable privacy and data protection laws. Velcro will not sell, distribute, or make available any of your personally identifiable information to third parties without your express agreement, except to the extent required by law or as necessary for Velcro to provide products or services to you. Velcro acknowledges the importance of protecting information transmitted via this Website and endeavors to take security precautions to protect all such information. However, Velcro cannot guarantee that any electronic commerce or communication is totally secure. Velcro will take reasonable measures that aim to secure and protect all personally identifiable or customer-specific information from loss, misuse, and alteration.

5. LINKED SITES
This Website may contain links to third party websites.  Velcro does not endorse or control such third party websites, and accepts no responsibility or liability for the contents of any third party linked website or in relation to any use you may make of any such website or any goods or services you may purchase from any such website.  Velcro provides these links as a convenience only, and you should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction with any third party.  In addition, you may not link to or frame any part of this Website without Velcro’s prior written consent.

6. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION
VELCRO DOES NOT WANT TO RECEIVE CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM YOU THROUGH THIS WEBSITE UNLESS YOU HAVE A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY VELCRO INDUSTRIES N.V. RELATED TO THE SHARING OF SUCH INFORMATION.  BY TRANSMITTING TO VELCRO INFORMATION INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL REMARKS, SUGGESTIONS, IDEAS, GRAPHICS OR OTHER INFORMATION VIA THIS WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEANS WITHOUT A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH VELCRO INDUSTRIES N.V. RELATING TO YOUR SUBMISSION, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT VELCRO SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE OWNERSHIP OF ALL PRESENT AND FUTURE RIGHTS IN SUCH INFORMATION, WITHOUT COMPENSATION, OR OTHER OBLIGATION, TO YOU, AND YOU IRREVOCABLY WAIVE AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT ANY RIGHTS IN SUCH INFORMATION AGAINST VELCRO.

7.  INDEMNITY
In consideration of your access to this Website, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Velcro from and against any threatened or actual loss, liability, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) suffered or incurred by Velcro arising from your breach of these Terms of Use or your negligent, willful, fraudulent or unlawful act or omission in connection with your use of this Website.  This indemnity is not applicable to Velcro shareholders with respect to the annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other materials required to be included on this Website under Rule 12g3-2(b) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934.