Legal terms

  • Legal terms

    Welcome to the website of Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA, rue de Moutier 49, 1337 Vallorbe, www.vallorbe.com. Through this site, you can discover not only the company's commercial range - its brands, products and services - but also its news, activities and the events in which it is involved.By using this site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and accepted the Terms of Use without reservation. If you do not accept them, please do not use this site.

    The male generic form is used throughout this site to refer to a category, regardless of gender. Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA  does not discriminate against political opinions, ideology, religion or gender.

    Hyperlinks

    This website may include hyperlinks to other sites which are subject to their own terms of use and privacy policy. Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA does not make any representations or offer any guarantees with respect to these other sites, their content and their use of your personal data.Consequently, Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA disclaims all liability for damage resulting from your access, browsing or use of these other sites.

    Diligence and duties of the user

    You may only access and browse the website www.vallorbe.com in accordance with the Terms of Use and applicable laws. As a user of the website, you acknowledge having read the Terms of Use, and you agree to abide by them. It is your responsibility, as a user, to use any information obtained in accordance with current legislation.

    In particular:

    • You will not reproduce or circumvent in any way the browsing structure or layout of the site in order to obtain any item, document or information by any means which is not intentionally made available by the site.

    • You will not use any software, program or device in order to hinder the proper functioning of the site.

    • You will not perform any acts designed to gain unauthorised access to any part of the site.

    • You will not perform any acts designed to impose an unreasonable or disproportionate load or hit rate on the site.

    Intellectual Property

    The website www.vallorbe.com, its associated content, text, databases, images, photos, videos, animations, documents and know-how, and the products, product names, logos, trademarks, etc. relating to this site, are protected by legislation on intellectual property, in particular copyright, trademarks and designs.They are the property of Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA (and/or its affiliates).

    Any reproduction (except as a private copy), communication to the public, or total or partial representation of this site and elements of it, by any process whatsoever, without the express authorisation of Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA, is prohibited and shall constitute an infringement punishable by the legislation in force.

    The trademarks and logos Vallorbe®, Glardon®, Spirit®, Valtitan® and Habilis® are registered trademarks owned by Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA. Total or partial reproduction of these trademarks or logos is prohibited without the express authorisation of Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA.

    You are only permitted to use the site and its content to the extent necessary for its online consultation in accordance with the Terms of Use. You may download and print information about the products and services of Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA, including product catalogues, for your personal use only. Consequently, you may not copy or otherwise reproduce, publish or modify all or any part of the site or its content without the prior consent of Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA.

    Logos

    All rights reserved.

    Glardon®

    Vallorbe®

    Spirit®

    Valtitan®

    Habilis®

    Disclaimer

    Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA disclaims all liability for damage directly or indirectly connected with the use of the site www.vallorbe.com, the documents that may be downloaded from this site, and the hyperlinks it contains. In particular, Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA accepts no responsibility and shall not be liable for any damage caused to the computer equipment, both hardware and software, of the users of the site, whatever its cause.Under no circumstances shall Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA be subject to legal proceedings designed to obtain compensation for any economic damage, including loss of data, interruption of business, loss of profits or expected savings, loss of goodwill or damages for delay.

    Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA reserves the right at any time to disable all or part of the site functionalities, without notice and without the right to compensation.

    Absence of offer

    The information and products published on the website www.vallorbe.com cannot be interpreted as an offer originating from and binding upon  Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA, which reserves the right to refuse any order it receives based on the website.

    No order can be placed by means of the website.

    Data protection

    Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA  will do its utmost to comply with Swiss data protection legislation.Users should be aware that Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA cannot guarantee that the data transmitted to them via the website does not cross borders.

    Any data transmitted to Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA will be treated anonymously but may be used for appropriate purposes. Under no circumstances will such data be rented, sold or shared in any way with third parties.

    Any user may submit a request for information concerning his data by contacting Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA using the contact details shown at the end of these Terms of Use.

    Cookies

    The website www.vallorbe.com makes use of cookies (small text files) which are sent and saved on the user's computer on the first visit to the site. The use of cookies serves primarily to optimise the user experience on the site, to improve the quality of the services provided by Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA and to examine methods of using the site.

    To do this, the website uses Google Analytics, an audience analysis service for websites developed by Google Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to analyse your use of the website.The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of the site is normally sent to and stored on a Google Inc. server in the USA. In this regard, the IP address of the user is collected.The latter, however, will not be linked to other data held by Google Inc.

    Most browsers are pre-configured to accept such cookies, but they can be reconfigured to notify receipt of cookies or to reject them automatically. Users should be aware that the latter option may cause malfunctions in the use of the site and consequently affect the quality of their experience.

    By consulting the website, the user gives his consent to the collection and use of data by Google Inc. for the above-mentioned purposes.

    Newsletter

    Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA offers a completely free newsletter service. To subscribe, the user must fill in the registration form giving his name and an e-mail address to which the newsletter will be sent.

    The sending of the form by the user entails the acceptance by the latter of the present Terms of Use.

    The newsletters are sent automatically to subscribers and their content is provided exclusively by Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA.

    Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA disclaims any liability for the direct or indirect consequences of the use of newsletters, in particular their content, by subscribers.The disclaimer in Tab 5 above also applies to the newsletter.

    Each subscriber to the newsletter can unsubscribe at any time without giving reasons.If he has questions, the subscriber can contact Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA. Contact details are provided at the end of these Terms of Use.

    Miscellaneous

    Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use without prior notice.

    In the light of continuous technical and technological development, Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA also reserves the right to modify the illustrations, dimensions, descriptions and other information at any time and without prior notice.

    These Terms of Use are governed by Swiss law.Any dispute regarding their interpretation and application shall be referred exclusively to the courts having jurisdiction for the area in which the registered office of Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA is situated.

    Any questions regarding these Terms of Use may be sent in writing to:

    Usines Métallurgiques de Vallorbe SA

    Rue de Moutier 49

    CH-1337 Vallorbe

    or by e-mail to

    umv@vallorbe.com