The use of the present website provided by Linde AG is subject to the following provisions:
1. Trademark and Copyright, Rights of Use
The entire content of the website, such as text, pictures, graphics, sound, animations and videos, including corporate logos and brands, as well as the layout of Linde AG web pages, is protected by trademark and copyright law and other laws for the protection of intellectual property. Distributing, changing or copying the contents of these pages, including framing or the use of any framing techniques, is prohibited.
Linde AG expressly specifies that some of the pictures contained on the website are protected by the copyright of third parties.
No rights of licence or other rights are granted via the website for the use of the intellectual property contained therein, including brands and copyright. Copying, distributing, reproducing, forwarding and otherwise using this protected intellectual property is not permitted without the written consent of Linde AG. The remaining contents of the website may also not be copied, distributed, changed or made available to third parties. The use of texts, sections of text or visual material, in particular, requires the prior approval of Linde AG.
The user is expressly permitted to produce a single copy of the website for personal, non-commercial use, on the condition that the content is not altered in the course of copying and all references to industrial property rights are retained in the copy, or inserted if only extracts from the website are used. The content of press releases and other documents classified as public may be used in public communications. This does not apply to those parts of public documents which are protected by trademark or copyright law, or other legal regulations.
2. Limitation of Liability
Linde AG continually checks and updates the information provided on its website. Although due care is taken, Linde AG cannot guarantee that the website is free from errors. The Company therefore accepts no liability and furnishes no guarantee, neither express nor implied, that the information provided is up-to-date, accurate or complete. The same applies to all other web pages accessed by hyperlink from Linde AG site, whether these belong to affiliated companies or third parties. Linde AG accepts no liability for such web pages and is not responsible for the data protection arrangements of the operators of these web pages.
Linde AG reserves the right, at any time and without prior notice, to make amendments or additions to the information or data provided. Any statements made on Linde AG’s website regarding the future of the Company, are based on the beliefs and judgement of the management of Linde AG and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties. Linde AG is under no obligation to update such statements regarding the future of the Company and accepts no liability whatsoever for these statements.
Linde AG may deny access to its website at any time and provides no guarantee of the uninterrupted availability of its website.
Although Linde AG will make every effort to keep its website free from viruses, it cannot provide any guarantee that it is virus-free.
3. Websites by Third Party Providers/Links
The website contains links and references to third party websites. These links and references do not imply any endorsement of the content of third party websites by Linde AG. Linde AG is not responsible for the availability or the content of third party websites and is not liable for any damage or injury resulting from their use, regardless of purpose. Links to third party websites are provided to users of Linde AG’s website for their convenience only.
4. User Information
To enable us to comply with your requests for information, you may be asked to supply personal data. Any such data is supplied by you completely voluntarily and is used solely for the purpose of complying with your request for information. All data is collected, stored, processed and used in accordance with applicable data protection law.
5. Applicable Law
These Terms and all questions and disputes relating to the use of this website are subject to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany excluding the provisions of private international law and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG).