opencms.org terms of use

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Using this website

This Website is a service made available by Alkacon Software GmbH - The OpenCms Experts (Alkacon Software). All software, documentation, information and other materials provided on and through this Website ("Content") may be used only under the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use") and any applicable licenses.

Alkacon Software assumes no responsibility regarding the accuracy of the Content. Any Content downloaded or obtained from this Website is done at your own risk. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use does not contain items such as viruses, worms or other items of a destructive nature. Alkacon Software provides no assurances that any problems with, or bugs in, the Content will be resolved. Except as otherwise expressly stated, by providing the Content, Alkacon Software does not grant any licenses to any copyrights, patents or any other intellectual property rights.

Alkacon Software does not want to receive confidential information from you through this Website. ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL SENT TO THIS WEBSITE WILL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE CONFIDENTIAL. You acknowledge that you are responsible for the Content that you submit, and you, not Alkacon Software, have full responsibility for that Content, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, patent and copyright.

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Website any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law.

Alkacon Software makes no representations whatsoever about any other website that you may access through this Website or through a link from this Website. When you access another website, even one that may contain this Website’s name or mark, please understand that it is independent, and that Alkacon Software has no control over the content on other websites and that such link does not mean that Alkacon Software endorses or accept any responsibility for the content on, or the use of, such website.

Alkacon Software reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of these Terms of Use, and/or applicable licenses and copyright information on the Websites and to take any action they deem appropriate including, without limitation, reporting and providing information of any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties, including disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to user profiles, e-mail addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic information.

Alkacon Software reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms of Use, including, but not limited to, the right to block access from a particular Internet address to this Website.

The content of this website

The Content provided on this Website is provided under the terms and conditions of the applicable license(s) on the Website. Any Content provided by you is made available to Alkacon Software under the terms of the license(s) applicable to contributing such Content to the Website. For all Content, including, without limitation, patent and intellectual property rights in such Content, ideas, concepts, know-how and techniques, uploaded, submitted or otherwise made available by you on the Website or to Alkacon Software (collectively "Material"), you grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) Alkacon Software a worldwide, unrestricted, royalty-free, fully paid up, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, make, reproduce, import, compile, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, sell, distribute, sublicense, demonstrate, market, disclose, have made, offer for sale, lease, transfer or otherwise exploit such Materials, and/or derivative works thereof, and authorize third parties to do any, some or all of the foregoing including, but not limited to, sublicensing others to do any, some or all of the foregoing indefinitely.

You acknowledge that Alkacon Software: (i) does not pre-screen Content; (ii) has discretion to determine whether to post or not post Content; and (iii) can delete Content at any time for any reason. The Content on this Website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.

Accounts on this website

You agree to be responsible for providing accurate and complete information about yourself during registration and to updating such information to keep it current. Alkacon Software may, upon its sole discretion, terminate the accounts or access rights of Users who may have provided inaccurate or incomplete information during registration.

Alkacon Software is committed to respecting others' intellectual property rights, and we ask our Users to do the same. Alkacon Software may, upon its sole discretion, terminate the accounts or access rights of Users who may be infringing or otherwise be violating others' intellectual property rights. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes infringement on this Website, please contact Alkacon Software through one of the addresses provided on this website.

Disclaimer of warranties

Your use of this website and any information offered here is at your own risk. All services and information and downloads are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Unless otherwise explicitly sated, the content on this website is provided "as is", "with all faults", and is experimental. Alkacon Software disclaims all express or implied conditions, representations, and warranties of any kind, including any implied warranty or condition of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Alkacon Software makes no representations, warranties, conditions or guaranties as to the quality, suitability, truth, accuracy or completeness of any of the content contained on this website. Alkacon Software may on this website make available content for downloading which has been submitted by third-party users. Any questions regarding such content should be directed to the providers of such content.

In no event will Alkacon Software or its suppliers be liable for the accuracy or completeness of the content of information from this website.

Alkacon Software makes no warranty or condition that: i) The services provided on this website will meet your requirements ii) The services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free iii) The results that may be obtained from the use of the services will be accurate or reliable iv) The quality of any products, services, information, or other material downloaded, purchased or obtained by you through this website will meet your expectations, or that v) any errors in the software will be corrected.

Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the uses of this website is done at your own discretion and risk and you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material, including any damages resulting from computer viruses.

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from Alkacon Software or through or from this website will create any warranty or condition not expressly stated. Alkacon's employees are not authorized to vary these terms.

Limitation of liability

To the extend not prohibited by applicable law, Alkacon Software is not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, use, data, electronically transmitted orders, or other economic advantage (even if Alkacon has been advised of the possibility of such damages), however caused and regardless of the theory of liability, whether in contract (including fundamental breach), tort (including negligence) or otherwise, arising out of or related to: i) The use of or the inability to use this website or the information or software downloaded from here, ii) The cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting form any goods, data, information or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into trough or from this website; iii) Unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions of data; iv) Statements or conduct of any third party on this website and alkacon.com or v) any other matter relating to the services, including content you may download, use, modify or distribute from this website.

You have the sole responsibility for adequate protection and backup of data and/or equipment used in connections with the website and will not make a claim against Alkacon Software for lost data, re-run time, inaccurate output, work delays or lost profits resulting from the use of the content.

You agree to hold Alkacon harmless from, and you covenant not to sue Alkacon for, any claims based on using the website, whether in contract (including fundamental breach), tort (including negligence) or otherwise.

Final provisions

Alkacon Software reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes to the Content at any time without notice.

German law governs any action relating to these Terms of Use without regard to any jurisdiction's choice law rules. You agree to submit all such disputes to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the city of Cologne, Germany.

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