General conditions & Disclaimer

Disclaimer

1. General information

This website and the information it contains may be used on the condition that the terms and conditions of use hereafter are fully complied with. By using this website you, hereafter referred to as "the user", are deemed to have accepted the terms and conditions. The information that the user finds on this website or that is provided to the user via this website is of a general nature and can consequently not be considered as meeting the user's personal requirements or particular conditions. UFI (Uni-Forwarding International) reserves the right to change the information on this website at any time and at its own discretion without prior notice. UFI makes every effort to ensure that the information contained on this website is complete, correct, accurate and up to date. However UFI cannot be held liable for any faults or inadequacies or any loss or damage that you suffer as a result of using the information provided. Should the information provided contain errors or should information that the user could normally expect to find on our website be lacking, UFI commits itself to put this straight within the shortest possible delay as soon as it was informed of such inadequacies. We therefore invite you to e-mail any remarks or suggestions to our webmaster.

2. Disruptions - Compatibility

UFI does the best it can to make sure that there are no disruptions in the availability of this website, and disclaims any liability for any loss or damage the user may suffer as a consequence of these disruptions. UFI does not guarantee that the files contained on the website are compatible with the user's infrastructure. The user should see to it that they have the appropriate IT hardware and software, including security software (e.g. firewall, anti-virus software etc.).

3. Intellectual property rights

The user of this website expressly accepts that the information and data provided remain the property of UFI or its partners, as mentioned on the website. All texts, drawings, photographs, images, data, trade and domain names, brands, logos and other elements are protected by intellectual property rights. The user may not reproduce and/or distribute them to the public without the prior and express written consent of UFI, unless this is not required under the provisions of the copyright laws and neighboring legislation. The user e.g. has the right to download information from this website and to reproduce it for private use. The user also has the right to distribute it within the family circle, free of charge. Where UFI gives users the possibility of having their own contributions or images put on the website, the user may not send in any works that are protected by intellectual property rights, unless he(she) owns these rights or has obtained the required permissions from the owner of the intellectual property rights to have these works published on the website. By having his(her) works or images published on the website, the user expressly gives UFI the right to publish these works and images on its website without any compensation. The user shall in any case indemnify UFI against any claims from third parties.

4. Links to third-party websites

This website can contains links to websites operated by third parties. These links were solely put on the website for the information of the user. UFI cannot guarantee the reliability, accuracy or quality of the contents of such websites and consequently disclaims all liability. A link to a third-party website does not imply that UFI has concluded a cooperation agreement with such third party or that UFI approves of the information supplied on such websites.

5. Unauthorized use of the website

The users of this website agree that they will not: a. wrongfully or unlawfully use the information on this website; b. use the website in any way that may damage or alter it, disrupt its availability or affect its efficiency in any way; c. use the website for transmitting or posting computer viruses, unlawful or wrongfully obtained material, or material that is in any way inappropriate, including but not limited to libelous, obscene or intimidating material; d. use the website in any way that violates the rights of a natural person, a legal person or association, including but not limited to privacy rights and intellectual property rights; e. use the website for posting or transmitting material for promotional or publicity ends. UFI reserves the right to declare the user in default and/or start legal proceedings against the user if its interests or the interests of a third party are harmed as a result of the violation of the above provisions or any other action by the user.

6. Cookies

Sometimes this website will use so-called "cookies". A cookie is a bit of information that we write to the hard drive of your computer. Each time you visit our website this information is sent back to the website manager. We only use this information to verify your identity so that you do not have to enter your user name and password on each visit. Users can set up their browser to warn them each time a cookie is created or to prevent the creation of cookies.

7. Personal data

The user is free to use this website to consult information about our organization and services without having to provide any personal details. Only to participate in contests or for the use of specific services on this website does the user have to provide personal details. Whenever the user provides personal details, UFI will treat these in conformity with the policy below and the legal obligation with regard to the processing of personal data. Personal data is stored in a secure environment that is not accessible to the public. The information will only be processed for internal purposes. UFI uses the collected data to enter into contact with the user and to be able to provide him(her) with an optimal service. The data is kept no longer than necessary for providing or using the requested service. As a rule the UFI does not pass on any of this data to third parties except to meet legal obligations or in case it is expressly requested to do so by the legal authorities or the police. In the exceptional case that UFI shares personal information with organizations or companies it works with, this will be explicitly mentioned or the user's express consent will be asked. By providing their personal details the users give UFI their express permission to process these details for the afore-mentioned purposes. 

8. Liability

With the exception of proven intentional fault or gross negligence and proven causal connection to any damage ensuing from it, UFI cannot be held liable for any damage that may result from the use of this website or any information provided on it or accessed via this website (e.g. by the links the website provides). 
Neither can UFI be held liable for any damage resulting from technical shortcomings, disruptions of access to this website or any harmful interferences with the user's system or software.
UFI cannot be held liable for any damage caused by viruses, bugs, Trojan horses etc. should these occur on the website in spite of all the precautions that were taken.

9. Applicable legislation

This website is governed by Belgian law. Disputes arising in connection with this website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Belgian courts.