Welcome to the www.SERIMAX.com website (hereinafter the “Site”).
By using the Site, you acknowledge having read, understood and accepted, without limitation or reservation, these Terms and Conditions of Use (hereinafter the “T&Cs”), and our privacy and cookies policy. Please note that if you visit other sites of the VALLOUREC group, other terms and conditions and privacy and cookies policies are in force on these sites and we recommend that you read them.
This Site is run by SERIMAX (referred to below as “SERIMAX” or the “Company”). Throughout the Site, the words “we” and “our” refer to SERIMAX and the words “you” and “your” refer to the User. SERIMAX makes this Site as well as all the information accessible from this Site available to you as a User.
Each Site User states complying with these T&Cs and current laws, in particular:
Nonetheless, the User states being fully aware that the Site is not protected against any form of security breach including hacking. The User acknowledges that it is impossible to guarantee the complete security of elements transmitted. The Company does not guarantee, without this list being comprehensive, that the website will run without interruption or that the servers providing access to it, and/or the third-party sites for which hypertext links appear, do not contain viruses.
Contact: Please send any questions or comments to the e-mail address indicated on the Site.
Privacy and personal data: Please refer to the privacy policy published on the Site.
Cookies: To obtain information about the cookies stored when browsing, please read the privacy policy.
Hypertext links: SERIMAX makes no representation in this matter and accepts no liability for the quality, content, nature or reliability of the websites accessible via a hypertext link from this Site.
Copyright, trademarks and permissions. You acknowledge that SERIMAX or third parties granting rights to SERIMAX hold(s) the title to property for all elements published on this Site. These elements constitute works protected by copyright belonging to SERIMAX or the third parties concerned, with all rights reserved. In particular, it concerns drawings, text, graphics, files, photographs, video and audio sequences, images, logos, icons, interfaces, code and software, as well as their selection and organization. SERIMAX permits you to view and use the Site subject to the following restrictions:
Images and photographs of people or places found on the site, are the property of SERIMAX and Fred LEPLA are used by the latter with the approval of the right holders.
These images and photographs cannot be used without SERIMAX’s specific and explicit approval.
You must not reproduce the template or use any template reproduction techniques to integrate any part whatsoever of this Site without SERIMAX’s express written consent. You must not use metatags or other hidden text using the name or trademarks and service marks of SERIMAX without the express written permission of SERIMAX.
The use of automated systems (robots, web crawlers or any other data mining tools or similar data gathering and extraction tools) to access, obtain or download information on this Site is expressly prohibited if these systems are used for commercial purposes or in a way that directly or indirectly constitutes infringement of the right to privacy of any individual. The word “SERIMAX”, the SERIMAX logo and the products and services described on this Site are trademarks, trade names or service marks of SERIMAX and its licensers and are the property of their respective owners. These marks must not be copied, imitated or used, in full or part, without the prior, written and express permission of SERIMAX or their respective owners and, if this permission is obtained, the appropriate references must be made. Furthermore, page headers, customized graphical representations, button icons and text may be service marks, trademarks or trade dress of SERIMAX and must not be copied, imitated or used in full or part, without the prior written permission of SERIMAX.
Any other use of the Site’s content, in particular, the modification, dissemination, transmission, exploitation, broadcasting, publication, downloading, licensing, reverse engineering, transfer, sale or creation of works derived from any element, information, software, product or service obtained from the Site, or the use of the Site for activities in competition with those of SERIMAX, is expressly prohibited.
You undertake to observe all other restrictions displayed on the Site in its version updated as required. SERIMAX or its licensers or content suppliers shall retain all property rights for the elements provided on the Site, including all related intellectual property rights, and provide you with these elements as part of a license that may be revoked at any time at SERIMAX’s sole discretion. SERIMAX does not warrant or represent that your use of the elements appearing on this Site will not constitute a breach of any right of a third party not affiliated to SERIMAX.
You must not use the contact details given on the Site for unauthorized purposes, in particular for sales prospecting. You must not use computer hardware or software intended to affect or disrupt the smooth running of the Site or to surreptitiously intercept any system, data or personal information whatsoever from the Site. You undertake not to disrupt or attempt to disrupt the running of the Site in any way whatsoever.
Information about the products and services. The products and services presented are not an offer of sale, but a general presentation of the range of products and services distributed by SERIMAX or its subsidiaries. Under no circumstances are SERIMAX or its subsidiaries obliged to update or correct the information that will be disseminated on the Site. Similarly, SERIMAX and its subsidiaries reserve the right to change or correct the information contained on this Site concerning the products and services at any time and without notice.
Warnings. The information available on this Site (“Information”) is offered in good faith. It is supposed to be correct at the time of publishing on the Site. However, SERIMAX does not guarantee the completeness and accuracy of this Information. Under no circumstances will SERIMAX be liable for damage that may result from the credibility given to this information or its use.
The Information may be amended, corrected and/or supplemented at any time by SERIMAX without warning.
None of the Information may be considered as an invitation to sell, buy or make any other kind of transaction concerning the shares or other securities, whether or not listed, of SERIMAX or any other company of the SERIMAX group.
The documents presented on this Site may contain Information about the goals of the SERIMAX group as well as prospective information, notably concerning the financial situation, results of operations, activities and the industrial strategy of SERIMAX.
The Information on the goals and prospective information contained in these documents is based on economic data and assumptions formulated within a given economic, competitive and regulatory environment. It may prove to be inaccurate in the future and is dependent on risk factors that may give rise to a significant difference between the actual results and those forecast.
Neither SERIMAX nor any of its subsidiaries shall commit to or assume responsibility for, vis-à-vis investors or any other stakeholder, updating or reviewing all or part of the statements, prospective information, trends or goals included in these documents, in particular on account of new information or future events.
Additional information concerning the factors, risks and uncertainty that may influence the group’s financial results or activities is also available in the most up-to-date versions of the Registration Document filed by the Company with the AMF, France’s Financial Markets Authority.
Warranty. You undertake to indemnify, defend and release from liability, SERIMAX and its affiliated companies as well as their respective managers, directors, employees, contractors, representatives, licensers, service providers, subcontractors and suppliers, against and in respect of all losses, liability, expenses, damage and costs, including reasonable court costs and lawyers’ fees, resulting from your use of the Site and any breach of these T&Cs. If you cause technical disruption to the Site or its transmission systems for you or other individuals, you agree to accept liability for all losses, liability, expenses, damage and costs, including reasonable court costs and lawyers’ fees, resulting from this disruption.
EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY. YOU USE THIS SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SITE IS MADE AVAILABLE “AS IS” AND “ACCORDING TO AVAILABILITY”. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT YOUR ACCESS TO THE SITE OR ANY FUNCTIONALITY OR PART OF IT OR END ACCESS TO IT AT ANY TIME. SERIMAX EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, IN PARTICULAR, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ALL WARRANTIES ACCORDING TO WHICH THE ELEMENTS PUBLISHED ON THE SITE DO NOT CONSTITUTE A BREACH, AS WELL AS THE WARRANTIES RESULTING IMPLICITLY FROM AN OPERATING MODE OR USAGE, ACCORDING TO WHICH ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE FROM ERRORS, ACCORDING TO WHICH THE SITE WILL BE SECURE, ACCORDING TO WHICH THE SITE OR SERVER USED TO MAKE THE SITE AVAILABLE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES, OR ACCORDING TO WHICH THE INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON THE SITE WILL BE COMPLETE, ACCURATE OR UP-TO-DATE. IF YOU DOWNLOAD ELEMENTS FROM THIS SITE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR SOLE DISCRETION AND OWN RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR ANY LOSS OF DATA AS A RESULT OF DOWNLOADING SUCH ELEMENTS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE OBTAINED VERBALLY OR IN WRITING FROM SERIMAX OR THROUGH THE SITE OR ON THE SITE WILL CONSTITUTE ANY GUARANTEE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER. SERIMAX DOES NOT GIVE ANY GUARANTEE AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATION CONCERNING THE USE OF THE ELEMENTS APPEARING ON THIS SITE OR THEIR COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, PRECISION, ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, RELEVANCE, RELIABILITY OR OTHER.
IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES, THE LEGISLATION MAY NOT AUTHORIZE THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES. THEREFORE, THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU SHALL ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU SEND OR RECEIVE WHEN USING THE SITE MAY NOT BE SECURE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED BY UNAUTHORIZED PARTIES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU USE THE SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT THE SITE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU FREE OF CHARGE. BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE ABOVE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, UNDER ANY MEASURE AUTHORIZED BY THE APPLICABLE LEGISLATION, NEITHER SERIMAX OR ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES, SUPPLIERS OR SUPPLIERS OF THIRD PARTY CONTENT WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGE OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM OR RELATED IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER TO THE SITE OR ANY OTHER SITE WHICH YOU ACCESS VIA A LINK FROM THIS SITE OR ANY MEASURES THAT WE COULD TAKE OR NOT TAKE DUE TO COMMUNICATIONS THAT YOU HAVE SENT TO US, OR THE TEMPORARY INACCESSIBILITY OF THE SITE OR THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF USING IT, OR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PRESENTED ON OR OBTAINED VIA THE SITE, OR THE REMOVAL OR DELETION BY SERIMAX OF ANY ELEMENTS SUBMITTED OR PUBLISHED ON ITS SITE OR OTHERWISE RESULTING FROM USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER IT CONCERNS CONTRACTUAL, TORTIOUS, STRICT OR OTHER LIABILITY, EVEN IF SERIMAX, ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES OR ANY ONE OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY APPLIES WITHOUT LIMITATION TO ALL DAMAGE OR LOSS RESULTING FROM ANY OPERATIONAL ISSUE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, FAULT, EXECUTION OR TRANSMISSION PERIOD, COMPUTER VIRUS, FILE CORRUPTION, FAULTY COMMUNICATION LINE, NETWORK OR SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF EARNINGS FOR YOU, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR THEFT, DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION, LOSS OR USE OF ANY REGISTRY OR DATA, AND ANY OTHER MATERIAL OR INTANGIBLE LOSSES. YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IN RESPECT OF THE ABOVE OR ANY DISPUTE WITH SERIMAX IS TO STOP USING THE SITE. YOU AND SERIMAX AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION RELATED TO THE SITE OR RESULTING THEREFROM SHALL BE INVOKED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER RECORDING THE CAUSE OF ACTION, FAILING WHICH THE CAUSE OF ACTION WILL BE DEFINITIVELY TIME-BARRED. AS CERTAIN COUNTRIES DO NOT PERMIT THE LIMITATION OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY PERIOD OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN RESPECT OF CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGE, THE LIMITATION ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN FULL OR PART.
Severance. If any provision of these T&Cs is considered to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, said provision will be deemed separable from these T&Cs and this will not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the other provisions.
Changes to these terms and conditions. SERIMAX reserves the right to change, amend or update these T&Cs at any time without notice. The date of the last update is indicated below.
Miscellaneous. SERIMAX is not subject to any obligation to publish, transfer, disseminate or otherwise provide any element whatsoever available on its Site. We therefore have the absolute right to remove any element from the Site at our sole discretion at any time.
Governing law and jurisdiction. These T&Cs will be governed by French law and interpreted and applied in accordance with its provisions. Any dispute, disagreement or claim related to or resulting from these Terms and Conditions of Use and any subsequent amended versions, including in particular their formation, validity, enforceability, interpretation, performance, breach or termination, as well as non-contractual claims, which cannot be settled by mutual agreement, will be referred to and settled definitively by the competent courts within the jurisdiction of the Paris Court of Appeal, France.
V.1.0 from the date of the 18/02/2022