Terms of Use

1. You Agree to These Terms by Using this Site

www.bucanada.ca (the "Site") is owned and operated by Böhler-Uddeholm Limited ("Böhler-Uddeholm"). Your access to, and use of, the Site is subject to the following Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. By accessing, browsing or using the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms of Use, and acknowledge that any other agreements between you and Böhler-Uddeholm Limited are superseded with respect to this subject matter. The Site is intended for viewing and use in Canada only and shall be construed and evaluated only according to Canadian law. This site is not intended for persons under 13 years of age. If you do not agree and accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms of Use, please exit the Site and do not download or use any materials from the Site.

Böhler-Uddeholm Limited may at any time, and without notice, revise these Terms of Use by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the current Terms of Use. You agree that each visit you make to this site shall be subject to the then-current Terms of Use. This Site may contain additional terms and conditions that govern particular access, services, features or offers. In the event that the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use conflict with such additional terms and conditions, the additional terms and conditions shall control.

2. Ownership of Content

You acknowledge and agree that the Site contains proprietary information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. The Site and all of its contents including, but not limited to, all files, text, images, site design, interfaces and the selection and arrangement thereof ("Content") are owned and copyrighted by Böhler-Uddeholm Limited or others with all rights reserved unless otherwise noted. Any Content that is a trademark, logo, or service mark is also a registered and/or unregistered trademark of Böhler-Uddeholm Limited or others. Your use of any Content, except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, without the prior written permission of Bohler-Uddeholm Limited is strictly prohibited.

3. Your Use of the Site

Böhler-Uddeholm Limited grants you permission (which may be revoked at any time) to use the Site as follows:

• You may view, download or print individual files or pages containing the Content, but only for personal use, if you are an individual, or internal use, if you are a company, organization or other entity, and provided that you do not remove any copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the Content; no other use is permitted; this permission is not a transfer of title or copyright in the Site or the Content and Böhler-Uddeholm Limited retains all right, title and interest, including the copyright, in and to the foregoing
• you may not distribute, modify, copy (except as set forth above), transmit, display, reuse, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, sell, resell or otherwise use any Content without Böhler-Uddeholm Limited's prior written permission
• you are prohibited from using the Site to post or transmit any infringing, threatening, false, deceptive, fraudulent, misleading, abusive, harassing, libelous, disparaging, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, material that violates the privacy rights of any third party, or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violates any municipal, provincial or federal law, rule, regulation or ordinance, or attempts to encourage such an evasion or violation; Böhler-Uddeholm Limited will cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or any court order requesting or directing Böhler-Uddeholm Limited to disclose the identity of anyone posting or transmitting any such information or materials
• you are prohibited from using the Site to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation
• you may not use the Site or the Content in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, interrupt, or otherwise impair the operation of the Site in any way, and you may not use the Site or the Content in any manner which could interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site or the Content
• you may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Site, through means such as hacking, password mining, data mining, automated programs, robots, spiders, crawlers, or similar data gathering and/or extraction tools, or other means
• and you may not upload any files that contain or otherwise introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, corrupted files, or any other software or programs that may damage the operation of the site or any computer or other property of Böhler-Uddeholm Limited or any other party.
  

You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the information and content that you provide and that such content does not violate these Terms of Use. You grant Böhler-Uddeholm Limited, its affiliates and related entities, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, modify, display, archive, store, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works from all information and content you provide to us, in any form, media, software or technology of any kind now existing or developed in the future. Without limiting the generality of the previous sentence, you authorize Böhler-Uddeholm Limited to include the information and content you provide in a searchable format that may be accessed by users of this site and other Web sites. Böhler-Uddeholm Limited reserves the right to remove any content that does not meet these Terms of Use or Böhler-Uddeholm Limited's standards.

4. Privacy and Confidentiality

Any personal data (for example, your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address) you transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise will be used by Böhler-Uddeholm Limited in accordance with the Site's Privacy Policy. Any other communication or material you transmit to the Site, such as questions, comments, suggestions, information, ideas, concepts, data or the like, will be treated as non-confidential and nonproprietary and become the property of Böhler-Uddeholm Limited. You grant Böhler-Uddeholm Limited the right to use any material, information, suggestions, ideas, concepts, data, know-how or techniques contained in any communication you send to Böhler-Uddeholm Limited for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF DEALING BETWEEN PARTIES OR ANY USAGE OF TRADE. IN ADDITION, BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM LIMITED DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SITE WILL BE ERROR, BUG OR VIRUS FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE GENERAL NOTES ON OUR PRODUCTS AND THEIR USES. IT SHOULD NOT THEREFORE BE CONSTRUED AS A WARRANTY OF SPECIFIC PROPERTIES OF THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED OR A WARRANTY FOR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Without limiting the foregoing, Böhler-Uddeholm Limited neither warrants nor represents that your use of any Content will not infringe the rights of any third parties nor that the Content will be accurate, complete or up-to-date. Additionally, with reference to any discussions, chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the like that may be on the Site, Böhler-Uddeholm Limited assumes no responsibility or liability arising from any infringing, threatening, false, deceptive, fraudulent, misleading, abusive, harassing, libelous, disparaging, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, material that violates the privacy rights of any third party, or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violates any municipal, provincial or federal law, rule, regulation or ordinance, or attempts to encourage such an evasion or violation, contained in any such locations on the Site.

6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM LIMITED, NOR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS, NOR ANY OF ITS AGENTS OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SITE, ARE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOSS OF USE, LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR CONTENT WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGES. BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM LIMITED ALSO ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO, OR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT, YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PROPERTY ON ACCOUNT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR BROWSING IN THE SITE, OR OF YOUR DOWNLOADING OR USING ANY MATERIALS FROM THE SITE. BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM LIMITED ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE CONTENT OF THE SITE, AS WELL AS ANY OFF SITE PAGES OR ADDITIONAL SITES LINKED TO THE SITE, FOR ANY ERROR, DEFAMATION, LIBEL, SLANDER, OMISSION, FALSEHOOD, OBSCENITY, PORNOGRAPHY, PROFANITY, DANGER OR INACCURACY CONTAINED THEREIN. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE AND/OR CONTENT. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of certain damages, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. These limitations shall apply notwithstanding to any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy.

7. Links to Third Party Sites

The Site may contain links to sites owned or operated by parties other than Böhler-Uddeholm Limited. Such links are provided for your convenience only. Böhler-Uddeholm Limited does not control, and is not responsible for, the content or privacy policies on, or the security of, such sites. Without limiting the foregoing, Böhler-Uddeholm Limited specifically disclaims any responsibility if such sites:

• infringe any third party's intellectual property rights
• are inaccurate, incomplete or misleading
• are not merchantable or fit for a particular purpose
• do not provide adequate security
• contain viruses or other items of a destructive nature
• or are libelous or defamatory.

Neither does Böhler-Uddeholm Limited endorse the content, or any products or services available, on such sites. If you visit or establish a link to such sites or the Site, you do so at your own risk and without the permission of Böhler-Uddeholm Limited. No authorization or permission is given for framing or linking to any pages of this Site or any of the Content, whether in whole or in part.

8. Miscellaneous

If any portion of these Terms of Use is found to be void, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then that portion shall be deemed to be superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that matches the intent of the original provision as closely as possible. The remainder of these Terms of Use shall continue to be enforceable and valid according to terms contained herein. The failure of Böhler-Uddeholm Limited to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of said right or provision. Neither party hereto shall be deemed to be in default of any provision of the Terms of Use or for failure in performance, resulting from acts or events beyond the reasonable control of such party and arising without its fault or negligence, including, but not be limited to, acts of God, civil or military authority, interruption of electric or telecommunication services, civil disturbances, acts of war or terrorists, strikes, fires, floods or other catastrophes. Copyright 2002 - 2008 Böhler-Uddeholm Limited. All rights reserved.

Contact Information

If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our terms of use, please contact us at:
Fax: (905) 812-8658
Email: info@BUCANADA.CA
Postal Address: 2595 Meadowvale Blvd., Mississauga, ON Canada L5N 7Y3
Web site URL: http://www.bucanada.ca/