MANITOU, leader mondial de la manutention tout-terrain

CONDITIONS FOR USE OF THE WEBSITE Manitou.com

The website www.manitou.com (hereafter referred to as "the website") is the property of MANITOU BF, a limited company with capital of 37,809,040 Euros, listed in the Nantes Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés under number 857802508 and whose registered offices are located at 430, rue de l’Aubinière 44150 Ancenis - France

Head of Publication for the Website: Bruno FILLE

General Manager Group Development

Website Editor in Chief: Pascale NOEL-HUDSON

Contact webmaster: Damien COCTON – Head of communication

Tel.: +33 2 40 09 17 56 – d.cocton@manitou.com

Service provider responsible for storage:

Seevia Media

ITS SEEVIA Group
Registered Office
3 boulevard des Bouvets
92741 Nanterre Cedex
Tel: +33 1 55 17 36 50
Fax: +33 1 55 17 36 51
email: contact@itsseeviagroup.fr

Article 1 – Purpose of the Website

The present conditions for use apply to all internet users who visit the Website (Users). Entering the Website implies unconditional acceptance by Users of the present conditions. By entering the Website Users accept the present conditions for use unconditionally and without limitation. MANITOU BF may modify the present conditions for use of the Website at any time and without warning. Users are responsible for consulting the present page on a regular basis in order to remain informed about any modifications.

The purpose of the MANITOU BF S.A. Website is:

• to present the MANITOU BF organisation and its subsidiaries
• to present its range of products and services and its network of distributors
• to provide information of all kinds to the public (financial information, presence at international fairs and exhibitions etc.)

The Website is liable to undergo changes in order to meet the needs of its Users. MANITOU BF may modify the content of the Website and remove certain functions from it at any time and without warning, without MANITOU BF being held responsible for the consequences that such modifications may have for Users.

Article 2- Content of the Website – Responsibility

Information of any kind provided on the Website is only intended as an indicative presentation of the activities of MANITOU BF. MANITOU BF does not provide any guarantee of the accuracy, precision or state of update of the said information that is distributed. Consequently, the information may not be interpreted either directly or indirectly as in any way having any contractual value.

The products and services presented may undergo modification at any time and without warning, without MANITOU BF being held responsible for the consequences of such modifications.

MANITOU BF will under no circumstances accept responsibility for any damages of any kind whatsoever which result directly or indirectly from use of the Website, in particular, but not exclusively, from viruses which could cause damage to or render Users’ information technology equipment unusable.

Article 3 – Intellectual Property

The Website and its contents are the property of MANITOU BF, or are the subject of an authorisation for use, both in terms of general design and of software, graphics, databases, layout, photography and images, text, sound and all other creations which makes up the content of the Website. Any representation or reproduction of the Website whether in total or in part is forbidden without prior written approval from MANITOU BF.

The trademarks and logos which appear on the website are registered trademarks. In particular, the brand names MANITOU, BRAUD & FAUCHEUX, BUGGIE, MANIDIG, MANITRANSIT, MANITRAC, MANIHOE, MANILEC PRODUIT BLANC, MANIACCESS, MANILOADER, MANDI and MANITOU FINANCE are trademarks which are registered by MANITOU BF. Any reproduction, use, imitation, apposition, removal or modification of these elements without prior written approval from MANITOU BF is forbidden and constitutes an act of counterfeiting.

Article 4 – Purpose of the Website – Hyperlinks

4.1. hyperlinks to the Website:

The creation of any hyperlink to the Website on external Internet sites is forbidden without the prior written approval of MANITOU BF S.A.

4.2. hyperlinks from the Website

The website may contain hyperlinks to other sites ("third party sites"). MANITOU BF exercises no control over third party sites which are administered independently by their operators. Consequently MANITOU BF cannot be held responsible in any way or under any circumstances for injurious consequences for Users of accessing a third party site following the activation of a hyperlink on the Website.

Article 5 – Cookies

In order to provide a better service to Users of the Website, MANITOU BF may automatically install "cookies" on Users’ web browsers. Cookies allow MANITOU BF to record information relating to navigation on the Website.

Users may prevent cookies being recorded by configuring their Internet browser software in accordance with the publisher’s instructions.

Article 6 – General conditions

The conditions of use for the Website are subject to French law.

All disputes connected with the use of the Website will come under the exclusive competence of the Courts of Nantes (France).