Access to the mercantieassociati.it/en (hereinafter referred to as “Website” for the sake of brevity) is subject to the terms and conditions outlined below. By using the Website you unconditionally agree to comply with all the clauses described below.
Website content
The material published and/or reproduced on the Website (including, to list a few but not all the material: information, logos, graphic elements, sounds, images, trademarks, etc., hereinafter referred to as “Information” for the sake of brevity) is of exclusive property of (or granted for use by third parties to) Mercanti e Associati. The content of the Website is available for personal use only and not for commercial purposes.
Intellectual property rights
Mercanti e Associati actively protects its intellectual property rights. The content published on the Website is protected by the regulations in force on copyright and industrial property rights. The partial or total reproduction of the Information is only allowed following prior written authorisation of Mercanti e Associati. It is strictly forbidden to modify, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit or diffuse the content of this website without the prior express written consent of Mercanti e Associati. In particular it is forbidden to copy software used to operate the Website, create similar programs, track and/or use the source code of the above mentioned programs.
Mercanti e Associati does not use third party material covered by copyright without clearly stating the owners. The reproduction of the said material that may be on the Website may be restricted by the owner; prior written consent must be obtained from the copyright owner to reproduce the material on other publications in paper and/or electronic format.
Disclaimer
Mercanti e Associati endeavours to provide information in a timely and accurate manner, however it cannot guarantee that the said Information is correct at the time of issue and that it will remain correct in time. All services provided by Mercanti e Associati do not constitute an obligation therefore Mercanti e Associati expressly reserves the right, at any time without notice, to eliminate or modify all or part of the Website pages or the entire publication without being held liable.
Mercanti e Associati shall not be liable for any inaccuracy, imprecision and/or omission related to the material contained on the Website; Mercanti e Associati shall not be liable for damages of any kind, direct or indirect, (including viruses infections brought to your equipment caused by accessing and/or interconnecting to the Website or downloading its content) caused, suffered or determined by accessing or using Website pages.
Link
Links are a useful resource for Website visitors, therefore Mercanti e Associati offers links to other website pages for your convenience to provide further information. Mercanti e Associati shall not be liable for the contents published on the said websites and for the use made by third parties; Mercanti e Associati shall not be liable for any damage caused or originated by accessing the said websites, or by interconnecting to them or by downloading their contents.
Enforceability. Applicable law and competent Court
The above mentioned clauses form an integral part of the Website and are governed by Italian Law. If any sections of the clauses hereof are found to be invalid, illegal or ineffective, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts, which shall continue to be effective. Any disputes which may arise herefrom shall be referred to the Court of Verona. Mercanti e Associati reserves the right however to take legal action to safeguard its rights before judicial authorities in other cities or countries other than Italy.
Terms and conditions concerning the logos of Mercanti e Associati
Logos, logotypes, distinguishing marks and trademarks, web pages, screen images or other distinguishing characteristics of Mercanti e Associati (“Logos”) represent a valuable asset that Mercanti e Associati actively protects. To use the Logos – respecting the provisions hereof – you must have express authorisation form Mercanti e Associati (“Authorisation”). Authorisation can be obtained by sending a specific request (“Form”) containing the purpose for which the Logos are required. With the Authorisation, Mercanti e Associati grants to the user, free of charge, the non-transferable and non-exclusive right to use the Logos solely and exclusively for the purpose and on the materials specified in the Form.
If there is an existing contract with Mercanti e Associati which establishes the use of the Logos you do not need to carry out this authorisation procedure; this procedure is however necessary to request Authorisation for other uses not included in the existing contract. In exception to the above the Logos can be used without the prior written consent of Mercanti e Associati only if on the Mercanti e Associati website there is a clear and explicit declaration that the Logos can be used without authorisation (e.g. search fields).
In any case, the Logos must be used in compliance with the conditions listed below and in particular:
- only graphic elements approved by Mercanti e Associati can be used;
- a declaration clearly stating that the Logos are property of Mercanti e Associati must be included in the text;
- the Logos must be clearly distinguished from the surrounding text;
The following operations are forbidden:
- remove, distort or alter in any way and/or under any form even just one single element of the Logos, not in compliance with the criteria defined by Mercanti e Associati ;
- copy or imitate the trade dress of Mercanti e Associati, including the graphic aspect of the web designs property of Mercanti e Associati or the presentation of logos or colour combinations, typographic elements, graphic designs, product icons or images clearly associated with Mercanti e Associati;
- use marks, logotypes, slogans or designs than can be confused with the Logos;
- register the Logos with second level dominion names;
- reproduce the Logos in a manner considered by Mercanti e Associati, at its unquestionable judgement, as deceitful, improper, defamatory, illegal, slanderous, disparaging or despicable for Mercanti e Associati;
- display the Logos on any digital, paper or other support in a prominent position or in any case in a position that may deceitfully lead to believe that there is a relationship or affiliation with Mercanti e Associati, or a sponsorship or approval by Mercanti e Associati; the display of the Logos in a position that may falsely lead to believe that the contents of the pages are created by Mercanti e Associati;
- display the Logos on any website that contains or visualises contents which are for adults only;
- incorporate the Logos in names of products, services, marks, logotypes or companies.
The rights related to trademark property vary from country to country. Some countries apply severe penal and civil sanctions for the improper use of the registration symbol. Therefore the use of the registration symbol (®) is not recommended in countries in which the trademark is not registered. Mercanti e Associati reserves the exclusive right to withdraw or change, at its discretion, the Authorisation and to take legal action against any use which does not comply with the provisions hereof, which breaches any intellectual property right or which does not comply with the laws in force.