Terms of Use

THESE TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY ("DISCLAIMER") APPLY TO THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE WEBSITE LOCATED AT KSWISS.CO.UK ("WEBSITE") AND TO ANY CORRESPONDENCE (INCLUDING BY EMAIL) BETWEEN US AND YOU. PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. BY ACCESSING AND USING THE WEBSITE, YOU ACCEPT (THE CONTENTS OF) THE DISCLAIMER AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE DISCLAIMER. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE DISCLAIMER, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE. THE DISCLAIMER MAY BE MODIFIED AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME; THE DATE OF THE MOST RECENT CHANGES OR REVISIONS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PAGE. CONTINUED ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEB SITE BY YOU WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF ANY CHANGES OR REVISIONS TO THE DISCLAIMER.

This Disclaimer was last updated on 1 August 2007.

Welcome to www.kwiss.co.uk, the Website of KS UK Limited ("K-Swiss"), registered at the English Chamber of Commerce under number 2508724, with V.A.T. number GB543461649, whose registered office is at Tannery House, 4 Middle Leigh Street, Somerset, BA 16 OLA, England. You can contact K-Swiss directly by sending an email to info@kswiss.co.uk.

Your Use

The information provided on this Website relates to the United Kingdom only. K-Swiss makes no representations that the information provided on or via this Website complies with legal requirements in other jurisdictions.

You agree that your attitude and conduct on this Website must be in accordance with that which can be expected from a responsible and careful Internet user. For instance, you may not use the Website or the information provided thereon for actions and/or conduct that are against the law, public order or common decency. In particular, the following actions and/or conduct are not permitted: (a) infringing any (intellectual property) rights of third parties; (b) making injurious, unlawful or misleading statements; (c) circulating material that is prohibited by law; and/or (d) evading or deleting the security of the Website. Furthermore, any use of this Website that (a) may hinder the use of other Internet users; (b) can endanger and/or jeopardize the functioning of this Website; and/or (c) can affect the information provided on or via this Website, is not permitted.

If you breach the provisions in this paragraph, your permission to use this Website automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed copies and/or extracts from this Website (including information provided on the Website).

You agree to indemnify K-Swiss against third party claims that, directly or indirectly, relate to your non-compliance with the above requirements.

Liability

The Website (including the information provided on this Website and related communications) is provided by K-Swiss as a service to you for non-commercial, personal use on an "as is, as available" basis. You acknowledge that you are using the Website at your own risk and responsilibility. K-Swiss attempts to provide accurate, complete and up-to-date information, which has been obtained from sources that are considered reliable, but K-Swiss does not warrant that the information provided on or via this Website is accurate, complete or up-to-date, nor does K-Swiss warrant that this Website is free of viruses and/or functions without error or interruption.

K-Swiss excludes its liability for any damages and/or other harm arising from or in connection with this Website in any way, including but not limited to (i) your use; (ii) the inability to use; (iii) your reliance on; and (iv) the results of such use of, the (contents of) this Website and/or any web sites linked to this Website. The exclusion of liability includes but is not limited to loss or damage due to viruses that may affect your computer equipment, software, data or other property on account of your access to this Website. K-Swiss does not exclude, or in any way limit, its liability for fraud, death or personal injury caused by K-Swiss' negligence.

Intellectual Property

All intellectual property rights in the Website (including all information provided on the Website), vest in K-Swiss or its licensors. You may download and use information on this Website for personal and non-commercial purposes only, without altering or removing any trademark, copyright, or other notice.

Unless otherwise stated on the Website or unless permitted by mandatory laws, you may not - in whole or in part - copy, reproduce, make available, distribute or otherwise exploit this Website (including the information provided on this Website) without prior written consent of K-Swiss or its licensors.

If you breach the provisions in this paragraph and/or otherwise infringe upon the intellectual property rights vested in the Website (including the information provided on the Website), your permission to use this Website automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed copies and/or extracts from this Website (including information provided on the Website).

User Generated Content

K-Swiss may provide you with an opportunity to post content to the Website. You shall not post or transmit to or from this Website any material or content:
(a) that is, threatening, abusive, libellous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, offensive, liable to incite racial hatred, discriminatory, menacing, scandalous, inflammatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence, in breach of privacy or which may cause annoyance or inconvenience; or
(b) for which you have not obtained all necessary licences or approvals; or
(c) which constitutes or encourages conduct that would otherwise be considered a criminal offence, give rise to liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law of or infringe the rights of any third party, in the United Kingdom; or
(d) which is technically harmful (including, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data).

You understand that you are entirely and solely responsible for all content that you upload, post, or otherwise transmit via the Website. K-Swiss shall have the right, but not the obligation, to delete, move, or edit any content that is in breach of this paragraph or is otherwise objectionable as determined by K-Swiss  in its sole discretion and without notice.
 
If you upload, post, or otherwise transmit content to the Website, you acknowledge that any such submissions become the exclusive property of K-Swiss and, thus, may be used, edited, removed, modified, published, transmitted, displayed and/or exploited by K-Swiss for any purpose, including commercial uses. In as far as necessary under the applicable laws, you agree to execute any and all acts that may be necessary in order to record the property and/or ownership of your submission in the name of K-Swiss. In as far as allowed under the applicable laws, you further waive any moral rights you may have in your submissions.

K-Swiss reserves the right to monitor, review, retain, and/or disclose any information necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, legitimate governmental request or court order directing K-Swiss to disclose the identity or locate anyone posting any material in breach of this Disclaimer.

You agree to indemnify K-Swiss against third party claims that, directly or indirectly, relate to your non-compliance with the above requirements in this paragraph.

Hyperlinks

Links to third party websites on this Website are provided solely for your convenience, and K-Swiss is not responsible for such third party websites. Furthermore, K-Swiss is not responsible for third party websites that contain links to this Website. Hence, K-Swiss does not endorse or make any representations regarding the aforementioned third party websites. Your linking to and/or use of any third party website is at your own risk.

Links (whether by hypertext linking, deep-linking, framing, tagging or otherwise) to this Website are not permitted without the prior written consent of K-Swiss.

General

K-Swiss may assign, transfer, license, sub-contract or otherwise grant any of its rights and/or obligations under these Terms of Use to any third party, without your consent.

This Disclaimer shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. Any disputes arising in connection with this Disclaimer shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.