Terms of Use

Terms of Use for KaVo Online Content

ATTENTION: PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. By accessing or using this website, you signify your agreement with these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use are agreed to by and between you and KaVo Dental. In consideration for your use of and access to this website, and the promises and obligations in these Terms of Use, and intending to be legally bound, you and KaVo Dental agree to all of these Terms of Use. Please print a copy of these Terms of Use for your reference. If you do not agree to the following Terms of Use, do not access or use this website, and instead contact KaVo Dental in writing or via telephone as set forth below for desired information.

KaVo Dental reserves the right to modify or amend these Terms of Use at any time. All changes shall be effective immediately upon their posting. Material changes to the terms of use will be posted conspicuously on this website. By accessing the website following posting of changes to the Terms of Use, you agree to all such changes.

GENERAL

KaVo Dental authorizes you to view and download the materials at this and all websites owned and operated by KaVo Dental ("Site") only for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials on any copies of the materials. You may not modify the materials at this Site in any way or reproduce or publicly display, perform, or distribute or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purpose. For purposes of these Terms of Use, any use of these materials on any other website or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. 

The materials at this Site are copyrighted and any unauthorized use of any materials at this Site may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. If you breach any of these Terms of Use, your authorization to use this Site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed materials. KaVo Dental also reserves the right to terminate your authorization to use any services at the Site and, where applicable, to delete any one or more of your related access accounts, with or without cause, immediately and at any time.

PHOTO LIBRARY TERMS OF USE

KaVo Dental photo library images are to assist KaVo Dental customers in their patient education effort. These images may be used by authorized KaVo Dental dealers and distributors, and within dental practice and dental study club websites and presentations for purposes that adhere to the Photo Library Terms of Use as defined on this Site.

The images on these pages are provided subject to the following terms and conditions.

KaVo Dental Dental Specialties owns and retains the copyrights in the images except as noted. No copyright license (either express or implied) is granted to the user, other than the right to reproduce the images without alteration for product promotion by authorized KaVo Dental dealers and distributors, dental patient education and dental staff education use only. The images are provided to recipient as is. All implied warranties are hereby disclaimed, including, without limitation, the warranties of title, infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose.

USE OF SOFTWARE

If you download software from this Site ("Software"), use of the Software is subject to the license terms in the Software License Agreement that accompanies or is provided with the Software. You may not download or install the Software until you have read and accepted the terms of the Software License Agreement.

DATA PROTECTION PROVISIONS

If you transmit personal data to or via the KaVo website or make it available on this website, such data will be processed in accordance with the regulations in the KaVo privacy policy. You can find the privacy policy here.

BULLETIN BOARDS, CHAT ROOMS, AND OTHER INTERACTIVE AREAS

KaVo Dental may provide bulletin boards, chat rooms and other interactive areas for its visitors to participate in. By accessing or using this website, you agree to abide by the following guidelines for use of the bulletin boards, chat rooms and other interactive areas of this website:

1. You must maintain a polite, pleasant environment. Comments that harass, abuse or threaten others are prohibited. You may not criticize other individual users or KaVo Dental or any of its affiliates. 2. You must ensure that all comments are appropriate to all people. Any content that is defamatory, pornographic, obscene, or otherwise objectionable is prohibited. 3. You must keep your comments relevant to the stated topic. 4. Any conduct that in KaVo Dental's sole discretion restricts others from using or enjoying the website is prohibited. 5. You may not advertise a business or service. 6. Copyrighted material may only be posted with permission of the author. 7. Harvesting or collecting information about others, including e-mail addresses is prohibited. 8. You may not send any chain letters, junk mail, unauthorized e-mail, or commercial solicitations, or to engage in, facilitate or encourage any illegal activities.

All users of this website must also follow any other guidelines or rules provided by KaVo Dental or posted on this website. A failure to comply with any of these guidelines or rules, or any of the other provisions of these Terms of Use and Conditions, will result in, among other possible action, the immediate termination of all membership and privileges to post content to the website. Please report any violations of these guidelines to KaVo Dental, as provided for in the "Contacting Us" paragraph of these Terms of Use.

You and other users of the KaVo Dental bulletin boards, chat rooms and other interactive areas are solely responsible for the contents and consequences of the messages you communicate or post on this website. You should exercise the utmost discretion before providing any personal information on this website. Although KaVo Dental is not obligated to monitor content or the accuracy of information, you acknowledge and agree that KaVo Dental, in its sole discretion, has the right to monitor, without notice, any such content or information posted on this website. KaVo Dental also reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to prohibit or remove any conduct or content, without notice, for any reason, and to revoke any user’s membership, for any reason.

YOUR ACCOUNT

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. KaVo Dental does sell products for children, but it sells them to adults, who can purchase with a credit card or other permitted payment method. 

If you are under 18, you may use this web-site only with involvement of a parent or guardian. 

KaVo Dental reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Links to third party websites on this Site are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this Site. KaVo Dental has not reviewed all of these third party sites and does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their content. Thus, KaVo Dental does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to this Site, you do this entirely at your own risk.

KaVo Dental consents to links to this Web site in which the link and the pages that are activated by the link do not: (a) create frames around any page on this Web site or use other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of any content within this site; (b) misrepresent your relationship with KaVo Dental; (c) imply that KaVo Dental approves or endorses you, your Web site, or your service or product offerings; and (d) present false or misleading impressions about KaVo Dental or otherwise damage the goodwill associated with the KaVo Dental name or trademarks. As a further condition to being permitted to link to this site, you agree that KaVo Dental may at any time, in its sole discretion, terminate permission to link to this Web site. In such event, you agree to immediately remove all links to this Web site and to cease using any KaVo Dental trademark.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless KaVo Dental, its officers, representatives, directors, employees, consultants and agents from any and all losses, expenses, third-party claims, liabilities, damages and costs (including without limitation attorneys’ fees) arising from or related to your use of this website, your use of any material, information or data downloaded or otherwise obtained from this website, or your violation of these Terms of Use, including without limitation, your infringement of any intellectual property or other right of KaVo Dental or any other person or entity.

APPLICABLE LAW

All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them (in each case including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the CISG and the relevant choice and conflict of law rules.