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Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC

Terms & Conditions

This page (together with the documents referred to in it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of this website (the "Website"). Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website you indicate that you accept these terms and conditions of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, you may not use the Website.

The purpose of the Website is to provide information about our business and is NOT an offer or inducement to buy or sell any products or services.

INFORMATION ABOUT US

www.mitsui.com/eu/en/ is a site operated by Mitsui & Co. Europe PLC ("Mitsui"). Mitsui is registered in England and Wales under company number 02204039 and having its registered office at 8th & 9th Floors, 1 St. Martin's Le Grand, London EC1A 4AS. The VAT number is GB 524 5468 41. Mitsui is a public limited company.

ACCESSING THE MITSUI WEBSITE

Access to the Website is permitted on a temporary basis and Mitsui reserves the right to withdraw or amend the service it provides on the Website without notice (see below). Mitsui will not be liable if for any reason the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes. You may not use the Website in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation or in any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these terms of use and that they comply with them.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Mitsui is the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the Website, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved. Except as expressly set out in these terms of use you may not reproduce, modify, store, archive or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of the Website.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from the Website for your personal reference and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to material posted on the Website. You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

Mitsui's status (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on the Website must always be acknowledged. You must not use any part of the materials on the Website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from Mitsui or its licensors.

If you print off, copy or download any part of the Website in breach of these terms of use, your right to use the Website will cease immediately and you must, at Mitsui's option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

RELIANCE ON INFORMATION POSTED

Commentary and other materials posted on the Website are not intended to amount to advice or documentation on which reliance should be placed. Mitsui therefore disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

THE WEBSITE CHANGES REGULARLY

Mitsui aims to update the Website regularly, and may change, delete or otherwise alter the content at any time. If the need arises, Mitsui may suspend or interrupt access to the Website, or close it indefinitely. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and Mitsui is under no obligation to update such material.

MITSUI'S LIABILITY

YOUR ATTENTION IS IN PARTICULAR DRAWN TO THESE PROVISIONS:

THE MATERIAL DISPLAYED ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY GUARANTEES, CONDITIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO ITS ACCURACY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, MITSUI, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MITSUI GROUP OF COMPANIES AND THIRD PARTIES CONNECTED TO MITSUI HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDE:

  • ALL CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES AND OTHER TERMS WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE BE IMPLIED BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW OR THE LAW OF EQUITY.
  • ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED BY ANY USER IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT AND ANY MATERIALS POSTED ON IT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITY FOR:
  • LOSS OF INCOME OR REVENUE;
  • LOSS OF BUSINESS;
  • LOSS OF PROFITS OR CONTRACTS;
  • LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS;
  • LOSS OF DATA;
  • LOSS OF GOODWILL;
  • WASTED MANAGEMENT OR OFFICE TIME; AND
  • FOR ANY OTHER LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, HOWEVER ARISING AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
  • LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

THIS DOES NOT AFFECT MITSUI'S LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM ITS NEGLIGENCE, NOR ITS LIABILITY FOR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION OR MISREPRESENTATION AS TO A FUNDAMENTAL MATTER, NOR ANY OTHER LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND YOUR VISITS TO THE WEBSITE

Mitsui processes information about you in accordance with its Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

VIRUSES, HACKING AND OTHER OFFENCES

You must not misuse the Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which the Website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Website. You must not attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. In the event of such a breach, your right to use the Website will cease immediately.

LINKING TO THE WEBSITE

You may link to the Website's home page provided you have obtained the consent of Mitsui in advance. Any link that is provided must be provided in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage Mitsui's reputation or take advantage of it. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on its part where none exists. The link must state clearly that the URL is a link to the Website. You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you and you must remove any link immediately upon request to do so by Mitsui.

The Website must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of the Website other than the home page. Mitsui reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

If you wish to provide a link to the Website from other websites or if you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out above, please contact us the reason why you want to link to the Website and your website address or the use that you wish to make of material on the Website. Our contact details can be found on our website under "Contact Us".

LINKS FROM THE WEBSITE

Where the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Mitsui has no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accepts no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

ACCESSIBILITY

Mitsui is committed to ensuring the Website is accessible to all users. Accessibility enhancements and options to make viewing easier include the ability to contrast or change the colour of the screen, the use of audio support through the use of video links, no use of frames and allowing fields in forms on the Website to be navigated using the ‘Tab' key.

If you have any comments regarding the accessibility of the Website, please contact us. Our contact details can be found on our website under "Contact Us".

JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW

The English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to the Website although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these terms of use in your country of residence or any other relevant country. These terms of use are governed by English law.

VARIATIONS

Mitsui may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on the Website.

These terms of use were last updated in June 2007.

YOUR CONCERNS

If you have any concerns about material which appears on the Website, please contact us. Our contact details can be found on our website under "Contact Us".

Thank you for visiting the Website.