Legal pointers

I. Utilisation

Before using the HÜPPE website, please read the following terms and conditions carefully. By using the HÜPPE website, you accept our terms and conditions of use.

We take great care to ensure that the information on this website is always up to date, however no assurances can be given in this respect.

Please note that some of the information on the website relates to products, programmes or services that are not available in certain countries. Please contact your local HÜPPE sales partner for detailed information on the products and services available in your country.

We have taken great care to ensure that the information provided on the website is correct and complete in every respect. However, we cannot accept any liability in respect of its correctness, completeness or suitability for specific applications. We cannot accept liability for any damages, such as loss of data, resulting from the use of this website. It should not be assumed that the inclusion of specific information, data, images, etc. on the website means that these are not protected by copyright or trademark rights, and we provide no assurances in this respect.

HÜPPE GmbH cannot give any assurance that specific services will be provided. We reserve the right to reduce, amend or remove some or all of the content and services made available on this website. Additionally, we cannot give any guarantee that the services offered will be fully available at all times.

In particular, the right to use any discussion boards that may be set up excludes any use of these for the purposes of defamatory, denigratory or other statements or representations contrary to the law or other ethical principles. Contributions will not be moderated by HÜPPE GmbH. All content provided by users, such as opinions, advice, explanations, offers or other information will not be checked by HÜPPE GmbH either in terms of its accuracy, legality or the inclusion of offensive statements. For this reason, HÜPPE GmbH cannot be held responsible for the contents of the discussion board and these do not reflect our opinion. This also applies in cases where users are employees of HÜPPE GmbH.

If the HÜPPE website is used inappropriately in contravention of one of these terms and conditions of use and as a result a third party makes a claim against HÜPPE GmbH, the user indemnifies us from all liability in so far as the user is at fault.

We reserve the right to edit or move the content to a different subject area at any time, to temporarily block and/or remove it entirely.

The following applies to all the links on our website: we wish to explicitly state that we have no control whatsoever over the link text, the design, or any breach of rights, including rights in respect of trademarks and title, or the content of linked sites. For this reason, we hereby expressly dissociate ourselves from the wording of the links and from the content of all the links on our website. We do not endorse the content of these sites. This statement applies to all the links on our website as well as the content of sites to which the banners or links on our site refer.

All information or data, its use and registration on the HÜPPE website as well as all actions, tolerance of actions or omissions in respect of the HÜPPE website are subject to German law. The place of performance and exclusive place of jurisdiction, assuming a case is admissible, shall be the court in Oldenburg.

II. Liability

The following applies to HÜPPE GmbH liability whatever the legal argument:

1. In the case of loss of life, physical injury or damage to health attributable to negligence on the part of HÜPPE GmbH or wilful misconduct or negligence on the part of its legal representative or agent, HÜPPE GmbH will be legally liable.

2. For other types of damage, the following shall apply:
a) For loss that is attributable to gross negligence on the part of HÜPPE GmbH or gross negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of its legal representative or agent, HÜPPE GmbH will be legally liable.

b) In the case of loss attributable to a major breach of contract as a result of negligence on the part of HÜPPE GmbH, its legal representative or agent, the liability of HÜPPE GmbH is limited to loss that could reasonably be foreseen under the contract.

c) Claims for damages for other losses in the case of a minor breach of contract or the breach of secondary obligations where negligence is involved are excluded. This applies in particular to any assurance or otherwise that information, software, documents or other information made accessible via one of its websites is free of viruses or other harmful components.

d) Claims for damages due to default where negligence is involved are excluded; the statutory rights of the buyer following the expiry of a reasonable period of grace remain unaffected.

3. The exclusions or limitations of liability do not apply in so far as HÜPPE GmbH has failed to disclose a fault with fraudulent intent, or has given a guarantee about the condition of the item.

4. The right of the buyer to have expenses refunded instead of claims for damages in place of the service remains unaffected.

III. Copyright -Industrial property rights

All images, graphics, files and text on this website are protected by copyright or trademark rights. The publication or reproduction of any part of this website in either electronic or print form for private or commercial purposes requires the prior written consent of HÜPPE GmbH.

The text, images, graphics, logos, etc. that appear on the HÜPPE website may not be changed or copied for commercial purposes or used on other websites without the prior written consent of HÜPPE GmbH.

HÜPPE GmbH endeavours to comply with copyright restrictions relating to the graphics and text used in all its publications. All trademarks referred to on this website that may be protected by third party copyrights are subject in full to the provisions of the applicable copyright law and the property rights of the registered owner. Reference to a trademark should not be taken to mean that the trademark is not protected by third party copyright.

IV. Applicable law and place of jurisdiction

German legislation applies to this web site. The place of jurisdiction and fulfillment is our registered office i.e. at Bad Zwischenahn.

dated 02/2013

The data relating to images, videos, audio, text and information (DATA) provided on this portal is subject to the
intellectual property rights of HÜPPE GmbH, Industriestr. 3, 26160 Bad Zwischenahn, Germany (HÜPPE) and is subject
to German copyright, name and trademark protection, as well as other property rights of HÜPPE. All DATA provided by
HÜPPE on this portal is used to inform the participants accredited there (USERS). The DATA remains the property of
HÜPPE at all times.
By using the DATA provided by HÜPPE, the USER agrees to this Terms of Use and Licensing Agreement:

2. Use
The USER expressly agrees to use the DATA exclusively for advertising and promoting HÜPPE products. The
reproduction and publication of DATA is free of charge. DATA used for editorial purposes must be accompanied by the
appropriate source reference. Use is limited to the duration of the cooperation. HÜPPE is free to object to the use of
individual items of data or all data at any time without giving reasons. Further private or commercial use (in particular the
use of the data on online auction platforms) as well as disclosure of the data to third parties – including in electronically
processed form – is only permitted with the prior written consent of HÜPPE. The data provided may not be used for
offensive, immoral or illegal purposes, in particular – but not limited to – purposes that violate competition and
trademark law.

3. Reference
The data provided by HÜPPE may only be used with reference to HÜPPE and in accordance with the following
model:
© HÜPPE GmbH, Bad Zwischenahn, Germany

4. Editing the image material used
Any editing, redesigning, manipulation or alteration of the DATA provided, such as derivative photography, image
distortion, photo composing or modification by means of other electronic aids which go beyond a reduction/enlargement
to scale, is prohibited. However, the publication of excerpts of the data is permitted.

5. Liability
HÜPPE accepts no liability for any infringement of copyright law, trademark law or other laws due to improper or
misleading use of the DATA provided. HÜPPE assumes no liability for the correctness, completeness or quality of the
DATA provided, nor is there a guarantee that the information is up to date. The USER is strongly recommended to check
the DATA before use. Liability claims against HÜPPE arising from the use of the transmitted DATA or from the use of
incorrect and incomplete DATA or information are generally excluded, unless there is evidence of wilful intent or gross
negligence on the part of HÜPPE.

6. Revocation of usage approval
In the event of a breach of the Terms of Use and Licensing Agreement, HÜPPE reserves the right to exclude the USER
from further use of the data and to take appropriate legal action.

7. Applicable law
German law applies to the use of the DATA provided.

8. Place of jurisdiction
The courts responsible for Bad Zwischenahn shall have exclusive jurisdiction for disputes arising from or in
connection with the use of the DATA provided and/or this Terms of Use and Licensing Agreement.

9. Severability clause
Should individual provisions of the Terms of Use and Licensing Agreement be or become invalid, this shall not
affect the validity of the remaining provisions in this agreement.

dated 09/2022