1. General
conditions of use of the website
A warm welcome to the website bernette.com. To keep our website attractive,
informative and secure for all users at all times, we have established some
basic rules. As a user of our website, we kindly ask you to read the following
legal notices carefully. By accessing and using this website, you consent to
these Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not consent to these Terms and
Conditions of Use, please do not use our website.
The operator of this website and publisher of these Terms and Conditions of Use
is the company BERNINA International AG, Seestrasse 161, 8266 Steckborn,
Switzerland ("BERNINA", “bernette” "we", "us",
"our"). (Legal Notice)
The Terms and Conditions of Use of the website and the legal requirements on
privacy and data protection are adapted, supplemented or amended from time to
time. Each time you access or visit the website, the versions accessible at
that time apply. Please visit this page every time you visit the site to view
the latest Terms and Conditions of Use.
2. Copyright and trademark protection
BERNINA International AG holds the
rights to registered trademarks, the brand names BERNINA, bernette and the
logos (word/image logos) shown below, as well as other registered and
unregistered trademarks. The use of the
trademarks is reserved for BERNINA as well as BERNINA and bernette partners and
licensees, to whom BERNINA grants explicit written permission to use the
logo. Any other use of BERNINA or bernette brands is prohibited. Likewise, the use of BERNINA or bernette product images is reserved for our
partners and licensees, to whom we give express written permission to use the
product images. Any other use of BERNINA or bernette product images is
prohibited.
The texts, pictures, photographs and designs contained in our websites are
protected by law. Unless stated otherwise, they are subject to the copyright,
trademark or other rights of BERNINA International AG or its subsidiaries and
affiliates or licensors. No rights are transferred to you as a result of
downloading, copying, translating, or processing such content in other media,
e.g. on your own website, in social media, on purchase and exchange platforms
or in a database.
The elements of our websites are freely usable for browsing purposes only. If
elements are reproduced in whole or in part in any form - electronic or in
writing - for personal and non-commercial use, the source shall be expressly
mentioned and all existing instructions regarding copyright and other
proprietary rights must be respected. Any use, reproduction, imitation, etc. of our online presence - including
extracts - for commercial or non-personal use is permitted only with the prior
written consent of BERNINA International AG. BERNINA does not guarantee that all the products mentioned on the website are
available in your country. Some of the accessories mentioned are optional,
depending on the country. Your BERNINA dealer can provide you with details of
the BERNINA products available in your country.
3. No liability for third-party websites
The bernette.com website also contains links (hyperlinks) to Internet
websites created and maintained by third parties. BERNINA has no influence on
these third-party websites and therefore cannot know the contents of them in
detail.
The hyperlinks on the website serve exclusively to facilitate navigation for
the user of the website bernette.com. By including hyperlinks, BERNINA is
simply facilitating access to these websites and assumes no responsibility
whatsoever for their content. In particular, BERNINA does not endorse the
contents of the websites accessible by hyperlink. Only the owners of the linked
sites are responsible for their content and for any products offered there and
the ordering of said products.
In particular, BERNINA assumes no liability for infringement of copyrights,
trademark rights or personal rights by the contents of these websites.
4. Purpose and content of this website –
no offers
The bernette.com website contains general information, promotional material
and descriptions of bernette products. The information and images it contains
represent examples of the extensive BERNINA product range, but do not
constitute offers of products or services, binding offers or an invitation to
make an offer by bernette, its Group companies or distributors. If a
webshop is provided, all e-commerce offers are non-binding.
BERNINA does not guarantee that all the products mentioned on the website are
available in your country. Some of the accessories mentioned are optional,
depending on the country. Your BERNINA dealer can provide you with details of
the BERNINA products available in your country.
5. No guarantee
BERNINA takes all reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy of the information
on this website. However, BERNINA is unable to provide any assurances or
guarantees as to its timeliness, completeness or correctness, or with regard to
its functionality, links or contents.
6. Limitation of liability and disclaimer
All the information, pages and functions of this website provided may be
suspended temporarily or discontinued completely by BERNINA. The company is in
no way legally responsible or liable for any temporary or permanent
interruption or suspension of information, pages or functions of this website.
To the extent permitted by law, BERNINA and its Group companies assume no
liability or legal responsibility for damage, defects or losses, in particular
compensation claims for direct, indirect, consequential or subsequent damage,
loss of profit, loss of use or data corruption or loss incurred by you or a
third party arising in connection with this website. BERNINA is not liable
under any circumstances for illegal content stored by the user or its improper
use by him/her or for the loss of data or the presence of viruses or other
harmful components. This limitation of liability applies irrespective of the
legal basis of the liability. This
is subject to mandatory statutory liability, for example for gross negligence
or wilful intent, if a quality guarantee is given, and if a contractual
obligation is violated. The limitation of liability also does not apply in the
event of loss of life, bodily injury or damage to health of a person.
7. Privacy
The protection of your privacy is important to us. Information about how we
handle your data can be found in our Privacy Policy, which is subject to these Terms
and Conditions of Use.
8. Other provisions
If the individual provisions or parts of these Terms and Conditions of Use
should prove to be invalid or ineffective, the validity of the rest of the
Terms and Conditions of Use will not be affected. These Terms and Conditions of
Use are subject to Swiss law; the UN Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods (also known as the Vienna Sales Convention) does
not apply. To the extent permitted by law, the ordinary courts in Frauenfeld,
Switzerland are competent for all legal disputes arising from these Terms and
Conditions of Use or the use of the website, but BERNINA reserves the right to
sue the user in his/her place of residence.
9. Contact
If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions of Use, please
contact us in writing at BERNINA International AG, Seestrasse 161, 8266
Steckborn, Switzerland or info@bernina.com.