TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Responsibilities for contents

All contents of NSK websites including layout and structure are protected by copyright. Duplication or borrowing of parts of the website, particularly of texts, parts of texts, illustrative material or graphic illustrations requires the advance written permission of NSK. Copyrights to the content on our website (including all information, data, and images) belong to NSK unless specified otherwise. From the standpoint of applicable laws and regulations, secondary use of the content of the site for purposes of reproduction, conversion, or sale is not permissible without the permission of the copyright holder.

Unauthorized use may result in violation of trademark, copyright and other protected rights and lead to civil and criminal legal proceedings. Users are strictly prohibited from using any website contents in such a manner as to constitute a violation of trademark, copyright and other protected rights.

NSK is willing to make all the efforts to ensure that the contents of the website are constantly updated and checked. Nevertheless, no responsability is accepted for the completeness, correctness and topicality of content. The contents of any NSK websites are carefully choosen to provide you with a maximum of quality information but is subject to technical changes. Complete consistency and uniformity of colors shown on any NSK websites on the computer screen or in printouts can vary.

Privacy Statement

Privacy is really important: by entering information about yourself, you are granting us permission to store and use this information under the terms of the Data Protection Act. Your information will be used exclusively for marketing and customer service purposes by NSK and companies belonging to the NSK group. Your data will be treated as confidential and will not be disclosed to any third party. Be sure that you have the right to access, amend or delete your details at any time, just by contacting us.*

Newsletter

The NSK Newsletter is free and without any obligation. Each edition provides the opportunity to cancel your subscription to the Newsletter by a simple click. Your email address is only used to send you NSK Newsletter. Be sure that NSK will not disclose your e-mail address to any third party and will not send you advertising materials from third parties neither.

Recording and processing personal data

When you access pages on any NSK websites, a few informations are recorded (your IP address, the web page that directed you to our website, the pages accessed, the browser used, the date and the duration of your visit); be sure that NSK will not disclose your personal datas to any third party.

Any NSK websites uses Google Analytics which is a website analysis service from Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies". Text files which are saved on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of this website. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transferred and saved to a Google server in the USA.
Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports about the website activity for the website operator, and to provide other services relating to the use of the website and the internet. Where necessary, and where permitted by law, Google will also pass on this information to third parties who will process the data on their behalf.
Google will not, under any circumstances, link your IP address to other Google data. You can prevent cookies from being installed by activating the appropriate settings on your browser software. However, please note that if you do this, you may no longer have full access to all of the functions on NSK website. By using NSK website, you give Google permission to process your data in the manner and for the purpose described above.

NSK's internet uses Social Plugins such as the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Inc. 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. The plugins are identified by logos. If you open one of NSK web sites that contains a plugin of this type, your browser establishes a direct connection to the social network servers. The contents of the plugin are sent directly to your browser from the social networks and linked into the web site.
The plugins inform the social networks that you have opened the corresponding page on NSK websites. For instance: if you are logged into Facebook, Facebook can link the visit to your Facebook account. For the purpose and scope of data storage and subsequent processing and usage of the data by the social networks and your related rights and options for protection of your privacy please see the social networks privacy informations. If you do not want Facebook to collect information about you from any NSK web sites, you must log out of Facebook before opening our web page.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS

Questions about this statement or about NSK's handling of your information would be answered by our team with pleasure. If you have any additional questions with regard to data protection please contact us.

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* Information according to E-Commerce Law § 5 ECG