Terms of use of the website
By accessing, visiting, or making use of this website, you accept the present “Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website” (hereinafter referred to as the “Conditions of Use”). This legal information may be modified from time to time and we therefore invite you to consult it periodically. The term « VAKI» refers to VAKI Holdings. These terms of use apply only to the site available at www.vakiholding.com (hereinafter the “website”).
Access to the website
This website (the public part) is an information site intended both for VAKI’s customers and for persons who are not customers. It is intended for persons having attained the age of majority and who are legally capable. In as much as this website can be consulted from anywhere in the world, it is the responsibility of persons who connect to this website to comply with the laws of the country where they reside and/or from the place where they consult the website. These persons shall assume all direct or indirect consequences resulting from non-compliance with these legal and regulatory obligations. The dissemination of certain information is, in fact, prohibited or regulated by the laws of certain countries. It is subject to prior authorisation by the competent authorities in certain countries. Consequently, VAKI draws the attention of Internet users to the fact that this information is not intended for natural persons and legal entities, which, on account of their nationality, their address, their head office, their customary place of residence, or for other reasons, are subject to foreign legislation which prohibits or limits the dissemination of said information. Under no circumstances can VAKI be held responsible for the possible violation of these obligations.
Provided information
The information provided through this website are provided for free, are for information purposes only, and do not encourage the undertaking of certain actions, nor do they advise in favour of or against a specific line of action. Even though we commit to maintaining a certain level of quality in everything we undertake, we cannot guarantee the appropriateness, correctness, accuracy, exhaustiveness, authenticity, or the current nature of the information provided through this website or social media and therefor do not make any guarantees in this respect. Any reliance on this information on your part is your responsibility. The financial information which are available on this website must not be considered to be an offer or invitation to subscribe, purchase or sell financial instruments, and are not intended to be distributed to, or used by, any person located in any country whatsoever in which said financial instruments are not authorised to be distributed or registered for this purpose, or in which publication of information about these instruments is prohibited. This information has no value as advice with regard to legal, accounting or tax matters, and in no case does it constitute investment recommendations or decision-making help for your investments or other decisions or advice in any form whatsoever, and is valid only at the moment when it is given. It can be withdrawn or modified at any time without prior notice.
Security
The Internet user accesses this website through means of open communication networks. He declares that he is aware of the risks and accepts them. It is his responsibility to protect himself from the effects of computer piracy by adopting a data-processing configuration which is adapted and secure, particularly by means of virus detection and inoculation software program which is updated on a regular basis. E-mails sent via public networks may not be entirely secure and may be intercepted, read and modified by third parties. Besides the content of e-mails, the sender and recipient may be identified by third parties, who may infer that a real or alleged relationship exists between the sender and VAKI. Consequently, VAKI may not be held responsible for any direct or indirect damage which the Internet user suffers during or after his navigation on this website, including the loss or modification of files and data stored on his computer or on any medium connected to or inserted in it. In particular, VAKI is not responsible for the possible transmission of viruses through its website. VAKI is not responsible for damage which may result from the unauthorised intrusion in his data-processing systems and/or from the fraudulent use of his means of distribution. It refuses all responsibility, particularly in case of misappropriation of data subsequent to an intrusion in its data-processing systems. However, VAKI implements the necessary means in order to prevent unlawful intrusions.
Responsibility
As the editor responsible for the website, VAKI does not guarantee that the information available on the website has not been modified due to technical defects (disconnection, intervention by third parties, virus, or any other reason). Moreover, VAKI has the right to modify the information available on the website at any time, unilaterally, and without prior notification, including (but not limited to) the conditions of access to the website in its entirety or part of it and/or the various advertisements, information, and announcements made to users (including among others the terms of use). We invite you to regularly verify the contents of these terms of use in order to stay informed on possible modifications. The use of this website is subject to the latest version available of the terms of use.
Protection of personal data
No visitor to this website is required to transmit personal data concerning himself, unless he chooses to do so. By transmitting personal data by clicking on the “Send” button, the Internet user accepts the content of this policy for the protection of confidentiality and his personal data. The processing of personal data relative to this website is subject to Luxembourg law. During visits to the website, the server preserves only that information which the Internet user voluntarily supplied as well as his IP address. On this website, VAKI uses cookies (a cookie is a small file sent by the server which is recorded on the hard disk of the Internet user’s computer. It keeps a record of the websites visited and contains a certain amount of information relative to these visits). Cookies are used above all to make the website work (technical session cookies). The Internet user has a right of access to information concerning him as well as a right to correct any personal data pertaining to him in accordance with the law of 2 August 2002 on the protection of persons as regards the processing of personal data (as modified). Upon request, the Internet user therefore has the possibility of becoming aware of the personal data pertaining to him and of correcting possible inaccuracies. If he wishes to exercise these rights, he should contact VAKI. In addition, the information on this website must be considered as commercial information in the context of Luxembourg legislation applicable to E-commerce. Any person who has transmitted personal data to VAKI via the website on his own initiative indicates his prior agreement to receive commercial information from it.
Intellectual property
The entirety of the website and its contents, and more specifically (but not limited to) the texts, graphs, images, logos, and icons are the property of VAKI and/or those who have granted the latter a licence. These elements are protected by intellectual property rights and other property rights. It is forbidden to copy, download, duplicate (wholly or partially), transfer (electronically or otherwise), modify, translate, create a link to, or make use of this website and/or its contents for public or commercial purposes without prior written authorization from VAKI (with the understanding that the users are allowed to download and print elements from the website for private and non-commercial usage only, provided that the contents are not modified in any way, and that all mentions of copyrights, trademarks, and all other property rights are not modified).
Legal mention
The website is managed from Luxembourg. Therefore, the present general conditions are exclusively governed by Luxembourgish law, excluding any other rule of law. All disputes or difference pertaining to the above are part of the exclusive competence of the Tribunal d’Arrondissement of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.