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User Terms and
Conditions
Welcome to a DSM website. By using this site you agree to
the applicability of our website user terms and conditions.
We note that these terms and conditions may be changed over
time. Users of the site are advised to regularly read the
terms and conditions for possible changes. The conditions are also available for inspection
at the head office of DSM, Het Overloon 1, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
If you wish to receive a hard copy of these conditions, please
send an e-mail with your address to info@dsm.com.
General
The general part of this website is owned and operated by
Koninklijke DSM N.V., a company established at Het Overloon
1, Heerlen, The Netherlands, info@dsm.com with trade register
number 14022069, VAT number NL 005887136B02. The website further
contains several subsites dedicated to the various business
units of Koninklijke DSM N.V. These subsites are operated
by the DSM entity responsible for such business unit. The
particulars of the responsible DSM entity can be found under "Legal Information". In this website or the subsites we may
at times use “DSM”, “Group”, “company”,
“we”, or “us” in referring to Koninklijke
DSM N.V. or its entities (The DSM entity which is responsible
for the relevant part of the website is hereinafter referred
to as "DSM").
No Warranties and Disclaimer
DSM will use reasonable efforts to provide up-to-date and
accurate information on and via this website whether in nature
of data, recommendations, services or otherwise ("Information");
DSM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE ACCURACY,
CURRENCY, COMPLETENESS AND/OR THE MERCHANTABILTY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO)
ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OR PROVIDED VIA THIS WEBSITE
AND/OR ANY PRODUCT DESCRIBED OR PROMOTED ON THIS WEBSITE,
INCLUDING WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT,
COPYRIGHT, OR OTHER RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.
Liability
DSM shall not be liable for any damages or injury of any
kind resulting from your access to, or inability to access,
this website, nor from your reliance on any Information provided
on or via this website, including but not limited to viruses
that may infect your computer equipment, software or data,
unless such damage is the result of any wilful misconduct
or from negligence on the part of DSM. DSM shall further not
be liable for damages resulting from the use of electronic
means of communication, including – but not limited
to – damages resulting from failure or delay in delivery
of electronic communications, interception or manipulation
of electronic communications by third parties or by computer
programs used for electronic communications and transmission
of viruses.
Linked Sites
This website may provide links or references from or to other
external websites. DSM disclaims any responsibility for the
content of such other sites. Please be aware that our Privacy
and Cookie Statement does not apply to the collection and
processing of your data on such other sites. DSM shall not
be liable for any damages or injury of any kind arising from
your access to, or inability to access or use of such other
sites and the information provided thereon, nor from your
use of or reliance on any information provided on such other
sites. Any links to such other sites are provided merely as
a convenience to the users of this website.
Other information provided by user
DSM shall be free to use or copy all information and/or materials
("Materials") provided by you in any such communications,
including ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques, software
or know-how disclosed therein, for any and all purposes. Such
purposes may include disclosure to third parties and/or developing,
manufacturing and/or marketing goods or services. DSM shall
not be bound by any confidentiality obligation in respect
of such materials. You hereby indemnify and hold DSM harmless
from and against all actions, claims and liabilities, suffered,
incurred or sustained by DSM as a result of the use and/or
exploitation of the Materials infringing the (intellectual
property) rights of any third party or otherwise being unlawful
towards a third party.
Products and services
All information supplied on or via this website by or on
behalf of DSM in relation to its products and services, whether
in the nature of data, recommendations or otherwise, is believed
to be reliable, but DSM assumes no liability whatsoever in
respect of the application, processing or use made of such
information, products or services, or any consequence thereof.
All products and services sold by DSM entities are subject
to the relevant DSM standard terms and conditions of sale.
Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, all copyrights in this website
and all information provided on or via this website (whether
in text, images and other materials) are owned by DSM. DSM
permits you to display, store and reproduce material from
this website only for personal use or non-commercial and informational
purposes, subject to the following conditions:
no part of this website may be distributed or sold for commercial
gain or for political purposes;
no part of this website may be modified in any respect
the copyright notice ("from DSM’s website")
must appear on every copy or portion thereof and the date
of copying.
Unless otherwise indicated, all the trademarks displayed
on this website are owned by or have been licensed to DSM.
Nothing on this website should be construed as granting any
license or right in or to any trademark, patent or any other
intellectual property right of DSM.
Permission in writing from DSM is required for any other
use of intellectual property contained in this website and
all information provided on or via this website and any misuse
of its contents is strictly prohibited.
Applicable Law, Jurisdiction
This website can be accessed from various countries around
the world. As each of these countries has laws that may differ
from those of The Netherlands, by accessing this website you
agree that the laws of The Netherlands shall apply to all
matters arising from or relating to the use and contents of
this website or information provided to you via this website.
You also agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the competent courts of The Netherlands with respect to such
matters.
Severability
If these Website User Terms & Conditions are or become
partially void, the parties will continue to be bound by remainder
of the same. The parties shall replace the void part by provisions
that are valid and have legal effect that correspond with
those of the void part as much as possible, taking into account
the content and purport of these User Terms & Conditions.
Copyright
All content © Koninklijke DSM N.V. 2004
Version 1.0/2004

Privacy and
Cookie Statement
DSM is committed to protecting your privacy on this website.
Please read this Privacy & Cookie Statement carefully
so that you understand how we collect and use your personal
data. Click here to download this statement
General
This Privacy & Cookie Statement applies to all personal
information collected and used by the DSM entity responsible
for the relevant part of the website (hereinafter referred
to as “DSM”)
Cookies
We may store so called “cookies” on your computer
when you visit our website. This allows us to recognize your
computer the next time you visit us. Most Internet browsers
are set to accept these cookies automatically.
The type of information we collect as a result of a cookie
is specific to your computer and may include the Internet
Protocol (IP) address, the date and time you access our website
and what parts of the website are visited. We collect the
foregoing information to monitor the usage and usefulness
of our website, for statistical purposes and to send you information
about our company and our (new) products and services, which
suit your interest. You may set your browser to notify you
when you receive a cookie or to refuse receiving it. Be aware
that in such event you may no longer be able to use all the
possibilities of our website.
Collection of data and use
We collect personal data when you provide it to us, through
registration, completion of forms or e-mails, as part of an
order for products or services, inquiries or requests or other
situations in which you have chosen to provide information
to us.
Your data shall be processed for the purposes of realization
of any agreement, between you and DSM, fulfilling a request
from you for information or advice, meeting statutory or other
legal requirements, providing an optimal service and sending
you information about our company and our (new) products or
services, which suit your interest.
We may provide your data to our DSM group companies for the
same purposes as referred to above. Our group companies will
also process your data in accordance with this Privacy &
Cookie statement. In no event will your personal data be transferred
to parties located in countries outside the European Economic
Area, which do not have an adequate level of protection, without
your prior consent. Further, your personal data will only
be provided to (or used on behalf of) third parties for direct
marketing purposes after you have been offered the opportunity
to object thereto.
Children
We will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information
from visitors under the age of 13.
Linked sites
Please be aware that our Privacy Statement does not apply
to other websites, also:
if you access these other sites using a link on our website;
or if you link to our site from another website.
Right to object / access / rectification
At all times you can object against the use of your data
for direct marketing purposes. At all times you can request
access to and/or rectification and/or deletion of your data.
For these purposes please send us an e-mail to info@dsm.com.
Security of your data
The storage and transfer of your data through the internet
are secured by means of the current usual techniques.
Version 1.0/2004 
Legal Information
This website is owned and operated by Stamicarbon bv, a subsidiary of DSM. Stamicarbon is established at Mauritslaan 49, 6129 EL Urmond, The Netherlands.
The company is registered in the Trade Register in Heerlen, The Netherlands under number 14009371.
The VAT identification number is: NL 001726572B01.
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