Terms of use for advertising materials made available on the Worcester Bosch Website
We are Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales with company number 01993294, with our registered office address is at Cotswold Way, Warndon, Worcester, WR4 9SW United Kingdom (“Bosch”, “we”, “us”, “our”). Our registered VAT number is 488160323.
These terms of use set out the basis on which you may print, download and use certain content and materials from our Website for business purposes. Please read them carefully before you use our content and materials. Your attention is drawn to the indemnity in clause 9. We recommend that you print a copy of these terms of use for future reference.
- Application of terms of use
1.1 Our Website contains a wide range of information, data and content, including text, documents and document extracts, images, graphics, technical and commercial data sets (data standard texts), CAD drawings, BIM models, product details, audio, video and animation files, catalogue and planning software as well as registered and non-registered word or image trade marks such as “Worcester”, "Buderus", and "Bosch". In these terms of use, these materials are collectively referred to as "advertising materials". If you download, print or use any advertising materials, you agree to comply with these terms of use.
1.2 In these terms of use, the term “you” refers to all natural and legal persons who use, download or print the advertising materials made available by us on our Website.
1.3 These terms of use apply to all advertising materials we make available to use, download or print, whether on our Website or elsewhere.
1.4 All rights not expressly granted in these terms of use are reserved.
2. Usage rights and limitations
2.1 You are permitted to use, download and/or print specified advertising materials made available on our Website, including from the Image Library at https://alpha.worcester-bosch.co.uk/professional/support/image-library, strictly for the purposes of marketing and promoting our products and services as part of your business activities, for customer and project acquisition purposes, to support product design and planning, and for journalistic purposes. The advertising materials provided by us must only be used by you for these stated purposes. Bosch grants you a simple, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to use the advertising materials exclusively for these purposes, with no restriction on location and, subject to the following Clause 3, for an unlimited period.
2.2 You may not download, reproduce and/or distribute entire web pages in which we offer advertising materials for download, nor any sections of web pages that are not intended for downloading. Reproduction for technical or browsing reasons, and for personal use, is permitted provided this is not for commercial purposes.
2.3 The holding of advertising materials for transfer to third parties (in a separate download area, for example), their use in image databases, image catalogues and the use of advertising materials in auction platforms is only permitted with our prior written consent.
2.4 Advertising materials must only be used in connection with Bosch products and services. They must not be used in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international laws or regulations. Further, advertising materials must not be used with or in connection with any pornographic, libellous, racist, misleading or illegal content or in any manner which may be construed as offensive, obscene or illegal. Our advertising materials must not be used in any way that is, or may be, detrimental to the business, goodwill or reputation of Bosch or any company in the Bosch Group.
3. Our rights of termination and cancellation
3.1 The use of advertising materials for any purpose other than in accordance with these terms use is prohibited. If you breach any of these terms of use, your permission to use our advertising materials shall automatically terminate and you must immediately cease using and destroy any downloaded or printed advertising materials from our Website.
3.2 We expressly reserve the right, without prior notice, to replace, change, reduce, amend or delete any advertising materials, and/or to withdraw all advertising materials either temporarily or permanently.
4. References
When using any advertising materials, you must cite the source in the manner customary for the relevant application and, whenever technically possible, on the advertising material itself or on/in the application medium, in the following form: "Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd". Collective image credits are permitted.
5. Changes by you
5.1 You may not modify, process, redesign or manipulate any advertising materials (including through photographic reproduction, graphic distortion, photocomposing or using other electronic means) without our prior written consent. Advertising materials must not be rendered in a context so as to distort their function or meaning.
5.2 You must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics provided as advertising materials separately from any accompanying text.
5.3 You may not remove from any advertising materials, nor modify, any text or citations referring to serial numbers, watermarks, logos, product identifications, confidentiality, copyright, trademarks, patents or any other intellectual property rights.
6. Fees
The advertising materials are provided by us free of charge. You may not charge a third party any fee or sum solely in respect of the use of advertising materials.
7. No reliance and our liability
7.1 The advertising materials are provided for general information purposes only. They are not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the advertising materials.
7.2 Whilst we will make reasonable efforts to keep the advertising materials up to date, they may not be complete, may contain minor errors, and may not be appropriate to your circumstances. Therefore, you use the advertising materials at your own risk.
7.3 To the maximum extent permitted by law, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the advertising materials are accurate, complete, up to date, of satisfactory quality or fit for any purpose. All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded.
7.4 We shall not, under any circumstances, be responsible or liable for any costs, claims, damages, losses and expenses (including loss of profits, loss of goodwill, loss of business or indirect, consequential or special losses) suffered by you or by any third party arising out of or in connection with any use or misuse of the advertising materials and whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise.
7.5 You agree to indemnify us against all costs, claims, damages, losses and expenses we suffer as a result of any claim or action arising from the wrongful or inappropriate use by you of the advertising materials or from any use by you that is in breach of these terms of use.
7.6 We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
8. Intellectual property
All rights to the intellectual property subsisting in the advertising materials (including copyright, software rights, database rights, patents, know-how, underlying algorithms, trademarks, logos, brand names and other commercial identification marks and also other similar rights such as worldwide registrations, applications and renewals) are owned by Bosch and/or its licensors and are protected by copyright law or other intellectual property rights. All of our intellectual property rights in the advertising materials are reserved.
9. General
9.1 If any provision of these terms of use is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity of the rest of these terms of use.
9.2 No failure or delay by us to exercise any right or remedy provided under these terms of use or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy
9.3 We may amend or update these terms of use at any time without notice.
9.4 These terms of use, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
If you are in any doubt about an issue with your equipment, you should consult an appropriately qualified expert for specific advice. You should never attempt to carry out any activity which may put you or others at risk, or may cause damage to your or a third party’s property. Some activities relating to your equipment should only be carried out by a qualified professional.