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Accordingly, when provided with any such software product, you are requested to use it in compliance with the rules described in the License Agreement Contract presented by the copyright holder of that software product, as well as with the local copyright laws, relevant international treaties and other applicable laws. 2. Registered Trademarks All the brands or names of Rota's products used in this Web site are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Rota and/or its affiliates. All other company and product names mentioned in this Web site are trade names, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 3. Web Site Links Some parts of this Web site contain links to third-party Web sites (hereinafter referred to as "linked Web sites"), and some third-party Web sites contain links to this Web site. The contents of such linked Web sites are managed by their respective third parties under their responsibility, and should not be construed as being run by Rota. Thus, the contents of each linked Web site should be used in compliance with the terms of use stated therein. Rota shall not be held liable for the contents of any such linked Web site, nor any sort of damage incidental to the use of any such linked Web site. Furthermore, any link to this Web site should not be construed as a suggestion, recommendation or encouragement by Rota of the use of that linked Web site, or as an endorsement of the products, services or company described therein. Furthermore, any such link should not be construed as meaning that a special relationship, such as a business partnership, exists between Rota and the party running the linked Web site. Rota's affiliates are solely responsible for all content that they develop for their Web sites. 4. 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IN NO EVENT WILL Rota BE LIABLE TO YOU AND ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEB SITE, OR ON ANY OTHER HYPER LINKED WEB SITE, INCLUDING WHITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ALL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY Rota ON AN "AS IS" BASIS ONLY. Rota PROVIDES NO PRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. Rota reserves the right to change, or temporarily or permanently withdraw, information contained in its own Web site, without prior notice. Rota shall not be held liable for damage of any kind sustained by users for any reason, as a result of Rota changing, or temporarily or permanently withdrawing, such information. Handling of Personal Information In principle, you may use most of the services provided through Web sites run by Rota Yokogawa GmbH & Co. KG (hereinafter referred to as "Rota") or on the Internet, without disclosing your personal information. For specific services, however, you may be asked to provide your personal information, in which case Rota or our partners shall be required to keep such information confidential. Furthermore, Rota is fully aware of the importance of safeguarding the privacy of such information when handling electronic information. In some cases, Rota may subcontract the management of a specific Web site, whole or a part thereof, to an outside firm that Rota judges to be trustworthy. The personal information of each individual user is protected also in these cases under Rota's rules of handling personal information. Personal information mentioned herein and defined by Rota refers to information of all kinds related to each individual person --the name, residential address, mailing address, employer's name, department name, phone number, opinions, and so on --that is electronically transmitted to Rota by users. In order to make your Web site browsing more efficient or to provide follow-up services after Web site browsing, Rota may ask users to provide personal information in the case of: -online user registration -requesting catalogs -answering questionnaires -registering subscriptions to newsletters or the like -ordering products or providing services -allow user access to limited-entry areas of this Web site as appropriate -other cases Rota occasionally hires other companies to provide limited services on its behalf, including packaging, mailing and delivering purchases, answering user questions about products or services, sending postal mail and processing event registration. Rota will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose. In all cases, Rota will expressly state why such information is necessary, so that you may provide the information at your own discretion. Rota will not disclose personal information provided by users to any party, other than Rota itself or Rota’s affiliates or business partners, without prior permission from the users, except in cases where Rota provides its commissioned trader with such information necessary for a trade to be executed. However, in cases where a settlement needs to be made for using pay services or purchasing products, Rota may exchange personal information with firms, including without limitation, financial institutions, in order to check the validity of bank accounts and/or credit cards. Likewise, Rota may disclose personal information in case such disclosure is mandatory under applicable laws or is reasonably judged to be essential in order to protect and safeguard the rights, property and safety of other users, Rota itself, and/or Rota's affiliates. For the purpose of product development, identification of business needs, and sales promotion, Rota may use personal information, personal opinions, and the like presented by users, though such use shall be limited only to Rota itself and Rota's affiliates and business partners. Rota will accept, to a reasonable extent, such possible user requests as making corrections or deletions to personal information presented by users. Rota may use the IP addresses of users recorded in the system, in order to explore the cause of or solution to any problem arising in servers, or to administer its Web sites. In some cases, this specific Web site may contain other notices about the use and the information practices applicable. Circumstances may arise where, whether for strategic or other business reasons, Rota decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganise businesses in some countries. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective or actual purchasers, or receiving it from sellers. It is Rota’s practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions. Please be aware that in certain circumstances, it is possible that personal information may be subject to disclosure pursant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or order. This Web site may contain links to other web sites. Rota is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other web sites. For queries and inquiries about the personal information protection policy of Rota, please contact us.