Terms and Conditions of Use

1.           Introduction

1.1        These terms and conditions (the “Terms”) govern your use of the website moen.nidec.com/drives (the “Website”) and any services, tools, functionality or features made available through the Website, including any artificial intelligence-powered chatbot (collectively, the “Website Services”).

1.2        By using the Website or any of the Website Services, you accept and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you disagree with the Terms, you must not use the Website or the Website Services.

1.3        Nidec Control Techniques Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales under number 01236886, with its registered address at The Gro, Newtown, Powys, SY16 3BE, United Kingdom (hereinafter referred to as “We”, “we”, “Us”, “us”, “Our” or “our”) is responsible for the Website and the Website Services.

1.4        The Website and the Website Services are intended for business users only and are not intended for use by consumers.

2.           Changes to the Terms

We may amend the Terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use the Website or any Website Services, please check the Terms to ensure you understand the Terms that apply at that time.

3.           Changes to the Website or the Website Services

We may, at any time and without notice, update and change the Website, the Website Services and the Content (as defined below in section 5.1).

4.           Suspension or withdrawal of the Website or the Website Services

We may suspend, withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of the Website or the Website Services for business or operational reasons.

5.           Licence to use the Website and the Website Services

5.1        Unless otherwise stated, we and/or our licensors own the intellectual property rights in the Website, the Website Services and all logos, software, text, graphics, videos, live or still images, sounds, icons, procedures, products, technology, downloadable documents, general know-how and all other elements made available on the Website or through the Website Services (collectively, the “Content”). Subject to the licence below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved.

5.2        You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the Website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these Terms.

5.3        You must not:

  • republish Content (including republication on another website);
  • sell, rent or sub-license Content;
  • show any Content in public;
  • reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit Content for a commercial purpose;
  • edit or otherwise modify any Content; or
  • redistribute Content except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution.

6.           Acceptable Use

6.1        You must not use the Website or the Website Services in any way that causes, or may cause, damage to the Website or the Website Services or impairment of the availability or accessibility of the Website or the Website Services; or in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal or harmful purpose or activity.

6.2        You must not use the Website or the Website Services to copy, store, transmit, send, use, publish or distribute any material which consists of (or is linked to) any computer viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, spyware, keystroke loggers, rootkits or other malicious computer software (collectively “Malicious Computer Software”) .

6.3        You must not conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to the Website or the Website Services without our express written consent.

6.4        When using the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot made available through the Website, you must not:

  • submit confidential information, trade secrets or other commercially sensitive information;
  • submit special category personal data, personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences or other sensitive personal information;
  • attempt to test, manipulate, circumvent, reverse engineer or otherwise interfere with the operation of the chatbot; or
  • use the chatbot for any unlawful, harmful or fraudulent purpose.

7.           Account registration

7.1        To access certain areas of the Website or the Website Services, you may need to register an account. If you choose to register an account, you then must:

  • provide accurate and complete information when registering, and
  • treat as confidential and not disclose to any third-party any user identification code, password or other information provided as part of our security procedures.

7.2        We have the right to disable any account, user identification code or password at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms.

8.           Security

8.1        We do not guarantee that the Website or the Website Services will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.

8.2        You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform to access the Website and the Website Services. You should use your own virus protection software.

8.3        You must not misuse the Website or the Website Services by knowingly introducing Malicious Computer Software or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful, or otherwise harmfully interacting with the Website or the Website Services.

You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website or the Website Services, the server on which the Website is hosted, or any server or computer database connected to the Website or the Website Services or any other equipment or network connected with the Website or the Website Services.

You must not interfere with, damage or disrupt any software used in the provision of the Website or the Website Services, or any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third-party on which the Website or the Website Services rely.

You must not attack the Website or the Website Services via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities, and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them.

In the event of such breach, your right to use the Website or the Website Services will cease immediately.

9.           No Warranties

9.1        The Website and the Website Services are provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the Website, the Website Services or any information, material, content or responses made available on or through the Website or the Website Services.

9.2        Without prejudice to the generality of section 9.1, we do not warrant that

  • the Website, the Website Services or any Content will always be available or uninterrupted; or
  • any Content made available on the Website or through the Website Services is complete, true, accurate or non-misleading.

9.3        Nothing on the Website or through the Website Services constitutes, or is meant to constitute, advice of any kind.

9.4        Information provided through the chatbot is generated automatically and may not be complete, accurate or suitable for your particular circumstances. The information provided through the chatbot is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute technical, engineering, legal, commercial or professional advice. Before acting on any information obtained through the chatbot, you should independently verify its accuracy and suitability for your intended purpose.

10.        Limitations and Exclusions of Liability

10.1      We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.

10.3      We exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to the Website, the Website Services or any Content.

10.4      We will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

  • use of, or inability to use, the Website or the Website Services; or
  • use of or reliance on any Content.

In particular, we will not be liable for:

  • loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
  • business interruption;
  • loss of anticipated savings;
  • loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
  • any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

10.5      By using the Website or the Website Services, you agree that the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in these Terms are reasonable. If you do not think they are reasonable, you must not use the Website or the Website Services.

11.        Assignment

We may assign, transfer or otherwise deal with our rights and obligations under these Terms at any time. You may not assign, transfer or otherwise deal with your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent.

12.        Severability

If a provision of these Terms is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect. If any provision would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the remainder of the provision will continue in effect.

13.        Websites we Link to

13.1      Where the Website or the Website Services contain links to other sites or resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by us of those linked sites or information you may obtain from them.

13.2      We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.

14.        Applicable Law

14.1      These Terms, their subject matter and their formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

14.2      The courts of England and Wales shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to determine any dispute or claim arising out of, or in connection with these Terms, their subject matter or their formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).