INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, LEGAL NOTICE AND PRIVACY POLICY OF THE WEBSITE INTRODUCTION AND COMPANY DETAILS 

This Legal Notice and Privacy Policy regulates the conditions of use, access and navigation of the INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) website, located at the URL:www.imosa.pt INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) is an entity whose registered office is located at Estrada do Grou – Estação da Guia 3105 – 095 Guia – Pombal PORTUGAL, registered in Pombal com o nº 502671254.INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO,S.A.(IMOSA®) produces and markets silica sands on an international scale. 

1. OBJECT  

Through this Site, INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®), provides users with access to and use of various services and contents made available to them. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®), reserves the right to unilaterally modify, at any time and without prior notice, the presentation and configuration of the Site, its contents, as well as the services and conditions required for its use. 

2. CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE OF THE WEBSITE

2.1. Free access and use of the website

The provision of the Website service by INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) is free of charge and, in general, does not require prior subscription or registration by the user, although within the Website, there are certain areas in which access will only be possible through prior registration on the Website as a user. 

A prestação do serviço do Sítio Web por parte da INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) é gratuita e, em geral, não requer a subscrição ou registo prévio do utilizador, embora dentro do Sítio Web existam determinadas áreas em que o acesso só será possível mediante o registo prévio no Sítio Web como utilizador.

2.2. Obligation to make correct use of the Site and the Services 

Browsing, accessing and using the Website and the services provided therein implies the user’s full and unreserved understanding and acceptance of each and every one of the sections of this legal notice, which also contains the privacy policy and the conditions of use of the Website: www.imosa.pt

2.3. Means of obtaining content 

The User shall refrain from: -obtaining and even attempting to obtain information, messages, graphics, drawings, sound and/or image files, photographs, recordings, software and, in general, any kind of material accessible through the Site or the Services (hereinafter, the “Contents”) using for this purpose means or procedures other than those which, as the case may be, have been made available for this purpose or have been indicated for this purpose on the web pages where the Contents are located or, in general, those normally used on the Internet for this purpose, provided that they do not entail a risk of damage or disablement of the Site, the Services and/or the Contents. 

2.4. Correct use of the contents 

The user may not use the contents in a manner, for purposes or with effects contrary to the law, morality and generally accepted good customs or public order; reproduce or copy, distribute, allow public access through any form of public communication, transform or modify the Contents, unless he/she has the authorisation of the holder of the corresponding rights or it is legally permitted; (delete, evade or manipulate the copyright and other data identifying the rights of INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®), or of its owners incorporated into the Contents, as well as the technical protection devices, digital fingerprints or any other information mechanisms that the Contents may contain. 

2.5. Use of the Services offered on the Site in accordance with the Anti-Spamming Policy of INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A(IMOSA®).

The User undertakes to use the Services in accordance with the Anti-Spamming Policy of INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®). and, in particular, undertakes, by way of example and without limitation, to refrain from (i) sending advertising of any kind and communications for sales purposes or other communications of a commercial nature to a number of people without their prior request or consent, (ii) sending any other unsolicited messages or messages not previously consented to by a number of people, (iii) sending chains of electronic messages to a number of people, (iii) send chains of unsolicited electronic messages without prior consent, (iv) use distribution lists that can be accessed through the Site or the Services to carry out the activities indicated in sections (i) to (iii) above, (v) make available to third parties, for any purpose, data collected from distribution lists. Users harmed by the receipt of unsolicited messages addressed to a number of persons may notify INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®), by sending a message to the following postal address: INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) D. Comunicación Externa, Planta 11. C/ Príncipe de Vergara 132 28.002 Madrid or, alternatively, to the following e-mail account: info.IMOSA@saint-gobain.com

2.6. Introduction of hyperlinks allowing access to the web pages of the Site and the Services. 

Users and, in general, those persons who intend to establish a hyperlink between their web page and the Site (hereinafter, the “Hyperlink”) must comply with the following conditions: (a) the Hyperlink shall only allow access to the web pages of the Site, but may not reproduce them in any way; (b) no hyperlinks shall be established with the web pages of the Site other than the home-page or first page of the Site or the Services; (c) no browser or border environment shall be created on the web pages of the Site; (d) no false, inaccurate or incorrect declarations or indications shall be made about the web pages of the Site and the Services and, in particular, INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®). has authorised the Hyperlink or that it has supervised or assumed in any way the Contents or Services offered or made available on the web page on which the Hyperlink is established; (e) with the exception of those signs that form part of the Hyperlink itself, the web page on which the Hyperlink is established shall not contain any trademark, trade name, establishment sign, denomination, logo, slogan or other distinctive signs belonging to INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®); (f) the web page on which the Hyperlink is established will not contain illicit information or contents, contrary to morality and generally accepted good customs and public order, nor will it contain contents contrary to any third party rights. The establishment of the Hyperlink does not imply in any case the existence of a relationship between INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) and the owner of the web page in which it is established, nor the acceptance and approval by INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) of its contents or services.

3. PERSONAL DATA 

To learn about our privacy policy on data processing, click here.

4. USE OF COOKIE TECHNOLOGY  

INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) uses cookies when a User browses the Site. Our cookies are only associated with an anonymous User and his/her computer and do not provide references that allow the name and surname of the User to be deduced. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) cookies cannot read data from your hard disk or read cookie files created by other suppliers. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) encrypts the User’s identification data for greater security. Thanks to the cookies, it is possible for INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) to recognise registered users after they have registered for the first time, without them having to register on each visit to access the areas and services reserved exclusively for them. The User has the possibility of configuring their browser to be notified on screen of the reception of cookies and to prevent the installation of cookies on their hard drive. Please consult the instructions and manuals of your browser for further information. In order to use the Site, it is not necessary for the User to allow the installation of cookies sent by INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.  (IMOSA®).  

5. USE OF THE SITE, SERVICES AND CONTENTS UNDER THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER  

The User is aware and voluntarily accepts that the use of the Site, the Services and the Contents takes place, in all cases, under his/her sole and exclusive responsibility. 

6. EXCLUSION OF GUARANTEES AND LIABILITY 

INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) does not guarantee the availability and continuity of the operation of the Site and the Services. Whenever reasonably possible, INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) will give prior warning of any interruptions in the operation of the Site and the Services. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) does not guarantee the usefulness of the Site and the Services to carry out any activity in particular, nor its infallibility and, in particular, although not exclusively, that the Users can effectively use the Site and the Services, access the different pages that form the Site or those from which the Services are provided. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) EXCLUDES ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE THAT COULD BE DUE TO THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY OR CONTINUITY OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE SITE AND THE SERVICES, TO THE FRAUDULENCE OF THE UTILITY THAT THE USERS COULD HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO THE SITE AND THE SERVICES, TO THE FALLIBILITY OF THE SITE AND THE SERVICES, AND IN PARTICULAR, ALTHOUGH NOT IN AN EXCLUSIVE WAY, TO THE FAILURES IN THE ACCESS TO THE DIFFERENT PAGES OF THE SITE OR TO THOSE FROM WHICH THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED. 

INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) declares that it has adopted all the necessary measures, in accordance with the state of technology, to guarantee the functioning of the Website and to avoid the existence and transmission of viruses and other harmful components to the Users. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®), does not guarantee that unauthorised third parties cannot have knowledge of the type, conditions, characteristics and circumstances of the use that the Users make of the Site and the Services. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) EXCLUDES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE THAT COULD BE DUE TO THE KNOWLEDGE THAT UNAUTHORISED THIRD PARTIES MAY HAVE OF THE TYPE, CONDITIONS, CHARACTERISTICS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE USE THAT THE USERS MAKE OF THE SITE AND THE SERVICES. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) neither controls nor guarantees the absence of viruses or other elements in the Contents that could produce alterations in your computer system (software and hardware) or in the electronic documents and files stored in your computer system. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE THAT COULD BE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF VIRUS OR THE PRESENCE OF OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE CONTENTS THAT COULD PRODUCE ALTERATIONS IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS OR FILES OF THE USERS. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) does not guarantee that the Contents are up to date. WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES AND PREJUDICES OF ANY NATURE THAT COULD BE DUE TO THE LACK OF ACTUALITY OF THE CONTENTS.  

INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) does not control or guarantee the absence of viruses or other elements in the services provided by third parties through the Site that may cause alterations in your computer system (software and hardware) or in the electronic documents and files stored in your computer system. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE THAT COULD BE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF VIRUS OR TO THE PRESENCE OF OTHER HARMFUL ELEMENTS IN THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE THAT COULD PRODUCE ALTERATIONS IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS OR FILES OF THE USERS. 

INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) does not guarantee the adequacy, reliability and usefulness of the services provided by third parties through the Site. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE THAT MAY BE DUE TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE, AND IN PARTICULAR, ALTHOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE DAMAGES THAT MAY BE DUE TO (A) THE BREACH OF THE LAW, MORALITY AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOOD CUSTOMS OR PUBLIC ORDER AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE PROVISION OF SERVICES BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE PORTAL; (B) INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, BUSINESS SECRETS, CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS OF ANY KIND, THE RIGHTS TO HONOUR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY PRIVACY AND PERSONAL IMAGE, PROPERTY RIGHTS AND ANY OTHER RIGHTS BELONGING TO A THIRD PARTY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE PROVISION OF SERVICES BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE; (C) THE PERFORMANCE OF ACTS OF UNFAIR COMPETITION AND UNLAWFUL ADVERTISING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE PROVISION OF SERVICES BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE; (D) THE LACK OF TRUTHFULNESS, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELEVANCE AND/OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT TRANSMITTED, DISSEMINATED, STORED, RECEIVED, OBTAINED, MADE AVAILABLE OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE; (E) THE INADEQUACY FOR ANY KIND OF PURPOSE OF AND THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE EXPECTATIONS GENERATED BY THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE; (F) THE NON-FULFILMENT, DELAY IN THE FULFILMENT, DEFECTIVE FULFILMENT OR TERMINATION FOR ANY REASON OF THE OBLIGATIONS CONTRACTED BY THIRD PARTIES AND CONTRACTS MADE WITH THIRD PARTIES IN RELATION TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES THROUGH THE SITE; (G) THE VICES AND DEFECTS OF ALL KINDS OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE. 

Exclusion of guarantees and liability for the information, contents and services hosted outside the Site.  

The Site makes available to Users technical linking devices (such as, among others, links, banners, buttons), directories and search tools that allow Users to access websites belonging to and/or managed by third parties (hereinafter, “Linked Sites”). The installation of these links, directories and search tools on the Site has the sole purpose of facilitating the Users the search for and access to information, contents and services available on the Internet. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) does not offer or market the information, contents and services available on the Linked Sites itself or through third parties, nor does it control, approve, monitor or make them its own. The User, therefore, must be extremely prudent in the evaluation and use of the information, contents and services existing in the Linked Sites. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) DOES NOT GUARANTEE OR ASSUME ANY KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND THAT COULD BE DUE TO (A) THE FUNCTIONING, AVAILABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY OR CONTINUITY OF THE LINKED SITES; (B) THE MAINTENANCE OF THE INFORMATION, CONTENTS AND SERVICES EXISTING IN THE LINKED SITES; (C) THE PROVISION OR TRANSMISSION OF THE INFORMATION, CONTENTS AND SERVICES EXISTING IN THE LINKED SITES; (D) THE QUALITY, ADAPTATION, RELIABILITY AND USEFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION, CONTENTS AND SERVICES EXISTING IN THE LINKED SITES, IN THE SAME TERMS AND WITH THE SAME SCOPE PROVIDED IN THE GENERAL CONDITIONS 7. 2 AND 7.3 WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE. 

Exclusion of guarantees and responsibility for the use of the Site, the services and the contents by the Users.  

INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®). has no obligation to control and does not control the use that the Users make of the Site, the Services and the Contents. In particular, INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) does not guarantee that the Users use the Site, the Services and the Contents in accordance with what is established in this legal notice, nor that they do so in a diligent and prudent manner. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) does not have the obligation to verify and does not verify the identity of the Users, nor the veracity, validity, exhaustiveness and/or authenticity of the data that the Users provide about themselves to other Users. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE THAT COULD BE DUE TO THE USE OF THE SERVICES AND CONTENTS BY THE USERS OR THAT COULD BE DUE TO THE LACK OF VERACITY, VALIDITY, EXHAUSTIVENESS AND/OR AUTHENTICITY OF THE INFORMATION THAT THE USERS PROVIDE TO OTHER USERS ABOUT THEMSELVES AND, IN PARTICULAR, ALTHOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE THAT COULD BE DUE TO THE IMPERSONATION OF A THIRD PARTY CARRIED OUT BY A USER IN ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION MADE THROUGH THE SITE. 

7. OWNERSHIP OF INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 

The User acknowledges and accepts all industrial property rights belonging to the Saint-Gobain Group, on the contents and/or any other elements inserted in the WEBSITES (including, without limitation, brands, logos, commercial names, texts, images, plans, designs, sounds, databases, software, flow charts, presentation, audio and video), and their reproduction in any form without the authorisation of their owner. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.(IMOSA®) does not grant any licence or authorisation of use of any kind on its industrial and intellectual property rights, know-how, nor with respect to the aforementioned rights of ownership of other companies that are or may be part of the Group, of which INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®), forms part or on any other property or right related to the Site, the Services or the Contents. 

8. PROTECTION OF MINORS 

In order to use the services of the website, minors must obtain prior permission from their parents, guardians or legal representatives, who will be held responsible for all acts carried out by the minors in their care.

9. REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF ACCESS TO THE SITE AND/OR SERVICES 

INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) reserves the right to deny or withdraw access to the Site and/or the Services, at any time and without prior notice to those Users who do not comply with these General Conditions or the Specific Conditions that may be applicable. 

10. PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES BEING CARRIED OUT 

In the event that any User or third party considers that there are facts or circumstances that reveal the illicit nature of the use of any content and/or the carrying out of any activity in the web pages included in or accessible through the Site, and, in particular, the violation of intellectual or industrial property rights or other rights, he/she must send a notification to INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) containing the following: (a) personal data: name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the claimant; (b) specification of the alleged illicit activity carried out on the Site and, in particular, in the case of an alleged violation of rights, a precise and specific indication of the protected contents as well as their location on the web pages; (c) facts or circumstances that reveal the illicit nature of said activity; (d) in the event of infringement of rights, an authentic signature or equivalent, with the personal details of the holder of the allegedly infringed rights or of the person authorised to act in the name and on behalf of the latter; (e) an express, clear statement, under the responsibility of the claimant, that the information provided in the notification is accurate and of the unlawful nature of the use of the content or the carrying out of the activities described. These notifications must be sent to: 

INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.  (IMOSA®)  
Dpto Comercial  
C/ Príncipe de Vergara 132 planta 7 
28002 Madrid  
e-mail: info.Imosa@saint-gobain.com  

The claimant is informed that the data provided may be incorporated into a file owned by INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) for the processing of the claim, therefore by sending the notification made by you, as the claimant, in accordance with the provisions of this section, you fully and unreservedly consent to the aforementioned processing. 

11. DURATION AND TERMINATION 

The provision of the Site service and the other Services has, in principle, an indefinite duration. INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) is nevertheless authorised to terminate or suspend the provision of the Site service and/or any of the Services at any time, without prejudice to what has been stipulated in this respect in the corresponding Particular Conditions. Whenever reasonably possible, INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A. (IMOSA®) will give prior notice of the termination or suspension of the provision of the Site service and the other Services. 

12. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

The relations established between INDUSTRIAS MINEIRAS DO MONDEGO, S.A.  (IMOSA®) and the User shall be governed by the provisions of the regulations in force regarding the applicable legislation and the competent jurisdiction according to Portuguese law. All matters relating to the website www.Imosa.pt are governed by the Laws of the Portugal and are subject to the jurisdiction of the competent Courts and Tribunals of Leiria.