Users of the Services offered by Pool Industriale acknowledge and accept these terms and conditions.
M.E.D.I.A. s.r.l.
Via Tiziano 19
20145 Milan, Italy
VAT Number: 07852750152
Chamber of Commerce of Milan
info@poolindustriale.it
This document is a legal agreement between you, the User, and the entity providing Pool Industriale. It governs your use of the online properties and, in any case, for the use of the services provided. “Legal agreement” means that the terms of this agreement are binding on the relationship between you and us once you have accepted the terms.
For simplicity, “User,” “you,” “your” and similar terms, either in singular or plural form, refer to you, the User. ”M.E.D.I.A. s.r.l.”, “we,” “our,” “us” and similar terms refer to the corporation that owns and manages Pool Industriale as outlined in the present document. “Pool Industriale” refers to the current website and/or application. “Agreement” refers to this document, as amended from time to time. The Agreement is concluded in the English language. Other defined terms are set forth in the section named “Definitions” at the bottom of the Agreement.
In order to use Pool Industriale, you must read this Agreement carefully and agree to accept the same by clicking the button for its acceptance. If you don’t accept this Agreement you cannot use the Service.
Pool Industriale is a digital and paper review focused on the industrial world. The service brings the best suppliers on the market together and allows them to get in touch with a wide range of potential buyers. In turn, buyers can use the service to get information about manufacturers active in a certain sector, assess their individual profiles and then contact them for cost estimates.
In order to use the Service or any part of it, Users must register in a truthful and complete manner by providing all the required data in the relevant registration form. The Users must also accept the Privacy Policy and these Terms and Conditions in full. Users are responsible for keeping their login credentials confidential.
By registering, the Partner company allows the Owner to create Partner company's profile, including logos, products offered and relevant news. The Owner shall act according to the rules indicated in the section "Rights over content provided by the User".
If the Partner company decides to activate its free account through Pool Industriale's website, it is aware that some features of the Service will not be available. Partner companies interested in taking full advantage of Pool Industriale are kindly requested to contact the Owner for further information.
Registered Users can cancel their accounts and stop using the Service at any time, through the interface of Pool Industriale or by directly contacting the Owner.
The Owner, in case of breach of the Terms by the User, reserves the right to suspend or terminate the User's account at any time and without notice.
The Owner reserves the right to suspend or terminate the User's account at any time and without notice if it believes that:
In the event of User's account deletion, Pool Industriale reserves the right to maintain and keep available on the platform some basic information regarding the Partner company, and namely the company name and its area of activity. The Partner company may however request the processing be discontinued by following the process described in the dedicated section of the Privacy policy.
The content available on Pool Industriale is protected by the laws in force on intellectual property rights and by related international treaties. Unless otherwise stated, use of any content is permitted exclusively within the limits set forth in the present clause.
The Owner grants the User, for the entire duration of the Agreement, a personal, non-assignable and non-exclusive license for the use of such content. Such license is solely intended for personal use of any such content and never for its commercial use and is limited to the User's device.
Therefore, User may not copy and/or download and/or share (beyond the limits set forth below), modify, publish, transmit, sell, sublicense, edit, transfer/assign to third parties or create derivative works from the content, even of third parties, available on Pool Industriale, nor allow any third party to do so through the User or its device, even without User's knowledge.
Where explicitly stated on Pool Industriale, the User may be authorized, only for personal use, to download and/or copy and/or share some content available through Pool Industriale, for its sole personal use and provided that the copyright attributions and all the other attributions requested by the Owner are correctly implemented.
If expressly allowed by the system, the User may share on social networks some of the content available on Pool Industriale. For example, the User may share the Partner company profile or the description of its product.
Users are responsible for their own content and that of third parties that they share through Pool Industriale, that they upload and post on or through Pool Industriale, or that they transfer by any other means. Users confirm that they have all the necessary consents from third parties whose data and/or content they share with the Owner and hereby indemnify the Owner for any liability or claim arising against the Owner in connection with illegal distribution of third-party content or unlawful use of the Service.
Contents provided by the User are subject to the prior approval of the Owner who may therefore decide not to publish them, to interrupt or suspend their reproduction, should one or more of the following circumstances occur:
The only rights granted to the Owner in relation to content provided by Users are those necessary to operate and maintain Pool Industriale.
By submitting, posting or displaying content on or through Pool Industriale, the User grants a license to the Owner without territorial limits, non-exclusive, royalty-free and with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, and distribute such content in any media or via distribution methods currently available or developed later.
In order to maintain a high editorial standard, Pool Industriale reserves the right to add, modify, correct, make it relevant and/or remove the content provided by the Partner company. To this purpose, the Owner may also use resources from external sources, either digital or in physical form.
The Owner does not moderate the content or links provided by third parties before their publication on Pool Industriale. The Owner is not responsible for the content provided by third parties or for its availability.
Users may use third-party services or content included in Pool Industriale, but they must be aware of these third parties' terms and conditions and have given consent to them. Under no circumstances will the Owner be deemed liable in relation to the proper functionality or availability, or both, of third-party services.
Pool Industriale hosts a community of Buyers and Partner companies. The functioning of the Service relies on the collaboration and sharing of information between Users. For this reason, all Users are invited to enter truthful and complete information.
In particular, Partner companies are required to provide a clear description of their products and to respond to queries in an accurate manner and within a reasonable time frame. On the other hand, Buyers must act in good faith and only contact the Partner company if they are truly interested in purchasing.
In any case, it is expressly forbidden to:
Pool Industriale is an online platform where Users' supply and demand can meet. Once registered, Partner companies may advertise their products on Pool Industriale and, if asked to do so, sell them directly to other Users. On the other hand, registered Users willing to buy goods and services, can take advantage of a wide selection of Sellers and choose one they prefer.
The Owner shall only provide and maintain the dedicated online platform and shall not take part in the subsequent contractual relationship between Users. In particular, the Owner does not own, create, sell, resell, make available, control, manage, offer, deliver or provide any type of goods and/or services subject to transaction between Users.
The Buyer taking part in the platform acknowledges and accepts that, if the purchase is finalized, the contractual relationship is established solely with the Partner company. The Service offered by the Owner only consists in setting up the technical platform and facilitating communication between Users.
Pool Industriale cannot therefore be considered as an intermediary agent of the Users.
The User agrees to indemnify and hold the Owner and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders, partners and employees, as the case may be, harmless from and against any claim or demand, including without limitation, reasonable lawyer's fees and costs, made by any third party due to or arising out of the User’s content, use of or connection to the Service, violation of these Terms, or violation of any third-party rights.
Pool Industriale and all functions accessible through Pool Industriale are made available to the Users under the terms and conditions of the Agreement, without any warranty, express or implied, that is not required by law. In particular, there is no guarantee of suitability of the services offered for the User's specific goals.
Pool Industriale and functions accessible through Pool Industriale are used by the Users at their own risk and under their own responsibility.
In particular, the Owner, within the limits of applicable law, is liable for contractual and non-contractual damages to Users or third parties only by way of intent or gross negligence, when these are immediate and direct consequences of the activity of Pool Industriale. Therefore, the Owner shall not be liable for:
To guarantee the Users the best possible use of the Service, the Owner reserves the right to interrupt the service for maintenance or system updates, informing the Users through constant updates published on Pool Industriale.
Users are not allowed to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of Pool Industriale and of its Service without the Owner’s express prior written permission, granted either directly or through a proper reselling program.
For information about the use of their personal data, Users must refer to the privacy policy of Pool Industriale which is hereby considered to be part of these Terms.
All trademarks, nominal or figurative, and all other marks, trade names, service marks, word marks, illustrations, images, or logos that appear concerning Pool Industriale are, and remain, the exclusive property of the Owner or its licensors and are protected by the laws in force on trademarks and by related international treaties.
All trademarks and all other marks, trade names, service marks, word marks, trademarks, illustrations, images, logos regarding third parties and content posted by such third parties on Pool Industriale are and remain the exclusive property of such third parties and their licensors, and are protected by applicable trademark laws and relevant international treaties. The Owner does not own the aforementioned intellectual property rights and may use them only within the limits and in accordance with the contracts concluded with such third parties and for the purposes outlined herein.
Pool Industriale grants Users a revocable, personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to use the Software and/or any other technical means embedded in the Service provided by Pool Industriale. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Users to use the Service and in doing so within the limits and in compliance with this Agreement and/or any other applicable rules.
User is required to use the Service in accordance with Owner’s intellectual and industrial property rights.
The Software related to the Service, like any other copyright or other intellectual property rights, is the exclusive property of the Owner and/or its licensors. User does not acquire any right or title with respect to the Software, and acknowledges that its use is non-exclusive and non-assignable, only for the duration of the Service usage, via remote connectivity, via Internet, for the provision of Services under this Agreement.
The right to use the Software, does not grant any rights to the original source code. All techniques, algorithms, and procedures contained in the Software and their documentation is information protected by copyright and are the sole property of the Owner or its licensors, and therefore may not be used in any way by the User for purposes other than those set forth in this Agreement.
All rights and license grants to the User shall immediately terminate upon any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
Users declare themselves to be adult according to their applicable legislation. Under no circumstance may persons under the age of 13 use Pool Industriale.
The Owner reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time, informing Users by publishing a notice within Pool Industriale.
Users who continue to use Pool Industriale after the publication of the changes accept the new Terms in their entirety.
The Owner reserves the right to transfer, assign, dispose of by novation or subcontract all or any rights or obligations under these Terms, as long as the User's rights under the Terms are not affected.
Users may not assign or transfer their rights or obligations under these Terms in any way without the written permission of the Owner.
All communications relating to Pool Industriale must be sent using the contacts stated in this document.
If any provision of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, that clause will be removed and the remaining provisions shall not be affected and they will remain in force.
These Terms have been written and reviewed in the Italian language. Any translations into any language other than Italian are to be considered mere translations. In case of any discrepancy or inconsistency, the Italian language text shall prevail in any event.
These Terms and any dispute concerning the implementation, interpretation and validity of this agreement are subject to the law, the jurisdiction of the state and to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts where the Owner has their registered offices. An exception to this rule applies in cases, where the law provides a sole place of jurisdiction for consumers.