Ovako Terms of Use

On the terms and conditions set out in this Terms of Use, Ovako is willing to license the right to use the Media (defined below) to the Customer.

The Ovako Media Bank

Media within the Ovako Media Bank is defined as media items, certificates, images, logotypes & guidelines, policies & values marketing material and videos. The Customer is defined as buyer of Ovako’s products and services who uses Media items from the Ovako Media Bank. Ovako Is the sole owner of any and all intellectual rights such as copyright, trademark, design, know-how, data to the any items or media to Media within the Ovako Media Bank.

Grant

Ovako hereby grants a royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide license limited to Customers to use the Media for the sole purpose and to the extent necessary to perform marketing of Ovako’s products and services within the steel industry. The customer is granted a limited license to use the Media in manufacturing, marketing, sale and distribution of the Ovako products and services

The license granted shall not include the right to sublicense, nor shall such licenses be exercised for purposes of any commercial exploitation. The Customer has no right to the Media other than what is expressly stated in the Terms of Use.

The Customer acknowledges that Ovako is the exclusive owner of all the rights in respect of the Media within the Ovako Media Bank. Nothing in the agreement confers or shall confer the Customer any ownership right, title or interest in any of the Media, neither during the Terms of Use nor thereafter. The Customer may not in any way pass itself off as the owner of the Media.

The Licensee may not change or revise the Media in any way.

Use of the Media

Before downloading any type of Media from the Ovako Media Bank please read through the full Terms of Use. Ovako will continuously update the Media Bank. Acceptance of the Terms of Use means that the user has read through all the Terms of Use below. The Terms of Use are binding for all users. A Use must at all times be aware that a Media item may be subject to alternative and/or additional conditions that may be applied in connection with the downloading of a specific media file. In such cases, the additional conditions shall prevail over these Terms of Use. All Media items have an “expiry date” that must be followed and respected. Some Media items will also be marked with a symbol indicating how the Media item is allowed to be used (both internally or externally). Under these circumstances a license is granted under certain conditions marked for the specific item. The Customer may only use the Media in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Terms of Use and in accordance with additional reasonable requests regarding the use of the Media issued by Ovako from time to time. The Customer may not change or revise the Media in any way without Ovakos prior written approval.

Royalty-free

All Media items in the Ovako Media Bank may be used at no charge but should be used in a context that relates directly to Ovako

As is

The Media is always available on an "as is" basis. This means that the content and the Terms of Use are subject to change and the information available may change from day to day. It is therefore essential that all Customers read the Terms of Use each and every time Media is used. Users of Media items must download the items themselves and each time they do this they accept Ovako’s Terms of Use. If downloaded media items are used more than once, they must be downloaded at each use since new Terms of Use may be attached to them

Liability

Ovako shall not be held liable for loss of access to media items provided in the Ovako Media Bank. Ovako accepts no liability for technical faults in the Ovako Media Bank and Ovako does not provide any guarantee that the Ovako Media Bank is free from viruses or anything that may affect the equipment of external users. Ovako accepts no liability for the inability of users to use the site correctly. Media items must not be used in any form or context that may be offensive, harmful to Ovako or others, misleading or illegal. Media items may not be used in such a way that they may offend the original author, photographer or distribution company and/or persons depicted in the media items. Ovako shall not be held liable for inaccurate media item information supplied by a third party. Ovako makes no representation or warranty regarding the Media in any respect, including their scope, their validity, and their relation to any third-party rights or their commercial value. Ovako may not be held liable in any other aspect for defects or insufficiencies of the Media. Ovako or the User is only liable for damages caused by a breach of the Terms of Use or defects in the granted rights or other covenants in the Terms of Use if the Party has acted negligent. In respect of breaches of warranties under the Terms of Use each Party is liable regardless of negligence. Each Party’s liability is limited to compensation for direct damages and loss. Neither Party shall bear any liability for loss of profit or any other indirect damage or loss. Ovako shall not be liable for any damage, irrespective of kind and nature, caused to the Customer which relates to the Customer’s manufacture, marketing, sale, import and distribution activities in their company. The Customer shall indemnify and hold Ovako including its subsidiaries and other affiliates, free from loss and free from liability with regard to any claims from third parties, which relate to the Customers manufacture, marketing, sale, import and distribution of the Products in and to the Territory.

Original Author

Original Author means, for all Media items in the Ovako Media Bank, the creator of the Media Item. The original author (and in case of a performance, people) must be credited each and every time the item is used. If the original author cannot be determined, a clear reference must be made to Ovako.

Reproduction

The items in the Ovako Media Bank may not be duplicated. Each and every time an item from the Ovako Media Bank is used the item must be downloaded and used as is. Downloaded media items from the Ovako Media Bank must not be modified or digitally manipulated in any way other than to adjust size, crop, or make minor adjustments to color attributes in order to optimize them for print production.

Restrictions

The Ovako Media Bank Terms of Use must be adhered to at all times and for all users of the Ovako Media Bank. If it is necessary to make changes to a media item in the Ovako Media Bank, please consult Ovako atmedia.bank@ovako.com making any such changes. Any changes must be approved in writing and may not be used for any purpose other than that specifically approved. Any changes should do no harm to Ovako or any other party, and the changes must stay within the law and maintain a professional tone.

The user

Customers of a media item must download the Media item themselves and each time accept Ovako’s Terms of Use. This is a condition for all users of the Ovako Media Bank. A Media item from the Ovako Media Bank may not be transferred to any third party. If downloaded Media items are used more than once, they must be downloaded at each use since new Terms of Use may be attached to the Media items. Any person, company or organization using a Media item from the Ovako Media Bank must comply with all Terms of Use and is responsible for all usage of the Media item. If a user violates the Terms of Use, Ovako retains the right to prohibit a specific User from using Media items in the Ovako Media Bank and to withdraw rights to certain individual Media items without any further explanation. In combination with such withdrawal, the User must unpublish and delete the Media items downloaded from the Ovako Media Bank, and to the extent that it is possible, remove the Media items from locations where they are used or disseminated. The user shall be liable for any loss or damages which may arise as a result of claims brought by copyright holders or people portrayed in the media items/items due to inappropriate usage of the media items in the Ovako Media Bank.

Disputes

Disputes concerning the interpretation or application of these Terms of Use shall be adjudicated under Swedish law. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.

Ovako logos

Before downloading and using any Ovako logo from the Ovako Media Bank please read Ovako Graphic Identity Guidelines.

The Terms of Use and Ovako Corporate Identity are binding for all users of the Ovako Media Bank.

The naming of each Ovako logo is descriptive.

Ovako logos can be used separately or in combination with text and other media but must never be used in other combinations or in a harmful way.