2005 Syngenta Seeds S.A. All rights reserved
Legal notice and privacy
Welcome to the website brassicastoday.com. This website has been designed to providegeneral information about Syngenta Seeds S.A., its products and its services. Youmay use this website provided that you comply with the conditions that are establishedhereunder.
1.- Legal Information and Acceptance
These provisions regulate access to this website made available to Internet usersby Syngenta Seeds S.A.
Syngenta Seeds S.A. has its registered office at Calle Balmes number 117, 08008Barcelona, Spain, it holds Corporate Tax Code number A-08091092 and it is registeredin the Companies Register of Barcelona, Volume 860, Book 386, Sheet 33, Section2, Page 4173. Telephone: 93 4040517. Fax: 93 4040492.
Access to the website is free of charge, except for the cost of the connection providedvia the telecommunications network by the users’ Internet service provider.
Your use of the website makes you a user of the website (hereinafter referred toas “User”) and implies your acceptance of all the conditions included in this LegalNotice.
The User must read this Legal Notice carefully on each of the occasions on whichhe/she intends to use the website, as the website and its conditions of use outlinedin this Legal Notice may be modified. The last occasion on which the conditionsof this Legal Notice were reviewed was in May 2005.
2.- Intellectual and industrial property
All the content of the website, which is understood to include, but is not limitedto, the texts, photographs, graphics, images, icons, technology, software, linksand other audiovisual or audio content, as well as its graphic design and sourcecodes (hereinafter referred to as the “Content”), are the intellectual propertyof Syngenta Seeds S.A., or of one of the companies in the Syngenta Group, or ofthird parties, and none of the rights of use over said content may be understoodto be transferred to the User beyond what is strictly necessary for the correctuse of the website. The trademarks, trade names, logos or distinctive signs belongto Syngenta Seeds S.A., to one of the companies in the Syngenta Group, or to thirdparties, and access to the website does not attribute any right over the aforementionedtrademarks, trade names, logos and/or distinctive signs; therefore, they may notbe reproduced or used by the User unless expressly authorised to do so by SyngentaSeeds S.A.
3.- Conditions for the use of the portal
3.1. General
The User undertakes to make proper use of the website in accordance with the Lawand with this Legal Notice. The User shall be liable to Syngenta Seeds S.A. or tothird parties for any damage that might be caused as a result of a breach of thisobligation.
The use of the website for purposes that damage the property or interests of SyngentaSeeds S.A. or of third parties, or otherwise overload, damage or disable networks,servers and other hardware or software belonging to Syngenta Seeds S.A. or to thirdparties, is expressly prohibited.
3.2. Content
The User undertakes to use the Content in accordance with the Law and with thisLegal Notice, as well as with any other conditions, regulations and instructionsthat might be applicable by virtue of clause 3.1.
In accordance with the current legislation, the User must refrain from performingthe following actions, including but not limited to:
Reproducing, copying, distributing, making available, publicly disclosing, alteringor modifying the Content, except in cases authorised by law or expressly consentedto by Syngenta Seeds S.A. or, where appropriate, by the holder of the rights ofuse. - Reproducing or copying for private use any Content that may be regarded assoftware or as a database in accordance with the intellectual property legislationin force, or publicly disclosing or making available Content to third parties, wheresuch acts necessarily imply reproduction by the User or a third party. - Extractingand/or reusing all or a substantial part of the Content of the website and of thedatabases that Syngenta Seeds S.A. makes available to the Users.
3.3. Data collection forms
The use of certain services or requests made to Syngenta Seeds S.A. are subjectto the prior completion of the corresponding data collection form.
All the information provided by the User via the forms on the website, whether forthe aforementioned purposes or for any other purposes, must be truthful. For thesepurposes, the User guarantees the authenticity of all data that he or she may communicateand undertakes to keep the information supplied to Syngenta Seeds S.A. perfectlyupdated, so that it reflects the User’s actual status at all times. In all cases,the User shall be solely liable for any false or inaccurate representations thathe or she may make and for any damage caused to Syngenta Seeds S.A. or to thirdparties as a result of the information supplied.
3.4. Links to other websites
This website contains links to other websites that are not controlled by SyngentaSeeds S.A. These links are provided solely for purposes of reference and convenience,and their provision does not imply an endorsement of the content of the websitesof third parties or any association with those who operate them. Syngenta SeedsS.A. has no control over these websites and therefore it does not accept any responsibilityfor their content. You access and/or use the websites of third parties at your ownrisk.
Syngenta Seeds S.A. has not checked each of the websites of third parties that maintainhyperlinks with this website and is not responsible for the content of such websitesor of any other websites with links to this website. If you wish to establish linksfrom your website to this website, you may only create a link to the home page.You may not establish links to other websites from this website without the priorwritten consent of Syngenta Seeds S.A.
3.5. Ideas and Observations
With the exception of the information referred to in our General Conditions governingthe Protection of Privacy, any communication or material that you may send to thewebsite by electronic mail or any other means, including all kinds of data, inquiries,observations, suggestions or similar, are and will be treated as non-confidentialand non-proprietary. Anything that you send or transmit by electronic mail willbecome the property of Syngenta Seeds S.A. and the companies of the Syngenta Group,and it may be used for any purpose; for example—and the following list is not limiting—itmay be reproduced, disclosed, transmitted, published, broadcast or sent by electronicmail. Furthermore, Syngenta Seeds S.A. is free to use any ideas, concepts, skillsor techniques contained in any communication that you may send to the website forany purpose whatsoever, including, without limitation, the development, the manufactureand the marketing of products using this information.
3.6. Information about products and Availability
The sole purpose of all the information contained or referred to on this websiteis to introduce the products and services of Syngenta Seeds S.A. Please contactSyngenta Seeds S.A. directly to request assistance or instructions relating to thecompany’s products and services.
The website of Syngenta Seeds S.A. may contain information about its products andservices world-wide, without implying that all of these are available in every country.Reference to a product or service of Syngenta Seeds S.A. on the website of SyngentaSeeds S.A. does not imply that this product or service is available, either nowor in the future, where you are located. Please contact Syngenta Seeds S.A. if youhave any questions about the availability of the company’s products and/or services.
3.7. Right to modify the website Syngenta Seeds S.A. reserves the right tomodify the content and operation of this website in any way, or to limit accessto it or cancel it, at any time, for whatever reason and without prior notification,and under no circumstances does it accept responsibility for the possible consequencesof these changes.
3.8. Disclaimer of liability
Syngenta Seeds S.A. reserves the right to make changes, corrections and/or improvementsto the Information, as well as to the products and programmes described in thisInformation, at any time and without prior notice. Syngenta Seeds S.A. does notmake any statement or issue any guarantee concerning the accuracy of the Information,nor does it assume any obligation or responsibility for the errors or omissionsthat may exist in the content of the website. ALL THE INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED “ASIS” WITHOUT ANY KIND OF EXPRESS OR TACIT GUARANTEE.
Syngenta Seeds S.A. does not assume responsibility for any decisions taken on thebasis of the information provided on its website or for any damages caused to theUser or to third parties as a result of actions based solely on the informationobtained on its website.
3.9. Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
All the terms and conditions of this Legal Notice are governed by Spanish law.
The sole jurisdictional entity with powers to resolve any dispute that may arisewith relation to this Notice shall be the Courts and Tribunals of Barcelona.
4.- Privacy
The Guidelines outlined below constitute a declaration of general principles withrespect to the protection of privacy which govern the way in which we collect, storeand use information about people. Our guidelines on the protection of privacy areeasy to locate, since they are to be found on our home page, and links to this informationhave been established from the pages where personal data is requested. At thesepoints where data is collected, if required, additional explanations can be providedabout the purpose for which the data is to be used. Together with the supplementaryexplanations, these Guidelines have been designed to provide adequate protectionof privacy for all visitors and users of the website.
These Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy were reviewed in May 2005. Our aimis to constantly improve the means placed at your disposal to process the informationthat you provide. Please visit this site regularly to check said guidelines andother new versions.
4.1. Guarantee of the protection of privacy and Intended use of personal data
The term “personal data” used in these Guidelines refers to information such asyour name and surname(s), date of birth, e-mail address and postal address, whichare used to identify you. Syngenta Seeds S.A. shall not process your personal datawithout your consent.
When processing your personal data, we undertake to fully comply with the recognisedinternational standards governing the protection of privacy. In this way, we ensurethe fulfilment by our staff of strict security and confidentiality standards.
The data obtained through the forms provided to collect data on the website willbe added to a computerised file of personal data for which Syngenta Seeds S.A. isresponsible. Syngenta Seeds S.A. will treat the data confidentially and with thesole purpose of maintaining our business relationship with you and sending you information,promotions and commercial and/or technical advertising about our products and services,our activity or general news about the agricultural sector. For example, we mayuse your e-mail address to answer your observations or questions. Syngenta SeedsS.A. will also use the information collected through this website to improve itscontent and operation, gain a better understanding of its customers and markets,improve its products or services, and to promote its products and services to itscustomers or potential customers. Now and again, we may contact you to send youcommercial information about our products and services. If you do not wish to receivethis information, please contact us.
In the forms provided for collecting data, the fields marked with an asterisk areobligatory; therefore, if you do not provide the corresponding data, Syngenta SeedsS.A. may, solely at its discretion, refuse to provide the corresponding service.
4.2. Personal details of minors:
Syngenta Seeds S.A. shall not knowingly obtain, employ or communicate the personaldata of minors. If you are a minor, please do not send us your personal data. Ifyou have any reason to believe that a minor has provided us with his or her data,please contact us and we will proceed to delete this information from our databases.
4.3. Disclosure of Information
Syngenta Seeds S.A. will share the personal data obtained through this website withother companies in the Syngenta Group, who will use said data for the same purposesas those indicated in the previous section. If you do not want Syngenta Seeds S.A.to share this information with other companies in the Syngenta Group, please contactus.
We shall not sell, share or distribute your personal data by any means whatsoeverto third parties outside the Syngenta Group. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, yourpersonal data may occasionally be transferred to third parties who act for or onbehalf of the Syngenta Group, or who are connected with its business activities,for subsequent processing in accordance with the purpose(s) for which the data wasoriginally collected. When said disclosure of personal data occurs, we shall striveto ensure that the information is processed in accordance with and within the limitsof the purpose for which the information was originally collected.
4.4. Rights to access, rectify, cancel and oppose data
You may exercise your rights to access, rectify, cancel and oppose data. SyngentaSeeds S.A. strives to ensure that your personal data is up to date, exact and complete.If you wish to access or correct your personal data, or if you do not want yourpersonal data to be processed for the purposes indicated, please notify us, clearlyindicating your name, surname(s) and address. You may contact us by e-mail, writingto info@brassicastoday.com, or by ordinary post, writing to Syngenta Seeds S.A.Ref: DATOS PERSONALES, Balmes, 117, 08008 - Barcelona. Your request will be dulyattended at the earliest opportunity.
4.5. Security and confidentiality
To ensure the security and confidentiality of the personal data that we collecton-line, we use data networks protected by firewalls and password systems, amongothers. Access to personal data is restricted to those employees who need to useit and who have been trained to process this data in the appropriate way, observingstrict levels of confidentiality. We are unable to offer absolute guarantees concerningthe loss, misuse or alteration of the data, but we strive to avoid unfortunate eventsof this kind.
4.6. Transfer of data abroad
We form part of the Syngenta Group, which has databases in different countries,and so every now and again we may transfer your data to one of the Group’s databasesoutside your country of residence for the same purposes as those described in theprevious sections. In the event that this data is transferred, Syngenta Seeds S.A.shall take the necessary precautions to protect the confidentiality and securityof your personal data.
4.7. 'Cookies'
Most of the information that we collect from this website is anonymous, as are thepages that you visit and the searches that you perform. When you visit our website,we do not collect any of your personal data unless you have authorised us to doso.
However, we do process the anonymous information collected to help us improve thecontent of the website, as well as for statistical purposes to carry out marketresearch about the users who visit our website. For this purpose we may installcookies. Cookies are automatic procedures to collect information about a user'sgiven preferences during his or her visit to a specific website. This informationis recorded in small files which are automatically stored on the respective user'scomputer equipment. Whenever the user revisits the website in question, these filesare automatically activated so that the website is configured according to the preferencesnoted during previous visits. In short, cookies are physical files of personal informationstored in the user’s terminal itself and unequivocally associated with this terminal.Cookies cannot read cookie files created by other providers.
As a User, you have the option of configuring your browser so that the creationof cookie files is prevented or you are advised whenever this occurs.
4.8. Links to other websites
These Guidelines only apply to this website and not to the websites of third parties.We may set up links to other websites that we consider will be of interest to ourusers. We strive to guarantee that said sites are of the highest quality. However,we cannot guarantee the quality of each link, nor do we accept responsibility forthe content of websites other than this one.
4.9. Contact details
If you wish to bring any inquiry, recommendation or observation to our attention,please contact us by e-mail at the following address: info@brassicastoday.com.
Syngenta Seeds SA
Balmes, 117 5¦ planta
08008 Barcelona
Tel. 934 040 480
E-mail: info@brassicastoday.com
CIF: A08091092