Edgen Murray - Covering the World

Welcome to the EdgenMurray.com website ("Website"), operated by Edgen Murray Europe Limited, registered under the Companies Acts (company number 01241058, VAT number # and having its registered office at 20-22 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JS ("EME"). EME and its affiliates (meaning EME's holding company, subsidiaries and any majority owned subsidiary of the holding company) provide this site to you subject to the following terms and conditions which apply to the entire contents of the Website. Please read the terms and conditions carefully as, if you visit our Website or use or access the services on it, you are deemed to have accepted them. If you do not agree to our terms, please leave the Website and do not access or use our online services.

Copyright and Usage Statement

The contents of this Website (including all website design, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof and all software compilations, underlying source code, software and all other material) are copyright of EME or its content and technology providers except in so far as individually stated on particular material or items. Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as the author of material on our Website must always be acknowledged. You may view the Website and download any part(s) of it to a personal computer for personal viewing for private purposes only (and not for commercial purposes) and you are not permitted without our permission: (a) to store it or any part of it other than for the purposes set out in this paragraph; (b) to print out copies except for your own viewing for private purposes; or (c) to reproduce, copy or transmit it (or any part of it) in any other way for any purpose or in any other medium. You are also not entitled to alter or modify the content in any way.

You must not misuse our Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. Should you breach any of these terms of use, your right to use our Website will cease immediately and you are required to destroy any downloaded or printed extracts from this Website.

Privacy

Your personal information and right to privacy is important to us. We understand the importance you place on the privacy and security of information that personally identifies you. Please read the following in order to learn more about the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed and to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 ("DPA"), the initial data controller is Edgen Murray Europe Limited.

2.1. The information we collect and use

We collect personally identifiable information when you register with us and when you use our services. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Website, subscribing to our services, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you contact us or report a problem with our Website. We ask you for personal data only when it is needed to provide services you have enquired about or asked us to provide or to respond to your requests for information. We may also ask for your permission to contact you about special offers, promotions or new products of ours or our commercial partners. You will be afforded the opportunity to elect not to receive such communications, and you can opt-out at any time by contacting us at the email or postal addresses given below.
By using our Website, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.

2.2. Where we store your personal data

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. Unfortunately the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our Website and any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will however use strict procedures and security features to prevent unauthorised access.

2.3. Disclosure of your information

We may disclose your personal information to any member of the EME group of companies from time to time but only for the purposes described above.

We may disclose your personal information to third parties:

2.3.1.	In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.

2.3.2.	If EME and/or its affiliates or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held about users will be one of the transferred assets.

2.3.3.	If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of EME, our customers, or others.

2.4. Security

All information is received by us and retrieved using secure technology. In order to provide a safe and secure environment for your personal information, we try to use up-to-date technology with a view to protecting that information against loss, damage, misuse or unauthorised alteration. To the extent that you are required to create password to access parts of our Website at any time, the effectiveness of our safety measures can be enhanced by you creating passwords that cannot be easily accessed, guessed or reproduced by unauthorised persons. Such passwords are for authorised users only and user names and passwords are not permitted to be shared with others.

2.5. Cookies

A cookie is a small data file that certain websites write to your hard drive when you visit them. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information a user supplies him or herself. A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other websites. Cookies, however, enhance our Website performance in a number of ways including personalising your experience on our Website making it more convenient for you.

We may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file. We therefore use cookie technology to track or record information about visitors to our Website. These cookies are "session specific" and are not used to record personal information (other than in a transient way to improve your browsing experience). Your privacy and security are not compromised when you accept a cookie from our Website. You may refuse to accept cookies by turning them off on your web browser (consult your browser help documentation for instructions on how to do this) - however, there may be areas of the Website that do not function as intended if you do so. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you use our Website.

2.6. Changes to our Privacy Policy

We may edit our privacy policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on the Website or contacting you by email as appropriate.

2.7. Access to information

The DPA gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the DPA by contacting us at the email or postal addresses given below. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 (GBP) to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

Links

Links to other websites are made at your own risk and EME accepts no liability for any linked websites. When you access a non-EME website, please understand that it is independent from EME and EME has no control over the content of that website. If you use any of the non-EME links, you leave the Website. Further, a link to a non-EME website does not mean that EME endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of such website. These websites should have their own privacy policies and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Users must take their own precautions to ensure what is selected for use is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature. You may not create links to this website without our prior permission.

Updates

Information may be changed or updated on this Website without notice. EME may also make improvements and/or changes in the services described in this information at any time without notice. You will be subject to the terms and conditions in force at the time you use the Website.

Accessing our website

Access to our Website is permitted on a temporary basis and we reserve the right to withdraw or amend the whole or any part of the content or services we provide on our Website without notice. Whilst we shall use reasonable efforts to ensure that the Website is available 24 hours a day, we will not be liable if for any reason our Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to our Website and are responsible for any costs or charges that you may incur in using the Website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our Website through your internet connection are aware of these terms, and that they comply with them.

DISCLAIMER

THE INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE IS PROVIDED AS A CONVENIENCE TO VISITORS AND SHOULD BE USED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. WHILST WE USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE IS TRUE AND ACCURATE AS AT THE DATE OF PUBLICATION, NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE MADE (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED) AS TO THE ACCURACY, CURRENCY OR COMPLETENESS OF SUCH INFORMATION AND YOU AND OTHERS RELY ON IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

EME AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH INFORMATION PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE. NEITHER EME NOR ITS AFFILIATES CAN THEREFORE BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE USE OF, OR ANY ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON, ANY INFORMATION APPEARING ON THE WEBSITE.

IN ADDITION, NO WARRANTY IS GIVEN AS TO THE FREEDOM OF WEBSITE (OR ANY INFORMATION DOWNLOADED FROM IT) FROM ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES OR OTHER MALICIOUS PROGRAMS OR MACROS.

EXCEPT IN RESPECT OF PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM OUR NEGLIGENCE, EME AND ITS AFFILIATES EXCLUDE ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED TERMS, CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER WITH REGARD TO OUR WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE (WHICH ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" BASIS) AND WE ACCEPT NO LIABILITY IN THIS REGARD.

THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS IN THIS CLAUSE DO NOT AFFECT YOUR NON-EXCLUDABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS AND ONLY APPLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

IF YOU BREACH THE WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND WE TAKE NO ACTION WE WILL STILL BE ENTITLED TO USE OUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES IN OTHER SITUATIONS WHERE YOU ARE IN BREACH.

Modification and Severability

We reserve the right to make changes to our Website and these terms and conditions of use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining conditions.

Governing Law

These terms and conditions of use shall be governed by the laws of Scotland and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts.

Our Address

Should you wish to contact us at any time in relation to these terms or our privacy policies or to exercise your right to access information we hold about you, you can do so by e-mail or post at the address which can be found here.