Legal Notice
Introduction
This legal notice ("Legal Notice") together with any other documents mentioned herein applies to the entire contents of the website under the domain name www.icipaints.com (the "Website") and constitutes the terms and conditions on which you use this Website. Please read these terms carefully before using the Website. Using the Website indicates that you accept these terms, if you do not accept these terms, do not use the Website. By accessing any part of the Website, you shall be deemed to have accepted this legal Notice in full.
References in this Legal Notice to "ICI" shall mean Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd and its subsidiaries and affiliates.
The Website is not directed at any person in any jurisdiction where for any reason the publication or availability of the Website is prohibited. Those in respect of whom such prohibitions apply must not access this Website.
ICI does not represent that anything on this Website is appropriate for use or permitted by local laws in any jurisdictions. Those who access this Website do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws or regulations; legal advice should be sought in cases of doubt.
Use
You may use our Website for lawful purposes only. You may not use our Website in any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation.
You may not use our Website to knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.
You are permitted to print and download extracts from the Website for your own personal use only. You may not modify or forward any material on the Website unless expressly permitted by ICI. Should you do so you will be directly liable for any claims brought against you, including claims by ICI or any third party. You may not copy, distribute, modify, reformat, display, licence, transfer, transmit, perform, sell, publish or otherwise make available the content of this Website.
You may not use the content of this Website for commercial purposes or forward content to anyone you have reason to believe may use it commercially.
Our Content
ICI has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that all information provided on the Website is accurate at the time of inclusion, however there may be inadvertent and occasional errors or omissions. In spite of our best efforts, the information on the Website may become out of date over time.
The material on the Website is provided "as is", without any conditions, warranties or other terms of any kind. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, ICI provides you with the Website on the basis that ICI excludes all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms both express and implied which, but for this Legal Notice, might have effect in relation to the Website.
ICI reserves the right to make changes and corrections at any time, without notice to the material on the Website including any products and prices described and these terms and conditions of use. You agree to review these terms and conditions regularly and your continued access to or use of the Website will mean that you agree to any changes.
ICI endeavours to ensure that the Website is normally available at all times. Access to the Website may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond the ICI's control.
The Website contains information about the past price at which the securities of ICI have traded and the yield on such securities. It should be remembered that past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance.
The Website may contain statements concerning ICI's business, financial condition, results of operations and certain of ICI's plans, objectives, projections, expectations or beliefs with respect to these items. These statements may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.These statements include, without limitation, those concerning the Group's strategy and its ability to achieve it, the benefits of the restructuring programmes in the Group's businesses, the Group's net debt , the Group's credit rating, expectations regarding sales, operating profit and growth, plans for the launch of new products and services, the impact of regulatory initiatives on operations and costs, the Group's possible or assumed future results of operations, capital expenditure and investment plans, adequacy of capital and liquidity, financing plans, the Group's retirement benefit schemes, the outcome of claims and litigation and those preceded by, followed by, or that include the words "believe","expect", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "aim", "seek" or similar expressions. The company cautions that any forward-looking statements on this Website may, and often do, vary from actual results and the differences between these statements and actual results can be material. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only at their respective dates. ICI undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changes in the price of raw materials, the occurrence of major operational problems, the loss of major customers, limitations imposed by ICI's indebtedness and leverage, a credit rating downgrade by the rating agencies, contingent liabilities, including those arising in connection with recently disposed businesses, risks associated with ICI's international operations, risks of claims and litigation, financial performance of the Group's retirement benefit schemes and other factors described in ICI's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its reports on Forms 6-K and 20-F. ICI may from time to time offer securities in the financial markets. The information provided through this Website does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or any solicitation of any offer to purchase any securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction, whether pursuant to ICI's Euro-MTN or commercial paper programs (the "Programs") or otherwise. The securities to be issued under the Programs have not, and will not, be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, into the United States unless the securities are so registered or an exemption from the registration requirements is available.
Links to other Websites and Third Party Content
The Website may contain third-party owned content and links to other websites which are provided for your convenience. If you use these links, you leave the Website. ICI is not responsible for the content of any external websites which link to this Website or which are linked from this Website. ICI does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any material found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk.
Liability
ICI accepts no liability for any inaccuracies or omissions in the Website and any decisions based on information and opinions contained in the Website are at the sole discretion and responsibility of the visitor.
ICI, any other party (whether or not involved in creating, producing, maintaining or delivering the Website), and any of the ICI's group companies and the officers, directors, employees, shareholders or agents of any of them, exclude all liability and responsibility for any amount or kind of loss or damage that may result to you or a third party (including without limitation, any direct, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damages, or any loss of income, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, use of money, or loss or damages arising from or connected in any way to business interruption, and whether in tort (including without limitation negligence), contract or otherwise) in connection with the Website in any way or in connection with the use, inability to use or the results of use of the Website, any websites linked to the Website or the material on such websites, including but not limited to loss or damage due to viruses that may infect your computer equipment, software, data or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing the Website or your downloading of any material from the Website or any websites linked to the Website.
Nothing in this Legal Notice shall exclude or limit ICI's liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence (as such term is defined by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977) or any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Intellectual Property
The intellectual property rights including but not limited to copyright and database rights in all material on the Website (including without limitation photographs and graphical images) are owned by ICI or its licensors. For the purposes of this Legal Notice, any use of the content of this Website other than in accordance with this Legal Notice for any purpose is prohibited. Except as expressly provided for in this Legal Notice use of this Website confers no licence or right to any intellectual property owned or licensed to ICI.
Trade Marks
The Trade marks owned by the ICI Group of companies includes but is not limited to the following: Dulux, Color Your World, Dulux Valentine, Glidden, Hammerite, Cuprinol, Polycell, Polyfilla, Coral, Alba, Inca, Sinclair, Dulux Trade, Maxilite, Devoe High Performance Coatings. Molto, Xyladecor, Alabastine, Pillak, Liquid Nails, ICI, the roundel device and the distinctive livery. ICI claims no affiliation, ownership or other rights to any third party trade marks that may appear on the Website.
Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions in this Legal Notice shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute which may arise.
In the event that any or any part of the terms contained in this notice shall be determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or enforceable to any extent, such terms shall, to the extent necessary, be severed from the remaining terms which shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Contact us
If you have any requests or comments regarding this Legal Notice please contact General Counsel, ICI, Wexham Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5DS.
