Legal



Disclaimer



EBIC does not produce, sell, or distribute any raw materials, intermediates or biostimulants. EBIC does not endorse any company or product for sale or trade. Upon request, EBIC may provide a list of its members, either all members or those offering a certain type of service or product; this courtesy does not constitute an endorsement, and EBIC does not assume any liability for the outcome of a relationship between one of its members and any third party.

Due to anti-trust rules, EBIC does not discuss product prices or related commercially sensitive information.

EBIC requires its members to respect the competition and anti-trust law. EBIC regularly reminds its members of its anti-trust provisions and asks them to confirm their respect of this checklist in writing.​



Web Site General Terms of Use



“www.biostimulants.eu” is the EBIC web site and the services and goods provided therein. “User” refers to each person consulting the web site.

By accessing biostimulants.eu and consulting any of the information therein, the User agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions listed here.



Use of Web Site Content



The material contained on www.biostimulants.eu is intended to provide information about biostimulants and the biostimulant industry.

Www.biostimulants.eu contains copyrighted material and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to logos, graphics, and photographs. The entire contents of www.biostimulants.eu are copyrighted under Belgian and international copyright laws and agreements. None of the information on www.biostimulants.eu may be reproduced in any manner without the express, written consent of EBIC. Where the copyright on such material is held by a third party, EBIC will provide the details of the copyright holder.

Permission is generally granted for educational, non-commercial uses. To seek permission to reproduce EBIC materials, please contact us.



Disclaimer of Liability



Every effort is made to provide accurate and timely information on www.biostimulants.eu. Nonetheless, neither EBIC nor any of its members or employees warrant that service will be uninterrupted or error-free. Www.biostimulants.eu is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Therefore, neither EBIC nor any of its members or employees will be liable for any damages arising from the use of or inability to use www.biostimulants.eu.



Links



EBIC may establish links with other web sites or sources. EBIC cannot guarantee the availability of these sites nor the quality of the content therein. However, if a User notices that a link leads to material that is illegal, EBIC will delete the link after having been duly informed of the content.



Privacy Policy



Information that we collect via your company’s membership of EBIC

When the company you are employed by and/or representing becomes a member of EBIC, you or the person in your company who is responsible for EBIC matters may provide your information in order to allow us to deliver the services as agreed in the membership contract and as pursuant to the statutory purposes of the association. This may include your name, job title, address, phone, email address, etc.

We may also collect your information when you register to attend an EBIC meeting/event or webinar, or when you represent EBIC at an external event, in order that we may carry out the obligations and administrative tasks required pre- and post-event.

How do we use this information?

We use this information for purposes of administering our working activities and providing services requested, including the issuing of newsletters and alerts, invoices and administrative correspondence.


Information that we collect through www.biostimulants.eu

When you visit our public web site, you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose (collected on an individual basis with your consent) and web site use information as you and others browse our web site (collected on an aggregate basis).

  • E-mail information

If you choose to correspond further with us by e-mail, we may retain the content of your messages together with your e-mail address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.

  • Web site use information

EBIC may use web server logs to collect information about how our web site is used. Information gathered in this way may include the date and time of visits, pages viewed, time spent at our web site as well as web sites visited just prior to our own. This information is collected on an aggregate basis and is not associated with you as an individual.

The EBIC web site uses cookies to help us improve the site and enhance your online experience. We explicitly ask for your consent the first time you visit the web site.

How do we use this information?

We use web server logs to gather information about Users’ browsing activities in order to constantly improve our web site. We may provide aggregate information about our web site visitors and related web site information to relevant service providers, but this information will not include data that identifies any individual.


Information that we collect through https://biostimulants.sharepoint.com

When you sign up to use the EBIC members-only intranet, it is required that you provide your email address. You may also opt to provide your name, company, job title, phone, mobile, LinkedIn account, and Twitter handle.

How do we use this information?

The personal information that you provide is shared with members of the EBIC intranet with the purpose of enabling collaboration among members.


Other ways that we collect personal information

EBIC may store the contact information (such as name, job title, address, telephone, email address, etc), in the course of its association and working activities, of politicians, public officials, civil servants, individuals in public office, representatives of associations and institutes, where the information has been obtained via public access (e.g. online or at events/workshops) or was provided by the individual, and serves a purpose for the working activities of the association.


How do we protect your information?

EBIC respects your privacy and will not share any personal information that you submit to us with any organization unless explicit consent is given or as necessary to carry out the requested business. Your information is completely private and will only be shared internally with the person(s) responsible for handling your request.

Your personal data is stored in a secure manner that protects it from unauthorized processing, accidental loss or damage.

The personal information you provide to us will be stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected.

Periodically, our operations and working practices are reviewed to ensure high levels of data protection. In general, our working practices limit employee access to confidential information and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons.


How to withdraw your consent to be emailed or unsubscribe from receiving emails and newsletters, alerts, etc.

If you would like to stop receiving emails and/or EBIC newsletters or alerts, and have your information removed, please email us at barbara@prospero.ag.​


You have the right to ask for a copy of the information EBIC has about you and the right to request alterations.

To request a copy of your information, or to request alterations to it, please email us at barbara@prospero.ag.

Updated: 24 May 2018