Terms of Access

Access to this Site

This Site is owned and operated by SGS. SGS grants You a limited license to access and make personal use of the Site and not to download (other than page caching, publications, technical documents or other information) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with the express written consent of SGS. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of the Site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions or prices; any derivative use of the Site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots or similar data gathering and extraction tools. None of the Site or any portion thereof may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of SGS. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout or form) of SGS without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or other "hidden text" utilizing SGS's name or trademarks without the express written consent of SGS. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by SGS.

Community Forums

This Site may include bulletin boards, discussion groups and other public areas that allow feedback to SGS and interaction between users ("Forums"). Some Forums are open to the public, while others may require that You register for access. While SGS does not control the information/materials posted to Forums by users (the "Messages"), it reserves the right (which it may exercise at its sole discretion without notice) to delete, move or edit the Messages and to terminate your access to and use of the Forums and you waive any moral rights that you may have in regard to the Messages.

Employment Offers

This Site may contain information on employment opportunities within SGS. If You decide to apply for a vacancy we will assume that, by creating an application form or sending us your CV, You are signaling your agreement for SGS to use, hold and destroy any personal data contained in your form/CV for the purpose of considering Your application in accordance with our standard recruitment procedures and for the purposes outlined in detail below.

Please do not apply if You do not agree to SGS using, holding or destroying your data for any of the purposes that are outlined below:

We may wish to retain Your details on file for up to the next 12 months and to notify you of any suitable vacancies that arise. You would then have the opportunity to apply for these vacancies if You wished to do so.

We may use Your personal information for purposes of market research, specifically relating to the improvement of recruitment and HR policies and practices.

Depending on the nature of Your application, it is possible that Your personal information will be transferred outside of the European Economic Area (EEA).

Online Ordering

This Site may provide you with the opportunity to order SGS services. The relevant order conditions and, if applicable, terms of purchase may be found on the relevant page herein. The services may be ordered and purchased via credit card. All such credit card payments are processed by JP Morgan Chase (“JPMC”) and are subject to the JPMC terms and conditions found at https://www.chasepaymentech.com. SGS disclaims any and all liability for the processing of any such payments by JPMC and shall in no event be liable for any direct, special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages.

SGS does not retain or otherwise store any of Your credit card payment information. All of your personally identifiable information relating to accessing your account will, however, be stored on SGS servers and will be subject to the SGS Privacy Policy found on this Site.

Refunds will be handled on a case by case basis and, if approved, refunds will be issued within thirty (30) days of the refund approval date. Please note that cash refunds are not available. Any particular refund questions should be directed to your local SGS representative.

Investor Relations

All stock price information is provided to SGS by Swissquote for informational purposes only, is not intended for trading purposes and is at least 30 minutes delayed. SGS does not guarantee the sequence, accuracy, or completeness of any stock price information or other data displayed, and is not liable or responsible in any way for any delays, inaccuracies, or errors in any stock price information or data or in the transmission of any stock price information or data. The stock price information or data provided is not to be relied upon for any trading, business or financial purpose and SGS is not liable or responsible in any way for any damages, losses or costs arising from reliance on this information or incurred as a result of the non-performance, interruption or termination for any reason whatsoever of the stock price information or data.

Jurisdiction

Your access to, and use of, this Site, the Privacy Policy and these Terms of Access (and any dispute, controversy, proceedings or claim of whatsoever nature arising in any way therefrom) shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Switzerland exclusive of any rules with respect to conflicts of laws. All disputes arising in connection herewith shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the canton of Geneva.

Copyright

The information contained on this Site or in any publication made available on or through this Site is the exclusive property of SGS or is licensed to SGS and is protected by copyright and other proprietary rights. Nothing contained in this site may be reproduced, distributed or edited in any manner without the prior written authorization of SGS.

Trademarks

 This Site contains trademarks which are owned and registered by SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of SGS SA, to distinguish its services. No licence to use any of these trademarks is hereby granted or implied. No reproduction is permitted without specific written authorization.

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Should You have arrived at this page by clicking on a link provided on http://sgsonsite.sgs.com, then the Terms and Conditions below and/or the General Conditions for System, Product and Service Certification are to be read in conjunction with the User Agreement, which You accepted when registering for a customer account with SGSonSITE. Unless specifically otherwise stated, all services referred to on this Site are subject to the Terms and Conditions below.

For purposes of the Terms and Conditions below as well as the General Conditions for System, Product and Service Certification, reference to "Company" shall be interpreted to mean that SGS Affiliate which enters into a binding contract with You as Client.

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Disclaimer

The information contained and accessed on or through this site (the "Site") is provided by SGS for general guidance and is intended to offer You general information of interest. SGS owns or licenses all text, data, images and other materials on the Site. SGS has made every effort to ensure that the information contained on this Site is accurate and reliable. However, errors may sometimes occur. Therefore SGS expressly disclaims all express or implied warranties of any kind as to any matter whatsoever relating to these pages. IN NO EVENT SHALL SGS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE (WHETHER FOR LOSS OF PROFIT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS.

Page last modified on July 15, 2016.