General disclaimer

General

This General Disclaimer governs each user's use of this Shurgard website. If a user furthermore participates in business transactions with a Shurgard company, the user will also be governed by Shurgard’s terms and conditions of Rent/Insurance and Shurgard’s store regulations.

Participation in this Shurgard website is voluntary. By accessing this Shurgard website and using its content, all users automatically consent to the General Disclaimer and are legally bound by it. It is therefore important that every user reads the entire text of the General Disclaimer. Shurgard urges the user to review this text each time he accesses the website to ascertain which changes, if any, have been made to the text

As a condition of your use of this website, you agree that you will not use this website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this General Disclaimer. You may not use this website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair this website or interfere with any other person's use and enjoyment of this website. You may not use any device or software intended to damage or interfere with the proper working of this website or intended to intercept any data or information from this website. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to this website or other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to this website, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through this website.

If any provision of this General Disclaimer is held to be invalid, void or for any reason unenforceable, such provision will be deemed replaced with a valid and enforceable provision most closely reflecting the intent and purpose of the original provision. Shurgard's failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive Shurgard's right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. This General Disclaimer sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between us with respect to this subject matter. Any failure by Shurgard to exercise any rights or enforce any of the terms of this General Disclaimer shall not constitute a waiver of such rights or terms.

If you have any questions about Shurgard's General Disclaimer or if you have any requests, please contact us at contact@shurgard.eu

Copyright and Trademark policy

All data developed and/or collected by Shurgard in connection with the operation of this site shall be the exclusive property of Shurgard, subject to applicable law and the provisions of our Privacy Policy. In addition, this site and all other items included in or related to this site (including but not limited to know-how, lay-out, drawings and software), protected or protectable by copyrights, are owned by or licensed to Shurgard and protected by international copyright treaties.

The content and software on this site may be used as an information resource or a tool for a customer to enter into a business relationship with Shurgard. Any other use, including but not limited to copying, adaptation, translation, arrangement, modification, commercial exploitation of the whole or of any part of the content and software of this site in any form and by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, is strictly prohibited unless prior written consent has been given by Shurgard. Any infringement of the above may lead to civil or criminal proceedings.

Contrary to the above mentioned, the European users of the Image Download Center (IDC) that have been allowed by Shurgard to access the IDC part of the website may download and copy any image found at the Image Download Center if necessary for the execution of their job, mission or task promoting or representing Shurgard.

Please be advised that some names, signs and logos used on this site (among others the Shurgard name, the Shurgard logo) are protected trademarks. Shurgard's trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Shurgard's, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Shurgard.

Content policy

If a Shurgard website permits the users to submit and post comments on the website, you acknowledge that you are responsible for the comments you submit and post on this website, and you, and not Shurgard, have full responsibility for the comments, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright.

Any data contained in your comments to this website shall be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be used, reproduced, distributed and disclosed by Shurgard for any legitimate purpose without restriction.

Shurgard may review or monitor comments that are submitted and posted on its website. However, Shurgard is under no obligation to do so and will not assume liability or responsibility for any comments submitted and posted by users to its website. Shurgard shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, move or remove any comments that are submitted and posted. Shurgard will fully cooperate with any legal obligation to disclose the identity of anyone posting unlawful, threatening, libellous, obscene, pornographic, profane or otherwise offensive or illegal comments on the website.

Website Disclaimer

Shurgard took and takes great care in creating and maintaining this website. However, Shurgard provides this website on an 'AS IS' basis. Shurgard makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the website, the information, content, materials, products, software included in or related to this website (including but not limited to inaccuracies in store addresses, availability of space or prices that might figure in this website). The user is also aware that the website and/or its content is subject to change or termination without notice. To the full extent permissible by law, Shurgard furthermore disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with regard to the merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of the website.

Shurgard will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from visiting and consulting this site, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive and consequential damages.

Any information or other content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of this website is done at your own discretion and risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such information or other content.

In case links are created with other sites, for instance through the use of research tools, Shurgard does not accept any liability for the content and existence of these other sites. Anyone who uses these research tools is aware that the internet can contain illicit and/or harmful content and recognizes that Shurgard has no control over such illicit or harmful materials.

Any dispute involving this Shurgard website will be governed by the laws of Belgium. In case of a dispute, only the courts having jurisdiction for the area where the company seat of the website service provider is established will be competent.

20 September 2004