General
The following terms and conditions govern the use of the Website of HLB Belgium, with the domain name www.hlb.be, as well as all of the websites that have been or may be developed by HLB Belgium, all hereinafter referred to as ‘the Website’. This Website was created and is managed by HLB Belgium, Terhulpsesteenweg 166, 1170 Watermaal-Bosvoorde, VAT number BE 0419 280 718. For more information, please send an e-mail via the contact form. By your access to and use of the Website, you unreservedly accept and agree to abide by these Terms of Use. The use of this Website does not create any legal partnership. If one provision of these user conditions is not applicable, or is contrary to a provision of imperative law, this inapplicability shall not affect the validity or applicability of the other provisions. HLB Belgium reserves the right to amend the provisions of these user conditions whereby the user is requested to read the conditions prior to each new use. The present conditions are specific conditions that relate solely to the use of the HLB Belgium website, as well as to all other Internet and/or network initiatives of HLB Belgium (see above), and are to be complemented by the general terms and conditions of HLB Belgium, which shall remain integrally applicable to the legal relationship between HLB Belgium and the client/user. Click here to read the HLB Belgium General Terms and Conditions.
Access to the website
HLB Belgium makes every effort, insofar as possible, to ensure access to its Website 7 days a week and 24 hours a day, without any guarantee in this respect. This access, however, may be interrupted, in particular for maintenance and updating, as a result of dumping, or for any other technical reason.
Intellectual rights
The Website, including the texts, the structure, the layout, the graphic components, the presentation, the logos, the software, as well as all of the possible other elements contained in this Website, shall be protected by the intellectual rights of HLB Belgium, its suppliers or partners, if any. These intellectual rights include, but are not limited to: copyright, neighboring rights, database rights, and trademark rights. Other product or company names mentioned on this Website may be trademarks of their respective owners. The user may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, translate, distribute, display, reproduce, publish, license, transfer, or sell any information, software, product, or service obtained from these sites, nor create works that are derived from the aforementioned elements, without the written and prior permission of the entitled party or HLB Belgium. The same applies to the extracts from works offered on this Website, even if these are offered free of charge. Every breach of these intellectual rights may give rise to civil and criminal prosecution.
Liability
This Website is intended to provide general information about the activities and services of HLB Belgium. HLB Belgium and its information suppliers are not liable for breakdowns, interruptions or errors of its Website and are not liable for the consequences that may ensue for the user or third parties. The information and services contained in this Website may contain technical and content-related inaccuracies or typographical errors. Consequently, HLB Belgium offers no guarantee whatsoever with respect to the accuracy or topicality of the information offered on this Website. HLB Belgium shall not be held liable for wrongful acts, indirect loss or damage resulting from the present conditions, contractual or product liability, or for any direct, indirect, or incidental loss or damage whatsoever, such as operating losses, loss of profit, loss of opportunity, (operational) damage, business stagnation, or (personnel) costs, even if these should be the result of a serious or repeated error caused by the Website (including its technical operation or its unavailability), viruses, computer crime, hacking, and even if HLB Belgium had been warned of such damage. Likewise, HLB Belgium shall not be held responsible for any temporary or permanent damage or disruption caused to the data or the computer equipment of the user during the access to the Website, during the consultation of the pages of the Website or, in general, during the transfer of files and computer programmes that comprise the Website to its receiver. HLB Belgium shall in particular not be held liable for the possible transfer of viruses via its Website. HLB Belgium shall not be held liable for the fraudulent use of its means of dissemination. HLB Belgium declines all liability with respect to any break-in in its computer systems and the plundering of data that might result therefrom. HLB Belgium does, however, deploy all useful means to prevent unauthorized break-ins.
Applicable law and jurisdiction
All disputes associated with or arising from (the use of) the Website shall be subject exclusively to Belgian law, whereby the Court of First Instance in Brussels, the Commercial Court in Brussels, and the Justice of the Peace Court of the First Canton in Brussels shall have exclusive jurisdiction. HLB Belgium may only be summoned to appear before these courts. HLB Belgium, however, reserves the right to unilaterally and at any time and without prior notice deny any user access, either wholly or partially, to its Website, more specifically in the event of a clear breach of the present conditions by the user. The use of the Website is not permitted in the countries where all of the present provisions, including this paragraph are not applicable. If You cannot agree with the contents of these general terms and conditions, the only remedy is not to continue using the Website.