1.- GENERAL INFORMATION

FRANKE FOOD SERVICES EQUIPMENT, S.L., is a Spanish company with registered head office in Mollet del Vallès (Barcelona), Polígono Can Magarola, C/ Congost No. 10.

FRANKE FOOD SERVICES EQUIPMENT, S.L. (hereinafter, FRANKE) forms part of the international business group FRANKE HOLDING AG.

The name of the domain www.frankehosteleria.com is registered to FRANKE FOOD SERVICES EQUIPMENT, S.L.U., inscribed in the Mercantile Register of Barcelona, Tome 36,403, Folio 49 and Sheet No. B-279198 and holder of Tax Identification Code number B63376073.

Users of this web site can contact FRANKE in any of the following ways:

Ordinary mail:
Polígono Can Magarola, C/ Congost No. 10
08100 Mollet del Vallès (Barcelona)

Phone: + 34 935 795 550
Fax: + 34 935 795 931
E-mail:fss-webmaster@franke.com

2.- CONDITIONS OF USE

The contents of this web site are merely informative about the Professional Services that FRANKE offers its customers at any time.

The user of the web site, through access and browsing, is obliged to use it in compliance with the legislation in force and the conditions established in this legal notice, morals, generally accepted good practice and public order. The user shall be liable before FRANKE and/or third parties, for any damage that may be caused as a result of non-compliance with this obligation.

Access and browsing of this web site implies accepting and understanding the legal notices included herein. Mere access does not imply establishing a commercial relationship of any type between FRANKE and the user.

Access to certain services of this web site shall require users being previously registered and obtaining a user name and password. The user name and password are personal and untransferable. Users are obliged to make diligent use of their user names and passwords and to keep them secret.
This legal notice may be modified at any time should FRANKE consider it necessary or with the purpose of adapting to changes in the legislation and/or technological advances that may occur in the future.

FRANKE may prohibit access to this web site of any user who behaves illegally.

Users of this web site must abstain, in any case, from deleting, altering, avoiding or using any protection device or security system that maybe installed herein.

3.- INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

© 1998 -2005 FRANKE FOOD SERVICES EQUIPMENT, S.L. All rights reserved.

The entire content of this web site including but not limited to the texts, images, photographs, sounds, files, logotypes, source codes, combinations of colours, and any other elements, as well as its structure and design, selection and form of presentation of the materials included herein and the computer programs required for its operation, access and use are subject to the industrial and intellectual property rights held by FRANKE or third parties. Therefore, the user may use them solely for exclusive personal and private use and agrees not to use them for commercial purposes nor to exploit, distribute, reproduce, publicly communicate, reverse engineer, modify, alter or decompile them without the corresponding prior written authorisation of the holder unless legally permitted to do so.

All trademarks, commercial names or distinctive signs of any type that appear on the web site are the property of FRANKE or of third parties, without this being interpreted that the use or access to the web site attributes the user any right over said trademarks, commercial names and/or distinctive signs nor over any of the contents of the same.

4.- PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY POLICY

Pursuant to current legislation regarding the protection of personal data, Organic Law 15/1999, of December 13, FRANKE hereby informs users of the following:

The personal details that users provide on this web site, will be incorporated in a file duly registered with the Agency of protection of data, and which is the property and responsibility of FRANKE FOOD SERVICES EQUIPMENT S.L., with registered head office in Mollet del Vallès (Barcelona), Polígono Can Magarola, C/ Congost No. 10 and holder of Tax Identification Code Number B63376073.

In compliance with Royal Decree 994/1999, of June 11, FRANKE has adopted the adequate security measures to protect the personal details provided and has installed means and technical measures to prevent their loss, unauthorised use, alteration, unauthorised access or theft.

The FRANKE server, where this web site is hosted uses cookies to maintain the browsing session. These cookies are automatic procedures for collection of information of a technical character relative to the preferences of the user while visiting a certain web page. Each time that the user accesses the web site in question, these files are automatically activated to configure the web site with the preferences used during previous visits. Cookies provide no information on the name nor any data of a personal character about the user, nor can they read cookie files created by other suppliers. The user may configure the browser program in such a way that it prevents the creation of “cookies” or issues a warning whenever this occurs. The web site is accessible without any need to activate the options referring to cookie files, even though this may imply some difficulty for the user to obtain correct display of the web site.

When connecting to the FRANKE web site, the server where the web site is hosted, automatically recognises the IP Address of the user computer as well as the date and time of entry and exit and which contents of our Web the user browsed. The FRANKE server requires all this data because it has to be able to communicate with the user to send any requests made through the browser and to be able to display them on the user's screen. Neither the server nor any employee of FRANKE can gain knowledge of any personal details of the user unless the user consciously provides them of his/her own free will.

If the user is underage, previous consent will be required from parents or, if applicable, legal representatives before providing personal details to this web site.

The purpose of the automatic collection and processing of personal details on the users is to provide the information and/or manage the services required of FRANKE who, furthermore, may send the user (also by electronic transmission) any type of information of commercial or advertising character about the Company that could be of interest.

The personal details provided may be transferred to companies of the GROUP FRANKE HOLDING AG to manage the services required of FRANKE, as well as to send information to users, either by traditional or electronic mail, about the services and/or products supplied by companies of the GROUP.

At any time, the user shall have the possibility of exercising the right of access (request for information on personal details), amendment or cancellation (request for correction or suppression of imprecise or incorrect personal details subject to processing and included in a file) and opposition (request of opposition to the processing of personal details) as stipulated in the Organic Law for Protection of Personal Data. To this effect, FRANKE may be contacted in the following way:

• Sending a fax to + 34 935 795 931 or,
• Sending a certified letter by ordinary post to the registered head office of the company (ref. protection of personal details) or an E-mail message to fss-webmaster@franke.es

5.- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The use of this Web site is at the users own risk. FRANKE is not responsible for any incorrect use the user may make of this web site.

FRANKE is not responsible for any errors or omissions that may occur on this web site nor may FRANKE be considered responsible for any damages derived from the use of the Web site nor for any action taken on the basis of the information contained herein.

FRANKE does not guarantee the absence of virus or other harmful elements that may cause damage or technical malfunction of data processing systems, electronic documents or user files. As a result, FRANKE shall not be liable for any damage that such elements may cause to users or third parties.

Users who wish to establish a link between a web page and this web site (portal) must comply with the following conditions:

• The link should be absolute and complete, that is, it must take the user to the URL address of the portal www.frankehosteleria.com and must fully cover all the extension of the home page of the portal.
• The web page that establishes the link may not create a frame over the pages of the portal.
• No type of misleading, erroneous or disloyal information may be provided about the portal.
• Neither may it contain elements that are illicit, immoral, contrary to good practiceor public order.

In any case, the web page that establishes the link must ask for express written authorisation from the holder of the portal.

6. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

Any litigation or dispute regarding the use of this web site shall be resolved in accordance with Spanish legislation and by the Courts and Tribunals of Barcelona (Spain), to which the parts expressly subject themselves and renounce any other jurisdiction that may correspond to them, unless resolved by mutual agreement.