Indemnity and Intellectual Property Right Ownership

You acknowledge that the copyright in the contents of all the pages in this site is owned or licensed to us.  The copying, reproduction, modification, downloading or use in any form of the contents of this site without our prior written permission is strictly forbidden, unless this occurs incidentally while using the site for private and non-commercial use.

You further acknowledge that all technical data, drawings, reports and any other information or documents whatsoever (the "Croydex Documentation") which we submits to the you in the course of or prior to the execution of these Conditions of Sale remains our property and the copyright and any other intellectual property rights in the Croydex Documentation remains vested at all times in us.  You further agrees that the Croydex Documentation may not be used except in connection with the operation, maintenance and use of the Goods and may not be disclosed to any third parties.

You agree that you will not at any time, without our prior written consent, manufacture or have manufactured any goods in imitation of the Goods and you will not at any time dispute or assist any other person to dispute the validity of any intellectual property rights (whether registered or unregistered) in the Goods.

You shall indemnify us and keep us indemnified against all costs, expenses, damages and demands incurred by us in respect of:

Any alleged infringement of the patents, trade marks, copyright, design or other intellectual property rights used by us at your request;

Any alleged breach or infringement of any statute or regulation concerning the preparation, marketing and distribution of the Goods sold by you;

Any alleged breach of any statute relation to trade descriptions or weights and measures where we rely or have relied upon information relating thereto or labels provided by you, and the breach does not arise from our negligence or default;

Any claims arising and made under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and which arise by reason of or in connection with a defect in the Goods or in the end product manufactured and/or supplied by you in which the Goods are comprised, which defect is attributable either to the compliance by us with the instructions given by you or to your design of the end product.

You shall not without our prior written consent:

Alter or make any addition to the labelling or packaging of the Goods displaying our trade marks or other intellectual property rights belonging to us;

Alter, deface or remove in any manner any reference to our trade marks, any reference to Croydex or any other name attached or affixed to the Goods or their packaging or labelling;

Use any of our trade marks or any other intellectual property rights provided on packaging or labelling of the Goods in any other way other than in respect of onward sales of the Goods;

Use any trade marks or images confusingly similar to the trade marks or intellectual property rights supplied on packaging or labelling on the Goods;

Use trade marks supplied on the Goods' packaging or labelling or any word confusingly similar to any of the same as, or as part of, its corporate or trading name;

Apply for or obtain registration of any of the trade marks used on or supplied on the packaging or labelling of the Goods (or any trade or service mark which comprises of such trade marks or any confusingly similar word or words or logo) for any goods or services in any country;

Do or omit to do anything which may diminish or devalue:

The reputation, image or prestige of; or

Our rights in or to; or

Impair any registration of any of the trade marks or intellectual property rights used on or supplied with the Goods.

You shall promptly give notice in writing to us if you become aware that there is any infringement or suspected infringement of the trade marks or other intellectual property rights supplied or used on the packaging or labelling and in instances where the disposal of the Goods infringes the rights of any third party.

In the case of any matter falling within the above paragraph:

We shall in our absolute discretion determine what action if any shall be taken;

We shall have sole control over and shall conduct any action as we shall deem necessary in pursuance of the above clause;
You shall have no right to make any demands or bring any claim, effect any settlements or take any other action in respect of any infringement or suspected infringement without our prior consent (in writing and signed by a duly authorised representative); and

You shall pay all costs in connection with any such action and shall be entitled to all damages and other sums which may be paid or awarded as a result of any such action.