1. Acceptance and Modification of the Terms of Use

1.1 Your access and use of the Manitowoc e-shop www.manitowoc-shop.com are governed by the present terms of use ("Terms of Use"). By accessing, browsing and using our Websites, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and accepted unreservedly these Terms of Use, as modified from time to time by us.

1.2 If we decide to modify our Terms of Use, we will post a new version on our Websites. We invite you therefore to take the time to read these Terms of Use from time to time in order to familiarize yourself with any changes.

2. Copyright and Intellectual Property

"This site and the general terms and conditions of sale are subject to French law.

2.1 The content of our Websites and namely but not exclusively the texts, marks, logos, graphics, photographs, videos, sounds, music, layout, designs, know-how, technologies, products and processes are the property of Manitowoc or its affiliated companies or are used with the owners' consent and accordingly are protected by copyright, trademarks, patents and all other intellectual or industrial property rights as recognized under applicable law.

1. Copyright: Manitowoc Crane Group - 18 chemin de Charbonnières B.P. 173 - 69132 ECULLY CEDEX - FRANCE

2. Hosting: FIDIT, 1 quai Joseph Gillet - 69004 LYON - FRANCE

3. Service provider: Promoplus, 13 rue Emile Decorps - B.P. 1002 - 69612 VILLEURBANNE CEDEX - FRANCE"

2.2 Except as provided in Section 3 hereinafter, nothing contained on our Websites shall be interpreted as granting a licence or right of use to any such content contained of our Webites.

3. Use of the Websites

3.1 You may download, display or print the content of our Websites solely for personal non-commercial, personal use, thereby retaining and reproducing each and every copyright notice or other proprietary rights notice contained in any information or other material you download. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, or broadcast of the content of the Websites, in whole or in part and by any means, is strictly prohibited, except upon prior written consent of Manitowoc.

3.2 Manitowoc neither warrants nor represents that your use of any content displayed on its Websites will not infringe rights of third parties.

4. Information Deemed Non-Confidential

"4.1 Any personally identifying data and information that you may send via the Internet to our Websites are protected and treated according to our Privacy Policy. We invite you to read said Privacy Policy carefully before providing us with any such personally identifying data and information.
CNIL registration number: the site has been registered with the data protection and privacy enforcement national board under #1290501."

4.2 Any other information or material communicated to Manitowoc through the Internet, by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, graphics or the like, are and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you transmit or post becomes the property of Manitowoc and may be freely used for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting. Specifically, Manitowoc is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any such communication you send to the Websites for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, advertising and marketing products using such information. Any such use is without compensation to those providing the information, nor anyone else.

4.3 By submitting information, you are warranting that you own the material/content submitted, that it is not defamatory, and that Manitowoc's use will not violate any third party's rights. Manitowoc is under no obligation to use the information provided.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

5.1 WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO SECTION 6 HEREINAFTER, ANY MATERIAL, INFORMATION AND ALL THAT YOU FIND ON THE WEBSITES ARE FURNISHED TO YOU "AS IS", IN FUNCTION OF THEIR AVAILABILITY, AND WITHOUT GUARANTY OF ANY SORT, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

5.2 MANITOWOC DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT ITS WEBSITES OR THEIR CONTENT WILL CORRESPOND TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS, WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR FREE OF ERROR.

5.3 SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

5.4 Any advice or information, be it oral or written, obtained from Manitowoc or during the use of services made available on the Websites, shall not give rise to any guarantees which are not expressly provided for in the present Terms of Use.

6. Limitation of Liability

6.1 You access, use, browse and navigate on our Websites at your own risk and peril.

6.2 YOU RECOGNIZE AND ACCEPT THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, NEITHER MANITOWOC, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES, NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THE WEBSITES, MAY BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ANY INJURY TO REPUTATION, COSTS, LOSSES, DECREASE IN TURNOVER OR PROFITS OR LIABILITIES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER (EVEN IF THE ADVENT OF SUCH DAMAGE WAS KNOWN OR COULD HAVE BEEN KNOWN BY PROMOPLUS), CAPABLE OF ARISING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, OR ON THE CONTRARY THE IMPOSSIBILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITES OR THEIR CONTENT.

6.3 ALL MATERIALS WHICH ARE DOWNLOADED OR OBTAINED BY ANY OTHER MANNER DURING THE USE OF OUR WEBSITES ARE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND PERIL. Manitowoc assumes no liability for any damage or virus which could affect your computer equipment or other property by reason of your access to, use or downloading of any material from its Websites or for any illegal intrusion or intervention in the IT systems.

6.4 Manitowoc reserves the right to interrupt or discontinue any or all of the functionality of its Websites. Manitowoc accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any interruption or discontinuance of any or all functionality of its Websites resulting from actions or omissions of Manitowoc or any third party.

7. Change of Information

The content of our Websites may contain inaccuracies or errors. Manitowoc reserves the right to make changes, corrections and/or improvements to said content at any time without prior notice but does not assume any responsibility to do so.

8. Availability of Products/Services

Our Websites may contain information on Manitowoc's worldwide products and services, not all of which are available in every location. A reference to a Manitowoc product or service on the Websites does not imply that such product or service is or will be available at your location.

9. Links

9.1 As a service to our visitors, our Websites may contain hypertext links leading to other websites that are not operated or controlled by Manitowoc. Manitowoc shall not be considered as responsible for these sites and declines all responsibility and liability in relation to their content, legality, accuracy or functions.

9.2 The creation of any hyperlink to our Websites is prohibited without prior written consent of Manitowoc.

10. Miscellaneous

10.1 The present Terms of Use embody the entire agreement concluded between Manitowoc and yourself concerning the access and the use of the Websites and their content. Any other terms or conditions issued by Manitowoc and governing its relations with you, in particular relating to any service or purchase of product, shall supplement the Terms of Use; in the event of any inconsistency between them, the other terms or conditions shall prevail over these Terms of Use.

10.2 The fact that Manitowoc tolerates a breach by yourself of one of the obligations set out in the Terms of Use, or does not enforce a right attributed to it thereunder or under the law, shall not be construed as a waiver by it to invoke and enforce its rights.

10.3 In the event that any provision of the Terms of Use is considered to be illegal by law or regulation, existing or future, or by a court ruling, then such provision shall be considered as stricken, all other provisions of the Terms of Use maintaining full force and effect between yourself and Manitowoc.

10.4 The headings of the provisions of the Terms of Use are for convenience alone and shall not alter or modify the terms and conditions in any manner.