Terms of use

The user of Berner Ltd’s Web services commits himself or herself to following the currently applicable terms of use. These terms of use for Web services are applied to all Web services produced and maintained by Berner Ltd. In these terms of use, ‘Web services’ refers to all Web services produced by or maintained in Internet by Berner Ltd, such as Berner.fi at the address http://www.berner.fi/.

Berner Ltd reserves the right to change the terms of use, layout, content, availability, and services or discontinue the service without prior notice. Berner Ltd has the right to suspend the service for maintenance and updating procedures.

Where there are links to third-party sites in this Web service, Berner Ltd is not responsible for any material published by those parties.

Use of the services

The Berner.fi Web service is open to everyone. Registration or signing in is required only for Berner’s material management service, the material bank.

The Berner.fi Web service may be used for only personal, non-commercial purposes. The material may be used without separate consent, but the user must mention the name of the holder of the rights. We reserve the right to make changes to the material.

The user commits himself or herself to using the Berner.fi Web service in accordance with the relevant laws, applicable regulations, authorities’ orders, and good manners. The user may be brought to account for illegal use of the Berner.fi Web service or for breaching these terms of use.

Sending racist, libellous, or otherwise illegal messages in the Web service is prohibited. The Web service must not be overloaded by means such as spamming or sending chain or mass e-mail or similar material, and the user must not provide misleading information about his or her personality or e-mail address. Any material sent by the user must not contain viruses or other software that could prevent or impede the use of the Web service.

Handling of personal data

The Berner.fi Web service is maintained in accordance with personal data protection laws. No personal registries are compiled from the Web service’s user information. An e-mail address or other contact information is asked for only if the user desires a response to questions or feedback. In order to develop the Web service, statistical information is collected from its use, such as the user’s IP address, the time of the visit to the Web site, the pages visited, and the identification tag of the browser used.

Copyrights

The proprietary rights to the Berner.fi Web service as well as other copyrights and incorporeal rights to the Web service belong to Berner Ltd. Copyright law and copyright-related regulations and decrees are applied to the Web service.

Image rights

The right to use the photos on the pages belongs to Berner Ltd. No photographs will be delivered for marketing or advertisement purposes.

Data security

Berner Ltd presumes that when starting to use the service, Berner.fi Web service users are aware that the Web environment and Web services are never fully secure. When using the Berner.fi Web service, the user is responsible for maintaining the data security of his or her data systems.

The service’s usability

Berner Ltd strives to keep the Web service available continuously and without disruptions. However, Berner Ltd shall not be held responsible for possible problems related to data transfer, technical errors, or disruptions caused by maintenance or installation work. Berner Ltd is not responsible for changes to, or disappearance of, any data in the Web service or locatable via the Web service.

Software and data communication connections

When the Berner.fi Web service was designed, various operating system and browser combinations were taken into consideration in order to serve as wide a range of users as possible. The hardware and software recommendations are listed below.

Operating system, browsers, and versions

Windows:
Internet Explorer 5, Internet Explorer 5.5, Internet Explorer 6
Netscape 7
Opera 7
Mozilla 1
Firefox 1.0

Mac OS:
Internet Explorer 5.2
Netscape 7
Opera 7
Mozilla 1
Safari 1.0

The Web site includes PDF documents that require Adobe Reader for viewing (this product can be downloaded free of charge at Adobe’s Web site). All animated material and videos are in Flash. To view this material you need to have Adobe Flash Player installed on your computer (this product can be downloaded free of charge at Adobe’s Web site).