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Terms of service

These website terms of service (“Terms”) set out the terms of service under which you can use this website, www.format-a.ch, (“Website”). Please read these Terms carefully and make sure that you understand them. By using this Website for the first time, your consent is deemed to have been given and you declare that you will comply with these Terms and are bound by them. If you do not agree to these Terms or do not want to comply with them, you must not use the Website.

  1. Definitions
    The following expressions have the following meaning in these Terms unless context requires otherwise:
    “Content” means all texts, images, audio, video, scripts, code, software, databases and any other form of information that can be stored on a computer, appear on the Website or are part of the Website;
    “FORMAT A/we/us/our” means Format A AG, Wiesenstrasse 9, 8008 Zürich.
  2. About us
    The Website, www.format-a.ch, is the property of Format A AG and is operated by Format A AG.
  3. Access to the Website
    Access to the Website is free of charge. It is your responsibility to make all necessary arrangements in order to be able to access the Website.
    The Website is accessed as it is available and accessible via the Internet at the time of each visit (on an “as is” and “as available” basis). FORMAT A may change the Website (or parts of it) at any time and without prior notice or suspend or discontinue access to it. FORMAT A is not liable to you in any way if the Website (or parts of it) is not available at any point in time or for any period.
  4. Intellectual property
    The Content contained on the Website and the copyrights, trademarks and other rights on the Website belong to FORMAT A (or have been expressly licensed by FORMAT A) unless expressly indicated otherwise. The Content is protected by the Swiss and international laws in force and the agreement on the protection of intellectual property.
    Unless the mandatory law in force prescribes otherwise, you are not allowed to reproduce, copy, transmit, sell, sublicense or store the Website’s Content or reuse it in any other way unless we give you express written permission to do so.
    You are not permitted to use the Content stored or downloaded on the Website for commercial purposes without previously having obtained a licence from FORMAT A ( or our licensors).
  5. Links to other websites
    Unless expressly indicated otherwise, any links to other websites are not subject to FORMAT A’s control. FORMAT A does not accept any responsibility or liability for the content of the websites of third parties. The inclusion of a link to another website on the Website is only for information and does not mean approval or endorsement of the website itself or the parties that control it.
  6. Disclaimer
    The Content of the Website is only for information and does not represent advice that you can rely or depend on.
    To the extent permitted by law, FORMAT A does not make any representations, warranties or guarantees that the Website meets your needs, that it does not breach the rights of third parties, that it is compatible with all software and hardware or that it is secure.
    FORMAT A makes every reasonable effort to keep the Content of the Website complete, correct and up to date. However, FORMAT A does not make any representations, warranties or guarantees (either express or implied) that the Content is complete, correct or up to date.
  7. Liability
    To the extent permitted by law, FORMAT A does not accept any liability for any foreseeable or unforeseeable damage arising in contract, tort (including negligence) or unjust enrichment or for breach of legal or other duties that arise in connection with the use (or impossibility of use) of the Website and its Content (including reliance on the Content of the Website).
    To the extent permitted by law, FORMAT A does not make any representations, warranties or guarantees for the Website and/or its Content (whether express or implied).
    FORMAT A uses all reasonable care to ensure that the Website is free of viruses and other harmful software. FORMAT A does not accept any liability for any damage or loss that results due to a virus or other harmful software owing to your use of the Website (including downloading Content) or of another website to which the Website links.
    FORMAT A does not accept any responsibility or liability for disruptions or unavailability of the Website that are due to external causes, including (but not limited to) outages of ISP devices, outages of hosting devices, outages of communication networks, natural disasters, acts of war or legal restrictions and censorship.
  8. Cookies
    We do not use cookies.
  9. Data protection
    Please refer to our privacy policy.
  10. Amendments of these Terms
    FORMAT A can amend these Terms at any time. Such amendments become binding for you when you first use the Website after the implementation of the amendments. We therefore recommend that you review this Website from time to time.
    In the event of a conflict between the current version of these Terms and one or more earlier versions, subject to an express provision to the contrary, the current and valid provisions have precedence.
  11. Applicable law and place of jurisdiction
    These Terms are governed by Swiss law (excluding Swiss international private law and international agreements, particularly the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods of 11 April 1980).
    The courts at the location of the registered office of FORMAT A shall be competent for all disputes in connection with these Terms.
  12. Contact
    To contact us, please send an email to info@format-a.ch