Privacy policy
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) is committed to safeguarding your privacy. When you visit the website, we may ask you for certain information, such as contact details including telephone numbers, email address, location and the name of your company. This information is stored on our customer database, which enables HCME to provide you with any details you request from us or consent to receive. We may also use your personal information to track activity on the site. Understanding how our visitors use our website helps us to serve you better.
We will only use your information for the purposes set out below if you have indicated that you wish us to do so when submitting the information. Additionally, if at any time you wish us to stop using your information for any or all of the purposes below, please let us know. We will do so as soon as it is reasonably possible. From time to time, we would like to use the information you supply to us for the following reasons:
• market research
• responding to feedback
• informing you about our services
• giving your details to affiliate companies to enable them to send you information that may be of interest to you (where you request such information) or to contact you regarding your query
We do not otherwise disclose information about your individual visits to the website or information that identifies you to any third parties, unless we have your prior consent or it is required by law, local regulators and law enforcement offices. If HCME merges with, acquires or is sold to another firm or goes bankrupt, we may share files and email records with our business and merger partners.
Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent that. We only use cookies to keep track of the pages you visit and to tell us whether you have visited the site previously so that, in order to serve you better, we understand how all our visitors use the site. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. We have sought to set up our site so as to notify you before a cookie is used. However, if you choose to reject all cookies, you may be unable to use all parts of the website.
Please note that information delivered to HCME (via posting, email or otherwise) will not be considered confidential. HCME shall not be responsible for keeping such information confidential, nor shall HCME be liable for any use or disclosure thereof. If you wish to provide information on a confidential basis you should not provide such information via the site. HCME welcomes your comments on the site or on our products.
You may not send unsolicited commercial email to the email addresses provided on the site. The posting of email addresses is not to be construed as, and does not constitute consent to use of them by any seller of services, any compiler of mailing lists, or any other non-authorised use without prior permission from HCME. In addition, spam, chain emails, advertising solicitations and similar email solicitations are expressly prohibited.
You may not transmit to or from this site any unlawful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, inflammatory or pornographic material, or other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law. Neither should you attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of our site, system or network, or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorisation.
You agree to indemnify us against all claims, demands, actions, expenses, losses, damages and costs (including but not limited to reasonable legal costs and disbursements) arising from or incurred as a result of breach of these prohibited uses and for breach of our copyright, trademarks and other intellectual property rights.
Any claim relating to, and the use of, this site and the materials contained herein is governed by law of The Netherlands.
• All information or other content should not necessarily be relied upon
• HCME does not necessarily endorse or support the comments or opinions on the site
• The appearance of editorial features, advertisements, photographs or benefits does not represent endorsement by HCME of any third-party products or services nor their suitability for use on Hitachi machines
• HCME is not responsible for any damage, or loss arising or resulting from anyone’s reliance on information or other content shown on the site
• Comments on the site are pre-moderated – they are not published until they have been checked
• HCME does not allow disrespectful, insulting, libellous or illegal posts
• The views expressed by correspondents are not necessarily those of HCME
• HCME can take no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or otherwise of the information on the site
• HCME recommends the use of industry-standard health and safety measures on construction sites, but is not responsible for non-compliance by third parties
• The modification of Hitachi construction machinery may not comply with the manufacturer’s warranty guidelines or restrictions – owners should consult with their Hitachi dealer in such cases.
