GENERAL TERMS OF USE

Access to and use of this website are subject to the following terms. If you do not agree with these, please do not use this website. The website was developed and administered by MATSEN CHEMIE AG. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, in whole or in part, our Website, the Terms of Use, our Terms and Conditions and our Terms of Sale and Purchase at any time without notice and/or cease their operation. We, therefore, ask you to review this page and ask you to note any changes/additions when you return to this website.

All information, documents, and representations published on this website are the sole property of MATSEN CHEMIE AG. Any permission to use the same is subject to the condition that the copyright notice appears in all copies, the use of the information is only meant for personal purposes and are not exploited commercially, the information is not modified in any way and that all illustrations on the website are only used in conjunction with the accompanying text.

All trademarks mentioned on this website are the property of MATSEN CHEMIE AG unless they are identified as third party rights or otherwise recognizable as such. Unauthorized use of these trademarks or other materials is explicitly prohibited and constitutes a violation of copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights.

MATSEN CHEMIE AG has compiled the information, contained on this website, from internal and external sources to the best of our knowledge with professional care. We endeavour to constantly expand and update this information offering. The information on this website is only used to represent MATSEN CHEMIE AG and its products and services. However, we make no warranty – neither explicitly nor implicitly – for the completeness or accuracy of the information on this site. In particular, you should be aware that the information on this website might be out of date. For this reason, you should review the information that you receive on this website before using it in any way whatsoever. The advice on this website does not release you from the obligation to review and verify the information currently provided on this website - especially our safety data sheets and technical information - and the information regarding our products and their suitability for the intended procedures and purposes. If you need special advice or instructions regarding our products or services, please contact us directly. The users of this website agree to access this website and its contents at their own risk. Neither MATSEN CHEMIE AG nor third parties involved in the creation, production or transmission of this website shall be liable for any damage or injury arising from the access to or the inability to access, the use of this website or inability to use this website or the circumstance that you rely on any information contained on this website.

This website also contains links or references to third-party websites. These links to the websites of third parties do not constitute consent to their content on the part of MATSEN CHEMIE AG. MATSEN CHEMIE AG cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for the availability or content of such websites and assumes no liability for any damage or injury – of whatever kind – resulting from the use. Links to other websites are provided as a convenience to the users of this website. Any connection to these websites will be establishedat the user's own risk.

The user of the website is fully responsible for all information that he sends to MATSEN CHEMIE AG with regard to content and accuracy and that third-party rights are not violated. The user gives his or her consent for MATSEN CHEMIE AG to store such detailsand and to use the same for statistical evaluations or other specified business purposes unless the information involves personal details, going beyond master data or usage data as defined in sections § 5 and § 6 of the TDDSG. In particular, MATSEN CHEMIE AG is authorized to use the content of such messages, including any ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques or expertise contained therein, for any purpose, such as the development, producation and / or marketing of products or services, and to reproduce this information and make it available to third parties without any limitations.

This website is controlled, operated and maintained by MATSEN CHEMIE AG in Hamburg. MATSEN CHEMIE AG does not guarantee that the information presented on this website is correct even in locations outside of Germany. The products and services may not be available in the same sizes, design and under the same conditions. If you access this site from outside of Germany and/or download content, you are responsible for ensuring that it is consistent with local laws in your place of residence.

The products mentioned on this website may come in different packaging,different packaging sizes, or with different lettering, markings and labelling depending on the countries.

Our products are sold in accordance with our current version of our General Conditions of Sale and Delivery.

You are obliged to protect your access authorization from third–party use and that you must ensure that it is not used by other persons without your authorization.

You must notify MATSEN CHEMIE AG immediately if you become aware that security has been violated with respect to any details available onon the MATSEN CHEMIE AG website or if unauthorized persons have obtained your access rights or if you have any indications that such access is possible.

Any legal claims or lawsuits arising in connection with the Website or its use are governed exclusively by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, except for of the provisions of International Private Law and the Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods under the Hague Sales Convention 1964-07-01 and of the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods of 1980-04-11.

This website contains certain forward-looking statements. This information is identified by words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," or similar words. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause the actual results, financial condition, performance or performance of our Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

These factors include:

• Downturns in the business cycle of the industries in which we conduct our business new
• New regulations or changes to existing regulations that increase our operating costs or otherwise reduce our profitability
• Increases in the price of our raw material, especially if we are unable to pass these costs on to our customers
• Expiration or reduction of patent protection for our products
• Liability, especially in connection with environmental laws and product liability litigation
• Fluctuations in international currency exchange rate and changes in the general economic situation
• and other factors mentioned on this website.

These factors include those described in reports filed with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. In the view of these uncertainties, we advise the reader not to rely too much on such forward-looking statements. We assume no liability whatsoever to update such forward-looking statements or to adapt them to future events or developments.

The general terms and conditions, as well as the conditions of sale and purchase, apply to all contracts with MATSEN CHEMIE AG. They also apply if the contracting party refers to its own terms and conditions when ordering.

By submitting an order, you agree to all other conditions of MATSEN CHEMIE AG, which are reproduced on the website.

If the order is placed using the order forms set by MATSEN CHEMIE AG on the website, then this shall count as a purchase offer to MATSEN CHEMIE AG until the conclusion of an agreement. The contract is only concluded by sending the written order confirmation by MATSEN CHEMIE AG.

If ourorder confirmation differs from the information provided by the customer in the order, the latter is obliged to correct the information immediately in writing. Otherwise, the contract becomes effective on the terms of the order confirmation.