These conditions apply to the use of this website “Handelsplatform” by the Dutch Embassies in Central America. By accessing this website or by using the information on this website the user automatically accepts these conditions. This agreement may be modified at any time, and any such modification shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified agreement.

Information and user disclaimer

This websites is intended to serve Central American and Dutch companies interested in doing trade within these regions. The information on this website is composed and maintained with continuous care and attention by the Dutch Embassy in San José, Costa Rica. However, the Dutch Embassy in San José, Costa Rica cannot give any warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by registered users on this website. Registered users are not supported in any way by the Dutch Embassies in Central America and contact with other registered users is at own risk. The Dutch Embassies in Central America only facilitate contact by providing registered users with the opportunity to interact but are not responsible for the contact registered users have on or off the websites. Furthermore, the amount of registered users does not represent the total market for any given sector. For detailed information on which companies operate in the market, one should contact the Dutch Embassies in Central America. No rights can be derived from the information on this website. The Dutch Embassies in Central America cannot guarantee that the website will operate without error or interruption at all times. Furthermore, they are under no circumstances liable for damages of whatever nature, in anyway resulting from the use of this website or resulting from or related to the use of information presented on or made available through this website or damages resulting from the non-availability of this website.

Third-party linkages

The website “Handelsplatform” by the Dutch Embassies in Central America includes references and/or hyperlinks to third party websites. These references and hyperlinks are included for information purposes only and are selected by the Dutch Embassy in San José, Costa Rica in good faith. In no event the Dutch Embassies in Central America give any guarantee or accepts any liability in relation to the content, use and availability of such websites. Links are provided as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the Dutch Embassies in Central America of this site. The Dutch Embassies in Central America cannot give any warranty as to the timely receipt or processing of emails or other electronic messages sent to the Dutch Embassies in Central America and are under no circumstances liable for damages of whatever nature, in anyway resulting from the non timely receipt or processing of emails or other electronic messages sent to the Dutch Embassies in Central America.

Intellectual property

The Dutch Embassies in Central America expressly reserve all rights to the website. The reproduction and publishing (of parts of) the content (e.g. details of registered users) of this website for non personal and/or commercial use, in whatever form, or in whatever way, is prohibited without the prior written consent of the Dutch Embassy in San José, Costa Rica.

The additional legal terms and conditions stated below, as well as the legal terms and conditions above, apply to the forum, the bulletin boards, groups any other interactive areas of the “Handelsplatform”. Use of, access to, or participation in any of these or any other interactive areas of the Website constitutes acceptance of these legal terms and conditions. Your participation in on-line communications occurs in real time and is not edited, censored, or otherwise controlled by the Dutch Embassies in Central America. The content provided by users of the “Handelsplatform” can not be screened by the Dutch Embassies. The Dutch Embassies in Centraal America reserve the right to monitor content on the Website and to remove content which it determines to be harmful, offensive, or otherwise in violation of these policies of operation. In order to maintain an informative and valuable service that meets the needs of the users of the “Handelsplatform” and avoids the harm that can result from the dissemination of statements that are false, malicious, violate of the rights of others, or otherwise harmful, it is necessary to establish the following rules to protect against abuse:

While using the Website you may not:

1. post or transmit any message anonymously or under a false name;
2. post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane or otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without limitation any transmission constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law.
3. post or transmit any message which discloses private or personal matters concerning any person;
4. post or transmit any information, file or software that contains a virus, cancelbolt, worm, Trojan Horse or any other contaminating or destructive features;
5. post or transmit any message, data, image or program that would violate the property rights of others, including unauthorized copyrighted text, images or programs, trade secrets or other confidential proprietary information, and trademarks or service marks used in an infringing fashion;
6. interfere, in any way, with other users of the Website;
7. post or transmit charity requests, petitions for signatures, chain letters or letters relating to pyramid schemes.
8. post, list or transmit articles, which are off topic according to the description of the group affected.