Acceptance of the Terms of Use
Welcome to the website of W. R. Grace & Co. and its subsidiaries and affiliates. The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference, govern your access to and use of grace.com, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through grace.com.
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the website. By using the website you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Internet Privacy Policy, found here, and incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use this website.
Reliance on Information Posted and Changes to this Website
This website provides a service whereby Grace describes its businesses, products, capabilities, financial results and news. The content presented on or through this website is made available solely for general information purposes. We may update this content from time to time, but it is not necessarily complete or up-to-date and may be withdrawn or amended without notice. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
Links from this Website
If this website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Links to this Website
By linking to this Grace website, third parties ("linking party") agree to indemnify Grace from, and against, any and all loss, cost, or damage arising from any such link. Grace shall have no liability for any direct, indirect, exemplary, incidental, punitive, special, consequential or other damages with regard to the linking or use of such link. Grace makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to such links. In addition, the linking party agrees that Grace may at any time, in its sole discretion, terminate permission to link to this website. In such an event, the linking party agrees to immediately remove all links to this website.
Information Product Use and Recommendations
Grace makes no representations or warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of information provided on this website. Information is supplied upon the condition that the persons receiving same will make their own determination as to (i) its suitability for their purposes prior to use, (ii) its compliance with environmental, health and safety regulations, and (iii) any infringement of any third party's intellectual property rights. In no event will Grace be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use of or reliance upon information on this website or the product to which Information refers.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT: THIS WEBSITE AND ITS USE, GRACE’S SERVICES AND GRACE’S PRODUCTS IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. GRACE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Trademarks
The trademarks, logos and service marks (collectively, the "Trademarks") used or mentioned on this website, unless otherwise mentioned are registered and unregistered trademarks of Grace and/or other third parties and are legally protected. Be aware that certain product names are trademarks, even if not specifically mentioned. Nothing on this website should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right in or to the Trademarks without the express written permission of Grace or such other third party. Your misuse of the Trademarks used or mentioned on this website is strictly prohibited.
Copyright
All content included on this website, including the compilation of all content and all software used on this website, is the property of Grace and protected by the United States and international copyright laws.
Information Concerning Financial Matters
If you intend to create or join any service, receive or request any news, messages, alerts, updates or other information from this website concerning companies, stock quotes, investments or securities, you should take particular care to review the foregoing sections on Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability. The content of this website is for informational purposes only, and no such information or content is intended for trading or investing purposes. Grace will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness or availability of any information transmitted or made available through the website and shall not be responsible or liable for any trading or investment decisions made based on such information.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to this website and these Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provisions or rules of any jurisdiction. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of Delaware for the resolution of all disputes arising from or related to these Terms of Use and/or your use of this website, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Waiver and Severability
No waiver by Grace of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Grace to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
This website contains forward-looking statements, that is, information related to future, not past, events. Such statements generally include the words “believes,” “plans,” “intends,” “will,” “expects,” “outlook,” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation: expected financial positions; results of operations; cash flows; financing plans; business strategy; operating plans; capital and other expenditures; competitive positions; growth opportunities; benefits from new technology and cost reduction initiatives; and markets for securities. Like other businesses, Grace is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from its projections or that could cause other forward-looking statements to prove incorrect. Factors that could cause such differences include, without limitation: risks related to foreign operations, especially in emerging regions; currency exchange rate changes; public health and safety concerns, including pandemics and quarantines; natural disasters and force majeure events; changes in laws and regulations; the cost and availability of raw materials and energy; the effectiveness of its research and development and growth investments; acquisitions and divestitures of assets and businesses; developments affecting its pension obligations; its legal and environmental proceedings; costs of compliance with environmental laws and regulations (including those pertaining to climate change); cyberattacks; the economics of its customers’ industries; and shifting consumer preferences. Past results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on Grace’s projections and forward-looking statements, which speak only as the date thereof. Grace undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revision to the projections and forward-looking statements contained on this website or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of their publication herein.