Terms and Conditions

1. About these terms

These terms and conditions apply to every visit to and use of the website fern-valley.com (the “website”). By using the website, you accept these terms. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the website.

The website is operated by:

• Fern Valley NV
• Veldkant 31, 2550 Kontich, Belgium
• Email: info@fern-valley.be
• Phone: +32 471 33 33 33

In these terms, “Fern Valley”, “we” and “us” refer to this company. “You” refers to any person who visits or uses the website.

These terms cover the use of the website only. Consultancy assignments, permanent placements and training sessions are governed by separate agreements and general terms of service that we agree with clients and candidates.

2. Use of the website

You may use the website for lawful purposes: to learn about our services, to explore job opportunities and to contact us. You agree not to:

• use the website in a way that breaches Belgian, European or other applicable law;
• try to gain unauthorised access to the website, its servers or connected systems;
• introduce viruses, malware or other harmful code;
• collect data from the website by automated means (scraping, bots) without our written consent;
• disrupt the website or overload its infrastructure;
• use the website to send unsolicited advertising or spam.

We may suspend or restrict access to the website, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice, for example for maintenance or security reasons.

Contact forms and job applications

When you send us a message, an application or your CV through the website, you confirm that the information is accurate, complete and your own. Submitting an application does not create any obligation for us to propose, interview or place you. Likewise, a contact request does not create a contract between you and Fern Valley.

3. Information on the website

The content of the website is general information about Fern Valley and our services. We take care to keep it accurate and up to date, but we cannot guarantee that it is complete, correct or current at all times.

Nothing on the website is medical, scientific, regulatory, legal or professional advice. Descriptions of our expertise in areas such as clinical operations, regulatory affairs, medical affairs or pharmacovigilance are not a substitute for advice on a specific situation. Do not rely on the website to make decisions about clinical studies, patient care or regulatory compliance.

Job vacancies on the website are indicative. They may be filled, changed or withdrawn at any time, and their publication is not an offer of employment or of an assignment.

We may change, add or remove content at any time without notice.

4. Intellectual property

All content on the website belongs to Fern Valley or to third parties who have given us permission to use it. This includes texts, the Fern Valley name and logo, images, graphics, layout and design. This content is protected by intellectual property law, including copyright and trademark law.

You may view the website and print or download pages for your own personal, non-commercial use. Without our prior written consent, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, publish or otherwise use any content of the website.

Some images on the website are used under licence from third-party image providers. Their use by you is subject to the licence terms of those providers.

5. Links to other websites

The website may contain links to websites of third parties, such as LinkedIn. We provide these links for your convenience only. We have no control over these websites and are not responsible for their content, availability or privacy practices. A link does not mean that we endorse the linked website or its owner.

You may link to the homepage of fern-valley.com, provided you do so in a fair and lawful way that does not damage our reputation or suggest any association or endorsement that does not exist.

6. Liability

The website is provided “as is” and “as available”. We do our best to keep it secure and working properly, but we cannot guarantee that it will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free or free of viruses or other harmful components.

To the extent permitted by law, Fern Valley is not liable for any direct or indirect damage resulting from:

• the use of, or the inability to use, the website;
• decisions made on the basis of information on the website;
• errors, omissions or outdated information on the website;
• viruses or harmful code transmitted through the website;
• the content or availability of linked third-party websites.

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes our liability for intentional misconduct, fraud, gross negligence, or death or personal injury caused by our fault, or any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.

You are responsible for taking suitable measures to protect your own devices and data, such as up-to-date antivirus software.

7. Privacy and cookies

We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Belgian data protection law. This includes data you send us through contact forms, job applications and CVs.

How we collect, use, store and protect your personal data, and how you can exercise your rights, is explained in our [privacy and cookie policy]. That policy also describes which cookies the website uses and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

8. Changes, applicable law and contact

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The version published on the website applies at the moment you use it. The date of the last update is shown at the bottom of this page.

Severability

If any provision of these terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions remain in full force. The invalid provision will be replaced by a valid one that comes as close as possible to its original purpose.

Applicable law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by Belgian law. Any dispute about the website or these terms falls under the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Antwerp, division Antwerp. If you are a consumer, this does not take away the protection you enjoy under the mandatory law of your country of residence, nor your right to bring a claim before the courts competent under that law.

Contact

Questions about these terms? Contact us at info@fern-valley.be, by phone on +32 471 33 33 33, or by post at Fern Valley, Veldkant 31, 2550 Kontich, Belgium.