Last Updated: June 8, 2022

Any user (“you,” “your” or “user”) of this website agrees to assent to the tesa SE’s (“tesa,” “us,” “we,” and “our”) Terms of Use.  This applies to users who access the website, provide information and documents, download files, make purchases, or otherwise access the website for any purpose not described in this section. 

Use of this website is also subject to the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy 

If the user does not agree to these Terms of Use, the user’s sole recourse is to cease using our website, products, and/or services.  The user may not alter any term, and any attempted alteration of the Terms of Use by the user is not binding on us. By accessing this site our using our services, you agree to be bound by our Terms of Use.

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time without notice to you.  Any modification to these Terms of Use will be effective upon posting of such Terms of Use on this website with the most current version of the Terms of Use will be available to you by clicking the link at the bottom of the website. By continuing to access or use our products or services after the date of any change to these Terms of Use, you agree to be bound by such terms contained in the most recent version of these Terms of Use.

tesa may offer new or modified features, functionalities, or services.  Such new modified features, functionalities and services, if offered, will be subject to these Terms of Use.

Should one or more provisions of these Terms of Use be deemed unenforceable, this shall not affect the validity of the Terms of Use or its remaining provisions.  Rather, the invalid provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining Term. 

tesa grants the user a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and make personal and non-commercial use of tesa PRO services.  The license does not allow the user to sell or use tesa PRO services for commercial purposes. 

Users may only access tesa PRO via login and a personal account created by the user. We will provide the user a personal password, which the user must immediately change independently. tesa PRO can only be accessed using a regular browser.  It is prohibited to use the tesa PRO through spider, offline reader, web crawler, or similar software.

The user agrees that no other person other than user shall access tesa PRO through that user’s login credentials.  The user agrees not to disclose their password to any other person or third party.  The password must be changed regularly, kept in a safe place, and never made available to third parties.

We reserve the right to block, and if necessary, delete the user’s account if the user commits any acts prohibited under the Terms of Use.

ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE, AND OTHER SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO THE USER ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”  TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TESA HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WITH RESPECT TO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND ANY CONTENT OFFERED THROUGH THEM UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING.  TESA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE, AND OTHER SERVICES OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE USER. 

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER TESA, NOR ANY OF ITS PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, PARTNERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OCNSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF TESA PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, OR YOUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE TERMS OF USE GOVERNING THE USE OF THESE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, OR OUR PRIVACY POLICY, EVEN IF TESA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

The user alone bears the risks associated with loss and misuse of login credentials.  The user agrees to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under the user’s account or password.  tesa shall not be liable for damages incurred by the user as a result of the use of the advertising information provided, insofar as such damages are caused by the user’s culpable disregard of the provisions of these terms of use.

We reserve the right to change the content of tesa PRO at any time or to discontinue the service completely.  tesa assumes no liability for the availability and functionality of the tesa PRO.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, tesa owns the copyright or other proprietary rights to all content included or made available, such as layout, source code, software, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, downloadable content, data compilations.  This content is the exclusive property of tesa and protected by United States and international copyright laws.  The retrieval, copying, saving, editing, and modification of websites, their contents, or results generated or displayed with the presentation tools, in whole or in part, may only be carried out for private, non-commercial use.  Copyright notices and brand names may neither be changed nor removed.  The user shall be liable to tesa on the basis of the statutory provisions for all infringements and losses that may result form improper use of tesa PRO.

All graphics, logos, page headers, service names [include more if needed] included or made available through tesa services are trademarks or trade dress of tesa in the United States and other countries.  tesa trademarks shall not be used for commercial purposes for any product or service that is not tesa’s that would likely cause confusion among consumers. 

All other trademarks not owned by tesa are the property of their respective owners.  The user undertakes to identify that a registered trademark belonging to a respective owner contains the ® symbol indicating the mark is registered with the United States Trademark Office.  

By using any tesa service or product, the user agrees that the applicable federal laws and the laws of the state of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, without regard to choice-of-law rules and without regard to conflict-of-laws principles, will govern the Terms of Use and any disputes that may arise between the user and tesa.

Any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action that cannot be settled through informal discussions shall be first submitted to mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Commercial Mediation Procedures before resorting to binding arbitration.

Any dispute, claim, or cause of action not resolved by mediation shall be settled by binding arbitration administered by the AAA in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. Either tesa or you may submit a dispute to binding arbitration. If there are any differences between the AAA Rules and this Arbitration Agreement, this Arbitration Agreement applies. If this Arbitration Agreement is in dispute, the arbitrator will decide whether it is enforceable.

A “dispute” is any unresolved disagreement between you and tesa, which may also include a disagreement about this Arbitration Agreement’s meaning, application, or enforcement. Payment of all filing, administration, and arbitrator fees will be governed by the American Arbitration Association’s applicable rules.  Judgment on any award rendered by an arbitrator shall be entered in in state or federal court of competent jurisdiction. Neither tesa nor you will be entitled to join or consolidate disputes by or against others as a representative or member of a class or to act in any arbitration in the interests of the general public. If any provision related to a class action, class arbitration, other representative action, joinder, or consolidation is found to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from the remainder of the Arbitration Agreement.

Notwithstanding the above terms, the user or tesa may choose to pursue a dispute in small claims court if the dispute qualifies for resolution in small claims court.  Any such dispute shall be adjudicated in the state or federal courts in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and the user consents and agrees to exclusive jurisdiction and venue. You and tesa each agree to waive the right to a jury trial or a trial in front of a judge in a public court.

Notwithstanding the above terms, tesa may seek injunctive relief, damages, or other appropriate relief in state or federal court if the dispute involves an infringement or threatened infringement of tesa’s intellectual property rights.  Any such dispute shall be adjudicated in the state or federal courts in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and the user consents and agrees to exclusive jurisdiction and venue.

You agree to bring any and all claims against tesa within one year from the date of accrual of a cause of action, and that actions brought after this date will be deemed time-barred.

The user must display the advertising information provided by tesa in his or her media without changing, distorting, or redesigning the core content of the advertising information.  The user shall not release the advertising information to third parties without our written consent. The user must place a “®” sign behind all signs with a ”®” behind them in the advertising information in order to make it clear that these are registered trademarks.  

In the case of application photos, the contractual partner may only use application photos in connection with tesa products.

The advertising information shall only be used in the contract territory of United States, Canada and online.

Any use of advertising information that is prohibited under these Terms of Use or granting the rights of for data, texts, or other information contained on other tesa websites requires prior written approval by tesa.

We expressly reserve the right to prohibit a user from using tesa PRO and/or advertising information.  When revoking a user’s right to use tesa PRO, tesa shall provide six weeks’ written notice to the end of the month.  In the event of a serious violation of the Terms of Use, the prohibition may be issued in writing without prior notice. Whether a violation of these Terms of Use constitute a “serious” violation shall be determined by us in our sole discretion.

If tesa notifies a user in writing that the user’s rights have been terminated, the user shall immediately cease the use of advertising and the must immediately destroy the advertising information, unless the advertising information is online advertising media, which must be removed within 48 hours of such written notice.  We may modify such notice to permit the user to continue to use the advertising information for a specified period that shall not exceed six weeks.  Once that time expires, the user must destroy the advertising information immediately, unless the advertising information is online advertising media, which must be removed within 48 hours. The user must provide written notice to us of the complete destruction of the advertising information.

If a user’s rights have been terminated, that user must contact in writing any third parties to whom the user has provided advertising information and inform that third party to immediately cease using the advertising information and destroy the information, unless the advertising information is online advertising media, which must be removed within 48 hours.

For catalogues and other print media that have been demonstrably printed, the following usage periods apply if tesa deems further use is prohibited:

In the case of a prohibition with the setting of a deadline, by the end of the sixth month following receipt of the declaration of prohibition.

In the case of a prohibition due to good cause, 30 calendar days after receipt of the declaration of prohibition.

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and tesa regarding your use of products, services, or tesa’s website.  This agreement supersedes any prior Terms of Use agreements.