Legal Agreement

Terms of Use


THIS AGREEMENT GOVERNS YOUR USE OF THE VIKING MEDIA WEBSITE.

This website is owned and operated by Viking Cruise ("Viking Cruises", "Viking River Cruises", "Viking Ocean Cruises"). Access and use of this website is provided by Viking Cruises to you on condition that you accept these Terms of Use, and by accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to accept abide by these Terms of Use you should not access or use this website.

Viking Cruises may revise and update these Terms of Use at anytime and without notice. You are cautioned to review the Terms of Use posted on the website periodically. Your continued access or use of this website after any such changes are posted will constitute your acceptance of these changes.

Use of the Site

This website and its contents (the "Content") are intended for staff, stakeholders and agencies of Viking Cruises. You may not use this website or the Content for any purpose not related to your business with Viking Cruises. You are specifically prohibited from: (a) downloading, copying, or re-transmitting any or all of the website or the Content without, or in violation of, a written license or agreement with Viking Cruises; (b) using any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods; (c) manipulating or otherwise displaying the website or the Content by using framing or similar navigational technology; (d) registering, subscribing, unsubscribing, or attempting to register, subscribe, or unsubscribe any party for any Viking Cruises product or service if you are not expressly authorised by such party to do so; and (e) using the website or the Content other than for its intended purpose, as determined solely in Viking Cruises’s discretion, including but not limited to, to defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy) of others, and/or to publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, pornographic, sexual, indecent or unlawful material or information.

You may not interfere with the security of, or otherwise abuse this website or any system resources, services or networks connected to or accessible through this website. You may only use this website for lawful purposes.

Intellectual Property

All materials (including the organisation and presentation of such material) on this website (the “Materials”) are the property of Viking Cruises and its photographers and may be protected by intellectual property laws including laws relating to copyrights, trade-marks, trade-names, Internet domain names, and other similar rights.

Unless you have entered into a separate agreement with Viking Cruises, such as a Royalty Free License Agreement, any other use of these Materials without Viking Cruises written permission is prohibited.

The Materials may not be modified and that copyright and other intellectual property notices are not deleted. You may not create derivative works from or otherwise exploit the Materials in any way.

Trademarks

Viking Cruises, Viking River Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, Viking Media and any other product or service name or slogan contained in the Site are trademarks of Viking Cruises and its suppliers or photographers, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Viking Cruises or the applicable trademark holder. You may not use metatags or any other "hidden text" utilizing "Viking Media" or any other name, trademark or product or service name of Viking Cruises without our prior written permission. In addition, the look and feel of the Site, including all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts, is the service mark, trademark and/or trade dress of Viking Cruises and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned in the Site are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by us.

Privacy

Viking Cruises is committed to respecting the privacy of the personal information of the individuals with whom we interact. We have developed a Website Privacy Commitment to describe our privacy policies and practises and how we collect, use and disclose the personal information of those individuals who visit our website. Please see our Website Privacy Commitment for further details.

Linked websites

This website may provide links to third party websites for your convenience only. The inclusion of these links does not imply that Viking Cruises monitors or endorses these websites. Viking Cruises does not accept any responsibility for such websites. Viking Cruises shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss, caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or the reliance upon any information, content, goods or services available on or through any third party websites or linked resources.

Internet software or computer viruses

Due to technical difficulties with the Internet, Internet software or transmission problems could produce inaccurate or incomplete copies of information contained on this website. Computer viruses or other destructive programs may also be inadvertently downloaded from this website.

Viking Cruises shall not be responsible or liable for any software, computer viruses or other destructive, harmful or disruptive files or programs that may infect or otherwise impact your use of your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing on this website or your downloading of any of the Materials from this website. Viking Cruises recommends that you install appropriate anti-virus or other protective software.

Website and Materials Provided "As Is"

THIS WEBSITE AND THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. VIKING CRUISES DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE OR THE MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THEIR USE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE.

Limitation of Liability

YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND THE MATERIALS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.

IN NO EVENT SHALL VIKING CRUISES OR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, PARTNERS, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM, LOSS, DAMAGE, ACTION, SUIT OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER OR OUT OF THESE TERMS OF USE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION YOUR USE OF, RELIANCE UPON, ACCESS TO, OR EXPLOITATION OF THIS WEBSITE, THE MATERIALS OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR ANY RIGHTS GRANTED TO YOU HEREUNDER, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER THE ACTION IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR OTHERWISE.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Viking Cruises harmless against all claims or liability asserted against Viking Cruises arising out of or in connection with any breach by you or anyone acting on your behalf of any of these Terms of Use.

Email

Feel free to email Viking Media at vikingmedia@vikingcruises.com. However, the Internet is not a fully secure medium and any communication may be lost, intercepted or altered. Viking Cruises is not liable for any damages related to communications to or from this website. You agree with respect to any information provided by you to us through this website or via e-mail that:

  • Viking Cruises has no obligation concerning such information;
  • the information is non-confidential;
  • Viking Cruises may use, disclose, distribute or copy the information and may use any ideas, concepts or know-how contained in the information for any purpose without compensation; and
  • the information is truthful and disclosure of the information does not violate the legal rights of others.

Applicable Law

This website is controlled, operated and administered by Viking Cruises from within London, United Kingdom. This website can be accessed from all provinces and territories of United Kingdom, as well as from other countries around the world. As each of these jurisdictions has laws that may differ from those of the United Kingdom, by accessing this website, you acknowledge and agree that all matters relating to access to, or use of this website shall be governed by the laws of the the United Kingdom applicable therein (without reference to conflicts of laws principles).

You also agree that any claims or disputes whatsoever arising hereunder shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the United Kingdom and acknowledge that you do so voluntarily.

General

Viking Cruises' failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.

If any provision or part thereof of these Terms of Use is wholly or partially unenforceable the parties or, in the event the parties are unable to agree, a court of competent jurisdiction, shall put in place thereof an enforceable provision or provisions, or part thereof, that as nearly as possible reflects the terms of the unenforceable provision or part thereof.

The parties have requested that these Terms of Use and all documents relating thereto be drawn up in English.

Contact

If you have concerns relating to this website or these Terms of Use, please contact Viking Cruises at vikingmedia@vikingcruises.com or via phone at +44 (0) 20 8780 8524.