Copyright © 1997-2023

This page must be the least read in the entire domain! Since first posting it in 1997 it had not drawn a single surfer comment until my son, Dr Andrew Grainger, recently (April 2010) pointed out that this webpage was entirely blank. How long it has been in this condition, I do not know - the time has obviously come to redress the matter. The original webpage has been replaced on the tabbed pages above.

Geoff Grainger, Bremen-Vegesack, April 2010.

Acknowledgements

Here, in no particular order, we gratefully acknowledge:

• All subscribers for kindly providing access to their materials.
• My son, Dr. Andrew Grainger, Trade Facilitation Consulting Ltd for his advice and assistance with regard to the "Disclaimer" and "Terms and Conditions" webpages.
• And finally, all correspondents, too numerous to name individually here, whose corrections, contributions, opinions and comments have been and still are greatly appreciated.

Copyright

Plain speaking
It is not the intention of this domain to infringe copyrights. Any claim of copyright infringement will be dealt with immediately and if justified, the offending content will be removed.
I claim copyrights on all anecdotal texts that I have written, all *.mp3 and *.mid files that I have recorded/sequenced and image files of photos taken by myself.
Texts (Copy and Paste):
Reported speech is used in the form of ... according to ... and similar.
Audio files: (*.mp3, *.mid)
Midi sequencers are and recording authors are named where known.
Image files:
Images files are assumed to be in the public domain. Copyright acknowledgment is given where known.

Legal Stuff
Ownership
The copyright in the Website and its contents belongs to Ditty Box Enterprises, or has been included with the consent of other copyright owners. Reproduction in any form, printing or downloading of part or all of the contents is forbidden save in accordance with the licence granted below.

Licence to copy for personal use
You may print copies of any item in hard copy provided that you do not edit, alter, amend or delete any part of it or combine it with other material. You may recopy the material to individual third parties for their personal information only if you acknowledge the Ditty Box Enterprises as the source of the information by including such acknowledgement and the address of the Publisher and the Website in the copy of the material AND you inform the third party that the material may not be copied or reproduced in any way. You may not supply the material to any third party for commercial gain. Web Aggregation: If you are a paid-for web aggregator you require a license to redistribute the content of this site. Licenses can be obtained through the Newspaper Licensing Agency (www.nla.co.uk). No Transmission. No part of the Website or the contents thereof may be reproduced on or transmitted to or stored in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system. Any waiver of, or failure to delay to enforce, this provision by the Publisher in the event of any breach of it on one or more occasion shall not prevent it from subsequently enforcing it in respect of that or any condition breach.

Disclaimer

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Ditty Box Enterprises and whilst we endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or relatedscores contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Ditty Box Enterprises We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Ditty Box Enterprises takes no responsibility for and will not be liable for the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical or other issues beyond our control.
Ditty Box Enterprises will not accept any responsibility whatsoever for the consequences resulting from any viruses, worms or other malicious code that may have been placed on this website through acts of vandalism, hacking and other forms of cyber threats, including the posting of inflammatory or offensive texts by third parties. Users are advised to take their own precautions to protect themselves from viruses, worms and similar malicious code and text.

Privacy Policy

The following provides detail about our Privacy Policy, your privacy is taken seriously. This policy only applies to web sites managed by Ditty Box Enterprises and not to the companies, individuals, organisations or other web sites to which there are links.

Consent
As stated in our Terms & Conditions, your use of this web site signifies your consent to us collecting and using personal information about you as specified below in accordance with this Policy. Should we choose to change our Policy for any reason, the changes will be posted here, so that you are always kept informed of how we collect and use your personal information, and when we may disclose it.

How Do We Collect Information About You And How Is It Used?
You may provide personal information when communicating with us. You may order a product or a service and give your name, email address, delivery address, credit or debit card number and expiry date so that the order can be processed and your products (or services where appropriate) delivered to you. Sometimes you may be asked for your telephone number.
It may be that you provide to us details of credit or debit cards or bank accounts in order to make payments to us.
We may use personal information collected about you to let you know about functionality changes to our web site or changes to our terms and conditions of use.

Traffic Data
We do not provide aggregate statistics about our sales, customers, traffic patterns and other site information to third parties

Other Disclosures
We reserve the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate its systems properly or to protect itself or its users.

How Do We Protect Your Information?
We have strict security procedures covering the storage and disclosure of your information in order to prevent unauthorised access and to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. This means that sometimes we may ask you for proof of identity before disclosing any personal information to you.

Cookies
Our web sites do not employ cookies and no information that is stored on your computer's hard drive by your web browser.

Terms and Conditions for Domain (Website) Use

Welcome to our domains www.grainger.de and www.graingerworld.co.uk. If you continue to browse and use these domains and webpages therein, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our Disclaimer govern Ditty Box Enterprises relationship with you in relation to this website.
The term Ditty Box Enterprises or us or we refers to the owner of the website whose contact details are given on the Search/Contact webpage. The term you refers to the user or viewer of our website.
The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

• The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
• Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
• Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
• This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
• Unauthorised use of this website may give to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
• From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

Your use of these webpages and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to German laws.