Website Terms and Conditions of Use

1. Who we are and what these terms apply to

The website www.acordo.ro is operated by S.C. ACORDO ICSM S.R.L., a company registered with the Trade Registry under no. J2013007206409, VAT ID RO 31759478, with its registered office at Calea Floreasca 175, 12th floor, Bucharest, Romania, hereinafter “ACORDO” or “we”.

ACORDO is a Romanian company specialising in the recycling and recovery of aluminium waste, through a modern industrial facility located in Baia Mare, Maramureș County.

These terms and conditions apply to everyone who accesses or uses our website.

By accessing and using the website, you confirm that you have read and accept these terms. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the website.

Commercial relationships between ACORDO and its customers, suppliers or partners are governed by separate contracts and commercial documents. In the event of any inconsistency, the provisions of the signed contracts prevail over these terms.

2. What you will find on the website

The ACORDO website provides information about the company, its industrial activity, and our aluminium recycling services and solutions.

The content of the website may include:

• Aluminium recycling and recovery: information about our industrial processes for recycling aluminium waste and turning it into secondary raw materials.
• Accepted materials: information on the categories of aluminium waste we can take in and process, including aluminium swarf, briquetted swarf, solid aluminium scrap and aluminium cans from packaging collection.
• Collection and transport services: information about the logistics solutions offered to partners, including placing containers at waste generators, collecting them and transporting them to our recycling facility.
• Quality and control: information about chemical composition checks, spectrometric analysis, hydrogen level measurement, weight control, surface inspection and material traceability.
• Technology and industrial infrastructure: information about the equipment, production processes, monitoring systems and technological solutions used in our activity.
• Sustainability and the circular economy: information about how aluminium recycling contributes to efficient use of resources, a lower environmental impact and the development of local supply chains for secondary raw materials.
• News and communications: articles, company information, projects, partnerships and other relevant materials.

The information published on the website is general and for information only. Technical specifications, material characteristics, acceptance conditions, prices and commercial terms are set for each request and by the applicable contractual documents.

Any information on technological capabilities, industrial processes or product characteristics must be read in the specific context of the activity and the agreed commercial terms.

We make every effort to keep the published information accurate and up to date, but cannot guarantee that it is always complete, error-free or applicable to every commercial situation.

For clarifications or to report any errors, you can contact us at the e-mail address shown in the contact section.

3. How you may use the website

You may access the website, consult the published information, and print or save pages for personal or internal use within the organisation you represent, respecting intellectual property rights and citing the source.

You may not:

• copy, reproduce, republish or distribute the website content for commercial purposes without ACORDO’s prior written consent;
• use the information, images, technical or commercial materials in a way that may mislead others about ACORDO’s identity, activity or services;
• submit false, misleading, unlawful or unsolicited information through the website forms;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, its servers or associated IT systems;
• disrupt the operation of the website, introduce malicious software or carry out activities that may affect its security;
• automatically extract, collect or use the website content through scraping, bots or other automated tools without our written consent.

When you fill in a form or send us a request, you confirm that the information provided is genuine and correct and that you are entitled to share it.

If you act on behalf of a company, you confirm that you have the authority to submit the information and to initiate commercial communication.

4. Intellectual property

The content of the ACORDO website, including without limitation texts, photographs, images, video materials, graphic elements, logos, diagrams, presentations, technical descriptions and the structure of the website, is the property of ACORDO or is used under rights and authorisations granted by their owners.

These materials are protected by applicable copyright, trademark and intellectual property law.

The name ACORDO ICSM, the logo and the associated visual identity elements are used to identify the company and may not be reproduced, modified or used without the prior written consent of the rights holder.

Images, trademarks and logos of partners or customers shown on the website belong to their owners and are used for reference or commercial presentation, subject to the applicable rights.

Reproducing, distributing, modifying or commercially using the materials published on the website without the rights holder’s consent is prohibited, except where expressly permitted by law.

5. Forms, electronic communications and personal data

The website may include contact forms, quote requests or other tools through which users can send information to ACORDO.

Data provided through these forms, by e-mail or through other communication channels is processed in accordance with applicable personal data protection law, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

Details on the categories of data collected, the purposes and legal bases of processing, the retention period, data subjects’ rights and how to exercise them are set out in the Privacy policy published on the website.

Users are asked not to submit confidential information, trade secrets or data that is not needed to handle their request through the public forms.

Communication over the internet involves security risks, and ACORDO cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted over public networks.

6. Links to other websites

The ACORDO website may contain links to external websites, platforms, publications, public institutions, business partners or other online resources.

These links are provided solely for information or to make additional information easier to reach.

ACORDO does not control the content, availability, security or privacy policies of external websites and accepts no responsibility for the information, services or products they offer.

Users access external websites at their own risk, under the terms and conditions applicable to each platform.

7. Website availability and security

ACORDO makes every effort to keep the website available and working properly.

However, we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation. Temporary interruptions may occur due to maintenance, technical updates, infrastructure failures or factors beyond our control.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the website and IT infrastructure against unauthorised access and security incidents.

However, we cannot guarantee the elimination of all risks associated with using the internet.

We recommend that users keep their systems and software up to date and use their own protection against malicious software.

8. Limitation of liability

The website and the information published on it are provided for information purposes, in the form available at the time of access.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, ACORDO does not guarantee that the published information is exhaustive, always up to date or suitable for any commercial or industrial purpose.

ACORDO cannot be held responsible for commercial, technical or operational decisions taken solely on the basis of the general information published on the website, without first checking the specific conditions and applicable documentation.

The information on the website does not, in itself, constitute a firm commercial offer, a guarantee that a particular type of material will be accepted, or a contractual commitment to purchase, take in, process or deliver.

The actual conditions for accepting aluminium waste, chemical composition, material quality, quantities, prices, transport and delivery are set individually, through commercial offers and contracts.

To the extent permitted by law, ACORDO is not liable for damage resulting from the use of, or inability to use, the website, from technical interruptions or from improper use of the published information, except where liability cannot be excluded or limited by law.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits ACORDO’s liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by law, including in cases of intent or gross negligence, as applicable.

9. Changes to these terms and conditions

ACORDO reserves the right to amend or update these terms and conditions when there are legislative, technological or operational changes, or changes to the website’s content and features.

Any changes will be published on this page.

The applicable version is the one shown on the website at the time of access, together with the date of the last update.

We recommend that users check this page periodically to stay informed of any changes.

10. Governing law, disputes and contact details

These terms and conditions are governed by Romanian law.

Any dispute arising from the use of the website or the interpretation of these terms will first be settled amicably, through direct communication between the parties involved.

If an amicable settlement is not possible, disputes will be referred to the competent courts under Romanian law.

For questions, complaints or requests regarding these terms and conditions, you can contact us through the channels listed at the end of this page.

11. Use of artificial intelligence (AI)

Some of the materials published on this website, including texts, images, graphic elements, illustrations, video materials or other presentation elements, may be created, processed or optimised using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. ACORDO uses these technologies as support tools for communication, information and presentation of the company’s activity. AI-generated or AI-assisted content may be reviewed, adapted and validated by ACORDO representatives. The use of these technologies does not change the applicable intellectual property rights and does not grant third parties the right to reproduce, distribute or use the published materials without the rights holder’s prior consent.