Privacy and conditions of use
1. Introduction
Aracruz Celulose S.A. ("Aracruz") will make every effort to maintain the information and material in the site as precise, up to date and complete as possible. However, Aracruz shall not be responsible for eventual inaccuracies or omissions contained therein and will furthermore not take any responsibility for the use, application or processing that users may make of the aforementioned information.
For this reason, Aracruz does not accept responsibility for any decision or measure adopted based on the information contained in this website or any losses arising from such. Since the information contained in this site may be updated or changed at any moment and without prior notice, it shall not be interpreted to be definitive.
2. Privacy of website visitors
Aracruz respects the privacy of the personal information of its website visitors, whether private individuals or corporate entities. You may visit this website and get acquainted with the services Aracruz offers, read reports, obtain news and information without having to provide any personal information. However, should such be the case, this policy purposes to clarify how Aracruz collects and handle your personal data. Since this policy is subject to occasional updating, Aracruz advises it be regularly consulted.
- Any information provided by the users shall be collected and stored according to strict security and reliability patterns.
- Personal data provided by the users shall be collected through ethical and legal means. Such collection may have one or more targets about which website users shall be informed.
- Prior to providing information, users shall be advised of the type of their data that is being collected and they will have full responsibility for the decision as to whether they want to provide it or not.
- Unless a legal or judicial order is issued, information provided by users shall never be disclosed to third parties or used for purposes other than those for which it was collected.
- Access to collected information will be restricted to Aracruz employees authorized to adequately use such data. Employees that unduly use such information, infringing this Privacy Policy, shall be subject to the penalties provided by its discipline procedure.
- Aracruz shall maintain the integrity of the information provided.
- This website has links to other external sites the content and privacy policies of which are not the responsibility of Aracruz. Moreover, the Company does not have access to information collected by "cookies"(*) existing in such sites.
- Aracruz requires any third parties hired to perform support services to adhere to its privacy standards.
- If it is necessary, Aracruz may use cookies(*) to confirm your ID, personalize your access and to check the use of this website aiming at improving its navigating and functioning conditions. Visitors may at any time activate in their browsers mechanisms to be informed as to the activation of cookies or to prevent them form being activated.
(*) Cookie: small archive put into your PC to keep track of moves within the websites, such as visits to homepages and advertisements.
3. Use of the website and its links
Under no circumstances will Aracruz be responsible for the use of its website or access to links indicated therein as well as acts practiced by the user that are based on information obtained from the website and links. Aracruz accepts no responsibility for either content or for policies / privacy practices of those sites that indicate this website and for those which the Company indicates.
4. Notice to current shareholders, investors and potential investors
The information about Aracruz contained in this website in no way represents an invitation to investors and neither does it propose to serve as a basis for financial investment decisions, whether they be made by private individuals or corporate entities.
This site may contain forecasts that merely reflect the outlook of the Company's management. The terms "anticipate," "believe," "approximately," "will continue," "should," "expect," "estimate," "strives for," "can," "plan," "intend," "forecast," "foresee," "project," as well as other similar terms or similar expressions are designed to identify such forecasts, which evidently involve risks or uncertainties. Hence, the future results of the Company's operations may diverge from the current forecasts and the reader should not base his/her decision exclusively on the information contained herein when making investments.
The information contained in this site may be deemed to include statements which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include a certain degree of risk and uncertainty with respect to business, financial, trends, strategy and other projections, and are based on assumptions, data or methods which, although being considered reasonable by the company, may be incorrect or imprecise, or may be incapable of being realized. The company can give no assurance that expectations disclosed in this site will be confirmed. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward looking statements as a result of various factors, including without limitation risks of international business and other risks referred in the company's filings with the CVM and SEC. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
5. Copyright and intellectual property
This website contains texts, photographs and images that are protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. These rights belong to Aracruz or were granted under license by their owners, thus permitting Aracruz to use this material as part of this website.
All the commercial trademarks included in this website are the property of Aracruz or those parties that granted the license for their use to the Company or were authorized by their owners for use in this website.
The reproduction of content described above is prohibited, except when prior authorization in writing is given by Aracruz, or when it is exclusively for personal use, and under no circumstances shall the user acquire any rights to the said content.
6. Comments on EBITDA
EBITDA represents net income (loss) plus financial expense, net, social contribution and income taxes and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), as an indicator of Aracruz operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flow as an indicator of liquidity. Aracruz management believes that EBITDA provides a useful measure of the Company’s performance that is widely used by investors and analysts to evaluate its performance and compare it with other companies. In making such comparisons, however, you should bear in mind that EBITDA is not a recognized measure under U.S. Accounting Principles (US GAAP) or Brazilian Accounting Principles (BR GAAP) and that it may be defined and calculated differently by different companie.
7. Modifications of these terms and conditions
Aracruz Aracruz reserves the right to unilaterally modify the present Terms and Conditions at any time. In browsing through this website, you are accepting the prevailing Terms and Conditions as valid on the relevant date and for this reason, you should check such each time that you visit this site.
8. Doubts
Should you have any doubts as to the present document, please contact Aracruz by sending an e-mail to invest@aracruz.com.br
9. Applicable law and jurisdiction
The present Terms and Conditions of Use are governed by the legislation of the Brazilian Republic . The users of the Aracruz website are subject to the Central Court of the Jurisdictional District of the Capital of the State of Espírito Santo .
Note: Having accessed this website and some of its pages, the user will have automatically accepted all the Terms and Conditions here laid down. Therefore, please cease the navigation and public searching of the pages of this website in the event of your not agreeing with all of the above Terms and Conditions.
Last update on December 13, 2004.
