Terms of use

This notice describes the general terms and conditions of the shipSim.com website and affiliated domain directories ("the Site"). By visiting the Site, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this notice. The Site is owned and maintained by: VSTEP BV, Weena 598, 3012 CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands


1.0 User accounts

If you use the website, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer to prevent unauthorized access to your account. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You should take all necessary steps to ensure that the password is kept confidential and secure and should inform us immediately if you have any reason to believe that your password has become known to anyone else, or if the password is being, or is likely to be, used in an unauthorized manner.

Please ensure that the details you provide us with are correct and complete and inform us immediately of any changes to the information that you provided when registering or placing an order.

VSTEP reserves the right to refuse access to the website, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders at our discretion. If we cancel an order, it will be without charge to you.

Additional information about confidentiality can be found in our privacy policy.


2.0 Accessibility

We will do our utmost to ensure that availability of the website will be uninterrupted and that transmissions will be error-free. However, due to the nature of the Internet, this cannot be guaranteed. Also, your access to the website may also be occasionally suspended or restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance, or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will attempt to limit the frequency and duration of any such suspension or restriction.

Additional information about accessibility can be found in our privacy policy.


3.0 User responsibilities

You must not use the Site in any way that causes, or is likely to cause, the Site or access to it to be interrupted, damaged or impaired in any way.

You understand that you, and not VSTEP, are responsible for all electronic communications and content sent from your computer to us and you must use the website for lawful purposes only.

You must not use the Site for any of the following:

  • for fraudulent purposes, or in connection with a criminal offense or other unlawful activity
  • to send, use or reuse any material that is illegal, offensive, abusive, indecent, defamatory, obscene or menacing; or in breach of copyright, trademark, confidence, privacy or any other right; or is otherwise injurious to third parties; or objectionable; or which consists of or contains software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings or any "spam"
  • to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Site immediately and without notice to you if:

  • you fail to make any payment to us when due or revoke a payment without written permission from VSTEP;
  • you breach the terms of this Agreement (repeatedly or otherwise);
  • when requested by us to do so, you fail to provide us within a reasonable time with sufficient information to enable us to determine the accuracy and validity of any information supplied by you, or your identity;
  • we suspect you have engaged, or about to engage, or have in any way been involved, in fraudulent or illegal activity on the Site.


4.0 Copyright

This website or any portion of this website may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without our express written consent.

All content included on the website, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of VSTEP and is protected by Dutch and international copyright, authors rights and database right laws.