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Terms of Use
This Web site
(www.kldenergy.com, this "Site")
is provided by KLD Energy Technologies,
Inc. and its affiliates (collectively
"KLD," "we"
or "us"). Your use
of this Site is governed by
and subject to these terms and
conditions of use (this "Agreement").
Please read this Agreement carefully
and thoroughly. By accessing
and using this Site, you agree
that you have read and understand
this Agreement, and that you
accept and agree to be bound
by the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement
in their entirety without limitation
or qualification, as well as
by all applicable laws and regulations.
If you do not agree to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement,
please do not continue to access
and use this Site.
Changes to
Terms
This Agreement
may be updated by KLD from time
to time, and may be amended
to incorporate additional terms
specific to certain additional
KLD products or services, which
you choose to purchase or license.
All such updates and changes
are effective immediately upon
notice thereof, which we may
give by any means, including,
but not limited to, posting
a revised version of this Agreement
or other notice on this Site.
You should view this Agreement
often to stay informed of changes
that may affect you, as your
continued use of this Site signifies
your continuing consent to be
bound by the terms of this Agreement.
We expressly reserve the right
to make any changes to this
Agreement, or to the Site and
its contents, at any time without
prior notice to you.
Access, Registration
and Use
In this Agreement,
"you" refers to an
individual accessing this Site,
regardless of any particular
KLD products or services purchased
or licensed. To the extent applicable,
"you" also includes
the corporation or other legal
entity (your "Company"),
if any, on whose behalf you
are accessing this Site. Though
registration is not generally
required to access and use features
and materials that we make available
on the Site, you may be required
to register with KLD as a subscriber
in order to take advantage of
certain identified features
and benefits of the Site. You
agree that all information that
you provide to KLD in connection
with your access to and use
of the Site (including, but
not limited to, all information
that you may provide in the
subscriber registration process)
is true, accurate and complete
to the best of your knowledge,
belief and ability, and that
you will maintain and routinely
update such information to keep
it true, accurate and complete
at all times. We reserve the
right to terminate this Agreement
and to refuse, restrict or discontinue
service or access to the Site,
or any portion or features of
this Site, to you or any other
person or entity, for any reason
or for no reason whatsoever,
at any time, and without notice
or liability, including, but
not limited to, termination
of your use of the Site, in
the event that any information
provided by you in the basic
registration or subscriber registration
process is, at such time or
at any time thereafter, untrue,
inaccurate or incomplete or
if you otherwise fail to comply
with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement or any license,
purchase order or other agreement
that you have with us. Except
as otherwise permitted in writing
by KLD, no Content (as defined
in this Agreement - see "Proprietary
Content", below)) may be
copied, reproduced, republished,
uploaded, posted, transmitted,
or distributed in any way. You
may download Content for non-commercial,
personal use only. If you do
so, you agree to retain all
copyright and other proprietary
notices contained on such materials.
You may not use, distribute,
modify, transmit, or post the
Content of the Site for public
or commercial purposes, including
any text, images, audio, or
video without KLD's written
permission. You may not mirror
any material contained on this
site on any other server. You
may not frame or utilize framing
techniques to enclose any trademark,
logo, or other proprietary information
(including images, text, page
layout, or form) of KLD without
express written consent. You
may not use any meta tags or
any other "hidden text"
utilizing KLD's name or trademarks
without the express written
consent of KLD. Any unauthorized
use terminates the permission
or license granted by KLD.
KLD Privacy
Policy
Information that
you provide or that we collect
about you and your Company through
your access to and use of this
Site is subject to our Privacy
Policy, the terms of which are
hereby incorporated into this
Agreement by reference. We encourage
you to read and become familiar
with our privacy practices.
To review our Privacy Policy,
please click here.
Consents
Before continuing
to access and use the Site,
you must obtain all required
consents and approvals from
your Company and from any customers,
clients and other third parties
who may be affected by, or may
need to consent to, your access
to and use of the Site and any
of the materials, products and
services provided through the
Site, whether such consents
and approvals are required by
law or otherwise.
Security
KLD takes commercially
reasonable measures to secure
and protect information transmitted
to and from the Site, however
we cannot and do not guarantee
that any such communications
or any electronic commerce conducted
on or through the Site is or
will be totally secure. You
are responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of any login
or ID (your "User ID")
and any password that may be
assigned to you by KLD, and
you are fully responsible for
all access and any activity
that occurs through use of your
User ID or password. You agree
to immediately notify KLD of
any unauthorized use of your
User ID or password or any other
breach of Site security of which
you become aware. KLD cannot
and will not be liable for any
loss or damage arising from
any unauthorized access or use
of your User ID and password.
Proprietary
Content
KLD respects
the intellectual property rights
of others and expects you to
do the same. KLD has expended
substantial time, effort and
funds to create the Site and
to collect and provide the materials,
products and services that are
available through the Site.
You understand and agree that
KLD owns or (where required,
appropriate or applicable) has
been licensed by third parties
to use all right, title and
interest in and to the Site
and the products and services
made available on or through
the Site, and all information,
text, data, databases, graphics,
images, sound recordings, audio
and visual clips, logos, icons,
music, sounds, software, and
other content contained therein,
and the collection, design,
selection and arrangement thereof
(collectively, the "Content,").
You acknowledge that the Content
contains valuable proprietary
information that is protected
by applicable intellectual property
and other proprietary rights
and laws of the United States
and other countries, and that
you acquire no ownership interest
by accessing and using the Site
and the Content. Such intellectual
property and proprietary rights
include, but are not limited
to, various patents, copyrights,
trademarks and service marks,
registered trademarks and service
marks, trade dress protection
and trade secrets, and all such
rights are and shall remain
the property of KLD and its
licensors. Use of Content
KLD grants you
a limited license to access
and make personal use of this
Site and the Content for legitimate
purposes. Except as expressly
provided for in this Agreement
or in an applicable, validly
executed license or service
agreement between you or your
Company and KLD, any alteration,
modification, reproduction,
redistribution, retransmission,
redisplay or other use of any
Content in any other manner
or for any other purpose constitutes
an infringement of KLD's intellectual
property and other proprietary
rights and is strictly prohibited.
Other than as necessary and
required to facilitate your
personal use, you may not reproduce,
perform, create derivative works
from, republish, upload, post,
retransmit, or redistribute
in any way whatsoever any Content
from this Site, or any other
Web site owned or operated by
KLD, without the prior written
permission of KLD. Use of the
Content or any portion thereof
on any other Web site or other
networked computer environment
is expressly prohibited without
prior written permission from
KLD. You shall not remove or
modify any copyright notice
or trademark legend, author
attribution or other notice
placed on or contained within
the Content. Except as expressly
authorized by KLD in writing,
in no event shall you reproduce,
duplicate, copy, sell, resell
or exploit for any commercial
purposes, all or any portion
of the Content or the Site,
or access to or use of the Content
and the Site.
Copyright
Agent
KLD has registered
a designated agent with the
United States Copyright Office
pursuant to the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. 512(c))
and if you believe that your
copyrighted material is being
used on this Site without required
permission, please notify KLD's
designated agent at: KLD Energy
Technologies, Inc. Attn: Jason
Helfand, Copyright Agent 1611
Headway Circle, Building 3,
Austin, TX 78754
Submissions
By submitting
information and material to
the Site, whether by e-mail,
telephone or other mode of communication,
or through access to and use
of the Site or the Content including,
but not limited to, access to
and use of any available pages
or applications, submitting
or posting feedback, questions,
comments, suggestions, ideas,
graphics, text, software or
computer files of any type,
you thereby expressly grant,
or warrant that the owner of
such material has expressly
granted, KLD a royalty-free,
perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive
right and license to use, make
and have made, reproduce, modify,
adapt, publish, translate and
distribute such material (in
whole or in part) worldwide
and to incorporate it in other
works in any form, media or
technology now known or hereafter
developed, subject to our Privacy
Policy, as set forth on this
Site.
Compliance
with Law
You access and
use the Site and the materials,
products and services available
on or through the Site or KLD
at your own initiative and risk.
In connection with your access
to and use of the Site and that
of any person authorized by
you to use the Site, you are
responsible for compliance with
all applicable laws, regulations
and policies of all relevant
jurisdictions. Recognizing the
global nature of the Internet,
you agree to comply with all
applicable local rules regarding
online conduct and acceptable
content. You expressly agree
to comply with all applicable
laws regarding the transmission
of data or information out of
the country in which you reside.
You further agree not to upload
to the Site any data or software
that cannot be exported without
prior written government authorization,
including, but not limited to,
certain encryption software.
These assurances and commitments
by you shall survive termination
of this Agreement.
Representations
and Warranties
By using this
site, you represent and warrant
that (i) you understand and
agree that this Agreement is
a legally binding agreement
and the equivalent of a signed,
written contract; (ii) you will
use this Web site in a manner
consistent with all applicable
laws and regulations and in
accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement;
(iii) you are authorized to
sign for and bind the contracting
party; (iv) you will not impersonate
any person or entity, misrepresent
any affiliation with another
person, entity or association,
use false headers or otherwise
conceal your identity from KLD
for any purpose.
Linked Sites
For your convenience,
certain hyperlinks may be provided
on the Site which link to other
Web sites that are not under
the control of KLD. KLD does
not sponsor or endorse such
Web sites and is not responsible
for the accuracy, content or
any aspect thereof. KLD disclaims
all liability for such Web sites,
and for any use of the links
to such Web sites or use of
such Web sites themselves. We
also disclaim all liability
and make no representations
or warranties for any products
or services made available,
sold or provided to you by any
third party. Your use of other
Web sites, and the offer or
purchase of products or services
on or through such other Web
sites, is subject to the terms
and conditions thereof. You
agree that you will bring no
suit or claim against KLD arising
from or based on your use of,
or the offer or purchase of
products or services on or through,
such other Web sites. Links
do not imply that KLD is affiliated
or associated with, or is legally
authorized to use any trademark,
tradename, logo or copyright
symbol displayed in connection
with or accessible through such
links, or that any linked site
is authorized to use any trademark,
trade name, logo or copyright
symbol of KLD or any of its
affiliates.
Disclaimer
of Warranties
Although KLD
strives to make this Site and
the materials, products and
services provided through this
Site helpful, reliable and current,
you understand that your access
to and use of the Site and all
materials, products and services
available through it and KLD
are at your own initiative and
your sole risk. It is your responsibility
to take precautions to ensure
that any information, materials,
software or data that you access,
use, download or otherwise obtain
on or through the Site and KLD
are: (i) up-to-date, accurate,
complete, reliable, and suitable
to and appropriate for the purpose
for which you, or your Company,
may desire to use them; and
(ii) free of viruses and other
destructive routines. ALL MATERIALS,
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE
ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE AND
THROUGH KLD ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE,"
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OR GUARANTIES
WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED. KLD DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
TITLE AND INFRINGEMENT. KLD
DOES NOT REPRESENT, WARRANT
OR COVENANT THAT THIS SITE AND
THE MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH
THIS SITE AND THROUGH KLD ARE
OR WILL BE ACCURATE, CURRENT,
COMPLETE, RELIABLE, APPROPRIATE
FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE TO WHICH
YOU, OR YOUR COMPANY, MAY CHOOSE
TO PUT THEM, OR THAT THEY ARE
OR WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED
AND ERROR-FREE BASIS, THAT DEFECTS
WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS
SITE AND THE MATERIALS, PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR
THROUGH THIS SITE ARE FREE OF
VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
Content and
Maintenance of Documents
KLD ASSUMES NO
RESPONSIBILITY OR OTHER OBLIGATION
WHATSOEVER FOR THE SELECTION,
MAINTENANCE AND UPDATING OF
DOCUMENTS ACCESSIBLE, ACCESSED
AND OBTAINED ON OR THROUGH THE
SITE, BY OR ON BEHALF OF YOU,
OR YOUR COMPANY. IN NO EVENT
SHALL KLD BE LIABLE TO YOU OR
ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR
ANY LOSS, DAMAGE OR EXPENSE
RELATING TO THE SELECTION, MAINTENANCE,
UPDATING, RETENTION, AVAILABILITY,
ACCESSIBILITY OR USE OF SUCH
DOCUMENTS BY YOU, YOUR COMPANY,
OR ANY THIRD PARTY.
Limitation
of Liability
NEITHER KLD,
ITS SUBSIDIARIES, CONTRACTORS,
SUPPLIERS, CO-BRANDERS AND OTHER
SIMILAR ENTITIES, NOR THE OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES
AND AGENTS OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING
(ALL SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES
AS LISTED HERETOFORE IN THIS
SENTENCE, COLLECTIVELY, THE
"KLD ASSOCIATES"),
SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU, YOUR
COMPANY, OR ANY THIRD PARTY
FOR ANY LOSS, COST, DAMAGE OR
OTHER INJURY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY
OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH: (A) YOUR
USE, NEGLIGENT USE OR NON-USE,
OR YOUR RELIANCE ON OR FAILURE
TO RELY ON THE SITE, THE CONTENT,
AND THE MATERIALS, PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES ACCESSIBLE, ACCESSED
OR USED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE;
(B) ANY DECISIONS MADE OR NOT
MADE, OR ACTIONS TAKEN OR NOT
TAKEN BY YOU, YOUR COMPANY,
OR ANY THIRD PARTY WITH REGARD
TO, IN RELIANCE ON, OR AS A
RESULT OF, ACCESS AND USE OF
THE SITE, THE CONTENT, AND THE
MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE
SITE; (C) KLD'S PERFORMANCE
OF OR FAILURE TO PERFORM ITS
OBLIGATIONS UNDER OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR (D)
YOUR PURCHASE AND USE OF ANY
GOODS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY
THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL
THE KLD ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE
TO YOU, YOUR COMPANY OR ANY
THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE,
SPECIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES OR
COSTS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, LOST PROFITS OR DATA, LOSS
OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE
TO PROPERTY, LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION AND CLAIMS OF THIRD
PARTIES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
THE USE, NEGLIGENT USE OR NON-USE
OF MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE
SITE, THE USE, COPYING OR DISPLAY
OF THIS SITE OR THE CONTENT,
TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION
TO OR FROM THE SITE OVER THE
INTERNET, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE
BEYOND THE CONTROL OF KLD),
EVEN IF KLD WAS ADVISED, KNEW
OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES
OR COSTS. IN A JURISDICTION
THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CERTAIN DAMAGES, THE LIABILITY
OF THE KLD ASSOCIATES SHALL
BE LIMITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS AGREEMENT TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. WITHOUT
LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING,
IF ANY OF THE KLD ASSOCIATES
ARE FOUND LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY
THIRD PARTY AS A RESULT OF ANY
CLAIMS OR OTHER MATTERS ARISING
UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT, THE KLD ASSOCIATES'
COLLECTIVE, AGGREGATE AND MAXIMUM
LIABILITY FOR ALL SUCH CLAIMS
AND OTHER MATTERS IN ANY CALENDAR
YEAR SHALL NOT EXCEED $100.
Indemnification
You agree to
indemnify, defend and hold all
of the KLD Associates harmless
from and against all claims,
demands, suits or other proceedings,
and all resulting loss, damage,
liability, cost and expense
(including reasonable attorneys'
fees), made by any third party
due to or arising out of content,
data or information you submit,
post to or transmit through
the Site, your access to and
use, negligent use or non-use
of the Content, the Site and
other materials, products and
services available on or through
the Site, your violation of
this Agreement or your violation
of any rights of another. We
reserve, and you grant to us,
the right to assume exclusive
defense and control of any matter
subject to indemnification by
you. All rights and duties of
indemnification set forth herein
shall survive termination of
this Agreement.
Miscellaneous
This Agreement
and the KLD Privacy Policy referenced
herein (as each may be revised
and amended from time to time
according to their respective
terms), together with any applicable,
validly executed licenses or
services agreements between
you or your Company and KLD
collectively constitute the
entire agreement with respect
to your access to and use of
the Site and the materials,
products and services available
on or through the Site, and
it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous
communications and proposal,
whether electronic, oral or
written between you and KLD
with respect to such matters.
Our electronically or otherwise
properly stored copy of this
Agreement shall be deemed to
be the true, complete, valid,
authentic and enforceable copy
of this Agreement and you agree
that you shall not contest the
admissibility or enforceability
of KLD's copy of this Agreement
in a court in connection with
any proceeding arising out of
this Agreement. This Agreement
does not confer any rights,
remedies or benefits upon any
person other than you and KLD.
KLD may assign its rights and
duties under this Agreement
at any time to any party without
notice. You may not assign this
Agreement without the prior
written consent of KLD. This
Agreement shall be binding on
and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns.
Should any provision of this
Agreement be held to be void,
invalid, unenforceable or illegal
by a proper legal authority,
the validity and enforceability
of the other provisions shall
not be affected.
Jurisdiction
This Site was
created and is presently maintained,
located and controlled by KLD
in the State of Texas. This
Agreement shall be governed
by and construed under the law
of the State of Texas, without
regard to conflicts of law principles
or rules thereof. This is the
case regardless of whether you
reside or transact business
with KLD in Texas or elsewhere.
Any legal action arising out
of or related to this Agreement
and your access to and use of
this Site must be commenced
within one year after the cause
of action arises. YOU AGREE
AND UNDERSTAND THAT KLD AND
YOU EACH WAIVE YOUR RESPECTIVE
RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY. KLD
and you each agree to use your
best efforts to settle any dispute
or claim arising out of, or
relating to, for resolution
of any matters related to interpretation,
construction or enforcement,
or otherwise in connection with
this Agreement, the KLD Privacy
Policy referenced herein, or
otherwise related to or in connection
with your access to and use
of this Site and the materials,
products and services available
on or through this Site. If
KLD and you cannot reach a written
settlement agreement within
thirty (30) days of your initially
raising the controversy or claim,
KLD and you shall submit any
controversy or claim arising
out of, or relating to, this
Agreement to binding arbitration
in Austin, Texas administered
by the American Arbitration
Association under its Commercial
Arbitration Rules, and judgment
on the award rendered by the
arbitrator(s) may be entered
in any court having jurisdiction
thereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent you
have in any manner violated
or threatened to violate KLD's
intellectual property rights,
KLD may seek injunctive or other
appropriate relief in any state
or federal court in the State
of Texas, and you consent to
exclusive jurisdiction and venue
in such courts. To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable
law, no arbitration under this
Agreement shall be joined to
an arbitration involving any
other party subject to his Agreement,
whether through class arbitration
proceedings or otherwise.
Term and Termination
Without limiting
its other remedies, KLD may
immediately issue a warning,
temporarily suspend, indefinitely
suspend or terminate the license
granted under this Agreement
if you fail to comply with any
term or condition of this Agreement.
Upon such violation, you agree
to terminate access to the Site.
Modifications
to Agreement
KLD may revise
this Agreement at any time and
you agree to be bound by the
revised Agreement. Any such
modifications will become effective
upon the date they are first
posted to the Site. It is your
responsibility to return to
this Agreement from time to
time to review the most current
terms and conditions. KLD does
not and will not assume any
obligation to notify you of
changes to this Agreement. International
Users and Export Control Laws
The Site can be accessed from
countries around the world.
KLD makes no representation
that the Site, or the services
and products available through
it, are appropriate or available
for use at other locations outside
the United States, and access
to the Site from territories
where the Site or any of its
services or products are illegal
is prohibited.
Electronic
Communications and Electronic
Signatures
You agree to
be bound by any affirmation,
assent or agreement you transmit
through the Site, including
but not limited to any consent
you give to receive communications
from KLD solely through electronic
transmission. You agree that,
when in the future you click
on an "I agree," "I
consent" or other similarly
worded "button" or
entry field with your mouse,
keystroke or other computer
device, your agreement or consent
will be legally binding and
enforceable and the legal equivalent
of your handwritten signature.
Questions Regarding Terms of
Access Please contact us with
any questions regarding this
Site or these Terms of Use by
e-mail here or by calling our
customer service line at 512-314-2310.
Acknowledgement YOU AGREE TO
BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE KLD
PRIVACY POLICY REFERENCED HEREIN.
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